Retired North Idaho College nursing instructor Babette Hess kisses her husband, Art, during a tree planting ceremony in her honor outside the NIC Meyer Health and Sciences Building. Art donated to the college in her honor and at his request, a heartthrob dogwood tree was…
Damn, I wish the president would swear more. When his private conversation with Tony Blair was picked up yesterday on an open microphone, I was heartened, not shocked. "See the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop…
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski with 63-pound king salmonJudge John Mitchell and campaign fishFor some reason the photo of the giant king salmon caught by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, brought fond memories to mind of the Mitchell-Ramaro race. No matter what happens here, HBOers, we'll…
4:34 p.m., It's official. From PRmeister Susan Cuff of the Panhandle Health District: As many of you may already have heard, I'm leaving my position as public information officer at Panhandle Health District. I've been hired as the associate director at the University of Montana…
Mary Souza: I'm reluctant to comment on a "Rumorama", but your take on this, DFO, seems quite slanted. Don't know what will happen tonight, but the P&Z approved the plan a year ago--no complaint from the Bike Committee then--the path widths were not an issue.…
The astonishing fact that (as this story notes) the report also fails to mention the mask placed over Zehm's face--the one with the small air hole, the one not attached to any oxygen--raises further serious questions about the thoroughness and credibility of the police investigation.…
In this photo provided by the office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Sen. Murkowski hugs a 63-pound king salmon she caught July 7, 2006, along the Kenai River in Alaska, during the annual Kenai River Classic, The event, primarily attended by senators, corporate executives and…
Dick Haugen: "This is DOA. Goes down in defeat 4-2. Hear Hagadone won't even send Barlow to tonight's meeting. Path width and boat slip are deal-killers."DFO: Stay tuned.
Stana: I think you need to stop picking on Gus. I may not have voted for him , but I ask you to please all grow up. He lost the election, but this does not make him a punching bag for your adolesent behavior. Can…
... Leaving LebanonA Lebanese Swedish woman holds her baby girl as she bids farewell to her parents, while being evacuated from Lebanon, along with others, on a bus organized by the Swedish embassy, from a road intersection, leading out of the Hezbollah stronghold of south…
The headline of Friday's story, "Police admit inaccurate account of fatal beating," was so large. Why is that – does The Spokesman have a personal vendetta against Acting Police Chief Jim Nicks, or is it just that the National Inquirer tactics are a way to…
Issue: Ex-CIA chief: Bomb Syria! Woolsey says Damascus, Iran think U.S. 'nation of cowards'/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What do you think of ex-CIA chief James Woolsey's call for U.S. to attack Syria? 1. Give diplomacy a chance, stay out of this conflict as long as possible 2. American…
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.
