If Nowhere Else, Chenoweth-Hage Distinguishes Herself By Departing

Thu., Feb. 3, 2000

D.F. Oliveria The Spokesman-Rev

Looks like King Weasel, the term limits mascot, will split time this fall between Spokane and Oklahoma. Now, U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts Jr. has found enough “unfinished business” to renege on his term-limits promise, a la fellow GOPer George Nethercutt. Sez J.C.: “Regardless of what I said in 1994, I will stand for re-election for the citizens of the 4th District of Oklahoma and let them judge me on election day.” Blah, blah, blah. Say what you will about Idaho Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage, she kept her term limits promise. Now, if she could only do something about those black helicopters before she leaves office.

Viks, T-Wolves offered relief from Prez Gasbag

It’s hard to tell which lasted longer Thursday, the hard-fought girls basketball game between Coeur d’Alene and Lake City high schools or Slick Willie’s last Ode to Bill. Er, State of the Union address. But the basketball game was more entertaining … Quotable Quote: “If you have time to worry about the name of a ski clinic, you are not busy enough as far as I’m concerned” - Judy Imhof responding to PC Police objections to Chicks on Sticks … Why Ask Why? Why is the computer software giant called MICROsoft? … French Fries on the Side, or “Where’s the Thrill of Victory?”: 1, Chiefs’ Vanover, Morris linked to federal drug probe; 2, Ravens LB Lewis charged in Atlanta double slayings; 3, Report: Thomas speeding before fatal crash; and 4, Union challenges Rocker suspension.

Tipper would do and Lady Bird, too

In The Buzz (spokane.net), an e-mailer asks: “Are we really ready for a First Lady named Tipper?” Hot Potatoes: Sure. After all, we once had a Lady Bird. Tipper’s only problem is her husband, I Wannabe Al(pha) Gore … If you want to keep up with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe depot debate, bookmark friendsoftheaquifer.org … Sweet Potatoes to Jim Delliplaine and his son, Robert, 8, for turning in $600 in stolen money they found strewn in Otis Orchards Thursday. … Hot Potatoes’ definition of “the depth of winter”: The period that began when Titan Kevin Dyson fell a yard short of the end zone and the first pitch of spring training … This edition of Hot Potatoes was brought to you by the No. 234. Or the amount of weight East Valley school bus driver Debbee Sereduck lost in five years through diet and exercise. Her secret? “Never, never, never give up.”

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