I'm taking down the live stream from tonight's candidate's debate b/c at this point it is a "LaRocco for Senate" type ad. Which shouldn't be leading the main thread of Huckleberries Online. I watched the debate from the comfort of my home office. I found…
Penny Cox/Longmont Times-Call, APA cow named Apple confronts a bear climbing over a fence into her pasture after the bear had been found in an apple tree in Hygiene, Colo., on Sunday. Officers with the Colorado Division of Wildlife were called to the scene, but…
It is bad enough that my mailbox fills up with expensively printed glossy pieces of political propaganda, bad enough that radio and television airwaves are unsafe during this time of year if you want to avoid exposure to political posturing and attacking, bad enough that…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho"A pair of osprey fledglings seem unsure about trying their wings. As we watched, the mama osprey encouraged her youngsters from a nearby piling on the Spokane River," posts Kerri Thoreson. *Kempthorne joins Jonas Brothers/Idaho Statesman*Idaho health agency finds high mercury levels…
S&S Herb is on the horn to say that the National Weather Bureau is predicting 2-inch hail for the Idaho Panhandle between 4:05 and 11 p.m. today.Also predicted are thunderstorms, with possible 70 mph winds, and dangerous lightning. All this comes out of the Weather…
5:08 p.m. Female driver in two-car crash in front of Safeway, at Neider & Government Way, complaining of bleeding behind ear.4:22 p.m. Train vs. dump truck @ Chilco crossing west of Highway 95. Driver is outside his truck, arguing with railroad workers.3:59 p.m. A resident…
Last week we saw the ending of (Editor) Steve Smith's "News in a Conversation," and just now posted on Daily Briefing, Cheryl-Anne Millsap's column, "The Home Planet," will be discontinued, due to lack of budget/JeanieSpokane, Community Comment.Question (from JeanieSpokane): Does this worry you, dear readers,…
Demo Larry LaRocco and Independent Rex Rammell will kick off a series of debates in Idaho's U.S. Senate race in Coeur d'Alene today. The debate is scheduled from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Riverstone Room, Hampton Inn & Suites, 1500 Riverstone Drive. The live…
My mother attended the funeral of her cousin Helen in Moscow, Idaho yesterday. Helen had lived a very active life into her nineties. Helen had designated many of her keepsakes to family members before her death. Mom knew she would be receiving a table. After…
Item: Failure of Idaho Democrats to vie for uncontested legislative seats may be 'a missed opportunity' for the party/Idaho Statesman More Info: In a year when Idaho Democrats hope to ride presidential coattails to success in state elections, nearly 40 percent of state legislative races…
Petar Petrov/AP PhotoGirls fight with watermelons during the annual water- melon festival in the village of Salmanovo east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday.Question: Which summertime fruit is your favorite -- watermelon, peach, plum, melon, tomato, other?
Katherine Jones/Idaho Statesman, APOlympic cyclist, Kristin Armstrong celebrates her gold medal and her welcome home parade with a ride from the downtown Boise YMCA to a rally at City Hall on Saturday in Boise.
On Friday I finally cracked open my primary ballot and began the painstaking process of selecting which liars I'll choose to represent me. All politicians lie, although most of them prefer to call it campaigning. Being able to elect your favorite fibber is the foundation…
Kyle Mills, Lewiston Tribune, APRobbi Schaecher of Tacoma, Wash., gives her hairless rat Nego a kiss during the " Ratstock" festival on Saturday at the Latah County Fairgrounds in Moscow. *Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Did Duncan contact Steve Groene?/Betsy Russell, SR Eye On Boise*New businesses at…
*Apply antiperspirant to your forehead. Wait to see if sweat will form. Ponder the advisability of applying Lady Speedstick to other body parts.*Add blog-surfing to your billable hours. Call it "research."*Think about filling the tub with cold water and realize you'd have to clean the…
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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.
