Walkabout spotted this fellow this afternoon along the Centennial Trail a short distance north of the Chief Morris Antelope statue. She writes: "I was walking towards the college when I heard a movement in the bushes. He was very close, probably less than a foot from my leg. I got out of there quickly."
I swapped texts with Junior in north-central Florida this morning. He said he and Miss Stephanie are OK. The hotels in the area are packed with coastal evacuees, escaping from the fury of Hurricane Matthew. He was expecting to leave work early and return home to hunker down.
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (18 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic w/23 more items) includes vehicle crashing into bike shop @ 4th St/Locust Ave, Midtown CdA ...
The Cutline Contest today features members of the Castellers forming a human tower during the Saint Merce celebrations in Barcelona, Spain. Thursday Winner: HFHayden.
Donald Trump bragged in vulgar terms about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women during a 2005 conversation caught on a hot microphone – saying that “when you’re a star, they let you do it” – according to a video obtained by the Washington Post.
I plan to watch the 2nd presidential debate Sunday because ...
When Megan Stokke considered possible wedding gifts for her fiance, Kalen Abbott, there was only one possible choice, even though that gift may prove impossible to find. She wanted to give him his grandfather’s rifle – the rifle his grandfather used during the Korean War while serving in the Marine Corps in a Force Recon company.
Several Huckleberries Online readers have commented that they've had trouble opening Huckleberries over the last two days. Are you having trouble doing so? Can you tell us about the device you're using?
HucksOnline Blogosphere Rdp: Still fresh at 5/On Tap, Is this thing on?/Fort Boise, Celebrating Liam/Slight Detour, Christmas in October/Cindy's All Write, South Hills hikers encounter bears/Outdoors, Women get their own in 'The Dressmaker'/7 Blog, May-Hem doesn't have same ring as March Madness/Grip + more ...
On her Facebook wall, Kristi Milan, a Coeur d'Alene Democrat vying against Mary Souza for Souza's Senate District 4 seat, touts the endorsement she received from the Idaho Education Association. (Q: In this state where public education is viewed as a bad thing by too many people, does an IEA endorsement carry clout?)
In a blog post earlier this week, Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise credited state Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d'Alene, with the most meticulous response re: any previous felonies, misdemeanors and/or bankruptcies ...
On social media, state Rep. Heather Scott, Tea Party/Blanchard, freely shares her ideas. But she avoids public exposure in regular media. When asked to comment re: the claim that her followers bothered a volunteer organizer for Democrats in Bonner County, she didn't. She also wouldn't talk to Eye on Boise re: felonies, misdemeanors or bankruptcies.
Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger speaks to the local Pachyderm Club at IHOP this morning.
Scanner Traffic for Friday AM (19 items & counting) includes female calling from cellphone after crashing 100 feet over bank on South Greensferry Road, south of Spokane River ...
Nearly 100 evangelical leaders have signed onto a letter urging their fellow Christians to vote against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who, they write, “has fueled white American nationalism with xenophobic appeals and religious intolerance ..." Elise Foley/Huffington Post reports.
Idaho has the second-highest vaccine exemption rate in the nation, with 6.1 percent of its citizens choosing not to vaccinate. North Idaho has a 12 percent exemption rate. Two vaccine specialists from Minnesota were invited by Panhandle Health District to host a symposium Thursday. Bethany Blitz/Press reports ...
AM Headlines includes CdA Press story re: concern expressed by FAA & Coeur d'Alene Airport officials about a proposed development north of the airport. Also: Public Records/Press, Athol officials look to future/Press, Bergdahl seeks court intervention/EOB, Faith Healing panel to take input Monday/EOB + more ...
Regal Cinemas will show the second presidential debate live, for free, at selected theaters around the country. In the Inland Northwest, Regal theaters at NorthTown Mall and Riverstone in Coeur d’Alene will be showing the debate.
Thursday Poll: He's the only member of the Idaho congressional delegation that doesn't represent the first district; yet, Hucks Nation considers U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson to be Idaho's best congressman. Weekend Poll: What scares you?
The Idaho Democratic Party is pulling a volunteer organizer from the field in Bonner County due to several instances of alleged harassment and intimidation. The employee alleges that supporters of state Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, has harassed him on more than one occasion. Keith Kinnaird/Bonner County Bee reports.
The ignite cda board is taking a wait-and-see approach to lobbying this year. In the past, the urban renewal board has approved an annual $23,000 contract with Molitor & Associates for lobbying work during the Legislature. It didn't approve the contract this year. Yet. Keith Cousins/Press reports.
In his Cheers & Jeers column today, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune gives JEERS to ... to state Sen. Curt McKenzie, R-Nampa: "He's on his way to becoming the most ethically challenged candidate for Idaho's Supreme Court since Daniel Eismann plowed this ground 16 years ago."
Hurricane Matthew churned along Florida’s Atlantic coast Friday, looking increasingly like its center would remain just offshore as the storm battered the state with punishing rain, beach-swallowing sea surges and destructive wind gusts topping 100 mph.
State Rep. Eric Redman, R-Athol, and Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, won't debate their Democratic challengers at the Democratic Club forum Friday. Redman told the Coeur d'Alene Press that he never received an invitation. Barbieri declined the invitation a month ago. Maureen Dolan/Press reports.
Yesterday, AG Lawrence Wasden urged Idaho voters to oppose HJR 5, a ballot measure that gives the Legislature veto-proof say over state agency rules and regs. Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch is recommending that Idaho voters vote yes on HJR 5. Who ya gonna believe?
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.
