JBelle's younguns posed for those photo for Mother's Day. Southwark Lad is on the right. PDX Pup in the middle. But I don't know the name of the other sibling. Also, PDX Pup sounds as though she's recuperating from wrist surgery from an old injury…
I am Brandon's sister. I want to say thank you for all your support. I just want to let you all know that Brandon is recieveing the best care in the country. He is doing remarkablly well and as we all know he will get…
... protest by Kansas group of dead soldier's funeral in Pocatello/Associated PressDFO: The law might not go into effect on time. But that shouldn't stop honorable Idahoans from blocking the goofy Westboro Baptist Church from spreading their hate message at a patriot's funeral.
Item: Bob Holland fined for killing salmon beds/Jim Hagengruber, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Developer Bob Holland has been fined $2,500 for destroying one of Lake Pend Oreille's last healthy kokanee salmon spawning beds, according to a statement issued today by the Idaho Department of Lands. The spawning…
There's an interesting set of numbers from the recent Coeur d'Alene School District Zone 3 trustee race between incumbent Christie Wood and challenger Stan Hess: at the Ramsey School precinct, 471 voted in the smaller of the two levy elections and 459 voted in the…
Item: Mayors seek delay in Real Life ruling: Cities oppose septic, want sewer master plan finished first/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The mayors of Post Falls, Rathdrum and Hayden want the Kootenai County Commission to delay its final decision to allow a septic system above the…
We had a very nice event today recognizing Deedie Beard's 30th anniversary of being with Kootenai County, most of that time in the elections department. It was attended by both Blues and Reds (including former Representative Gary Ingram), several current elected officials, city clerks, and…
re: An excerpt from this morning's Hot Potatoes:Headliner: "25 Kootenai County public officials line up, pass drug tests." DFO: I refuse to process the image of these fine individuals lining up to pee for drug-free work places. Or the hit the constitutional amendment against illegal…
OK, HBOers, I'm finished with the interactive part of Marianne Love's interview. And now I need a break. I'm heading off with other staffers to enjoy lunch on the boss at the White House in Post Falls. It's a celebration for the recent e-mail decision…
On her Slight Detour blog today, Marianne Love (my Huckleberries Gone Wireless subject) answered that question from RSPA that I forgot to ask in the interview: "What did you and/or your fellow teachers do to Larry Spencer when he was your student to turn him…
AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezA duckling tries to jump out of a swimming pool as it follows its mother in the pool of an apartment complex in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. Idaho, man, that's where its at. A happenin and cool…
The Otis, with the help of Mommie Dearest, and a friend has been driving around the area, handing shocked friends and strangers 40 ounces of beer and filming their reaction. He writes in BrodH20: "Okay friends, we actually finished filming for "Beer Run" today. I've…
In 2003, President Bush got a tour of the fish ladder at Ice Harbor Dam on the Lower Snake River. (AP photo) We've never advocated knocking down the four Lower Snake River dams, but the alternative methods of saving salmon do look awfully expensive without…
1. Disposable Diapers -- I know all about the environmental aspect, but since my boys were in diapers at the same time (even the same size for a while), without Pampers they would have probably ended up lying naked on a plastic sheet for most…
My son, Shane, and I went to the lake last Saturday. We’d worked around the yard and made a dump run and afternoon arrived, warm and sunny, one of those early May days that sings musically like a beckoning Angel of Summer, announcing what is…
Item: Judge rules in "that's so gay" case: Teen not entitled to damages despite being disciplined by school, teased by peers/Associated PressQuote: "All of us have probably felt at some time that we were unfairly punished by a callous teacher, or picked on and teased…
How often do you connect to the Internet via dial-up modem? -- Seattle PI.*All the time*Most of the time *Occasionally*Almost never *Never DFO: Almost never
During the last five months, I have had the honor of representing Idahoans in Congress. In those few short months, much to my chagrin, the 110th Congress has already approved some $60 billion in new spending and a contingent of new programs on which that…
Rainbow Sparkle Pony Angel: Spokane rates high for stupid drivers. Seriously. But the morons and moronettes are less interesting to me than the meth tweakers. They are fun to pull next to at a stoplight (they invariably drive old oil smoke belching Caravans or Firebirds)…
It's not fun being attacked by a big bird. I know. I was. I deserved it. Seems I was 1 or 2 years old when I decided to stomp some baby chicks at our dairy. I don't know if I injured any. They're pretty quick,…
Both Coeur d'Alene School District incumbents are coasting to victory tonight, according to SR colleague Meghann Cuniff, who just reported in from Election Central. With one of two precincts in his zone reporting, Trustee Vern Newby is pulling about 80% of the vote in his…
I need to run a personal errand this evening. So I don't have time to post an HBO Best of the Friends blog. If you haven't voted, you still have two hours to do so, at any neighborhood school. Also, remember that Marianne Love will…
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.