Issue: At Sentinel High in Missoula, Mont., students are performing "American Roulette," a play about a school shooting that probes the feelings of a teenage killer, his classmates and victims.Question: Does a cutting-edge play like this help students understand the feelings of other students and…
*Priest who exposed church cover-up to speak at GU: He told bishops of clergy sex abuse 20 years ago, Virginia de Leon, SR -- As Scripture sez, and I paraphrase, that which is covered up in darkness will be shouted from the rooftops. You'd think…
Item: Convicted killer Claude Dallas goes free Sunday: 24 years after deaths of two F&G officers, the West that Dallas knew has changed, but he remains a polarizing characterQuestion: Did Dallas pay enough for his cold-blooded crimes?P.S. You can find an update Idaho Statesman story…
After leading the dastardly charge to close committee meetings for whatever reasons, Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis said:"Many of my friends in the press believe that they should be able to attend and report on the front page of your local newspaper even the most…
Remember when The Beatles were cutting edge? Above, Paul McCartney winds up to throw a football at a press conference of sorts for his appearance as the halftime entertainment for the Super Bowl Sunday. Sir Paul was picked to perform because he's safe. No "wardrobe…
What an interesting contrast...Spokane is laying off firefighters and police officers...Coeur d'Alene passes Public Safety bonds.Spokane city employees are on TV apologizing for a lack of snow plowing during the last storm...Coeur d'Alene has already had the street sweepers out to keep the dust down!I've…
Questioner: Mike Kennedy.Topic: What happens if these magical elections in Iraq blow up in our face? I love Democracy, and I'm glad Iraqis are voting. But is this what we wanted? Read the story link below (which shows Shiite cleric's slate trouncing Washington favorite Allawi's)…
They have thrown us outand they’ve locked the door;we can’t watch them makesausage anymore.The Bard of Sherman AvenueAbove: Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, who led the dastardly charge to close committee meetings for any reason. BTW, you can find the e-mail addresses of North Idaho…
Bethine Church couldn't be more right about the need for the Idaho Legislature to protect, restore and make use of the old Ada County Courthouse. Though up north we frequently feel ignored by the self-anointed gods of Ada County and Southern Idaho, this is a…
Timothy Borders, 29, a conservative Republican living in Seattle's University District, was in the right place at the right time. As lead plaintiff in the Republican lawsuit to overturn the Washington gubernatorial election result, his name will go down in history. Mebbe not to the…
As you may recall, columnist Tim Woodward/Idaho Statesman described his flight ordeal that landed him in Spokane -- stuck. Quoth: "...I'm still in Spokane and may be here till spring." The comment brought back memories to Milt Nelson/Rathdrum, who writes: I had an identical experience…
Trustee Sid Fredrickson responds to the Huckleberry Online comment about polling the board about a elementary school transfer proposal here.Close, but no cigar. I did not poll the board, I know better than that. What I asked was, "If the board were to furnish district…
'Tis been a bad day for open government in the Gem State. Making matters worse, four of our five North Idaho senators went along with Majority Leader Bart Davis' scheme to close more committee meetings. You'll see their names in the 1:59 p.m. posting, including…
"Oscar was a doorstop; Oscar was in the basement. I went through a period of false humility. I thought if I had Oscar out people would think I was full of myself. Now Oscar is in a beautiful étagère near my front door" -- Patty…
Not only does Boise State have 26 straight Western Athletic Conference football wins, but it also has the best recruiting class in the WAC, according to two reviewers, here. Meanwhile, the SR provided a review of how Inland Northwest schools did in recruiting this year:…
Item:Reform or bust: Bush says Social Security needs overhaul to avoid bankruptcy/AP.Question:Dubya sez the Social Security system is broken and needs an overhaul. The Demos say it's rock solid and needs only a tweak. Who's right?
Seems Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis is turning the screws on our North Idaho senators re. his shameless attempt to close more committee meetings. He brought the hammer down on our small flock of five sheep after getting word that the SR was polling our…
SR Photo/Jesse Tinsley: A detention deputy in the Kootenai County Public Safety Building (jail) watches over inmates in several "pods" in the east housing wing of the jail Wednesday.*County studies second jail expansion: Commission considers putting proposal to extend half-cent sales tax for small addition…
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.…
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.
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