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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 2005

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Issue: Christmas decorationsDFO: I'm too lazy ever to put up decent decorations at my home. So, my wife hangs up some white lights, and they look decent against the two-story blue building with white trim. However, I love outside Christmas decorations. Can't get enough of…

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Wild Card/TGIF

Sorry, it took so long to write Huckleberries this afternoon. I had nothing but the blog to fall back upon. And I did. Almost every item has its genesis in the online blog this week. That's unusual. I'll post it later this weekend. I don't…

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Top Cutlines -- 12/2/05

Country singer LeAnn Rimes meets Santa after performing as part of a MasterCard "A Home for the Holidays" promotion this week. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines:1. Santa thinking "If only I really could see her when she is sleeping, and know when she is naughty…

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Mr. Fins/Feathers Values Customers

Jeff Smith, owner of Fins and Feathers Tackle Shop and Guide Service in Coeur d'Alene, pushes the snow from his sidewalk out to the berm in the middle of Sherman Avenue Friday to clear the sidewalk and curb area for parking. He said he clears…

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Huckleberries Local AM Headlines -- 12/2/05

*Teachers contract ratified by union: Pact now goes to school board, scheduled to consider it today/Rasha Madkour, Spokesman-Review -- The teachers should be happy. Their 3% raise beats anything we've gotten at the paper for the last 5 years. Not complaining. I thoroughly enjoy my…

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Quick Fix 6 -- 12/1/05

1. APhoto Fix: "And he (Peter Jackson) has made a picture I can only describe as jaw-droppingly brilliant: the most entertaining blockbuster movie this year" Baz Bamigboye/Daily Mail here.2. Cartoon Fix: Gary Varvel (Having a PC Christmas), Bob Nowak (Illegal immigration), and Wayne Stayskal (Christianity…

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Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.