Bent's Clever Christmas Greetings 5
Here's some HBO Christmas Fun.You'll shoot yer eye out Cabbage Boy.It's a Wonderful HBO Life.And it's an HBO Christmas Carol.Thanks, Bent! Merry Christmas Hucksters!
THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 2009
Christmas Eve Wild Card 20
I had the worst dreams last night! I dreamed I couldn't find my kids' Christmas gifts, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon broke up, a couple Hucksters had a bloody duel and were buried in seagull crap. And the huge head of Bradley Thoma hovered above…
Sorry Virginia... 8
Editor's note: The following op-ed article is for grown-ups only. Children are warned that if they read it, they will not receive any gifts from Santa Claus this year!Parents should stop teaching their kids to believe in Santa Claus. Reading stories about Santa is fine,…
A Baby Changes Everything 12
In the midst of unearthing Christmas decorations, I surveyed the downstairs family room. Actually, “wreck” room is a more apt description. Green and red bins burgeoning with tinsel and ornaments perched precariously on tabletops. Blue bins overflowing with winter garb towered with ominous instability in…
The Best Christmas Movie Ever 24
For our family, Christmas isn't complete until we sit down and watch "A Christmas Story." We're not the only ones. Here are Top Ten Reasons why A Christmas Story is the Best Christmas Movie Ever.Reasons include The Scut Farcus Affair, The Bunny Outfit, and I…
CDA Press: New Company to Offer Loop Tackle 4
Fly fishermen work the waters of the Missouri River near Wolf Creek, Mont., a stretch popular for trout fishing. COEUR d'ALENE -- Joe Roope, owner of Castaway Fly Fishing Shop of Coeur d'Alene and a small group of Northwest investors have created a new company,…
Gift Wrap or Gift Bags 6
I'm all thumbs when it comes to wrapping presents. For years I told everyone my toddlers wrapped the gifts, but actually toddlers with blunt scissors do a better job than I do. That's why I'm so thankful for the advent of gift bags. I stuff…
Vet Receives Van 2
Wes Hixon gets pushed into his new retrofitted van by his sister-in-law, Rachael Guberlet, on Sunday. The 24-year-old Iraq war veteran was presented with an early Christmas gift by the Wheels for Warriors organization recently.Christmas shopping just got a lot easier for Wes Hixon. On…
APhoto of the Day 2
Members of the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas gather in New York.You write the cutline.
Historic Health Care Bill Passes 7
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, answers questions outside of the Senate chambers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, after the Senate passed the health care reform bill. From left are, Senate Finance Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont.,…
Kootenai County Magistrate Named District Court Judge
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter today announced the appointment of Kootenai County Magistrate Benjamin Simpson to succeed 1st District Judge Charles Hosack, who is retiring at the end of the year.Simpson, 60, is a Colorado native and U.S. Navy veteran who received his bachelor’s degree from…
Obama: Disappointment at Copenhagen Justified
U.S. President Barack Obama, 4th left, is joined by other leaders in a multilateral meeting at the United Nations Climate Change Conference at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark Friday, Dec. 18, 2009.WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that disappointment over the…
They Died Too Young 21
Kurt Cobain: Nirvana lead singer lived fast and died young, committing suicide at his Seattle home in April 1994. Associated Press photos15 Music Legends who died in their prime. The list includes Cobain, Hendrix, Holly and Cline. Any others you'd include?
Guantanamo Prison May Stay Open 'till 2011 6
A guard talks to a Guantanamo detainee in the open yard in Camp 4 detention center on the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in January. WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's commitment to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by next…
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