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MONDAY, AUG. 8, 2005

PS -- 8/8/05

Issue: Crude oil hits $63.99: Spike comes after warnings of terror attacks in Saudi Arabia/Reuters DFO: I actually heard someone describe $2.22.9 per gallon of regular as cheap gas. This goes against the old adage: What goes up must come down.Question: Has the price of…

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Sightem ...

Forgot to mention re: two notable dignitaries who attended Mike Kennedy's City Council announcement: City Councilmen Ron Edinger and Deanna Goodlander. Significance? The appearance of two long-serving council members who have lived in the community a minimum of 50 years means Mike has broad, bipartisan…

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Followup to Question of the Day -- 8/8/05

Issue: Peter Jennings dies at 67: ABC News anchor succumbs to lung cancer/WorldNetDaily.DFO: I must admit that I rarely watch evening news programs. But I liked Jennings' presentation more than the other members of the anchor Big Three. (BTW, I'm moving this one up the…

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Huckleberries Best of the Northwest -- 8/8/05

AP Cutline: Artist's impression of British al Qaida suspect Haroon Rashid Aswat, 30, appearing at the Magistrates Court next to Belmarsh High Security Prison, east London, Monday Aug 8, 2005, accused of trying to set up a terrorist training camp in the United States. See…

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Ah'm Your Huckleberry ...

Do you remember that "Seinfeld" episode re: "Spare A Square"? It opens with Elaine caught in a stall in Monk's restroom, without toilet tissue -- and the gal in the next stall won't give her any of hers. Well, at Taste of the Coeur d'Alenes…

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