I have a weird sense of humor. Think Far Side. But North Idaho College types took weirdest to a new level in their weekly newsletter last Monday when they printed “Fun facts about this year’s college freshmen.” The first fun fact? “They are too young…
There's much to talk about this weekend, with all the breaking news late Friday. If you feel the urge, here's your weekend Wild Card ...
Question: Have you heard enough about the issues or the candidates for the various city councils in North Idaho already to decide whom to vote for? What else would you like to hear about?
Slowly, Huckleberries Online has become a cyber community of all stripes of local characters and beyond as far as The Heimlich Maneuver down in Oklahoma City. I'm very loyal to the other bloggers who appear on my blog roll to the right and have disciplined…
A Coeur d'Alene Police officers investigates the scene of a shooting at 14th and Bancroft Friday afternoon in Coeur d'Alene here. A person was sent to the hospital with a gunshot would to the chest. Police are still looking for the person of interest Bryan…
I saw this on Jim Camden's "Spin Control" blog and couldn't resist. Notice the little Boy Scout behind Spokane Mayor Jim West. On his blog, Camden remarks that the kids got increasingly fidgety as West droned on here. Hope this gives you a chuckle as…
Competitors in their underwear smile and cheer as they finish the ninth annual Underpants Run Thursday in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. About 100 racers ran in the mile-long event, which crossed paths with the start and finish areas of the considerably more serious Ironman competition, which will…
To save myself from being strickenI never ever kiss a chicken. The Bard of Sherman AvenueIllustration: Phil Corless
In this July 2004 Spokesman-Review photo, Ryan Oelrich tries to pull another swimmer into the pool on Saturday evening at the Quest Youth Group pool party. Oelrich started the group with a $50,000 grant to counsel gay and bisexual male youth. Earlier this year, he…
Until a few months ago, I was a member of the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club. This is a "must have" organization for any municipality’s children. The club provides a very positive place for kids to spend their after school hours…
Issue: Oh deer, traffic getting hazardous: More than 500K animal-related accidents in 2003/Rick Thomas, Coeur d'Alene PressDFO: I've never hit a deer while driving for 28 years in the Inland Northwest (knock on wood). But I almost nailed a stray dog on Locust Avenue last…
Here's an election update for all those keeping score. Our elections office is preparing the 1st mail-out of absentee ballots today (Kootenai County optional sales tax, Cities of Cd'A, Hayden, Post Falls, Rathdrum, and Northern Lakes Fire District) so some people will likely get them…
*Won't you take me to funky town? Men's Journal recognizes Sandpoint as No. 2 of coolest mountain towns/R.J. Cohn, Hagadone News Network -- My condolences to the middle- and lower-income residents of Sandpoint who are trying to hang on despite rapidly increasing property values.*1 subdivision,…
1. APhoto Fix: On the day (today) it was announced that actor Daniel Craig is to take over the movie role of James Bond, the waxwork model of Pierce Brosnan, as the previous Bond, is removed from display by studio workers at Madame Tussauds wax…
I'm going to leave you tonight with this wonderful photo by Kathy Plonka of the husband-and-wife team who light up the pages of The Spokesman-Review with its terrific photography. Here, Allyson Jensen, a junior at Post Falls High School chose Tinkerbell as her favorite Disney…
Marlin Smith, a Palouse dweller and a good buddy of Family Phil, snapped this one of "Harry's Barn" from his viewtiful neck of the woods.*Herb Huseland/Bay Views discusses his indelicate treatment for prostate cancer and sez he's on the mend (which all of us are…
"I wanted to burn these piles before they got too wet," said George Berg, of Post Falls about burning his garden waste on Thursday/Spokesman-Review photo by Kathy Plonka.
Idaho Guard soldiers may return earlier than expected/Associated Press -- Good bless 'em, everyone.
The new control tower at Spokane International Airport rises up out of the West Plains Thursday morning as construction workers make another pour of concrete. The tower will be the tallest in the state when finished at 230 feet above ground when finished in 2006.…
First, you should know that the Salvation Army is having trouble coming up with bell-ringers for the Christmas holidays because -- drum roll, please -- our unemployment rate is so low it can't find takers. Onward. Mayor Sandi Bloem is stepping into the breach by…
In this photo of a poster provided by Unicef this week, the cartoon Smurfs and their village are seen being bombed by airplanes. The recent advertising campaign by Unicef, both in print and on television, is intended to teach schoolchildren about the horrors of war.…
Not an award-winning shot, but ... Jim Bob Duggar, 40, and wife, Michelle, 39, produce their 16th child, Johannah Faith, Tuesday and want more here. Each child's name begins with a J. You write the cutline.
Issue: CdA mayor has campaign cash, but hasn't spent any: Challenger Joseph Kunka also reports no expenditures/Erica Curless & Rasha Madkour, Spokesman-ReviewDFO: In 1997, former Boy Mayor Steve Judy raised a record $14,502 in his successful race to unseat incumbent Al Hassell. In recent days,…
Issue: Some high court candidates withdrew: White House/Steve Holland and Thomas Ferraro, My WayShould Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court be withdrawn? 1. No, the president knows her, trusts her and says she's the best person for the job 2. No, this is a…
I'm considering starting a blog about planning & growth issues. As a newly-minted CDA Planning Commissioner, my focus would primarily be the city, but I don't think you can do the issue justice without talking about the county and maybe even the region.DFO has graciously…
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.
