Huckleberries Gone Wi-Fi ...
... I'm heading to the new library for the next 90 minutes or so. I'll take my laptop to check in here. Mebbe post about it, too.
MONDAY, SEPT. 10, 2007
Local Pols/HBOers @ Library Opening -- Family Phil
Councilman Mike K (left), an HBO regular, & Ironwood developer Steve MeyerPost Falls council wannabe Kerri Thoreson, an HBO favorite with her OnLocation North Idaho blogFamily Phil PhotosCoeur d'Alene council wannabe Dan Gookin (right), a former HBOer known as DanG.
Conspiracy Theorists: Pay Attention To Us
re: letter from Chris Bishof/BrooklynOn September 11 -- tomorrow -- a rally of 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists will occur at Independence Park in Coeur d'Alene, ID. The gathering site is on the shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene near the Hagadone resort area. The Spokesman-Review should cover…
UFO? Anyone Know What That Red Helicopter ...
... was doing as it hovered above the ribbon-cutting ceremonies at the new Coeur d'Alene Library Sunday afternoon. Earwitnesses say they couldn't hear the celebratory speeches b/c the helicopter drowned everything out. One earwitness said she was going to "flipped off" the helicopter but worried…
It's My 2 Cents: 2nd Thoughts On Library Location
I was one of the original critics re: locating the new Coeur d'Alene Library at the southeast corner of McEuen Field. I figured then, as some of you still do, that the library should be located more toward the center of town -- and that…
HBO Poll: Worst Newspaper In U.S.?
Item: When Harry gave us hell: In two separate visits here, President Truman called The S-R one of the two worst papers in the country/Jim Kershner, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: "I told Truman it was the second-worst paper in the U.S., politically, after the Chicago Tribune," (U.S.…
Noah: God's Country?
Noah Kroese/Special for Huckleberries Online
SR: Good To See "Squaw" Go Way Of Dodo
Imagine tooling around the Inland Northwest and being confronted with place names like Pickaninny Prairie, Chink Channel and Beaner Basin. Oh, and over there, it's Mick Mesa and Greaser Gulch. Cringe. Well, that's how it can feel when a Native American happens upon Squaw Bay…
MamaJD: Thumbs Down On Teletubby Spears
Mark J. Terrill/AP PhotoBritney Spears performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Palms Hotel and Casino on Sunday in Las Vegas.Disclaimer #1: I am not a Britney fan. Disclaimer #2: Britney's performance was her usual awful, glorious, trainwreck self. I watched MTV's Video…
RSPA: Are You Kicking Us To The Curb, DFO?
re: start-up of new Spokane-centric, HBO-type blog in a few weeksI'm kinda torn over the new Spokane blog DFO's trying to kick us to the curb with. On the one hand, it's always nice to have local issues and homiez to cyber kick it with…
SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2007
New HBO Poll: Best Downtown CDA Cocktail
I just posted a new poll in the left rail, from OrangeTV's new GET OUT! North Idaho blog here. If you want to argue your choice, you can use this post to do so.
DFO Watches CHS Fall To Mountain View
I saw my first high school football game of the year last night at Evans Field, with Mountain View beating Coeur d'Alene 21-9. Mountain View was bigger and stronger, with a QB that didn't appear able to throw downfield until he needed to do so.…
Question: Have Blogs Increased Your Political IQ?
Now that would be a good topic for a survey question. How many people think that just by having blogs (HBO and others) for people to participate in that somehow regular folks may actually be paying more attention to local politics and better yet, starting…
Because You Asked ...
... Sgt. Christie Wood answers Sparky's question in TGIF's comments section re: happened that caused Ramsey School to be shut down Friday.At approximtely 1230pm a passerby in the area of Atlantic and Kathleen Ave oberved two male juveniles shooting what they believed to be a…
FRIDAY, SEPT. 7, 2007
Parting Shot -- 9/7/07
Deirdre Eitel/AP Photo, Bozeman Daily ChronicleBen Coleman, right, looks on Wednesday as his wife, Ariane, comforts their newborn, Chloe Sage, in the passenger seat of their truck. Chloe was born on the same seat on Sept. 1, near mile marker 59 in Gallatin Canyon, near…
Post Falls Council (Final Ballot Roundup)
Seat 1 (now held by Dick Harris): Kerri Thoreson, Kristy Johnson and Jack EvansSeat 3: incumbent Scott GrantSeat 4 (new one, for four-year term): Skip Hissong and Angela AlexanderSeat 6 (new one, for two-year term): Anthony Skarisky, Keith Hutcheson and Linda Wilhelm
APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 9/7/07
Gerry Broome/AP PhotoMike Nifong, the former Durham County District Attorney is led by his wife Cy Gurney as he reports to the Durham County Detention Center in Durham, N.C. this morning. Nifong was sentenced to one day in jail after being charged with contempt of…
Eye On Boise: Youngest Senator Added To Craig List
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has added a name to his short list of candidates to replace Sen. Larry Craig – state Sen. John McGee, R-Caldwell, the state Senate’s youngest member. McGee, 34, is a second-term state senator and chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. Otter…
Surprise Wannabe Files For Hassell Seat ...
... Jerry Weaver, a substitute teacher in Coeur d'Alene School District and subject of a Meghann M. Cuniff story last December about grandparents raising their kids' children.BTW, another surprise candidate will file if he can get one more signature on his petition by 5 p.m.
News Release: Lauper Promoted to Deputy Chief
Glenn Lauper, who started his career with the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department as a volunteer in 1979 before moving to full-time in 1982, has been promoted to deputy fire chief, effective Oct. 2. From 1982 until 1990, he worked as a firefighter before being hired…
Anita, Wayne Make 5 For Dixie's Spot ...
Two more wannabes have filed this afternoon for the open seat now held by Coeur d'Alene Councilwoman Dixie Reid -- ex-county clerk candidate Anita Banta and ex-city employee Wayne Frisbie Sr. Still 2 1/2/ hours until the filing deadline. Stay tuned.
Columnist: Craig Should Switch Parts, Move To Mass.
Now Sen. Larry Craig is refusing to resign just because he pleaded guilty in a mens room gay-sex undercover sting. Who does this Idaho Republican think he is, a Massachusetts Democrat? Actually, there is a way for Sen. Wide Stance to salvage his squalid career.…
New West: Craig's Restroom Wasn't Closest To Gate
Courtesy: New West BoiseOne of the things we really do is encourage people to walk around the airport,” an MSP Airport spokeswoman told me after confirming the location of their now famous airport sex club/restroom. So Craig could potentially argue that he did nothing out…
Can You Say Neachen Bay, Baybee?
Item: Effort to rename Squaw Bay, other Idaho/Montana places with less offensive names gains steam/John Craig, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: At least three of the requests will go before the U.S. Board on Geographic Names next Thursday in Washington, D.C. Others, including Neachen Bay (Squaw Bay), may…
Craig's Adopted Daughter Arrested In Boise ...
... News goes from bad to worse for the embattled U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Iowa. The Smoking Gun has a copy of Shae Howell's arrest warrant on a contempt of court charge (from an original offense of unlawful entry and malicious injury to property here.…
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