Parting Shot -- 8/6/07
Bayview Herb/BayviewsRecently spotted Bactrian Camel in Athol Area. You'll have to read Bayview Herb's column in the Spokesman Review Aug. 9 for the story ...
MONDAY, AUG. 6, 2007
Bayview Herb Takes Issue w/Spencer's LHD Letter
Item: Lakes Highway District election is important/Larry Spencer, Spencer's TakeI don't normally write about these kinds of elections, but there is some very misleading information going around, in an attempt to vote out two of the three incumbents. I live in Bayview, where Summer and…
BrodH2O: Getting Over Fear of People
It would take intense psychiatric evaluation to figure the cause of my next phobia - people. And I don't mean people of authority, strangers... I mean EVERYONE. It started when I was in elementary school, and would probably just be considered "shy". But it got…
APhoto of the Day -- 8/6/07
Frank Hormann/AP PhotoMarlen Uphaus shows an edible snail at a new built snail farm in Gut Scharpitz at the island of Ruegen, northern Germany, today. The snail farm will produce 25,000 snails per year for local restaurants. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. For the nature-loving…
Smith: How Do You Preserve Newspaper Journalism?
In light of my posting late last week on the economic challenges facing the SR, I'd like to continue the conversation by soliciting 10 great ideas to preserve the best of newspaper journalism, ideas I can share with a national audience. Notice, I did not…
SReader: Artfest No Place for Pit Bull on Choke Chain
Something happened on Sunday at the Art on the Green event in Coeur d'Alene that really upset me (and many around me) as my wife and I strolled through the tents. It was a beautiful day and the walkway was very crowded. People often had…
Noon Q: How Was '07 Summer Theatre Season?
Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewChris Thompson and Jennifer Dudley portray Petruchio and Kate in the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre production of " Kiss Me Kate," which opened Saturday at North Idaho College's Schuler Auditorium.Question: In terms of letter grades, how would you rate this season's overall performances ("Thoroughly…
OnLocationNI: Artfest Crowds Buzzed re: Sand Castle
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North IdahoSand castle engineer/artist Scott Dodson of Post Falls started with 16 tons of sand on Wednesday as he began to create a 14th century gothic castle. The sand is sprayed with an Elmer's glue and water mixture to help it retain moisture…
Huckleberries Best of Idaho -- 8/6/07
David J. Phillip/AP Photo Space shuttle Endeavour Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, left, smiles as he sits with fellow Mission Specialist Benjamin Drew Jr., right, during an STS-118 crew news conference Wednesday in July in Houston. Endeavor is scheduled to liftoff next month on an 11-day…
Digger: Skinheads @ Silverwood Ruined Day
Originally posted at 1:39 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 5We went to Silverwood on Wednesday and had lots of fun. That was, until we spotted a group of Skinhead Nazis in the wave pool on the water side of the park. One had a Swastkia tattooed on…
Parent: My Son Suffered Van Troxel Treatment from Cops
Originally printed at 1:19 a.m. SaturdayI wish I could have caught your blog on the arrest of Van Troxel for DUI. The exact same thing happened to my 20 yr old son about 3 or 4 months ago. When I was reading the article I…
Online Poll: Ever Been to Graceland?
Managers of Elvis Presley’s home, Graceland, are planning a $250 million overhaul – with a new visitors center, a convention hotel and high-tech museum displays. Have you ever been to Graceland? -- Idaho Statesman. *Yes, once*Yes, many times*No, but I want to*No, not interested*OtherDFO: Other…
Spencer v. Sweet Herb: Lakes Highway Elections
re: Our Mr. Spencer circulated a letter to Lakes Highway District voters over the weekend, in which he endorsed Monty Montgomery and Marv Lekstrum over the current challengers. The beginning of the letter is below.Did you know that the starting wage of a rroad crew…
Stantis: Keeping Our Fingers Crossed
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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.