Today I approved a bill declaring the hobo spider the official arachnid of the Thompson household. Now, I just need to keep the feds from giving it the same level of protection as the spotted owl -- Taryn Thompson.
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.