Issue: Farming Out: Meyers brothers entertain offer to sell prairie land for development/Jerry Manter, Coeur d'Alene Press.DFO: $20,000 per acre times 500 acres = $10 million -- and the end of a family legacy. And the other hand, the grandkids won't have to put up…
"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?"Hat Tip: Susan Cuff
Washington state Democratic Chairman Paul Berendt, left, speaks during a news conference about the Democrats victory in the governor's election challenge trial in Seattle today. After spending millions of dollars to overturn the election, Republican Dino Rossi actually lost 4 votes here. A year ago,…
"Politicians and baby diapers need to be changed often for the same reason."Hat Tip: Amy Crooks
Issue: Lawmakers dash to correct records of trips: More discrepancies discovered in wake of questions about DeLay/Washington Times DFO: I get a kick out of the regular commenters who can see no wrong in their political side and plenty of wrong in the other. Both…
Lots of excitement today with the big decision being handed down in Wenatchee and Republican Dino Rossi deciding to end his quest for the governorship -- for now. You can talk about that tonight. Or any other subject your heart desires -- just stay away…
*A 19-year-old Caldwell woman is the latest Idahoan to fall while trying to win the peace in Iraq, according to Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise, here....*In his Wayback Machine, CDADave provides a photo of the old North Shore Resort, before Duane and Jerry engineered a hostile…
... on a big white Chevy truck by the Silverlake Mall today: "Have you driven over a Ford lately."Hat Tip: Jeanne Helstrom
Gotta do my day job, folks ... so here's your Wild Card for the afternoon. Enjoy. I'll be checking it frequently ...
I will be watching the outcome of Washington Gov's election trial as much for decisions about the process vs. who "wins" or not. One of the recent reforms in the state of Washington is to allow for all-mail elections at the option of the county.…
Members of the water rescue team from Fire Station 2 get a hold of the canoe which was damaged when it hit an abutment under the Sandifur Memorial Bridge Sunday. A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition after being held under water for 20 minutes/Liz…
"An election such as this should not be overturned because one judge picks a number and applies a proportional deduction analysis," Bridges said. "To do so within the context of the facts of this case would constitute the ultimate act of judicial egotism and judicial…
A woman puts vermilion on a female frog, sitting beside a male frog during a marriage ceremony of frogs at Khochakandar village, in West Bengal, Sunday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines: 1. Said the male frog: "Yes, I'll take you to be my wife, for…
APhoto Fix: An unidentified man looks at a wreath as he walks through the graves of the American cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, northwestern France, earlier today. Veterans and dignitaries gathered in the French region that perhaps best symbolyzes the fallen Allied soldier to honor the thousands…
You regulars can sneak a peek at Monday's Huckleberries column below this posting. You'll probably recall some of the stuff listed therein, from last week. But it's a little different format. So, I hope you enjoy it, while considering items for the Wild Card Sunday…
re: previous comment about 4-11" Patty DukeWhen "All the President's Men" with Robert Redford was being filmed in Washington, DC, our office's secretaries wanted to go out and try to get a glimpse of Redford when the fake phone booth scene at 17th and F…
... at Fourth & Best this morning: "God Bless The Whole World ... No Exceptions!"Hat Tip: Steve Sibulsky
She's 4'11". But you should have seen her mother (my late grandmother) - she was even shorter! I'll tell you, though short or not, don't mess with those Duke women (my mother included) - they're formidable!Mike Kennedy/The Idaho Kennedys
Let us begin on the light hearted side with some new meaning to some long standing and fairly well known acronyms:DOS: - Defective Operating SystemIBM: - I Blame MicrosoftCD-ROM: - Consumer Device - Rendered Obsolete in MonthsWWW: - World Wide WaitMACINTOSH: - Most Applications Crash,…
Cool photo nephew Mike Kennedy/The Idaho Kennedys snapped of Butch and Aunt Patty Duke Pearce at that St. Joe preservation fest this week.Being angry is such a waste of time, like that day my car broke down because the garage elves grew weary of a…
The 2005 National Lentil Festival poster was unveiled last night. (BTW, I've yelled, "Stop the Presses" twice in my career -- once at noon in Kalispell, Mont., when we learned President Ronald Reagan had been shot, and once at 1:30 a.m. in Lewiston when the…
Gotta put together The Best of Huckleberries for Monday, kids, so enjoy yourselves with this early Wild Card ...
... Started an interesting thread in today's Wild Card that deserves to be run out front. (You can find his link here):"According to the researchers, journalists are significantly more ethical than the average adult - eclipsed only by seminarians, doctors and medical students."Unfortunately, junior high…
Idaho Congressman Butch Otter and actress Patty Duke of Coeur d'Alene are spearheading an effort to preserve 80,000 acres of forest in the St.Joe River Basin of North Idaho by creating a conservation easement here/Kathy Plonka, Spokesman-Review.Lamar Outdoor Advertising/Spokane has donated billboard space on US…
The Heimlich Maneuver, from Oklahoma City, sends along a link that calls attention to a method that would truly make our skies safer (need audio and visual) here.
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.
