Non-French-speaking types tired of figuring out how to pronounce the name of this nice spot in Idaho simply call it "CDA." No matter. Barbara Walters loves it here, as do the natives who never tire of the city's babbling brooks and stunning scenery. Tourism has…
Meagan Thompson/Twin Falls Times-News, AP PhotoTwin Falls Sheriff's Office Undersherriff Ed Gudgell talks on the radio Tuesday, while investigating the death of a BASE jumper in Twin Falls. The BASE jumper who died Tuesday, after leaping off Perrine Bridge, shown in background, over the Snake…
... with lower part of vet's left arm in mouth here. You know you want to look.Hat Tip: Thom George
The AP photo wire has a photo of a giant crocodile with a veterinarian's lower left arm clutched in his teeth. Seems the croc bit off the vet's arm while being treated. Should I publish it in HBO?
Dealer Ken Smith called Huckleberries Online a few minutes ago to say that he's ending his annual Easter egg hunt in Coeur d'Alene. He said he'd made the decision before the two articles appeared this week in Huckleberries print b/c the thing has gotten too…
Political Cartoon: Noah Kroese
Arpie: A week after my first child was born my wife and I took him to the doctor's for his first checkup. When we got to the receptionist we both realized at the same instant that we had forgotten our son in the car. I…
Family Phil and his kids weren't the only ones who wished they were somewhere else during the recent Easter egg riot, er, hunt, sponsored by the Dave Smith dealership in Coeur d'Alene. A Huckleberries Online commenter named April had a similar experience. First, a disclaimer:…
AP Photo/Marty LederhandlerIn this March 5, 1990 file photo, author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., right, leads a group of picketers outside the Random House Publishing Co. to protest the closure of their Pantheon Books division in New York. Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity…
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewTammy Powell of Sandpoint pets a squirrel which her family has raised since it was found abandoned in their driveway as a baby. Its eyes were still closed and it was surrounded by curious neighborhood dogs. It now hangs out on their deck waiting…
Family Phil Photo*Family Phil/A Family Runs Through It can't get the grasp of his kids' taste in veggies. They love carrots raw, but not cooked. They love broccoli cooked but not raw here.*Mari/Dogwalk Musings writes: Let me begin by saying this is not a defense…
Item: Free speech, civility aren't lethal enemies/Coeur d'Alene PressMore: We don't mind a bit when discussion becomes vigorous, passionate or assertive. But some of the people attempting to post their opinions seem unable to do so without resorting to name-calling, vulgar language and threats. A…
If you can open this .pdf file, you'll find a complete cost breakdown for the $2.85M contract with Bill Radobenko's ACI Northwest to cut and haul fill material to the future site of the Kroc Center here
I've never bothered with those paper toilet seat liners that are meant to keep your butt and thighs from touching the pot. One of my friends called 'em "ass gaskets" and if they weren't available in a restroom he'd craft his own by placing sheets…
Question: Could you have gotten the fill material for the gravel pit from the airport and got a hauler to move it more cheaply for you?A -- Yes, we could have gotten boulders from the airport, not pit run. The boulders would have had to…
Q -- Have you seen "Guys and Dolls"?A -- Yes. But only on TV. Mebbe we'll sponsor a live performance at the new Kroc Center chapel.Q -- What do you do for fun?A -- Boating. I grew up on boats. I did a lot of…
As you know, I'll be interviewing Major John Chamness of the Salvation Army this morning for Friday's Huckleberries Gone Wireless (name still subject to change). I have a long list of my own Q&A. About a fourth of the questions involve the Kroc Center. The…
Should state liquor stores be open for business on Sundays? -- Idaho Statesman. *Yes*No*No opinion
One thing seems certain: Some pit bulls are dangerous, and it's getting very tempting to just ban them all together. But I fear a breed-specific ban would be a quick fix to a complex problem. Over the years other breeds have had the vicious label…
I, too, took both my children (3 and 6) to the Dave Smith hunt on Friday. They patiently waited an hour and a half for the "go ahead" to get the eggs, the signal was made and what I saw shook and horrified me. My…
With ap-hollow-gies to Keith Richards: You shouldn't snort your father's ashes as a complement to a more expensive drug, no matter what you think of the late, great paterfamilias. Richards, as you may recall, is the bad boy Rolling Stone who now denies mixing his…
AP Photo/Pat WellenbachA freshly-caught Maine lobster is seen on the wharf at Cundy's Harbor, Maine, in a file photo from July 7, 2006. Lobster prices around the state have soared to apparent record highs, retailing for about $15 a pound in April 2007. Harsh winter…
Rocket's Brain Trust asked some time back for me to keep you appraised of my diet and weight loss. I officially touched 20 pounds lost about a week ago. I'd lost 16 pounds by walking. I've lost 4 in the last two weeks by watching…
Marmitetoasty/Twaddle took the nippers to a real cool castle, called Portchester, and returned with all the nippers in toe and a bunch of photos, too, here (BTW, that's Jacob sitting just above a "do not climb" sign).*Idaho Escapee/Atmospheric Ruminations gives Don Imus credit for admitting…
... ID'd by DNA tests: It's the former boyfriend/Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times.DFO: Now, Americans can exhale and get on with their lives -- unless, of course, they watch all-Anna Nicole-every-minute Entertainment Tonight on TV.
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.
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