Definition: Incumbestan is a state of being that almost guarantees a sitting congressman re-election from his/her district.Used In A Sentence: Incumbestan may be all that's standing between the Democrats and their 12-year goal of winning back the House of Representatives. DFO: I wished I could…
"A teacher at Coeur d’Alene’s Lake City Junior Academy has been accused of playing strip poker with several boys during a recent camping trip. The teacher, 42-year-old Andy Armstrong of Coeur d’Alene, has been suspended with a dismissal pending, said Twila Brown, principal at the…
Anthony Perez rests his feet on his bass speakers while rewiring the speakers in the trunk of his car Monday, May 8, 2006, outside his Garden City, Kan., residence. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Garden City Telegram, Brad Nading)Top Cutlines 1. Following the Class Action…
"It is true that (Butch) Otter’s primary opponent, Dan Adamson, has only the most distant of odds of winning; Otter will probably crush him in the primary. Adamson’s campaign has been imaginative and shown some energy, but Otter is the heavyweight favorite. Otter could have…
What I ponder while watching the $125-500 per hour attorneys whiling away time:1. If the law of the land is decided by scotus, why can't juries be majority rule? Instead of 12 jurors, how about 5? 2. Attorneys operate out of tiny offices but the…
Issue: Sidewalk seating proposal revamped: Only businesses serving alcohol would need permanent barriers/Tom Greene, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: State law currently requires any business that serves alcohol to have a barrier, but it doesn't have to be permanent. City employees have received complaints that restaurant…
Anthony Perez rests his feet on his bass speakers while rewiring the speakers in the trunk of his car Monday, May 8, 2006, outside his Garden City, Kan., residence. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Garden City Telegram, Brad Nading)
Eagle Eye: My feeling is that in these times it is important to have someone who has had direct military experience to be commander in chief. My choice at this stage would be McCain or Colin Powell. I need to do more homework on Allen…
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.