In the Wednesday poll, Hucks Nation overwhelmingly supported wilderness protection for the Boulder-White Clouds area. Today's Poll: Are you concerned that the city budget calls for cutting 4 positions from the criminal division of the legal department?
AM Headlines for Thursday includes a change in designation under Washington law re: beekeepers. Also: Attorney seeks dismissal of falcon conviction/Press, Washington law recognizes beekeepers as farmers/SR, Scouts CEO says new policy may be non-issue in Spokane/SR & Lackluster runoff leaves Lake Coeur d'Alene summer level short/KXLY.
In a startling bit of news for the Idaho newspaper industry, the Post Co announced today that it’s negotiating a deal to sell the business and all its assets – including the Idaho Falls Post Register. The family - and employee-owned newspaper has served Idaho Falls under the Post Co since 1925. (What does this say re: state of Idaho newspapering?)
The proposed Coeur d'Alene budget for fiscal 2015-16 calls for adding 15 more police officers and firefighters, while cutting for positions in the city's legal department. City Administrator Jim Hammond doesn’t think the additional officers will lead to a heavier workload for city attorneys. (Question: What do you think of this proposal?)
In a guest opinion in the Idaho Statesman, former congressional aide George Moses of Boise takes former gubernatorial candidate Russ Fulcher to task for criticizing Idaho's relationship to the federal government. Idaho, after all, was the entity that petitioned to join the federal government, not vice versa, Moses comments.
Great-grandmother Marla Langley made the ultimate sacrifice, when she saw an SUV careening toward her and her 2-year-old great-grandson along a Spokane street. She tossed the toddler out of the way, only to be struck and killed by a driver who later told police that he had blacked out.
In Post Falls Wednesday, pranksters were out in force in the Montrose subdivision. A brief report re: their activities was provided in the Post Falls PD Swing Shift Facebook log. You can also find a link to the complete Swing Shift report below.
In an editorial in the Lewiston Tribune today, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase pays tribute to former Idaho House Speaker Tom Boyd, who died this week at age 86.
SR columnist Doug Clark targets the Tacoma man who wants the Spokane School District to change the name of Wilson Elementary on the South Hill. Dan Hasty feels that Spokane shouldn't honor a president that he says had racist views.
Between 100 and 150 local U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders supporters turned out Wednesday to begin a nationwide grassroots campaign for the Democratic presidential primaries next spring. The gathering was part of a nationwide kickoff meeting that connected 3,500 locations online and drew more than 100,000 attendees.
Duane Hagadone, the Coeur d'Alene newspaper and resort owner, hosted a Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce fundraiser at his Casco Bay home Wednesday. Hagadone said the chamber played a big role in transforming Coeur d'Alene into the community it is today. (Question: Have you ever been the member of a chamber?)
University of Idaho President Chuck Staben is trying to win students for his college, a task that is complicated by WSU's decision to cut tuition by 20% over the next two years. In a meeting with the Coeur d'Alene Press Editorial Board, Staben mapped out his strategy for attracting more students to the Moscow campus.
The two summer concert series, offered by Handshake Productions and the Coeur d'Alene Arts & Culture Alliance, hit a high note this last week. It started with the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre singing show tunes at Riverstone Pond Thursday. Then, Stagecoach West rocked a large...
Protestors gather outside Dr. Walter James Palmer's dental office in Bloomington, Minn., earlier today. Palmer reportedly paid $50,000 to track and kill Cecil, a black-maned lion, just outside Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
A man who was stopped along a road on Montana's Crow Indian Reservation gunned down a family who tried to help him Wednesday, killing the couple and wounding their daughter, a relative said. A suspect was arrested hours later in Wyoming. (Question: When did you last pick up a hitchhiker?)
Yesterday, we discussed my discovery of the wonders of mixing banana, peanut butter and fresh honey. Many of you offered different variations on this cuisine dream including one who suggested peanut butter and onions. Well, last night, I experienced another culinary first. Wasabe peas. But the peas may not be healthy snack alternative I want.
The Cutline Contest today features Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and several others pulling an Alaska Airlines Plane as part of a cancer fundraiser. Tuesday Winner -- Searcher.
Monday’s decision by the Boy Scouts of America to allow gay men and women to serve as Scoutmasters has drawn a variety of reactions. Gay rights advocates called the decision window dressing, since the decision still allows religious organizations to set up their own rules…
Scanner Traffic for Wednesday PM (18 items & counting + AM Scanner Traffic link w/17 more items) includes unconscious people at 3 different locations this PM ...
The city’s summer overlay program starts Monday. Streets to be overlaid will have temporary closures due to grinding, utility raising and paving. In some cases, traffic may be reduced to one lane during overlay.
During an address before the African Union, President Obama talked about the importance of term limits. Going off script, he said he would win again, if he was allowed by our Constitution to run again." (DFO: I agree that President Obama would win a third term, probably by a big margin. What do you think?)
The State Department of Education wants students to get a jumpstart on science, in kindergarten. The department also envisions science classes that emphasize research, not rote memorization. And the changes could begin to come by 2016-17. (Question: But is Idaho willing to pay for that improvement? Or does it want to do this on the cheap?)
The Idaho GOP no longer recognizes and welcomes the Republican Liberty Caucus, according to a blog post by Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. The resolution recognizing the group, of which former legislator Phil Hart is vice president, expired this summer -- and wasn't renewed.
Daily roundup of HucksOnline blogosphere today: No twists to the trail/On Tap, Binge Watch: UnREAL/7 Blog, The Trump predicament/Faithful Geek, Black cloud over Bonner County/Simple Mind, Tail of 2 photos: Whitetails young & old/Outdoors, DELETE and photographic handicaps/Slight Detour, It's not the rule-breaking, it's the cover-up/Grip on Sport
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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