How is it we've gone from healthy debate about health care reform to worrying about the safety of our President? Something is happening to us that is unsettling to say the least. Everyone seems to be mad at someone. It's gone way beyond simple annoyance.…
‘We are stardust, we are golden …” Today, on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, I want to share my own magical memories of that world-changing event. Oh, come on. Who am I kidding? I didn’t attend Woodstock. Like the vast majority of baby boomers, I…
Spokane Shock #12 Virgil Gray lays a hit and knock the ball away from Tulsa's #8 LaRico Stevenson during a Spokane on-sides kick int he first half in Spokane, Wa. The Shock recoved the ball. (Dan Pelle/SR)They dug themselves a hole in the first quarter…
At 5 o'clock this afternoon (EDT), Country Joe McDonald, Tom Constanten, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Canned Heat and other bands of yesterday will present a "Heroes of Woodstock" concert to celebrate the 40th anniversary of that pivotal '60s event. Instead of a half…
At about 8 a.m. today, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department recovered the body of Robert J. Meadows, 49 of Post Falls from Lake Coeur d’Alene. Meadows was presumed drown after he disappeared into the lake July 6. Search efforts over the past several weeks included…
A cow wades in the water as an egret stands on the shore line of a pond near Paris, Ark. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Southwest Times Record, Kaia Larsen)
Item: Idahoans have sense of well-being, Gallup poll shows: Idaho ranks in top 10 nationally/Idaho StatesmanMore Info: Hawaii was No. 1 overall, followed by Utah, Montana, Iowa, North Dakota, Vermont, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota. Idaho tied with Virginia for 10th place. At the bottom of the…
Got an inquiry from a friend (in the conventional sense) about becoming a friend (in the specialized sense) with someone on Facebook. He and the other person have had political differences, but he got the invitation to be “friended.” What to do? Each to their…
When the Seattle City Council voted last summer to impose a 20-cent fee on paper and plastic bags, the Progressive Bag Affiliates (PBA) of the American Chemistry Council immediately sprang to action to block the move. The fee would have taken effect January 1, 2009,…
Beth Bollinger/Accidental Rabbit Trails: A friend - who's an active Republican - returned a phone call from me last night just as I was in the middle of my upset over the Dems caving to "death panel" lunacy. I tried not to bend his ear…
Escapee: In all the years I lived in CDA, I went to Hudson's maybe half-a-dozen times. Sure, their burgers are good, but really, how can you mess up a hamburger? I mean, even I can make a hamburger. I admire their sense of tradition and…
Stickman: I went to the Wall one year and arrived very late and had no hotel room till the following day, so I walked to the Wall about 11pm and stayed for the entire evening on a bench close by. I actually walked through Georgetown…
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.
