Amy Dearest ends her 10-day run as the guest of Mrs. O and me today. A lot of wedding planning and hair-pulling occurred during the Christmas holidays. You'd think weddings would be simple by now, after all these years of couples walking the aisle and…
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has his picture taken with Amy Bleyle, of Ames, Iowa, during a campaign stop at Kinzler Construction in Ames, Iowa, earlier today. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
H/T to David Cole /Coeur d'Alene Press for that gift-wrapped pot story that now has gone national. Here's the first two graphs from Washington Post online story: "A Washington state man faces felony marijuana trafficking charges after an officer found 3.3 pounds of marijuana wrapped…
5:47 p.m. Possible restraining order violation reported @ Seltice Way & Corbin/PF. 5:43 p.m. A loose dog is creating a traffic hazard @ 9th & Harrison/CdA. 5:18 p.m. A possible illegal burn is reported @ Seasons & Clagstone/Athol. 5:09 p.m. Caller reports 2 suspicious males…
Aaron Draper relays his story of becoming addicted to huffing aerosol cans while incarcerated at the Ada County Jail in Boise Dec. 19. Draper was an Army flight medic when he was injured in an IED attack in Iraq and subsequently suffered from PTSD and…
There's still time to enter the weekly Spokesman-Review news quiz, prepared by colleague Jim Camden, to win prizes. The News Quiz is tough. But you can still qualify for a prize simply by entering. You can find the rules here. And: you can enter the…
When Tevye and the cast belt out “Tradition” in “Fiddler on the Roof,’ they’re singing my song.I, especially, love the ritual, familiarity and comfort of holiday traditions. For me, it begins on the day after Thanksgiving. While many folks shop til they drop on Black…
Verizon Wireless will soon make some customers pay for the privilege of paying their bills. The nation's largest wireless company is instituting a $2 "convenience charge" for those customers who make one-time bill payments using a debit or credit card, either online or by telephone.…
On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook wall, Linda Lantzy posts this photo of fog on the Pend Oreille at Usk, Wash. Savage winter beauty of Oregon Coast/Atmospheric Ruminations I'm the guy, today is the day, this is the place/Bay Views Stuck up to axles in…
On Tuesday, I wrote about the effort of ex-DUI offender Scott Andrus to secure promises of sobriety from all 105 lawmakers for the upcoming session. As of then, Andrus had 17 responses, with 13 vowing temperance and four offering equivocal answers. Andrus says he's received…
Elvis, a giant saltwater crocodile swims next to a lawnmower in his pool at the Australian Reptile Park at Gosford, Australia, Wednesday. The 16-foot (5-meter), 1,100-pound crocodile lunged out of its lagoon at a park worker tending to the lawn before stealing his lawn mower.…
Health care could be the defining issue of the 2012 legislative session. But how will lawmakers choose to define the issue? They should not fixate on revisiting one of the most tiresome and pointless arguments of the 2011 session - making another wrongheaded run at…
In the comments section, Scootermom said she realized she "was tragically uncool when my shoe rack had more Birkenstocks than stilettos. Eh. My feet are happier." Which conjured my shoe purge earlier this week. I have shoes I haven't worn for years. Yet, they were…
One of my Facebook Friends posted a poster making the rounds on the Internet comparing presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's wife, Callista, to a Stepford Wife. What do you think? (AP file photo of Callista Gingrich) Question: Do you see a resemblance?
Pres. Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton top the list once again of the most admired men and women.Pres. Obama has topped the USA Today/Gallup poll for the last four years, and he is followed by Presidents Bush and Clinton in the second and third spots,…
In November, I couldn’t resist blogging about the Idaho Freedom Foundation, after a fund-raising pitch from the limited-government lobbying group wound up in my inbox. At the time, foundation honcho Wayne Hoffman told supporters that the group $30,000 short on its 2011 fund-raising goals. While…
Each December, as the new year approaches, I'm reminded of the time I attended the Tournament of Roses Parade in California. This was for work. It was in the late '90s. That, in itself, is not remarkable. But here's the thing. There are people —…
On his Facebook wall, SR colleague Shawn Vestal writes: "You have reached a certain milestone in your life, regarding self-acceptance and the loss of possible coolness, when you eagerly embrace a product that promises the following: "Opens Your Nose More Completely." Question: Have you seen…
Donna Douglas, who starred in the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" poses with a photo from the show in Baton Rouge, La. The actress who played Elly May Clampett on the show, toymaker Mattel Inc. and CBS Consumer Products Inc. have settled a lawsuit in…
Noonish: Mother in 6800 block of Windy Pines/CdA reports runaway 17YO boy. 11:59 a.m. 11YO boy is @ Paul's Country Store on Prairie to report father being abusive. 11:57 a.m. 2 men are outside a silver SUV w/hood up @ w/b I-90 @ M/P 30.5…
On her Sirens & Gavels Web site, Meghann Cuniff has posted a collage of the 8 suspects from the alleged burglary ring that is believed to have committed dozens of burglaries in Kootenai & Spokane counties. Top row, left to right: Joseph A. Lynch, 29;…
Sears has posted the first 79 of 100 to 120 proposed Sears & Kmart store closures nationwide, with only two mentioned in the Inland Northwest so far -- the Sears stores at Lewiston and Walla Walla, Wash. The Kmart store in Lacey, Wash., is also…
On her Facebook wall, Christa Hazel reports a down side to that ha-huge Gonzaga Bulldogs win over visiting Portland Wednesday night: "Zag Night Mystery: how did I end up with Bengay or IcyHot on my coat? It stunk up the car ride home and rubbed…
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Wednesday Poll: Overall, 2011 was a fair to middlin' year for most of Hucks Nation. 66 of 145 respondents (45.52%) voted that 2011 was a good year. 42 of 145 respondents (28.97%) said 2011 was a "so-so" year, while 37 of 145 (25.52%) said it…
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.
