TGIF/Wild Card -- 12/16/05
The blog's been hopping today and into the evening, so I don't know how much this is needed. But I'll move it up toward the top anyway. Have a good weekend ...
FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 2005
Best of the Local Blogs -- 12/16/05
Illustration: Digital Fog*Sadly, it doesn't seem as though Stebbijo/Your Choice is having a good Christmas season here. (HBO to Stebbijo: Hang in there, gal; a lot of us in the North Idaho blogosphere appreciate your work and outlook.)*JBelle/Notes From the 'Kan EWA (yes, our own…
Hawkins to Colorado, Peterson Takes Over At BSU
Dan Hawkins, right, talks about his hectic week at a news conference at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo., on Friday, where he was named head football coach. Hawkins, who compiled a 53-10 record over five years at Boise State, replaces Gary Barnett, who…
Where They Found the Perfect Christmas Tree
Not up on the mountainmid the snow storms and rocks,but down in their basementin a big cardboard box.The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 12/16/05
Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton, right, passes the final certification of election document to Spokane County Commissioner Mark Richard for his signature earlier today. The Spokane County Canvassing board certified the recall of Spokane Mayor James West at 9:44a.m. here (Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review).1. Six weeks…
Q & A
Question (from SR Opinion Page Editor Doug Floyd): "Do you know whether that picture of His Bobness was taken from the front or behind?"DFO: I have it on the best of sources -- from His Bobness himself -- that he posted a shot of his…
Local Question of the Day -- Aquifer District
Issue: Proposed aquifer user fees raise questions: Committee plans to ask Legislature to create protection district/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewAdditional Info: Committee members, including Reps. Bob Nonini and Frank Henderson, both Post Falls Republicans, said the fee is focused on water quality, not quantity, so all residents…
SR Editorial re: Arrogant Assessor
County Assessor Ralph Baker lost the only contested election campaign he waged in Spokane County. That was in 2002, when he ran for auditor. Since then, however, the road to office and influence has been wide, smooth and unimpeded. Maybe, therefore, complacency explains the strangely…
WorldNetDaily Poll -- Impeach Bush?
Issue: 1/3 of Americans want Bush impeached: Figure close to number who think U.S. can't win in Iraq/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What do you think of the poll saying 1 in 3 Americans wants Bush impeached? 1. The president has the blood of American soldiers and innocent Iraqis…
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.