I married a woman many years ago that is much younger than me, and I haven't a cent or much of a future, except making sticks and giving them away. I made a New Years resolution to kiss her more each day, at least once…
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Sometimes, you guys cause me to bust out laughing at my office desk. John Austin succeeded in doing so with two of his comments this p.m. Ditto for Hilarious re: that Coeur d'Alene "Pubic" Library photo this morning. Also, OnLocation North Idaho surprised me with…
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Are you a Californian? Or have you ever been a Californian ... (kind of sounds like the days of the 50's and the McCarthy trials) But seriously. California is like a dirty word up here in Idaho. Anything, and I do mean anything, that goes…
Charles Dharapak/AP PhotoRepublican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leans over to kiss two-month-old Eden Stedman at a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., following his New Hampshire primary election victory Wednesday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. Begun as a diabolical scientific experiment in the dark…
The seventh-grade boy who collapsed and died outside River City Middle School Tuesday has been identified as Sean Morris. Doctors reportedly discovered serious problems with the boy's heart but haven't determined the cause of death, said Jerry Keane, superintendent of the Post Falls School District.…
3:55 p.m., power lines are causing problems on Lincoln Way and could force closures. Commuters may have to find a different way home.3:54 p.m., report of line down and power pole snapped at 53 & Meyer.3 p.m., Bus slide-offs reported on Clagstone Road (near Silverwood)Midafternoon:…
Rep. Jim Clark, R-Hayden Lake, had a meeting with Gov. Otter today, and took the opportunity to inform the governor that Clark doesn’t like his grocery tax relief bill and plans to introduce his own. Last year, Clark and Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, unsuccessfully proposed…
You may have noticed that the story re: the troubled Hayden man who cut off his hand wasn't in the SR today. Although it was published on Huckleberries and our online edition, it fell through the cracks in the print edition. In other words, thanks…
But still, yesterday when there was a glimmer of hope for a snow day, I was hoping that just maybe we'd get to stay home today. All the weather people were saying this BIG storm was coming our way. All kinds of warnings about inches…
re: 3-2 decision by CDA school board to keep "Snow Falling On Cedars" on required reading list.According to the board-approved material list, District 271 actually recommends materials for minors, which contain vulgar, profane and sexually explicit material! When public school students are unknowingly and unwillingly…
Item: Edwards to press on despite loss: 'I am in this race until the convention'/Associated Press Question: At this point, who should drop out of the presidential race?
Kathy Plonka/SRBarbara Bisaro along with her daughter Kayla, 15, in Kayla's pirate theme bedroom at their home in Post Falls on Monday. Kayla was able to decorate her room to her liking after Barbara went through IHFA's self sufficiency program and was able to purchase…
Signe Wilkinson/Washington PostReader: On Dec. 29 you ran a "cartoon" by Signe Wilkinson on page B5. I am surprised that in this day anyone would put "Morman Politians" in a separate category than they would "Christian Politians." "Mormons" are Christians and they believe in God…
Item: Hayden man cuts off, microwaves hand/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: A Hayden man cut off his hand with a circular saw Saturday and put it in the microwave, allegedly to rid his body of the mark of the beast and escape the wrath of God.…
Hilarious/Special for HuckleberriesHBOer Hilarious snapped this shot of the old Coeur d'Alene "Pubic" Library after a clever vandal had his/her way with the lettering. However, the city of Coeur d'Alene has already fixed the problem. All the lettering had been removed when I drove by…
re: Did Obama's Supporters Lie? Explaining the dissonance between polls and results in New Hampshire/Mark Blumenthal and Charles FranklinThis is getting to be fun. Those of us who predicted Hillary's demise on the basis of the huge Obama poll surge should have been more mindful…
... Prolonged battle looms for Demo nominationElise Amendola/AP PhotoDemocratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. reacts at her primary election night victory rally in Manchester, N.H. Tuesday.
Troy Maben/AP PhotoSledders make their way up the hill below the vacant Governor's Mansion as afternoon snow falls Tuesday afternoon in Boise. Private Fundraising for the mansion,which was donated by Idaho Billionaire J.R. Simplot, has resulted in $475,000 put into an account and $1.1 million…
Item: Men's fashion for 2008 is in the details: Polished and trim replaces distressed and grungy/Samantha Critchell, Associated PressQuestion (for women): How would you describe the fashion sense of the man in your life? 1. Dr. McDreamy ("Grey's Anatomy"), 2. Open to my makeover, 3.…
John Super/AP PhotoConservation researcher Chloe Inskip receives some help from one of the animals as she counts Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur Catta) whilst she assists in performing an annual stock take at Chester Zoo, Chester, England, Tuesday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. "Tiger attacks, sick elephants…
A Berry Picker was somewhat surprised by a package delivery made at the KootCo courthouse today, one for an employee, containing ammo. Seems the guard merely phoned the employee (not a bailiff) in question to pick up the package and didn't blink at the contents.…
Legislative Democrats gave their response to the governor’s State of the State address this morning, and said they agree with Gov. Otter on ideas like addressing climate change, improving air and water quality, improving health care and substance abuse treatment and making it easier for…
Item: Craig: Officer 'invited' conduct/Betsy Russell, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has filed a 96-page brief in his Minnesota appeal in a sex sting case, arguing that he should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct charges in part because an…
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