My squash and baby-pumpkin plants got frost burn last night. Probably was a result of all of you bad-mouthing squash Friday on that post about the E.coli packaged spinach. Bad karma. Anyway, I was going to hit the sack a coupla hours ago. But got…
Mary Souza believes Coeur d'Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem and politically motivated attorneys at City Hall are conspiring against her for being an outspoken planning commissioner. Souza said that over the last year, she's been subjected to two separate conflict of interest investigations ... and she's…
Sheesh. I come all the way from Boise and don't even merit a mention here on HBO. I can't believe you guys were at Hastings afterward. I came right back to my motel and wrote up my post. What sort of political junkies are you?Seriously,…
Kristin: DanG makes a good point. My dislike of American Lit. is based on what I read in high school. Scarlet Letter, Grapes of Wrath, The Sound and the Fury, The Great Gatsby, it was all so depressing and meaningful it wasn't enjoyable to read.…
"Readership of newspapers is down from a high in 1964 of 81% of the adult population as daily readers of the newspaper to now 48%. This is according to the Newspaper Association of America and the Audit Circulation Bureau which gathers such data. In elections,…
DanG: What a show! Highlights:* Dave and I kissed and made up!* Kent Propst gets my vote for Congress!* Sorry, GOP, but the Dems still have the prettiest babes. Oo-la-la!Now that's what I witnessed that was important.DFO: Indeed, it was good to see DanG and…
Question: Hillary? Tom? Al? Barack? Who do you think will win the Democratic nomination for president in 2008?1. Joseph Biden2. Hillary Clinton3. Tom Daschle4. Christopher Dodd5. John Edwards6. Al Gore7. John Kerry8. Barack Obama9. Mark Warner10. OtherDFO: No. 10: Howard Dean ... arrrrrgggghhhh.
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Issue: Schools take on bullying: Tougher policies, education help ease fear factor/Meghann Cuniff, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: New laws passed this year make bullying an infraction and create penalties for students who threaten violence on school grounds. The (Idaho) Legislature also declared this week Bullying Awareness Week…
Berry Picker: This morning at 9:44 a.m, I was at Shell gas station. When I pulled in, I immediately noticed the parking lot full of Sherrif's cruiser's and motorcycles. There are a total of 9 or 10 motorcycle Sheriff's and 2 cruisers. I understand that…
Idaho Vandals Friday Notes(Idaho football coach Dennis) Erickson was pleased with the week of practice, but openly admits he's worried about the Bengals, who possess a quality quarterback, running back, receivers and a veteran line. "Every game scares me," Erickson said. (For the rest of…
Regular unleaded, $2.73 gal at the Exxon at I-90 and 4th Street. Anyone found it any cheaper in recent days? -- Jane Q. Citizen
BrodH20: I'm trying to put together a CD to listen to while I'm working. I'm thinking things that go with the job. So far I've brainstormed some songs: "Janie's Got a Gun" by Aerosmith, "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm, "Maniac" ... and some Artists:…
Captured through a camera lens, morning rays peeking through a stand of trees near Crosswater Golf Course in Sunriver, Ore., creates a rainbow bubble effect Thursday. (Andy Tullis, The Bulletin/AP)Randy Stapilus premieres the top 10 legislative races in Idaho this year here.1. Eric Devericks/Seattle Times…
Issue: Sali, Grant to debate in Coeur d'Alene tonight: Tribe co-sponsoring debate to boost role/Betsy Russell, Spokesman-ReviewDFO: Each of us panelists are going to ask at least 2 questions of the congressional candidates. Mebbe three. I already have a pretty pointed question for one of…
In its online edition today, the Seattle PI asks readers about their tipping habits. The question is near and dear because my daughter worked at Tomato Street this summer. Some people are generous. Others are schmucks who stiff their servers and even try to obtain…
Roberta Stewart, left, and Wiccan minister Selena Fox perform a brief ceremony at a memorial wall at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, Nev., earlier this week. Stewart, the widow of a Nevada soldier killed in Afghanistan a year ago won state approval…
James Bond: DFO: Do you know the REAL story why the debates are being skipped? In other words, is something else afoot? Are the IPTV debates organized and controlled by a bunch of partisan left wing Democrats? At least some Republican candidates I know have…
Wanna know how to get all the candidate information you ever wanted to know and more? Kootenai County Clerk Dan English (also known as "Dan of the County" on my Huckleberries blog) recommends that you order an absentee ballot by mail from his Elections Department.…
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Here’s what BSU political scientist emeritus Jim Weatherby had to say today about the decision of three prominent Republican candidates – governor candidate Butch Otter, lieutenant governor candidate Jim Risch, and state controller candidate Donna Jones – to skip the usual live statewide debate this…
"Shortly after my last e-mail to you yesterday at 5:04 pm (CDT), Sandy called and told me our baby boy, Andrew, was being transported from his 8th grade football practice to the Avera-Marshall Regional Medical Center. So ... I beat feet over there. As it…
Stan Hess, the one-time leader of supremacist David Duke's organization in California and a North Idaho College trustee candidate, is currently in his second year of employment by the Coeur d'Alene School District as a substitute bus driver, according to district Human Resources Director Kelly…
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.
