Parting Shot -- 11/19/07
Robin Loznak/Great Falls Tribune, AP PhotoA bird forages for food in deep snow in a field on the east side of Great Falls, Mont., today. The Great Falls area received several inches of snow Sunday evening and Monday.
Robin Loznak/Great Falls Tribune, AP PhotoA bird forages for food in deep snow in a field on the east side of Great Falls, Mont., today. The Great Falls area received several inches of snow Sunday evening and Monday.
Pregnant women should not go shopping when they're hungry. I ended up with a huge jar of dill pickles, Johnsonville Beddar Cheddar hot dogs and the expensive buns, a cheddar and bacon cheese ball, and a pound of monterey jack cheese. (Am I seeing a…
Democratic congressional candidate Larry Grant called on Idaho GOP Rep. Bill Sali today to return a $1,000 contribution from Halliburton, but Sali’s campaign said it’s not seriously considering Grant’s request. Grant, a former Micron Technology executive, pointed to two votes in Congress that he said…
Guillermo Arias/AP PhotoSpanish bullfighter Jose Tomas is butted by the bull during a bullfight in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sunday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. The cost of health care would not be nearly as high if proctologists didn't have to put up with getting stuck with…
You can find out why sheriff's Capt. Ben Wolfinger wants (from left) Robert Hahn, Robert Donahue and Chris Gray by reading his weekly list of outstanding warrants here.
I've known for some time that John Rook, the former KCDA-FM owner and pioneer radio station manager, and Spokane newscaster Charles Rowe were brothers. Above, you see a photo of John and Charles in 1939. The brothers also have a sister, Dottie, who lives with…
Well, I use to really enjoy watching the lights go on and the people holding candles when this first all started. Now it is just so many people. And the $$$ spent on the huge display, fireworks, etc. Don't you think that could maybe go…
By Sunday afternoon, snow was coming down over lookout pass, and although it was not sticking to the roads, transportation crews are already warning or treacherous driving conditions. With more snow expected Sunday night and throughout Monday, winter's beauty can sometimes turn ugly for drivers…
Holly Picket/Spokesman-ReviewCharles Rowe is leaving KREM television after 20 years at the anchor desk, Spokane.Item: Anchor away: Longtime KREM-2 personality Charles Rowe looks back at his distinguished career/Jim Kershner, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Rowe has been at KREM-2 for 20 years, plus long stints in L.A. and…
I'm headed toward the finish line re: Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love" -- the book of the month here at Huckleberries Online. Frankly, I would have never read this book beyond the first third, if it wasn't the book of the month. Too much chick…
The close-the-primary wing of the Republican Party had its day in federal court Thursday — and the group's attorney didn't sound too confident afterwards. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mikel Williams seemed skeptical about the lawsuit, brought not by the Idaho Republican Party, but by a group…
Item: Council to weigh in on extending LCDC: New boundaries would include Sorensen, Winton schools/Lucy Dukes, Coeur d'Alene PressQuotable Quote: "It certainly is a positive for the school district, the fact that there is rationale that allows them to at least discuss expanding the boundaries.…
"I've decided not to bore you with a long commentary about the latest developments involving the last remaining daily newspaper in Spokane and the fact that it cut its news staff by 40 persons in what employees called "Black Thursday," columnizes Bob Paulos/Coeur d'Alene Press.…
The money in the Big Sky is just not there.Just look at the amount of revenue a WAC team gets verses a Big Sky team. WAC teams get bowl money, more sponsorships, more donations, etc., etc. I do not want Idaho to play in the…
Stickman is one of the more colorful commenters at Huckleberries Online. The Coeur d'Alene resident has brightened the lives of local schoolchildren and numerous HBO readers by giving away walking sticks he carves from tree limbs he largely finds on Tubbs Hill, often accompanied by…
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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.