As near as Blogmeister Ryan & I can tell, the "circulation" of HucksOnline is 9404. We come up with that number by adding monthly unique views of this blog (8133) with Facebook followers (529) and Twitter followers (742). It's not an exact science because one…
Athletes compete during the women's 110m Hurdles of the heptathlon event at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, today. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
A misdemeanor battery charge was dismissed against former Idaho gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell today in Idaho County Second District Court, and a jury trial was set for March 9th on four misdemeanor Fish and Game violations stemming from incidents in early September. He is accused…
RE: Sculpture stolen from downtown Coeur d'Alene/Alison Boggs, SR Alas, another bird snatched. Last weekend, the Coeur d'Alene Press reported that thieves absconded with a heron sculpture in Coeur d'Alene. The pillage comes just weeks after "Omay," a Pelican sculpture disappeared from Novato, Calif. Both…
5:44 p.m. PFPD Blues catch possible stolen Subaru @ I-90 & H41 after freeway BOSS hit. 5:51 p.m. Firefighters checking on smoke sighting @ Rockford Bay & Chandler. 5:20 p.m. 2 small motorcycles popping wheelies & doing tricks @ 4th & Appleway/CdA. 5:17 p.m. A…
In this August 2009 file photo, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristen Bell, and Betty White are shown in a scene from, "You Again." Washington State University has named Betty White as an honorary alumna. Story here. (AP Photo/Disney, Mark Fellman) Idaho's budget outlook brightest in years/Betsy…
... that Larry Spencer resigned from the board of the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans a week to 10 days ago. And you'll never guess why. Give up? He considers the Reagan Republicans to be too (wait for it) -- LIBERAL! Someone turn on the Spencer…
The Reagan Republicans are busy flooding Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls/Rathdrum mailboxes with their endorsements for mayor and city council positions in the Nov. 8 municipal elections. A Berry Picker sent HucksOnline the following flyer that she received. Noticeably missing is Coeur d'Alene City Councilman Ron Edinger.…
Holly Pickett takes pictures in the Gaza strip in January of 2009. The Butte native has been a photojournalist in the Middle East for the past three years based in Cairo, Egypt. (Ben Curtis AP Photo) A Butte woman may have been the first Westerner…
On his Facebook page, former legislator George Sayler posts: "Recently, on the blog on his website, my chief opponent (Dan Gookin) said I would be a rubber stamp for the current administration. I guess he does not know me very well, and he doesn't apparantly…
For Gary D. & the rest of the Ron Paulers in Hucks Nation, state Rep. Phil Hart will be singing Ron Paul's praises at the Donut Shop, 8761 Government Way/Hayden, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Ron Pauler extraordinaire Jim Hollingsworth has circulated an email to friends,…
On her Facebook wall, Linda Lantzy/Idaho Scenic Images posted this second photo of North Idaho autumn that she snapped a week ago in the Wolf Lodge area: "The Road to Yesterday." Remember ... Linda's “The Essence of North Idaho” show at Hayden City Hall is…
RE: Dangers aside, traveling alone satisfying to most women/Kristi Eaton, Associated Press Cheryl-Anne Millsap/SR, via Facebook: "I was disappointed in this story in Sunday's Spokesman-Review. It's the same as 100 other "Women Flying Solo" similar pieces. It doesn't really relate to the ways most women…
I have always thought it was a statement of the character, decency and political astuteness of Harry Truman that he developed a genuine working friendship with the former president that Democrats still love to vilify – Herbert Hoover. The photo is of Truman and Hoover…
The state highway landscape in North Idaho is taking on a different look with projects continuing this fall. Two U.S. 95 projects from Garwood to Sagle will widen the highway from two lanes to four. “(Both) segments are expected to be complete by fall 2013,”…
The National Fantasy Baseball Championship, a contest paying a top prize of $100,000, draws an elite collection of contestants: computer geniuses, deep-pocketed stockbrokers and money managers, maybe a young man or woman looking to be the next Billy Beane or Theo Epstein. But the contest…
On his Facebook wall, Otis G Experience writes: "Is anybody else tired of political mass-market buzz statements with no actual substance? I think the true foundation of America doesn't want to be associated with any extreme... so it stays out of the discussion entirely. To…
Montana cornerback Trumaine Johnson, center, intercepts a pass during an NCAA college football game against Weber State in Missoula, Mont., in this 2009 file photo. Police officers used stun guns to subdue Johnson and teammate Gerald Kemp on Sunday morning in Missoula after the team…
Turkish rescuers carry Azra Karaduman, a 2-week-old baby girl they have saved from under debris of a collapsed building in Ercis, Van, eastern Turkey, Tuesday. Hundreds of people were killed Sunday after a powerful quake in eastern Turkey. (AP Photo) DFO: Isn't this photo a…
11:49 a.m. A pitbull is chasing kids getting off school bus in area of 11776 Hauser Lake Road. 11:24 a.m. Robert is in KCSD lobby to report ongoing problems w/his wife. 11:17 a.m. Red Ford is weaving off e/b I-90 after entering freeway from Hauser…
On is online site at the moment, the Coeur d'Alene Press is featuring a screed by state Rep. Kathy Sims denouncing -- does she do anything else? -- the city for a coverup re: the ownership of the Coeur d'Alene Library. She launches into her…
Early this semester, The Argonaut recieved a decent amount of flak for running a photo online of the presumed body of former assistant professor Ernesto A. Bustamante being rolled out on a strecher in a body bag. If readers were offended by this, then they…
On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook wall, Linda Lantzy posts two photos today under the general headline, "Coeur d'Alene Autumn," including the one above, which was taken this morning at Harrison & 11th. BTW, Linda's "The Essence of North Idaho" show at Hayden City Hall…
At the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, editorialist Murf Raquet takes issue with the Idaho Lottery's Scratch for Schools program, a statewide event that’s touted as the “fastest five minute fundraiser for public schools in Idaho,” according to a press release from officials. Seems teams of three…
Perhaps the biggest thorn in my side about this whole “occupy” movement is a phone call to a Boise-based radio show I read about. This young man, let’s call him Bobby, was upset that businessmen and other executives drive fancy cars that he can’t afford…
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.
