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MONDAY, DEC. 19, 2005

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Issue: Congressman Butch Otter sponsors legislation to allow the sale of public land, including Idaho's, to help pay for the relief effort from Hurricanes Katrina and RitaDFO: If my good friend Betsy Russell/Eye On Boise hadn't written about Otter doing this here and here. This…

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Headlines @ Closin' Time -- 12/19/05

Hundreds of thousands of dead menhaden, a small, silver-colored fish, lay dead on the northern sound-side of Wrightsville Beach, N.C., earlier today. The fish started appearing Sunday and litter the entire ocean-side of the beach/APhoto.1. Poll: Bush's Approval Ratings Climb: Iraqi Elections, Economic Gains Lift…

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Craig Isn't Backing Down from Patriot Act Stand

President Bush may have labeled his opposition to renewing portions of the Patriot Act “inexcusable,” but Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig isn’t making excuses for joining a bipartisan filibuster of the anti-terrorism law. “We’ve been cautioned before by our leaders down through history that we…

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Wild Card/Monday -- 12/19/05

Looks like HBO may be approaching another a blog-letting with Bearable Bob up in arms today re: the 11:38 a.m. comment that the flames are getting outta hand again. That's too bad. As blogmeister, I've try to walk a line between the extreme positions held…

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Peanut Gallery -- Too Much Bob?

I'll continue to read your articles in the Spokesman Review online but I'm done with HBO. Bob's antics suck the oxygen out of the room and take much of the enjoyment out of it. Eagle Eye, Jane Q Citizen and others have complained in recent…

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Local Question of the Day -- 12/19/05

Issue: Kootenai County in 20 yearsCOEURgenX: "I am curious what our community thinks this place we call home will look like in 20 years? With towers over downtown and planned 'communities' around the county? What does everyone want to see? if they could in fact…

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Huckleberries Local AM Headlines -- 12/19/05

*Hession likely to be appointed mayor today: He says he wants to share ideas with staff, reduce meetings/Mike Prager, Spokesman-Review -- JBelle/The Kan EWA provides a superb commentary on Spokane's new mayor-to-be here.*Zags aren't looking past Eagles: Despite 19-game winning streak in series, GU coach…

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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.