re: arrest of protesters in Riverfront Park by Spokane police on Fourth of JulyToadman: You know, with all the people down there, there's bound to be a home video of this incident out there somewhere...is the SR going to do anything to see if there's…
Item: Do you want to know more about the personal lives of journalists/Editor Steve Smith, News Is A ConversationSam The Reporter: The entire reason why I have a personal blog is so that people in the public know more about me and realize that I'm…
I got up at 6 this morning (which many of you know is an ungodly hour for this night owl) to U-Haul my wife's Shabby Chic goods to that Vintage Barn sale in the Rathdrum area (22277 Ramsey Road, past Garwood School). Rolane Hopper's 10…
Item: Sidewalk repairs fall on residents: Property owners must fix concrete or face a tax lien/Melissa Pamer, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Some of Coeur d'Alene's sidewalks are in such bad shape that city leaders are ordering repairs and invoking a 1909 law that requires adjoining property owners…
Family Phil's caption for this: "I'll help you down, Daddy. Don't be scared."*Nic/Rants, Raves and Random Thoughts had the unhappy duty today of trying to explain to his 2-year-old that the family dog, Chara, died here.*Mari/Dogwalk Musings is concerned that Al Gore is a man…
"I don't want to be here. I'm not into (messing) up my life for a cause" -- protester Zach St. John from the Spokane County Jail re: his arrest for allegedly assaulting an officer during a Fourth of July protest at Riverfront Park.Story here
Al Gore III leaves the Orange County Jail on Wednesday afternoon in Santa Ana, Calif. Anytime a young person gets arrested for a DUI, it's a sad day for him or her and the rest of the person's family. It can be a good wake-up…
... Or Huckleberries Online reasons why interim prez Priscilla Bell prevailed to become NIC's next Top Cardinal:1. Dominant Republicans can't tell whether or not she's a closet Democrat.2. Finalist Leah Bornstein pulled out of the running3. She can schmooze with community movers and shakers4. NIC…
AP PhotoItem: Of Love and Haight-Ashbury: Missoulians who were there reflect on San Francisco's Summer of Love, 40 years later/Jamie Kelly, MissoulianMore Info: San Francisco's Summer of Love, 40 years old now, changed a lot of things. It brought the hippies out of obscurity and…
There was considerable newsroom discussion this morning about the ongoing park arrests story. I have several questions I hope we’re able to answer through aggressive reporting. But – big surprise here – we’re not being allowed to talk to the principals in law enforcement. We…
Item: "Shotgun" and "Uzi" and a tawdry trail of e-mail/Idaho Statesman Opinion Editor Kevin Richert's blogI argue both for the public's right to know and for the public's right to feel weirded out, which may actually tie together. Did this program collapse in 2005, in…
Item: Our View: Metered response: Spokane has valid reasons to boost parking rates/Spokesman-Review Editorial Board (sans DFO)Parking meters have been a sore point in Spokane since the days you could get 12 minutes for a penny, and the arguments for and against reflect 75 years…
Let's see: we have a graffiti problem – what should we do? How about we ban spray paint in the hands of teenagers, that should make it go away. Come to think of it we also have an obesity problem, so let's ban bacon and…
Howard Martinson: Captain Wayne Longo is a fabulous choice for chief. Superb background in both practical police work and academically. I consider Wayne a great community leader and a friend. How many of you know he was the driver for the CdA Pirate Ship Float…
Thomas Paine: Let's face it, the desire to do the right thing is often not the only consideration when one thinks about running for prosecutor. As some have pointed out, it would probably involve a pay cut for many attorneys, a hard choice to make…
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.
