We're at Convention Days, Minus 2, on this overcast Tuesday. I just talked to Betsy Russell, who plans to do some posting from the Demo convention, which begins Thursday in Boise. But the real action will be Erica's, who'll be the fights for leadership and…
Steven Daley-Laursen, University of Idaho College of Natural Resources dean, was named interim U of I president by the State Board of Education Tuesday. Daley-Laursen first came to the University of Idaho as a student in 1976. He earned a masters degree in forest services…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho"In a little more than a week, we'll welcome the first day of summer," write Kerri Thoreson, OnLocation North Idaho. "The city beach at Q'emiln Park on the Spokane River is still posted for dangerous waters, alas. With the wide open dam…
Robin Loznak/News-Review, AP PhotoAn immature California gray squirrel , also known as a digger squirrel or gray digger, peaks out of its burrow in a field at Whistler's Bend County Park near Roseburg, Ore., on Monday.*Spokane commissioners walk out of meeting/SR*Ex-Capital High QB Plummer to…
Item: Mayor's concealed-weapons ban may land city in court: 'We do have the authority,' Nickels says; critics disagree/Seattle PIMore Info: But will Mayor Greg Nickels' new gun ban lead to metal detectors at Seattle Center, neighborhood libraries and City Hall? Or pat-downs and bag searches…
Here's what it looked like on the UI campus in Moscow today (according to Family Phil):
Item: Holding court: Logos student takes top honors at national mock trial competition/Jenny Davis, Moscow-Pullman Daily NewsMore Info: Church was stunned. She stood and walked up to the stage to accept what turned out to be the most prestigious award of all: in all four…
We've got some good news to pass along. The Spokesman-Review will soon be expanding our programming, with a new local news and talk show. Rebecca Mack (yes THAT Rebecca Mack from the Mark Fuhrman show) will be the moderator for the program, which will combine…
"In 'The Treasure Called Tubbs Hill,' Coeur d'Alene's resident environmental gadfly, Scott Reed, recalls how 'the past came forward to rescue the present.' From geologic forces through political intrigues, economic convolutions to the unlikeliest turns of good luck, Reed lays a track through the machinations…
Semanko is an unapologetic fiscal and social conservative, is universally well-liked, and will make sure that everybody plays by the rules and is treated fairly and evenhandedly, whether they are party commanders or foot soldiers. This will ensure a level playing field for all and…
With all the brouhaha about the factional fighting and leadership battle coming up at this weekend’s Idaho state GOP convention in Sandpoint (check out Dan Popkey’s latest article here about the newest candidate for state GOP chairman, Norm Semanko), there’s hardly been a peep about…
RE: Midtown owners focus on parkingIf things fall into place as they are supposed to real soon, the old Ponderosa Motors building a few blocks up will be the new home of the Youth Ranch retail store, the attached Ponderosa parking lot that is now…
Who do you think is the most powerful woman in the American government?*House Speaker Nancy Pelosi*U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton*Secretary of State Condoleeza RiceWhy?
Item: Eagle councilman Semanko launches last-minute campaign for GOP chairman/IStatesman More Info: Sullivan on Tuesday morning rejected Semanko's suggestion that he step aside. Semanko also urged the other announced candidate, former Senate Majority Leader Rod Beck, to withdraw. Beck could not be reached for comment…
As some restaurants decide sliced tomatoes don't make the cut on their sandwiches and supermarkets pull some varieties from their shelves amid a salmonella scare, do you have plans to change your tomato-eating habits?/Idaho Statesman. *Yes*No*I'll grow my own.
Item: District: Special ed led to shortage: Trustees unanimously approve 2008-09 budget containing $2M in cuts/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Trustees unanimously approved an amended 2007-08 budget and a proposed 2008-09 budget -- including $2 million in cuts for next year -- necessitated by…
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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.
