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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2005

Inside Huckleberries

5:45 p.m. Izzit just me, or does it seem hokey to you, too, that New York real estate exec Barbara Corcoran will praise Coeur d'Alene on Barbara Walters' "The View" talkfest Thursday -- and she's never been here?5:28 p.m. Huckleberries hears ... that City Councilman/sheriff's…

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A Sign of the Times?

A motorist drives away after buying gas today in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. The retail price of gasoline rose 7 cents last week to average $2 per gallon nationwide, the Energy Department reported Monday. Pump prices are highest on the West Coast/APhoto.DFO: Jeffrey…

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Question of the Day (3/7/05)

Issue: U.N. 'explodes' American kids: Broadcasters not showing graphic ad depicting soccer children blown apart/WorldNetDaily.DFO: Ad campaign against land mines is over the top. I don't need to see what a land mine does to know what a land mine does. And why give terrorists…

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Spokane Valley nicknames

Valley nicknames (from SR story about the search for a nickname by the new city of Spokane Valley here:1. Almost to Post Falls2. More Than Garage Sales3. 3 Potholes for every Minivan4. The Cubic Zirconium City5. PawnTown6. 6 freeway exits/5 entrances7. The Big Cantaloupe8. The…

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SR Morning Headlines

*Spokane Valley: a city in search of a nickname/Tom Lutey, SR -- What, Mallville's taken?*A green winter for golf courses: With no snow, golfers flocking to play a round/Melodie Little, SR -- Never played. Never will play. The closest I come to golf is the…

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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.