In this evening's news, Steve Jobs is taking a health leave of absence from Apple here. Gay America is preparing to party at Obama's inaugaration here. Studies indicate surgeons could save lives and $20B by using a checklist here. It's 40 degrees below zero in…
In this photo released by the Centerville Police Dept. shows a shattered toilet in the restroom a Carl's Jr. restaurant Tuesday in Centerville, Utah, Tuesday. Police say a man's gun fell out of its holster while he pulled up his pants after using the bathroom…
Item: William Petersen to appear in final CSI episode Thursday night/Dana Stevens, SlateMore Info: For those of you who haven't watched the (CSI), Gil (Grissom) is hardly the most obvious object of erotic longing; he's a gray-haired, slightly dumpy, middle-aged workaholic who probably smells faintly…
5:13 p.m. Cougar Bay resident reports that his neighbor hit him in the face about 20 minutes ago. The parties are separated.3:30 p.m. Traffic is backed up at Hayden & Government Way b/c the traffic light is not recycling.3:28 p.m. Injury accident involving up to…
At Remember The Roxy, OrangeTV posts a photo of the devastation in Wallace after the Aug. 20, 1910 fire.Best of Spokesman.com PM blogs/SRMary Lou Piazza, who helped found CDA's Komen chapter, dies at 59/SRVandals strike Sandpoint Bypass construction site/Bonner County BeeLawmakers to consider midwife licensing/Idaho…
In this 2008 file photo, McKay Hatch, right, the founder of the 50-member South Pasadena High School's No Cussing Club, jokes with his father, Brent Hatch, at his father's restaurant , in South Pasadena, Calif. McKay Hatch's stand against public profanity has suddenly subjected him…
A peanut butter maker that sells bulk supplies to institutions issued a nationwide recall of peanut butter from one its plants as officials on Wednesday reported two more deaths associated with a salmonella outbreak/AP. More here.Question: On a scale of 1 to 10 -- with…
If you've read this column for any length of time, you know that I've long campaigned to repeal January and replace it with something warmer, lighter and shorter. In that spirit, I've decided to designate today - Jan. 14, which happens to be Benedict Arnold's…
In this 1987 file photo, Ricardo Montalban and his wife Georgiana attend the American Cinema Awards in Los Angeles. Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's "Fantasy Island," died this morning.…
Marianne Love/Slight Detour writes:Every time I read about another company cutting 500 jobs ...Every time I read about someone else I know personally losing a job or taking a salary cut ...Every time I see my own personal resources dwindling because of little or no…
At As The Lake Churns, Pecky Cox (pictured) calls this photo, "Room For Rent." Cutlines Pecky: "Great view of lake, a little bit cold but will provide blanket." Sugar & spice/A Butterfly MomentOne week into new year and I'm already griping/Atmospheric RuminationsCranes, cranes everywhere/Bay ViewsTax…
To start, my perfect day would begin with a Jimmy Dean sausage and eggs and potatoes and toast and coffee breakfast. No homefries. No herbs. No omelets or eggs benedict. No. Just fried or scrambled eggs with hash browns and toast with strawberry jam or…
Let me set the disclaimer first. I love meat. Hamburger, hot dogs, chickens, fish, turkey, well you get the idea. But if the idea of e-coli in the meat keeps up and if the pump up shots for quick growth, and the possible side effects…
"The dam at Post Falls displays snow-covered rocks now but when the spring thaw in the mountains raises the lake level the gates will be wide open and spectacular", posts Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. "The viewing platform at Falls Park is a popular vantage point…
Last night I experienced a rare middle of the night dream that I remembered vividly right after I woke from it and later this morning. It was a bear dream. I'm riding on the back of a motorcycle, a fairly nondescript trail bike, and I'm…
In this State of the County address, Chairman Rick Currie of the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners told a crowd of 250 at the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce Upbeat Breakfast that the county's future is bright, despite increasing crime and the nation's economic woes.…
If legislators go along with Otter's recommendations, he will earn a place near the top of Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman's list of what Krugman recently called 50 Herbert Hoovers in governors' offices. Krugman's charge was based on the refusal by most state governments to…
Dressed as the Statue of Liberty, Toby Earley waves to cars as he tries to attract customers to Liberty Tax Service in Roseburg, Ore., on Tuesday . Earley said he auditioned for the job and was hired for a 15-week gig. (AP Photo/The News-Review, Robin…
The Bush Administration will remove wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains and the Great Lakes from the endangered species list only days before it leaves office but leave them protected in Wyoming/Rocky Barker, Idaho Statesman. More here.Question: Can Idaho & Montana be trusted to handle…
My overall grade for the Bush Administration: C-. Not the worst President we ever had, but certainly not the best/Adam's Blog. Complete report card here.The Stupid Shall Be Punished wins blog award/BubbleheadPriorities in tough times/MountainGoat ReportBook Review: John Buchan's 'Greenmantle'/Clayton CramerGood cop/bad cop/F-WordsIn the name…
Marc Stewart, spokesman for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, said the tribe is concerned about Gov. Butch Otter’s proposal to drop state funding for Old Mission State Park. “The tribe is disappointed in the decision, and it’s really too bad that the budget crisis is going…
Baillee Schott, 11, of Boseman, Mont., takes a picture at the Cataldo Mission in Cataldo, Idaho on Tuesday. State officials say budget cuts will force them to cut off funding on July 1 to the Old Mission State Park in North Idaho, the location of…
In this Tuesday, Dec. 16 file photo, Heath Campbell, left, with his wife, Deborah, and son Adolf Hitler Campbell, 3, pose in Easton, Pa. Last month, Deborah and Heath attempted to buy a birthday cake for their son at a nearby ShopRite supermarket in Greenwich,…
What do you tend to look for in a win label?/Idaho StatesmanThe grapeThe ageThe designThe regionAll of themNone of them
The vetting process aside, I'm wondering what it says about these men who have been chosen to serve! Richardson knew he was under investigation, Blair knew what his activities were in East Timor and certainly a potential Treasury Secretary, Geithner, would remember he had failed…
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.
