So a 12-year-old who doesn't know what he's doing wants to putter around a lake in a fishing boat with a 5-horsepower motor. What's the worst thing that could happen? Don't answer that. You might prove you're smarter than the Idaho House Revenue Committee. Committee…
re: CDA Press photo on front page Thursday, showing shirtless father with small boy in a kayak on Lake Coeur d'AleneThis is in response to the picture on the front page of the Coeur d'Alene Press on Feb. 22. titled "Paddling along." Granted it is…
From left, British actor Daniel Day-Lewis poses with the Oscar for best actor for his work in "There Will Be Blood," British actress Tilda Swinton poses with the Oscar for best supporting actress for her work in "Michael Clayton," French actress Marion Cotillard poses with…
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewCarolyn Smelcer, left, with a dachshund named Kirby, and Tony Edwards, right, with Rolo, prepare the dogs for race training at a fundraiser for the Dachshund rescue group, Dachshund Rescue NW Saturday in Spokane. The gathering was a series of classes for small dogs,…
"Thus, in post-Judeo-Christian America, the sports club is the new church. Global warming is the new religion. Vegetarianism is the new sacrament. Hooking up, the new prayer. Talk therapy, the new witnessing. Tattooing and piercing, the new sacred symbols and rituals. And apparently, Barack Obama…
When Edwards dropped his campaign I drifted into Obama's camp. He is exciting and does promise a brand of hope that we haven't seen for a long time. But I've seen how the Republicans work - they very well might reduce Obama into being our…
The New York Times' ombudsman strongly criticized the newspaper's insinuation this week that White House hopeful John McCain had a tryst with a female lobbyist 31 years his junior, nearly 10 years ago. "The newspaper found itself in the uncomfortable position of being the story…
On Monday, the City Council will take an important vote on whether to turn Spokane into Spy Land. This would happen by paying an Arizona company to operate sneaky intersection cameras set up to catch idiot drivers who run red lights. Look. I won't try…
Moscow police have expressed doubts about a sexual assault report received Thursday morning on the University of Idaho campus. “At this time there doesn’t appear to be someone out there that could be endangering campus,” Assistant Police Chief David Duke said this morning. Duke said…
First, you should give yourselves a hand for the superb main comments thread from Friday. As you can see below, I posted five comments from that thread. And I probably could have posted five more. It was that good. We're attracting new blood to HBO…
Item: Best to expect the worst Oscars ever/Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood DailyMore Info: A chilly rain is forecast for Sunday so the Red Carpet has been tented. Nerves are still frayed from the writers strike just ended. oscars08-getting-ready2.jpgPanic is setting in about an actors strike…
What do you make of Barack Obama's cult-like following?1. The adulation is well-deserved2. He's the most charismatic leader in America in years3. People have been waiting for leadership like this4. He simply outshines the other candidates5. It's a bit disturbing but all that will change…
I had a most-unusual perspective since I lived in the heart of the Haight-Ashbury (AKA the Hashbury) during the height of the Love Generation's reign in power. Not only did I live in the heart of the Hashbury District, including a winter spent living down…
"You are hereby commanded that, laying aside all excuses, you appear at the Court Room of the said District Court..." says the notice. Yep, County Clerks get called for Jury Duty too. For a brief moment when I just saw it was a bright colored…
I think Damn Yankee just finally made me understand why when Council people or LCDC Board members do their best to provide answers it is still not enough.."but in the end I will never support LCDC-in principle" That clarifies a lot for me. No need…
Towan, an orangutan, hangs out in a tree at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Thursday. He, along with his twin sister Chinta, will celebrate their 40th birthday Saturday by opening gift-wrapped presents with their favorite treats and indulging in special " orangutan" birthday cupcakes.…
Illustration: Tumblewordsprobing each layer I peel my sins, disrobing as if it were my bodyremove timeworn transgressionsfold them neatly in special binsstripped to innocent newnessawkward within my skinI dress in faultless clothing to acquire fresh and novel sins.Sue Turner/Tumblewords
"I never see robins in the winter, at least not in my North Idaho yard and neighborhood," posts Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho. "We participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count and our travels took us "on location" to Q'emlin Park on the Spokane River. There…
Item: Recalled beef buried 6 feet under/SRDan Pelle/Spokesman-ReviewA frontend loader pushes 26,000 lbs of meat belonging to the Central Valley, East Valley, Cheney, Mead and Nine Mile Falls school districts into the North Side Landfill today in Spokane. The meat is part of a 143…
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greets supporters following his address at a rally in this recent file photo, in Beloit, Wis. As Obama moves ever closer to becoming America's first black president many worry about his safety. Story here (Rick Bowmer/AP Photo File)Question: Is…
Sheriff Rocky Watson announced he plans to seek re-election, in a press release provided to Huckleberries Online this afternoon. He listed several programs he wants to continue or see through, including his plans to use inmates to remove recyclables from garbage and to clean and…
A caller asked today why we didn’t publish something in the Friday edition about Bill O’Reilly and his remarks about Michelle Obama. I explained to the caller that we devoted considerable space in today’s paper to last night’s Clinton-Obama debate, as well as the follow-up…
Fire Chief Andrew Lemberes helps clear ice as volunteers try to pull a snow groomer out of Lake Cascade, Idaho, Thursday. On Wednesday, the fire department dive team hooked up chains and cables. "We're hoping we don't have to dive again today," said Lemberes. KTVB…
On Nov. 14, 2007, then Huetter mayor-elect Brad Keene, left, and Huetter City Council members Luke Gibler and Jeni Brown posed for Kathy Plonka's photo at the intersection of Seely and Seltice Road near Huetter. Now, Keene and Brown have been declared nonresidents by Huetter's…
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.