CDA Canuck: We went to CdA Summer Theater version of Pippin on Wednesday night and left at intermission. The way it is being staged does not fit for CdA. We agreed completely with the critique written earlier in the SR by Jim Kershner.DFO: My daughter,…
In a Leo Kottke song some time back he talks about looking in the mirror and seeing his father's face.This past week I sat in a hospital in Florida with my soon-to-be 70 year-old father. He had undergone emergency quadruple bypass surgery and the doctors…
I'm off for another one-week vacation, HBOers; you'll be in good hands with Blogmeister KenP, who'll post items and threads for you (if you send them to kenp@spokesman.com). I'll be checking in to see how things are going. Otherwise, I'll be entertaining relatives in CDA,…
Mikey the poker playing Chimp gets a kiss from former Playboy Playmate, poker player Jill Ann Spaulding, during a news conference Thursday at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. The chimp is sponsored by PokerShare.com to play in this year's World Series of Poker. You…
Today I wrote a story on a well-known man in the community who died. I thought this was a good time to throw out some pointers for those who may have never done coverage of such happenings. These events are difficult for everyone, including the…
re: Memo sent by Post Falls Police Chief Cliff Hayes to Mayor Clay Larkin and City Council members today, defending his position that CDA Ironman should pay for Post Falls support"As you are all aware, a local newspaper printed an editorial that criticized our City…
So, Idaho native, you wish you could afford to buy into an upscale neighborhood with a homeowners association? Be careful what you wish for. D.J. Nall's son, Dave, has discovered that Hunter's Glen, his upscale neighborhood near the Ross Point Bible Camp in Post Falls,…
5:18 p.m., Thom George becomes the fourth of five volunteers needed to be guest writers for my Huckleberries print column next week while I'm on vacation. Anyone else?4:04 p.m., Got another example of Gozzer Ranch insensitivity to local tradition. A Gozzer Ranch suburban was spotted…
Question: What do you think about the way Israel is conducting the war in Lebanon? 1. Its bombing of innocent civilians is no different than the Nazis' blitzkrieg 2. I agree Israel has a right to defend itself, but it's overreacted with disproportionate violence 3.…
Some of the most difficult stories to report, as a mother, are those about a child who has been harmed in some way or has died in an accident. That was my job yesterday. When I'm working on an article, I'm busy enough trying to…
Mikey the poker playing Chimp gets a kiss from former Playboy Playmate, poker player Jill Ann Spaulding, during a news conference Thursday at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. The chimp is sponsored by PokerShare.com to play in this year's World Series of Poker. You…
Dee: Although the investigation is still on going, I'm sure the rest of you suspect, as I do, that drugs are involved. What bothers me most is that the paper reported that this was a "known drug house." That phrase should not exist. How do…
You should not have taken one sides view of what happened at the CDA resort without getting the other. I am a Captain there ... and we try our best to be polite and professional. The Marina gets jammed beyond belief. ... and on hot,…
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.
