It didn't slip past me today that two HBOers played key roles in two important community events this week. Dan of the County refereed that bitter community fight in Huetter. And Councilman MikeK was one of three votes on the city Public Works Committee against…
Northern Illinois and Western Michigan players and coaches join arms during a moment of silence before the start of their basketball game in DeKalb, Ill., tonight. Five students at Northern Illinois were killed on Feb. 14 when a gunman opened fire in a classroom. (AP…
I was talking with a friend this morning and was asked if I had seen a post on a local blog regarding the ongoing controversy about how our local URD does its business. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read it.…
A model wears a creation by Dutch fashion designers Viktor and Rolf for their Fall-Winter 2008-2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Top Cutlines1. The fake wedding ring just wasn't cutting it when it came to warding off the…
We drove by, heading north, shortly after the accident and had to stop for the emergency equipment. We saw the bodies of those 5 children being pulled from the wreckage and laid out under the yellow tarps. We saw the devastating effect it had on…
*Four HBOers have been selected to participate in a blog panel for this spring's Leadership Coeur d'Alene Media Day: Councilman MikeK, Dan of the County, Dogwalk Musings (my suggestion) and myself.*Nic Casey/Rants, Raves & Random Thoughts e-mails: "Larry Norman passed away early Sunday morning in…
I was recently asked to be a bridesmaid in a friend’s wedding. My first reaction? Dear God, time to get these thighs and abs in gear. My second? Why the heck is my first reaction that I need to lose weight? I had my measurements…
Gov. Butch Otter has sent out a statement speaking out strongly in support of the annual “Governor’s Cup” golf tournament, a fundraiser for scholarships at which “there are opportunities for business people and government people to talk.” He wrote, “Yes, there is golf, trap shooting,…
Craig spoke with presidential candidate Barack Obama just days after his rally in Boise. "Well, a couple of days after he was in Boise, he was back on the floor of the Senate. And he said 'wow, I couldn't believe that turnout in Boise!' Now…
Laurie Dobson, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to reporters outside the Kennebunkport Town Hall after she delivered a "writ of indictment" to have President Bush arrested if he steps foot in Kennebunkport, Maine, today. Dobson, an anti-war activist who lives in Kennebunkport, took…
A Priest River couple has pleaded guilty to laundering $1.1 million from an international drug ring that spanned three decades and involved the trafficking of 200,000 pounds of marijuana/Taryn Hecker, Spokesman-Review. More here
Tom Davenport/SR Photo“I don’t think I’ll ever stop smiling,” said Coeur d'Alene's Sadie Simon after the Vikings beat Vallivue for the 5A state basketball championship in Nampa, Idaho Saturday. Handle Extra featured a full page of photos and Greg Lee's story Saturday*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Huetter…
It's a good question whether an editorial page should waste ink on the man who is determined to be known as the Harold Stassen of the 21st century, but more than Ralph Nader's persistence in futility prompts this rebuke. The former consumer champion has grown…
Oh, the amber waves of pain. Pullman is supposed to be this sleepy town nestled in the bosom of the nation's breadbasket. But brawls, insults, disorderly conduct, broken jaws and assaults are shockingly on the rise near the campus of Washington State University. If only…
MamaJD: Hey, DFO - could you give us an update on Dick Haugen's plans for streaming live? When will he start broadcasting? How will we find him? Has he downloaded Gookin's HTML for Dummies and memorized it for any blogging efforts he may incorporate? You…
I like Nader for all he has done regarding consumer protection, public safety, exposing corporate greed and government corruption, etc. HOWEVER, his second "run for President" convinces me that Nader is a closet republican, commie, pinko, big business lovin, military complex supportin, conservative, right-wing, hatchet…
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.
