"I think most already know that it is legal for school officials to do locker searches," posts Erin Daniels/Vox Box. "They have to have probable cause, but they can search. But is is fair? I have a colleague whose daughter is doing a research paper…
Friends Beverly Rinehart, left, Sheila Smith, center, and Donna Puls laugh with a stand-in for Smith's husband, Bob, the blow-up version, Thursday at Grove City United Methodist Church in Grove City, Ohio. Bob Smith, Sheila's husband of 34 years, was out of town on business…
The following post launched this blog on Feb. 16, 2004:For those who have developed a taste for Huckleberries, Hot Potatoes and other basic food groups in North Idaho, I'm taking it to the next level today ... by moving on up to blogging. If you…
Ralph Bartholdt of St. Maries is shown in 1989 with a Br'er Wolf who didn't get away. Dead or alive, Ralph sez in his latest post on The Skinny On North Idaho, you'll remember close encounters with wolves here.Question: Have you ever seen a wolf,…
Is it the simple solidarity of silence, or are Idaho Republican leaders relying on story fatigue to allow them to get away with saying nothing about Larry Craig’s latest? The silence was predictable, but outrage finally boiled over among state Democratic candidates and leaders Thursday…
A white-tailed jack rabbit is shown in this an undated photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society. Jack rabbits, found throughout much of the West, has disappeared from the Yellowstone area, although the reason why remains a mystery, a new study concludes. Story here1. Jurors…
As you may have noticed from MamaJD's post at the start of today's threads, some first-time blogfester's are somewhat anxious about attending Saturday's annual event. I was about to compile a list of do's and don'ts, such as: Don't arrive with a bag over your…
I know quite a few of you from my days at The Press and also as a longtime blog reader/occasional poster. Now I'm working in the Spokesman's marketing department. I'm planning to be at Capone's Saturday, and also will be requesting help from many of…
*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, Spokesman-Review*Vikings stop No. 1: CdA, Post Falls move to semifinals/Greg Lee, Spokesman-Review -- 'Twould be cool if the two North Idaho teams met in a rematch for the state title.*Columbine victim's brother tells Sandpoint High students to embrace compassion/Marlisa Keyes, Bonner County…
I miss that old Register-Guard newsroom. I miss the smoke. I miss the black ink that covered nearly every surface, the smell of rubber cement and the relentless cacophony of sound. I miss typewriters, and carbon paper and phones with dials. I miss real wire…
To follow up on one of my Thursday blog posts, Sen. Mike Crapo did talk briefly to KBOI radio Thursday morning about the Senate Ethics Committee report. In an interview with KBOI's Ken Weaver, Crapo said he felt the Ethics Committee's reprimand was premature, and…
I'm going to BlogFest on Saturday, will you come with me, she said. Uggggghhhhh - the personal invite from one of my favorite friends. So now on Saturday, I am going to BlogFest 08, an event hosted by the Spokesman Review for the Huckleberries Online…
Item: Hagadone reapplies for dock, minus helipad/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Coeur d’Alene businessman Duane Hagadone has scrapped plans for a floating helipad outside his Casco Bay home on Lake Coeur d’Alene. But he is asking the state to reconsider his plans for a new commercial…
I'm taking my Sweetie out to dinner tonight to celebrate Valentine's Day. We met at a church Valentine's Banquet 35 years ago. I was the speaker. I must have said something memorable. We've been married almost 33 years (June 21). Her greatest quality? Kindness. That,…
I've been married for a quarter century to the least romantic man in the universe. It used to bother me that he saw little sense in buying cards and bouquets of flowers. But then I stopped feeling sorry for myself and really looked at all…
Chris Peterson/Glacier Park Magazine snapped this blue heron on the Flathead River in northwest Montana.*TUBOB offers one of those complicated scenarios of his and asks you for a solution, this time about a situation involving your grandpa and a barn owl here.*Idaho Escapee discusses the…
... 18 victims, 5 fatalities including shooter who commits suicideIn this photo provided by the student-run Northern Star newspaper, rescue workers carry an unidentified victim from the scene of a shooting at a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., today. A man…
... Report by Greg Lee/Sportslink here
Idaho Democratic Party Chairman R. Keith Roark issued a challenge to top state Republican Party brass today, asking them to publicly call for Sen. Larry Craig’s resignation or face the political fallout for protecting one of their own at the expense of the state’s interests/Chuck…
The Post Falls School District has suspended four students accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to the cell phones of classmates. The message contained a picture of a topless woman, which was rumored to be a student at Post Falls High School/KREM2. More here…
Once a week, the mailman stuffs my box with a handful of fast food and pizza ads that usually go directly into the fireplace. This week, I kinda peeked by accident and what did I see but an Arby's ad touting the new fish sandwich.…
re: SR Vox Box adviser Erin Daniels e-mailed this Huckleberry from Feb. 21, 2005, to me todayA funny thing happened to Sandpoint High J-instructor Erin Daniels in her sixth-period class last Monday (Valentine's Day 2005). Her water broke. In an e-mail announcing the birth of…
Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewRaul Saldana, of Rathdrum, works at Kimball International in Post Falls. Post Falls leaders want their new City Hall to be filled with furniture manufactured at the local Kimball International plant. Store here.*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, Spokesman-Review *PF police face budget woes: Recent shooting emphasizes…
Rathdrum Town Hall Meeting press release: "Your (sic) invited ... The Rathdrum Area Chamber of Commerce is hosing a Town Hall Meeting featuring State Senator Mike Jorgensen, State Reprehensive Jim Clark and State Representative Phil Hart. Date/Time: Sat. February 23rd from 9-11 am, Place: Twin…
Item: Love is in the air: CHS drama teacher receives proposal on stage in front of her students/Lucy Dukes, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Mark Day proposed to the Coeur d'Alene High School teacher on Monday, singing "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" on stage in front…
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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