Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., kisses the hand of Maddie Williams from Clarks Summitt, Pa, Monday as Maura Flynn center, looks on at The Society of Irish Women St. Patrick's Day Celebration in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Item: Obama plans major race…
Greg Carr, addressed the crowd at North Idaho College on Monday as the keynote speaker for the Popcorn Forum Convocation Series Symposium. He is embarking on one of the largest individual commitments in the history of conservation projects in Africa with a pledge of $40…
Item: Why does Hillary Clinton wear such bad clothes?/Hadley Freeman, The GuardianMore Info: Clinton doesn't tend to wear her dress up to her hips, and it's unlikely that she would even if Fr West hadn't counselled her against it. But the two suggestions in his…
Information about STD prevention and contraception are important, but too often our treatment of human sexuality in relation to teens stops there, light years away from finishing the picture and telling them other things they need to know about having sex–like how it can impact…
AP PhotoGod bless our troops with gentle graceand keep them safe in that far place.Bless too those innocents who dwellin fear there, on the edge of hell.The Bard of Sherman Avenue
Christopher Anderson/Spokesman-ReviewThe Rev. Robert J. Spitzer (shown above being greeting outside his office by a student this morning) announced today that he will step down as president of Gonzaga University after a 16-month transition into new leadership. Spitzer said he plans to leave his post…
No, my daughter isn’t named after a nightclub. That’s what I told an acquaintance new to town when she asked about the origin of my child’s name. Zola – a cool and eclectic pub and music venue in downtown Spokane – just recently opened, I…
As someone who's lived through not one, but TWO church splits as a teenager, I watched my parents struggle with the internal strife of a church body. There were those who disagreed with the pastor, and those who didn't. I watched my parents support one…
The annual NCAA basketball tournament makes March the best month of the year for many sports fans. The Spokane region, already blessed with the success of Washington State and Gonzaga, gets an extra bonus this year with the Sweet Sixteen round of the women’s tournament…
Above, Jim Hagengruber (left), former SR staff writer, and Photographer Brian Plonka reported from Baghdad on America's old Humvees add new luster to Iraqi fleet: Last week, the first of 8,500 refurbished US military patrol vehicles hit the streets of Iraq, for the Christian Science…
Item: Human rights banquet features philanthropist Carr: Also, NIC Popcorn Forum to kick off today/Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Philanthropist and Idaho native Gregory Carr will be the keynote speaker at the 11th annual Human Rights Banquet. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. followed…
Washington State fan Angela Buri, right, of Colfax, Wash., and her sons Noah, 3, center, and Isiah, 7, cheer as Washington State's fight song plays before a NCAA tournament selection event began on Sunday in Pullman. (AP Photo/Dean Hare)Question: Who will win the national championship…
Item: A sobering anniversary: 5 years in Iraq/Dan Webster, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: We Americans love to celebrate anniversaries. We embrace marriages and birthdays, plus a few important dates – July 4th, say, or New Year’s Eve – and treat them mostly as excuses to party. When…
Dan Pelle/Spokesman-ReviewBryan Smelcer has only one thing on his mind as he stands in line at O'Doherty's Irish Pub waiting for the start of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Spokane on Saturday.Question: Today, of course, is devoted to the Irish and St. Patrick.…
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.