Issue: Arabs see bias behind U.S. uproar over ports deal: 'Islamophobia ... has become like an infectious disease that spreads ... in the West'/ReutersDFO: I'm just connecting the dots back to a country with that has been linked to terrorism in the past.Question: Do you…
A scene from the Quarry Hill Nature Center (New Jersey) starring Stan, the T-Rex, and Executive Director Greg Munson earlier this week. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Rochester Post-Bulletin, Elizabeth Nida)
Holly: "News is a dirty, dirty business. The Sentinel thought it had the other papers beat on the NIC budget shortfall. We kept the news to ourselves over the weekend, but some reporters from Brand X got their hands on The Sentinel Monday (one day…
1. APhoto Fix: A dog jumps through flaming hoops as part of training to be a rescue dog in Kunming, China, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006. Other skills taught to a group of six dogs to prepare them for rescue duty during disasters includes obeying gestures…
Issue: 8 co-workers share $365 million jackpot: 7 men, 1 woman who worked at ham processing plant pooled money for tickets/Associated Press DFO: You're odds are slightly better than mine at winning a Powerball jackpot because I've never bought a lottery ticket. I do buy…
Shutterbug Family Phil took his son and his camera to Spokane last night to provide a pictoral report on the Harlem Globetrotters visit here*Put your hands together for a Stebbijo-recommended newby blogger who hails from Mountain Home: Justin Becker (aka The Sagebrush Patriot). He's new…
"I shot the son-of -a-bitch and I'm glad I did. I'm an honest man," Delbert "Earl" O'Kelley, 67, after allegedly hitting 44-year-old Charles Piper twice while firing five shots at him from a .22 caliber rifle, outside Piper’s residence in Clarkia. For the rest of…
Issue: Christian college to nix 'Crusaders' mascot? Some students believe name sends 'wrong message' to world/WorldNetDailyBlogger Robert Duncan: "I would like to suggest that NNU consider adopting a plant as its mascot, and especially one that imbues pure humbleness: the pensive and sublime 'Viola tricolor…
Rachael Lewis, an eighth grader at Sawtooth Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, stands next to a set of vending machines Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at the school. The Idaho House Education Committee is to hear a bill Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, that would control which…
Issue: PF Council denies Ironman request: Panel votes to still seek expense reimbursement, pending any help/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene PressAdditional Info: The Post Falls Area Chamber had requested the city to stop seeking reimbursement because it may hamper contract negotiations to extend the event in…
I was thinking about the possibilities of this one from our, ahem, open house Tuesday. And thought to myself: whatheheck. Here, Idaho Editor Scott Maben cuts the ribbon to celebrate our new phone system and have an excuse to expense three giant pizzas for the…
"In the dialogue that is supposed to be at the heart of education, asking a question is always fair. Questions lead to understanding. In the casting of aspersions over a recent tie vote to honor a single World War II hero from the University of…
CDADave: "I have a clock on my blog that counts down the minutes until the end of Bush's term. The fact that our country not only elected him, but re-elected him, REALLY depresses me."DFO: Two names, CDADave: Al Gore, John Kerry. The Democrats didn't provide…
Issue: Enter at our own risk: What do you think of Bush's plan to veto efforts to stop Arab control of U.S. ports?/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What do you think of Bush's plan to veto efforts to stop Arab control of U.S. ports? 1. He's right, barring Arabs…
We haven't heard much from Bearable Bob, GreenL and Any Mouse today; so, that means they're blurking somewhere near. Be afraid. Be very afraid ... as you prepare to use this Wild Card ...
"Well, today makes four months without a cigarette. Who'd a thunk. Longest I've ever quit. Is it getting easier? Some days I guess. I miss the little (ahem, suckers). Always there, always reliable, always packed together ready to tickle my dopaminergics. (Sigh) Come on baby,…
Issue: Bush threatens veto over U.S. ports deal: Rejecting of measure to stop Arab takeover would be 1st time president has used power/WorldNetDaily; and: Arab Americans see bigotry behind ports uproar: 'I find some of the rhetoric being used against this deal shameful and irresponsible'/Reuters;…
... Stephany Bales from U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo's office sends along a Family Watchdog map device for locating sex offenders in the neighborhood. All you do is type in your address and then use the buttons to zoom in on the neighborhood. By clicking on…
Mary Souza: "Wow, I am amazed that there have been no positive stories here about the doctors that have HELPED people, which would be an overwhelming percentage of the time, but instead we've heard only about the exceptions to the norm. I was a critical…
Former sports broadcaster Curt Gowdy shares in a moment of silence on Nov. 9, 2002, for the late baseball legend Ted Williams. Across Wyoming, close friends and family of Curt Gowdy remembered the longtime sports announcer who died Monday at the age of 86 as…
Any Mouse: "A person's world view/faith informs and colors all that they do. To the 90% of reporters and professors who are left of center, the idea that faith matters in ever aspect of life is simply goofy. They cannot understand my perspective, they want…
Dang: "Too many people from the older, WWII generation worshiped doctors and never questioned them. This must change. I encourage people to be investigative, active patients. Ask questions and demand answers. Know your rights. Assume that your doctor is an idiot (he assumes that you…
Issue: Bill lets doctors say sorry for mistakes: Idaho Medical Association believes patients may be less likely to sue/Associated PressDFO: I'd like to get a letter ap-hollow-gy from a Local Clown Doctor who misdiagnosed my wife's apendicitis a coupla years ago -- and almost killed…
Issue: 500 doctoral scientists skeptical of Darwin: Growing list of signatories challenges claims about support for theory/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What is your view of Darwinian evolution? 1. As Carl Sagan said, evolution is a fact, not a theory 2. Evidence for evolution is powerful, disputed by ignorant…
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.