Although Hillary Clinton easily defeated Donald Trump in last month’s election in Washington, she didn’t pick up all the state’s Electoral College votes Monday. The former secretary of State and Democratic Party nominee split her electoral votes in Washington with a former general and Native American leader. Jim Camden/SR reports.
So we're leaving the deep freeze for some temperatures above freezing this week. I had the wood stove cranking over the weekend. Everything has been toasty inside. Mrs. O and I even braved the cold last night to get in a short walk with Huckleberry. We bundled up. So it wasn't bad at all.
The Cutline Contest today features Indiana elector Daniel Bortner, who will officially cast his votes for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence today in Indianapolis. Weekend Winner: LikelyAsNot.
Cindy Hval has a sure-proof way to traumatize your teen. Simply bring up bladder control issues. Q: Have you ever intentionally tried to embarrass your kids?
Donald Trump swept aside a last-ditch bid to block his ascension to the White House on Monday, officially claiming the title of president-elect with his Electoral College victory.
Weighing in on the thread re: apartment project at eastern entrance to Coeur d'Alene, Deputy City Administrator Sam Taylor comments: "As a note we're actually discussing taking over CDA Lake Drive from the state up to City limits." It's an idea that has been around a long time. Glad to see the city is pursuing it again.
The daily roundup of links from HucksOnline blogosphere begins with Christa Hazel's photograph of a lunch menu in Edinburgh, Scotland -- one that includes something called Athol Meat Pie. Also: Wintry weekend/Slight Detour, Openings: Lots to choose from/7 Blog, Driving in winter Wonderland/Faithful Geek, Simpler times, even in movies/Simple Mind...
For those of you who obsess over all things ignite cda, you can find the agenda for the urban renewal district's 4 p.m. meeting Wednesday here. There's two things on the agenda that should be of interest: Seltice Way project final design. And: Four Corner Master Plan (next proposed phase & Memorial Field grandstand analysis).
"You just watched your mom's boyfriend shoot himself in the head. It was so hard to hear the address from you over the screams of agony from your mother and your tearful pleas." Such begins one story from an Idaho 911 dispatcher, one of many that have been collected to reveal what goes on sometimes when a call is made to 911 ...
Former President Bill Clinton on Monday commented on his wife’s Electoral College loss as electors like himself cast official votes for president and vice president Monday, but touted her popular vote achievement nationally. CBS News reports.
A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least nine people as it tore through tables and wooden stands. Police said the driver was arrested nearby.
The Idaho Supreme Court has launched the state’s entire court system on a new track that might be called “loser pay” – you lose a case, you pay the other side’s attorney fees. No other state in the nation has gone this route, and the Supreme Court’s 3-2 ruling, issued this fall, has Idaho’s legal community in an uproar. Q: Is this system fair?
A new slug of winter weather is about to bring a mix of snow, rain and wind to the Inland Northwest. Spokane should see mainly snow, but some rain could get mixed into it on Tuesday. The forecast appears to be a recipe for a hazardous morning commute depending on how much of the snow accumulates on roadways and how quickly it gets cleared away.
Keith Boe/North Idaho Life provides another photo to underscore my contention that few places are as viewtiful during Christmas as the Coeur d'Alene waterfront.
Chuck Malloy, columnist for Idaho Business Weekly, comments that advocates of legalized marijuana in Idaho shouldn't be hopeful, because pot is legal in surrounding states. There's a lot of things legal in other states. Idaho will continue to go its own way when it comes to marijuana.
For 48 years, you didn't contact Coeur d'Alene multi-millionaire Duane Hagadone unless you first went through his secretary, Bernie Dami. Now, Dami, who began working for Hagadone in 1968, has announced her retirement. She tells the Coeur d'Alene Press that there wasn't a single day that she thought about quitting her job.
In the weekend Poll, a plurality of Hucks Nation said it still shovels snow by hand to remove it from the driveway and sidewalk. Those who snow-blow snow came in a close second. Today's Poll: Do you know more about the Electoral College now than you did Election Night?
"I don't think I've ever seen so many people interested in the Electoral College and the Electors" -- photojournalist/videographer Young Kwak of Spokane. Q: What have you learned new about the Electoral College since Donald Trump's election?
Democratic voters are almost three times as likely to have "blocked, unfriended, or stopped following someone on social media" after Donald Trump's victory, according to a study released Monday. Q: Why do you usually unfriend people?
AM Headlines begins today with a photo of Idaho Electors Caleb Lakey and Jennifer Locke (of Hayden) voting for two replacement electors. Also: Public Records/Press, Seahawks lineman charged w/DWI/AP, Fams plan memorial for Fairchild victims/SR, Information sought for alleged shooter/Press, Lake City library offers Kindle checkout/KREM ...
Donald Trump’s improbable-then-unstoppable run for the presidency takes its last, formal step Monday as the electoral college meets to officially seal his victory.
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.