It has been quite a day. A historic day. A day of new beginnings. Barack H. Obama's inauguration, of course, dominated the news. But there were other things going on, too. U.S. Sens. Ted Kennedy was forced by illness to leave inaugural luncheon here. The…
Former President George W. Bush, left, salutes and his wife, Laura, waves as they depart Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)SR Today In Photos: Obama Inauguration
Do you think Barack Obama can carry out his massive agenda?/KHQYes, and in the time he outlinesYes, but it will take more than one termNo
What I mean by remarkable is following the swearing in, Obama will begin glowing a sapphire blue with a ruby tinged aura and laser beams will shoot out of his eyeballs, except they won't be death rays they will be happy golden loverays infused with…
"At first glance," writes Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho, "I thought I'd spotted an eight-legged and very wide sheep in a farmer's field on the Rathdrum Prairie. Alas, it was a pair of wooley pals staying warm on a frosty morning." Kerri has several new photos…
5:35 p.m. Looking for a shelter for a homeless person, a local deputy is told that St. Vincent's shelter is full tonight and advised to contact CPD Blue. Which has names of local churches that provide money for hotels in dire situations.4:52 p.m. Several R/Ps…
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, in wheelchair, waves on the tarmac earlier today at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)Question: Some of you say Cheney in the wheelchair today reminds them of Dr. Strangelove. Others of Montgomery Burns from "The Simpsons." What say…
At As The Lake Churns, blogmistress Pecky Cox provides her readers -- as well as Huckleberries commenters and blurkers -- a reminder that winter in North Idaho has its unique beauty.Well, I am a pretty ordinary person. I have an awesome husband and two awesome…
President Barack Obama walks down Pennsylvania Avenue with his wife Michelle Obama on their way to the White House in Washington this afternoon. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In honor of the inauguration of President Obama, Washington state’s Secretary of State is selling U.S. flags that are being flown at the state capitol today. (Yup, there’s some person who’s going to be busy hauling flags up and down all day. Really.) You can…
Word evidently got back to U of I administrators of this brewing storm, because by 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon, every legislator had received a plaintive letter from Bruce Pitman, the school’s Vice Provost of Student Affairs and Dean of Students. Pitman complains that press…
At the nation's Capitol, Kootenai County Demo chief Thom George finds an interesting individual to chat up -- new Illinois Sen. Roland Burris, if I'm not mistaken.A prayer for President Obama/Adam's BlogProgression dilusion: Pro-family abortion/Free In Idaho!Those dudes are surfing beets, not spuds/From The EditorInauguration…
5-year old Sophie Saari of Coeur d'alene takes the microphone from co-chair Ivan Bush and proclaims "Happy Birthday," to the crowd at the conclusion of the Dr. Martin Luther King Unity March in the atrium of Riverpark Square Monday. J. BART RAYNIAK The Spokesman-ReviewCartoon: Now…
At the inauguration (courtesy of Justin StormoGipson), Coeur d Alene residents in attendance include (from left): Steve and Bev Moss, Maj and Justin StormoGipson, and Susan and Charlie Nipp. Charlie, of course, is the local boy who helped develop our Ironwood medical center and recently…
Chief Justice John Roberts is a man who has made very few public missteps in his life -- but he appears to have made one when swearing in Barack Obama. Roberts slightly flubbed the oath, which then tripped up Obama. The oath is contained in…
11:52 a.m. 16YO girl is in the nurse's office at Post Falls High, complaining of chest pains.11:28 a.m. R/P reports that a man was holding a .22 when he answered his door, because he has been having problems with another man in his neighborhood. A…
Billy Johnson, far left, of Charlotte, N.C., photographs General Mealer, right, with his grandsons Daryll Mealer, 7, second from left, and Jason Mealer, 6, with a cardboard cutout of President-elect Barack Obama on the National Mall in Washington Monday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Carolyn…
Early results in a KREM.com survey indicate nearly 60 percent of readers and viewers believe President elect Barack Obama is 'overhyped.' Those respondents - 62.07% - indicated they are not excited about Obama as president. After that 20.69% respondents said they are excited about Obama…
First lady Michelle Obama wore a sparkling yellow-gold sheath dress with matching coat by Cuban-born American designer Isabel Toledo for the inauguration of her husband, a choice many applauded as a cheerful message of hope and a vote for the American fashion industry. She paired…
Study: Men better at suppressing their hunger/APMore Info: Faced with their favorite foods, women are less able than men to suppress their hunger, a discovery that may help explain the higher obesity rate for females, a new study suggests. Researchers trying to understand the brain’s…
Item: Man's best friend in death, too: Bill would let pets be buried with people/Rich Roesler, Eye On OlympiaMore Info: On Monday, while many people had a day off, state Sen. Ken Jacobsen was facing a state Senate committee, trying to persuade his fellow lawmakers…
Cassie Krajack, 7, waits to introduce the next "I Have A Dream," poetry reader from Sorensen Magnet School as Meike McCaw, 7, finishes her reading Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 at a Martin Luther King event at Calypso's Coffee in Coeur d'Alene. (AP Photo/Coeur d'Alene Press,…
Barack Obama, second right, joined by his wife Michelle, far left, and daughters Sasha, second left, and Malia, not shown, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the 44th president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol in Washington…
President Bush, right, walks out with President-elect Barack Obama, on the North Portico of the White House before sharing the presidential limousine enroute to Capitol Hill for inauguration in Washington this morning. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
How are you feeling about today's inauguration?/SeattlePI Hopeful/optimisticNervous/jittery/anxious/worriedExcitedCautiousImpatientHappySadScaredPatrioticNone of the above
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.
