Poll: Most expect another 911 attack 4
In the Weekend Poll, most of Hucks Nation said it expects another 911 type attack in the next 10 years. Today's Poll: Do youo plan to keep working for pay after you reach full retirement age?
MONDAY, SEPT. 12, 2016
Walking to remember grandma 1
Mrs O and I saw all the Huckleberry purple signs along the water front advertising the Alzheimer's walk Sunday. I wondered at the time how such a walk helped fight the dreaded disease. EdeninCDA provides the answer. (Question: Have you everparticipated in a walk or ride or something else to raise awareness for a disease?)
Clinton: Trump backers 'deplorables' 103
Hillary Clinton verbally banished half of Donald Trump’s backers to a “basket of deplorables,” and the Republican presidential nominee quickly pounced, saying Saturday she had smeared many Americans and would pay a heavy political price. Later, Clinton walked back from that comment.
Some WSU students want 'Trump wall' 6
Washington State University students plan to erect a “Trump wall” on the Pullman campus in support of the presidential candidate’s stance on immigration policy and his proposal to build a wall along the country’s southern border. The demonstration on WSU’s Glenn Terrell Mall will resemble one held at the University of Washington in May.
Do you love your dentist? 3
Sign on Northwest Boulevard, north of The Spokesman-Review building, spotted by Mrs O Sunday: "Do you love your dentist?" Question: How do you respond to something like that?
Seahawks lock arms during anthem 29
On opening day in Miami, 4 Dolphin players kneeled during the playing of the national anthem, while the entire Seattle Seahawks team locked arms. The display comes after the controversial decision by SF 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick to sit while the anthem plays, to protest the oppression of blacks and other minorities in this country.
75% of USA to work in retirement 9
When it comes to retirement, a whopping 75 percent of Americans say they plan to work “as long as possible” in retirement, according to a new report from Bankrate.com. And for many of them, it’s not because they love their jobs.
Aviation museum continues to soar 1
The Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center continues to operate, despite the deaths of founders Dr. Forrest and Pamela Bird last year. Pamela's daughter, Rachel Schwam, has kept the treasury of artifacts and gadgets open to the public on a wooded ranch near Lake Pend Oreille.
Brannon: Beware of voter mailing
County Clerk Jim Brannon has contacted the Voter Participation Center of Washington, D.C., to warn the group about sending pre-completed voter registration forms to relatives of long-deceased former county residents or to relatives of people who have never been Idaho residents.
Idaho running ha-huge budget surplus 10
Idaho is running a surplus that, if it continues through fiscal year 2016-17, will reach $64.5 million by next June 30. Sorta makes you wonder if more of that money coulda been used to fund important programs, doesn't it?
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 2016
Weekend Wild Card -- 9.10-11.16 5
Mrs O & I inadvertently became part of a walk to raise awareness for suicide prevention in Coeur d'Alene. We took Huckleberry to City Park for our usual Saturday AM walk. And were surprised by all the other walkers out. And bicyclists. And joggers. The…
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 2016
Parting Shot -- 9.9.16 7
People look at names at the AnchorWorld Trade Center Memorial today in New York. Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. (Question: Have you visited the World Trade Center Memorial in New York? Can you tell us about that experience?)
TGIF Wild Card -- 9.9.16 9
Thirty-two years ago today, I joined the Coeur d'Alene bureau of The Spokesman-Review, after 2 years as news editor of the Lewiston Tribune. I didn't plan to stay in Coeur d'Alene three decades. But the beauty of this place and the chance to move around within the SR's staff kept me here.
PM Scanner Traffic -- 9.9.16
Scanner Traffic for Friday PM (19 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 15 more items) ...
Cutline Contest -- Time2Vote 15
The Cutline Cntest today features a giant Holstein steer from Ferndale, Calif., named Danniel. Thursday Winner: likelyasnot.
Finish this sentence ... 13
Commenter MJHartid offers his views re: the country's extremists from all sides blaming the media for "everything from constipation to bad image." (See link below). Which brings us to today's "Finish This Sentence" feature: "I blame the media for ..."
Lee: Where has the time gone?
Greg Lee, my walking partner and high school sports reporter extraordinaire, arrived at the SR two weeks ahead of me in fall 1984. Now, he's beginning his 32nd season as a sports scribe covering high school teams. In a column this week, he predicts things that will happen in the 2016-17 school year.
Tribe announces new casino exec 1
Francis SiJohn has been named by the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe as the new CEO of the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel in Worley. SiJohn is a former vice chairman of the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Council. He has worked at the casino for a decade. His first day as casino exec will be Monday.
Teen refugees in Boise try to fit in 5
In Boise, Idaho, about 1,300 of the city’s 26,000 students last year were refugees, roughly a third of them in high school, reports the New York Times. Many of the refugee teens are still trying to adjust to their new Idaho home. Question: What would happen if the federal government relocated refugee families to Kootenai County?
Miss Idaho: I was bullied as a kid
Miss Idaho Kylee Solberg tells People magazine, in an exclusive interview, that she was bullied as a child growing up in Coeur d'Alene because she once wore an eye patch. She was forced to wear the eye patch as part of a treatment for an eye condition that can cause blindness.
HBO Blogos -- 9.9.16 4
The daily roundup of the HucksOnline blogosphere begins with a fall photo of paper wasps hunkering down at Marianne Love's Lovestead. Also, SWX (see new link in HBO blog roll in left rail) offers posts from A Grip on Sports re: our love for the NFL and Greg Lee's Pick 6 feature, predicting outcomes of high school games this weekend + more ...
Garbage pickup during holiday weeks 2
A Facebook Friend who lives near Canfield Middle School didn't realize until this PM that her garbage collection service would be a day late this week. She forgot that the garbage service gets pushed back on holiday weeks such as this one. Did you?
Missoula man charged w/bank robbery attempt
Alex Wesley Jenkins, of Missoula, Mont., has been charged with the attempted robbery of the Bank of America, 501 Appleway/CdA, on Wednesday AM, Aug 31. Jenkins handed a teller a note in the robbery attempt but left when he saw the teller reach for the holdup alarm.
Senator ap-hollow-gizes for affair 10
Sen. Jim Guthrie, R-McCammon, issued a statement today apologizing for “any embarrassment my shortcomings may have caused,” and telling his family “how sorry I am for any grief suffered by them due to my lapse in judgment,” weeks after allegations that he and a female House member had an affair.
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.
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