Huckleberries Best of Idaho Online — 9/28/07
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-Review
Richard Kohles, representing the Coeur d'Alene Board of Realtors, asks a question about the study of the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Aquifer that was presented Thursday afternoon at the Coeur d'Alene Greyhound Park, where regional representatives gathered to talk about managing the region's sole source aquifer here.
Spotlight: IQ Idaho mag claims media hype, ratings to blame for fall of former Boise mayor Brent Coles/Boise Weekly here.
1. It's a lonely U.S. Senate for Larry Craig, whose uncertain status has upset his social and political standing in the clubby chamber. Yet Craig went to work Thursday, as he has since he returned to the Senate last week after a two-week absence here.
2. The 2007 University of Idaho homecoming committee is trying to revive a lost tradition with a bang this year for the annual homecoming bonfire. Jeremiah Penberthy, the chair of the homecoming committee, said the committee hopes to see more financial donations from local business and private sponsors for the fireworks show it’s planning here.
3. Online Poll: 47 percent of 635 respondents to an Idaho Statesman poll said they were looking for to another TV series this fall, whether than the five listed. "Heroes" finished a distant second here.
4. News Roundup: Craig leaves lasting mark at UIdaho/UI Argonaut; Girl, mom harassed after Lewiston hate beating/Spokesman-Review; Minnesota airport to extend bathroom stalls after Craig arrest/Spokesman-Review; USA Today lauds Idaho's economic ingenuity, lifestyle/Coeur d'Alene Press; and CSI offers casino classes online/Twin Falls Times-News.
5. Blogosphere: I'm a phony soldier/IdaBlue; If I ran the circus/A Family Runs Through It; Idaho senators vote no on Matthew Shephard Act/Mountain Goat Report; God's plan for evangelism/Adam's Blog; and LDS Dating: A study in complicatedness/The Stupid Shall Be Punished.
6. IMHO-Idaho: Message lost/T.J. Tranchell, UI Argonaut; Hey, who said anything about fighting overseas?/Tom Henderson, Lewiston Tribune; Watch where you spread the word/Sean M. Aguilar, UI Argonaut; Lingering Larry's echo of intransigent George/Jim Fisher, Lewiston Tribune; and Words to drink by/Tyler Wilson, Coeur d'Alene Press.
