Issue: Cd'A superintendent pitches district's need for renovations: Amend says he's optimistic levy will pass when March 14 arrives/Linda Ball, Coeur d'Alene Press. And: Mica Flats presentation becomes heated debate about Gay Straight club/Linda Ball, Coeur d'Alene PressDFO: Local Republicans are wrong to hold this…
Issue: Missionaries' martyrdom ultimately saved tribe: Conversion to Christianity ended group's near-extinction from bloodshed/Associated Press Question: What do you think of a 'gay' activist being cast as a martyred Christian missionary? 1. He's a professional hired to play a part – his sexual orientation and…
I was actually running early today, until my garage door came off the hinges as I was trying to shut it. Alas, now I'm about a half hour late. So, I'll start on the Quick Fix now. Sorry.
Stacey Cowles, the big boss, told me during the Editorial Board retreat Wednesday that he occasionally checks in on Huckleberries Online. Which, of course, caused me to shake uncontrollably. (Actually, I just swallowed hard while pretending to cough.) Actually, I enjoy the thought that he's…
David Ferreira finds a unique way to feed the birds Tuesday at Fort Island Gulf Beach in Crystal River, Fla. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Citrus County Chronicle, Brian LaPeter) Top Cutlines:1. In-Flight refueling exercise for the Utah Air National Guard? -- Milt Nelson.2. Duane…
This undated image provided by the U.S. Mint shows one of three final choices for the design of the Washington state quarter. The designs are being reviewed by the U.S. Mint, and will be sent back to the state this spring. Washington residents will be…
In this photo provided by the Miami Dolphins, Dolphins offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, center, is shown during a game Dec. 4, 2005 in Miami. The St. Louis Rams hired Linehan as coach earlier today. Linehan became the first UI Vandal alum to be named head…
For those keeping score at home, Seattle Times Editorial Page Editor Kate Riley e-mailed for permission to reprint my editorial from Wednesday re: that chilling new Internet law here. Guess I'm runnin' with the big dogs now.
Lady 1 (While reading the paper): "Boo Hoo, they are saying Joseph Duncan's not going to get a fair trial here."Lady 2 (Snottily responding): "Well he won't!"Lady 1: "Well....WHO CARES!"Lady 2 (Snottily responding): " Well if anything ever happens to me, I sure hope YOU'RE…
"When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about…. It has been run in a way so that nobody with a contrary view has had a chance…
Issue: Atlas falls in pieces: Auction ends era for CdA sawmill, clears lakefront for development/Becky Kramer, Spokesman-ReviewDFO: I remember helping Doug Clark shovel sawdust chips from the Atlas Mill into a pickup for $5 a load back in the 1970s. He used the chips for…
Issue: Turning 50DFO: My child bride turned 50 today. She has aged well. She has aged well. I didn't ask her if she was bugged by the Big 5-0 because she doesn't seem to be. I'm six years older. As long as she doesn't catch…
1. APhoto Fix: A Turkish Van cat inside an apartment of the eastern Turkish city of Van, earlier today. The Turkish province of Van, known across the world for the fact that 4 children died of bird flu here, was in the past known only…
I met with my padre this a.m., so I'm running about 20 minutes late. Quick Fix 6 is headed your way shortly.
Annoyance turned to outright fearwhen she found mossbehind her ear.The Bard of Sherman Avenue
David Ferreira finds a unique way to feed the birds Tuesday at Fort Island Gulf Beach in Crystal River, Fla. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Citrus County Chronicle, Brian LaPeter)
"Rep. George Sayler, D-Coeur d’Alene, who served on the interim committee and is a member of Rev & Tax, asked Ahrens what could be done about a constituent of his in Coeur d’Alene who has lived in the same home since 1942, is retired, lives…
1. APhoto Fix: Hostage American reporter Jill Carroll appears in a silent 20-second video aired Tuesday by Al-Jazeera television, which said her abductors gave the United States 72 hours to free female prisoners in Iraq or she would be killed. Al-Jazeera would not tell The…
Amy Danner, right, a fifthgrader from Skyway Elementary, lights a candle while keynote speaker Billy Mills, left, watches on the stage of Schuler Auditorium at North Idaho College Friday morning. The candle in the center was used to light 14 candles, one for each of…
After serving in Vietnam, St. Maries resident and retired Marine Corps master sergeant Frank Werner was made the game warden at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he learned from local residents to carve the wooden decoys he still uses on waterfowl hunts in northern Idaho.…
I was surprised to read comments made here over the three-day weekend re: Gov. Dirk Kempthorne. They were harsher than the usual pol bashing that's part and parcel with being an American. Example: "Dirk: Ignorant, aloof, and out for himself, i.e., he supports tax breaks…
Actor Ralph Archbold, second from right, portraying Benjamin Franklin, puts out electric candles on a three-tiered birthday cake made mostly of wood and plastic earlier today at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)
In Magistrate Gene Marano's courtroom today, handcuffed twentysomething inmate Jacob Nichols was cooling his heels while waiting a preliminary hearing on three charges. When Nichols' case came up, Judge Marano asked if he was in the courtroom. Nichols said he was, but his attorney wasn't.…
Issue: Another penny of sales tax for education: Teachers union pushing initiative that would raise money for salaries and other education needsDFO: We spend more that $1B for education in the state now. I have mixed emotions about this one.Question: Will Idahoans support a 6-cent…
Poll: Americans Solid on Economy, Weary of War/NewsMax; and: Zogby: Bush's Poll Numbers Dipping Again/NewsMaxQuestion: Do these polls sum up your feelings?
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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