Wild Card/Thursday — 9.9.10

I’m observing another work anniversary today, Berry Pickers. Twenty-six years ago, I started work in the Coeur d’Alene office of The Spokesman-Review — fresh from two wonderful years as news editor of the Lewiston Tribune. The regional editorship was shared by Doug Clark & Bert Caldwell, both of whom are still at my newspaper. The first story I covered was a Coeur d’Alene School Board meeting to discuss an education association dispute over wages. I covered local government for 9 years, served on the editorial board for 13 years, wrote Huckleberries (originally known as Kootenai Grapevine) for almost the entire time, and have blogged for the past 6 1/2 years. I have no plans to retire. I’m still enjoying myself thoroughly. I thought you might like to know that as I post today’s Wild Card …