Parting Shot -- 1/5/07
Belarusian Leonid Kulakov feeds sparrows with seeds from his tongue in Minsk, Belarus earlier today. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Belarusian Leonid Kulakov feeds sparrows with seeds from his tongue in Minsk, Belarus earlier today. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Tom Von Alten/Fort Boise isn't too happy with the practices of UPS/Fed-Ex of simply dropping packages at his door steps and taking off (above) -- nor with big raises that Boise State coaches are about to pocket here.*Oh no, Idawa/Word Forge has hit the blogging…
Photo/Annie Love*Trish Gannon, the chief cook and bottle washer of The River Journal, wonders if she's running fast enough on her media treadmill. Translation: She's flirting with the idea of publishing The River Journal weekly rather than every other week. And she wants your input…
Spen-Sah: I was at the county administration building this afternoon, and I decided to stop by the third floor offices of the now moved out commissioners offices, just to see what they looked like, as I had never been in them. Rick Currie came out…
Full Larry Craig column hereAssociated PressHistory will prove that the removal, trial, and execution of Saddam Hussein was justified, and I believe it has helped lay more of the ground work for a stable and democratic Iraq. Will Saddam's passing be a magic bullet that…
This year will be the year of the sequel. Which movie are you looking forward to watching? -- Idaho Statesman *Spider-Man 3*Shrek 3*Pirates*Oceans Thirteen*Harry Potter*Other*None
Item: Prosecutor hires new senior deputy (second item) hereMamaJD: I think some mention should be made of Bill Douglas' new hire of Denise Rosen. It would appear that Bill is bringing in outside, seasoned and credible talent to help minimize the disasters. This is a…
Frank the Parrot was one mean bird,the loudest mouth you ever heard.He lived with Bob the baker man,whose butt’s the size of Pakistan.“Ya big fat slob!” Frank used to scream,“Ya oughta cut out all ice cream!And drop the cakes and quit the beer!Why fatten up…
For years, the governor’s State of the State speech was given around mid-day, not long after the Legislature’s official convening of its session at noon. But the last few years former Gov. Dirk Kempthorne moved the big speech to an evening time slot, smack in…
Issue: A sermon at 65 mph: Evangelism by signs shares church message and inspires some drivers, but makes others/Bill Buley, Coeur d'Alene PressPro: "We want to put up text that challenges or meets the needs of the traveling public. It's not just willy-nilly out of…
Question: What are your thoughts on Nancy Pelosi's election as speaker of the House? 1. She'll make a great speaker of the House 2. Pelosi said it best – 'It takes a woman to clean House' 3. It's irrelevant – Democrats won the election 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.