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Sun., Feb. 1, 2015
Huckleberries: Hudson’s racks up another tasty tribute
You can add another accolade to the pile accumulated by historic Hudson’s Hamburgers in downtown Coeur d’Alene – “Most Iconic Restaurant in Idaho.” So says the Huffington Post, which picked …
Sun., Jan. 25, 2015
Huckleberries: Coeur d’Alene tree trim reveals open vista
Coeur d’Alene no longer has the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers demanding a clear-cut of trees along its waterfront Dike Road. But the city is busy removing dozens of pines …
Sun., Jan. 18, 2015
Huckleberries: The Bard of Sherman Avenue fights cancer battle with his words
For years, The Bard of Sherman Avenue has provided short rhyme to please and uplift my print and online readers. Now, he’s in a battle with cancer that he appears …
Sun., Jan. 11, 2015
Huckleberries: Committed committees are an asset to the city
Coeur d’Alene Councilman Dan Gookin shot from the hip last week – and hit his foot. After opposing the reappointment of competent Denny Davis to the Lake City Development Corporation, …
Sun., Dec. 21, 2014
Huckleberries: Police blotter writer worthy of praise
Whoever wrote the blotter report for the Post Falls Police Department on Thursday is a kindred spirit of Huckleberries. One brief report told of a woman and her roommate who …
Sun., Dec. 14, 2014
Huckleberries: Craig’s new GOP job prompts potshot
Wonkette, the left-leaning online mag, said the selection of former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig to be finance chair for the Idaho Republican Party is “an inspiring holiday story of forgiveness …
Sun., Dec. 7, 2014
Huckleberries: Take the candy to the bathroom, go directly to jail
There aren’t many candy bars out there worth a misdemeanor shoplifting citation, let alone a felony charge. Maybe a Snickers. Or a giant peanut butter cup. But not much else. …
Sun., Nov. 2, 2014
Huckleberries: Gone too soon and already dearly missed
Patrick Jacobs, Coeur d’Alene’s unofficial king of food, fashion and fun who died too young last Sunday, was a huge fan of former Coeur d’Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem. Her Sandiness, …
Sun., Oct. 26, 2014
Huckleberries: GOP slate has him looking elsewhere
David Bond, whose father, Dick, was a longtime legislator from Washington’s 6th District, is one of many Idaho Republicans turned off by the current crop of GOP state and county …
Sun., Oct. 19, 2014
GOP junket stops at ‘McCuen’ Park
City Councilwoman Kerri Thoreson, of Post Falls, wonders which Kootenai County park is misspelled more often – Q’emiln (pronounced Ka-mee-lin) in Post Falls or the McEuen (pronounced mic-you-en) in Coeur …
Sun., Oct. 12, 2014
Huckleberries: After 58 years, Larsen’s perfect game still a wonder
You may have forgotten, but last Wednesday was the 58th anniversary of the only perfect-game, no-hitter thrown in the World Series – by Don Larsen of the New York Yankees. …
Sun., Oct. 5, 2014
Huckleberries: Denial of Newtown school shooting shattered
Believe it or not, there are people out there who claim the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary (Newtown, Connecticut) massacre didn’t take place. The deniers say that we’ve been told a …
Sun., Sept. 28, 2014
Huckleberries: Nature’s siren is louder than sheriff’s new toy
Talk about stealing your thunder. A 100-pound black bear upstaged Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger’s big reveal for his $335,000 BearCat military vehicle Wednesday morning. Spokesman-Review photographer Kathy Plonka was …
Sun., Sept. 21, 2014
Huckleberries: WSU sorority members make amends
You probably heard about that splash the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority of Washington State University made May 3 at Coeur d’Alene City Park. Literally. Several of the young women were …
Sun., Sept. 7, 2014
Beach holds special place in CdA history
I first met Duane Hagadone 37 years ago at a dinner at the old Outlaw Inn for management of his Kalispell (Mont.) Daily Inter Lake. I was the paper’s news …
Sun., Aug. 31, 2014
Huckleberries: Only ‘right’ legislative examples need apply
You might be hot and bothered regarding recent dog shootings by police officers in Coeur d’Alene and Spokane Valley. But the Kootenai County GOP isn’t. The local Elephants shot down …
Sun., Aug. 24, 2014
Huckleberries: A challenge to do a good deed and keep it to yourself
Facebook friend Ryan Brodwater has a message for everyone who bounces from one social media fad to the next: “Facebook sure is great at informing people what they care about, …
Sun., Aug. 10, 2014
Huckleberries: Ben Stein scurries north after Hayden Walmart visit
Ben Stein isn’t making friends with cuss-tomers at Hayden Walmart. In a recent column for the conservative American Spectator, Stein tells of stopping at the Hayden store en route from …
Sun., July 27, 2014
Huckleberries: In one definition of native, it’s all about cedar plank
I may not be a true Pacific Northwesterner, despite living and working in the region for 37 years. I don’t like to catch or eat fish. And I have never …
Sun., July 20, 2014
Huckleberries: Some too extreme in response to dog’s shooting
The anger over the July 9 police shooting of 2-year-old black Labrador Arfee in downtown Coeur d’Alene is understandable. But some concerned citizens have gone too far. Huckleberries has perused …
Sun., July 13, 2014
Huckleberries: Aside from the humidity, it’s heaven on Earth
Ben Stein, the former Nixon speechwriter famous for his role as the economics instructor in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” feels our pain as he suffers from heat at his Sandpoint …
Sun., July 6, 2014
Huckleberries: Coeur d’Alene lives up to reputation as Fourth of July destination
On the way home Wednesday, I listened to the discussion about summer and our national pastime on the ESPN700 radio show, featuring Dennis Patchin, Rick Lukens, Keith Osso and Vince …
Sun., June 29, 2014
Huckleberries: ‘Stickman’ Oss flying high after fan’s generous donation
Stickman was aboard that vintage World War II B-17 that flew over Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday afternoon, thanks to a generous fan. A Vietnam War vet, Stickman (aka Norm Oss) …
Sun., June 22, 2014
Huckleberries: Out-of-towner awe a reminder of Coeur d’Alene’s beauty
So there I was passing the Hagadone Corp. HQ during my noon walk along the Coeur d’Alene waterfront Thursday when I heard one 40ish woman say to another: “It’d be …
Sun., April 6, 2014
Huckleberries: With or without the hyperbole, CdA a beautiful city
Like many Coeur d’Alene-area residents, Suzy Sindelar was surprised when tourism writer Steve Winston used terms like “gas-lit streetlamps,” “cobblestone” streets, “alpine lake” and 7,000-foot mountains to describe the Lake …
Sun., Feb. 16, 2014
Dave Oliveria: Idaho ignores racist image, ex-reporter writes
For you newbies, former Spokesman-Review colleague Bill Morlin has written a primer on four decades of Aryan Nations activity in North Idaho. In “Some say potato, most say Aryan Nations” …
Sun., Feb. 9, 2014
Huckleberries: Happy 10th birthday, Huckleberries Online
Huckleberries Online turns 10 next Sunday. I started my blog ( spokesman.com/hbo) on Feb. 16, 2004, near the end of my 13 years on the Spokesman-Review Editorial Board. I wanted …
Sun., Jan. 26, 2014
Dave Oliveria: Amanda Knox’s ex supposedly sought Coeur d’Alene bride
The international murder case involving Seattle’s Amanda Knox has a Coeur d’Alene connection, according to entertainment website Radar Online. Knox and her then-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were convicted of the 2007 …
Sun., June 30, 2013
Huckleberries: Steady stream of oddities preserves CdA’s image
A commenter on the Huckleberries Online blog who goes by the pseudonym “Sisyphus” contends that the image problems for the Coeur d’Alene area are cumulative. Many, of course, think of …
Sun., June 2, 2013
Huckleberries: Kennedy claims career is marked by ‘nontroversy’
Coeur d’Alene Councilman Mike Kennedy thought he’d struck gold Thursday when he conjured the word “nontroversy.” According to Mike’s definition, “nontroversy” means roughly “a ginned up scandal, controversy or otherwise …