At Keokee Co. Publishing in Sandpoint, the staff is combining efforts to post their insights into Barack Obama's inauguration with this new blog, Inaugural Afoot, here. Meanwhile, ThomG will be all atwitter with his Twitter feeds Tuesday (if he can get the signal out). The…
President-elect Barack Obama speaks at the Lincoln Memorial during an inaugural concert in Washington Sunday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)It's a new beginning for the country. We have matured to where we've elected a man for his qualities without qualification. How wonderful is that? At times I…
Item: Should Idaho fine drivers who text? Or those who talk on the phone without using a hands-free device? Either measure could cost drivers up to $75/Idaho Statesman Question: Should Idahoans be fined for texting while driving?No, it is not a dangerYes, it distracts the…
When the news of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination hit Spokane on April 4, 1968, some lashed out in anger. “Windows Broken at 16 City Firms,” reported the Spokane Chronicle the next day. Rock-throwing vandals smashed shop windows along Third and Fifth avenues downtown. "It…
Obama, the first African-American to be elected president, looked out at the sea of people and told them, “What gives me hope is what I see when I look out across this mall. For in these monuments are chiseled those unlikely stories that affirm our…
At the risk of sounding pollyanish, I'd like to express my gratitude to the people of Coeur d'Alene. My husband and I moved our family here three years ago and have never had a regret in choosing Coeur d'Alene as our relocation destination. The schools…
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.
