I've posted a few things to get you going this morning before stepping aside to let CindyH and Betsy Russell take control of this blog for the next two weeks, while I'm on vacation. I'll probably post a few other things early in the vacation…
When Ron "Pete" Peterson announced his candidacy for governor today at a Boise bikini bar, there wasn't exactly a crowd on hand, but the few people there were mostly supportive. "I think it's wonderful," said a dancer named Tawni, who slipped off her 8-inch-high stilettos…
Ryan Sullivan crashes near the finish line during the Downhill Mountain Bike Race event at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in Truckee, Calif., on Sunday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Kevin Clifford)Top Cutlines:#1. The crash became known in bike circles as “the banana split” after Ryan “Cherry Garcia”…
To get rid of those rabid bats?Perhaps this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcONhxo3K2kBut after watching this commercial, the bats don't seem as scary as the exterminator.
JeanieS gives us 10 good things here: http://jeaniespokane.blogspot.com/2009/07/ten-things-about-monday.htmlCan you add anything to Jeanie's list?
A bat in Ada County has tested positive for rabies, prompting Idaho health officials to remind people throughout the state to take precautions around bats and make sure that their dogs, cats and horses are adequately vaccinated against rabies. It's the first one found this...
Oh dear. There's a moral to be learned somewhere in this story. Perhaps this is one reason married folks should get their own place? http://cdapress.com/articles/2009/07/27/news/news05.txt"When the mother asked her son what they were doing, he refused to talk about it. The next morning, she again…
Both of Idaho's U.S. senators - GOP Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch - said today they will vote against confirming Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Differences on 2nd Amendment/gun rights issues were among the top concerns cited by the two. Read…
The Lewiston Tribune is reporting that a Cottonwood woman is being honored by the Idaho County Sheriff's Office after she "showed true courage in the face of danger for fending off two prison escapees who tried to break into her home," the AP reports. Cassidy…
President Barack Obama throws out the first pitch to St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols, not pictured, before the MLB All-Star baseball game in St. Louis, Tuesday, July 14, 2009.The president's pitch at the All Star Game wasn't the only thing mocked in the…
Now that we're starting the 43rd week before the next Idaho primary election - yep, it's way off on May 25, 2010 - the candidates for governor have begun emerging. Six already have filed preliminary paperwork with the Secretary of State's office (you can read...
Weekend Poll: 58 of 75 (77%) said no in some form when asked if they planned to take advantage of the federal Cash-for-Clunkers program. Results here. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1814087/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1814087/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1814087/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1814087/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1814087/">Now that's he's served his time for being involved in dog fighting, should Michael…
Now authorities say the Aryan Nations organization has splintered and dwindled, though some recruitment fliers turned up in April in a Coeur d'Alene neighborhood. The old Aryan Nations compound, acquired by North Idaho College Foundation, has been leveled and is now used for forestry and…
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives a thumbs up during her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sunday, where Gov. Sarah Palin stepped down and turned over power to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)Question: What will Sandpoint native Sarah Palin be doing…
I knew what I wanted to order, but decided to tour through the menu anyway. The appetizers alone are enough to make one want to pack a travel trunk full of big pants and hop the next flight to Athens to live the good life.…
The Smith Sisters"Studies suggest that brothers and sisters who stay connected have healthier lives" http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/26/the-power-of-siblings/I only see my siblings a few times a year. However, my husband and his siblings are very close and we see them a couple times a month. Our children are…
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.
