Whew! Whaddaday! The little F-bomb flap at the end created a little excitement. Sorry I didn't catch that thing before it went online. Oh well. I won't think about it today. I'll think about it tomorrow. Meanwhile, enjoy your Wild Card ...
...knows something about the sweeping scope of Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn." And she has something to say about the controversy it's causing in the Central Valley School District here.Marianne: "I learned over the years that teaching Huckleberry Finn requires great care, preparation and sensitivity toward…
Despite everybody's pleasHe ended up showing his kneesHe hoped at the meetingHe'd get a nice greetingInstead he heard gasps and a wheeze.CDADave
OK, Huckleberries bloggers. I'd like to offer the first ever direct "Blog-to-Speech" opportunity. I'm MC-ing the annual North Idaho Democracy Dinner this Saturday night, and I normally mix some fabulous humor in with the scintillating political speeches. There will be about 300 Democrats in attendance…
Frum Helen Back tells Huckleberries that the latest print edition of the Hauser Times was (drum roll, puh-LEEZ) -- trashed by the Coeur d'Alene post office. Sez Helen: "Maybe they looked and saw the zip code was 83854 and couldn't find the zip code book…
You can find the Mariners' victory boxscore for today's game here.
...Kootenai County Commish Gus Johnson wore shorts at a public hearing today. Izzit me, or is that a bit unprofessional?Earth -- to CDADave ... we need a limerick here.
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles open a new play park in Scotland today -- their first public engagement since their marriage. You right the headline.Early Leader: "Camilla and Charles respond to a reporter's question about their attitudes toward marital fidelity" -- Bill McCrory/Whitecaps.
Issue: News Corp.'s Murdoch: Newspapers must embrace Internet -- or else risk losing 18- to 34-year-old demographic for good/Associated Press.DFO: A coupla you sent in this story re: the future of newspapers. I agree with Murdoch's analysis. And I'm thankful I have an editor who…
Plaintiff Mary Li, right, and her partner Becky Kennedy are seen in this, Dec. 15, 2004, file photo, outside the Oregon Supreme Court, in Salem, Ore. Li and her spouse were the first same-sex couple to get a marriage license in Oregon. The Oregon Supreme…
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.
