Former Gonzaga star Ronny Turiaf looks away from reporters as he talks about the medical condition that will prevent him from playing for the LA Lakers. See first asterisked item below.Inside a former Starbucks warehouse, Seattle's bomb squad headquarters, the police chief and 15 captains…
Iraq is a long ways from equality, let alone stability, but here you have Sgt. Bushra Jabar pounding the beat in the Kharkh district of Baghdad, pistol in hand -- the only woman in her Army unit. The AP tells you all about this courageous…
Cutline: Japan's Reiko Nakamura breaks through the water on her way to finishing first in her heat in the women's 100m backstroke at the World Aquatics Championships today in Montreal.Top Cutlines:1. At Moron.Org we are committed to ensuring that human cloning labs like the one…
1. Photo Fix: Peter Clarke, the head of Britain's Metropolitan Police Service's Anti-Terrorist Branch, speaks during a news conference in London earlier today as images of men linked to the attempted London bombings on July 21 can be seen behind him. Police released the names…
Issue: 'Cooter': Don't go to 'Dukes of Hazzard' movie 'unless it's cleaned up': Former actor sez film version profanity-laced, mocks family values/Yahoo.com.DFO: The worst remake I've seen was Eddie Murphy's "Haunted House," based on the Disneyland theme ride. I thought it was going to be…
A good argument could be made that bicyclist Lance Armstrong is the greatest American athlete ever as he won his seventh straight Tour de France cycling race, after the 21st and final stage of the race between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital…
Cutline: My sister-in-law discovered an unwelcomed surprise that ruined her outing to North Idaho College Beach on Lake Coeur d'Alene. See Item No. 2 (on continued part).Johnny came marching home this month to a night out on the town and his neighbors’ deep appreciation. Huckleberries…
Best of Huckleberries Online, 2 questions and a coupla Peanut Gallery notes are posted below. Plus, there's still the Photo of the Weekend caption contest below. Enjoy ...
Worst molesters unsupervised: After prison, Idaho's violent sex offenders return to society with minimal oversight/Betsy Russell, SR.DFO: Bob Salsbury has provided some terrific insights re: registered sex offenders this weekend here. We can write laws that make us feel better but won't make us much…
Issue: Frank Church would've wanted Idahoans to work out differences: His approach to solving central Idaho wilderness controversy still stands as a model/Fred Hutchison, Idaho Statesman.DFO: Local people solving local problems? What a concept. Mike Simpson (White Clouds) and Mike Crapo (Owyhee canyonlands) are walking…
I too have worked with sex offenders on a professional basis. Some have remorse. Some cease and desist the deviant behavior and never reoffend. Some don't. Sex offenders are not a homogenous group, they differ across dozens of variables. These are immutable facts. The true…
I've posted 4 new items below to kick off your Saturday, including a mini-editorial about sex offenders. I hope they inspire a comment. If not, here's your Wild Card to come up with your own topics. I'll be checking in after I garage sale later…
Issue: Blue Law's gone -- let's drink to that: Liquor sales among scores of regulations that will take effect/David Ammons, Associated Press.DFO: Is it really a handicap if liquor sales are banned on Sunday? I drink wine. And can't remember the last time I bought…
I'm going to jump on the bike and head home folks. It's been a fun week. But I'm looking forward to a quiet night at home tonight and, mebbe, a morning of garage saling with my wife tomorrow. I'll check in during the weekend ...
*While vacationing on a local lake, Bearable Bob (above) recalls his days as a machine gunner on special assignment with the Finnish Special Forces, and provides photos of his fun in the sun, here.*Family Phil provides terrific photos of the UI arboretum at the top…
OK, that first Photo of the Day didn't seem to work very well (although I received a coupla dyne-oh!-mite cutlines that'll be judged later). So, how about this one as I turn my attention to an afternoon editorial? Why's Hillary so jazzed? Also, could you…
Ah, the morning papers are such a great way to start the day. Mr. Duncan, the stand off in Hayden and now Mr. Tuggle - I hope the folks around here who snicker because we lock the doors of the house when we're working in…
... looked terrific in their flip-flops at the White House here.
... In two NW newspapers today: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Hillary's on to something and Tacoma News-Tribune (Sex scenes go too far).
Cutline: Another beautiful scenic of the Inland Northwest's Palouse area by photographer Doug Fredericks of Hayden, Idaho.Top Story: Evergreen State College prof Michael Pfeifer has made history by finding that the US lynched far more people than thought -- and that most of them were…
How about a little fun in honor of that dyne-oh!-mite moon (shown hear over the ancient temple of Posseidon southeast of Athens) that was hanging up above this week? What's your favorite song about the moon? And why?
I hesitated to use this because it's not funny. But it is a riveting photo. And USA's Chelsea Davis was OK after hitting her head and requiring stitches in the women's springboard diving competition at the World Aquatics Championships today. You write the cutline (unless…
Issue: Police begin searching bags on NYC subways: Random searches seen as a way to stop mass transit terrorism/Tom Hays, Associated Press.DFO: Soon, the ACLU will file suit about the randomness of the searches, and the cops will begin searching the purses of little old…
re: Turiaf needs heart surgeryI'm sure shock waves are piercing the Inland Northwest this morning as readers learn about Ronny Turiaf's (above at NBA pre-draft camp in June) medical emergency. And, I'm betting the story and column will receive huge readership as was noted recently…
Check out the new bloggers that have been added to the blogroll and the story coming tomorrow morning on the latest freed sex offender suspected of hurting one of our children in "Inside Huckleberries" below. Then, post your little hearts away this evening and tonight…
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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