Spokesman.com blogs: Only in N. Idaho

Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links – now with teaser paragraphs – from Spokesman.com blogs. • Only in North Idaho | Huckleberries Online Pickup sighting: “From the roof is mounted an American flag. OK. Fine. Sitting on the cover of the pickup bed is a toy Woody doll from “Toy Story” – aiming a little plastic machine gun right at me. Uhhh. Then the back of the truck is covered with every possible anti-Obama, pro-NRA bumper sticker imaginable.” • HBO’s best of the Inland Northwest | Huckleberries Online Graham Watanabe, of Sun Valley races to victory in the men’s snowboarding World Cup snowboard-cross event, Saturday in Newry, Maine. • The saga of the chicken massacre | Eye on Olympia Not your average floor speech: Video of state Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, talking about her chickens being obliterated by a stray dog. • ITD approves stimulus projects | Eye on Boise The list is now final: The Idaho Transportation Board has approved $28 million in local highway projects to be targeted with federal economic stimulus funds, and $149.9 million in state highway projects, including the Dover Bridge, the Vista Interchange, and six other projects around the state. • Getting a Rush: The GOP leadership debate | Spin Control After the weekend’s Conservative Political Action Committee meeting, the biggest talking point revolves around Rush Limbaugh and his role as the “leader” of the Republican Party. • Tuesday’s loose thread | A Matter of Opinion Interesting dust-up over Rush Limbaugh’s CPAC speech. In the past when I’ve mentioned some misdeed or mistake Limbaugh has made, the response has been, “He’s just an entertainer. No need to take him so seriously.” • All kinds of GU stuff | Sportslink Now that’s a catchy headline. We’ve got a hodgepodge of stuff, from links to Robert Sacre to other Zag-related items. Read on. • ‘Watchmen’ reviews all over the place | Movies and More The first reviews of Zack Snyder’s “Watchmen” are in, and they’re all over the place. Other than the fan-boy sites, most rank in the near-miss category. Here are just a few. • When looking for a preschool, don’t forget about art | Are We There Yet? The Chicago Tribune published a “preschool primer” this weekend and while reading the article, this piece of advice caught my eye: Check out the walls. • ‘Honey, you’ve eaten your engagement ring’ | Vox Box When Reed Harris decided to put a diamond ring in his girlfriend’s milkshake as part of his proposal, he didn’t expect her to swallow it. Want more? Go to spokesman.com and click the “Latest blog posts” tab, just above the “Latest news” list of headlines.