City of Burlington, Iowa, Animal Control Officer Tim Orth uses a catch pole to bring in a raccoon on the sixth floor of the Burlington Apartments, Thursday in Burlington. The raccoon, which had been sitting on a fourth floor window ledge, started scurrying up the…
*He can play pretty music and sing pretty songs.*He says things that make me feel pretty.*He's crazy and fun and outgoing.*He knows I'll fall asleep as soon as we put a DVD in, yet he still lets me choose chic flicks and romantic comedies when…
Who: North Idaho College’s Diversity Events Committee, Diakonia interfaith organization, Students for Progressive Change and Peace Coeur d’AleneWhat ... are cosponsoring the International Day of Peace in Coeur d’Alene event, which includes two showings of the film “Peace One Day,” a documentary about one man’s…
Democrat U.S. Rep. Chuck Rangel: "An attack on Bush is an attack on all Americans ... You do not come into my country, my congressional district, and you do not condemn my president. If there is any criticism of President Bush, it should be restricted…
Issue: BYU-Idaho prof sets his own dress code: Jeans, T-shirts out; some suits required/Associated PressMore Info: Ryan Crisp, a Brigham Young University-Idaho professor, has banned students from wearing jeans and T-shirts in his medieval history classes and requires students in higher-level classes to wear business…
Dead fish are shown as fish biologists and research scientists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife survey fish populations and collecting dissolved oxygen readings in the Sund Rock Marine Conservation area near Hoodsport, Wash. Wednesday here/AP photo.Hard 7: Commissioner Phil Harris is the…
You and your familyare invited to an....end of summer picnicDate: Friday, September 22ndTime: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pmLocation: Grand Pavilion in Q'Emiln Park(rain or shine - a covered facility)Spokane Street at the Spokane River in Post Falls. Please join Bill Sali, along with local candidates…
Paul Ferguson writes: "Here’s a picture I took of a flock of turkeys that hang around my house off Thomas Lane. For a couple of days the neighbor’s cat followed the flock but was afraid to move in." You write the cutline.
Issue: House Takes Up Voter IDs: Democrats oppose a bill to require proof of citizenship; its sponsors say it would stop fraud. A similar law is struck down in Georgia/LA Times.More Info: A measure requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls is expected…
Shirley Witt: Doug Clark has it right about Avista: They raised their rates by more then 23 percent less then a year ago. Now, they want to "stick it to us again", as if they aren't making a big enough profit. Give us a break.…
Issue: 'It smells of sulfur still today': Text of Chavez speech at U.N. where Venezuelan dictator calls Bush 'the devil'/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What do you think of Chavez and Ahmadinejad blasting Bush at the U.N. in New York? 1. I agree with virtually everything the pair said…
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.