Wild Card -- 9/20/06
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 2006
Whitecaps: New Spokane Top Cops Pure Gold
Law enforcement badges are often made from a cheap metal base with a shiny plating that conceals the defects beneath the surface. With the September 11 swearing-in of new Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick and the September 19 primary election landslide victory of Spokane County…
Today's Cutlines -- 9/20/06
The Coeur d'Alene High girls soccer team goes through a strange pregame cheer/routine Tuesday. It involves jumping on teammates' backs, crawling between legs and running around like a Chinese fire drill. Many girls sports teams have pregame rituals but this one seemed a little more…
KJ: $5 in Urinal Brings To Mind Old Joke
KJ/Coeur d'Alene, a newby reader writes, "The five dollars in the urinal reminded me of and old joke (This isn't the original but you'll get the idea):The County Agent was visiting a small dairy farm when he excused himself to use the facilities. He opened…
Nick Anderson: Thar He Blows
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, calling President Bush "the devil" here.
Pigskin Picks: Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Sandpoint
Lakeland at Coeur d’Alene (tiebreaker): There’s no doubt the Hawks of Rathdrum are much improved under Tim Kiefer – even if they’ve played a toned-down schedule. But how much will be determined Friday. The Hawks are faster and stronger than they were a year ago.…
While You Wait for Best O' INW, You Can Watch ...
... Mommy Dearest/BrodH20 and The Otis in their version of the Space Camp Video on YouTube. Writes MD: "Well, The Otis and Ookie (aka Yer-A-Nation) have created their own punk rock version that includes a cameo appearance by Mommy Dearest. Filmed on location in our…
Palm Desert Neighbors Angry re: Hagadone Shortcuts
re: Front-page story in this morning's Palm Desert SunPalm Desert (Calif.) planning commissioners determined on Tuesday that an expansion of an already palatial complex in the foothills of Bighorn Country Club wouldn't affect residents of Ironwood Country Club. A staff report recommended commissioners vote against…
Question: When Is the Best Time to Hold Primaries?
You'll notice the results of the Spokane County primaries in the post below. Idaho, of course, stages its primaries on the last Tuesday before Memorial Day in the spring. Washington holds its primaries in mid-September as a jump-start to the fall election. So which approach…
Steve "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin, RIP
(Top) Terri Irwin, center, wife of Australian environmentalist and television personality Steve Irwin with daughter Bindi, left, and son Bob attend the memorial service for her husband at Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Australia, earlier today. (Bottom) A poem written on the back of a khaki…
Kale: Media Should Ignore Muslim Planned Outrage
KaleJ: How about we ask the media to ignore the "planned outrage" of the Muslims this Friday. I don't ask them to do it for the Catholics, nor for Western idealism. Just do it because planning to be outraged really isn't news. It is more…
AM Hucks: Paying As You Go In Bayview
So, what would you do – as a man, of course – if you spotted a $5 bill in the urinal of the Captain's Wheel/Bayview? A broke college student who goes by the pseudonym of Cameraman, from Rexburg via Sandpoint, commented on Huckleberries Online 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.