But today, Sept. 11, 2008, we have gotten sloppy and disrespectful. We have forgotten that feeling in our complacency, a complacency due in no small part to those brave warriors who defend our shores and our homes. Still, that does not excuse bad behavior during…
Last night I had the sudden need to read Austen. Yes, Jane Austen. I swore off Ms. Austen after reading Pride & Prejudice for the second time. I came away just as annoyed and disappointed as I had the first time. Elizabeth Bennet was never…
First, you should know that Snopes.com is an online service that debunks rumors and urban legends. Secondly, you should know that Berry Picker TUBOB has a rapier wit and majors in satire on his blog, The Unbearable Bobness of Being. What do Snopes and TUBOB…
Kathy Plonka/SRHarry Bright stands near the monument near Stateline on the Centennial Trail, where 150 years earlier Army Col. George Wright ordered the slaughter of 800 Indian horses. SR story by Amy Cannata here. *Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Athol area residents oppose mining operation/Taryn Hecker, SR…
How many football games will the Cougars and Vandals win combined this season?/Lewiston Tribune*15-20*10-14*6-10*0-5
You see, kids, back in the olden days before you could send "booty" pictures back and forth via cell phones, we oldsters actually had to put pen to paper to find out if "he likes her," or "likes her, likes her." And get this: Instead…
I enjoyed that line by Rex Rammell leading off this evening's debate w/Larry LaRocco in Sandpoint -- the one about the beauty of North Idaho. He opened the debate by commenting that he was becoming familiar with this part of the state. "It's a hidden…
Eric Risberg/AP PhotoAnnaka O'Donoghue, 7, of Fairbanks, stands in line to attend a welcome home rally for Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in Fairbanks, Alaska, Wednesday.
On a brighter note, living in Idaho means living with wildlife, including many species that most Americans will never see outside of a picture in a magazine. And we don’t have to head up into the woods to see them all - many animals are…
Jesse Tinsley/SRDotty Cooper watches a desert tortoise that she has named Sadie walk around at Cooper's animal rehabilitation center near Cusick, Wash., Sept. 3. Cooper has custody of the tortoise, which was abandoned, until she can get it a ride south to more desert-like territory…
Item: The infamous fake bikini shot first appeared during the early days of the Republican convention. But it was widely debunked within 24 hours, with bloggers and others quickly exposing the fraud by finding the original shot, reportedly taken in 2004 in Athens, Ga., by…
"The Palin family’s baby drama is playing out more like a movie script every day -- oftentimes compared to the real-life version of "Juno," e-mails Tom Martin of Hollywood.com. "And that might not be such a bad thing. According to Hollywood.com, 'Juno' is atop the…
Kathy Plonka/SR"It's just very disappointing,” said Coeur d'Alene Deputy Chief Glenn Lauper about the vandalism that occurred at the soon-to-be- dedicated Fallen Heroes Plaza at Cherry Hill Park in Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday. The damage apparently happened Tuesday night. Plans for the dedication will remain…
The Obama fever that people have had for the past year or so is comparable to the enthusiasm I had for the Bush candidacy and presidency. I have no shame in telling you this, because I still see the Bush administration as the great ‘could’ve…
Jesse Tinsley/SRSullivan homes has built homes in the upscale Idaho Club east of Sandpoint. Sullivan is going under. SR story by John Stucke here.*Missoula biking teacher hits bear on way to work/Missoulian*UIdaho numbers climb for first time since 2003/Moscow-Pullman Daily News*9/11 Memorial vandalized in Coeur…
After Idaho Sen. Larry Craig’s infamous arrest in a Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport restroom sex sting, the airport announced plans to spend tens of thousands of dollars to extend bathroom stall walls in two problem men’s restrooms down closer to the floor, to prevent movements…
I've been reading with dismay that in Hillary's campaigning for Obama she is laying off Palin. Why? I hope she isn't falling into the same trap as her supporters; it's a woman's turn. Any woman! C'mon, Hillary. You're smarter than that. If anyone can put…
When Republicans mocked Barack Obama's experience as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago, they mocked the most fundamental American experience that has made our country such a beacon of hope throughout the world. ALL of America’s great movements – our country’s struggle…
John Miller, AP PhotoThis Wednesday picture in Boise shows the former home of billionaire J.R. Simplot that he donated in 2004 to be used as a governor's mansion. Idaho has at least temporarily scrapped a $3 million remodeling plan, of the home overlooking the captial,…
Are you afraid of spiders?/Idaho Statesman*Yes*No*Just a little
Item: Craig's attorney: 'That was invited conduct'/Betsy Z. Russell, SRMore Info: Attorneys for Idaho Sen. Larry Craig have just finished urging a three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals to let Craig withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct charges in a 2007 airport…
What do you think of Obama's 'lipstick on a pig' remark?/WorldNetDaily 1. Oh, for heaven's sake, it was obviously an innocent metaphor 2. It's just an old saying and one both he and McCain have used before 3. It has nothing to do with Sarah…
You might look for TUBOB on Anderson Cooper's CNN show tonight re: that Snopes.com "Lizards of Satan" fake Sarah Palin quotes. I know I wasn't suppose to front-page this. But it's too good. Comments TUBOB within: "Just got off the phone and webcam with CNN…
Item: Obama says McCain is offering fake change: 'You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig'/ABC News Political Punch blogMore Info: "That's not change," Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said of what Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is offering. "You know, you can…
In this March 19, 2007, SR file photo by Jed Conklin, Adriana L. Lytle looks to Jonathan D. Lytle, 28, who appeared in Spokane County Superior Court in a case involving the abuse death of Summer Phelps, 4. Earlier today, a judge ruled that Lytle…
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.
