We drove by, heading north, shortly after the accident and had to stop for the emergency equipment. We saw the bodies of those 5 children being pulled from the wreckage and laid out under the yellow tarps. We saw the devastating effect it had on…
*Four HBOers have been selected to participate in a blog panel for this spring's Leadership Coeur d'Alene Media Day: Councilman MikeK, Dan of the County, Dogwalk Musings (my suggestion) and myself.*Nic Casey/Rants, Raves & Random Thoughts e-mails: "Larry Norman passed away early Sunday morning in…
I was recently asked to be a bridesmaid in a friend’s wedding. My first reaction? Dear God, time to get these thighs and abs in gear. My second? Why the heck is my first reaction that I need to lose weight? I had my measurements…
Gov. Butch Otter has sent out a statement speaking out strongly in support of the annual “Governor’s Cup” golf tournament, a fundraiser for scholarships at which “there are opportunities for business people and government people to talk.” He wrote, “Yes, there is golf, trap shooting,…
Craig spoke with presidential candidate Barack Obama just days after his rally in Boise. "Well, a couple of days after he was in Boise, he was back on the floor of the Senate. And he said 'wow, I couldn't believe that turnout in Boise!' Now…
Laurie Dobson, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to reporters outside the Kennebunkport Town Hall after she delivered a "writ of indictment" to have President Bush arrested if he steps foot in Kennebunkport, Maine, today. Dobson, an anti-war activist who lives in Kennebunkport, took…
A Priest River couple has pleaded guilty to laundering $1.1 million from an international drug ring that spanned three decades and involved the trafficking of 200,000 pounds of marijuana/Taryn Hecker, Spokesman-Review. More here
Tom Davenport/SR Photo“I don’t think I’ll ever stop smiling,” said Coeur d'Alene's Sadie Simon after the Vikings beat Vallivue for the 5A state basketball championship in Nampa, Idaho Saturday. Handle Extra featured a full page of photos and Greg Lee's story Saturday*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Huetter…
It's a good question whether an editorial page should waste ink on the man who is determined to be known as the Harold Stassen of the 21st century, but more than Ralph Nader's persistence in futility prompts this rebuke. The former consumer champion has grown…
Oh, the amber waves of pain. Pullman is supposed to be this sleepy town nestled in the bosom of the nation's breadbasket. But brawls, insults, disorderly conduct, broken jaws and assaults are shockingly on the rise near the campus of Washington State University. If only…
MamaJD: Hey, DFO - could you give us an update on Dick Haugen's plans for streaming live? When will he start broadcasting? How will we find him? Has he downloaded Gookin's HTML for Dummies and memorized it for any blogging efforts he may incorporate? You…
I like Nader for all he has done regarding consumer protection, public safety, exposing corporate greed and government corruption, etc. HOWEVER, his second "run for President" convinces me that Nader is a closet republican, commie, pinko, big business lovin, military complex supportin, conservative, right-wing, hatchet…
Items: Obama camp slams Clinton 'fear-mongering': Responds to circulation of image showing Illinois senator in tribal garb/WorldNetDaily; and: Hillary on Obama photo: 'I know nothing about it'/ABC NewsQuestion: What do you think of the photo of Obama in African garb?1. Looks great! Gives me multi-cultural…
Gonzaga's Josh Heytvelt, left, shoots against University of Portland's Luke Sikma, right, during the first half of a college basketball game in Portland Monday. Gonzaga pulled away from Portland in the final 15 minutes to win 73-51. Jim Meehan provides Sportslink story. ESPN scoreboard (AP…
A body boarder launches off a big wave on the south side of the Seal Beach pier in Seal Beach, Calif., where big waves have forced the closure of that city's pier today. The Manhattan Beach Pier was also closed, and search-and-rescue teams continue to…
Item: Avista customers to get small credit/Becky Kramer, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Avista’s share of the proposed payout is $9.6 million. According to the Spokane-based utility, that would translate into a 4 percent credit on customers’ bills in Washington. Idaho customers would receive a 9 percent credit.Question:…
"Our Sunday afternoon drive took us towards Rathdrum on Burlington Road where a herd of nearly 40 elk winters each year," posts Kerri Thoerson/OnLocation North Idaho. "They're an elusive band as they travel across the prairie to favored feeding grounds but luck was with us."…
Several moose have been spotted over the last few days in Post Falls, but now some are starting to succumb to the harsh winter/KREM2. More here
1. Denver2. (tie) Portland & San Antonio 4. Seattle in fourth5. Boise & Salt Lake CityStory here*The results are largely based on the amount of contraceptives purchased per capita.Question: Do you think of lustful if/when you think of Boise?
Silver Money, a 3-year-old silver-dapple miniature horse, after being loaded into Paula Perry's minivan Saturday during the Horse Fair at Bittle Equestrian Center in Owensboro, Ky. "You know you're a redneck when your minivan doubles as a horse trailer," Perry said. Perry and Lisa Paulsen…
Item: Americans change faith at rising rates/NYTimesMore Info: More than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood to join another religion or no religion, according to a new survey of religious affiliation by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public…
Idaho would start a new field-burning regulation program that makes public health a priority, ends the state’s practice of keeping field-burn locations a secret and cuts off burning when pollution rises, under legislation introduced this morning. The new system is part of an agreement to…
Item: Resolution urges Congress to regulate Internet porn/Heath Druzin, Idaho Statesman More Info: The resolution asks Congress to “take action to stop children and employees from accessing Internet pornography” and asks for a “technology-based” solution to allow people to subscribe to Internet services that exclude…
Michael Berry, left, and Steve Mallie put a burger on a scale as Mallie's Sports Bar & Grill hoping to set a new world's record for the heaviest hamburger on Saturday in Southgate, Mich. After 12 hours of preparation and baking, the 134-pound (over 60…
Item: Fighting, assaults in Pullman on the rise/Shawn Vestal, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Two attacks – and two broken jaws – have gotten most of the attention on the subject of violence this year at Washington State University. But police statistics show that fistfights, brawls and other…
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.
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