In a comment over the weekend, Dan of the County said that absentee balloting for the Coeur d'Alene City Council elections has been slow. I don't know how to interpret that, other than the obvious -- that the long campaign to make an issue of…
Item: UI Sandpoint campus plan shelved/Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The Wild Rose Foundation said late today that it's putting on hold its proposal to finance a University of Idaho campus in Sandpoint due to a downturn in the foundation’s financial portfolio. Timelines for the project have been…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho"Norwegian Heritage Day at the Harold Haarfager Lodge of the Sons of Norway in Post Falls celebrated the local group's one year anniversary at their new location," sez Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho here.Silver Valley Girl has started on the HBO Book of…
Quote: "It’s my understand that the project is on hold indefinitely," said Coeur d'Alene resident Sue Thilo, a member of the state Board of Education. "All parties want it to happen; the timing just needs to change.”Story in about 10 minutes
It’s a question Idaho legislators have asked periodically over the years: Why do we need public TV, when there are now hundreds of channels available out on the private, commercial TV market? Paula Kerger, president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting Service, who was in…
Don Sausser/Special for Huckleberries OnlineConstruction started today on the Resort Ice Rink to enhance the holiday celebration, reports Don Sausser. The skating surface will be 50-by-78 feet and rental skates will be available. It is scheduled to be open Nov. 9.
re: Pahl seeks custody of remaining child; full comment hereI have especially strong feelings about cases such as these, having been a meth addict myself. I am also a mother, and could not imagine combining those two lifestyles: my former tweeked-out, selfish, mind scrambled self,…
Item: A debate arose on some blogs here Sunday and today about whether blog reporting should have different standards than material for the print newspaper. It came up after the name of a young woman who commited suicide was posted at Huckleberries Online -- something…
Item: Blotter Fodder: The silly season spreads like fire/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: The attorney for Richard Hanlon, who is accused of burning down Capone's in Post Falls, made an argument during his client's preliminary hearing that I didn't follow. Capone's is a bar…
Item: GOP rivals argue who's most conservative: Most aggressive debate to date of race for White House/WorldNetDaily Question: Who won last night's Republican presidential debate? 1. Rudy Giuliani 2. Mike Huckabee 3. Duncan Hunter 4. John McCain 5. Ron Paul 6. Mitt Romney 7. Tom…
In his Sunday column, Doug Clark/SR listed 5 initiatives he'd love to see on his ballot this November, including: •Up the Wazzu Initiative:Destroyed by Oregon last week and now festering with a winless record at the bottom of the Pac-10, Washington State University football is…
Item: Morrison's sophomore season over with ACL tear/Charlotte ObserverMore Info: Morrison, the Mead High School and Gonzaga University standout, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in an exhibition loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The team anticipates him needing season-ending surgery. Question: Have you followed…
People hoping to make a living from advertising-supported blogs probably won't be able to quit their day jobs any time soon – if ever. That was the reality check BlogAds founder and CEO Henry Copeland delivered at a Networked Journalism Summit hosted by the City…
Bubblehead: I'm challenging you today for the "blog traffic king of Idaho" crown, DFO! I got linked by a national publication (Navy Times) on a submarine story that's been floating around for about 10 days that just made the national press today, and I've already…
Congressman Bill Sali and I made Idaho history last week, as far as I know. On Thursday, I interviewed him online by telephone from his Washington, D.C., office, after soliciting questions from my blog readers and Idaho bloggers. This, shortly after he cast a key…
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.
