Issue: Getting a big meal for your dining out dollar.Whippersnapper: I went to the Silver Star restaurant in Kellogg last week and ordered a burger and fries. Although the 1/3 lb. burger was big enough, it was buried under approximately three lbs. of giant french…
I heard CJ Buck of Buck Knives speak at noon today. He says that his company considered three places to relocate: Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. When they got to looking at Washington, he said that as far as they could tell, Washington was just exactly…
In my opinion, the best line in Richard Roesler’s August 25, 2005, article headlined “Recall organizer confident she can get signatures needed to put issue on ballot” was, “Her (Shannon Sullivan’s) 9-year-old son sat behind her, fidgeting in his tie and periodically videotaping his mother's…
While the necessity of the recent raises for elected officials in Kootenai County is open to debate, the timing seems poor. The recommendations of the pay study regarding employee raises have only been partially implemented. Rather than finishing the job, commissioners gave more recently hired…
On Aug. 8, Huckleberries Online published a Local Question of the Day re: a proposal planned by southern Idaho solon Anne Rydalch that would create a statewide community college system here. The question received 34 responses as HBO commenters debated whether a potential savings in…
I try to dole out Doug Fredericks' beautiful photographs a few at at time, like Jelly Bellies, eye candy to be savored slowly. Doug calls this one: "Fort Sherman Church." With the leaves on the ground, it looks like this one was taken in the…
First, you should know that I was attacked by a mother hen when I was 3 or 4 years old -- and have given wide berth to her kind ever since. The "gallina shocka" (phonetic Portuguese spelling) was probably upset because I'd been stepping on…
Issue: Auditor warns West recall issue may not make Nov. 8 ballot: Dalton doesn't want to jeopardize September primaries/Jonathan Brunt, SRDFO: I'd suggest Auditor Vicky Dalton hire additional people to ensure a quick review of the recall petitions or face her own political troubles at…
I noticed Paul Turner's article in the Sunday paper about "Ms. X," portrayed as a ditzy blonde with a "better than thou" attitude who shows "no remorse" when it comes to lane merging ("There's no cure for Ms. X," Aug. 21).Here is the issue as…
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.
