It's Monday. Which means Huckleberries Online has survived another Blogfest. And Downton Abbey fans have the entire offseason to recover from the last scene of Season 3. However, the sun is shining as Huckleberries begins its 10th year of existence. Yeah, yeah, I know, a…
George Washington presidential presenter C. Roger Cooper welcomes a young visitor during the Presidents Day celebration at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library in Simi Valley, Calif., earlier today. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Question: Who's your favorite president, besides George Washington and/or Abraham Lincoln? Please…
A Facebook Friend must have used her cell phone to post this on her Facebook wall this evening: "Just ran out of gas for first time in forever. Damn it. Oh well, a walk will do me good." I can't remember the last time --…
Huckleberries hears ... That former Idaho House Speaker Lawerence Denney, pictured, will be the speaker at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner of the Kootenai County Republicans. There was a rumor that local Republicans were trying to get U.S. Sen. Rand Paul as the speaker for…
Coeur d'Alene's Brittany Tackett (14) reacts during the final moments of the girls Class 5A State Championship high school basketball game against Post Falls on Saturday in Nampa. Post Falls won 46-44. (AP Photo/Robby Milo) Question: Were you ever part of a team that came…
5:17 p.m. Someone is suffering breathing problems in 600 block of W. Harrison/CdA. 5:06 p.m. ITD on scene to clear debris from 2-vehicle crash @ w/b onramp of I-90/H95, CdA. 4:36 p.m. Female w/curly black hair is road raging in white Toyota van @ w/b…
Stickman, with the stick he carved for Bayview Herb, checks out photos from Blogfest 2012 on Don Sausser's photo while DFO makes a "hand pistol" that would get him kicked off most elementary school playgrounds. Herb provides his view of Blogfest 2013 at the Fort…
On his blog, The Slice, Paul Turner made me feel old without trying, we he posted this headline on the photo of the Dave Clark 5 photo album above: "Only two of them are still alive." (Photo: www.cat45.com) Sad song/Catherine Johnston, End Notes Sickest man…
Today is the day that both the House and the Senate hold their memorial services to remember those former members who have died in the past year. In the Senate this morning, formers Sens. Larry Craig and Denton Darrington returned to take part in the…
AGC Aerospace & Defense has issued this statement re: the alleged behavior of former Unitech Composites president Joe Ricky Hundley of Hayden: “Reports of the recent behavior of one of our business unit executives while on personal travel are offensive and disturbing. We have taken…
After Blogfest 2013, I hung out with three conservatives who attended the annual event: Jennifer Locke, Bjorn Handeen and Northerner from Bonners Ferry. We discussed the difference between the Tea Party and United Conservaties of North Idaho, and the Tea Party and Reagan Republicans. Duane…
In this undated file photo, country singer Mindy McCready performs in Nashville, Tenn. McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, died Sunday of an apparent suicide. She was 37. Daily Beast story here. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Heath Cole/KXLY (@HeathCole) tweets: "The former company of the accused baby slapper in Hayden Id is refusing to talk to media.Hired security to stop media."
Michelle Obama jokingly says a midlife crisis is what inspired her new haircut with bangs. The first lady revealed the new hairstyle last month on her 49th birthday, which came a few days before the festivities for President Barack Obama's second inauguration. Mrs. Obama was…
The associations representing Idaho cities, counties and school boards all have come out against the initial draft bill the governor’s office released last week to phase out the personal property tax on business equipment, reports Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News. “The legislation will result…
As Girl Scouts fan out across the state for their annual cookie sale, 22 cents of every $3.75 box they sell in Idaho will go to the state, rather than to Girl Scout programs, under current tax policy. The Girl Scouts of the Silver Sage…
The Gonzaga Bulldogs continue to win, and as a result climb up the national rankings. Gonzaga moves up two spots in this week's Associated Press Poll, now ranked third in the nation. They remain third in the USA Today Coaches Poll, picking up three first…
On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson offers proof that Dick Haugen, former KVNI voice of North Idaho, is alive and well -- and still following sports. Posts Kerri: "Coming home from Boise via Salt Lake City we shared a flight with Dick Haugen and three…
11:42 a.m. Ex-husband reports seeing blood on kitchen floor as he arrived to pickup children for visitation rights @ 7th & Locust, CdA. No one is answering the door. 11:39 a.m. Abandoned boat reported @ Idaho & Prairie/Post Falls. 11:24 a.m. Female @ Post Falls…
Jennifer Locke brought the youngest and cutest follower of Huckleberries Online to Blogfest 2013. Jennifer, Bjorn Handeen, Northerner and I had a good conversation re: "astroturf" and the number of Republican factions in the Kootenai County area. We stopped counting the latter at 7. (Don…
Weekend Poll: 93 of 193 respondents (48.19%) said Coeur d'Alene schools won't be safer, even if voters approve this spring's levy calling for $1.4M in district security upgrades. 65 of 193 respondents (33.68%), however, said the schools would be "somewhat safer," and 15 of 193…
Inspections will continue as usual at the train refueling depot in Hauser, even after a conditional agreement for the facility sunsets. Kootenai County commissioners recently met with Idaho Department of Environmental Quality officials in the commissioners' chambers, to discuss future oversight of the BNSF Railway…
Brittany Tackett from Coeur d'Alene High tries to avoid a collision with Post Falls High's Hallie Gennett in the girls 5A state basketball tournament in Nampa Saturday. Post Falls won 46-44 in overtime. Jason Elliott/CdA Press story here. And: More photos by Jerome A. Pollos/Coeur…
Top Fuel driver Antron Brown's dragster bursts into flames after crashing in the second round of eliminations at the NHRA Winternationals auto racing event on Sunday in Pomona, Calif. Brown walked away from the fiery crash with only minor injuries. (AP Photo/The Inland Valley Daily…
Also: 'Heinous and hateful': Parents describe Idaho man's attack on toddler/Dave Berggren, KARE11, KTVB A man charged with slapping a toddler on a Minneapolis-to-Atlanta flight is out of a job, his former employer said Sunday. Joe Rickey Hundley, 60, of Hayden, pictured, is no longer…
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.
