Wild Card/Sunday -- 3/16/08
I spent the day watching a "Lord of the Rings" marathon, as I continued to recuperate from the crud that laid me low last week. I'm feeling better. But I'm not about to go dancing. I just need more R 'n R, to be in…
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008
My Lai Massacre -- 40 Years Later
Children touch a model of dead cow at the house of Do Phi's family restored after being burned down by U.S. solders, during the 40 year anniversary My Lai massacre in My Lai in Quang Ngai Province,Vietnam, Saturday. The My Lai Massacre was the mass…
Hayden Makeover Stirs Things Up
Item: Highway to Hayden: Proposed building code along Government Way causing controversy/Amy Cannata, SR Handle ExtraMore Info: The downtown Hayden transformation started last year with sidewalks and street trees could rebuild more than a mile of Government Way over the next two decades into a…
MikeK: Local-Option Bill Will Hamstring Local Government
re: Idaho seeks to limit local-option taxesI certainly support local control and local option authority, but this bill is a complete sham. This is going to centralize control in Boise more than ever, and ensure that local folks can't get a fair say in how…
OrangeTV: CDA To Celebrate St. Paddy's w/Parade
Certainly, those who really take St. Paddy’s Day to heart know that only bold, bright true green will do the trick, and it should be worn loudly and proudly. However, when getting the kids dressed, be careful not to go overboard with the idea. In…
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008
TGIF Wild Card -- 3/14/08
I can't say I'll be sorry to see this week go. It was a tough one launched by the crud on Monday and continuing through today and probably into this weekend. I haven't even had time to enjoy Junior's success with his dissertation defense last…
St. Paddy's Parade On Tap Saturday
Item: St. Patrick's Day parade ready to roll/Jim Kershner, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The St. Patrick’s Day parade, a March tradition in Spokane for 30 years, winds through downtown Saturday, beginning at noon. This parade is always a grass-roots affair, organized by volunteers with the Friendly Sons…
Up On The Roof
Paul Webster, principal of Marsing Middle School, works his laptop on the middle school roof in Marsing, Idaho, today. Webster challenged his students that if they read and scored 3,000 accelerated reader points in the third quarter of the school year, he would spend the…
APhoto of the Day -- 3/14/08
Olivia Allison and Jenna Randall from Britain perform during the Syncro Duet Free Routine preliminary competition at the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, earlier today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski) Top Cutlines1. Late in his presidency, Ronald Reagan was quite pleased…
Clifford Helm Acquitted
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewSandy Helm, right, listens to her husband, Clifford Helm, say a few words to the media at the Spokane County Courthouse after he was acquitted Friday in the deaths of the Shrock children in a car accidentKREM2 videoClifford Helm, who blamed a medical conditon…
Celebrating St. Paddy's Day Early
Briahna Grace, a 13-month-old Savannah native, watches the city's St. Patrick Day parade today from the lap of her uncle Dylan Grace in Savannah, Ga. The date of the parade was changed because of a quirk in the 2008 calendar that places Monday the 17th…
S&S Herb: F&G Evicts Baywinkle Moose From Bayview
Baywinkle, sound asleep, is on his way to a rural area North and East of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. This all expenses included trip was sponsored by Idaho Fish & Game, after numerous requests from local residents, fearful that children might be harmed. The Bull Moose,…
Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 3/14/08
A variety of Montana specialty license plates are on display in the basement of the Cascade County Court House in Great Falls, March 5, 2008. Picking out a license plate can be an overwhelming experience. With more than 86 specialty license plates to choose from…
HBO's Local AM Headlines -- 3/14/08
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewDon Parker, right, and Lou St. John, left, talk about the old railroad tunnel they own on an old Milwaukee Railroad right of way and which they are hoping to sell. The two are business partners in a grain storage company in Tekoa, Wash.…
McCain: Iraq Pull-out Would Cause Genocide
Item: McCain: Iraq pull-out will cause genocide: GOP nominee-apparent warns of 'chaos ... across the region'/London Telegraph More Info: My aspiration is that if we show success in Iraq that our European allies will come in and help out in the myriad of ways necessary…
Another Disappointing Season Ends For UIdaho
From left: Idaho players Barrett Brown, Sebastien Taulbee, head coach George Pfeifer, Jordan Brooks and Phillip Thomas watch the final minute from the bench against New Mexico State during the Western Athletic Conference basketball tournament quarterfinal Thursday at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces,…
Planned Parenthood: Racial Doughnation Didn't Hurt
Item: Planned Parenthood says racist donation hasn't hurt it/Erica F. Curless, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info Planned Parenthood of Idaho has had no decline in donations or demand for health services in the wake of accusations that it encouraged a donation aimed at aborting black babies. Officials apologized…
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008
Eye Opener: Helm No Different Than Fred Russell -- Hard 7
Christopher Anderson/Spokesman-ReviewSurrounded by family and friends and carrying his newborn, Jeffrey Schrock and his wife Carolyn, right, arrive to testify in Spokane County Superior Court in Spokane, Wash. at the trial of Clifford Helm recently.It came as a big surprise to a lot of people…
Parting Shot -- 3/13/08
Addison Pemberton flies a restored Boeing 40C, which was the company's first commercial passenger plane, over the Spokane Valley 2/17/2008 in its first test flight after a nine-year restoration project. The plane was scheduled to make its first public flight as part of a ceremony…
Question: Is Helm Guilty In Schrock Deaths?
Item: Jury begins deliberations in Helm trial/Thomas Clouse, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The parents and most of the Mennonite community near Chewelah have forgiven Clifford Helm for the November 2005 crash that killed five brothers and sisters. Now it’s up to nine women and three men to…
APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 3/13/08
In the warm afternoon sun, four cats stay above the snow on a car in a yard in the village of Wabash, Ontario, Canada Wednesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press/ Dave Chidley)Top Cutlines:1. Having heard that politicans spend thousands of dollars at…
Trashing Of Spawning Beds Prompts Bill
A North Idaho developer who caused $1.4 million in damage to kokanee spawning beds in Lake Pend Oreille last year faced only a $2,500 fine, but under legislation that won unanimous approval from the Idaho Senate today, such violations in the future could bring fines…
Washington Courts Reject Random Student Drug Tests
Item: Wash. court: random drug testing unconstitutional/Rachel La Corte, Associated PressMore Info: The Washington state Supreme Court ruled today that random drug testing of student athletes is unconstitutional, finding that each has “a genuine and fundamental privacy interest in controlling his or her own bodily…
Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 3/13/08
A row boat is navigated toward the frozen shoreline Wednesday of Mica Bay near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (AP Photo/Coeur d'Alene Press, Jerome A. Pollos)1. The Washington state Supreme Court ruled today that random drug testing of student athletes is unconstitutional, finding that each has “a…
Recession? Depression?
Jim Shively holds a gold Krugerrand coin at his North Dallas shop Thursday. Gold futures hit $1,000 an ounce for the first time Thursday, pushed past the benchmark by the sinking dollar and record crude oil prices. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam) Oil over $111, gold over…
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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