Huckleberries Best of Idaho Online — 10/18/07

Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-Review

Edith Schuyler of Hope, Idaho smiles as students from Clark Fork High School file in to The Dock of The Bay restaurant in Hope Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. Edith donated $500,000 to the school to use as a college scholarship fund here /Meghann M. Cuniff, Spokesman-Review.

1. Zeyad Tarek Abdel Okhawa and his family were resettled in Boise in June, and when asked to compare his past four months in Boise to his life back in Iraq, the former factory owner said, “Heaven to hell.” Between 100 and 150 more Iraqis will soon join him in Boise here /Betsy Russell, Spokesman-Review.

2. Chilly, windy and wet. That’s the forecast for Spokane and Coeur d’Alene,in the first of two nasty storms moving into the area. The afternoon brings rain and wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph. Highs will be in the mid-40s here /Amy Cannata, Spokesman-Review.

3. Online Poll: A plurality of 46% of 642 respondents to an Idaho Statesman poll says that the New York Yankees should bring longtime manager Joe Torre back for another season. Forty percent had no opinion.

4. News Roundup: Dramatic audio tape illustrate woman’s last minutes /KTVB; Sandpoint Bypass plans headed to Boise /Bonner County Bee; Family of 14 found living in the woods /KTVB; Candlelight Fellowship brightens old Showboat Theatre /Coeur d’Alene Press; Judge sets hearing date on Idaho’s closed primaries /KTVB.

5. Idaho Blogosphere: “60 Minutes” report on fires, global warming highlights Idaho /Rocky Barker; Larry Grant’s demogoguery on health care /Adam’s Blog; Luna saga continues /Mountain Goat Report; Keeping tabs on Bill Sali /Red State Rebels; and The Traitorous Times /Palousitics.

6. IMHO-Idaho: Sen. Larry Craig’s own private Idaho /Twin Falls Times-News; Since when is marital love only about sex /Jim Fisher, Lewiston Tribune; and If a much-ballyhooed interview falls in the forest /Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman.