I'm leaning toward "Eat Pray Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert as our next HBO Book of the Month Club selection. It's a nonfiction about a woman who had it all, suffered through a divorce, then got rid of it all and went for a year-long venture…
The lack of day-care regulations in Idaho sounds like a Libertarian's dream or a working parent's nightmare. Excerpt: Twenty-five years ago, when a day care operator was convicted of molesting two young girls in his care, the city of Coeur d'Alene decided not to wait…
Deana Ruddach/As The Lake ChurnsAs The Lake Churns' good friend Deana thought this squirrel picture would be interesting to those around Priest Lake. They are Northern Flying Squirrels. She calls them the "night squirrels" - "they come for the bird seed and nuts" she says.…
Over the Police Squawker a few minutes ago, SReporter Taryn Hecker heard this SOS from a harried ambulance attendant: Hey, chief, I need at least a coupla more sets of hands here. We're dealing with a 600-pounder. Then, the EMTer figured he could get by…
OrangeTV/Get Out! PhotoThe way I see it, if the waitresses at the Fort Ground are unhappy with their jobs since the big bad billboard appeared on the scene, they have two options. Find a new job or get over it. They're merely staff and like…
I installed a new rain/snow cap on my chimney Sunday afternoon, the umpteenth time I've ascended my roof to either sweep the chimney or service or replace the rain/snow cap. So, what's the big deal? I have a two-story house -- and the chimney pokes…
Here's the one you've been waiting for -- downtown Spokane's version of Huckleberries: The Falls/Shawn VestalMy name is Shawn Vestal, and I’ll be your waiter. We’ll be trying to serve up a diverse and interesting menu of Spokane news and features here every day –…
Hat Tip: IdaBlueU.S. Senate wannabe Larry LaRocco spends a day shearing sheep.From CNN, in an attempt to build up his vote among some Evangelicals, Obama goes too far by saying, ” I am confident that we can create a Kingdom right here on Earth.” The…
Item: Spanish Spoken Here -- and Two-thirds Don't Mind: Fewer Admit Feeling Prejudice Toward Hispanics than Toward Arabs, Overweight People/ABC News "Good Morning America" PollMore Info: Spanish speaking in the United States is widespread and accepted by most Americans. But a third who experience this…
Full editorial hereAs Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets under way in the United States, a new study shows that awareness about breast cancer is plentiful – and often wrong. What's really needed, concludes the National Breast Cancer Coalition, is education. Indeed. As one example of…
Item: Parks panel considers alcohol permit: Riverstone Park the only place policy would apply/Meghann M. Cuniff, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Alcohol could be served with a permit in Riverstone Park under a proposal to be considered tonight by the Coeur d'Alene Parks and Recreation Commission. The proposal…
Originally posted at Eye On BoiseFirst came the news that “wide stance” has made the Urban Dictionary as the latest new slang term, defined by that site as meaning “closeted homosexual.” Now, the New Yorker has used our senior senator’s case as a frame for…
The dirty little secret inside the Republican Party is that we've been propping up at least 2 individuals as elected officials who have, according to extremely well-known rumors, long had some serious side sexual/personal issues in their lives. I'm not a social conservative, but I…
Jane Q. Citizen: Have you seen the Ft. Ground Grill's billboard on NW Blvd? Very Hooters-like and some of the waitresses at the grill have been pretty vocal about their displeasure at how the place is being marketed. The billboard says something like "there's nothing…
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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.
