I enjoyed a nice start to the morning. No bird in the wood stove. My 89YO mother is recovering well from her fall on Wednesday morning. And the sun is trying to shine. What a difference a day or two makes. Now, if I can...
Sam Velis, left, and Whitney Whited ride through a mud pit at the High Lifter ATV Mud Nationals at Mud Creek Off-Road Park in Jacksonville, Texas, earlier today. The annual gathering draws thousands of people of all ages from across the country to camp, ride…
In a report for Boise State Public Radio (KBSX 91.5 FM), Emilie Ritter Saunders writes: "Idaho's two congressmen split their votes on a bill that was overwhelmingly supported in the U.S. House Thursday that reauthorizes timber payments to rural counties with a lot of federal…
More than a dozen lawmakers attended a lunch in a Statehouse meeting room today organized by Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, on “The True Face of Islam in Idaho.” The lunch featured Shahram Hadian, a Christian pastor from Chattaroy, Wash. and former Muslim who heads…
PM Scanner Traffic (23 items + AM Scanner Traffic links) includes discovery by KCSDeputy of missing target shooter in the Hudlow warming hut of the Hayden Creek area ...
The daily Cutline Contest today features a trumpeter falling off his horse as the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment paraded earlier today in London. Hump Day winner -- SLFisher with her entry for the painting, "Blue Nude and Frog."
You can test your reading-for-retainment skills every week, with The Spokesman-Review News Quiz. You can win a $50 gift certificate or two free movie tickets by entering the weekly contest. I provided the answer to one tough question below.
Congressman Raul Labrador is no shrinking violet when it comes to speaking his mind on a host of matters. But for some reason, writes Daniel Walters of Bloglander, he has always treaded softly and watched his words when discussing the captivity and now the court martial of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl ...
It's not unusual that there's support in Bonner County to designate the Idaho portion of Scotchman Peaks as wilderness. However, it is very unusual that the conservative Board of County Commissioners in Bonner County has made an exception to the rule and backed the wilderness designation, too.
The daily blogos roundup for Huckleberries Online today launches with a photo package from SR photog Colin Mulvany of Gonzaga's practice for NCAA "Sweet 16" matchup with UCLA+Simple Mind gets 4 more years of driving+Slice ranks women's basketball mascots+Slight Detour reflects on possible suicide-mass murder plane crash+more ...
After fighting the good fight with mild Mother Nature this winter, Schweitzer Mountain Resort has announced that it will close operations for the year after Sunday. Due to the mild winter, Schweitzer has operated on limited terrain since Feb. 5.
In his debate re: memorial calling for impeachment of judges who support gay rights, Rep. Paul Shepherd, R-Riggins, said he wished he could have impeached Chief Justice Earl Warren. John Reuter of the Inlander spells out how important Warren was to protecting the minority and the individual from totalitarian rule of the majority ...
At his self-described lowest point, when Eric McClellan was one of those national footnotes of disdain and weighed down by his own remorse, he didn’t so much lean on those close to him as solicit their belief. He did it with his friends, old coaches, his family – but mostly his mother. “I’m going to make this right,” he told Kimberly Woody. ...
The theme song for media trying to cover slippery legislators in the closing days of the 2015 session could be that old Buffalo Springfield anthem: "There's something happening here / What it is ain't exactly clear ..." William L. Spence of the Lewiston Tribune explains why it's difficult to report on legislation hammered out behind the scenes ...
Update: The Kootenai County Sheriff’ Office has located target shooter Timothy Clark, 45, of Coeur d'Alene this afternoon at the Hudlow warming station off of Hudlow Road. He is safe and will be reunited soon with his family. He had been missing overnight in Hayden Creek area ...
Today the Idaho State House of Representatives considered Senate Bill 1011, the bill introduced by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe which would repeal instant racing in Idaho. The bill passed the House by a vote of 49-21. “We commend the Legislature for having the courage to…
The House has voted 49-21 in favor of SB 1011, the bill to repeal instant racing in Idaho, sending the repeal bill to Gov. Butch Otter. The bill earlier passed the Senate on a 25-9 vote; its fate is now up to Otter. However, the…
Sen. Dan Schmidt, D-Moscow, and Rep. John Rusche, D-Lewiston, both physicians, are calling for the Idaho Legislature to consider Medicaid redesign – accepting millions in federal funds to provide health coverage to uninsured Idahoans, through a redesign of Idaho’s Medicaid program. “The sands of this…
Again, from Keva Wolfe, posted on Old School North Idaho: A newpaper advertisement for Cy's Wholesale Meats that did business at 1324 Fifth St. in Coeur d'Alene before it burned down. One commenter at Old School North Idaho remembers: "Mom would send me there to...
AM Scanner Traffic (14 items) includes male driver hitting tree near Hayden post office after suffering medical problem nearby ...
The Senate has voted 33-1 in favor of HB 1, to designate the Idaho giant salamander as the official state amphibian. The vote sends the House-passed bill to the governor’s desk, and marks a big victory in a five-year effort by Boise 8th grader Ilah...
The next season of ITV's period drama "Downton Abbey" will be its last, its makers have announced. "Inevitably there comes a time when all shows should end and Downton is no exception," said the programme's executive producer Gareth Neame. Created by Julian Fellowes, the show follows an aristocratic family's fortunes from 1912 to the mid-1920s.
The House has opened its debate on SB 1011, the bill to repeal authorization for “historical horse racing” in Idaho, which led to the installation slot machine-like “instant racing” terminals at three locations around the state. “Two years ago, the race horse people came to...
It appears that the co-pilot of a Germanwings plane deliberately killed himself and 150 others by crashing into the French Alps. If so, this act of suicide-mass murder makes the friendly skies more threatening. Would you be more hesitant to fly if this theory by Marseille Prosecutor Brice Robin turns out to be true.
In a close race, Hucks Nation prefers to use CDA over CdA and Cd'A as the abbreviation for Coeur d'Alene. Today's question: Did the USA do the right thing in bringing home Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who is now facing charges including desertion?
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.
