I was entertained by the candidate debates for Coeur d'Alene City Council last night. Nothing was said that surprised me. However, I felt my impressions of the candidate were confirmed. Dan English and incumbent Ron Edinger are clearly the best picks for the two offices....
Toronto Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson rests after a collision during a force out at second base by Texas Rangers' Rougned Odor during the fourth inning of Game 1 of the American League Division Series in Toronto on Thursday. Texas won 5-3. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press…
Former Spokane Police Chief Frank Straub filed a $4 million claim against the city Thursday for wrongful termination. Straub was forced to resign late last month following complaints about his leadership style. His sudden ouster followed months of rumors about his explosive behavior.
Gonzaga big men Przemek Karnowski, Domantas Sabonis and Kyle Wiltjer spent their busy summers trotting all over the globe. SR sports writer Jim Meehan tells us of their escapes in an article today.
Scanner Traffic for Thursday PM (18 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 17 more items) ...
The Cutline Contest today features a young girl looking at a killer whale in a SeaWorld display tank. Wednesday winner: MJhartid.
Priest Lake Search and Rescue has confirmed they were called to a plane crash near Round Top Mountain near Clark Fork, reports KXLY. The Bonner's County Sheriff's Office is currently on the scene.
Rep. Raúl Labrador today joined House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Ranking Member John Conyers, D-Mich., in introducing the Sentencing Reform Act of 2015, one of several criminal justice reform initiatives backed by the Idaho Republican. Labrador is the lead Republican co-sponsor of the bill ...
Daily roundup of links from Huckleberries Online blog roll includes: Throwbacks/Slight Detour, Young fresh fellows/On Tap, Mr. or Mrs. Speaker/Fort Boise, Phase 2 of gardening/Simple Mind, He had no idea anyone was watching/Slice, Fire regs won't allow candles/A Grip on Sports, Maintaining herd bull status not easy/Outdoors ...
In a lengthy Rolling Stone article, "Meet the Right Wing Rebels Who Overthrew John Boehner," reporter Tim Dickinson spotlights several leading lights of the Liberty Caucus, including Idaho's Raul Labrador: "Labrador views his establishment colleagues as corrupt -- selling out small-government principles for PAC donations — or, at best, mindless"...
An Idaho school was placed on lockdown after a student threatened to “kill all the girls” because none of them would send him nude photos. A 15-year-old boy was charged with one count each of threatening violence at a school and telephone harassment in connection with the threats, according to Raw Story.
Coeur d’Alene’s historic carnival carousel has sat in storage for four years, awaiting a new home. Now it has one. The 1922 Stillman will be reassembled next to Memorial Field, not far from where it was part of a lakefront amusement park at Independence Point more than 40 years ago. (Question: When did you last ride on a carousel?)
Two days after a disaffected loner with a mountain of personal firearms shot up a community college, a group of North Idaho residents gathered in a park. They prayed for the victims. They called for unity. They said the time had come for action. “President Obama is coming,” the rally’s organizer warned them. Coming for what? To take their guns.
Yesterday, we discussed a plan by Benewah County Sheriff Dave Resser to add decals that say "In God we trust" to department vehicles. Seems that already has been done. The Benewah County Sheriff's Office Facebook page shows 2 vehicles with the decal on them.
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A near supermajority of Hucks Nation supports the proposal to build an 1,100-foot access road into Tubbs Hill for firefighting purposes. Today's Poll: Are you more or less likely to vote for a candidate who brings party partisanship into a nonpartisan local election?
AM Headlines for Thursday includes news of a walk-in clinic for flu shots + Judge dismisses VanderSloot suit/EOBoise, State challenges attorney fees for tribe/EOBoise, Feds opt not to list 3 species found in Idaho/EOBoise, WSU's Leach is 38th highest paid football coach/KREM, Smoke remains as fire season lingers into fall/CdA Press ...
In a statement submitted to Huckleberries Online, challenger Dan English calls out incumbent Steve Adams for trying to bring partisanship into their City Council race. Adams said last night that he wasn't doing so. But his campaign literature points out that he's a former GOP precinct committeeman and GOP District 4 chairman.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday abruptly dropped out of the race to replace John Boehner for speaker, a stunning move that further complicates an already chaotic House leadership contest.
A south-central Idaho mayor is threatening to veto a city-council approved exemption allowing school kids to raise rabbits. The Times-News reports that Burley Mayor Merlin Smedley said Tuesday that he is totally against the exemption, which was unanimously approved by the City Council.
In his Slice column today, Paul Turner offers a delightful perspective from a 6YO child's viewpoint re: aging. The grandson of a woman named Sue Reiner told her how he knows when someone is old.
One of the few statements that triggered fireworks during the Coeur d'Alene City Council debates last night came from incumbent Steve Adams, who said: ""I represent the constituency, the Christian conservative constituency. ... I don't believe Bruce or Dan have the same philosophy as I do." Dan English begged to differ.
Challenger Toby Schindelbeck made the point, more than once, that his experience living in bigger California cities has given him an edge in his race with veteran Councilman Ron Edinger. He said during a council debate last night that he isn't "insulated" like Edinger and will help the Lake City not become another Oakland or Spokane.
A national blog that tracks refugee resettlement efforts warns that Coeur d’Alene could be the next resettlement site for Syrian refugees. But those in charge of the program say that is simply not true. (Question: Would you mind if the Coeur d'Alene area received some refugees from troubled lands?)
The debate over whether the Kootenai County jail should be expanded and how the local justice system can be improved has rekindled. And this time, all of the players are at the table. Representatives of the National Institute of Corrections reaffirmed on Wednesday that the local jail is overcrowded.
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.
