Doggone it, I didn't get around to adding Thom George's new blog to the North Idaho links, nor one for Stebbijo, whose celebrating the pending marriage of her lovely daughter. Also, I ran out of time to do Huckleberries Best of the Local Blogs this…
Full post hereWarning* The following post uses the words “cervix”, “naked”, and “origami.” Proceed at your own risk.Considering that I already told you all about my disastrous pregnant home bikini waxing experience, my first parental sex talk, and the horrors of bathing suit shopping, it…
Jae C. Hong, PoolMarcia Clark, who was the chief prosecutor in O.J. Simpson's murder trial, sits in a Clark County Justice courtroom during Simpson's arraignment in Las Vegas this morning. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. Exhibit A in this malpractice case, Your Honor: No responsible…
Full news release hereThe Japanese American Citizens League recognized Idaho Senator Larry Craig's work to conserve the Minidoka National Historic Site. Craig stated, "During times of war, countries often make mistakes with the best of intentions. The treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II…
I gotta admit that I watched the two-hour season premiere of "Beauty and the Geek" last night. Actually, I watched about 90 minutes of it b/c I took my evening stroll while the producers were airing an hour segment re: how they choose the contestants.…
On Sunday, colleague John Blanchette made a good argument why the college football series between the University of Idaho and Washington State University should continue here. On Saturday, the Vandals made a better argument by playing fiercely against their PAC-10 rival before turnovers and penalties…
Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewSkyway Elementary 3rd grader Braden Farrar worked his was through the second day of ISAT testing at the school in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. The state board cut the testing requirement for second graders and ditched the winter round of testing for grades 3-9…
... I've completed my Q&A interview with Ruth Pratt, the delightful Library Foundation executive director. You can read the uneditted version in its entirety at the start of today's thread, in posts made at 8:06 and 8:07. Or by clicking here and here. I'll edit…
Item: Arson suspect agrees to plea deal: No statutory rape charges filed even though man admitted sexual affair with 16-year-old girlfriend/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: The 20-year-old man who admitted torching the Lake City Junior Academy might not spend a day in prison, but…
Full editorial hereIf Rep. Bill Sali, R-Idaho, remains hazy about what constitutes a "hate crime," he should check out a Lewiston police report from Sept. 12. A 13-year-old Indian girl received a bloody beating for questioning a group of people who were allegedly standing in…
Scanner Traffic: A few minutes ago, I dispatcher who was stifling back a laugh announced that the 911 center had received a desperate call from a 6-year-old who punctuated his distress with the words: "Help me!" Before the gendarmes rolled, however, his mother got on…
Wondering: Red Dave, I'd rather have you where we neos can watch you. I admit you are not truly red, just sort of pinkish like a tomato riping on the vine. (I thought to add like a ripe tomato before it gets rotten, but you,…
First, you need to know that last month marked the 40th anniversary of the "Night of the Grizzlies." The now-deceased Jack Olsen wrote a book by that name about the night in which two 19-year-old women were killed by two grizzlies in two locations at…
DFO: You're probably one of the few high-profile people that I don't know at all. Can you tell me when you got to Coeur d'Alene and why you came here?Ruth Pratt: I arrived here on July 4, 2002. We built a house here in absentee.…
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.
