Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest — 5/3/07

Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-Review

Slip owner Chad Dodson stands at the 11th St. Marina, a privately held dock system managed condominium-style, on Lake Coeur d’Alene. New rules proposed by the state would mandate that marina developments must be at least partly available to the public. Does this put “dock-ominium” marinas into legal limbo here ?

1. Best of the Political ‘Toons: David Horsey /Seattle PI ( Vets with STDs ).

2. Best of the Online Polls: A plurality of 18% said the piece of aerobic equipment they need most is a treadmill. Fifty percent answered “none.”

3. Best of Sports: He’s an author of a new book, and on Wednesday Miguel Batista helped close out a good Mariners homestand with a sparkling start/ Jim Moore (Go 2 Guy), Seattle PI, here .

4. Best of NW Blogs: Rocky Barker ( Firestorm @ forest service ), Eye On Boise ( Change in marina rules in works ), Leaning Straight Up ( The religion of Al Gore ), F-Words ( Sali ranks caretakers under chop liver ), and Jim Miller on Politics ( An inconvenient demonstration ).

5. Best of the NW news: Orbusmax Special: ( Cops crack down on Washingtonians with Oregon plates ), Idaho 5th in U.S. for new jobs in ‘07 here , $29 worth of pot plants found in Idaho forest here , Idaho inmate gets 37 months for Bush threats here , Canoeists who found body won’t be ticketed here , and Authorities arrest “America’s Most Wanted” suspect in Idaho here .

6. IMHO-NW: Rebecca Nappi /Spokesman-Review ( Protecting habitat means protecting ourselves ), Idaho Statesman ( Otter shouldn’t be California dreamin’ ), D.F. Oliveria /Spokesman-Review ( Hot Potatoes ), Jim Fisher /Lewiston Tribune ( Burners, breathers have no reason not to talk ), Murf Racquet /Moscow-Pullman Daily News ( OK for schools to get tough on cheaters ), and Doug Clark /Spokesman-Review ( Readers’ Windbag ).