At Remember The Roxy, OrangeTV has posted this shot of a 1942 ticket to a Sandpoint High School Band concert. This was so far back that I doubt Marianne Love remembers who was playing. But I'm not sure. Check out the ticket price. Can you…
Code Pink members Fred Bialy, left, and Toby Blome, right, both of El Cerrito, Calif., hang shoes outside a Marine Corps recruiting station during a protest in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday. In solidarity with an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush during a…
You want a classic example of why newspapers are in trouble? Look no further than today’s riveting Idaho Statesman Editorial alleging that Idaho’s too lenient on those parking in disabled parking places, saying, “Meanwhile, state law sets a $100 fine that doesn’t provide much deterrent.”…
Sarah Palin, the Sandpoint-born governor of Alaska, finished second only to President-elect Barack Obama as Time magazine's "Person of the Year." In the photo above, Palin winks as she speaks during her VP debate against U.S. Sen. Joe Biden at Washington University in St. Louis,…
As you can see by now, there's some bugs in the roll-out of the new Huckleberries Online. But I can already see the plusses outweigh the minuses. Blogmeister Ryan & Co. fixed a bunch of things yesterday. And had 60 more work orders this morning…
Item: Boise chamber welcomes Larry Craig at luncheon; he receives 2 standing ovations: Retiring senator says he's formed a consulting firm, accepts thanks for work on Idaho issues/Idaho Statesman More Info: Retiring U.S. Sen. Larry Craig came before a friendly audience Tuesday at the Boise…
This image supplied by Time Magazine shows the cover of the magazine's Dec. 29 issue naming President-elect Barack Obama as its "Person of the Year" for 2008. The news magazine's cover is by ex-street artist Shephard Fairey, whose early poster of Sen. Obama became a…
Have you changed your driving habits as the gas pirces have risen and fallen?/Idaho Statesman Still drive as much Always ride my bike Combine errands Try to ride the busDFO: The buttons don't work.
Item: Larkin delivers State of the City: Post Falls caps 'interesting' year, looks ahead to 2009/Brian Walker, CDA Press More Info: Linda Panabaker, among those who attended, said she realized Post Falls has a lot to cheer about despite the economic downturn after hearing Larkin's…
The police scanner is reporting a head-on collision between a semi and a wrong-way driver on I90 at the Sherman Avenue exit that has closed a stretch of the freeway and the 15th Street ramp. Apparently, a driver drove the wrong way on the Sherman…
I'm about to call it a today, Merry Hucksters. It hasn't been a good day. The blog certainly didn't provide material that you've come to expect. But we muscled our way through it. You didn't see a lot of photos b/c I'm still trying to…
In this Sept. 9, 1954, file photo, Marilyn Monroe poses over the updraft of a New York subway grating while in character for the filming of "The Seven Year Itch" in New York.(AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman, file) Question: Which Marilyn Monroe film is your favorite?
5:56 p.m. Vehicle versus deer or elk @ M/P 8 on Highway 53, near Hidden Valley Road. 5:51 p.m. An SUV has gone over an embankment near Riverview and come to rest near the Spokane River. A small crowd has gathered around. 3:53 p.m. Traffic…
To paraphrase one of the more ignominious comments from the Iraq war, "We go to war with the defense secretary we have, not the one that we want." A bipartisan Senate committee recently released a torture report that highlights then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's endorsement of…
Item: CDA Tribe, Avista reach deal for hydroelectric dam on Spokane River/AP More Info: Avista will pay more than $150 million over the life of the deal to compensate the tribe and to protect the environment of the lake. The tribe owns the lower one-third…
Item: Former Idaho Sen. Jim McClure suffers stroke/Idaho Statesman More Info: Former Sen. Jim McClure, who represented Idaho in Congress for 24 years, suffered a stroke on Friday and is in the intensive care unit at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. McClure, 83,…
When it comes to panhandling (from Lewiston Tribune) ... I give then money when I can. I don't give them a cent; they don't deserve it. I offer to pay them for work they can do for me. I trust that my regular charitable contributions…
We, ourselves, should be more accountable. When did we decide we were entitled to all the toys NOW, and pay for it later. Credit is fine for a house, a car, and small purchase to get you thru to payday. But houses, cars, (the newest…
Two weeks ago, "Christmas" was virtually absent at Costco's website and stores. But thanks to the volume of emails and complaints the c ompany received when the American Family Association exposed their holiday purge, receptionists now answer the phone at corporate headquarters with "Merry Christmas,"…
I can see now that this is going to be a slow day at Huckleberries Online -- until I can figure out the new software bells and whistles. You have to crawl before you learn again how to walk. I'm a little frustrated. But I…
