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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2005

Thursday Wild Card -- 7/28/05

With a morning of oral surgery facing me tomorrow, I'm taking Friday off to baby myself. Dunno what to expect because it's relatively isolated stuff. But I haven't been through this one before. So, tip a glass in my memory tonight, and I'll swallow a…

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Photo of the Day -- 7/28/05

Suz Shafner takes a look at low flying pelicans as their shadows are cast on the beach while she sunbathes in Flagler Beach, Fla., Wednesday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines (courtesy of Judge Green Libertarian):1. Sunbather Suz Shafner shows surprise as she realizes what she…

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Extra! Extra!

"I just wanted to let you know that the Senate just unanimously approved “Dru’s Law”, creating a national sex offender registry" -- Sid Smith, assistant press secretary to U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, a CDA native and a former football teammate of my son, Seth, at…

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Peanut Gallery -- Vandals Rock

re: When the Vandals were beating BSU every year.13 years in a row... Yeah, the pendulum swings, doesn't it. Someone once said that even the best sports teams are just one or two factors away from being mediocre. For the Vandals, it was hiring He…

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Huckleberries Best of the Northwest -- 7/28/05

See: Item No. 2Four workers at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, were disciplined recently for violating Shasta Groene's privacy, after they viewed her medical records even though they weren't part of her medical team. The four were among 1,000 KMC employees with security…

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How Do You Survive A 21st Birthday?

Friday is my 21st birthday. My friends here in Moscow have planned a large celebration in my honor that involves me most likely drinking too much for my own good. I'm still trying to figure out what to eat Friday night before I go out…

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Local Question of the Day -- 7/28/05

Issue: Gondola safety in doubt: Silver Mountain disputes claims by former lead gondola mechanic/James Hagengruber, SRJim Hagengruber: "Pipkin said that when he quit, at least 60 of 109 gondola cabins were overdue for their mandatory five-year safety inspection – in at least one case, the…

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SR Letter of the Day -- 7/28/05

I read Darrell Sullens' comment ("Secularists finally noticed," July 21) with interest. He states that it has taken two-thirds of his life to break free of the bondage (of religion) to think freely.Religion defined is how one views the world (one's world view) and the…

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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.