Item: Obama, McCain tied at 45% apiece as Democratic Convention begins/Gallup PollMore Info: The last Gallup Poll Daily tracking polling conducted before the beginning of the Democratic National Convention shows Barack Obama and John McCain tied at 45%. The latest update includes two days of…
U.S. Mint/AP PhotoThis image, provided by the U.S. Mint, depicts the Alaska quarter, which went into circulation on Monday.*Baby boy cut from womb may have brain damage/KREM2*Nez Perce County sheriff disappears from state/KXLY*Boise Race for the Cure director charged in $74K theft/Idaho Statesman*Astronaut Morgan starts…
The Idaho delegation to the Democratic National Convention were in line to be front and center -- or at least front, and a bit to the left of the podium -- for the gathering in Denver. They were, that is, until Joe Biden was named…
Item: 'Just hop on the bus, Gus,' in Coeur d'Alene it's free/Doug Nadvornick, Oregon Public Broadcast NewsMore Info: Climb aboard a CityLink bus in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and you notice something missing: a fare box. You can get on and ride all day without dropping…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho"The lovely and talented Julianne Hough will be back on Dancing with the Stars this season," posts Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho. "Julianne has ties to Coeur d'Alene via her grandparents, Bob and Colleen Hough, as well as her dad, Bruce, being a…
OK, get your barf bags ready. AMC just announced at its Spokane River Park Square site is going to be one of the national theaters to open the sing-along version of “Mamma Mia”! on Friday. That’s right, according to news stories, the print will include…
Growing up, spaghetti and meat sauce was my favorite meal, bar none. I was a picky eater, a very picky eater, avoiding huge food groups like seafood and eggs and much of dairy and water and air. You'd think my parents woulda beaten me into…
Great news on the culture front! The owners of the seven local Hallmark stores, which all go by the name “Jordan’s Hallmark,” will not stock the corporation’s newly developed homosexual-marriage greeting cards. The owners live here in the valley, and in a phone conversation this…
In an interview on the radio this morning, Jim Hansen said that Chuck Oxley, the communications director for the Idaho Democratic Party, has "moved on." Hansen said something about new challenges, but didn't really praise Oxley, so I'm guessing it wasn't a happy event. I…
Item: Federal appeals court hears bypass case/Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Daily BeeMore Info: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday in the North Idaho Community Action Network’s federal lawsuit over the Sandpoint bypass. The appeals court, which is…
Of these three, which is the best summertime treat (with additions)?/Coeur d'Alene Press*Fourth of July festivities*Art on the Green*North Idaho Fair and Rodeo*Julyamsh*Car d'Lane*Other
Question: Do you plan on watching the Democratic National Convention?/WorldNetDaily1. Yes, as much as I can. I'm all for Obama2. Yes, I'm sick of President Bush and need a change for the better3. Yes, I wish to be informed about what the Democrats stand for4.…
The Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre production of "Les Miserables" on closing night Saturday was every bit as good as advertised, with the lead roles of Jean Valjean and Jaubert performed as well as you'll find at a summer theater level. Dunno why I waited until…
Item: Risch: Voters gave 2006 property tax cuts 72% OK/Idaho StatesmanMore Info: This newspaper and my Democratic opponent campaigned against the tax reform bill together. Although I respect their arguments, I disagree. They tried to convince voters in 2006 to vote no on the ballot…
Item: Duncan may face other trials: California DA vows to prosecute killer/Meghann Cuniff, SRMore Info: In addition to his pending sentence on 10 federal counts relating to his abduction of Dylan and Shasta Groene and Dylan's murder, Duncan faces a first-degree murder charge in connection…
But returning to the current drug crisis, the officer quoted in the aforementioned story was a bit fuzzy on exactly which mind-altering substance could be behind this outbreak of clothes-shedding public evacuation. "The dope is either meth or PCP," said Tim Moses, a Spokane police…
Item: Sali criticizes Democrats on oil drilling in radio talk/Lewiston TribuneMore Info: Sali's speech failed to mention Pelosi has since agreed to consider an offshore drilling vote once Congress returns to work on Sept. 8, so long as it's part of a broader energy package…
Charles Rex Arbogast/APDemocratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, laughs with Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., before the start of a presidential forum hosted by the AFL-CIO at Soldier Field in Chicago, in this Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, file photo. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware…
As you may have noticed, Huckleberries Online continues to pick up new commenters (and blurkers). And some of the newcomers are individuals at the heart of the political decision making process locally and statewide. Which makes them vulnerable when they comment on a Huckleberries thread.…
We examined the menu, noticing the clever Northwest twist employed in the naming scheme. For example, there’s the Oregon Trail Flat-Iron Steak, the Mt. Rainier Burger, and Seattle Mama’s Pasta & Meatballs. Elmer’s does have a wide selection of lunch and dinner items, and it…
Kathy Willens/AP PhotoUSA's Matt Brown, a former Coeur d'Alene High baseball player, hits a third inning three-run home run off Japan's starter Tsuyoshi Wada in their bronze medal baseball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing Saturday. USA won 8-4. Story here.Question: What has…
Mark Jestesen/Waukesha Freeman, APHeidi Dalibor, who was arrested for ignoring a municipal violation for overdue library book poses with her library card, Wednesday in Grafton, Wis. Twenty-year-old Heidi Dalibor told the News Graphic in Cedarburg she ignored the library's calls and letters as well as…
6 p.m. A woman has lost her wedding ring in the recycling bin at Garwood Elementary.5:18 p.m. A woman is threatening physical violence over a dispute of property in a vehicle parked on Hauser Lake Road.5:12 p.m. An East Killarney Lake Road resident reports catching…
Jae C. Hong/AP PhotoScott Humphreys, a law student at University of Colorado at Boulder, writes down some legal rights for protesters during a activist training and legal rights day in Boulder, Colo., Thursday. The Democratic National Convention starts in Denver next week. You write the…
The jurors agreed with federal prosecutors that Joseph Duncan qualifies for the death penalty on each of three separate counts, a federal jury has unanimously found, and the jurors found the existence of every aggravating or intent factor that the prosecutors alleged for all three…
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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