Chatterbox: My immediate supervisor is a dream and a blessing to work with/for. She is honest, fun-loving, hard-working, understanding and treats her empoyees as adults. Our boss, however, is a different story. He is the director of the department and has a difficult time making…
HMOffsuite: No doubt about it, hopping in classic car takes you right back to the day. When people see me at a stop sign, they see an old guy driving an old car. And, I am looking back through the eyes of an 18 year…
You still have time to vote in this weekend's poll, rating Barack Obama on his first 100 days as president. At this point, you Merry Hucksters who think he has performed A or B work outnumber those who believes he has earned a D or…
The Spokesman-Review is compiling a package of stories and comments to observe President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office next Wednesday. As part of that package, we'd like to have your observations about the new president and his administration -- in 100 words or…
Dirt flies as Hunter Owens, 5, of Lewiston, Idaho holds on tight as his sheep during the mutton bustin, drags him across the arena floor at the kids rodeo Friday in Asotin, Wash. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Lewiston Tribune, Kyle Mills)Top Cutlines:1. Montana kid…
I came across an interesting graphic last week. It displayed, in varying shades of blue, the state-by-state unemployment rates. The darker the shade of blue on the map, the higher was the unemployment rate. It occurred to me that I had seen a similar map.…
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Walking into Michael D's reminds me of growing up in Colorado. Occasionally my family would visit friends who lived in a farmhouse out in the country. That's what this feels like to me. Very eclectic, but yet themed with country, farm, farm animals, and miscellaneous…
Me: Fitting - do you see my new avatar? If all goes well one of those will be mine Wednesday. I have wanted one since they were announced. Decided I better do it. I'm helping the economy right?Question: If you had the vehicle you desired…
JeanieS: I have been a secretary since I was 18 years old. It has its challenges and its rewards. The difficult part is dealing with the personality of your boss and multitasking multiple bosses. I majored in college in social work and music - and…
Brand X Ranch: My brother and I fought constantly ... with big, bad, potentially lethal blows. We fought in the hose, outside, and everywhere! The biggest and bloodiest one was on Sunday after church on the church lawn as our two groups of friends encircled…
Truly: Kids coming home!!!! I don't know about any of you but I have to say – when they grow and leave you it hurts. When they can come home for whatever reason (in our case a funeral) it doesn't matter — they are coming…
Escapee: I understand him a more and more as time goes on, as I go through some of the emotions he went through. I was in awe of him. I knew I could never be as good as he was. He was the kind of…
In the news this evening, there's an interesting story in the Seattle P-I re: conservative blogger Stefan "Shark" Sharkansky winning a $225K settlement with King County for refusing to provide public documents here. You can read the Seattle Times story on the aborted Apple Cup…
Idaho Dad/A Family Runs Through It is among the first to pick up his Kroc Center membership for his family of four. He e-mails: I picked up our family membership for the Kroc Center today. I don't know if you've already mentioned this on HBO,…
I've raised a whole brood of kids (and a hubby) that are addicted to white noise. It all started with my husband working the night shift ... and I needed a way to keep the noise level down while I home schooled the children many…
"She's been going to dog parks since she was a baby," said Dorothy Hatch of Coeur d'Alene about her 13-year-old Golden retriever Cassie on Wednesday. The two were in a field at the corner of Nez Perce and Atlas Road, the future site of Coeur…
Lanie Towell wears a red door over a wedding dress to demonstrate against immigration through fraudulent marriages on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on Thursday. Towell's husband left her after she sponsored him to immigrate to Canada. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,…
5:47 p.m. 2 males in a pickup are shooting @ mailboxes w/a shotgun on Conkling Road/Worley area.5:34 p.m. 3 life preservers are in the w/b lanes of I-90 near Highway 41.4:31 p.m. R/P complains that a man riding a blue-and-silver motorcycle passes him daily on…
Over the past six years, North America Sports, owner of Ford Ironman, has contributed more than $180,000 to the Coeur d’Alene community, which is distributed to a variety of area organizations. Over $15,000 a year goes to volunteer groups that help at various aid stations…
Hold my hand, daddy. Don't let go. Hold my hand, don't drift away too far.Hold my hand, help me try something new. Steady me, just be there with me. Tell me it's going to be alright. Someday, son, I'll have to let go. Someday, I'll…
It is a difficult job if it is done right. There are plenty of folks, mostly women, who are exceptional secretaries. ... My mom was right up there with the best of them. Mom was a secretary back when they were still called "secretary", when…
It’s time for the Legislature to wrap up its business and go home. As House leaders, we recognize there may be a day and time that we need to consider raising the fuel tax to supply more revenue for our roads and bridges. But this…
Dozens of Spokane County employees are taking a 15% pay cut to avoid anyone being laid off. Unlike most of other agencies the Building and Planning Department in Spokane County relies solely on revenue. That revenue is made from new construction. Demand is down on…
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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