Westsider: "To expand on Thom George's note above: The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that $320 billion has been spent on Iraq and Afghanistan... Or to put it another way -- from the front page headling of The Seattle Times today: Irag war is costing…
Issue: Black groups denounce NAACP chief: Julian Bond tied GOP to Nazis, called Rice, Powell 'tokens'/World Net Daily; and: AP ignores Nazi comment: Inflammatory comments newsworthy from Robertson, not from Julian Bond/NewsBusters What do you think of Julian Bond's statement comparing the GOP to Nazis?…
I'll probably take the same approach this weekend as I did last one, responding to comments and questions you have later tonight. You seemed to respond to it last weekend. Also, I have a pretty good APhoto of the weekend provided by Jesse Tinsley. Sorry…
Scene: At Curley’s Hauser Junction Jan. 28, a young couple spies a man in a T-shirt with this message: “Will Race For Sex.” Hubby: “Do you want to race?” WRFSer responded that he only raced women. Hubby’s Significant Other: “You should be more specific.” At…
A frog named Snohomish Slew is held up by Dallas Van Dyke as a crowd watches the inaugural Groundfrog Day festivities in downtown Snohomish, Wash., Thursday morning, Feb. 2, 2006. In a ceremony modeled after Groundhog Day, event organizers said the frog predicted more wet…
"Well, ya-know, I mean, it's gonna come down to turnovers, ya-know, how many we get and how many they get, and it's gonna be a war in the trenches, and it'll depend on who comes ready to play, cause there's no tomorrow, and we'll have…
...by asking fans of the two local high schools who'd win tonight's postseason prep matchup between the girls basketball teams of Coeur d'Alene and Lake City. Check out the 18 responses to his question here. Also, Greg is really getting into blogging as he provides…
Truthseeker: "I have yet to find a really good sandwich anywhere West of the Mississipi."More From Truthseeker: "Hudson's is awesome, just that I didn't count a burger as a sandwich. I'm just spoiled by the little neighborhood grocery stores and deli's back East where they…
That Abramoff!That Abramoff!I do not like that Abramoff!"Would you like to play some golf?"I do not want to play some golf.I do not want to, Abramoff.For the rest of "The Congressman and Abramoff (As Told By Dr. Seuss"), click here. (Author could be John Tynan/The…
A frog named Snohomish Slew is held up by Dallas Van Dyke as a crowd watches the inaugural Groundfrog Day festivities in downtown Snohomish, Wash., Thursday morning, Feb. 2, 2006. In a ceremony modeled after Groundhog Day, event organizers said the frog predicted more wet…
"Regarding the make-over of the newspaper: It was done ex-parte -- no choice, take it or leave it. Seems like an odd way to do business for a newspaper devoted to dialogue. Steve Smith didn't say anything about this at his lunch address at First…
1. APhoto Fix: The ferry "Al Salam Boccaccio 98" in Suez in this Nov. 25, 1999, file photo. The Egyptian Maritime Authority said that the "Salaam 98" passenger ship carrying 1,300 people sank 40 miles off the Egyptian port of Hurghada. Helicopters have spotted bodies…
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.
