This undated photo provided by PETA shows Lydia Guevara posing on the set of her PETA photo shoot. The granddaughter of Cuban revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara is the face of a new PETA campaign touting "the vegetarian revolution." PETA spokesman Michael McGraw says the…
Today is the 169th day of 2009. There are 196 days left in the year. On this day in history: In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte met his Waterloo as British and Prussian troops defeated the French in Belgium. In 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's…
At Notes on a Napkin, Katrina spells out 10 movie quotes that she and hubby Paul use in everyday conversation, including:“Not the cow. I just ate that cow! Spasm! Spasm!” All purpose announcement of indigestion.“I’m sorry, I was whack.” “I was whack.” Instantly deflates an…
"There's no event more "North Idaho" than the annual Big Back-In Lawnmower Drags held every Father's Day Sunday in Spirit Lake," posts Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. "The population of this wild west town doubles on that day as every manner of lawn mower is souped…
Memorial Park Cemetery advertises a buy-one-get-one-free sale on cemetery plots in Indianapolis, Wednesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Top Cutlines:1. Enduring stiff competition, officials decide to undertake grave measures, just in the niche of time, even guaranteeing their sale, pledging “We'll be the last…
5 p.m. Heidi wants to redeem her dog.4:06 p.m. Driver who'd left small child in his car @ Hastings is now n/b on Govt Way.4:05 p.m. An 11YO girl in a pink top has been missing since 3 p.m. @ Silverwood. Update (4:20 p.m.): Child…
Frum Helen Back/Hauser Thoughts grabbed her camera and headed around Hauser Lake to get a firsthand account of today's search for 3 teens who initially were reported clinging to a boat in the middle of the lake. The boys, 19-year-old Zachary Castro a two, 16-year-old…
1. guacamole2. peas3. shrimp4. lamb5. cantaloupe6. clams7. asparagus8. green beans9. coffee10. deviled eggsMidnight MarauderQuestion: I'll eat 9 of 10 things on Midnight Marauder's list (not sure re: clams). But I won't touch liver. No where. No way. What is a food you absolutely will not…
With this country still locked in a deep recession, Yahoo! searched for the best places to start over. Afterward, it identified a top five, beginning with Anchorage, Alaska, where 28 percent of the companies in town plan to hire in the next quarter. Provo-Orem, Utah,…
"(Juneteenth) is the first event of it's kind in North Idaho and I encourage you to give it your full support, fair reader," posts OrangeTV/Get Out! North Idaho, of the flyer above. "Sounds like a fun day for kids of all ages, shapes and inclinations.…
Seattle Mariners' Mike Carp is congratulated in the dugout after scoring in the first inning on a double by Ken Griffey Jr.during an interleague baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Thursday in San Diego. The Padres won 4-3 in 10 innings. Running boxscore here.…
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Custer rides again, although he's atop a plastic motorcycle and in a McDonald's Happy Meal box. And that doesn't sit well with some in the Native American community. Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer was killed in 1876 along the Little Big Horn River by Native…
Item: City of Bozeman demands passwords from job applicants: Aside from the privacy aspects, such requests also violate the terms of service of social networking sites/Sharon Fisher, New West.More Info: Raising privacy and civil liberties issues, job applicants to the city of Bozeman are not…
An eagle sign welcomes visitors at the entrance to downtown Libby, Mont., Wednesday. The Environmental Protection Agency for the first time has determined there is a public health emergency in a contaminated community, targeting the Montana town for immediate federal attention. The Obama administration plans…
A tenant came down yesterday evening at dinner time to yell at Dave because he told him that five cars were too many for two people. Two of them didn't work, so the guy bought two more working ones. I explained to the man that…
This 1978 photo shows Denver talk-radio icon Alan Berg. It has been 25 years since Berg was gunned down in the driveway of his Congress Park condominium, and today's commemoration comes just days after a white supremacist allegedly opened fire at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial…
In response Wyoming Republican Cynthia Lummis urged Minnick to take a leading role in management of our nation’s forests. “President Obama has appointed a number of czar-type positions,” Lummis said, “And I would encourage President Obama to make Representative Minnick the ‘forest czar’ to address…
11:54 a.m. Wrong-way driver in black p/u e/b in w/b lanes of I90 @ M/P 11 (4th Street).11:39 a.m. Black pitbull keeps running onto county airport property, creating a hazard.10:52 a.m. Brown-and-white collie mix is loose in the median @ H95 & Wyoming.10:50 a.m. EMTs…
The (Idaho Statesman) did a front page article on the safe interaction of cyclists and motorists after three recent cyclist deaths in Boise from traffic accidents. They juice up the story by interviewing gold medal winner Kristen Armstrong. Its great that the Statesman sees the…
Emma Dausman, 86, left, and Judy Conner, 69, pose at Clique Bowling Lanes in Grand Rapids, Mich. The two great-grandmothers won the Division 2 Women's Doubles state bowling championship in May at a tournament in the Bay City area. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Lance…
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Item: Crabb: Boosting the minimum wage next month will hurt, not help/Northwest Nazarene University.More Info: In July, the federal minimum wage will to increase to $7.25 per hour from the current $6.55, a 10.6 percent increase. This change in the law was enacted in the…
Item: Leader of Boise gay-pride group tells why he's letting foe of homosexuality into parade/Aimee Niles, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: The leader of a Boise gay group explained Wednesday why he is letting an evangelical Christian who opposes homosexuality into the parade this Saturday in Downtown…
For 15 years the North Idaho College Foundation has funded scholarships, updated technology and programs at the college through the Really Big Raffle of a new house, posts Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. There are only 5,000 $100 tickets sold. So if you'd like to own…
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.
