Huckleberries (1/25/05)

Photo/Idaho Public Television: Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis arguing in February 2004 for a law that would ban kids under 14 from getting a piercing anywhere but on the ear lobe. Now, he wants to allow legislative committees to close their proceedings any time they wish. Huckleberries considers Davis Public Info Enemy No. 1.

11:15 p.m. Set a Huckleberries Online record today by attracting 43 comments (which is Dubya’s number in the great line of presidents and also my son Seth’s as a Coeur d’Alene High (Class of ‘97) footballer.

3:21 p.m. Yeow, Hayden Hermit and Eagle Eye are throwing haymakers at each other re. UIdaho recruitment in the Best of the Northwest comments today here .

2:42 p.m. U.S. Sen. Larry Craig has reintroduced the Balanced Budget Amendment, and his office is sharp enough to let us know about it on Cyberspace here . Meanwhile, Huckleberries’ Hound has failed to persuade the staff of Crapo and Otter to provide links along with their news releases, so their stuff isn’t bloggable.

1:20 p.m. 4 o’clock blog number from Monday: 1,016, which means the final number should be around 1,400, about double the total I was getting for Mondays in November. Also, it means the blog has attractive more than 1,000 for each of the last 12 days I’ve blogged, including 1,994 Thursday. Thanks.

12:14 p.m. I just posted editor’s notes to the morning comments, if you want to check them out. BTW, do you folks know you can read the comments of others by clicking on the “comments” feature below each item? There’s some good stuff in there. Also, you can comment yourself by filling in at least the first line of the little boxes at the bottom of the “comments” section.

11:03 a.m. I’m done with the morning blogging and waiting for the daily Editorial Board conference call to discuss edit topics for tomorrow and beyond. I plan to write edits denouncing the attempt by Repub Idaho Senate leaders to allow committees to close meetings at their whim. And promoting Coeur d’Alene’s public safety bond next Tuesday.