Their Dog and the First Day of School
He sits at the windowand he ponders all daywhy that big yellow bustook his buddies away.The Bard of Sherman Avenue
TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 2007
Wanted: Harry Potter VII Questions
I'm going to kick off the HBO Book Club discussion of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling Tuesday morning. I don't want to bother Librarian Bette Ammon who's in the middle of moving her crew, books and other libary materials into the…
HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 9/4/07
JeanC, HBO's Witch With A Gun, offers a YouTube video reminder, plus commentary, of the big storm that blew in Friday.*Road King Ramblings drove 2400 to participate in his first and mebbe last Stugis motorcycle rally and now has penned his long-awaited report of the…
BYU Begins Year By Seeking Missing Boise Student
Donald Meyers/Salt Lake Tribune, AP PhotoDavid Cleverley, foreground, and Lyanna Lee, post flyers on the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, Utah Monday to find information on the disappearance of Cleverley's sister, Camille Cleverley. Students and staff received an e-mail alerting them to the disappearance…
In The News: Another Surprise Visit To Iraq
AP PhotoPresident Bush is embraced by a soldier as he greets troops at Al-Asad Airbase in Anbar province during an unannounced visit to Iraq Monday.
Councilman Ron Edinger To Announce ...
... re-election bid at 11 a.m. Wednesday at City Hall. At this point, Edinger will be challenged by anti-LCDC activist Dan Gookin. Stay tuned ...
Nappi: Stand By Your Friends -- Or Not
It's eerie how quickly a news story can disappear. Larry Craig announced his resignation from the Senate Saturday, amid a sex scandal.My colleague Gary Crooks took an interesting look at the "friend" who didn't stand by in his Saturday column Smart Bombs.One friend and politician…
Brand X Launches Election Coverage w/LCDC Shot
Even if you can accept this reverse Robin Hood philosophically -- and the members of this newspaper's editorial board do not -- consider the widespread, long-term impact of LCDC's operation. Taxing entities within the two districts will be deprived of those property taxes for many…
Sen. Craig Has Become Butt of Late-Night Jokes
"How about that poor Senator Craig from Idaho? ... So he gets arrested in a men's room there at the airport in Minneapolis. And here's the deal now. He's now in Stage One of a political sex scandal: defiance. Stage Two: stepping down to spend…
PhilT: Craig Did Great Things For Idaho, But ...
Larry Craig did many great things for Idaho. He will be missed. His work defending our Gun Rights, and replacing our Timber funding for schools deserves mention. Idaho lost a lot of power and standing in DC last week. That is what really upsets me,…
You Think ... Risch Will Replace Craig
New poll coming in a few minutesIn the Huckleberries Online poll, which asked you to guess the identity of the individual who will replace Larry Craig as the U.S. senator from Idaho, you said:Jim Risch 57Butch Otter 44Other 16Dirk Kempthorne 12Mike Simpson 9Bill Sali 6BTW,…
Online Poll: How Often Do You Buy Lotto Tickets?
Four winning tickets were sold for the estimated $330 million Mega Millions jackpot. How often do you purchase lotto tickets? -- Idaho Statesman *Once a week*Twice a week*Once a month*When jackpot is big*Never DFO: Never
SR Today: Cost of Speeding
*In Kootenai County and Coeur d'Alene, a ticket for going 1 to 15 mph over the speed limit in a school zone is $75. The fine for going 16 mph or more over the limit is $140.*In Spokane, the minimum fine is $189. The ticket…
Kelly: Kids Show Love By Shedding Hair
Brian Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewLa Tourrette’s hair stylist Catrina Corbeill shows Mackenzie Richards, 11, of Hayden (daughter of occasional HBO poster, Kelly Richards) a lock of her hair Friday in Coeur d’Alene, during a cut to donate her hair to Locks of Love. Richards grew her hair out…
McGreevey: A Prayer For Larry Craig
My gut wrenched when I read of Sen. Larry Craig's bathroom arrest. I remembered my own late-night encounter with the law at a Garden State Parkway rest stop following a political dinner in north Jersey. I pulled into the rest stop, parked my car, flashed…
Stantis: Public Restroom Jitters
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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.