Glimpsing Mitt and Ann Romneyin the stands at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, East London, with Michelle Obama also in attendance, Americans doubtless will wonder (or not, but we’re going to write about it anyway) just how sporty and sporting the presidential candidates can be.…
The Dow industrials powered past 13000, as investors celebrated signs Europe's leaders are taking action to address the region's debt troubles. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 187.73 points, or 1.5%, closing above 13000 for the first time since May 7. The Standard & Poor's…
A long-held principle in electoral politics: Until the votes are counted, there are no absolutes – no 100 percent chance of winning, no zero percent chance of losing. Even in a race that looks like a slam dunk, there’s a little room for long-shot possibility.…
Washington voters probably didn’t intend it, but they gave at least a temporary economic boost to Idaho liquor stores when taking their state out of the booze business last year. In June, the first month that Initiative 1183 closed Washington’s state-owned liquor stores and raised…
"I've been dancing for 30 years," said Micky Martin, of Spokane Valley,front right, during opening night of the 7th annual Mini-Sturgis at Cruiser's bar in Post Falls on Thursday. The event runs through Saturday night. Scott Maben/SR reports on the 8th annual Mini-Sturgis event and…
Daily Poll: 119 of 196 respondents (60.71%) say they haven't been bullied online. 61 of 196 respondents (31.12%) say they have. 5 of 196 (2.55%) admitted that they're online bullies. 11 were uncertain whether they have or haven't. Weekend Poll: What do you think of…
12:09 p.m. Dog locked in mini-van in Row 8 of Hayden WalMart is panting. 12:08 p.m. Deer almost goes through window of dar driven by female who is 39 months pregnant on H95 @ M/P 436 (Lacey/Hayden). 12:07 p.m. Williams Paint & Coating on Govt…
New Zealand's Caroline Lenamore runs with her horse Lenamore during horse inspection for the equestrian eventing competition at Greenwich Park, the site for the equestrian and modern pentathlon events at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, in London. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) Question: Which animal has nicer…
On her Facebook wall this morning, Kerri Thoreson writes: "Okay ... this morning my cell phone was totally uncharged so I put it on the charger and texted Joe Paisley on the KVNI Radio morning show to call me on my land line for our…
JEERS ... to the Idaho Transportation Board. First it fired the state's first female transportation director, Pam Lowe, on flimsy grounds. Then it outsourced defense of the case to Holland & Hart of Boise. Before it cut Lowe an undisclosed settlement check, the law firm…
JEERS ... to House Speaker Lawerence Denney, R-Midvale. Of all the people to send - at taxpayer expense - on a junket, Denney picks Rep. Phil Hart, R-Hayden. Hart is among a contingent of lawmakers attending this week's annual American Legislative Exchange Council meeting at…
In this Oct. 21, 2008, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at a rally at Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, Iowa. The president's re-election campaign is increasingly sounding like a nostalgia tour. His speeches stroll through elections past, serving up…
We're having fun here with the second in a series of three ha-huge "reveals" from Chester and Chuckle Berries again today. However, if you have a problem with what Chuckle Berries is doing re: the outing, misidentifications and links to your Facebook page, you can…
To the cyclists who routinely ride on Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive: no matter what combination of alien-shaped helmet/distastefully colored spandex you wear, you are incapable of sustaining 45 mph. I know you are of the “Share the road” mentality, but there is no need to…
Before the TV contracts, the Internet, etc., if you did not attend a Vandal game in person, then your only source of information was to listen on the radio...and how lucky we were from Pocatello to Sandpoint to have The Voice as our source. He…
Shazam! Another ha-huge reveal from Cousin Chester and his Confused Keyboard Commandos today. In Part 2, Chester tells us that DanOfTheCommunity is Dan English. TLPoelstra is Tami Poelstra. JeanieS is Jeanie Buchanan. Et cetera. Simply. Amazing. You'd think Chester from the Chuckle Berries Online swamp…
Huckleberries has learned that Linda Cook was actually reading Huckleberries Online when this photo was taken by the Phantom Photographer. Opinionator Kevin Richert of the Idaho Statesman weighs in on the legal fight that emerged from the Valentine's Day post by Linda Cook (AlmostInnocentBystander) re:…
SWATting? What the heck is that? Star, Idaho, resident David Fix knows. He has had an up close and personal view of it and he did not enjoy the experience. The term is a not-so-veiled reference to the actions of police SWAT teams, which descend…
The Kootenai County Reagan Republicans say they have retained an attorney and have begun raising money to prepare for a legal fight to protect their brand name. Ron Lahr of the Reagan Republicans said Thursday the money is being raised through the group's political action…
I'm sad to report that HucksOnline has lost one of the sometimes poster -- Bayview Bob (or Bob Bowen). Herb reports that Bob was optimistic recently following a bone marrow transplant in his fight with leukemia. But this took a turn for the worst at…
The United States' Missy Franklin swims during a practice session at the Aquatics Center at the Olympic Park ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday in London. Opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Olympics will be held Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) Question: How…
Today Mitt Romney got a nasty taste of what political life is like under a foreign media microscope. He must be wondering why he didn’t stay home. By the measure of world-wide Twitter trending (#Romneyshambles), not to mention the Brit papers, Romney’s visit to London…
5:58 p.m. Manager of Jo's Hole in Spirit Lake has questions re: Wednesday PM incident. 5:55 p.m. Suicidal male on Windermere Avenue/CdA drove off, leaving keys, ring, bank card. 5:53 p.m. Possible battery reported at Kootenai County Jail. 5:22 p.m. Hazmat team en route to…
A small slug slithers over a wild blackberry picked by a motorist along a country road near Kellogg, Ore., according to wildlife photographer Robin Loznak. Robin reports on his Facebook page that the slug was returned to the thicket. You can see more of Robin's…
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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