Issue: More limits on smokers possible: State air board declares secondhand smoke a toxic air contaminant/LA TimesDFO: I have been amazed at how much effort is put into banning smoking, which can kill in a secondhand manner over an extreme period of time; yet, no…
Does Idaho need a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage? (Coeur d'Alene Press online poll of 1010) Yes -- 48.8% No -- 50.1% I don't know -- 1.1%
What does success of Hamas in Palestinian elections mean for peace in the Mideast? 1. Annihilation of the Zionist state 2. Hamas is the true voice of the Palestinian people – this is a great step forward 3. The responsibility of governing will force Hamas…
"But why the surprise when dissent (at the Washington Post Internet site) took such a nasty turn? Potty-mouthed jerks have been part of Internet discourse since they hooked two UNIVACs together and the second accused the first of being a !*! John Bircher. Great swaths…
I've been a little owly of late -- what with blogging at the speed of light, late nights and early mornings, and blog trolls to deal with. As I wrote on the comments side yesterday, I've snapped at a coupla commenters, anonymous and otherwise --…
Bo, an 8 1/2 week old Border Collie, is surrounded by baby pigs as they nurse from a mother pig named Bertha at Greg and Nancy Balzly's home in Benjamin, Utah, Tuesday. The couple noticed that their two Border Collie pups were gettiing fat even…
Issue: Author Frey admits fictions, Oprah apologizes/ReutersAdditional Info: Author James Frey confessed to Oprah Winfrey on Thursday that he made up details about every character in his memoir "A Million Little Pieces" and the talk show host apologized to her viewers, saying she felt "duped."Question:…
"At my age, this thing could be a death trap," said Osburn, Idaho, resident John Cuthbert,63, on Wednesday about the chopper he won from a national drawing sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts.The chopper was custom made by Orange County Choppers, of the Discovery Channel show…
"Here's an old view of Spokane, from about the mid-1940's. Look at the railroad bridge which extends itself ABOVE the Monroe Street bridge!" CDADave continues his walk through history in his Thin Air blog today here. *Family Phil supports the traditional family dinner, with everyone…
Issue: Commissioner questions $50M jail bill: Currie says KMB's proposal needs to be more conservative/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene PressCommissioner Rick Currie: "If the same thing comes befofre us, there will be one commissioner not supporting the expansion. I know the need is there, but we…
"Now, Democrat Sen. Elliot Werk of Boise is sponsoring a bill that would give voters a final say when the Legislature repeals an initiative. Senate GOP leaders oppose the idea, of course, which means it doesn't have a chance of passing. However, that doesn't mean…
1. APhoto Fix: President Bush leaves the podium ending a news conference at the White House this morning in Washington. President Bush defended anew his program of warrantless surveillance, saying "there's no doubt in my mind it is legal." He suggested that he might resist…
Issue: Cellphone providers won't fight driving bill: Is Washington ready to outlaw hand-held cell phones?/Karen Johnson, Seattle TimesDFO: Just do it.Question: Do you believe driving while talking on a hand-held cellphone should be outlawed?
Michael Coviello, a senior at Hasbrouck Heights High School, in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., can now wear a kilt and skirt to school after the American Civil Liberties Union reached an agreement with school officials here. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Bergen Record, Tariq Zehawi)Top…
re: "Afternoon Question" about listening to the other side of an argument"I always listen to 'the other side' and then ignore it completely and continue on with my bias which is based upon previous enlightenment, conviction and common sense. One of my old famous sayings…
Snow and mud all but camouflaged the pen of Amazingly Cool, this 3-year-old paint stud who is owned by Jean McIntosh and Tom Selberg of Hayden, Idaho. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)1. David Horsey/Seattle PI doodles about special provisions of the new Medicare program here.2.…
Ohmigoodness, you can find a terrific new musical parody featuring a Garth Brooks wannabe -- from the Wal-MartWorkersRight.org (you've been warned) -- here.Hat Tip: SR colleague Taryn Brodwater
"We purposely kept it secret. We wanted him to admit to other things. That was the whole point. ... He got off on that" -- Jules Hammer, who runs her true crime site under the pen name of Capt. Fantastic.For the complete Coeur d'Alene Press…
CDA Press Q Today: Does Idaho need a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage? Yes: 52% No: 48% I don't know: 0.0% Total Votes: 58DFO: It's still early in the voting, HBOers, and the Press is likely to have this question up until the cows come…
Hat Tip: to Bill McCrory for providing the first chuckle of the day. (BTW, don't you think I look like a Portuguese Johnny Cash?
1. APhoto Fix: Actor Chris Penn poses with an unidentified guest at the premiere of "Starsky & Hutch," in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, in this Feb. 26, 2004 file photo. Chris, the younger brother of Academy Award winner Sean Penn, was found dead…
Wow! It's been difficult to stay on the blog horse today with so many taking turns trying to knock me off. But I can hold on to the buzzer ... or 6 p.m. ... whichever comes first. If you have a thread to start, you…
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee Meeting: 7 tonight -- North Idaho College, Student Union Building, Blue Creek RoomAgenda Includes:Introduction of Special Guests: Steve Casey – Candidate for Superintendent for Public InstructionNew Business:Fred Ostermeyer – College System funding1% Property tax initiative – Sharon CulbrethReports:Pachyderm Club Announcements:Berry…
Members of the audience, some wearing black hoods, stand up and turn their backs on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, rear center, as he speaks at Georgetown University Law School earlier today. Answering the Bush administration's critics, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that warrantless surveillance…
"Idaho Senator Larry Craig announced today the addition of several tools to expand opportunities for Idahoans to be involved in the political process. Central to the offering is his new "podchat," which allows Idahoans to ask him questions and hear his answers in his own…
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.
