Early in his political career Lyndon Johnson is famously said to have wanted to make an outrageous charge – allegedly involving sex and an animal – against a political opponent. His staff pushed back arguing that the allegation was untrue, but Johnson was unmoved. Of…
Originally posted at 8:26 p.m. Monday Press story: Coeur d'Alene School Board ends IB program/Maureen Dolan A controversial advanced learning program for high school students will be pulled from the Coeur d’Alene School District. The school board voted 4-0 Monday night to end the district’s…
Spokane’s Catholic bishop is urging members of his diocese to vote against the same-sex marriage law that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. In a letter to parishioners available at weekend services, the Rev. Blase Cupich, pictured, contends that if Referendum 74 passes, it…
China's Liu Xiang rests on a hurdle after falling in a men's 110-meter hurdles heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, today. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) Question: Do you suppose that Chinese athletes who fail become unvoluntary organ donors?
Harry Reid's campaign to corner Mitt Romney, forcing the Republican presidential candidate to disclose his tax returns or keep on trying to explain why he won't, will carry on another day. The Senate majority leader told reporters in his home state of Nevada Monday that…
Summer of 2012 is vanishing faster than a diploma-mill graduate who wants to be Spokane police chief. I don’t want to depress anyone, but the TV weather dolts will soon be yelling “White Stuff!” and warning us to not go outside without a coat. The…
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.
