Remember when ...
... Spokane residents looked down on North Idaho because we had the Aryan Nations, and they didn't? Bwahahaha. Bwahahaha.
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2005
Photo of the Day (5/5/05)
President Bush tried to enlist business support for his Social Security plan at the 2005 Latino Small Business Economic Conference earlier this week. You write the cutline/APhoto (and keep it clean).Caption Winners:1. Not realizing his sock puppet had dropped, President Bush started his story about…
Best of the Northwest (5/5/05)
Montana State University unveiled its choice for a new logo, featuring a large block M in blue, set atop a curved, golden arc with a gold flame rising from the M. Underneath the M it says Montana State University with the school's popular slogan "Mountains…
Peanut Gallery (Another side to trust issue)
"Yes, there is another side of the trust issue. The caring honest adult who USED to hug children. My husband loves kids. Use to take nephews and other friends children fishing all the time. Hug them when they fell down or had hurt feelings. NOW,…
SR Other Morning Headlines (5/5/05)
*Thrift stores fear new federal tax proposal: Local group organizes to head off reduction in charitable deductions/John Stucke, SR -- If lawmakers spent as much time trying to cut pork as they do trying to squeeze every last dollar out of taxpayers, we would be…
Question of the Day (5/5/05)
Issue: Spokane Mayor Jim West tied to sex abuse in '70s, using office to lure young men/Bill Morlin & Karen Dorn Steele, SR Special Report. (Photo: Jim West, second from right in the top row, was photographed in the 1970's with other Boy Scout leaders…
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005
Wild Card -- Wednesday (5/4/05)
It was such a quiet night on the Wild Card front last night that I double checked my Mouse traps to see if Any Mouse had succumbed to the lure of the bait you others leave out ...
Best of the Local Blogs
*Marianne Love/Slight Detour and Bob Salsbury/Unbearable Bobness of Being were both talking about that pepper spray incident at the Sandpoint Wal-Mart, involving two warring families and a baby, here and here.*Phil Corless/The Old Goat Trail provides a link to a column about venerable Voice of…
D's are party of the ... well off?
Interestingly, states whose median income for a family of four fell below the national average of $65,093 tended to vote Republican in the last prez election. Those above that average tended to go Democrat. Don't believe me? Click here.
Huckleberries hears ...
...that newsroom muckety-mucks at the Coeur d'Alene Press have imposed a story quota on the poor schlemiels who report the news -- but they haven't told the schlemiels how many stories they have to write per week. Amazing, but true.BTW, I know the Press checks…
Ah'm Your Huckleberry
My but things have changed since I editted the Gridley (Calif.) Union High Bulldog back when Methusaleh was a child. Then, sneaking a double entendre past Mrs. Schlief into the paper was a big deal. Now, the kids are writing about the year-end senior kegger,…
Question No. 2
Issue: Coeur d'Alene Police probe second false report of rape in a week/Spokesman-Review. DFO: This is the kind of nonsense that makes people suspicious of legitimate rape reports. This woman's a disgrace to her gender.Question: What's your feelings about false rape reports?
Separated at Birth?
I have BNSF on the mind this morning as the railroad battles to reopen its refueling depot to resume polluting the aquifer. To the right, you'll see BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas. Can you think of anyone he resembles? Keep it clean. (I'll post the best…
SR delivers BNSF one-two punch ...
In today's SR, columnist Rebecca Nappi offered a eulogy to the late, great Rathdrum aquifer here. And I ripped the railroaders in an editorial here.
Quick Fix 6 (5/4/05)
As an Arizona State linebacker in 1997, Pat Tillman intercepted a pass as ASU beat Stanford. Later, he gave up pro football to serve and die for his country/APhotos. See item immediately below.The first Army investigator who looked into the death of former NFL player…
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005
P.S.
Issue: Father tells jilted groom to go slowly: Fiance of runaway bride still wants to marry her/Associated Press.DFO: Hey, she ain't Julia Roberts; I'd broom her.Question: What would you do if you were the beau here?
Another miner dies
In his Wallace Street Journal column, David Bond (photo below) pays tribute to Cody Mathewson, 52, who died last week in a mining accident here. Quoth Bond: "Another miner died in another mining accident in another mine yesterday. Another friend. Got tangled up in the…
Question No. 2
Issue: Gas prices hit SUV drivers hard: As fill-up price nears $100, Texans buying fewer large trucks/Wall Street Journal.DFO: $100 for a fill-up? Dang! And what's with the Hummer? Why don't Hummer owners simply post a sign to their vehicles, stating, I'm richer than you…
Give it up for -- the Twinkie ...
Twinkie "ginger bread" house...which is celebrating its 75th birthday this month as one of Hostess's best. If you plan to observe this important event, Hostess offers recipes, games, etc., here.DFO: Lightning round question: What was the "Twinkie Defense"?
Bob's Random Shallow Thoughts
"Depression isn't happiness turned upside down, it's happiness sucked into a vacuum cleaner and then the bag explodes spraying dirt and lint balls all over your just cleaned carpet and filling the air with dust making you sneeze and go back to bed."Bob Salsbury/Unbearable Bobness…
Personal Question
With a cast of thousands in the Inland Northwest, why don't enviros have someone who can blog about the various issues going on, from the BNSF refueling depot to forest issues?
SR Morning headlines
*Supreme Court won't hear field-burning case: Farmers claim victory; clean-air advocates vow to fight on/Nicholas K. Geranios, AP -- I have only three words to say to the US Supreme Court: Hack, cough, wheeze.*The road hardly traveled at all: Doug Clark found himself turning into,…
Running Late
It's Tuesday, which means I met with my padre, Steve Massey, this a.m., so I'm running a bit late. QF6 ETA: 10 a.m.
MONDAY, MAY 2, 2005
P.S.
Issue: 'Ugly' children get less attention: Attractiveness described in terms of facial symmetry, cleanliness and attire/Laura Roberts, The Scotsman.DFO: I thought parents loved their kids no matter how homely they are; after all, aren't the parents somewhat responsible for a child's physical attractiveness or lack…
Inside Huckleberries (5/2/05)
5:33 p.m. Dunno if you guys noticed, but the SR has just added a "comments" feature to the "Ask the Editors" blog. My handlers must have answered in the affirmative when they asked themselves: "Do you feel lucky?" Anyway, check it out, and you know…
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.