AM Scanner Traffic -- 12.7.15
AM Scanner Traffic for Monday (9 items & counting) includes report of possible child enticement at a Post Falls bus stop ...
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 2015
Terrorist FB taunt brings warning 7
The Benewah County sheriff has issued a warning to the individual who Facebooked a photo of the St. Maries High School Lumberjack mascot in front of the grade school, with the taunt: "HEY ISIS B*T**S COME GET SOME." The sheriff asks: "do we really want to make our town stand out when terrorists could be looking for their next political statement?"
Wedeln: Things I trust > Donald Trump 7
In the comment section, Wedeln6969 provides 2 lists -- "Things I Trust Less Than Donald Trump" and "Things I Trust More Than Donald Trump." Um, the second list is somewhat longer than the first. Enjoy.
Poll: Won't give up freedoms 3
In the weekend poll, a majority of Hucks Nation said it isn't willing to sacrifice some freedoms to deal with increasing episodes of domestic terrorism and terror attacks. Today's Poll: Should the sale or possession of semi-automatic weapons that carry more than 10 rounds of ammunition be banned?
'Wayne's World' makes mark in Idaho 12
In his column for Idaho Politics Weekly, Chuck Malloy writes of the impact that Wayne Hoffman, his Idaho Freedom Foundation, and the organization's "Freedom Index" have had on Idaho politics.
Who do you trust less -- Trump, media? 8
In his weekly column for the Lewiston Tribune, conservative Michael Costello wonders who does America trust less -- Donald Trump or the media.
Assault weapons ban stands 37
In a victory for gun-control advocates, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a 2nd Amendment challenge to laws that forbid the sale or possession of semiautomatic weapons that carry more than 10 rounds of ammo. The justices by a 7-2 vote refused to review rulings by judges in Chicago who upheld a ban on assault weapons in Highland Park, Ill.
Edit: Guv shakes down corporate Idaho 3
In a Lewiston Tribune editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase comments that Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has a severe case of lame duckness. But that hasn't prevented Ms Lori & him from shaking down corporate Idaho in the form of a political action committee called Otter PAC.
Letter: County wrong on refugees 2
In a letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press editor, Mary Rosdahl of Coeur d'Alene says Kootenai County commissioners are wrong to be considering the adoption of a resolution targeting Syrian refugees. Bonner County commissioners have already passed a similar resolution.
Pearl Harbor witness: 'It was so scary' 3
Like most Americans, Nancy Harlocker’s world changed on Dec. 7, 1941. A 10-year-old living an idyllic island childhood on Oahu, Harlocker woke to the sound of her father yelling, “We’re at war!” She and her 14-year-old brother looked up to see a Japanese Zero flying overhead.
Ex-Otter lawyer cashes in on grouse 3
Tom Perry, Gov. Butch Otter's former top lawyer, is cashing in as a private lawyer by representing the Legislature and the governor in their lawsuit over the sage grouse listing. Perry was paid $100,755 a year when he left the governor's office in April. He has been paid $165,400 as of November to represent state interests.
Fan laments KVNI program change 6
Sunday Huckleberries kicked off with comment re: the decision by the Powers That Be in Spokane to change the programming at KVNI-AM radio from 24/7/365 sports to Top 40/'80s music after Christmas. Former Councilman Mike Kennedy doesn't like the change. One. Bit. Neither do I, for those keeping score at home.
SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 2015
Weekend Wild Card -- 12.5-6.15 19
Huckleberries Online enters today (Sunday) less than 51 page-views short of its page-view record of 2,627,172. The blog is on a pace this year to reach about 2.8 million page-views. All of which makes me want to stick around another year to see if...
FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 2015
Parting Shot -- 12.4.15 1
A migrant child looks from a train window after boarding near the southern Macedonian town of Gevgelija, today. Greek riot police struggled to maintain order on Friday after clashes between asylum-seekers at the country's border with Macedonia. Macedonia is allowing only people from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria to cross the border.
TGIF Wild Card -- 12.4.15 6
I'd like to think I'm looking forward to the weekend. But Mrs. O has some honey-do's lined up that'll make me wish that I was hanging out at Hucks Central killing time with you guys and gals. Talk about making a list and checking it...
Hey, pal, it's North Idaho. Period. 66
Another resident from outside the Idaho Panhandle -- this time from eastern Washington -- tells The Slice he cringes whenever he hears someone use the term "North Idaho" to refer to our region. Spokane businessman Rick Hosmer is urging the SR to start referring to the Panhandle as "northern Idaho," like Gov. Butch Otter does. Blech.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 12.4.15
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (26 items) + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 15 more items includes 3 punks in the median @ I-90/Pleasant View, Post Falls, throwing rocks at passing vehicles -- and a lockdown in the Strawberry Fields subdivision of Hayden ...
Cutline Contest -- 12.4.15 10
The Cutline Contest today features a survival-of-the-fittest battle between a big crocodile and a smaller crocodile in Australia. Thursday winner: JohnA.
Capone's offers 12 Ales of Christmas 1
"You know the holidays are here when Rudolph is back on TV and the 12 Ales of Christmas returns to Capone’s," writes Rick Bonino/On Tap blog. Capone's is sponsoing the 19th annual celebration, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. The star attractions again are the titular dozen seasonal beers.
HucksOnline Blogos -- 12.4.15 3
A daily roundup of links from the Huckleberries Online blog roll begins with a hat tip to Marianne Love of Slight Detour who is celebrating her 11th blogiversary today. The cartoon above was provided by her brother -- and was an inspiration for her to start blogging on Dec. 4, 2004. HucksOnline started the previous February. It's been a long ride.
Idaho's Choice: College or cancer? 9
It’s not a secret that crippling student debt has been on the rise for years. Idaho is no different. But where Idaho differentiates itself from most of the USA is the number of high schoolers going on to college. Idaho consistently ranks near the bottom of this category. ... A group sees tuition costs as the problem and cigarettes as the solution.
Flash Back: Steamboating on Lake CdA 4
Nearly 50 years of steamboating history on Lake Coeur d'Alene were brought to a close as the Georgie Oakes was set on fire and sank as part of a Coeur d'Alene 4th of July celebration in 1927. In this week's edition of the Pacific Northwest Inlander, EJ Ianetti provides an overview of steamboating on Lake Coeur d'Alene and its feeder rivers.
Local man attends Paris climate talks 3
"Idaho doesn’t have an official representative at the Paris climate talks," writes Rocky Barker/Idaho Statesman, "but Sandpoint’s Gary Payton is there, representing the Presbyterian Church and the Idaho Conservation League." (Question: Do you wished you could have attended the Paris climate talks?)
Huckleberries Hears ... 3
... That city of Coeur d'Alene spokesman Keith Erickson is no longer with the city ...
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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