The ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture before its official unveiling at the Olympic Park, London, Friday May 11, 2012. LONDON — Critics say it looks like a roller coaster gone badly awry. Fans say it’s a landmark to rival the Eiffel Tower. London got a towering new…
Larry has officially resigned from the precinct 15 Republican Committee position race. He cites 2 other conservatives are also in the running and he says he doesn't want to divide conservatives. I'll let Dave fill you in on Monday.
Blog Set Free Day One: While DFO's away, the cats will play! Actually, though I give Dave a hard time about his hysterical Cda held hostage posts I absolutely agree that this is a huge story. But as I've followed the posts and read blog…
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 13. If you're still struggling with what to give your mom, the American Coalition for Labor Reparations may have the perfect gift idea for you. The ACFLR, a fictitious organization created by the Mother New York ad agency, has created…
Spokane Fire Department’s Ladder No. 2 parks outside Mary Lou’s Milk Bottle during Thursday’s party. The Bottle is back in business. Damaged by a fire last fall, Mary Lou’s Milk Bottle in the Garland Business District celebrated its restoration Thursday with hamburgers and milkshakes for…
Milo LOVES wearing his mouse costume.Really! Oh,come on. How's this any different than putting a sweater on one of those little yappy dogs? Do you dress your pet up?
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona high school forfeited a shot at a state baseball championship on Thursday rather than compete against an opponent that had a 15-year-old girl on its team, an official from the rival school said. Our Lady of Sorrows Academy in Phoenix…
Paul Turner writes: I've always liked “Just Like Paradise,” but I think, technically, that's a Davd Lee Roth song. In any event, I don't like it $175 worth. Before turning in last night, I read a lovely and generous New York Times piece on a…
Diana Owens, left, received a kidney from cousin Kay Mohr. Most angels come with beautiful wings. Some come with beautiful kidneys. I know one of those angels. Her name is Kay Mohr, my friend, and she just gave one of her precious kidneys to her…
Here you go, Duroc. You'll need to click the link for the uh, photos. A reporter who was fired because of her second job as a stripper has filed a complaint against her former newspaper employer, alleging sex discrimination. Sarah Tressler, 30, was working as…
MINNEAPOLIS – U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann ended her Swiss citizenship less than diplomatically Thursday, saying she was giving it up to prove she is a “proud American citizen.” The Minnesota Republican said Thursday that she had written to the Swiss Consulate asking to withdraw her…
That a campaign disclosure complaint has been filed against Larry Spencer. In fact, I've got a copy of the complaint, but don't know how to post it. Plus, I'm heading out to actually report a story. And NO, I'm not wearing my bunny slippers. I'm…
The Forest Service is conducting prescribed burning today in the Wolf Lodge area near Lake Coeur d’Alene. About 150 acres in the Wolf Lodge and Blue Creek areas are targeted for burning over the next week. Smoke from the fires will be visible from Interstate…
In her latest newsletter Mary Souza sez the poor Recall Cda folks are being intimidated as they strive to collect signatures. "The Police were called and came by frequently. The Code Enforcement officer came by multiple times as well. Intimidation? Heck yeah." And apparently the…
Here's a public service reminder: MOTHER'S DAY IS SUNDAY Here's a helpful list of what NOT to get Mom. So what are you getting the Mom in your life for Mother's Day? Card Flowers Candy Take her out to eat Other
Joker on May 11 at 11:07 a.m. Total Recall: Wine and Cheese These are fictional characters. Any resemblance to real people and their spray on tans is purely coincidental. Jennifer was late to her own meeting, but she had to get more “Decline to Sign…
ATLANTA – The warnings about skin cancer from too much sun don’t seem to be getting through. Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the previous year – about the same as a decade ago, according…
David Estrada, left, celebrates with Seattle Sounders teammate Fredy Montero Sounders win fifth straight FRISCO, Texas – Fredy Montero was rested and ready when the Seattle Sounders needed him. After sitting out the first half, Montero scored twice in a 3-minute span to lead the…
Sara Meyer and Jennifer Drake (l-r) from their April 25 appearance on the radio. Photo courtesy Kerri Thoreson For those who simply most have it. Or in case BREAKING Recall News occurs. Feel free to post reports from the" cash mob” today at 3 to…
Thor and I have the same reaction to non-stop Recall coverage. Do you take pictures of your pets? Well. Do you?
LOS ANGELES – Hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, who undid the beehive with his wash-and-wear cuts and went on to become an international name in hair care, died Wednesday. He was 84. Sassoon, who had leukemia, died at his home on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles. Officers…
KCres on May 11 at 9:09 a.m. We got an email yesterday from CHS saying that the senior photos for the class of 2013 yearbook would have to conform to new standards. My son then got home and was full of how outraged the students…
H/T Poolman When Jeffrey Radle of Chippewa Falls discovered that his wife Amanda was heading out Tuesday to vote for an actual Democrat to replace Wisconsin's embattled Republican governor, he did what most anyone would do in such a domestic political disagreement: He stood in…
A white power activist campaigning to be the next Bonner County sheriff hosted a cross burning last week with fellow Ku Klux Klan members and is defending the ceremony as a historic Christian ritual. Shaun Winkler, 33, said mainstream society misses the point about cross-lighting…
PHOENIX – As defiant as ever, get-tough Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces a federal court showdown over charges that deputies on his trademark immigration patrols racially profiled Latinos in violation of civil rights law. After months of negotiations failed to reach a settlement over 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.
