Dave Oliveria called me an "East Lakeshore Drive Fat Cat" because I chalked a line on my beach at the 2,130 feet private property mark recently set by Judge Judd in his Sanders Beach ruling ("On Sanders Public Beach," Sept. 12).Webster's defines a "fat cat"…
"Kidnapped by a Pedophile: The Shasta Groene Tragedy" is the title of today's "Oprah Winfrey Show." Steve Groene, father of the 8-year-old kidnapping victim from Coeur d'Alene, was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and will be sharing the latest information in the case, according to Winfrey's…
What do you think of the selection of Harriet Miers for associate Supreme Court justice? 1. A brilliant and bold move for diversity 2. A good choice that will unite Democrats and Republicans 3. A good choice that will surprise Republicans 4. I don't know,…
My mother tells me that I would have been named Franklin Simas Oliveria Jr. had my father gotten to the hospital on time. Hmm. Little Frank. Frankie. Dunno if I would have preferred it to David, although I only answer to Dave, unless a member…
Beware of the exclamation point in e-mails and blogging, warns SR columnist Jim Kershner here. Tongue firmly cheeked, Jim explains how you can come across wrong in cyberspace if you don't understand few basics. You can comment on this!!!! Or anything you want as your…
So, while I'm working on an editorial for later this week, I want you to determine your "Pizza Personality." Me? A pizza with everything on it. Click here.Hat Tip: Blogthings.com
Dunno if Digital Fog is pulling my leg, but this traffic stop from Oregon is funny. And DF has other good new stuff on his blog now to warrant another visit, including one parody about "Deviled Ham" that almost made me spit out my coffee…
I drove out onto CDA Lake Drive, and parked by the "Lake Steamers" sign, a mile or so east of the Beachhouse Restaurant. Looking back towards CDA from there, I can see where bulldozers are beginning to take big bites out of the hillside where…
WSU linebacker Will Derting grabs his knee late in the game against Oregon State. Derting suffered a sprain and is questionable for the next few games/SR photo by Christopher Anderson. See Item No. 4.1. David Horsey/PI takes after Louisianans/Mississippians who hate gummint on one level…
Steve Groene's appearance on the "Oprah" Winfrey show tomorrow is currently being advertising on her Web site ("Kidnapped by a Pedophile") here.
North Idaho College's reacted predictably to the flap caused by English instructor Keith Hunter's inability to watch his mouth was predictable: Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. Prez Michael Burke was the worst of the lot in refusing to comment to the…
German Elmar Weisser presents his beard at the World Beard Championships in Berlin over the weekend. You write the cutline.
Issue: NIC students: Instructor out of line: Former class members say educator made sexual remarks, used foul language/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene Press.DFO: Sounds as though this guy is more interested in free associating and gutter language than he is in teaching students. For the amount…
1. APhoto Fix: White House counsel and Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, left, listens to Senate Majority Leader Bill First, R-Tenn., on Capitol Hill during a courtesy call on the Senate, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005 in Washington. President Bush nominated Miers to the Supreme Court…
If you read our online site, you know that SR editors split about covering PETA’s publicity stunt in downtown Spokane, including the appearance of a semi-nekkid femme pretending to be a caged animal. On his Video Journal blog, Colin Mulvaney explained: “Most editors in the…
Haden Schaller, 3, totes a pumpkin for one of the owners of The Pumpkin Place in Suamico, Wis., Friday. You write the cutline.
Usually, when something sounds too good to be true, it is. But that doesn't appear to be the case with the new biomass boiler being considered by the Kellogg School District to reduce heating costs and make the district less dependent on Avista Utilities, with…
How would you characterize the state of the American judiciary? 1. It's the safeguard of freedom 2. It's on the frontline of defending the Constitution 3. It's working the way it's supposed to work 4. It's not perfect but, in general, it's working well 5.…
Issue: Most Americans see 'judicial activism' crisis: Legal experts shocked by results of survey by American Bar Association publication/WorldNetDaily.DFO: Count me among those who believe the judiciary, particularly the federal judiciary and 9 U.S. Court of Appeals, is out of control. When a single federal…
He squats in the rainat the Albertson's, holding his cardboard sign Help Me God Bless You.A toothless grin framedby a rough pepper beard.I drive away and wonderhow much faith it must taketo ask God to bless uswith our groceries, our cars,our warm jackets. St. Peter…
With warnings to looters still on his business, Bob Rue folds a wet oriental rug outside his shop in New Orleans Thursday. Rue said he had already received about 30 flood-damaged rugs from customers wanting him to salvage them. You write the cutline. Top Cutlines:1.…
You've heard about him. You've read about him. Now, here he is. Steve Aver, right, with friends Mike Johnson, left, and Jerry Goforth, center, has been asked to leave the Bonner County courthouse because of his body odor. He's an avid amateur lawyer who files…
If this works, it'll drive His Bobness and GreenL up the wall. And I'm not publishing this just for that sake. I believe the major network news programs, particularly C-BS about as much as some of my brethren on the Left side of the aisle…
There’s something about Homecoming week celebrations that make me get a little sappy with Vandal pride. So we’re not always good at football, a financial crisis is always perched over campus like a predatory bird and there are always people who don’t agree with each…
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.
