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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2005

Friday Night Wild Card

I'm going to jump on the bike and head home folks. It's been a fun week. But I'm looking forward to a quiet night at home tonight and, mebbe, a morning of garage saling with my wife tomorrow. I'll check in during the weekend ...

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Best of the Local Blogs -- 7/22/05

*While vacationing on a local lake, Bearable Bob (above) recalls his days as a machine gunner on special assignment with the Finnish Special Forces, and provides photos of his fun in the sun, here.*Family Phil provides terrific photos of the UI arboretum at the top…

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TGIF Wild Card -- 7/22/05

OK, that first Photo of the Day didn't seem to work very well (although I received a coupla dyne-oh!-mite cutlines that'll be judged later). So, how about this one as I turn my attention to an afternoon editorial? Why's Hillary so jazzed? Also, could you…

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The Dog Walker Muses

Ah, the morning papers are such a great way to start the day. Mr. Duncan, the stand off in Hayden and now Mr. Tuggle - I hope the folks around here who snicker because we lock the doors of the house when we're working in…

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Huckleberries Best of the Northwest -- 7/22/05

Cutline: Another beautiful scenic of the Inland Northwest's Palouse area by photographer Doug Fredericks of Hayden, Idaho.Top Story: Evergreen State College prof Michael Pfeifer has made history by finding that the US lynched far more people than thought -- and that most of them were…

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When The Moon Hits Your Eye ...

How about a little fun in honor of that dyne-oh!-mite moon (shown hear over the ancient temple of Posseidon southeast of Athens) that was hanging up above this week? What's your favorite song about the moon? And why?

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TGIF Photo of the Day -- 7/22/05

I hesitated to use this because it's not funny. But it is a riveting photo. And USA's Chelsea Davis was OK after hitting her head and requiring stitches in the women's springboard diving competition at the World Aquatics Championships today. You write the cutline (unless…

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Question of the Day -- 7/22/05

Issue: Police begin searching bags on NYC subways: Random searches seen as a way to stop mass transit terrorism/Tom Hays, Associated Press.DFO: Soon, the ACLU will file suit about the randomness of the searches, and the cops will begin searching the purses of little old…

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News Is A Conversation -- Ronny Turiaf

re: Turiaf needs heart surgeryI'm sure shock waves are piercing the Inland Northwest this morning as readers learn about Ronny Turiaf's (above at NBA pre-draft camp in June) medical emergency. And, I'm betting the story and column will receive huge readership as was noted recently…

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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.