Today is the first day in the rest of my summer. No shabby chic on the horizon, other than a garage sale this weekend to sell the items that survived the Vintage barn sale, including a coupla swell dressers (and a bunch of '60s albums…
It's 1 a.m., and the dogs next door are barking again. Actually, 7:27 p.m. on the white-noise-machine clock, which never says the right time because I unplug it and carry it from room to room to hit "rain" or "crickets" or "ocean" to drown out…
Bill Hughes, AP Photo/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise Matt Grozier, 8, nods his approval as he drinks lemonade he purchased from his neighbor, Alyssa Boyd, 5, at her lemonade stand near Lightstreet, Pa., Sunday. Alyssa's mom, Lorie, said the stand was her daughter's first venture into entrepreneurship.…
Item: Gag order issued in Duncan case/Taryn Brodwater, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge has issued a gag order in the federal case against convicted killer Joseph Duncan to quell pre-trial publicity. Attorneys in the death penalty case, all witnesses and prospective witnesses…
We've all heard of New Year's Resolutions, when we resolve to improve ourselves in the new year. But how about mid-year resolutions? I heard someone mention that July 1 is a good time to assess how we've done with the resolutions made between helpings of…
Interstate 90 between Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls is blocked in the eastbound lane due to two separate crashes, according to Idaho State Police dispatchers. Traffic in the eastbound lane is backed up for some distance. One person suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash…
Above, Mommy Dearest/BrodH20 tries to impress the Karaoke Idol judges with her version of Reba McIntire's "Fancy." But Jesse Tinsley wowwed Randy, Paula and Simon to win annual BrodH20 karaoke sing here.
In recent years, after staffing cutbacks, Idaho’s food stamp program was criticized by federal authorities for unacceptably high error rates. Then the state invested in more staffing, and error rates dropped. Now, the USDA is congratulating Idaho with a bonus for reducing its error rates.…
In Orem, Utah, a 70-year-old widow and grandmother was arrested and hauled off to jail for not watering her lawn for the past year. Betty Perry told broadast reporters, "I never thought they would ever do anything like that to a person that is 70…
Dunno where you guys are re: reading "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen, the first Huckleberries Online Book of the Month. But I've read the prologue and first three chapters. And am blown away by the writing and the tale. Hat Tip to the individual…
I’ve been thrifting in this town for eons, and there have been times when I’ve come perilously close to joining the mad cult, but normally I prefer just casually looking around to see what random items turn up. I’ve come to know the local thrift…
Item: Rundown CdA rentals get some pseudo-repairs: LCDC spruces facades of buildings headed for wrecking ball/Becky Kramer, Spokesman-Review More Info: The agency spent $8,000 to paint the front of the houses, tear down rotting fences and hire a lawn service after Fort Grounds neighbors complained…
Sen. Mike Crapo says CNN did him wrong. The Idaho Republican became a poster child for the evils of congressional budget earmarking in in a June 28 piece on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees program. The program asked each senator to disclose his or her…
My dad ... ordered (1960s) albums from England that you couldn't yet buy in Denmark. I guess I was too little to understand the coolness factor of that - but I do remember my dad's reaction when the mail-carrier couldn't stuff the rather large, flat,…
In Copland, the boys in blue act out their thuggery on teenagers playing dress up in black anarchy t-shirts with scary signs!,In Copland, Otto Zehm was a badass who needed takin' down,In Copland, the stormtrooprz show the little kids picnicking in the park how far…
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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.
