It's been quite a half-week, HBOers. The North Idaho Fair beat Rudy Giuliani to town. Kendra Goodrick and Ziggles both were freed. Suzy Snedaker was the first to indicate that she's running for the Coeur d'Alene City Council. And the tomato days of summer are…
I've never been much of hat person. I dunno, maybe it's just the shape of my head, but most of them usually look silly on me. In high school, I wouldn't have been caught dead in a baseball cap - too jock, too ordinary Everyday…
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewDo you guys really want this to be today's Photo of the Day? If you read the blog last night, you know that this is Huckleberries Hound in front of the Hagadone Corp HQ at the end of a 90-minute wait for prez wannabe…
Presidential candidate and erstwhile New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani paid a visit to our friend John Magnuson's home in the Wallace suburb of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho the other day to raise money and press the flesh. Because John, who with his lovely partner Holly Houston…
I have avoided weighing in on the Shook/Connor/Bamonte RPS hysteria because there is no percentage in engaging these guys. Here is the note I sent to Rebecca Mack when I declined to appear on the Fuhrman show last week: "With all due respect to my…
One part of the plaza is dedicated to United States Presidents. They're all there… "Franklin Roosevelt, good guy. John F. Kennedy, another good president. G.W. Bush. Ronald Regan,” McFarland said. Wait, what was that? "Umm, Ronald Reagan, and I think his last name is spelled…
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewKendra Goodrick, a recovering meth addict and new mother caught in a legal dispute that found her back behind bars after 1 ½ years of law-abiding freedom, will again be released from jail today. Her case, first detailed in The Spokesman-Review in July, has…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North IdahoCoeur d'Alene mogul Duane Hagadone (white shirt) escorts former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani onto his wooden boat en route to a $500-per-head fund-raiser at local attorney John Magnuson's Lake Coeur d'Alene home Thursday. Car dealer Tom Addis is standing in the…
Toes in the sandcares cast asideno schedules observedexcept by the tide.Bard of Sherman AvenueQuestion: Where's your favorite vacation spot on the West Coast?
re: Dr. J's question in the comments section re: whether or not I can live without my new cell phoneIn a word, I'd say I can live without my new cell phone. So far. In my first week-plus of usage, I've fielded a phone solicitation…
Don Sausser PhotoRuth Pratt and J.J. Dion of The Eclectics put on quite a show, featuring Big Band sounds, as part of the free entertainment series Thursdays at Riverstone Park. They were accompanied by keyboardist Ray Clemons. HBOer Don Sausser was on hand with his…
So let me ask my question bluntly: Why does Sali do this? I am not of American Indian descent, so it's not really my place to be offended. But it's no secret that some Indians have protested the use of Indian sports nicknames and mascots…
Item: Giuliani visits the Lake City: White House candidate raises funds at reception/Jim Camden, Spokesman-ReviewKathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewRepublican Rudy Giuliani arrived at The Coeurd'Alene Resort before a campaign fundraiser at the home of Attorney John Magnuson on Thursday.More Info: "It's great exposure for Coeur d'Alene," Hagadone said.…
re Raymond Pert's observation: "DFO shook hands with Dan Gookin and they were fairly civil"John Austin: Yes, RP, I actually saw the history-making event with my very own eyes. Dang strode right up to us and shook our hands. Other witnesses included Rich Piazza and…
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.