Parting Shot -- 5/3/07
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez MonsivaisAnn Pruett, from Sherman, Texas, reaches up to touch the freshly engraved name of her late husband, Richard M. Pruett, Thursday on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2007
A Butterfly Moment: Remembering "Lasts"
I remember the firsts. The first smile. The first word. The first tooth. The first step. The first day of school. The first time riding a two wheeler. Those are what you are supposed to remember. And it's easy to know when the firsts happen…
HBO's Best of the Friends' Blogs -- 5/3/07
Inland Empire Girl/Gathering Around the Table shares her thoughts and photos re: the Sunshine Mine Disaster of 35 years ago here.*TUBOB writes: "I had my annual physical last week. All good. My chest x-ray was clear and normal which is always reassuring to an ex-smoker.…
Dogwalk Musings: Gere Fosters "Ugly American" Image
Hollywood actor Richard Gere, left, hugs and kisses Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty during an event for HIV-AIDS awareness in New Delhi, India, in this March 15 AP file photo. During my years of international travel with my husband, we were constantly reminded of the reason…
Q: Is There A Silver Lining to Bayview Enviro Disaster?
The tensions between those who wish Bayview to develop slowly and carefully and those in a hurry for it to become a hot tourist destination had been simmering beneath the surface. Not anymore. Illegal construction at Lake Pend Oreille changed all that. On April 17,…
Huckleberries Gone Wi-Fi & Bette Ammon @ 1 p.m.
Huckleberries Gone Wireless will interview CdA Librarian Bette Ammon live today, beginning at 1 p.m. I have a list of questions for her. But I'm looking for more. Do you have any questions, including quirky ones, for the city's librarian?
Online Poll: Which Aerobic Equipment Most Needed?
Question: What’s the one piece of aerobic equipment you couldn’t live without? *Treadmill*Elliptical*Stationary bike*Stair climber*Other*None DFO: Other (tennis shoes & one of Stickman's sticks, to fend off dogs)
Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 5/3/07
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewSlip owner Chad Dodson stands at the 11th St. Marina, a privately held dock system managed condominium-style, on Lake Coeur d'Alene. New rules proposed by the state would mandate that marina developments must be at least partly available to the public. Does this put…
Hot Potatoes Returns After 3-Year Hiatus
It seems like three years since you and I got together for a chat in this corner of the editorial page. What's that, you say? It was three years and change? I don't keep track of those things. But I know it wasn't yesterday. My…
Noah Kroese: Only Yes Men, Women Need Apply
Noah Kroese/Spokesman-ReviewItem: Our View: Contest for commission seat threatens impartiality/SR Editorial Board
Starr: Unimpressed by Otter Skipping Mine Memorial
Starr Kelso: I was unimpressed by Gov Otter sending an envoy to the (Sunshine Mine Disaster) Memorial (this week), to read a letter, for the stated reason that the Gov was busy in south idaho. I pondered that, because even the do nothing legislature was…
AM Hucks: Mine Disaster Still Shapes Community
You can find D.P. Bond's Wallace Street Journal column, "To The 91," here and Huckleberries Online comments about the disaster here. In a reminder of the Sunshine Mine Disaster that killed 91 miners 35 years ago (May 2, 1972), David Bond wrote: "Some 88 more…
HBO to Begin After 9 A.M. Today
I have an appointment with my dental hygienist this morning, so I'll begin our usual conversation together a little after 9. Stay tuned.
Final Vacation Wild Card/Sunday -- 6/3/07
All good things come to an end. And my vacation of the last couple of weeks has been very good. I've been able to get things done around the house that needed doing. Also, as I've mentioned here, I spent five days with my son…
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