Parting Shot -- 7.7.17 2
The Parting Shot today features the joy of victory, as Gonzaga players Zykera Rice and Ellie Tinkle slide across and confetti-laden basketball court after defeating Saint Mary's in the WCC title game.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2017
Wild Card/Tuesday -- 7.7.17 18
For some reason, I've been thinking about BBQing groundhog. Mebbe that'll break the Narnia spell cast on the region this winter. Here's your Wild Card ...
PM Scanner Traffic -- 3.7.17
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (11 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 17 more items) includes accidental shooting involving 23YO male at North Shire subdivision/CdA.
Cutline Contest -- time2vote 12
The Cutline Contest today features a squabble between two storks over a nest near Frankfurt Germany Monday. Monday Winner: DFO.
Lady Zags run past Saint Mary's 86-75 to win WCC tourney
Jill Barta scored a career-high 37 points and the Gonzaga women toppled third-seeded Saint Mary’s 86-75 on Tuesday to win the West Coast Conference tournament title, the Zags’ first since 2014. The win also secured Gonzaga an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament that begins...
Public Defender Adams to retire Thursday 2
Long-time Kootenai County Public Defender John Adams will retire this week, according to a news release from the county commissioners. Adams has been the county's public defender since 1996.
National Pancake Day 8
You still have about 3 hours to cash in on National Pancake Day at the International House of Pancakes. IHOP is giving away a short stack of pancakes to customers today in exchange for a donation to an IHOP partnered charity. Here's the Huckleberries question: Pancakes? Or waffles?
Close Zag game surprises ESPN's Vitale 5
Chatterbox is hoping that veteran ESPN announcer Dick Vitale isn't announcing tonight's WCC tournament championship game featuring Gonzaga and St. Mary's. Seems Vitale's exuberance grates on Chatterbox. How about you? Were you bothered by the colorful announcer in the game between the Zags and Santa Clara last night?
List of rural pizza gems has 3 in NIdaho 3
OnlyInYourState Web site has listed 9 quality pizza places that are off the beaten patch including 3 in North Idaho: No. 1 Flame & Cork in Hayden, No. 7 Embers by the Lake in Hauser, and No. 8 Second Avenue Pizza in Sandpoint. Question: Which rural pizza place do you consider the best in North Idaho?
Cheesy Rider
We'll soon hear the roar of Harley Davidsons and other motorcycles being ridden and revved in downtown Coeur d'Alene. It's another sign of spring. As such, Remember The Bard has a rhyme for the biker set.
Bill targets squatters
Legislation seeking to protect homeowners and landlords from squatters is headed to the Idaho Senate. Last year, a judge blocked a Nampa couple from expediting the eviction of a stranger who had moved into their vacant home.
Poll: Media trusted more than Trump 3
A majority of voters disagree with President Trump's assertion that certain news organization are the "enemy of the American people," according to a new poll. A Quinnipiac University poll also found that voters trust the media more than the president to "tell you the truth about important issues." The Hill reports ...
Rainbow Bridge 2
I like the much-maligned "Rainbow Bridge" at McEuen Park. It's beautiful when it's lit up at night and changing colors. Photographer Duane Rasmussen snapped this photograph while covering the Indivisible North Idaho protest during the local GOP Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday. I don't think the Rainbow Bridge was part of the protest.
AM Scanner Traffic -- 7.7.17
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday AM (17 items & counting) includes chimney fire in Harrison area and commercial fire alarm at Riverstone McDonalds that was caused by burnt food in microwave ...
Finish this sentence 21
Finish this sentence: If it doesn't stop snowing, I'll ...
Ybarra rural bill squeaks past House 2
State Superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s rural schools bill, HB 223, has narrowly passed the House on a 37-33 vote. The measure calls for a three-year pilot project, at $300,000 a year, in which schools in North Idaho would join together in a rural schools network aimed at collaborating and sharing resources. Betsy Russell reports ...
Panel kills school gun-safety bill 2
After much debate and lots of questions, the House Education Committee voted 9-6 this morning to kill legislation proposed by Rep. Ron Nate, R-Rexburg, encouraging Idaho schools to offer elective gun-safety courses. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise reports ...
AM: Spokane County deputy shot 1
AM Headlines: A Spokane County deputy was wounded in the shoulder this AM in an exchange of gunfire that killed the suspected shooter. Also: Spokane pianist Feeney, 58, RIP/SR, Review: Elton John keeps hits coming/SR, Odom remains in state mental hospital/KREM 2, Police stop disrupts Skyway School dismissal/Press + more ...
Poll: New TSA screening = overkill 1
In the Monday poll, a near-supermajority of Hucks Nation says new, invasive pat-down procedures adopted by TSA security at airports are overkill. Today's Poll: Do you think "Saturday Night Live" impersonations of President Trump and his staff are funny?
Conservatives blast Obamacare lite 10
Outside conservative groups on Tuesday blasted House Republicans’ newly unveiled healthcare proposal, saying it doesn’t live up to the GOP’s promise of fully repealing ObamaCare. The Club for Growth dissed the proposal as “RyanCare." The Hill reports ...
More snow in forecast 7
Looks like North Idaho will have to pry spring from winter’s cold, dead hands. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for snow in the region from 10 a.m. today to 4 a.m. Wednesday.
Edit: Delete Barbieri's secrecy bill
In an editorial, the Idaho Press Tribune (Nampa-Caldwell) wonders which is scarier -- Rep. Vito Barbieri's attempt to remove transparency from the Idaho Legislature or the makeup the House State Affairs Committee who will hear the bill. Barbieri wants to exempt communication among legislators from public record laws.
Blanchette: Zags survive Santa Clara 4
In his color commentary on Gonzaga's tough win over heavy-underdog Santa Clara, John Blanchette/SR emphasizes that nothing is easy in college basketball in March. You can see a photo set of the game from SR photographers by clicking on the link that goes with this post.
Knezovich stands by Obama criticism 7
Despite some rebukes, Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich stood by remarks he made Saturday at a conservative rally in Spokane Valley, in which he blamed former President Barack Obama for emboldening people to “hunt and assassinate” law enforcement officers.
Huckleberries: A close encounter with Pro Bowler at craps table 3
The lede to Huckleberries Tuesday features Coeur d'Alene school Trustee Christa Hazel's close encounter with a well-known footballer at a craps table in Las Vegas last week.
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.