Bruce Newman/Oxford Eagle, APWorkers in the media center outside the Ford Center in Oxford, Miss., which is scheduled to host the first presidential debate, watch today as Democrat Barack Obama responds to Republican John McCain's call to postpone their upcoming debate, which is scheduled for…
Item: PETA urges Ben & Jerry's to use human breast milk/wnbc.comMore Info: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a letter to Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, cofounders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., urging them to replace cow's milk they use in their…
4:38 p.m. Two pickups involved in either a head-on or T-bone collision on US 95 & Bunco Road (near Silverwood). R/Ps say that one driver is trapped in the passenger area of his vehicle and extrication equipment may be needed. The crash is blocking 95.…
A 47-year-old man is in serious condition after being thrown out of a Dumpster by garbage collectors in Coeur d'Alene early this morning. Alan Earl Wilson reportedly was sleeping in the garbage bin near the Coeur d'Alene library around 4:15 a.m. when a garbage truck…
A Cheney man made infamous for video showing him headbutting a referee during a high school wrestling match now faces a felony assault charge for stabbing his wife. Chad Hilderbrandt, 30, was arrested in April on a first degree assault charge after allegedly stabbing his…
Update: Obama: Debate is on/ABC NewsSen. John McCain has asked Sen. Barack Obama to delay their first debate to focus on the economic crisis. Story here.Question: Should the first debate, which was scheduled for Friday, be delayed?
Hazing Prevention Week, mostly centered around the Greek system, is happening this week and though most see the importance behind the week-long event, some feel the University of Idaho has less of a problem compared to other campuses and have different own ideas as to…
Since Spear (shown center w/football coach Robb Akey, left) became the Vandals’ permanent athletic director in 2004, Idaho has hired three football coaches and two men’s basketball coaches. The Vandals are 11-40 in football and 24-95 in men’s basketball in that time. Yet Spear was…
In the World According To Mary Souza, Dan Gookin was "calm, polite and respectful" in his presentation at the Education Corridor forum Tuesday. And Councilman MikeK's response to Gookin was "rude, sarcastic and arrogant." And Souza says she's being nice. Also, she points out that…
You can't lean back and snooze (in airport chairs in Boise and Spokane); the backs are too low. If you slide down far enough to rest your head on the back, your rear end is hanging uncomfortably off the seat. It's really tough to stretch…
At the Idaho Statesman, Opinion Editor Kevin Richert says anyone can write like a political pundit simply by filling in the following sentence:"(Insert candidate's name here) has a political resume as skimpy as those University of Idaho cheerleaders' uniforms."Question: Anyone willing to write like a…
Kyra Wine will be fitted with prosthetics in the next few weeks. In the meantime the three-year-old must learn to put weight on her stubs. “That’s what they call them,” said her grandmother Deanna, an EMT and the head of the local ambulance service. The…
AP Photo/WVII TV Cindy Michaels, a WVII ABC-7 and WFVX Fox 22 television anchor in Bangor, Maine, right, is seen in a TV frame grab released by WVII TV, alongside a photo of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Michaels says she has been wearing…
I must respond to the letter from Donna Spreen attacking Mike Kennedy. I would like to know what did Mike do to upset you so. I have known Mike Kennedy for almost 20 years. I can speak with personal knowledge of his integrity, intelligence, compassion…
Item: Education Corridor moves forward: NIC Board of Trustees says now is time to look at future development of property/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Coeur d'Alene Press finger-wagging editorialBetter Info: ThomG's report of meeting flapQuestion: How do you think the Coeur d'Alene Press and…
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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.
