Item: Sarah Palin defends experience, takes hard line approach on national security: Republican VP candidate speaks w/Charles Gibson/Russell Goldman, More Info: On the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, Gov. Sarah Palin took a hard-line approach on national security and said that…
Chris Hondros/APA mourner holds a picture of a victim of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks before the start of a memorial ceremony today in New York. Throngs of family members of victims and others gathered in lower Manhattan for the annual ceremony. For Andrew Zahler's…
Idaho residents might be happy, but according to a new report -we're apparently not very social. The study, conducted by the University of Cambridge, found that people living in the Gem State are less sociable compared to other states. More than 600,000 people from across…
5:39 p.m. 19-month-old toddler locked in a green Ford Explorer at the Jiffy Mart on West Appleway.4:40 p.m.R/P reports men are taking parts from a car parked for some time at Scenic Bay Resort -- and wonders if the car is stolen.4:25 p.m. Male refuses…
Stephan Savoia/AP PhotoRepublican presidential candidate, Sen., John McCain, R-Ariz., right, his wife Cindy McCain, second from right, Democratic presidential candidate Sen., Barack Obama, D-Ill., second from left, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg walk up a ramp after a Ground Zero 9/11 memorial observance…
Independent U.S. Senate candidate Rex Rammell shows sharp momentum with a recent poll that shows he has 10 percent of Idaho’s votes. The poll, conducted from the end of August to Sept. 2, asked 550 likely voters who they would vote for in the Idaho…
Photo: Whatever Happened To ...At "Whatever Happened To ..." Mrs. Mac Energetic calls this photo, "Lunch Time Snooze," adding: "What a relaxing way to spend lunch time, eh? I think I could get used to 'staycations' everyday!"Blog Closure: Casa Cox (www.gimmemexico.com) is being temporarily shut…
Item: Idaho to lay off sick workers sooner/Betsy Russell, SR Eye On BoiseMore Info: Idaho state employees who become seriously ill and go on disability now will be laid off after 12 weeks, rather than the previous six months, the Otter Administration has decided. The…
But today, Sept. 11, 2008, we have gotten sloppy and disrespectful. We have forgotten that feeling in our complacency, a complacency due in no small part to those brave warriors who defend our shores and our homes. Still, that does not excuse bad behavior during…
Last night I had the sudden need to read Austen. Yes, Jane Austen. I swore off Ms. Austen after reading Pride & Prejudice for the second time. I came away just as annoyed and disappointed as I had the first time. Elizabeth Bennet was never…
First, you should know that Snopes.com is an online service that debunks rumors and urban legends. Secondly, you should know that Berry Picker TUBOB has a rapier wit and majors in satire on his blog, The Unbearable Bobness of Being. What do Snopes and TUBOB…
Kathy Plonka/SRHarry Bright stands near the monument near Stateline on the Centennial Trail, where 150 years earlier Army Col. George Wright ordered the slaughter of 800 Indian horses. SR story by Amy Cannata here. *Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR*Athol area residents oppose mining operation/Taryn Hecker, SR…
How many football games will the Cougars and Vandals win combined this season?/Lewiston Tribune*15-20*10-14*6-10*0-5
You see, kids, back in the olden days before you could send "booty" pictures back and forth via cell phones, we oldsters actually had to put pen to paper to find out if "he likes her," or "likes her, likes her." And get this: Instead…
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.
