After listening to part of the Idaho-Hawaii game on the radio and watching part of the WSU-Arizona game on TV today, I'm already looking forward to Gonzaga basketball. The Cougs are getting worse and worse under Doba. While Akey had Idaho headed in the right…
Item: Pledge-protesting campus ripped as 'intolerant: National group says students, principal both need educating/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What are your thoughts on school's handling of students protesting Pledge of Allegiance?1. The Pledge of Allegiance is an archaic tradition and public schools shouldn't have to be dealing with it2.…
I plan to spend the weekend taking care of the few things that are left to get done before winter -- stacking wood, replacing a snow cap and mebbe putting the garden to bed a bit. (Note to self -- Ask Alice Rankin how to…
Jane Q. Citizen: Okay, I'd like to make a case for Jane Q. Citizen (currently in 5th place!!!!) If it weren't for the lovely and talented Jbelle reigning supreme in the lead, I'd think there was fix in. But in all fairness, there should be…
Idaho Escapee: I don't like my peace of mind interrupted by on-fire-fanatics who think it's their God-given duty to louse up my day by witnessing to me. Religion is a very private matter for me, and I don't want someone interrupting my life to share…
Marianne Love/Slight DetourI'm not sure who's with SReporter Erica Curless in this photo, taken by Marianne Love/Slight Detour, at the Dover Community Hall earlier this month. But Erica's all smiles after being the subject of a bridal shower. Randy Curless, her father and mayor of…
... your local sheriff is? As I write this, KootCo Sheriff Rocky Watson's preparing to enjoy an Elton John concert in Missoula. You just don't know what to expect of Republicans any more.
... sighted on a blue Honda CRV with a youthful blonde at the wheel at 95 & Neider, by Councilman MikeK, a yellow bumpersnicker with black type that said: "Tap your foot if you (upside heart) Larry Craig." Dunno exactly what that upside down heart…
Joe Jaszewski/The Idaho Statesman, AP PhotoBoise State safety Jason Robinson (5) celebrates with cornerback Orlando Scandrick (8) after Robinson broke up a pass in the second half of a college football game against Southern Mississippi on Thursday in Boise. BSU won easily. You write the…
Full post here, how senators voted here.Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted 60 to 39 to pass the Matthew Shepard Act which extends federal hate crimes protections to include violence based on sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability. It also gives increased federal assistance to…
Ziggles, take a bow; this one is brilliant. BTW, I have a little surprise for you, if you check the HBO poll in the lefthand rail. You start off far behind the pack. But the poll runs through 10 a.m. Monday.
Hit me! That's just one of the gambling and card playing commands students may soon be learning when the College of Southern Idaho's Community Education Center begins offering casino classes.Sylvia Jensen, the college's director of community education, says the class provides an opportunity for students…
Full post hereChristian-based groups are by far the most visible and entrenched on campus. Flip open the UI planner and you are likely to see a date and time for a Christian youth event. Walk around campus enough and you are likely to hear a…
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewRichard Kohles, representing the Coeur d'Alene Board of Realtors, asks a question about the study of the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Aquifer that was presented Thursday afternoon at the Coeur d'Alene Greyhound Park, where regional representatives gathered to talk about managing the region's sole source aquifer…
Originally posted in TXTThe Seattle Times and Post-Intelligencer are the only Pacific Northwest papers that score among the country’s 10 most-viewed online news publications, based on a recent survey. And they are ranked eighth only because their total online viewers were counted together.The Newspaper Association…
Editor Steve Smith will be on Dick Haugen's "On The Road" show this morning for a full hour, beginning at 11:05 a.m. You can tune in at KGA-AM (1510). If you have any questions for Dick to ask Steve, you can post them here. Dick…
Full editorial by Jim Fisher hereListening to Idaho Republicans speak publicly about Larry Craig's clinging to the seat he said he would leave is reminiscent of the defenses party leaders offered more than two decades ago of another troubled politician who refused to leave quietly.…
re: 9/24 Huckleberries column about Bernie Hague hereYesterday afternoon at the EMS Joint Powers Board Meeting the bill for the return trip from the hospital for Mr. Hague was forgiven. Our EMS Chief Tom Greif immediately called him to let him know. You should know…
Item: New stall walls planned for airport restrooms/Betsy Russell, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is getting new men’s room stall walls to cut down on restroom sexual activity in the infamous bathroom where Idaho Sen. Larry Craig was arrested. The new dividers will…
Katrina has found a video in which a character who calls himself "Uncle Jay" discusses blog. It's must-see for anyone who takes too seriously what we do here and what you do out there.
Full Gone Wireless interview here, print version here.Spokesman-Review File PhotoCoeur d'Alene City Council Candidates Dixie Reid, left, and Chris Copstead, right, look over early Election Night 2003 results with Reid's husband Tom Reid Tuesday Tuesday night at Cricket's Restaurant in Coeur d'Alene. DFO: What were…
The hot dog is a lurid meatcomprised of eye balls, snouts and feetand nameless organs pink and pasty --yet even so I find it tasty. The Bard of Sherman Avenue
A special message for those who work or receive care at the North Idaho Cancer Center. My sister, Charlotte Mitchell, is celebrating Birthday No. 56 today. Wish her a happy birthday for me -- and let her know that I appreciate the reminder that my…
Originally posted at A Matter of OpinionSeems the Fox News commentator had a racial epiphany while dining at a soul-food restaurant. Excerpt: After eating dinner at a famed Harlem restaurant recently, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly told a radio audience he "couldn't get over the…
Nick Ut/AP PhotoRockette Krista Harvey, right front, demonstrates a kick during a joint practice session for the Los Angeles Lakers and other Rockettes, from left, Vladimir Radmanovic, Alyssa Epstein, Brian Cook, Autumn Withers, Alexis Thebolt, obscured, and Sasha Vujacic for a promotional event Tuesday at…
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.