Today I opened my last unemployment check. [Ominous drum roll] It had a note at the bottom to the affect: Good luck in your job search and your future life that will not be what you have been accustomed to. Um, there ain't no job…
Maybe it was just the hazy, hallucinatory bliss brought on by three and a half trips to Taste of India's alarmingly magnificent buffet situation that had me looking down at dirty old Spokompton in such a wisty-eyed way. Indian cuisine is something you really can't…
Competitors leap through the water obstacle during the men's 3,000m steeplechase final at the Pan American Games Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, today. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
Sometimes, I stop to reflect how much fun I have sitting at the controls of HucksOnline. Unlike other newspaper jobs I've had, I have no idea what will happen here on any given day. A day might dawn quiet, like today ... and go nuts.…
5:53 p.m. Elderly male is crying & yelling @ kids in front of Ponderosa Elementary/PF. 5:48 p.m. Driver reports hitting & killing a deer @ Diamond & Ruby/Hayden. 5:15 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Oct. 27-28 here. 5:01 p.m. Resident @ Chase…
"Stormy weather over Challis, Idaho. Just a quick stop on my return home from Southeastern Idaho earlier this month," posts Linda Lantzy on her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook wall. Vandals looking to thaw out Saturday/Josh Wright, SR Feds sue Hart, seek to foreclose on log…
Earlier today, hippos seem to express appreciation for the carved pumpkins offered them at the "Bioparco" in Rome. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Rome's Bio-park press office, HO) Top Cutlines: 1. Behold the hippopotamus./It’s ugly from lips to its bottom-ous./They see their control/Are from needles…
"Yup, it was as blatant as it comes yesterday," posts Mariane Love/Slight Detour. "Jack Frost was on a murderous rampage, taking no prisoners. Leaves were hanging bravely in their last hurrah. Soon, I'll have work to do -- the major project of Fall. " More…
In the wake of this afternoon's news re: the feds pursuing foreclosure against state Rep. Phil Hart for some $550K in unpaid income taxes, penalties, and interest, Duane Rasmussen offers this blast from HucksOnline past (Oct. 19, 2010) in the comments section: Norm Semanko, chairman…
Some St. Louis Cardinals stand in the outfield during batting practice before Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers Friday in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Question: Predict tonight's final score?
That Palouse group that's trying to improve the image of pit bulls had better avoid Dion and Joanetta Holton of Ohio Match Road/Athol. At about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dion, a Coeur d'Alene city worker, found a neighbor's pit bull in a pen in his yard…
Five education leaders associated with the Education Corridor, including NIC prez Priscilla Bell (pictured) and LCSC executive director Cyndie Hammond, wrote the following for the Coeur d'Alene Press: "Road projects rarely garner smiles, but for the last month we’ve been grinning ear-to-ear as the critical…
The New Jersey company that offered Ernesto Bustamante a job as he was being investigated by the University of Idaho for sexual harassment never called the university for references, a company spokeswoman said today. “The references he provided were not from the University of Idaho,”…
In the category of "So much whine/So little cheese," Cindy takes up a new complaint: "I hate being forced to listen to music when I call someone. I'm not talking about hold music. Nowadays, people force you to listen to music when you call their…
The Statue of Liberty is shown against the deep blue sky in New York Harbor. Today, the statue hosted the 125th anniversary of its dedication with a Naturalization Ceremony, the presentation of a gift to continue its preservation and an evening fireworks display. (AP Photo/Richard…
You can read my full story here at spokesman.com on the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit against Idaho Rep. Phil Hart, which seeks to foreclose on his log home in Athol for more than half a million in back federal income taxes, penalties and interest. Through…
From Bay View, Herb Huseland writes: "Unbelievable Generosity took place at Scenic Bay Marina in Bayview (Thursday). Hearing that Michael Heath had no place to sleep or park his old motor home, Chan Karupiah, owner of Scenic Bay Marina and RV park, donated an RV…
Cindy Hval, occupier of HucksOnline when I'm absent, is in a snit today. I'll let her explain: "How long does it take you to respond to a phone call or email? Feeling ever so grumpy about folks who are too busy/self important to respond in…
I was a little rusty but was still satisfied to score 66 words per minute with 5 mistakes. Cis/From A Simple Mind scored 51 words per minute with 3 mistakes. You can test your typing skills w/this little test from TypingTest.com here Question: How did…
Kayaker Alan Brady is surprised by two breaching humpback whales while kayaking off the coast of Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz, Calif., this morning. Photographer Paul Schraub was shooting pictures from a boat while on assignment for the Santa Cruz Conference and Visitors Council…
11:59 a.m. 2 males are asking Fernan Lake Road residents for jobs, so they can get to Spokane. 11:56 a.m. 1 person reportedly suffered injuries in a 4-vehicle accident @ H95 & Hayden. 11:41 a.m. Attendant & customer are arguing at gas station @ 1001…
The Twin Falls Times-News dismisses the Jan. 6 presidential straw poll initiated by Idaho Republicans as so much folly on a cold winter's day: "Unfortunately, the Executive Committee is either naïve or politically egocentric in assuming that candidates will drop everything to come to Idaho…
Ron Bitner, a grape and wine producer in Southwest Idaho for more than 30 years, enjoys a glass of Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon at his vineyard near Marsing. The grape harvest is in full swing for local producers. (Idaho Statesman photo: Darin Oswald) Cartoon: Separating truly scary…
After being struck by another vehicle, this large male deer crashed through the windshield of a pickup truck this morning in Maysville, Ky. The driver of the truck was transported to a local hospital with facial injuries Her condition is unknown. (AP Photo/The Ledger Independent,…
Jeers ... to Idaho schools Superintendent Tom Luna. Last week, Idaho joined only 15 states to pass on a share of a $500 million federal Race to the Top early learning grant. That puts the Gem State behind not only Washington, Oregon and Nevada, but…
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.
