Gotta go hear Dubya give his State of the Union speech, which the Repubs will declare splendid and the Demos will declare lacking. The New York Times provides a preview here. If you get time tonight, you can tell Huckleberries Online what you thought of…
Sightem: In Post Falls today, Pam I Am spotted someone driving around with Idaho "House 56" plates today -- and expired license tabs. The tabs expired 12/04. PIA wonders if the car was going to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
"...Winton is a worn-out, old school that has seen better days. But it is our worn-out, old school" -- Winton Concerned Parents re. Coeur d'Alene School District plans to move 700 elementary students to different schools next fall here.DFO: I'm sure glad that my kids'…
...on a grey Pontiac Grand Am with Kootenai plates, parked at Tidyman's Friday, Jan. 28:"Somewhere in Texas there's a village missing an idiot."And above? An Oakland Raiders insignia.DFO: Doesn't columnist Molly Ivins come from Texas?
On her lively national blog here, Michelle Malkin lists her 10 biggest post-Iraqi election sourpusses:Ted KennedyJohn KerryMary Ann MarshChris MatthewsThe Democratic UndergroundDonatella LorchPeter JenningsMaureen Dowd (okay, she's always a sourpuss)The Arab pressThe American pressDid I miss anyone? she asks in conclusion.DFO: Well, did she?
Marianne Love stepped into a BSU/UI cross-fire between Eagle Eye and Phil (Corless, not Punxatawney) today to report this:Furthermore . . . I, just moments ago, learned the a Boise State University grad has been named the Northwest Athletic Director of the Year (six states)…
OK, I got suckered on this one ... until I read the end. Dunno who's the originator:WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hang on to any of the new State of Idaho quarters. If you have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents. The U.S.…
Now that the $3 million library bond has passed, what's Duane Hagadone's next move re. his memorial garden?1. He'll come back with the same plan to close three downtown streets.2. He'll annex McEuen Field and dare the City Council to stop him.3. He'll (ahaha) build…
*CdA voters pass library, safety bonds: Measures total $10 million for improvements/Erica Curless, SR -- A two-thirds supermajority represents a ha-huge mountain to climb in passing a bond. The city's children, as well as the downtown, just received a terrific boost because dedicated community leaders…
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.
