JReighley: I don't think anyone would doubt that the number of lifetime sexual partners that women have today is probably significantly higher than it was in the 40's , 50's or 60's … If we ask why, Do we really think that it is because…
Roxanne Allenbach, 12, of Colfax, Wash., tries herding Buddy the pig through the Swine Barn entrance chute at the Palouse Empire Fair earlier today, outside Colfax. Allenbach was helping her brother and friends with the pigs. She will show a steer at the fair. (AP…
Edward Nino Hernandez, 24, poses for a portrait as he holds the Guinness World Record Book 2011 during an interview with Associated Press in Bogota, Colombia. Nino is recognized as the world's shortest man in the new Guinness World Records 2011. You write the cutline.…
5:22 p.m. A juvenile problem is reported in 2100 block of E. Coeur d'Alene Ave/CdA.5:03 p.m. A small child has been found wandering at 7th & Elm/CdA.4:27 p.m. People with children are petting a wild moose that's either in the Post Falls or Rathdrum areas.3:14…
The arm of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania called the Idaho Democrat's new TV ad "pretty cheeky," but swiftly issued a correction Wednesday. FactCheck.org posted a story Wednesday saying Minnick was among nine Democrats falsely claiming to have voted against…
Kootenai County Commissioner Rick Currie dropped by Hucks Central a few minutes ago to announce his candidacy as a write-in candidate for the seat he now holds against Republican Jai Nelson, who beat Chris Fillios and him in a three-way race in the spring primaries.…
In this April 7 AP file photo, Tim Ravndal waves an American flag while holding a copy of the Constitution as Jim Walker speaks to the crowd through a blow horn outside the state Justice Department in Helena, Mont. (AP Photo/Independent Record, Lisa Kunkel)Members of…
A newcomer and the mayor of St. Maries claimed top honors in the 2010 Paul Bunyan Days logger competition. Mayor Tami Holdahl claimed her 10th title as the top female logger, taking first place in four different events on Sunday, including the Power Saw, Cross…
I wonder if OrangeTV/Get Out! North Idaho might include this bear stew among his photos of local Food Porn? Photographer Jesse Tinsley writes on Facebook: "I had never eaten bear before and I helped make bear stew recently. The meat was not gamey and very…
Lake Coeur d’Alene Cruises will hold a special event with U.S. Senator Mike Crapo on Sept. 25, from 5:30-7 p.m. Supporters can meet and greet Crapo as they cruise Lake Coeur d’Alene, while international accordionist Anton Lazarov provides musical entertainment. There is a no-host bar.…
Kage Mann: Cliff Harris, the Meterologist/Climatologist, who writes for the press is predicting a world wide food shortage next year. With food crops in Pakistan, Russia, China and elsewhere, having been decimated by drought and flooding, there will be less food exported by these countries.…
Based on surveys Barnes collected, the top five worries of parents are, in order: 1. Kidnapping2. School snipers3. Terrorists4. Dangerous strangers5. Drugs But how do children really get hurt or killed? 1. Car accidents2. Homicide (usually committed by a person who knows the child, not…
Boise State's Kellen Moore hi-fives fans after beating Virginia Tech 33-30 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Monday. Now, Moore has been named The O'Brien Quarterback of the Week. See Statesman story here. (AP Photo/Idaho Statesman: Joe Jaszewski)Montana Tea Party members want back axed…
I've asked the question for years: with the devastation of the "family" through neglect, divorce and indifference what will happen to the next generation of males? Raised by over-worked and very tired single mothers, "little-men" need male mentors. Taught, by and large in the early…
The Water Environment Federation has awarded Post Falls Mayor Clay Larkin one of its 2010 Excellence Awards, for his work in water conservation and in protecting the Rathdrum Aquifer and Spokane River from pollution. Larkin and Jerry N. Johnson, General Manager of the Washington Suburban…
Noonish: A male is parked in a handicap spot & refuses to move @ the Kindercenter on Mullan/Post Falls11:46 a.m. Callers wants to report illegal fireworks in Hayden.11:21 a.m. A truck hauling grain is on fire w/b on I-90 @ M/P 60 (south fork of…
County Clerk Dan English tells Huckleberries Online that he has accepted an invitation from Linda Cook to debate Republican opponent Cliff Hayes at the Panhandle Pachyderm Club luncheon at Garden Plaza (by Post Falls WalMart) at noon Friday, Sept. 17. Hayes, the former police chief…
Afghans move banners saying "Quran is our law, Islam is our religion" during a demonstration against the United States, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. Hundreds of Afghans railed against the U.S. and called for President Barack Obama's death at a rally in the capital Monday to…
Saw going out of business sign and the other yesterday while out riding. I agree with everyone except the comment on the Mom and Pop stores. If they are running their business correctly and have quality products that people “need” and innovative ways to keep…
Tuesday Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Online readers support Idaho's game with No. 6 Nebraska, even though the Vandals could be exposed to serious injury. 154 of 190 voters (81.05%) supported the apparent mismatch this Saturday -- and others against football powers in the future. Only 25…
The Bronco football team received a smattering of No. 1 votes from America's sportswriters Tuesday, and Boise State University should get the Legislature's top ranking. At least, legislative candidate Dan Loughrey is pushing the second half of the equation. “We have a higher education system…
Sgt. Christie Wood, vice-chairman of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, gives a hug to artist Julie Wood at the unveiling of the black marble tablet commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Keenans V. The Aryan Nations verdict while Marshall Mend, left, a…
When the University of Idaho decided to develop a livestock research center, it never considered building it on the campus in Moscow. That would be silly. According to the 2007 Census of Agriculture, there were fewer than 1,000 milk cows in the 10 counties of…
If I may differ with some of my fellow hysterics in the press, I'm not as amazed as they are at the political ignorance of a minority of Americans. I have had no illusions on that score since I was in high school and read…
Norm Gissel, a Coeur d'Alene attorney who assisted Southern Poverty Law Center attorney Morris Dees in the legal case that bankrupted the Aryan Nations, receives applause after addressing the crowd at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. Alison Boggs' SR story here.…
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.