Barrett was once detained at the Boise airport for carrying a derringer in her luggage and is renowned for pungent quotes skewering what she views as an overreaching government. "I wish I'd kept a notebook and written all those down," said House Speaker Lawerence Denney,…
The place was full of large, talkative families who added aggressively to the overall din along with the emphatic Chinese discourse emerging from the kitchen, the cheerful gossip of the waitresses, and the syrupy Asian pop music The place was full of large, talkative families…
County Clerk Dan English empathizes with Chief Justice John Roberts after that bobble while administering the oath of office to President Barack Obama on Tuesday. English admits he’s missed a word or two while swearing in deputies in his various departments, during his long tenure…
Question: What's your view on embryonic stem-cell research?/WorldNetDaily PollAn embryo is not the same thing as a baby - get over it!If the GOP fetus lovers hadn't put so many roadblocks in the way, thousands of sufferers would already have benefited from thisThe real ethical…
In the news this evening, Rod Blagojevich's attorney has bailed from the Illinois governor's fraud and bribery case here. 45 Gitmo prisoners are on a hunger strike despite Obama's order here. Hillary Clinton's replacement in the U.S. Senate has risen quickly to political power here.…
"North Idaho temperatures are taking a dip in the next few days," posts Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho, "dropping down into the single digits. Bundle up and enjoy the beauty of fog on the lake and the icy artistry on the trees. This solitary boater has…
I heard it for the first time while driving home from town the other day. At first, I thought I probably had heard it wrong. Then, the singer crooned the line again. It went something like this: Oh Lord, let me be what my dog…
Kempthorne is testing the waters about a possible run in 2012. Kempthorne has a proven track record of accomplishment as Boise Mayor, U.S. Senator, governor and Interior secretary,” Bogert said. “His record of accomplishment in 23 years of service is something that he can be…
Three-year-old Kyra Wine is at home with her grandparents George and Deanna and sister Amanda, 6. The toddler has undergone several surgeries since she was taken from the Hells Gulch home of her mother, Christina Haynes, last June. Today, 29-year-old Charles Smith admitted he inflicted…
Swiss skier Daniel Albrecht looses control during a downhill training on the legendary Streif downhill course in Kitzbuehel, Austria, Thursday. Albrecht injured himself in the crash after he lost control and flew through the air for about 40 meters (yards) coming to a stop near…
5:45 p.m. A woman is yelling at onlookers as she tries to get children who aren't hers into a brand sedan across from Heart of the City Church.5:24 p.m. Landlord reports his evicted tenant is screaming at him while the tenant moves out of his…
They’re sleek. They’re hip. But darn are they hard to deal with when there’s a problem. University students with Macs face overwhelmingly few options when their machine is in need of repair. “We need an Apple store. With as many people on this campus who…
People made a stink over Dr. Joseph Lowery’s benediction at the inauguration. They say his prayers for a day when “brown would stick around,” “the red man would get ahead, man” and “white would embrace what is right” are in bad taste. He was merely…
Granati gives us a bird's-eye view of a car wash at OrangeFrog 76.What if I waited for Joe? Would divorce and single motherhood still be in my future? Where would I live? Who would I be? Would I be Mrs. Joe or would I be…
In this undated photo released by NOROCK, Brazilian model Mariana Bridi poses during a photo session in Vitoria, Brazil. According to Espirito Santo Health Secretariat, 20-year-old Bridi is fighting a generalized infection which caused the amputation of both her hands and feet last week after…
Forget about football and basketball. Tantrum-defusing is Spokane’s No. 1 spectator sport. Practically everybody goes to the grocery store. And sooner or later we all witness little kids having meltdowns. So we also get to see how parents handle these public scenes. As you might…
When they got to a restaurant she didn’t want to have to get back in the car with her date, but she had no money for a taxi. She spotted her landlady, Gert, and asked for cab fare, but Gert and her date didn’t have…
Greg Halvorson, of Portland, holds a sign outside of Portland City Hall in protest against Mayor Sam Adams. Adams, who admitted lying about a 2005 sexual relationship with an 18-year-old boy, says Portlanders should know "within days" whether he will resign. Meanwhile, Orbusmax reports that…
Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y., today. Gillibrand, a second-term lawmaker from upstate New York, was named to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated when Hillary Rodham Clinton resigned to become secretary of state in the Obama administration. (AP…
University of Idaho's Eric Hunter falls into the end zone after blocking the first quarter Idaho State punt of Jon Vanderwielen Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, in Moscow. Now, Collingwood Corner reports on his blog that Idaho State will play national power Oklahoma next year here.…
Item: Obama flashes irritation in press room/PoliticoMore Info: President Obama made a surprise visit to the White House press corps Thursday night, but got agitated when he was faced with a substantive question. Asked how he could reconcile a strict ban on lobbyists in his…
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Joseph Duncan, the notorious serial killer and child molester whose attack on a Coeur d’Alene family shocked the state, has been extradited to California, where he faces another possible death sentence for the 1997 kidnap and murder of 10-year-old Anthony Martinez. Earlier, Duncan received three…
So, I'm shopping for a few groceries this evening at Safeway and as always am jetting right past the organic foods, and as I shove my cart I muse a bit about my resistance to purchasing and eating organics. It's partly the expense in these…
Looks like the ITD board is going to reverse itself today and put the Dover Bridge back on the list of "shovel-ready" projects that are candidates for federal economic stimulus funds. Their excuse: Now it looks like we'll get more money, so they don't have…
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.
