In this July 31, 1964, file photo, The Everly Brothers, Phil (left) and brother Don, perform on stage. The Everlys formed an influential harmony duo that touched the hearts and sparked the imaginations of rock 'n' roll singers for decades, including the Beatles and Bob…
The final blog numbers from 2013 are: 2,409,234 page-views & 1,347,332 unique views. That's slightly down from the record 2.6 million in 2012. But nothing to sneeze at. As always, I appreciate your support in making Huckleberries Online a success during the last 10 years.…
A Seattle Seahawks fan holds a sign that says "We Believe" that features quarterback Russell Wilson's No. 3, during the second half of an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the St. Louis Rams, Sunday, Dec. 29, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer) Question:…
I don't have any misfires so far re: writing 2013 on checks because I haven't written any checks yet. I think I've gotten all the yearly dates on Huckleberries posts correctly too. I wasn't a big fan of 2013. So it won't be too hard…
Setting the stage for the 2014 legislative session — and for several legislative sessions to follow — Gov. Butch Otter says he will lay out a five-year plan to overhaul Idaho education. The five-year plan will implement, gradually, the 20 recommendations from Otter’s 31-member education…
Time 2 Vote ... On his Facebook wall, Kim Knerl posts this photo of the crowd gathered to make the annual Polar Bear plunge at Sanders Beach at noon on New Year's Day. You write the cutline. Thursday Winner -- DFO, with 3 likes: "Baby,…
4:39 p.m. Possibly drunk male in heavy camo jacket walking @ w/b I-90/MP 39 (east of Cataldo Mission). 4:16 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Jan. 2-3 here. 4:11 p.m. Possible illegal burn of tree limbs in back yard @ 700 block of…
Republicans on Friday dampened expectations about broadening Medicaid health care eligibility this year for poor Idaho residents, on the same grounds they balked in 2013: Before taking extra federal money, the existing system should be overhauled to encourage beneficiaries to take personal responsibility for their…
Walkabout snapped this fabulous sunset over the Coeur d'Alene Resort Boardwalk during a recent walk around Tubbs Hill. $10,000 raffle ticket sold in Kootenai County/KREM Trio rob Spokane Washington Trust at gunpoint/KXLY Idaho F&G looks back at 2013/Rich Landers, Outdoors 4th of July Pass ski-snowshoe…
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter speaks to reporters about the upcoming 2014 legislative session at the State Capitol building Friday in Boise. The new session begins Monday. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger) Eye on Boise offers following posts from Otter press conference today: Education will be top…
KCres (RE: Kinks mull 50th anniversary reunion): I saw the Kinks play in my home town back in 1982, they were veterans then. The fact of the matter is the older you get the worse the current music gets. I must be old as there's…
The Bonner County Prosecuting Attorney said Friday that a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened in Coeur d'Alene back in August was justified. The Prosecuting Attorney believes Eric Johnston, pictured, intended to commit suicide by cop after conducting interviews and watching footage from the officer’s body…
The Bonners Ferry Police Department is asking for information and help in identifying a man and and woman wanted in connection with stolen money from a Bonners Ferry business. The theft also included money that had been donated for building a new playground at the…
The trouble with reality show is that they bear no resemblance of reality as I know it. Right down to and including the current hit Duck Dynasty. As with all like it, the show is staged and the dialog written for gags. Heck all you…
Another swell scene from trip to Bayview & Farragut Park by Marianne Love/Slight Detour. Top Post: There is an inordinate pneumonia activity this Winter with yours truly leading the pack. I have bee under the weather for about three weeks or so with bacterial pneumonia.…
Coeur d’Alene residents recycled nearly 418,000 pounds of materials last month, the most recorded since single-stream curbside recycling was introduced in the city in October 2010. “That’s a 13 percent increase over December 2012,” said Coeur d’Alene finance director Troy Tymeson. “That means 208 tons…
Owners of The Long Ear music store Deon and Terry Borchard, left and store manager Chelsea Fritze, right, talked about the 40th Birthday Festival to be held this weekend at the Coeur d'Alene store. (SR file photo) Among the New Year's resolutions of Nathan Weinbender/SR…
Here's another entertainment resolution from SR entertainment writer Nathan Weinbender/Spokane7: With several music streaming services at our disposal, there’s really no excuse not to be on top of the newest music trends at all times. I make a resolution every year to broaden my musical…
It might be a one-man show. But baritone Aaron St. Clair Nicholson will be performing with some “old friends” Saturday night. They’re classical and contemporary, a mix of popular opera arias and Americana, a few of his favorites, songs to which he always returns. “They’re…
I always have a difficult time putting together year-end top 10 lists for two reasons: 1) The further down the list you go, the more arbitrary the ranking becomes – I mean, really, how much better is title No. 7 than No. 8? – and…
The iconic 1960s band The Kinks are considering reuniting to mark a half-century since the band's debut release. The group's frontman and chief songwriter Ray Davies said the reunion of the north London band was as "close as it's ever been to happening". With hits…
Residents dig out their cars as a snow plow clears the street after an overnight snowstorm in the Queens borough of New York today. The National Weather Service said snowfall totals ranged from 6 inches in Central Park to 11 inches in Oceanside, on Long…
House Speaker Scott Bedke and Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill both agreed with earlier comments from Gov. Butch Otter this morning about defending Idaho’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage from a legal challenge. Otter said Idaho voters enacted the measure into the Constitution, and the…
Ocean of woes, boat in trouble, storms and hard luck. Bubble... bubble... The Bard of Sherman Avenue (1st movie review ever)
11:51 a.m. Caregiver reports to KCSD that female threatening to kill herself by putting plastic bag over head. 11:22 a.m. A semi is disabled @ e/b I-90/MP 27.5 (near top of 4th of July Pass). 11:18 a.m. CPD officer warns colleague that motorist he's seeking…
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.
