Holly: I met Walt Minnick today and will meet him again tomorrow. Nice guy, but his campaign materials sure are misleading. Lots of guns and fishing and the words "right" and "business" and "conservative." Nothing saying he's a Democrat. Is he embarrassed or something?Question: ThomG,…
John Leyba/Denver Post, APDressed like waitresses at a Hooter's restaurant, rookie members of the San Diego Padres head back to the clubhouse after posing for a photograph in Coors Field as part of rookie hazing after the Padres' 1-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies in…
Andy Carpenean/Laramie Boomerang, APBlake Coble rests his head on a football while reading a book Wednesday at Undine Park in Laramie, Wyo. with his Golden Retriever Dixie by his side. *Suspects in Dobson Pass murders in court Thursday/Shoshone News-Press*Interior officials gloss over sex-for-oil in Boise…
Wag morebark less... seen by Kevin Taylor of red Highlander crossing Monroe Street Bridge/Spokane
I am a Greek. I don’t go to class and I never study. I spend my days at The Coug or Valhalla devising elaborate schemes to swipe history and biology tests for my house’s files. I spend nights partying and afternoons at sororities. I have…
Chris Carlson/AP PhotoDemocratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. waits to speak during a rally earlier today in Elko, Nev. Story here.*Obama back up by 2/Gallup*Group posts e-mail hacked from Palin e-mail account/Wired*Ex-National Review publisher endorses Obama/Daily Kos*Prominent Clinton backer/DNC member to endorse McCain/CNN Political…
And what “clear sign” did the researchers at one of England’s most prestigious universities learn about Idahoans? Mostly, that we are less social than Americans living in other states. What poppycock and balderdash! Anyone who has taken the time to actually visit the Gem State…
Item: Government bails out AIG w/$85B loan/Fox News.comMore Info: The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it would provide up to $85 billion in an emergency, two-year loan to rescue AIG, which teetered on the edge of failure because of stresses caused by the collapse of the…
Elaine Thompson/APScott Woodward addresses a news conference announcing Woodward's hiring as athletic director at Washington Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, at the school in Seattle. The hiring of Woodward, who has held the interim position since Todd Turner resigned in December 2007, ends a nine-month search…
Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho"In a few short weeks the patio furniture will be put away, the sandals and beach towels will go to the back of the closet and the colors of autumn will be on display -- my second favorite season in North Idaho/Kerri…
Courtesy: Kootenai County Sheriff's DepartmentKootenai County authorities are looking for the owners of an 8-foot boa constrictor that was found curled up on a lawn in the 13600 block of Bodine Avenue, north of Post Falls, last evening. The snake was taken by a veterinarian…
My experience ... is that liberals tend to eat, drink and sleep their brand of politics, EVERY DAY. So when a hero like Hillary Clinton or Teddy Kennedy fails to gain their party's nomination for President, many are lost and are forced to go home…
I hate it when people say ("...the lesser of two evils"). It is code for "I don't know anything about either of the candidates, so I'll just say "the lesser of two evils" and it'll sound like I'm smarter than everyone else." Except it doesn't…
When I read the obituary over the weekend for 81-year-old Darrel "Robby" Robinson the memories came flooding back. In 1968 my first real job was behind the counter at Robby's Drive-In, on Sherman Avenue between 6th and 7th. It was a cool place to work…
Eric Gay/APThis fish was among those caught in a fence by flood waters brought by Hurricane Ike in West Orange, Texas, Tuesday.
Originally posted 7:54 p.m. TuesdaySarah Palin has picked out an All-American set of names for her children. There's Track, Trig, Bristol, Willow, and Piper. Ever wonder, What would your name would be if Sarah Palin was your mother? Well now you can find out! Click…
Item: Authorities targeting speeders in school zones/Jody Lawrence-Turner, SRJody Lawrence-TurnerMore Info: More than 300 drivers have been ticketed for speeding in school zones in the Inland Northwest since Sept. 2, authorities say. Coeur d’Alene Police wrote 62 citations in the first two weeks, said spokeswoman…
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.
