Parting Shot -- 10/17/06
Rep. Butch Otter, who is running for governor of Idaho, waves for his fellow candidates to get on a campaign bus today in Nampa. (AP Photo/Press-Tribune, Mike Vogt)
TUESDAY, OCT. 17, 2006
U.S. Sen. Larry Craig Outted As -- Gay?
Full post of gay activist Mike Rogers' accusation on his blogactive.com site hereI have been calling on gay Republican representatives, senators, and high-level staffers to stand up and be proud of who they are, to level with voters about the truth, and to let people…
Top Cutlines -- 10/17/06
Ralph Kluk stands next to his homemade rosary on that he created on the front lawn of his Jackson, Mich., home. The rosary is made of 59 bowling balls and is 71-feet long from the bottom of the cross to the top. It weighs approximately…
300 Millionth American Born Today -- 10/17/06
"The 300 millionth American was officially born on Tuesday morning – and faces a life of higher taxes and a mounting financial burden. The 300 millionth American will retire at age 67 in the year 2073. That individual will have a life expectancy of 80.6…
Inside Huckleberries -- 10/17/06
*A Berry Picker phoned in a Steve Groene sighting this morning, at 9:30 -- exiting Duncan's Donuts on Fourth. Said she: "He deserves a doughnut after the ordeals he's gone through in the last few weeks."*I have a candidate for the most inappropriate use of…
Sweet Lou Named to Take Cubs to Promise Land
Chicago Cubs baseball team general manager Jim Hendry, right, introduces the Cubs new manager Lou Piniella during a news conference in Chicago today. Piniella, of course, led the Seattle Mariners to prominence during his decade as their skipper. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Question: Do you…
APhoto of the Day -- 10/17/06
Ralph Kluk stands next to his homemade rosary on that he created on the front lawn of his Jackson, Mich., home. The rosary is made of 59 bowling balls and is 71-feet long from the bottom of the cross to the top. It weighs approximately…
Take 5 -- Rating How Smart NW States Are
Idaho Statesman story hereThe Morgan Quinto Press has released its ratings of the smartest states here. Before you look, try to rank the five NW states, according to where the fall on the rating. (BTW, for those keeping score at home, the top-ranked state in…
UI Argonaut: Send "Space" Way of "SayWA"
For the rest of the Idaho Argonaut editorial by Tara Roberts, click here.The University of Idaho’s new ad campaign revolving around the slogan “Open Space. Open Minds.” has just been released into the wild, and it’s not surviving so well. Despite cheery reports from administrators…
AM Hucks: Arrogance Trumps Geography
A Berry Picker was midway through that Spokane half marathon Sunday when she overheard a conversation. Seems a fellow runner had overcome a great hardship to participate. And what was her challenge? She was a suburbanite forced against her will by her husband to live…
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.