So did you all survive another heart attack performance by Gonzaga Saturday? Maybe I need a show of hands. All of us know that the outcome could have been different, if the refs hadn't botched that goal-tending call late in the game, causing the Northwestern...
Scanner Traffic for Monday PM (10 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 10 more items) includes 3 extreme kayakers who are practicing maneuvers under Centennial Trail bridge at stateline.
The Cutline Contest today features actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus cheering on Northwestern against Gonzaga in a second round game of the NCAA Tournament in Salt Lake City Saturday. Weekend Winner: JohnA.
State Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, earned the distinction of being the only member of the House of Representatives to cast 3 no votes today against 7 different bills that will fund public education next year. In fact, Vito cast 3 of the 10 total no votes for the 7 bills. Amazing but true.
The Senate has voted 28-7 in favor of HB 250, the bill to repeal Idaho’s invalidated law banning abortion-causing drugs from being prescribed via telemedicine. The Senate took the action despite a strong objection from a Moscow senator to reject the bill even though the state would likely lose in court.
The daily roundup of links from HucksOnline social media begins with another look at the high water on the north shore. Also: Are we learning?/Faithful Geek, Welcome spring/Slight Detour, I'm sorry, OK?/Barrett Rainey, Your weekly (pub) planner/On Tap, The pursuit of happiness/Fort Boise, I shall try hard not to complain/Simple Mind ...
Do you remember that anti-Sharia law promoted by state Rep. Eric Redman, R-Athol? Well, Montana is ready to pass something similar. The Montana House passed the bill 56-44 today. It faces a final vote before going to Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock.
In the foreground, two young lovers enjoy one another's company, as Lake Coeur d'Alene edges ever closer to the seawall. I snapped this photo of the high water on the North Shore. I snapped this photo during my noon walk.
"It sounds like spring...Bert just fired up the Harley" -- Kerri Thoreson/Facebook. (Question: What does spring sound like to you?)
Last week, Idaho Gov Butch Otter voiced opposition to the only tax cut bill that made sense this year, a bill that would eliminate the sales tax on groceries. Now, he is asking a Senate committee to put the kibosh on a proposed expansion of the Open Meeting Law.
Assistant City Manager Sam Taylor says the city doesn't know where the large, metal, mystery dice came from, that floated to shore Saturday. After the fire department checked it out, it was scheduled to be moved this AM. It had been relocated by the time I took my noon walk today.
Huckleberry & I checked out a giant, metal dice that floated onto the beach between Independence Point and the Hagadone Corporation HQ Saturday evening. Mrs. O & I were out for a walk when we noticed firefighters checking out the wandering dice.
Scanner Traffic for Monday AM (10 items & counting) ...
In the weekend poll, a plurality of Hucks Nation said Idaho doesn't need a "Stand Your Ground" law because state laws are already adequate to handle self-defense situations. Today's Poll: President Trump wants to cut federal funding for the arts, humanities and public broadcasting. Do you agree with these proposed cuts?
I finally had a nice afternoon -- and the time -- to pick up the dog poop that had been hiding under the snow all winter. And it was an impressive amount at that. As I was cleaning up after Huckleberry, I thought to myself: Why isn't there a name for this annual duty performed by down owners: Poopocalypse? Mebbe. Do you have something better?
AM Headlines includes story of CityLink planning a transportation hub at Riverstone. Also: Public Records/Press, CdA to get more flashing crosswalk signs/SR, Hayden's booming but city income lags/Press, Gonzaga/WVirginia will tip @ 4:39 Thursday/SR, Still lots of snow in North Idaho mountains/Press + more ...
The Senate State Affairs Committee has voted 5-4 in favor of SB 1182, Sen. Dan Johnson’s controversial bill regarding faith-healing, after most of the nine people who testified this morning spoke against it. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise reports ...
In his latest "Just My 2 Cents" post on his Facebook page, Coeur d'Alene attorney Chuck Lempesis comments that he was miffed when he first heard of President Trump's decision to defund Meals on Wheels. Then, Chuck began wondering how the federal government got involved in funding Meals on Wheels and art in the first place.
In his Slice column, Paul Turner writes: "OK, it’s officially spring. What will you miss about winter? Complaining, of course. But you say you need help with your list of specifics to grouse about upon the new season’s arrival?" Paul goes on to provide a list of spring things worthy of complaint, including potholes & allergies.
In a weekend column, Kathy Hedberg/Lewiston Trib comments on one of the top annoyances of the 21st Century: Robocalls. "During the election season, robo-calls were like mosquitoes. They were everywhere -- sometimes every 15 minutes some politician would dial you up and give you this long, pre-recorded spiel about why you should vote for him."
Only the flicker of candles illuminated the faces of friends and family members of Kelly Pease Saturday night at the vigil held in her honor. Parents, children, siblings and friends embraced one another as they passed a microphone to share stories about their beloved Kelly. Bethany Blitz/Press reports on the vigil for the slain mother of 5.
A new Staybridge Suites hotel is proposed for the vacant 1.73 acres between McDonald’s and Starbucks in Riverstone. The 82,380-square-foot building would have 96 suites on five floors, some with views of the Spokane River. Nils Rosdahl/Business Bits reports for the Coeur d'Alene Press ...
In my column this morning, Huckleberries Monday launches with a story about persistence. Thirty years ago, the supporters of the North Idaho Centennial Trail ran into stiff resistance when they tried to route the segment between Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene, Soon, they will realize a dream come true when the eastern end of Seltice Way is made over.
Chuck Berry, rock ‘n’ roll’s founding guitar hero and storyteller who defined the music’s joy and rebellion in such classics as “Johnny B. Goode,” “Sweet Little Sixteen” and “Roll Over Beethoven,” died Saturday at his home west of St. Louis. He was 90.
Among the numerous mileposts in Gonzaga’s 2017 season was one Saturday that went largely unnoticed. Gonzaga sealed its third straight Sweet 16, which hasn’t happened since the 1999 squad launched the Zags onto the national stage and the ensuing two teams kept them there. Jim Meehan/SR reports.
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.
