Issue: More people are asking house guests to remove their shoes before they come in their homes. What started as a largely Asian custom has become more mainstream, and piles of shoes by the front door commonplace/Seattle Times.Pro & Con: Molly Norris tells Seattle Times…
Issue: $50 tickets for Regal Cinema's grand-opening on Wednesday specified "Semi-formal attire."DFO: Riverstone developer John Stone showed up in a tux. He declared himself out-dressed by Al Williams, NIC athletic director, who wore an impeccable linen suit and colorful silk tie. Other fashions ranged from…
Lon Woodbury is conducting a poll at his ruralnorthwest.com site in Boundary County re: how local legislators did during the 2005 session. Want to help him out? You can vote by going to his site here and checking the choices down the left hand side.…
Issue: Bush 'more to blame' for war than Saddam: Poll finds time changes perception as half now regard 'W' as provoker/WorldNetDaily.DFO: This one breaks along party lines: 78% of D's see Bush as responsible, 76% of R's see Hussein as responsible. Independents lean Bush responsible.…
Did you see the moose over here by the UIdaho CdA campus today? She attracted much attention as she wandered about trying to reassert her rights to the cherished waterfront. All the official interest was directed toward getting her out of here, but I think…
As the HBO blogmeister, I'm intensely aware that the community is nervous about growth. Yet, development seems to be pushing ahead unabated. The lack of cement seems to be the only thing slowing it down at all. How long before our beautiful area is destroyed?…
Issue: Idaho governor to seek input on forest use: New rules allow states to develop roadless federal land/Christopher Smith, SR.DFO: I'm a fan of a multiple-use approach for our national forests. It's past time that the state and feds prepare a plan for the 9.3…
I see that many national R's, including our own Idaho delegation, are now talking about creating a "lock-box" system for social security. I'm confused. I remember just a few years ago when they ridiculed Al Gore mercilessly for talking about just this concept. Now it…
Nah, I'm just toying with the emotions of our Demo friends on this blog. I wanted to run this cool graphic provided by the IHillary blogger. The latest on Rove's comments below.A White House official said Friday the administration finds it "somewhat puzzling" that Democrats…
The Nose on Your Face, a blogger with a Letterman touch, offers "Top 9 Signs That You Might Be A Prisoner At Guantanamo Bay," including: No. 3, "Oliver Stone wants to do an epic movie based on your life story. Sean Penn is already in…
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.
