If you're going to family dinner and you're makeup looks like you may be making an appearance at the club, it's skanky. A lot of times makeup can look painted and plastered on, but, seriously, save it for the big game. Clothes are a very…
Several citizens and panel participants informally resumed the rallying cry for Kootenai County's Board of Commissioners to do what it has refused to do since Tom Taggart held the position years ago: Re-create a high-level county administrative position -- a county manager, administrator or whatever…
Do you ever make a conscious decision to buy goods from local stores?/Idaho Statesmam *Always*Sometimes*Rarely*Never
In an interview published in the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, Obama reiterated that point, saying: "I have not discussed the Senate seat with the governor at any time." But Obama wouldn't answer a question on whether he was aware of…
In the news, an international science exam shows US students are doing no better in science today than they were a decade ago here. Sony has announced plans to cut 4% of its worldwide work force here. The 'Dark Knight' is out on DVD today…
I felt it again driving home Friday night – first when I passed a horse drawn carriage elegantly moving along Lincoln towards Riverfront Park – beautiful, graceful horses slowly dancing down the street. Then I passed a truck carrying a Santa sleigh, totally engulfed in…
Jesse Tinsley/SRKids from Spirit Lake Elementary listen to Christmas carols on Maine St. in Spirit Lake, Idaho while drinking hot chocolate and eating cookies Friday. At the annual event, the kids walk from their school to the downtown area, listen to Timberlake High jazz band…
AP PhotoGood King Wenceslas was mild,kind and sweet and docile,but he raised eight kinds of hellonce he chugged the wassail.The Bard of Sherman Avenue
After losing his case at the Minnesota Court of Appeals, Idaho Sen. Larry Craig could appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court, but he'd have to petition the court to hear his case. “Review is not automatic, and the court grants relatively few petitions,” said Steve…
An unfortunate truism, however, is that we are a country in desperate need of more shoppers. Consumer spending makes up 70 percent of the economy and, given that consumer spending is undergoing a sharp decline, the less we shop the worse our economy gets. That…
Don’t visit your former newsroom, at least not yet. For one thing, you’re not nearly as welcome as you might expect. Those who remain on the job have to believe they are doing the right thing, that their work matters (it does) and that they…
Idaho’s Chief Justice Dan Eismann, a dedicated public servant and a strict constructionist, will be undergoing high-powered chemotherapy this week in his battle against cancer. It is possible his exposure to carcinogens goes back to his tours as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, during which…
If you shop at Costco, as our family does, consider asking to speak to the store manager next time you’re into to complain about the company’s decision to avoid the word “Christmas” in its advertising and in-store displays. Wreaths, cards and trees are advertised as…
Yep. I made a bullet-point list on Word which contained: 1)My family's names 2)Tony's family 3)Our mutual family and friends. Aghast, upon printing out copies for myself and Tony, I realized there were almost 40 names on the list. That's when we decided that we…
At 11 a.m. today, the Idaho State Police took William Deardorff into custody on charges of aggrevated DUI and vehicular manslaughter. These charges are a result of a Tuesday, Dec. 2, crash in Cocolalla in which Kimberlee Dingman of Sandpoint was killed, and another adult…
My husband has taken the brunt for all. He has not disgraced anyone. There is not a stranded motorist for which he will not stop. He will drop whatever he is doing to go help a fellow friend in need. I remember in Idaho how…
I packed up my entire house today in 14 boxes and some bags. It was sad to see my life sitting in my living room, and its only destination is a storage unit/Alexis. More Off The Cuff. Question: Do you remember when you could pack…
Even though Beatie was once a woman, steps are being taken, even as you read this, that would allow men to actually become impregnated. Men must first take female hormones before their bodies can adequately change to allow for a baby. I hope these hormones…
Jesse Tinsley/SRSaxophonists Brian Tucker, left, and Alex Turbin, center, play Christmas carols on Maine St. in Spirit Lake for the kids of Spirit Lake Elementary Friday. At the annual event, the kids walk from their school to the downtown area, listen to Timberlake High jazz…
Do you think the United States has seen a decline in proper grammar and punctuation?/Great Falls Tribune*Yes*No
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minneapolis airport men's room sex sting. A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected the Republican's bid to toss out his disorderly conduct conviction. Craig…
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The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatality accident that occurred in the area of W. Rockford Bay Road and W. Spyglass Lane in the Rockford Bay area of Kootenai County. Emergency personnel first got the call of an SUV that had struck a…
Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, APSnow College's Regan Buck is face masked by Butler's Deandre Howard In the Top of the Mountains Bowl football game Saturday in Sandy, Utah. SR's World In Snapshots
Item: McDonald's same-store sales jump in November: McDonald's global same-store sales rise 7.7 percent in November, US sales rise 4.5 percent/AP More Info: Consumers hungry for cheap meals boosted worldwide sales at McDonald's Corp.'s established locations by 7.7 percent in November, more proof of how…
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.
