Fredericks: "The Weed"
Hayden photographer extraordinaire Doug Fredericks calls this work or art simply "The Weed." And he's dead on about that. Vile weed.
Hayden photographer extraordinaire Doug Fredericks calls this work or art simply "The Weed." And he's dead on about that. Vile weed.
Frum Helen Back: I didn't know everyone agrees with you Dave. Maybe I'm a lone decenter. I do enjoy reading the opinions of others. Sometimes they influence me and sometimes they don't. Hey Dave, did you used to write editorials that leaned to the left?DFO:…
Dan of the County: All of the local political "debates" I'm aware of usually consist of each person reciting a prepared opening and closing statement with a few limited questions in between (which in most cases have already been give to the "debaters" ahead of…
Who? Dennis Franz and close family (wife, children and a grandchild?).Where? The Cedars.When? Last night.Most noticeable (according to a Berry Picker)? Franz's "skullet." You know what I'm talking about - the baldness up top with longer locks drooping down the back. In his case, though,…
"So why, three months after the May 9 Planning Commission hearing, did the Press suddenly see this as a timely news story? The timing of the story, resurrected from obscurity, suggests it was planted by someone wanting to discredit Commissioner Souza. The content of the…
Issue: Field burning season begins: Rathdrum Prairie first target/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewDFO: How can the field burning season begin without at least a dozen Coeur d'Alene Press editorials and articles condemning it for ruining the tourism season? Mebbe we should let the fields burn when the…
Issue: Coeur d'Jazz canceled due to slow ticket sales, costs/Becky Kramer, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: In the 1980s, a similar jazz festival drew nearly 10,000 people to North Idaho. DFO: Jazzfest was a great idea that petered out. I've wondered why no one has picked up the…
Issue: Boise to put Ten Commandments to vote: City staff is working to get initiative on Nov. 7 ballot so voters can decide whether to have monument in park/Shawna Gamache, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: The Idaho Supreme Court ruled Monday that the city of Boise was…
Spencer (to Dan of the County): Don't forget to tell the other Clerks that I plan to lobby against this legislation (for vote-by-mail). On second thought, don't, it will be more fun if they don't see me coming. ;)DFO: Spen-sah; you're wrong about mail-in voting,…
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Question: Do you think the U.S. government was complicit in the 9-11 attacks? 1. Yes, evidence is overwhelming the government actually committed the terror 2. Yes, evidence proves it was 'an inside job,' that feds allowed it to happen 3. Some evidence points in that…
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.