To prevent school violence, it is necessary to fix the root of the problem- that is, when kids who are deemed by their peers to be "different" are bullied. As someone who walks the halls of a high school almost every day, I've seen my…
Issue: How You Can Help Prevent Another School Shooting: Experts list the signs to look for before notifying authorities/MTV.com.DFO: You can't prevent another shooting on a national level. But you should be able to take steps to do so on a local level.Question: Is there…
Ron Rankin? A Democrat? Ahaha. See 4:31 entry.5 p.m. A coupla of you good bloggers have written in concerned that I might delete them from the blogroll. Not to worry. My greatest concern is about bloggers who began but aren't following through, not you guys…
...a sheriff's marine boat got up close and personal with the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce float, while they were parked in Building 15 at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. About 3 weeks ago, Howard Martinson, float committee chairman, moved the float into the building, giving…
Issue: Local man on campaign to keep out Californians/Mike Weland, Kootenai Valley News --In Boundary County, Jerry Higgs, a former Hayden resident, is posting signs urging the huddled masses from California to go some place else. One sez: "If my dog was from California, I’d…
Greetings, You are likely aware that along with the case to resolve the matter of ownership of Sanders Beach, the City of Coeur d’Alene also filed a motion for preliminary injunction restraining the homeowners along East Lakeshore Drive between 12th and 15th Streets (Homeowners) from…
Journalists say government data harder to get: Influence of advertisers and newspaper owners of concern to audience members/James Hagengruber, SR.DFO: Anyone else out there want to comment on the Media part of the NIC Popcorn Forum yesterday? (Besides saying that SR Editor Steve Smith (pictured)…
Issue: Commenter Dan Gookin brought up and interesting question yesterday. Noting that we're now fixated on Terri Shiavo's situation, the Minnesota school massacre and, locally, the prosecutor's flap, he wondered what would be the next major story to claim our attention. His pick? The pope'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.
