Vacation Calls 12
I'm going to take a break from blogging for a week and a half, beginning tomorrow. I wished I knew a way to keep things going here in my absence, other than posting Wild Cards. But I don't. I know you Berry Pickers don't like…
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009
'American Idol' Finals Tonight 5
This photo provided by FOX shows from left, finalists Adam Lambert and Kris Allen with host Ryan Seacrest during American Idol on Tuesday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ FOX, Frank Micelotta)Question: America will learn the identity of the next "American Idol" tonight. Who do you…
Did Berry Picker Spot Quagga Boat? 2
The boat was named Hello, but there was no further description of the vessel or the vehicle that was towing it. Alerts were issued to area marinas and law enforcement, including the Bonner County Sheriff’s marine patrol. Word of the sighting in Utah also appeared…
ML: Money Well Spent On Travel 7
I love to travel. I love the memories, and whenever I travel, I figure the money spent is one of the best investments of life. Yes, it's expensive at the time, but traveling is truly the gift that keeps on giving until the day we…
HBO's Inland Northwest -- 5.20.09
A cat walks in a field of crimson clover growing on a ranch near Elkton, Ore., last week. (AP Photo/The News-Review/Robin Loznak)Cartoon: Meandering torture debate/David Horsey, Seattle P-IWashington suspends ex-Humane Society vet, from Post Falls/SRSuspects in shooting by officer were unarmed/Lewiston Tribune; Tribe issues statement/KHQEx-Idaho…
High Noon: Time To Milk 3
“C’mon girls. C’mon,” Mike Vieira calls out his evening invitation to the ladies in black and white at Spokane’s Family Farm. “C’mon,” he repeats, walking into the pasture, “C’mon. Let’s go.” Visitors make the “girls” hesitate slightly, but they eventually oblige and line up behind…
Yes Sir, That's My Baby 8
This image provided by Suzanne Davis on Saturday shows Fin Keheler, 11, of Sandy, Utah, attempting to break the world record for the number of snails placed on the face for 10 seconds, during an attempt in Sandy Utah. Keheler is hoping to have the…
HBO Poll: Sleep Wear? 17
<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1637421/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1637421/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1637421/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1637421/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1637421/">What do you wear to sleep?</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com">polls</a>)</span> CindyH: The warm weekend weather prompted me to sleep er, ah ... in the altogether. Something I don't do a lot, due to the…
Military To Fire Gay Idaho Pilot 14
With news today that the Pentagon has no plans to repeal the don't ask-don't tell policy for gay service members, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow interviewed decorated Air Force pilot Lt. Colonel Victor Fehrenbach who is being discharged under that policy. As stated in this first public…
Riverstone Condos Going To Auction 4
In the business section today, the CdA Press reports that Village at Riverstone will have a closeout auctin for 36 condominiums June 14. Prices begin at $180,000 to $490,000 on quality condos that previously were priced at $329,000 to $899,900, with square footage ranging from…
APhoto Of The Day -- 5.20.09 2
Young visitors pose in front of an illusionary art work of a gorilla with its mouth wide open that is drawn at the corner of an exhibition room at the Trick Art Museum at the foot of Mount Takao on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan,…
Book: Richest Person In Town? 11
That got Jones thinking. What his friend did is what people have been doing for millennia: pointing out the richest man in town. Sometimes people just want to know out of curiosity; other times it's because they think such proximity to wealth might present an…
Bikini'd Mouse Protest Glue Traps 18
Item: PETA's Minnie Mouse in a bikini protests mouse glue traps in Spokane Valley/KREMMore Info: Protestors from the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) were set up outside the Spokane Valley Lowe's Tuesday protesting glue traps used to catch mice. A woman…
Mixed Results For Trustee Incumbents 3
Incumbent Brooks edges Purtee by 7 votes to retain seat/Maureen Dolan, CdA Press; and: Challengers unseat incumbents in Post Falls, Lakeland and St. Maries/Brian Walker, CdA PressQuestion: How do you read these results? Were voters in a "throw-the-bums-out" mood? Did the last-minute flap involving yard…
EOB: Idaho Has Best ... Drivers? 6
According to a new national survey by GMAC Insurance, Idaho drivers are tied (with Wisconsin) for best in the nation in their driving knowledge - performance on the written test for a driver’s license. This isn’t new drivers; it’s existing ones. The annual survey polled…
AM Headlines -- 5.20.09 1
Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRCdA school incumbents retain seats/Maureen Dolan, CdA PressPost Falls, Lakeland, St. Maries incumbents unseated/Brian Walker, CdA PressBrinnon denied shorter prison sentence/Tom Hasslinger, CdA PressSpokane man becomes oldest to climb Everest/KHQMoscow dedicates shooting range to fallen officer/KXLY
Olympian Wins Dancing W/Stars 2
This image provided by ABC-TV shows from left: Melissa Rycroft, Tony Dovolani, Shawn Johnson, Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke and Gilles Marini on Dancing with the Stars Monday. Shawn Johnson, the 17-year-old gymnast, was named "Dancing With the Stars" champion Tuesday during the season finale of…
HBO Poll Sez ... Brooks, Hemenway 1
In the HBO Poll Tuesday, incumbents Edie Brooks and Bill Hemenway had an easier time against challengers than they did at the Coeur d'Alene School District polls. Of 111 votes cast, Brooks captured 47 and Hemenway 41 to show they were easily preferred here over…
AJ: Breast Exposure Not Worst Thing 3
RE: Nampa 'sexter' could face chargesAliasjax: Explain to her that exposing her breasts is not the worst thing in the world. In fact, only in America and a very few other prudish countries are a woman's breasts that big of a deal. Then maybe send…
Sisyphus: Oh For An Old Time Flamefest 8
Sisyphus: I think Dave is getting filled with contentment after the honeymoon from chasing so many of the vocal ones away. At least before he would interact once in while. Now he just comes in, kicks up some posts, leans back in his chair and…
ME: Dreading Visit To Cemetery 8
ME: I don't like going to cemeteries. My Sister is in the one in Post Falls and I've only been a couple of times. It so happens that my Mom was MAD at my Sister and I last year because she wanted to go to…
DOTC: Another Poor Trustee Turnout 8
Dan Of The County: If those numbers are right (639 in Zone 1 and 422 in Zone 3) the astounding number would be the turn out. I believe the number of registered voters for the whole district is about 37,000. With five trustee zones the…
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009
Unofficial: Brooks, Hemenway Survive 1
Unofficially, Ray Gun reports that incumbent Edie Brooks nipped challenger James Purtee by 7 votes in the hotly contested Zone 1 trustee election and incumbent Bill Hemenway defeated challenger Terri Seymour by 40 votes in Zone 3. OpenCdA.com reports the totals as 323 to 316…
Anne Boleyn Wild Card -- 5.19.09 18
On this day in history: In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest. In 1999, "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" was released in the U.S. It set a new record for opening…
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