Inside Huckleberries — 11/14/06

* Rich Roesler /Eye On Olympia e-mails: “Hey, I saw this personalized WA license plate today while working in Seattle: “O2BNCDA”. Blue Celica. License plate frame mentioned Finnish Americans. Spotted on the streets between Qwest Field and Safeco Field. I’m not sure if it’s a liberal pining for Canada (remember all the move-to-Canada talk from two years ago?) or an Idahoan missing the Lake City.”

* Sam reports: “I’m not sure if everyone is aware, but I thought I’d point your attention to tonight’s PBS “Frontline” about the Jim West scandal and the Spokesman-Review’s involvement in the case. Steve Smith will be in the program.” Click here .

*Huckleberries hears … that one of the two buses used by Idaho legislators touring the north county was pulled over late yesterday afternoon, in the Silver Valley. Seems there was a problem with one of the bus’s headlights. Hat Tip: Erica Curless .

*As you know, former CPD Blue Mike Kralicek was seriously wounded in a shootout in late December 2004 and that he and wife, Carrie , are now real estate agents. HBO got this e-mail today from Carrie: “We almost had our first listing a couple months ago in Grouse Meadows (just a few doors down from the incident). We laughed because we were asked if it would affect us. The answer is, ‘no.’ Bad things happen everywhere not just in Grouse Meadows. The police just recently had a house surrounded at gun point down the street from us in Post Falls. I have to admit I made Mike get out of our garage and further into the house. We have friends that live in Grouse Meadows and visit them occasionally.”

*BTW, you can put your hands together for Arpie for making the suggestion that HBO add a “Back to Huckleberries Online” to the comments feature (above the comment box), so you can return to the front page of the blog without click “back.” Arpie was also the one of suggested that we run “recent comments” at the top of the right rail, so it’s easy to see the recent commenters.

*For you sports fans, SR blogger Vince Grippi /Sportslink has an interesting question re: which high school team is best this year — Gonzaga or Lake City. Vince has a whole list of comparisons between the two talented teams here . And you should check out his blog here . Meanwhile, for Idaho high school sports, you should tune in Greg Lee /Idaho Preps here .