Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, rose on the floor of the House today and requested a personal privilege. “The lady has the floor,” House Speaker Scott Bedke said. Scott said, “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I respectfully request that I be returned to my committees, so that I can properly perform my duly elected position." Betsy Russell/EOB reports ...
The Web site, Only In Your State, has developed a list of 20 places at which to dine in Idaho in 2017, including about half of them in the Panhandle, including the White Horse Saloon in Spirit Lake and the Fainting Goat in Wallace. Can you name a place that you'd like to dine in Idaho this year that you haven't eaten at before?
Ordering a "Reuben" at Subway is like ordering a T-bone at McDonald's -- Cindy Hval/Facebook. (DFO: I've had better Reubens at Subway than I have at fancier restaurants, like Bardenay.) Q: Have you ever eaten a Subway Reuben?
In his weekly Cheers & Jeers, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune gives Cheers to ... Kerry Uhlenkott. Legislative coordinator for Right to Life of Idaho. Uhlenkott repudiated the idea of charging women with first-degree murder if they get an abortion. A petition and possible legislation would do just that
A Coeur d’Alene surgeon (Dr. Stanley Toelle) fighting federal charges that he helped his Las Vegas stripper ex-wife launder money from her drug distribution ring claims agents should have targeted Hall of Fame boxing broadcaster Al Bernstein. Thomas Clouse/SR reports ...
Idaho state school Superintendent Sherri Ybarra told lawmakers Thursday that funding the third year of Idaho’s five-year plan to improve teacher pay is imperative, “not only to attract new teachers into the profession, but also to provide an incentive for our great Idaho teachers to remain in the classroom.” Betsy Russell/SR reports ...
They helped Donald Trump win in battleground states and now, just days before he’s expected to name his pick for the Supreme Court, tens of thousands of anti-abortion marchers will show up in his backyard Friday to remind the new president of their expectations. Q: Do you expect President Trump to appoint a Pro Life justice for the Scalia vacancy?
For the Friday Huckleberries print, a reader reports that the traffic control for that near-perfect response to the three-semi crash at Rose Lake last week left something to be desired.
In an editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments that Idaho Democratic chairman Sally Boynton Brown missed a chance to explain why her party doesn't resonate in the West. Instead, she pandered to the identity politics of the DNC.
The Parting Shot today features 3YO Idris, from Mali, who sleeps next to his mother Aicha Keita on the deck of the Golfo Azzurro vessel after being rescued from the Mediterranean Sea.
I rarely read the obituary page (other than to glance at the ages of the deceased to see how many are my age or younger). Yesterday, however, I took time to do so. In the Press, I learned that a man who worked behind the scenes on "Grimm" had passed, as had the owner of Pho Thanh & Café. Mebbe I should read obits more often. Do you?
Scanner Traffic for Thursday PM (12 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 13 more links) ...
The Cutline Contest today features Indian Army daredevils displaying their skills on a motorcycle during a Republic Day parade in New Delhi. Wednesday Winner: Dataxman.
House Speaker Scott Bedke has joined 140 GOP officials in endorsing Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s controversial choice for education secretary. Bedke co-signed a letter calling DeVos “an advocate and ally for all children.” Kevin Richert/Idaho Education News reports ...
Eighteen members of the Idaho House, including five from North Idaho, voted against a routine income tax bill Thursday over same-sex marriage issues, though the measure must pass before Idahoans can start filing their state tax returns.
Foodie colleague Adriana Janovich/SR has listed a number of burger joints that she considers the best in the Spokane area. Adriana includes Hudson's in Coeur d'Alene because it is an institution. However, she has it turned around. The question should be: What's the best burger joint in the region that isn't named Hudson's. Right?
Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s chief White House strategist, laced into the American press during an interview on Wednesday evening, arguing that news organizations had been “humiliated” by an election outcome few anticipated, and repeatedly describing the media as “the opposition party” of the current administration.
The daily roundup of links from social media in the Land of Huckleberries includes: Black Saturday/On Tap, Pay the piper/Dan Schmidt, Obamacare replacement/Bay Views, Dear church, please stop/Faithful Geek, Library friends are best/Cindy's All Write Blog, Critter tracks read like story in snow/Outdoors + more ...
A Blanchard man denied allegations Thursday that he attempted to kill to Bonner County sheriff’s deputies who tried to arrest him on battery charges earlier this month. Adam Deacon Foster said during an initial appearance today that thugs, not deputies, confronted him. The Bonner County Daily Bee reports ...
A man accidentally shot himself in the arm as he slipped and fell on the ice near Newman Lake early Thursday morning. Deputies found a 25YO wounded man who was vague about what happened at first and then confessed he had shot himself in the arm during his fall.
Huckleberry Friend Khaliela Wright provides this cartoon for your viewing pleasure.
SR bud Nina Culver could hardly believe her ears in a Spokane County Superior Court yesterday when a brute arrested on a domestic violence charge made his first appearance. First, the judge ordered a restraining order, even though the brute didn't agree with it. You'll have to click below to see the exciting conclusion.
In an email to Huckleberries re: lede print item today, print reader Bill Johns says: "I am enjoying the wailing and gnashing of teeth of the 'media.' The media is you at the SR." Johns goes on to say that he likes the interplay of the new media and predicts that "your days of ruling the roost are over."
Executive director David Johnston of the Idaho Republican Party ripped controversial comments made by his Democratic counterpart, Sally Boynton Brown, at a Democracy in Color forum in Washington, D.C. "Wow," said Johnston in an emailing to the rank and file, "The Idaho Democrat Party should be ashamed of themselves."
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
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