I'm still chuckling about John Austin's response to the question earlier today: Did you finish college in 4 years?" His response? "It only took me two terms to complete college -- Jerry Ford's and Jimmy Carter's." I read the main thread of the comments section…
... Commissioner Rick Currie will announce his candidacy for re-election at 1 p.m. Friday at the Rankin vets memorial plaza on Kootenai County Courthouse grounds. Ex-Cd'A police chief Tom Cronin has already announced for the post.
Nate Clinton deferred Thursday afternoon. When defending state champ Madison slapped a box-and-one on the 5-foot-7 senior guard, Clinton didn’t get frustrated. That opened the door for a teammate to step up, and sophomore Devon Austin more than obliged. Austin came off the bench to…
Photo: The Stupid Shall Be Punished"My keyring has about 8 keys and one of my dogtags; very minimalist and functional," posts Bubblehead/The Stupid Shall Be Punished. "Here's what my wife's keyring looks like. How many actual keys do you see amongst the extraneous stuff on…
... Akey pleased with Idaho's 2008 football schedule: UI opens against Arizona Aug. 28/Idaho Statesman; Schedule here
In 1975, the Idaho Legislature established public kindergarten. Actively campaigning against the idea was one state Rep. C. L. "Butch" Otter. He worked both the House and Senate education committees, arguing that state-funded kindergarten would cut into established private kindergarten business and that there was…
... with the CramerSweeney Smart Marketing IQ Test e-mailed to HBO by CougCat here.DFO: I only nailed 11 of 20
Idaho would make up part of the loss to timber-dependent school districts if Congress fails to reauthorize Craig-Wyden funds for the next four years, under legislation that just passed the House on a 55-12 vote and now moves to the Senate. ... The bill, HB…
Pebbles Van Der Poel, an Amaltheia Dairy worker, helps some of young kids find the nipple on a bucket of milk during feeding time at the dairy in Belgrade, Mont. The goat farm and dairy hopes to sell 100,000 pounds of cheese this year. Story…
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, accompanied by Matt Gonzalez, right, announces his selection of Gonzalez, a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, to be his running mate Thursday, during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)DFO:…
Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewDozer waited ouside Spirit Lake Video for his owner Mike Davis of Blanchard on Thursday, February 21, 2008 afternoon. Spirit Lake is experiencing a business renaissance with several new shops and restaurants opening over the past few months. Prairie Voice story/SR Prairie Voice.*Idaho Records/Sherry…
Item: Sheriff's Dept: Jail in crisis: Project could cost between $55-$75 million; voters to decide in November/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: "We're in a crisis," Jail Commander Travis Chaney said Wednesday. "Certainly this issue isn't going to go away. We can't bury it. We…
Item: Parent tries to remove sex book from library again/Idaho StatesmanMore Info: A Nampa parent who unsuccessfully advocated removing two sexually explicit books from the Nampa Public Library two years ago is trying again. Randy Jackson said he will take his appeal to remove "The…
Two weeks ago, Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens denied using steriods. On Wednesday, a Congressional committee asked the Justice Department to investigate Clemens for perjury. Do you think Clemens lied?/Idaho Statesman. *Definitely*Probably*No*Don't care
Oooo - my head hurts. The NY Times is running an article about some people questioning whether McCain is eligible to be president because he was born in the Canal Zone. Didn't realize this had been a topic of Internet buzz. So what's Limbaugh gonna…
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.
