I’ve been reading about the dangers for years. But it took me awhile to believe it enough to make a change in our house. No more plastic bottles! Surprisingly, it wasn’t the constant reports about those nasty chemicals in the plastic leaching into the water…
Logan Wilson, of Junction City, calms one of several Easter Bunnies he and his grandfather Glen Butler are selling Tuesday, in the parking lot of the old Brookshires building on Northwest Avenue in El Dorado, Ark. The duo had sold about 10 bunnies by the…
It looks like another day of good weather outside the corner office of HBO Central. I'd like to join you for a walk along the waterfront. But duty calls here. While I look for fodder to feed the insatiable blog maw, you can help by…
Republican congressional candidate Vaughn Ward is demanding an apology from one of his rivals, state Rep. Raul Labrador, E-Eagle, (pictured) and former congressman Bill Sali. Last week, Sali endorsed Labrador in the race to challenge Democratic incumbent Walt Minnick. During a news conference, Sali said…
Jim Aiken of The Pend Oreille Barbershop snips Don Childress' top as the men contemplate fishing. Ralph Bartholdt/Skookum Photography writes of his visit to the old-fashioned barbershop here. (Skookum Photography: Ralph Bartholdt)Voter ID bill passes Senate, heads to guv/Betsy Russell, Eye On BoiseBald Idaho senators…
A man works on a billboard advertising a liposuction procedure Tuesday, near Interstate 4 in Orlando, Fla. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Jacob Langston)Top Cutlines:1. After being told he's “all hat and no cat call”, Floyd gets a little behind in his work…
5:46 p.m. Caller is concerned that 2 girls are riding around in a golf cart @ Fulton & Tucson/Post Falls.5:36 p.m. Loiterer reported @ 221 Sherman/CdA.5:33 p.m. A motorcyclist wearing a helmet is bleeding from the nose and mouth after crashing @ H41 & Calabria…
This undated file photo originally released by NBC shows Robert Culp, left, and Bill Cosby starring as a team of American agents in the 1960's television series, "I Spy." Culp, the versatile actor who teamed with Cosby in the groundbreaking comedy-adventure TV series and was…
Rep. Phil Hart’s proposal to create an official Idaho silver medallion that Idahoans could use to pay their state taxes was killed on a 7-2 vote in the Senate Local Government & Taxation Committee this afternoon. The bill, HB 633, also would have granted big…
The long expected UN invasion of this country from Canada with black helicopters has apparently began. Everything from Homeland Security, FBI, County Sheriff rigs and many others descended upon Bayview today. More from Herb here.The Reformation/Accidental Rabbit TrailsWeaning from the bottle/A Family Runs Through ItThank…
This image provided by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released earlier today shows a copy of a sign designed to placed in Nadya Suleman's yard for a fee to offset the cost of her mortgage. Suleman, the mother of octuplets and a total…
But Democrats are conceding 46 seats in the 105-member Idaho Legislature. Republicans have fielded candidates for all but three of those contests. In eight of Idaho's 35 legislative districts, there is not a single Democratic candidate. Some of the most prominent examples of the ideologically-driven…
Joe Bongioni makes sure he is covered with indoor tanning lotion before stepping into a tanning booth in New York earlier today. A 10 percent sales tax on indoor tanning, which takes effect this year, is helping to pay for the health care overhaul. (AP…
I don't usually agree with Mary Souza. But her latest newsletter hit home. Like me, she has a son who will graduate from medical school in two months. Her oldest son is headed to a residency in the Midwest for 5 years to specialize in…
At the Idaho Statesman blog, Idaho Politics, Dan Popkey posts a blog article re: a recent newsletter from Tea Party Boise that includes a suggested "socialist oath" for President Obama: “I do swear that I will uphold the Socialist principles that would make Karl Marx…
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has filed a legal challenge with the Idaho Supreme Court over new lease rules for state-owned cabin sites - including rent increases - approved this month by the Idaho Land Board, contending the rental rates aren’t high enough to bring…
Betty Sumner left, and Bobbie Lewis watch 80-year-old Catherine Smith skydiving at Skydive The Rockies at the Fremont County Airport near Canon City, Colo., on Monday. Smith jumped from a plane to celebrate her birthday and to raise money for the Colorado Springs Senior Center.…
Item: Mother furious after in-school clinic sets up daughter's abortion/KOMO-TV More Info: The mother of a Ballard High School student is fuming after the health center on campus helped facilitate her daughter's abortion during school hours. The mother, whom KOMO News has chosen to identify…
This combination of five photos shows Attorneys General, from left: Mark Shurtleff of Utah, Lawrence Wasden of Idaho, Rob McKenna of Washington, James D. "Buddy" Caldwell of Louisiana and Troy King of Alabama. Attorneys general from 13 states sued the federal government Tuesday, claiming the…
11:56 a.m. An unconscious 82YO female is reported in 2600 block of Grandview/CdA.11:25 a.m. A state agency is concerned about the welfare of a 6YO boy who may be staying at a meth house with his mother in Athol area.11:24 a.m. Smoke is reported in…
There is little doubt that Idaho's Lake City is home to one of the best producers of Rhone varieties in the Northwest. Why Coeur d'Alene Cellars belongs in that discussion - and rates as Wine Press Northwest's 2010 Idaho Winery of the Year - deserves…
At Adam's Blog, Adam Graham analyzes several races with open legislative seats, including retiring state Rep. George Sayler's Coeur d'Alene House seat, which he classifies as "Leans Republican": Looking at Idaho’s 4th District delegation reminds me of the old Sesame Street song, “One of things…
Earlier this week, SReporter Becky Kramer wrote: "Though most of the snow has disappeared from the region’s black bear dens, wildlife biologists say the jury’s still out on whether an early spring will result in earlier-than-usual bear activity." Well, the biologists should quit wondering. The…
Tuesday Poll: 73 of 144 respondents (51%) said Demo Congressman Walt Minnick helped himself politically by voting against health care reform recently. 51 of 144 (35%) said he hurt himself. 18 of 144 (13%) said his vote will have no effect for him.Urban Renewal Poll:…
Fearless prediction number two: the unemployment rate on Labor Day, coupled with a sense of whether the nation's economy is finally recovering, will have more to do with the outcome of the mid-term elections than the last year and a half of turmoil over health…
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.
