The company I work for has instituted a new policy which allows us to do volunteer work in the community one day per year, and get paid as if you actually worked that day. While this sounds great, keep in mind that that day used…
Tom Holman shoots a scene from the recent Priest Lake Fishing Derby for Pecky Cox's As The Lake Churns. You can find more Holman photos of the derby here.Check it out: Doug Fredericks, the Hayden photographer extraordinaire, has updated his web site, which offers terrific…
*Question: Where is that Commie Priggie when you need him ... is this the new guy (Noah Kroese)? -- Bad Daug. DFO: Priggee's cartooning in western Washington. UI grad Noah Kroese has been political cartooning at HBO for awhile now and also sells a 'toon…
We started our sleepover Friday night by going for ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery in Coeur d’Alene. From now on the five of us have agreed to give Basking Robbins our business. Dave enjoyed his cone but the rest of us, all kids including…
Spokesman-Review/File PhotoDespite high gas prices, global warming -- oops, I mean "climate change" -- and the higher cost of parking coming soon to downtown Spokane, people still drive to work da sola. See today's story. When I worked in Washington D.C. for two years in…
A case in point: a local activist pens a column for the home town newspaper. Her column is opinion. That's what columnists do. She takes on the city often. As a citizen that is her right but are her assumptions accurate? The same paper prints…
In the Coeur d'Alene Press this morning, Brand Xer Dave Turner wrote a front-page story re: the re-election plans for veteran council members Ron Edinger, Al Hassell and Dixie Reid. Basically, Ron and Al are leaning toward re-election. Dixie is noncommital. No surprises. That's the…
Who should pay to repair and replace deteriorating schools in low-incomes districts in Idaho? -- Lewiston Tribune.*State taxpayers through legislative appropriation*Residents of the districts themselves*Some combination of state and local moneyDFO: Some combination of state and local money.
Home Planet: Chronicling death makes you appreciate life/Cheryl-Anne Millsap, Spokesman-ReviewCheryl-Anne Millsap: "What are you reading?" she asked. "The obituaries." "Why?" she asked, her voice muffled because she was deep in the cabinet. "Did someone you know die?" "No." I said without looking up. "I'm just…
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Too bad my husband isn't still here to lead the rebellion. He would certainly have something to say about how the value of our land has been going up at Kidd Island Bay. It almost matches McCall's.2004 -$ 40,000.002005 - 55,000.002006 - 102,000.002007 - 183,798.00That's…
Michael Burke was headed for California with a pack of business hounds on his tail when Huckleberries Online last saw him early this year. After a lengthy stint as North Idaho College president (1998 to 2007), Burke jumped at the chance to become president of…
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.
