Statesman: Should Wounded Cops Get Full Pay?
Should police officers who are injured in the line of duty receive their full salary until they are either able to return to work or they are deemed permanently disabled? *Yes*No*Depends*No opinion
TUESDAY, FEB. 20, 2007
Wondering: Fat Robins Mean Spring On Its Way
Wondering: Could it be? Dare I hope? Is spring lurking in the wings just waiting to spring? As a harbinger, at least 50 roly poly robins descended into my garden on Sunday. Come out, come out wherever you are spring. We await with open arms.DFO:…
AM Hucks: Blogfest '07 Leaves Some Rundown
Oh, the indignity of it all. A beautiful Saturday. A wonderful event. And a dead car battery. But first things first. Huckleberries Blogfest '07 is in the books, celebrating the third blogiversary of Huckleberries Online. The Spokesman-Review picked up the tab for pizzas and pop.…
MONDAY, FEB. 19, 2007
Wild Card/Monday -- 2/19/07
I received a requests from about a dozen people over the weekend, asking to be added to Huckleberries Online's private e-mail list. I plan to use the list to contact regular bloggers, commenters and blurkers directly if I have something to say that I don't…
Family Phil Provides Parting Shot -- 2/19/07
Randall Johnson, who created the roaring Cougar-head logo that is the official athletic symbol for WSU, has died at 91Best college logo ever...
Otis G Experience: Overregulating Myself
OtisG Experience: This is an interesting topic to come up today. When I was making the blogfest video, I actually edited out the word "damn" from Brent's karaoke performance at the end. I was thinking that might be offensive to some people. But, after I…
Inside Huckleberries -- 2/19/07
*Family Phil has sent along a link to a Hayden blogger that looks promising. I think the blog's titled, "What Ever Happened To ..." But it could be Scented Geraniums. Check it out here....*The Orb checks in from west of the Cascades: "Dave, was reading…
Injury Accident Near Kidd Island Bay ...
Rescue crews are rushing to the scene of a head-on collision reported a few minutes ago. The accident took place on Highway 95, near milepost 420 (Kidd Island Bay). Injuries are reported. Stay tuned.
North Idaho Blogroll Changes
If you check out HBO's Blogrolls to the right, you'll find a number of wholesale changes in the upper four sub-blogrolls. Blogmeister Ryan taught me how to make my own changes, so I don't need to wait for anyone to do them for me. I…
North Dakota Sets Snow Angel Guinness Record?
Thousands of people flap their arms and legs in unison, creating angel imprints, during a world record attempt for the most snow angels, in Bismarck, N.D., Saturday. Organizers said they believe almost nine thousand people took part in the event. The previous world record was…
OrangeTV: Target Offers Penny Candy Alternative
For the rest of OrangeTV's post, click hereI could probably come up with a whole new blog just about trying new kinds of candy. I was depressed for months when the Penny Candy store in downtown CDA sold it's last buttery mint and shut down…
Question: How Long Do You Keep Love One's Cards?
For MamaJD's complete post, click hereMy husband and I were out of town over Valentine's Day. We planned ahead and I received a card from Darling, Love Of My Life (DLOML). We sarcastically refer to each other this way often. It is an homage to…
Lewiston Trib: Batt Was Right About Prison Crowding
For the rest of the story, click hereIdaho should have listened to Phil Batt. When he was governor in the late '90s, Batt appointed himself "a committee of one" to look into prison overcrowding. He talked to professionals at every level of the justice system.…
Question: Are You Working Today?
Schools and banks will be closed today in honor of President’s Day. Many, but not all, government offices will close. Residents throughout the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene area can expect regular garbage pickup. The city of Spokane considers today a parking meter holiday. Here is…
Idaho Statesman: Who Should Regulate Violent TV?
A draft report by the FCC suggests Congress craft a law that would let the agency regulate violent programming on television. Do you think it’s the government or the parents’ responsibility to monitor television violence? *Government*Parents*Both
Councilman MikeK: A Good Time Was Had By All
That was a roomful of very smart, funny, and thoughtful people at Capone's yesterday. I think everyone has been named already, so I won't belabor that but I am very glad to have met so many people I've 'met' and corresponded with over the last…
AM Hucks: Local Pols Hit Senior Center, Then Road
In their own spheres of influence, the elected officials from Coeur d'Alene and Kootenai County are accustomed to respect. They speak. People jump. As hungry visitors to the Lake City Senior Center Friday morning, however, they were the ones hopping. Seems city and county officials…
SUNDAY, FEB. 18, 2007
Wild Card -- HBO Gang, Capones Survive Blogfest '07
Photos: StebbijoI want to thank all of you who made Blogfest '07 special by attending Saturday afternoon. For a guy who works with words, I don't quite know what to say. Capone's lived up to each reputation for dyne-oh!-mite pizza and a great place to…
SATURDAY, FEB. 17, 2007
It's My 2 Cents: 3 Years And Counting
Bossman Steve Smith e-mailed that he might snap some video of me introducing people at HBO Blogfest '07 this afternoon. I responded that I didn't think there was going to be any formal program -- just bloggers, commenters and blurkers getting together for pizza and…
The Bard To Pass on HBO Blogfest '07
I wondered Friday who has been with me here at HBO the longest. Cis came to mind. Ditto for John Austin. Then, it hit me. The Bard of Sherman Avenue, of course. The Bard has been with me here, before the beginning. S/he transferred over…
James Bond: Ban Cell Phoning While Driving
James Bond: I'm beginning to lean towards a ban. I was not at first. However, as a bike rider, I see a lot of people talking on these phones and oblivious to things around them. Today, I was driving behind a woman who appeared to…
FRIDAY, FEB. 16, 2007
3rd Anniversary Wild Card -- 2/16/07
Comments Jane Q. Citizen: "So, any anonymous regulars attending? LOL! Who other than DFO would know if we/they did?" Good question. What are we going to do about anonymous commenters? And am I suppose to call you guys by your right names or your pseudonyms?…
HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 2/16/07
Frum Helen Back/Hauser Thoughts is ready to party Saturday afternoon at the HBO Blogfest '07. She'll be the one wearing the Feminazi T-shirt. She might be able to see you, though, according to a recent post, here.*After years of losing three weeks of summer to…
Three Idaho Soldiers
Fog hangs in the valleythe cloud hangs on the hill;the last sweet note of Tapshangs in the winter chill.The Bard of Sherman Avenue
A Rough Way To Start The Morning
Rescue workers examine the wreckage of an SUV that landed in Snake River Falls in Idaho Falls earlier today. The driver of the vehicle, a 28-year-old women, and her 4-year-old daughter went through a break in the curb, down an embankment, across the frozen river,…
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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