Noah: Spokane Oafishals Get Booty, Residents Shaft
Political Cartoon: Noah Kroese
TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2007
Welcome to Root Canal Awareness Week
Item: Rooting out our dental fears: Week aims to take stigma out of root canals/Heather Lalley, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: It's become a cliché: "That was worse than a root canal." "I'd rather have a root canal than do that." "That was more fun than a root…
RSPA: Someday Idaho D's Will Vanquish Neanderthals
Rainbow Sparkle Pony Angel: I'm curious as to if there is actually a "tipping point" for Idaho and we can expect to see the homo sapiens (Dems) actually start rolling boulders down on the homo neanderthals (Repubs) and send those bug pickers to the trash…
Alan: Treasure Valley Stretch Worst in Gem State
Alan: I live in Ada County and drive that corridor every day. I don't get to N. Idaho as often as I'd like, and I am unable to compare N. Idaho roads and problems to those down here. But ... I can tell you that…
AM Hucks: Running Away/Around in Circles
That Huckleberry in which three Indian Meadows children ran away from home last week brought back memories for Mike Feiler, former editor of the Coeur d'Alene Press. E-mails Mike: "Years ago, before we moved to North Idaho from down by Twin Falls, our family was…
MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2007
Potato Truck Crashes Hampers I-90 Traffic
A truck carrying potatoes is on its side near milepost 17 on Interstate 90 in Idaho. Scattered potatoes have closed one lane of westbound traffic there. An Idaho Department of Transportation front-loader was approaching the scene to scoop the potatoes out of the roadway at…
Opening Day: Seattle 4 Oakland 0 (Final)
ESPN boxscore here.Seattle Mariners' Richie Sexson is surrounded by teammates as he returns to the dugout following a sixth inning home run against the Oakland Athletics during an opening day baseball game today in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Seattle is closing the roof of Safeco…
Snow Bunny: Winter Wonderland in Post Falls
Snow Bunny: It's a winter wonderland in Post Falls this afternoon. At least an inch on the ground and the snow's still falling. Out on Prairie Avenue it was nearly a white out about 2 p.m.Question: How are things out your way?
APhoto of the Day (w/Top Cutlines) -- 4/2/07
AP Photo/Jim ColeDemocratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York reacts to seeing and old friend during a campaign stop at the National Education Association New Hampshire, in Concord, N.H., Friday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. "What do yuo mean you saw Bill buying…
In The News: Remembering Falkland Islands War
Children wave home-made Argentine flags as a war veteran holds a largest one with a drawing of the Falklands islands in the center which reads "Will be back", after the Memorial remembering the Argentines fallen at the Falklands war in the southern city of Ushuaia,…
In The News: Obama As ... Jesus?
A smiling, life-sized sculpture of Barack Obama with a blue neon halo circling his head is seen earlier today in Chicago. The work by School of the Art Institute of Chicago senior David Cordero, made for his senior show, has the phones ringing at the…
PM Question: How Will Mariners Do This Year?
Item: Mariners believe big things in store: Newfound confidence apparent as Seattle sets out to improve/Jim Street, MLB.comMore Info: A confidence that has been missing from the Mariners clubhouse for a couple of years now shows signs of returning. It's not quite a swagger, something…
Bad Cusstomer Serve Alert: Hastings -- OrangeTV
For the rest of OrangeTV's post re: Hastings cusstomer service, click here.There's only one thing that makes me happier than a bad customer service experience, and that's writing about a bad customer service experience on my blog and exposing the rancid perpetrator to the whole…
Inside Huckleberries -- 4/2/07
*Question (for my Huckleberries Online spies at the county courthouse): Are you having trouble posting comments on my blog? Or do you dare? One regular sez he's now regularly blocked from posting on the blog. I'm trying to figure out if the problem is on…
Question: How Would You Grade 2007 Legislature
How would you grade the 2007 session of the Idaho Legislature? -- Lewiston Tribune *A*B*C*D*F DFO: F for the Legislature and another F for Gov. Butch Otter. They deserve each other.
Another Sign of Spring ...
Kerri Thoreson/fyinorthidaho.com"A sign of spring in North Idaho ... construction projects like the multi-story River View Terrace building on Northwest Blvd., are buzzing with activity" -- writes Kerri Thoreson/Fyinorthidaho.com.
Question: Don't Know Much About Civics Either
For the rest of the Lewiston Tribune editorial by Tom Henderson, click here.Some people don't even know the difference between Congress and their state legislature. And these are among the people charged with making decisions that affect us all in this experiment in self-government called…
Noah Kroese: Parental Consent
Noah KroeseDisclaimer: As a pro-lifer, I despise abortion. Since it's the current law of the land, however, I believe, as many safeguards as possible should be erected to give the unborn baby a second and third chance as the pregnant mother is considering her options.…
TT: Binge Drinking Biggest Teen Concern
re: Idaho Statesman online poll question: What is your biggest concern about teens?As a teen, I'd definently say underage drinking. There are other problems, too - sex, lack of attention to the news, too much noise (ipods everywhere, buds always in the ears, you never…
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2007
Question: Are You A Spokane Shock Fan?
Brian Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewAbove, Spokane Shock fans eye a kickoff heading for Stockon player Kenyatte Morgan Saturday night. The Shock successfully opened the defense of their national Arena Football2 title by defeating Stockton in the Spokane Arena. I caught the last 3 minutes of the game and…
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.
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