The sun is trying to break through. The Idaho Legislature is trying to wind down. And Mike Kennedy is a Democrat again. Everything is in balance in the Land of Huckleberries on this Thursday morning in March. But I would prefer that someone does something...
Donna Stafford holds her signed copy of Cindy Hval's book, "War Bonds: Love Stories from the Greatest Generation," Wednesday night. Donna and her husband were one of the couples featured in Cindy's book. Donna attended Cindy's reading from her book at the Coeur d'Alene Library....
Crimes Stoppers of the Inland Northwest are offering rewards in two disappearances of women from Coeur d'Alene area women 29 years ago. Deborah Jean Swanson went missing on March 29, 1986, from the Tubbs Hill area. Sally Anne Stone went missing on May 28, 1986. See below for details.
PM Scanner Traffic for Thursday (18 items + AM Scanner Traffic link) includes a final item reporting an injury accident in front of the Panda Express @ Best Ave/4th St, CdA.
Today's Cutline Contest features miniature dachshund Dennis who has lost 75 percent of his body weight after soaring to a rotund 56 pounds two years ago. Wednesday winner -- DFO.
After months of talks between school board members and parents, it was decided during Wednesday's school board meeting that Sunnyside Elementary in Kellogg, ID would be closing its doors. Members on the school board say they were tasked with the goal to cut costs and...
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on an arson case reported at a Jr. High School near Harrison. On Feb. 4, at just after noon, KCSO Office responded to a reported fire in the Harrison Junior High on O’Gara Road, south of Harrison....
After 17 years as a stay-at-home father, Idaho Dad has become accustomed to slights, even from well-meaning people. For example, he didn't flinch when end-of-year home-school picnic organizers asked for a big round of applause for the mothers ...
In today's roundup of the HucksOnline blogosphere, Outdoors reports that the Mineral Ridge Scenic Area will be shut temporarily to remove hazardous trees+Dogwalk Musings discusses controversial letter to Iran+7 Blog reports The Eagles -- yes, those eagles -- will land in Spokane in May ...
The Idaho Education Network’s contractors have filed tort claims with the state, demanding back payments on the voided broadband contract. Education Networks of America, the lead contractor on the beleaguered project, is seeking roughly $6 million, “including ancillary damages, plus statutory interest, costs, expenses and…
With the backing of the Mormon church, the Republican-controlled Utah Legislature passed an anti-discrimination bill Wednesday that protects LGBT residents and religious right as well. Question: Is this bill something that the Idaho Legislature should consider?
OK, I took the News Quiz moments ago & answered 9 out of 10 correctly. I missed the last one. I'm not eligible for the movie tickets or Davenport Hotel gift card. But you are. You have until 5 p.m. today to enter the contest by clicking on the link below ...
From the moment he took the stage at the Egyptian Theatre (in Boise) on Wednesday night, Sherman Alexie was unrepentant about his work. "So I hear there was, like, some controversy with my book," he said, as an audience of 800 erupted with laughter. He wrote a...
The University of Idaho Vandals lost its third, tight game to Eastern Washington this year in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament in Missoula, Mont., this morning. That ends the Vandals first season in their return to Big Sky play.
The House Ways & Means Committee unanimously introduced an $84M/year transportation bill that would rely on a variety of fee and tax increases to create new revenue to pay for Idaho's bridge and road repairs, including a 5 cent hike to the state's 25-cent per...
Sen. Mary Souza's sunshine bill for school trustee elections cleared the Senate on a 24-11 vote, and now heads to the House side. However, the bill was amended to remove the emergency clause, so we won't know who is putting money into the trustee elections this May ...
Cindy's publisher has called with the news that all 2,000 copies of her book, "War Bonds: Love Stories from the Greatest Generation," have sold out. A new printing will be released April 19. However, there's still some available in local bookstores ...
From Keva Wolfe's collection of Old School North Idaho comes this blast from the past -- the old Topper restaurant. I remember Topper, Too, in the vicinity of the Les Schwab Tire Shop on Government Way/Anton Ave, CdA. My church softball team occasionally had burgers…
Cindy is a night person who doesn't do well in the morning, sorta like yours truly. But it gets worse when she's getting up early in the AM to deal with an East Coast client. Her Front Porch column in the SR this week spells out what happened when Cindy gets up before 8 o'clock to talk on the telephone ...
the robocalls have begun. This morning, a Berry Picker received one from Heritage Action for America backing Congressman Raul Labrador against the "Republican establishment" on the issue of Obama amnesty. You can hear the robo-call below ...
AM Scanner Traffic (17 items) includes a green house that has burned this morning in the Pleasant View area of Post Falls and a disorderly male causing problems along Appleway on several occasions today
AM Headlines this fine Thursday includes: A photo of exercise enthusiasts training in Lewiston's Banana Belt+Pope appoints new Spokane bishop+bill for driverless-car squeaks through Idaho Senate+warm March temps further damaging snowpack ...
Sixty-three percent of Hucks Nation says it has a worse view of U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch for joining 45 other Republican senators in sending a letter to Iran re: ongoing nuclear talks. Today's Poll: Do you think cities should be able to use eminent domain to create hiking trails, bike paths & greenways?
All five North Idaho senators voted in the 20-13 majority for a bill that blocks the use of eminent domain by cities to create hiking trails, bike paths and greenways. I see the value of using eminent domain for such things. How about you?
"We love young blood. Twenty years ago I was young blood like you. You get older and you still survive" -- Mike Kennedy, former Coeur d'Alene City Council member and emcee for the Kootenai County Democratic Club's Spring Forth Celebration ...
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.
