The Idaho Legislature is over, and I should get busy trying to provide a letter grade for its accomplishments or lack thereof. Lawmakers pulled their bacon out of the fire with their actions on the last day -- increasing the homeowner exemption and finally signing…
Issue: Protests backfire! Zogby poll: National demonstrations by illegal aliens have negative impact/WorldNetDailyDFO: I'm definitely looking at illegal aliens in a different light. I'm beginning to see their importance to our economy. But I also see the need to address this issue satisfactorily for both…
Mary Souza: Thanks, DFO, but I have no plans to run for anything--the need is now, and I'm working hard behind the scenes to shake the tree and get some action. Why don't YOU run next time? You seem to have your finger on the…
*Betsy Russell/Eye On Boise reports that the ugly tie worn by Greg Hahn/Idaho Statesman finally worked as the Legislature got the hint and adjourned here.*Bill McCrory/Whitecaps offers his usual reasoned approach to that question I asked earlier today re: the need/or lack thereof for partisanship…
Bull elk on the right: Judge Mitchell has a much higher peer approval rating than Rami Amaro. And if you don't believe it, I'm going to kick your lights out.Bull elk on the left: Oh yeah, well Mitchell has been disqualified by dozens of attorneys,…
Searchin' for Jesus in all these places, is He in thisbaby's coffin goin' in theground, is He in thishurricane blowin' down, is He in this Army gun spittin' fire at strangers, Searchin' for Jesusin all these places, ain't findin' him nowhere.Bob Salsbury/Unbearable Bobness of BeingDFO:…
Idaho state Rep. Frances Field, R-Grand View, leads the Idaho House in singing "God Bless America" as the 2006 legislative session came to a close in Boise Tuesday. This year's session was the third longest in Idaho history. (AP Photo/Darin Oswald)Eye On Boise: Gov. Kempthorne…
Issue: Knezovich tapped as sheriff: County appointee will serve remainder of Sterk's term/Jonathan Brunt, Spokesman-ReviewSR Edit Teaser (by Doug Floyd): Knesovich has valid credentials, but we’ll need to wait and see. There is a concern, though that as union president he is too close to…
Green Libertarian: I still think Brandi Swindell is cuter. (DFO: Brandi Swindell is a religious conservative activist and an unsuccessful candidate last fall for the Boise City Council.)
Issue: Author: Shroud of Turin wrongly condemned: Believes dating scientifically flawed, linen could be burial cloth of Jesus/WorldNetDaily Question: Do you believe the Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of Jesus? 1. Yes, though my faith does not hang on the cloth2. It's a…
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.