PalinBingo.comI'll be following the blog as the VP debate plays out tonight. I don't intend to live-blog the debate, as is the habit of some, but it'd be fun to swap ideas with you as it goes along. So meet me back here at 6…
An alert in Whitman County has been issued following a mini-outbreak of Gonorrhea that the health department believes I effecting Washington State University students. Five college-aged Pullman residents have been diagnosed with the sexually transmitted disease in the past few weeks. In the entire county…
11:20 a.m. Local Bank of America reports that a man said he wanted to withdraw money so he could buy a gun and shoot a politician. He's upset about the country's financial bailout proposal.4:29 p.m. R/P wants to speak to an officer about a chihuahua…
A general threat against politicians made this morning by a disgruntled Bank of America customer (see "Scanner Traffic") is being investigated by the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department. KCSD spokeswoman Kim Edmundson told Huckleberries that deputies are looking for a man in his mid- to late…
I have been waiting for this debate since the day McCain announced Sarah Palin as his pick. I've pulled out my Beer Can Chicken recipe and will be strategically placing some Pabst Blue Ribbon into a whole chicken for the BBQ. I'm baking some flaky…
In his Chow List post this week, OrangeTV gives a rundown on "Six Local Boozes." They are listed below. Which is your favorite? (Be sure to vote in OTV's Get Out! North Idaho poll, too.)*Coeur d'Alene Brewery Beer *Pend d'Oreille Winery Wine *Bardenay Vodka, Rum…
Upper Deck, APItem: How to debate a girl, and win: Joe Biden can beat Sarah Palin by pretending she's a man. And that he's not Joe Biden/Dahlia Lithwick, SlateItem: How to debate a girl and lose: Some unsolicted advice for Sarah Palin/Rachael Larimore, XX FactorQuestion:…
Dan Cepeda/Star-Tribune, APA tranquilized mountain lion lies in a transportation wagon at Casper's Wyoming Game and Fish Department office after being captured in the backyard of a home near downtown Casper, Wy. on Monday. *WSU reports 'mini-gonorrhea' outbreak/KXLY*Ex-funeral home director cheats death, gets new liver/Twin…
Cemo Walt Minnick's camp is touting the latest poll, which shows him leading incumbent Congressman Bill Sali 44% to 38% here.
Business Wire/APMen on a Mission Calendar cover featuring 12 bare-chested Mormon Missionaries. You write the cutline. Top Cutlines:1. Breaking News. SR's columnist and blogger DFO is now front page of a bit different publication. Call why they last. Oliveira has considered inviting Toadman and Tubob…
Hugh Watson was driving down the road the other day when his wife, Anna Sue, turned to him. "Now, what was the best place you enjoyed, of all the places we lived and coached?" she asked him. "Coeur d'Alene," he replied. "And we both agreed…
Kathy Plonka/SRFolks enjoyed the unusually beautiful weather at Coeur d'Alene's City Park on the last day of September 2008.*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*NW senators evenly split on bailout/KHQ*SR to cut staff, editor resigns/Jim Camden, SR*Huckleberries: Oh, the indignity of it all/DFO, SR Prairie Voice*Avista surcharges, rate…
Item: Officials present jail bond proposal: County commissioners say taxpayers will not be put in a pinch by plan/Tom Greene, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Even with the national economic meltdown, Kootenai County Commissioner Todd Tondee believes conservative sales tax projections will keep taxpayers from getting…
Question: How will the controversy over Gwen Ifill's pro-Obama book affect the vice-presidential debate?/WorldNetDaily1. It won't affect it at all -- Ifill is the consummate professional2. It will be a non-issue in the debate -- Ifill's book has been discussed for months3. The extra spotlight…
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.
