First, I'll pass along a personal milestone before turning over the Wild Card and the afternoon to you. Today marks the 13th anniversary of my first day on The Spokesman-Review Editorial Board. I replaced Marnie Lombard way back when and became part of a small…
Bill Manning sits bundled against the wind as he watches spring breakers walk by, seemingly not bothered by the cooler temperatures at Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines:1. Just because there is frost on top of the mountain doesn't mean there isn't…
JQC: "I know this is all in fun with some tongue in cheek humor but I try to think of all of the people who move here from whichever coast who donate generously to community projects, who get involved to help make a difference, who…
"In early April, 1993, I went to Waco, TX. with my future wife, and two friends, in order to try and fake our way into the media encampment around the Branch Davidian compound. Our intention was to interview the media that had been there since…
... still denying he took steroids to enhance his, ahem, phsyique as he chased Henry Aaron's HR record. Here, Bonds dresses in drag as Paula Abdul as part of a rookie hazing spoof of the hit "American Idol" television show prior to a baseball spring…
"There is a movement by local aviation buffs and marines to build a tribute to Pappy at the cda airport. Greg Boyington was born in cda, raised in st.maries and spent summers in the forestry service while attending UW. It is reported that he spent…
PDXPup: "Holy crackers -- and i thought i had too much time on my hands by putting that thing together. If you guys really want to get serious, I'll get started on the screenplay, and maybe we can get Russell Crowe to grow a mustache…
Bill Manning sits bundled against the wind as he watches spring breakers walk by, seemingly not bothered by the cooler temperatures at Daytona Beach, Fla., Tuesday. You write the cutline.
"Well, I know a special interest bill when I see it. But this is my special interest, so it is OK, of course. I smoked cigars regularly for more than 20 years (shortly after my first job in journalism where the city editor showed me…
Stan Planton, a retired librarian from Chillicothe, Ohio, who helped novelist Dan Brown conduct research for the mega-selling thriller "The Da Vinci Code," said a lawsuit accusing Brown of stealing ideas from other writers is bogus. (AP photo/Eric Albrecht)Question: What do you think about the…
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.