Full post hereSally Field is the perfect example of a an actress without a script. It reminds me of some of our inexperienced local news people who don't know how to ad lib when the camera is rolling. The statement and point Ms. Field was…
It's a sign of general distrust of the media, I guess, that several people have asked me whether I truly wanted my new duties as a full-time blogger/columnist. Or whether I was demoted. Even my mother asked me that over the weekend. Now. Listen. Closely.…
Democrat Says He's Making A Point -- Seeks Permanent Injunction Against Almighty (AP) Nebraska State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha, a self-proclaimed agnostic who skips morning prayers during the legislative session and often criticizes Christians, said he filed the lawsuit to show that anybody can…
Jacquelyn Martin/AP PhotoRory McDermott, 4, has a bandage on his left foot at his home in Vienna, Va.. The boy's Croc-clad left foot was recently caught in an escalator. Crocs and other soft-soled shoes, such as flip-flops, can be prone to escalator entrapment. You write…
“Gov. Butch Otter’s decision to appoint Joel Horton to the state Supreme Court means Idaho will be served by a well-respected jurist. However, it also means that the only perspective on the state Supreme Court will that of white men over 50. I find it…
What would you do if you encountered a grizzly bear in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness? -- Lewiston Tribune*Head for the nearest tree.*Shoot it.*Nuke it with pepper spray.*Play dead.*Offer it a beer.*Run over it with my ATV.*Throw the bacon to my friend and run like hell.
Thom George PhotoshopEverybody has jumped on this. Look for jokes on Leno and Letterman next. I guess the reason is that it has such a man bites dog aspect. I haven't looked, but I'm sure if I did I could easily come up with quotes…
So I guess the question is: Which element determines the tone of a blog -- the variety of voices heard or the tenor of the loudest ones?Katrina/Notes on a NapkinQuestion: Anyone?
Full post and best-Chinese restaurant poll here Since taking over in 2005, the ever-smiling Alex Kim and his family have risen to that challenge and have generally succeeded. I’ve said there aren’t any truly great Chinese places in town, but Canton probably comes the closest.…
Cis Gors explains "Way We Were" photo of her, published over the weekend here.Question: Do you have a "Way We Were" photo of yourself that you want published at HBO. (DFO: I've turned a couple down b/c they were poor quality. I you send one…
Full story hereGov. Butch Otter today appointed 4th District Judge Joel Horton to fill the Idaho Supreme Court vacancy left when Justice Linda Copple Trout stepped down Aug. 31. “It was a close and difficult call earlier this summer when I appointed Warren Jones to…
Item: Puppies, political views aren't as advertised: Fake ads have business owner's phones ringing/Taryn Hecker, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Patrick Rotchford, who owns a Coeur d'Alene window tinting company, can't get bargain hunters to leave him alone after bogus ads appeared in the latest issue of Nickel's…
I have an offbeat HBO Poll question for you today -- one I've wondered about for awhile. I've gone back and forth for 23 years, trying to decide which abbreviation for Coeur d'Alene works best. I've used three different variations. There's at least four that…
News Is A Conversation discusses this issue today hereOfCoffee: The idea that squaw means vagina (to use the polite term) first found its way into print in a polemical 1973 book, Literature of the American Indian, by Thomas E. Sanders and Walter W. Peek. Sanders…
Some Coeur d'Loonians continue to second guess the cost and downtown location of the new library. But Opinion Editor Jim Fisher of the Lewiston Tribune doesn't. He's urging readers to drive to visit Lake City to see the tremendous effect the week-old library has had…
Sorry for the late start, HBOers; I'm back to meeting with my padre Tuesday mornings. I'll begin posting in 5 minutes.
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.
