A recent "My Turn" column in the Coeur d'Alene Press by California transplant Bob McAdams has riled others. In the op-ed column, McAdams suggests 7 ways that newbies from California can fit in. It's only at the end of the column that McAdams points out that he's a California transplant, too.
The Parting Shot features the oath of citizenship taken by 1,200 people from 98 countries today in Austin, Texas.
I enjoyed the thunderstorm Wednesday evening, while sitting on my front porch reading. But I wished it was more dramatic. The storms that I experienced during my five years in Kalispell, Mont., set the standard for thunderstorms. They came out of the Bad Rock Canyon (Hungry Horse, Coram, Martin City, West Glacier) and deafened you.
Scanner Traffic for Thursday AM (13 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 14 more items) ...
The Cutline Contest today features France's President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to the upcoming G-20 summet in Berlin, Germany. Wednesday Winner: Dennis.
The White House has just announced that it is nominating Idaho state Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, as the new U.S. Attorney for Idaho. Davis is an Idaho Falls attorney who has served in the Senate for the past 19 years, including the past 15 years as Senate majority leader.
Here's another of Don Sausser's photos from the Alive at 5 event at McEuen Park Wednesday evening, featuring two girls seeking shelter from the thunderstorm and cloud burst that hit us.
Although belated, Chris Carlson/Carlson Chronicles, comments on the awesome responsibility it is to be a father. Too often, he says, men don't meet that obligation in raising their children and end up estranged. Chris said his father was one of those failures. And credits his wife and others for helping him avoid his father's mistakes.
Jim Jones, the former Idaho Supreme Court justice and two-term GOP AG, comments at the Ridenbaugh Press: "Congress should be ashamed of itself for clandestinely drafting a healthcare bill involving hundreds of billions of dollars behind closed doors."
Many have forgotten how to appreciate small things and be thankful. Cindy was reminded of that today when the flagman on her street asked her to roll down her car window. (BTW, when did you last say, "thank you," to someone?
Huckleberry Friends today features the photography of Duane Rasmussen and the thoughts of 3 superb Idaho columnists who write for Randy Stapilus' Ridenbaugh Press: Jim Jones, Chris Carlson and Betty Richardson. Also, Herb at Bay Views tells us about a restaurant overload in his small community.
Scanner Traffic for Thursday AM (14 items & counting) includes two cases of graffiti sprayed on E Sherman Ave/CdA businesses ...
President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the brains, looks and temperament of a female cable television host whose show he says he has stopped watching. His latest crude broadside against a woman’s appearance set off a storm of protest from Republicans and Democrats alike.
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has released a statement responding to “a considerable amount of confusion” about his office’s new legal analysis of Idaho’s fireworks laws. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise reports ...
AM Headlines begin with a look at the way the Coeur d'Alene School District is beginning to spend the $35.5M bond OK'd by voters March 14. Also: Public Records/Press, Providing safe passage for others/Press, Ex-Zag Wiltjer traded to LA Clippers/KHQ, Many will apply for jail spots, many will lie/Press Julyamsh returns to fairgrounds/Press ...
In the Wednesday poll, almost two-thirds of Hucks Nation wants the state of Idaho to ban aerial fireworks. The poll was conducted after a deputy AG said in an opinion that aerial fireworks are illegal in Idaho. Today's Poll: Should the city of Coeur d'Alene allow owners to anchor their floating jungle gym, Hooligan Island, off the city shoreline?
Seems Team Hooligan hasn't given up on its attempt to locate Hooligan Island of the city of Coeur d'Alene shoreline. On their Facebook page, the owners of the floating jungle gym told fans that they're working through issues with the city.
After a commenter made a wild claim that " You will never see a skate park again anywhere near downtown," Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor responded. At issue was the current demolition of the Coeur d'Alene Skate Park. Sam promises that the city will rebuild the skate park.
Smoke from the 23,500-acre Spartan wildfire between Wenatchee and Quincy, Wash., blanketed Kootenai County and surrounding areas before Wednesday night's thunderstorm rolled in and cleared the air. Brian Walker/Press reports.
Col. William Ross Wallace was formally welcomed back into the North Idaho town he founded amid cannon blasts, flag waving, ballyhoo and one of the greatest parades ever. The colonel’s comeback last Saturday wasn’t in a physical form, thank goodness. That’d be zombie creepy, writes SR columnist Doug Clark ...
Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador, the new chair of a House subcommittee on immigration, told Idaho reporters this afternoon that he hopes to “fix the broken immigration system” between now and the end of his current two-year term, after which he’s running for governor rather than seeking re-election. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise reports ...
It appears that I wasn't the only one who enjoyed the summer thunderstorm and down pour that we had last evening. Here, a young woman walks through McEuen Park, protecting by an umbrella against the driving rain. Dunno where Don Sausser was hiding to get this swell photo.
Huckleberries Thursday: A cat-and-mouse game between the city of Coeur d'Alene and owners of a floating jungle gym, dubbed "Hooligan Island," is nearing its end. The owners are finding out that you can fight City Hall. But you'll probably loose.
Fewer teens are applying for summer jobs, according to a story by Brooke Wolford/Coeur d'Alene Press. Kootenai County employers are experiencing the effects of a national trend: The number of teens working summer jobs has been declining for the last 40 years. (Describe the summer job that you had as a teen.)
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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