Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest — 5/8/07

Kathy Plonka

Olivia Guilliams (cq) 5, of Ione, Washington enjoyed an afternoon of swinging at a friend’s house in Coeur d’Alene on Monday.

1. Best of the Political ‘Toons: Eric Devericks /Seattle Times ( The “surge” — in U.S. death toll ).

2. Best of the Online Polls: 55% of 732 respondents to a Coeur d’Alene Press poll say they have no problem with wolves being in North Idaho and the predators should be left alone.

3. Best of the Sports: In Mariners Blog, Geoff Baker writes today, “Just arrived here in the Motor City and already I’m tired of it. Not my favorite town. Some folks like it here but I prefer cities that don’t turn into ghost towns when the clock strikes 5 p.m.. Actually, “ghost town” is a little too complimentary. Post-apocalyptic wasteland is more like it.” More here .

4. Best of the Blogs: Slight Detour ( Bittersweet National Teacher Day ), Dogwalk Musings ( Dealing w/A Friend’s Doctor-Assisted Suicide ), Palousitics ( My beef w/Mitt Romney ), Eye On Boise ( Idaho delegation wants field burning ), and Blogspotter ( Cooking vlogs whip up viewing treats ).

5. Best of the News: Orbusmax Special: Oregon House unanimous for squelching cyberbullies here , 4.6 quake shakes SW Montana here , Sex offender charged w/molesting boy in cafe restroom here , Kempthorne dines with Queen Elizabeth here , UW basketballer arrested in hit-and-run accident here , and UW study: 40% of babies watch TV here .

6. IMHO-NW: Doug Clark /SR ( Post-Traumatic Breast Syndrome ), Spokesman-Review ( Indian gambling limits ), North Idaho College Sentinel ( Hey, you, wake up! ), Frank Mieli /Kalispell Daily Inter Lake ( Turn channel? Are you kidding? ), and Bob Wire /New West Missoula ( Summer camps for dummies ).