I achieved a coupla milestones recently that I haven't mentioned to you. In mid-June, I observed my 36th anniversary as a newspaper pro. On June 30, I passed the 29th anniversary of moving to the Northwest and launching five years of hard labor for Duane…
You may be more "with it" than you think, if you know the definition to words, like "google," "mouse potato," "drama queen," and "sandwich generation." Any Seinfeld fan can tell you what a "himbo" is -- a male bimbo. Anyway, the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary has…
A bear cub munches on a barbecue-chicken-and-jalapeno pizza in a 1964 Buick Skylark near Lake Tahoe, Nev., Sunday. Later, it washed down the pizza with a swig of a Jack Daniel's mixer, an Absolut vodka and tonic, and a beer taken from a cooler, the…
James Bond: I see Risch signed an executive order requiring lobbyists to report expenses while lobbying governor's staffers. Wow. Imagine all the bar tabs we'll be seeing soon. Either that, or the downtown Boise bars will lose a lot of business. Lobbyists routinely drop 100s…
Seattle Mariners' Eddie Guardado, center, laughs with teammates Rene Rivera, left, of Puerto Rico, and Kenji Johjima, of Japan, during baseball spring training for pitchers and catchers earlier this year. Today, he was traded to Cincinnati for a minor league player here/Elaine Thompson, AP Photo.…
CDADave provides another clever Photoshop re: the life and times of 21st Century Lake City and another dose of Thin Air here.
N.Y. top court rules against same-sex marriage: Any change would have to come from state Legislature/Associated Press; and: Georgia top court reinstates same-sex marriage ban: Unanimous decision reverses judge's ruling/Associated Press Bryan Fischer, Executive Director of the Idaho Values Alliance: “These rulings ought to encourage…
re: Fourth of July error in editorial and subhead that gave the country's age as 130 rather than 230. The editorial was reprinted today with the correct information here. Doug sent the following note to the Editorial Board this morning, with permission to share it.It…
Thom George: Mike's been in Coeur d'Alene for what 14, 15 years? Newcomer! North Idaho is the only place in the world that if you didn't get here on Captian Mullan's original road you are and will forever be a newcomer.DFO: So true. So true.…
Issue: Limbaugh: I won't be 'framed' by U.S.: Cancels international travel, slams Customs for 'unreal' Viagra treatment/WorldNetDailyQuestion: Do you think the government is trying to frame Rush Limbaugh? 1. No, he's a known drug offender and should expect special scrutiny 2. No, he's an ordinary…
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.
