Huckleberries Best of the Northwest — 10/12/05
Of this night time shot at City Beach in Sandpoint, Idaho, photographer Benjamin Anderson sez: "The clouds had cleared, and the air was cool. I got this effect by taking a long exposure, and 'painting with light,' a technique utilizing flashlights. It makes for an eerie image." Sandpoint Online features Benjamin's photography here.
1. Wonderful David Horsey/PI cartoon re: the dilemma that the Harriet Miers nomination poses for Dubya, the R's and the D's here.
2. Idaho and Washington have some of the lowest smoking rates in the country, ranking 3rd and 9th, respectively, according to Rich Roesler/Spokesman-Review, here.
3. It wasn't the big one, but a Missoula teacher and her husband ended their paycheck-to-paycheck existence when they won $1 million from the Montana Lottery in the $1 Power Play here.
4. UI student leaders are proving they're just as bad as some grownup elected officials by pushing to remove Idaho's Open Meeting Law from their Senate bylaws, so they can have a closed meeting for any reason, according to Sam Taylor/UI Argonaut, here.
5. The Oregon Court of Appeals sez the good old boys at the local Eagles Club have to admit good old girls, too, here.
6. IMHO-NW: Rebecca Nappi, Spokesman-Review (Docs, lawyers should stop mud fight), Dan Popkey/Idaho Statesman (A one-person peace march), Missoulian (Leave Death With Dignity alone), Martin Boston/WSU Daily Evergreen (Who needs Columbus?), and John Blanchette/Spokesman-Review (WSU QB Q's won't go away).
*Bicyclist finds dog hanging from bridge near Coeur d'Alene here.
*Mayor Jim West update: mayor's computer data to remain secret here, and: West raising profile in preparation for recall election fight here.
*2 Northwest men named national/international chili champs here.
Orbusmax provides the rest of the Northwest here.
