Following is a response that Opinion Editor Kevin Richert/Statesman got from the campaign of Rep. Joe Palmer, R-Meridian (pictured), who had been invited to an Editorial Board interview: "Joe is extremely busy running several companies and doesn't have time to meet with media. He apologizes…
A demonstrator smokes a marijuana joint on Parliament Hill in Ottawa today. Thousands of people gather annually on April 20 (4-20) on Parliament Hill to call for the decriminalization of marijuana. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Pawel Dwulit)Question: Have you ever smoked pot?
Today is the 11th anniversary of the Columbine High/Colorado slaughter. Since then, of course, there have been worse slaughters. And the specter of mad men and boys -- the killers are almost always male, aren't they? -- haunts us today. You can use this Wild…
We have gone to town about 3 times in the past 3 days … and I got to ask, did someone let the tourist loose … if not where did all these people come from? Now only that, but I think all the Sunday drivers…
A sign reading "LEVITICUS 20:13, TO BE GAY = DEATH" is shown on the outside of a homeowner's fence in Casper, Wyo., Monday. Casper officials say the anti-gay sign painted on Chris Trumbull's fence near a high school will be allowed to remain because there's…
A 120-pound Vermont black bear is seen with its head stuck in a milk can in Reading, Vt. It took a state biologist, firefighters and police about 45 minutes to free the bear's head from the can after the animal was found late Sunday morning…
4:19 p.m. Caller reports seeing a male driver of a white pickup scratch his head w/a gun before entering F&G lot on Kathleen.4:06 p.m. Landlord of Nicklaus/CdA reports chasing off ex-tenant w/a baseball bat.4:03 p.m. Caller reports chasing off 7YO who was fishing on his…
At one point an older guy posted up at the end of the table with two of his friends. He started playing stacks of $500 chips. I was rolling at the time and I kept hitting numbers for him. I don’t know how much I…
The Morton Salt distribution facility is seen in Chicago today. Too much salt is hidden in Americans' food, and regulators plan to work with manufacturers to cut back, but the government isn't ready to go along with a major new recommendation that it order a…
At the popular Wonkette blog, 1st Congressional District candidate Harley D. Brown is getting some of his 15 minutes of fame. In a "Meet your candidates" section, the DC gossip blog shows a mug shot of 76YO Brown, along with one of his mottos: "Nuke…
In this photograph taken by AP Images for US Mint, Miles Brantley, 10, of Hot Springs, Ark., holds one of the America the Beautiful quarters honoring Hot Springs National Park, after a Ceremony in Hot Springs, launching the first coin in the America the Beautiful…
I don't mind getting called for jury duty. But I do mind serving on a jury, at least at this point in my life, when I'm so busy. That's why I was delighted over the weekend when I checked in with the recording to Bailiff…
When things happen to us we aren’t shocked, and we don’t live each day expecting a perfect outcome. It isn’t a surprise that car accidents happen, so we are ready in case it happens to us. Tires go flat, so we are prepared to fix…
(Steve) Vick told Eye on Boise he was recruited to run against Jorgenson by the two state representatives from Jorgenson’s District 3: Reps. Jim Clark, R-Hayden Lake, and Phil Hart, R-Athol. “They just felt like their district there would be better represented by somebody else…
Pam Martin with Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network examines a dead gray whale that washed ashore in the Arroyo Beach neighborhood in West Seattle April 15. It's reportedly the fifth dead gray whale found this month _ four in Puget Sound waters and…
In Idaho, according to AARP.org, 56 percent of the population is 50 or older. Of that group, 37% identify themselves as Independents, 29% as Republicans, and 17% as Democrats. In other findings, 60% of the 50-and-older crowd said they always vote, 23% that they vote…
Noon: A half-acre grass fire is reported @ 11700 Nunn Road/Athol.11:58 a.m. Officers are checking on a suspicious male loitering in front of Borders and Bath & Beyond/Coeur d'Alene.11:50 a.m. A 14YO foster child named David is angry and kicking a fire extinguisher outside after…
Foster grew up in a hard-scrabble household in Tullahoma, Tenn. He was a sports editor for a weekly newspaper and then went on to Middle Tennessee State University in 1982. At another newspaper, I hired Foster as a reporter. He was a bulldog. When he…
Women dressed as clowns hold signs offering free hugs at the opening of the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Tiquipaya on the outskirts of Cochabamba, Bolivia, earlier today. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri)You can use the political wild card…
Monday's Poll: 83 of 121 (69%) of the respondents said that the regional media shouldn't cover Playboy magazine's appearance on the Washington State campus to recruit females for its "Girls of the PAC-10" photo spread. 31 of 121 (26%) said local media should report the…
Boise State football coach Chris Petersen will receive a five-year contract worth more than $8 million if the State Board of Education approves the deal Thursday. Boise State announced the new contract Jan. 1 at the Fiesta Bowl, but didn't release details. The specifics were…
Some golfers spend a lifetime – or in many cases, longer – in pursuit of that ultimate stroke that results in a hole-in-one. Virginia Lemmer, as it turned out, spent only a little over 45 years on such a noble quest – which might not…
At Idaho Facts, blogger Boise Diva points out: "This is National Volunteer Week, and according to NationalService.gov, Idahoans volunteer almost 54 hours per person, per year. That ranks the state third nationwide in terms of most time served. Almost 375,000 of us volunteer each year."…
The average GPA for all University of Idaho student-athletes is a 3.1!/Idaho Vandals, via TwitterQuestion: Are you smarter than the average University of Idaho athlete? What was your gpa in high school/college?
The death penalty trial of Joseph Edward Duncan III already has cost Riverside County more than $167,000, and legal experts say the murder trial could total several million dollars by the time it's completed. Since January 2009, the Riverside County district attorney's office has been…
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.
