Parting Shot -- 12/12/07
Pablo Martinez MonsivaisPresident Bush, left, kisses Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, right, during a farewell reception for her at the State Dept., in Washington Wednesday.
Pablo Martinez MonsivaisPresident Bush, left, kisses Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, right, during a farewell reception for her at the State Dept., in Washington Wednesday.
Feeling left out because your employer is too cheap to spring for a lavish company Christmas party? No worries, tis the season for convention crashing. Just wear your finest get-up, slap on a "Hello! My Name Is..." name badge and sneak into one of the…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho"North Idaho lakes are beginning to freeze over, especially further north in the Panhandle," posts Kerri Thoreson, OnLocation North Idaho. "Smaller lakes, like Upper Twin pictured here on December 8, have about an inch of ice depth. Until there's been sustained freezing…
In this Jesse Tinsley photo from July 24, the pilot of Duane Hagadone's Bell 430 helicopter is picked up by speedboat at its landing pad on Casco Bay.At Julie Dalsaso's request, a public hearing on Duane Hagadone's request for a commercial dock and expanded helipad…
PETA, the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, has given a surprising first-place ranking to Idaho, a state that few would consider an animal-rights state given its distinction as one of just two where dog fighting still isn’t a felony. But in this case, it’s…
Item: "w00t" crowned word of year by U.S. dictionary/ReutersMore Info: "w00t," an expression of joy coined by online gamers, was crowned word of the year on Tuesday by the publisher of a leading U.S. dictionary. Massachusetts-based Merriam-Webster Inc. said "w00t" -- typically spelled with two…
Tongue firmly cheeked, The Daily Kos is having fun promoting this scene under the heading: "Season's Greetings, from Idaho." Thanks, Sen. Craig. Hat Tip: IdaBlue.1. Before he faced the boosters, before he faced the press, before he faced anyone else at Washington State University, new…
A complaint filed this morning asks the Idaho Attorney General's office to investigate whether the state Board of Education violated the law by having a closed meeting to decide to stop standardized tests this spring for Idaho ninth-graders/Erica F. Curless, Spokesman-Review. More here.
This letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press editor provides a short history of McEuen Field:Allow me to correct a repeated misunderstanding about McEuen Field. All of the property of Tubbs Hill and south of Front Street was purchased by the city of Coeur d'Alene in…
It seemed a shame on the day of Wulff's ordination to spend so much energy on the doubts rather than on a devoted soldier getting something he deserves, but such is the current culture of athletics in which not only does everybody have opinions but…
Does it matter if the State Board of Education violated the Idaho Open Meeting Law when it decided to end ISAT testing for thousands of 9th graders all across the state? Of course it does. The open meeting law is one of the most important…
Granted, I was in college and did not have to support a family when I worked for Hagadone Hospitality. My minimum wage was adjusted to reflect the tips I made as a waitress and as a caddie. I loved working for Hagadone Hospitality. There were…
Bob: The ice is like a metaphor. For something cold and frozen. Like a thought paralyzed in a old trapper's refrigerator crisper. Thawing. Soon to be mixed with squirrel gravy and hope. Hope for spring. When the ice is no longer a metaphor but rivulets…
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.