Lame Duck
AP PhotoAs he limps from the stageattention is lackingand nobody listenswhile he keeps on quacking.The Bard of Sherman Avenue
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008
Parting Shot -- 6/20/08
Michael Sohn/Associated PressBerlin police employees, wearing uniforms similar to officers', take to the water during a protest in support of a salary increase. The catchphrase of the event, which took place at a public swimming pool was "the water is up to our neck." For…
Stateline Speedway To Run Spokane Raceway
A selection committee has chosen (former Post Falls councilman Joe Doellefeld's) Stateline Speedway to be the interim operator of Spokane Raceway Park if Spokane County eventually obtains ownership of the racing complex, The Spokesman-Review just learned. The five-member selection committee interviewed four prospective operators on…
APhoto of the Day -- 6/20/08
Julie Jacobson/AP PhotoA fake shark's fin, set afloat by a local businessman who's store basement was flooding, drifts along a flooded Front Street as Burlington city employees discuss sand bagging efforts Monday in Burlington, Iowa. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. Boats rescued shopkeepers, doctors, and…
INKster: As Parent, Craig Rivals Britney Spears
The INKster found a Father's Day piece from Idaho Sen. Larry Craig about as moving as a message on parenting skills from pop star Britney Spears. Since Hallmark obviously doesn't produce a card tailored for politicians caught in gay sex-sting operations, the Idaho Republican put…
2 North Idahoans Win Preservation Honors
Dorothy Dahlgren, long-time chief cook & bottle washer at the North Idaho Museum, was one of two North Idahoans honored with an "orchid" as Preservation Idaho handed out its 31st Annual Orchids & Onions Awards. She was the only one to win acclaim in the…
Local Blogs: Betcher Grass, I Can Do It Myself
Photo: The Skinny On North IdahoIt's too much house and yard for a woman without a husband. And that was before you planted that damn fruit orchard. That's what Grandpa stopped by to tell me on the day I'd set aside to shop for a…
Faith-healing Teen Refuses Treatment, Dies
Item: Teen-ager from faith-healing family dies in Oregon/Associated PressMore Info: Authorities say a teenager from a faith-healing family died from an illness that could have been easily treated, just a few months after a toddler cousin of his died in a case that has led…
Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 6/20/08
Jerome A. Pollos/Coeur d'Alene Press, APYvonne Hall searches through hundreds of forms during the registration process Thursday for the Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene in Coeur d'Alene. Story here.If anyone has seen a 7-foot-tall green and angry statue with purple pants in town — Boise comic…
Scott Reed: Tubbs Hill Book Signing 'Incredible'
It was incredible. They sold 310 books. People were lined up in the hall. I signed books for 2 hours. It wasn't me. It was the hill. Everyone seemed to have a story about their experience with the hill. One guy told me that he…
In The 'Better Late Than Never' Dept ...
Cis/From A Simple Mind... the Bonner County Bee finally reported on that deer-caused Sandpoint plane crash that Cis told us about Tuesday morning here. You can read the AP report here. Cis e-mails: "Let's see ... it happen Monday night ... I took the pictures…
Idaho Blogs: Adam Denounces Racist Button ... Sorta
I denounce the maker of this stupid racist button. It is utterly offensive and completely repulsive, and it is unequivocally wrong. Rarely has a stronger case been made for registration of button-o-matic machines. You know who else I denounce, though? The National Education Association, which…
Clark: Mortified By Porn Model Case Outcome
The larger ramification is that prosecutors have decided to drop all six charges of extortion and theft against 27-year-old gay porn model Cody Michael Castagna. These charges stemmed from Castagna's bizarre boink-fest last October with Richard Curtis, a right-wing state lawmaker, in his hotel room…
UI Lease Agreement Delayed Until September
Item: Board delays decision on CdA education corridor/Erica F. Curless, SRMore Info: Henderson and Nonini said that other than running a full-page commentary in the Coeur d’Alene Press and talking to board member Hall, they didn’t lobby against the project. Henderson and Nonini maintain they…
Online Poll: Are You A Math Whiz?
How good are you at math?/Idaho Statesman. *I'm a math genius*I'm OK with a calculator*I can balance a checkbook*I'm horrible
LCHS09: Today's Kids Going Downhill Fast
As an upcoming senior at LCHS, i dont care what you all say about (the 2008 yearbook) not being a big deal, it is huge. It is a perfect representation of what students are becoming. Students, especially the class of 09, are going downhill fast.…
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