PM Scanner Traffic -- 3.22.17
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday PM (12 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 15 more items) ...
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017
Cutline Contest -- time2vote 11
The Cutline Contest today features a flight attendant who captured a snake on a flight between Aniak, Alaska, and Anchorage on Sunday. Tuesday Winner: JohnA.
Cindy: Dreading days dealing with empty nest 5
On one hand, Front Porch columnist Cindy Hval sez: "No matter how hard I try to carve out an empty house to write in, someone always comes home early. Or leaves late. Or brings a friend over. You get the picture." OTOH: "It’s hard to imagine an empty, silent house, but one day soon these rooms will echo with memories instead of noise."
Huckleberry Friends -- 3.22.17
The daily roundup of links from the Huckleberries Online social media: Spring outing/Slight Detour, A fuller Filling station/On Tap, Oops! So I forgot/Simple Mind, Ubiquitous eyes/Carlson Chronicles, Complicated & uncomfortable/Fort Boise, Openings redux: Harrelson & MacLaine/7 Blog, Clagstone Meadows access to start Aug. 1/Outdoors ...
Senate OKs grocery tax repeal 25-10
The Senate has voted 25-10 in favor of HB 67a, the grocery tax repeal bill. The bill, originally an income tax cut bill when it passed the House, now goes back to the House for concurrence in the Senate amendments. (Huckleberries is happy to report that all 4 North Idaho senators voted for this bill.)
Viydo: Cedars nearly floats away 1
Taylor Viydo/KREM 2 reports on flood danger to the floating Cedar's restaurant at Blackwell Island. Taylor reports that a tugboat was needed to keep Cedar's from floating away. And it wasn't the first time that this has happened.
On the Waterfront 1
Two girls enjoy the spring sunshine while watching the high water at Independence Point during the noon hour today. (DFO/Huckleberries Online photo)
Senate defeats highway bonding bill
After much debate this morning, the Senate has voted 15-20 against the amended version of SB 1188, the big transportation funding bill. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise reports.
Iron Man Envy
The competition is still 3 months away, but Remember The Bard still has Ironman on the mind as the calendar now indicates spring.
'Gong Show' host Barris, 87, RIP 6
Chuck Barris, whose game show empire included “The Dating Game,” “The Newlywed Game” and that infamous factory of cheese, “The Gong Show,” has died. He was 87. Question: Do you remember "The Gong Show"?
Commissioners declare emergency 1
The Board of Commissioners has declared that a Flood Disaster Emergency exists within Kootenai County as a result of high levels of spring runoff causing widespread flooding.
Suspected terrorist attack in London 3
An attack near the British Parliament left at least three people dead and 20 others injured on Wednesday afternoon, plunging the country’s seat of power into chaos and confusion and prompting the evacuation of the prime minister. A man believed to have been an assailant died after being shot by the police. The New York Times reports ...
AM Scanner Traffic -- 3.22.17
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday AM (15 items & counting) ...
Racist flyers litter Sandpoint 16
Racist fliers littered Sandpoint on Sunday, attracting condemnation from the community and the local human rights task force. Sandpoint Police Chief Corey Coon said as many as 30 of the fliers, which promoted a website which traffics in speech against Hispanics, Jews and other creeds and nationalities, were collected. Keith Kinnaird/Bee reports.
Senate OKs business tax cut 7
The Idaho Senate has approved a major tax-cut bill for Idaho employers, passing SB 1195 on a 34-1 vote Wednesday to cut the unemployment premium tax rate that employers pay, saving Idaho employers $115 million over the next three years.
AM Headlines -- 3.22.17 3
AM Headlines: Public Records (March 22)/Press, Boundary County slide buries H95/SR, Spokane Valley shuts Spokane River/KXLY, Storage unit standoff ends with arrest/Press, Spokane River reaches near record highs/SR, 600,000 Chinook fry lost at Kooskia hatchery/AP, Otter signs disaster declarations for NIdaho/KREM + more ...
Poll: Split on Gorsuch
In the Tuesday poll, Hucks Nation was almost evenly divided on the issue of the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. Today's Poll: What should city do w/giant die/dice that floated onto lakeshore (if owner doesn't want it)?
Time 2 Go: Betsy's limericking 3
My Eye on Boise colleague Betsy Russell is posting limericks on her blog. Which means it's time for the 2017 Legislature to wrap up things. Her latest limerick features Dan Foreman, the controversial state senator from Moscow. Feel free to post your own limerick re: the 2017 Legislature.
He meant to say "Idaho" 4
OK, I need your help. Huckleberry Friend Keith Boe of Post Falls recently suffered the Mother of All Brain Cramps while asking directions in Seattle. He told a hotel employee that he was in town on business and from -- "Iowa"! I plan to use Keith's bewildering experience in Thursday's column. But can't figure out a good spin to end item.
Close calls X 3
So what does a moose, a cat and a mouse have in common? They are three animals that Val Fasthorse almost hit in a 20-minute period from home to the Coeur d’Alene Casino and back again Friday night. Q: When was the last time that you almost hit an animal on a public highway?
No jury duty for 2 years? Woohoo! 13
Huckleberry Friend Kim Brown of Hayden had reason to cheer this week: “My jury number is excused for two years! Woohoo!” As if you wouldn’t have the same reaction. Question: In a word, how would you describe the reaction you have when you're dismissed from jury duty for two years?
Trib: Santa came early without toys 2
As nice as it sounds, comments Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase/Lewiston Tribune, Idaho can't afford to eliminate the grocery sales tax. It doesn't have enough excess revenue to do so.
Round 3: Gonzaga faces scary West Virginia
West Virginia is one of the NCAA Tournament’s scariest matchups and many folks expect the fourth-seeded Mountaineers to upset top-seed Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 matchup on Thursday. Even though the Bulldogs are the No. 1 seed in the West Region, they are favored by just three points.
State of County given in 3 acts
Kootenai County’s three commissioners took very different approaches Tuesday when giving their State of the County presentations. Each of the three commissioners was allotted time to speak to the more than 150 people in attendance at the luncheon at the Best Western Plus Coeur d’Alene Inn. Keith Cousins/Press reports ...
Fam fears GOP health care plan 14
A Coeur d'Alene couple worry that they will lose affordable access to a life-changing drug needed by their son to lead a normal life, if the Republicans replace Obamacare with their own reduced national health care plan.
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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