I'm not going to sugar-coat this, HBOers. News of the pending layoffs has hit the newsroom hard. This is the third or fourth go-round for many of us. Survivors have seen many talented colleagues go out the door for no other reason than they were…
From time to time, old farts like me, like to dispense unsolicited advice. Today is one of those days. I first met Noah at the blogfest we held at Capone's last year. I felt then, and do now, that while Noah is one of the…
Chris Peterson/Glacier Geographics, Muse You Can Use"So I've been working the last of the aspens as they turn colors and it was a gorgeous day," posts Chris Peterson/Glacier Geographics, Muse You Can Use. "This particular stand of aspens has a lot of thick nasty underbrush…
Spokesman-Review File PhotoJake Booth is shown atop a power pole in this January 2005 photo taken at the Jake Stewart Lineman School in January 2005.A lineman with Kootenai Electric Cooperative was electrocuted this morning while working south of Coeur d’Alene. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department…
This is just the latest step in the industry's three-step waltz down the cellar stairs: 1) Newspapers lose readers and advertisers. 2) Newspapers eliminate reporters, photographers and editors. 3) Newspapers lose more readers and advertisers. There's more to it, of course. But all the while,…
As of today, there remains only two weeks until election day in the city of Coeur d'Alene. Except for yard signs and an occasional candidates' forum, there doesn't seem to be much going on out there. Even key City Hall and political sources can't figure…
Don Sausser/Special to Huckleberries OnlineLast night's brilliant sunset first cast yellows then slowly changed to red & orange. It was unique as it covered the sky from the Resort west into Cougar Bay.
Transparency was still part of the conversation though. Editors agreed reporter John Stucke's reporting and writing was accurate and fair, and that it was a good decision to have a reporter write this story rather than a manager. And to further keep operations separate, editor…
Item: Officials want to halt water adjudication: Five northern counties to send resolution to governor/Tom Greene, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Kootenai County commissioners intend to join four other North Idaho counties in a joint resolution asking Gov. Butch Otter to hold off on the water rights adjudication…
Item: Chuck Norris picks ex-Arkansas governor Huckabee to lead U.S./WorldNetDailyQuestion: Do celebrity endorsements in politics make a difference to you? *Yes, most Hollywood celebs have insightful political views *Yes, if the celebrity is someone I really respect *Yes, whomever a celebrity endorses, I tend to…
It is a major step to have a homosexual character in such a popular fiction series. Bravo to Rowling for putting herself on the line like this. But I wonder, what exactly is it she has done, other than reveal her own thoughts on a…
An unprecedented national survey of pilots by the U.S. government has found that safety problems like near collisions and runway interference occur far more frequently than previously recognized. But the government is withholding the information, fearful it would upset air travelers and hurt airline profits.…
In August, I first alerted readers of this blog to pending downsizing of our newsroom (here is a link to that post and thread). At the time, I said we would do everything possible to avoid layoffs, but that we definitely would have fewer staffers…
re: Reporting name of suicide victim on HuckleberriesI have been unavailable all day and most of the night so I am commenting late. I appreciated watching your meeting. It was very informative. As I watched your editors discuss and struggle with what is the right…
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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.
