Idaho Statesman: Since 1985, Pizza Hut’s Book It program has rewarded young readers with free pizzas. Child-development experts say it promotes bad eating habits and turns teachers into corporate promoters. Should schools keep the program or end it? *Keep it*End it*No opinionDFO: I thought pizza…
The Gonazga team celebrates after beating Loyola Marymount, 64-47, to win the West Coast Conference women's championship basketball game in Portland, Ore., Sunday/Don Ryan, AP Photo.*Empire exec paid $690,000: Board credits Nelson with turnaround, making ailing hospitals saleable/Jonel Aleccia and John Stucke, Spokesman-Review -- I'm…
"In another 10 to 15 years, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Hayden will merge into the appearance of one city with a total population approaching and perhaps exceeding Spokane. And Spokane will continue its decline due to the absence of civic and political leadership. Meanwhile,…
My brother, Joe, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, got this cold that's going around and it turned into bronchitis. He went to the VA in Spokane, where the bronchitis was diagnosed, but nothing was said about why he was passing out when he coughed. He…
I think it's time HBO compile a guide to understand Huckleberryish, the unique language and lexicon of this blog...besides DFO's many contributions to the broadening and adrenalizing of the English language, I'm thinking the regulars here have generated plenty of unique and descriptive phrases and…
Oh this was much much too easy...how about pick the place from fiction you'd most like to visit and (to make this a challenge) which HBO regular(s) would you likely meet there?Middle Earth (Toadman, Marmitetoasty)Oz (Brent Andrews in the poppies and Katrina on the Yellow…
Yes, youngsters can control their urges. I know for me personally, I was able to wait until my wedding night, but I don't think it was my Christianity or the talking with my parents, because there was none that I recall. The bottom line for…
Safeway on Neider Avenue in Coeur d’ Alene will no longer offer Sweet & Sour Pork on their selection of Chinese deli menu items. When asked why the item was no longer served, the deli staff had no comment. Safeway will continue to serve Sweet…
Ruthie (Johnson, a former aide to former U.S. Sen. Jim McClure) is an octogenarian, about 5 feet tall in heels, a dark brown cap of curls on her head and has forgotten more about the political system than most of us will ever know. She's…
Let me throw this thought out there: If America had conducted its immigration policies in the same exclusionary manner that the Greek system does, would we truly be able to celebrate the diversity that makes our country so unique? I think not — we'd be…
Katrina: I think we do young people (and many adults, too) a disservice by implying that we are mere victims of our sexual urges, powerless to resist their overwhelming force. Certainly the sexual drive is a powerful thing, but so is the human mind. I…
Rocket Brain: Rebecca Mack is in for Fuhrman this week and had SR's Doug Clark on the show (Friday) morning. They played Doug's Ballad of Otto Zehm. Seems as though this is colo-rectal screening month. Doug hasn't had anything checked under the hood for over…
Rainbow Pony Sparkle Angel: I thought the pacific nw was the most viewtiful area in the US...and it's gorgeous, blessed with craggy alp-like cascade mtns. and huge dormant volcanoes, crystal clear lakes and fjords, thick emerald forests but then...well, then I went to Alaska to…
For the rest of the story, click here.Now that Idaho knows what it wants to do, it has to figure out how to do it. The Vandals have unveiled ambitious plans to build a 6,000-seat multiuse pavilion and make upgrades to the Kibbie Dome. The…
A Bluffton University student attends a candlelight vigil Friday on the campus of Bluffton University in Bluffton, Ohio. A bus crash near Atlanta claimed the lives of four members of the school's baseball team, in addition to the driver and his wife here./Associated Press.
For the rest of OrangeTV's debut review for the SR's Handle edition, click here.I remember when Takara first opened its doors many moons ago – 1992 to be exact. Sushi in Idaho? What a shock! I’d imagine that at the time, a very miniscule percentage…
A raven pecks at his reflection in the back window of a pickup truck parked at a gas station in Great Falls, Mont., Thursday. The bird appeared to tire of the company and flew off after a few minutes. Ravens are considered by some to…
... GOP grand dame Ruthie Johnson is hosed about the VIP setup for Saturday night's Lincoln Day Dinner. Seems you're allowed to hobnob with the party's upper crust if you buy a table for $800. But run-of-the-mill elephants who pay $50 for their seats aren't…
The pink draped coffin carrying Anna Nicole Smith's body is carried into her grave site at the Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleums in Nassau, Bahamas, earlier today/Tim Aylen, AP Photo.Question: So when will the entertainment media quit hyperventilating about this talentless woman whose main talents…
Seems Seattle has embraced its metronaturalness (met-ro-nat-u-ral):1. Having the characteristics of a world-class metropolis within wild, beautiful natural surroundings.2. A blending of clear skies and expansive water with a fast-paced city life.3. One who respects the environment and lives a balanced lifestyle of urban and…
I believe every middle-age and older man should get yearly physical exams -- for peace of mind for himself and his family, if nothing else. However, I'm not cuh-razy about undergoing one for myself. That's part of the reason why I haven't had one in…
Issue: Same-sex rights pass: Washington Senate OKs domestic partnership bill; House approval likely/Richard Roesler, Spokesman-ReviewPro (Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle): "Justice demands that we take a small step on a longer journey to end that hurt," he said. That longer journey, he said, is the right…
The state has banned field-burning this summer, excluding Indian reservations. Do you agree with the decision? -- Coeur d'Alene Press. *Yes 34.0% *No 61.4% *Uncertain 4.6% Total Votes: 2569
I agree with DFO on people who rote repeat their physical exam numbers ... but what if bloggers were like those folks ... hmmmm ... what would that sound like? "Yeah, so my Webmaster tells me my UV (Unique Visitors) levels are good, I'm running…
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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