Terror At New Millenium
For the first time, I fear Y2K. Nah, I’m not concerned that some Looney Tune will blow up Long Bridge at Sandpoint and isolate the north country. Nor that a major meltdown will launch all our computer records into cyberspace. I’m scared out of my wits that Ty Inc. will take down its shingle at midnight Dec. 31 when it retires all Beanie Babies. Do you know what it’ll be like if all those Beaniemaniacs out there are forced to quit cold turkey? “The Night of the Living Dead” comes to mind.
Babbitts, Brand X jump aboard BNSF choo-choo
Knock me over with a feather, Batman. The Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the Burlington Northern Santa Fe threat to our drinking water, er, project. But, whaddya expect from the Progress-At-Any-Costers who also pledged their troth to Asarco’s rape-and-plunder project in northwest Montana? … The Coeur d’Alene Press should run its puff pieces about the BNSF project on the editorial page - or label them as commentary … Hey, didn’t you used to be Cougar country? … Don’t look now, but Cantankerous Bigshots of North Idaho is beating the bushes to find yes-people to run for City Council. Seems the incumbents aren’t jumping as high as the fatcats want on the redesign of McEuen Field. Stay tuned.
Kootenai County budget KO’s Ol’ Mr. One Percent
If the Kootenai County budget is to jump 16 percent with Taxpayerman/ Ron Rankin at the helm, what would have happened if mere mortals ran things at the courthouse? … French Fried 5 (or “People who’d feel right at home at a rockin’ Bonner County budget hearing”): 1. Bo Gritz; 2. Judge Roy Bean; 3. Randy Weaver; 4. Robespierre; 5. Yosemite Sam … Yeah, yeah, it was the opening of school and everyone was busy. But School District 271 should have been well-represented at the historic grand opening of Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy Wednesday … Any of you globaloney warmers want to explain why there’s frost burns on my zucchini plants? … This edition of Hot Potatoes is brought to you by the Number 311,174 - or the old seasonal attendance record at Silverwood. Sweet Potatoes to owner Gary Norton for making his theme park work.