In the news as I head home this evening, President Bush and President-elect Barack Obama met at the White House today here. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin looks to God for future guidance here. DNC Chairman Howard Dean says he won't seek a second term here.…
Huckleberries Online has learned that Mike Kennedy, the CDA councilman and longtime blog supporter, has been named as one of four individuals to Democrat Walt Minnick's transition team. Mike Mitchell of Lewiston is one of the others. I'm trying to get a copy of a…
Barry Kough/Lewiston Tribune, APA man and his dog walk the levee bike path along the Clearwater River in Lewiston, Idaho, on a damp Monday.*Kienholz pleads guilty to Dobson Pass double murder/KXLY*3 of 5 North Idaho counties hit double-digit unemployment/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise*Obit: Jordan Williams,…
5:09 p.m. Woman hit moose @ 54 & Ramsey.5:07 p.m. R/P in pickup reports he hit a 50-gallon barrel that was in the roadway on Hollister Drive/Post Falls.4:23 p.m. Several cars are parked on a sharp curve near Tobler's Marina on Hayden lake, creating a…
A conversation that religious rightist Dennis Mansfield had with his daughter follows:Dennis: Here's a better question: Should the remnant of the religious right in Idaho wake up soon and see its obituary in the Idaho Statesman?Meg: I found in my own life that being compassionate,…
OrangeTV/Remember The RoxyAt Remember The Roxy, OrangeTV remembers the glorious Wilma Theater, which is now only a patch of grass being advertised for sale by Hagadone Corp at the northeast corner of Sherman Avenue and 2nd Street. I saw the movie "Secret of NIMH" at…
Family Phil/A Family Runs Through ItFamily Phil provides his formula for coaxing 100 Girl Scouts into helping Senior Citizens in the community rake leaves from their lawns here.*'Brave New World': The book versus reality/Dogwalk Musings*Crossing the threshold, at long last/Arch Druid*Time Out/Bay Views*Don't touch that…
Another University of Idaho football player has been cited in relation to a Nov. 2 fight at a house party. Assistant Moscow Police Chief David Duke said sophomore running back Deonte Jackson (shown running against Idaho State in photo taken by Steve Hanks/Lewiston Tribune earlier…
Crista Jeremiason/Press Democrat, AP File PhotoIn June, Gus, a pedigree Chinese Crested from St. Petersburg, Fla, competes in the 2008 World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. The one-eyed, three-legged dog that won the title of world's ugliest pooch this summer…
Will Walt Minnick "pull a Stallings"? His success as a congressman will have a lot to do with the early successes or failures of the Obama administration, as unequivocal notion recently pointed out, but more than the circumstances in the nation's capital, Minnick's success as…
Item: Barack a hot name for new babies/International Herald TribuneMore Info: In the last week, Barack, Obama, Michelle, Malia and Sasha have become inspirations for first and middle names across the United States, according to news reports. But the Obama baby boom has been even…
How many times do some Idaho Republicans have to poke voters in the eye before the voters start responding in kind? When members of the Bill Sali wing of the party aren't trying to close their primary elections to all but those who register publicly…
Kelley McCall/Jefferson City News-Tribune, APLaw enforcement officers guard members of the National Socialist Movement as they march around the Missouri State Capitol Saturday in Jefferson City, Mo. The group of about 60 people later held a sparsely-attended "rally" on the Capitol's south lawn.Question: Do you…
This changing financial reality could result in some good. It could narrow the gap between the haves and have-nots. It could turn the focus away from acquiring goods to acquiring connections with neighbors, friends and extended family. It could also help us grow up a…
Granted, we live in violent times, and the protection of our children should be first consideration for the educational community. But imagine the plight of the school board if, next month, it approves officers bringing high-powered rifles into schools each day, while classic literature must…
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.
