APhoto Fix: A boy stands during payers at the Sunni Um al-Qura Mosque in Baghdad Friday, June 3, 2005. At least 825 people, including U.S. forces, have been killed since the new Shiite-led government was announced April 28 here. 1. Political 'Toon Fix: Paul Nowak…
Got some trolls lurking out there, so I'll keep an eye on the Wild Card tonight ...
...Or you can tell you they're talking behind your back and aren't wanted when:1. The chamber of commerce wants you out.2. Ditto for the convention and visitors bureau.3. Ditto for the City Council.4. Ditto for your own county political party.5. You're the butt of late-night…
... solved the triple murder/missing children case, yet, don't be. These things take time, sez Bill McCrory/Whitecaps, here.
In Kootenai County, Idaho, and neighboring Spokane County, Wash., the real estate market is a seller's one. See item below IMHO-NW.Now that Spokane Mayor Jim West has appeared with Matt Lauer on the "Today" show, humorist Doug Clark/SR wonders what would happen if he turned…
Avoiding judgment, or leaping too quickly to forgiveness, as a deep-thinking and devout friend of mine says, can turn us into enablers. We wind up allowing destructive behavior to continue. We're the voters and the taxpayers of this city – we're exactly the ones who…
Issue: Developer gets revenge with billboard: 'Welcome to New Jersey. A horrible place to do business'/Associated Press.DFO: If I put up a billboard at the stateline, it'd say: "Welcome to North Idaho. I got here while the average guy could still afford it. Neener. Neener."Question:…
Wolfinger won't seek new term: Councilman cites 'full plate' in decision/Tom Greene, CDA Press.DFO: When did I tell you that Wolfie wasn't going to run -- five or six months ago? That's why you have to tune into Huckleberries Online (and get your family and…
OK, boys and girls, with some trepidation, I turn another Wild Card over to you. I insist that the usual suspects behave themselves on the blog tonight and in the future. If you want to flame each other, exchange e-mails and go at it that…
Quinn Kennedy, Mike's youngest, on Memorial Day*Marianne Love/Slight Detour recalls her days at Sandpoint High mentoring budding journalist Erica Curless, now with the SR and a marathon woman, here....*Bearable Bob/Unbearable Bobness of Being captures my feelings about middle-age, Glory Days, and blown ACLs here....*CDADave has…
Is the Bard of Sherman Avenue Rick Maxey by chance? I'm not sure if I ever guessed him or not. Seeing as Deep Throat is now known, this remains the only great mystery of our time.Mike KennedyDFO: No. BTW, does this mean that I have…
Didja hear the one about the disorderly conduct call that sent one of Bonner County's Deputy Dawgs rolling to Cavanaugh Bay Marina at Coolin? Seems someone thought there was a fight in progress. But when Deputy Harris arrived to check things out all he found…
For those of you with ideas of your own, here's your early Wednesday Wild Card ...
Clues lead murder investigation to CdA hardware store/Erik Loney, KREM2 News.Hat Tip: Dan English
Filipino protesters display slogans to symbolize their disgust on new World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz during a rally in the country office of World Bank in suburban Manila Wednesday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines: 1. Participants at the plumbers convention slip away for a few…
...for being railroaded by You Know Who to ask You Know Who to resubmit his downtown garden proposal here (This is the same tactic You Know Who used 15 years ago or so when he tried to resurrect his plan for hydroplane races -- get…
You can find the Vanity Fair article about former U-of-I Vandal/No. 2 FBIer turned Deep Throat Mark Felt here (and pictured above). Bob Woodward confirming Felt's identity as Deep Throat here. And the Washington Post editorial about Felt here.1. Political 'Toon Fix: Paul Nowak (Real…
It's nice to interact with you folks again after a long weekend off. Gotta play to see tonight, but I look forward to reading your comments before I hit the sack tonight. You know the Wild Card drill by now ...
Another 'toon from Jim Tibbs/Grants Pass, Ore.*Marianne Love/Slight Detour can't get her mind off "toe cleavage" since being introduced to the topic in an SR feature here....*His Bobness/Unbearable Bobness of Being offers great photos and commentary of his Memorial Day weekend outing on Twin Lakes…
Gotta take a break to do my day job -- writing editorials for the SR, for those of you who've forgotten. My subject? The Duane kicking off his summer push on two projects -- Blackwell Island and the downtown memorial garden. I don't have problems…
When she's not covering the Kootenai County Courthouse, like the proverbial blanket, colleague Erica Curless/SR runs (seen here competing in the Coeur d'Alene Marathon over the Memorial Day weekend, her first marathon ever).
Issue: Fourteen states gave Viagra to offenders: Medicaid policy interpreted differently throughout country/Associated Press.DFO: Whew, neither Washington nor Idaho is on the list.Question: If you were Emperor of the Universe, would you allow Medicaid to pay for Viagra for convicted sex offenders?Question:
Hi, Dave; You'll never guess what has happened now! Yup, Macy's Parade has invited us! One just never knows what the good Lord has in mind for a buncha North Idaho gals. Wow! And awaaaaay we go! This must mean we are Broadway Babes now,…
Spokane Mayor Defends Self on 'Today' Show: "I haven't misused my office for personal gain"/The Associated Press.
Issue: Prediction: Washington gubernatorial election to be set aside/Stefan Sharkansky, Sound Politics.DFO: Sharkansky is one of those bloggers who make a difference. He is responsible for bringing much of the shenanigans of the King County Elections Department to light since the count, recount and re-recount…
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.
