The ongoing server meltdown hit Huckleberries Online and Eye On Boise hard today. Dunno who was more frustrated -- my Boise buddy Betsy Russell or I. Betsy couldn't post important breaking news from the Legislature. I was knocked out from 10 to noon, in the…
Donna Millwood and Sue Easterly, not seen, hold up a sign that reads "Our government has gotten too big for its britches " as hundreds of tea party tax protesters gather outside the Federal building in Anchorage, Alaska on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)
DFO: Lost in the hoopla re: the Tea Party protests today is the fact that today is also the deadline for filing your state and federal income tax returns. I filed my federal return electronically through the SR some time ago. I get hit with…
Item: NewWest.Net/Boise sabotaged: At first, the mouse kept conniptioning at random, important moments involving the letter G/Jill Kuraitis, New West BoiseMore Info: The Macbook is going to be fine, too; but only by the skin of its teeth. At first, the mouse kept conniptioning at…
"Don't tread on me," said 19-year-old Chantal McKinney of Plummer as she held the American flag that has been in her family for generations. She attended the tax protest ralley in Coeur d'Alene this afternoon. Orbusmax Tea Party roundup here. KHQ's live-stream of Spokane Tea…
Kayla Mills, 5, on vacation with her family from Ohio peeks into the open mouth of a shark statue on the Main Street Pier in Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Daytona Beach News-Journal, Sean McNeil)Top Cutlines:1. “- Pinochio..?" “- HET AWAYJ…
5:37 p.m. Man has concerns re: the way he was treated @ DMV.4:33 p.m. R/P reports license (registered to a Post Falls resident) of a beige Ford Explorer, which is weaving all over the interstate @ M/P 2.3:44 p.m. A small girl repeatedly is dialing…
I had been reading that “50 Years Ago” column for some time, recalling in recent features both events and people I knew from my childhood days in Sandpoint. Of course, they were all old, unlike me. Then, that story with my byline appeared. Later that…
Don Sausser reports via camera and e-mail that this was the size of the crowd that gathered by 2:50 this afternoon at Independence Point for the Lake City's version of the nationwide Tea Party protest. If you attended the local Tea Party, please feel free…
In today’s 28-42 defeat of SB 1148, Gov. Butch Otter’s liquor license bill, there was plenty of opposition from eastern Idaho, but perhaps more surprising was the level of opposition from North Idaho. Of the 12 representatives from the six northernmost districts, just four voted…
I remember how much I enjoy the parodies (limericks, poems, and observations, too) from Idaho Escapee when he published the above one on his Atmospheric Ruminations site. You can also read his observations re: Phil Spector's murder convictions here.Simon sez/Dogwalk MusingsTea Party/Simple MindGoin' fishin'? Maybe…
Item: Still learning 'mommy lessons' after 10 years in the business/A Butterfly MomentIf little boys get new weapons (toys, of course), someone will end up crying. And the amount of crying is proportional to the number of weapons.Do not be late for an Easter egg…
There were no torches, but there were some pitchforks, reports Rich Roesler/Eye On Olympia, from the Washington state capitol. Thousands of people descended on the state capitol today for a demonstration blasting taxes and government spending. You can read Rich's report and see another photo…
Item: Marina owner Holland sues builder over damaged Lake Pend Oreille fishing beds/Becky Kramer, SRMore Info: A northern Idaho marina owner who was fined for illegally building a dock that destroyed critical kokanee spawning ground in Lake Pend Oreille is suing his former contractor. Bob…
The polyphenols that make olive oil a heart-healthy food are good for the skin as well. The antioxidant properties in olive oil help repair skin damage as a result of sun exposure and the natural aging process. Ancient Greeks seemed to have understood this, as…
I'm a guy, which means my slob gene is dominant and my neatness gene is cowering somewhere under the empty pizza boxes. But my one concession to order is making the bed every morning. Otherwise I can't find my underwear. Then Harley came to live…
A small insect with iridescent wings rests on the petal of a Western trillium in a forest near Elkton, Ore., on Monday. Botanists say the trillium plant can be seriously injured if its flower is picked because it inhibits the plant’s ability to produce food…
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1541006/" >Some Idaho Republicans want county GOP parties to endorse in such nonpartisan races as mayor and city council. Do you support this idea?</a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> polls</a>)</span>
Protestors take part in a tea party demonstration this morning in Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)Fish Wife: It amuses me that the tea partiers blame our new president for the ills of the past 8 years when he…
Some may find this hard to believe, but I don't like making small talk, so I prefer drive-thru almost anything. I get too attached to people. The tellers at my bank keep having babies and leaving. I miss them. I wonder about the babies. I'm…
For eight years, it was the Democrats' turn to beat up Republicans over the federal budget deficit. Now, it's the Republicans' turn to blame Democrats for the deficit. If you want to understand why the deficit is growing - much to the peril of our…
Item: After years of trying, advocates pass law extending statute of limitations in child sex crimes…/Rich Roesler, Eye On OlympiaDFO: Put your hands together for HBO newby Beth Bollinger, a Spokane attorney who pushed tirelessly for the passage of this bill. Writes Rich Roesler: "In…
Single mother and human rights activist in Colombia Nidia Castellanos, a single mother and human rights activist in Colombia, with her youngest of three children, Melisa. Castellanos will present "Women Resisting War in Colombia" at noon Monday in Molstead Library Todd Hall at NIC. The…
In the HBO Poll Tuesday, 58% (57 of 116) of respondents opted for "go for it" or "best way to keep squirrel numbers in check" when asked what they thought of Spokane's practice of detonating squirrels plaguing Finch Arboretum. Of the remainder, 23% (27 of…
It started as a little rut,but spread across the lane.Still needing more, to fill its gut,The hole ate Coeur d’Alene.Bayview Bob
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.
