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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2005

P.S.

Issue: Father tells jilted groom to go slowly: Fiance of runaway bride still wants to marry her/Associated Press.DFO: Hey, she ain't Julia Roberts; I'd broom her.Question: What would you do if you were the beau here?

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Another miner dies

In his Wallace Street Journal column, David Bond (photo below) pays tribute to Cody Mathewson, 52, who died last week in a mining accident here. Quoth Bond: "Another miner died in another mining accident in another mine yesterday. Another friend. Got tangled up in the…

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Question No. 2

Issue: Gas prices hit SUV drivers hard: As fill-up price nears $100, Texans buying fewer large trucks/Wall Street Journal.DFO: $100 for a fill-up? Dang! And what's with the Hummer? Why don't Hummer owners simply post a sign to their vehicles, stating, I'm richer than you…

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Give it up for -- the Twinkie ...

Twinkie "ginger bread" house...which is celebrating its 75th birthday this month as one of Hostess's best. If you plan to observe this important event, Hostess offers recipes, games, etc., here.DFO: Lightning round question: What was the "Twinkie Defense"?

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Bob's Random Shallow Thoughts

"Depression isn't happiness turned upside down, it's happiness sucked into a vacuum cleaner and then the bag explodes spraying dirt and lint balls all over your just cleaned carpet and filling the air with dust making you sneeze and go back to bed."Bob Salsbury/Unbearable Bobness…

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Personal Question

With a cast of thousands in the Inland Northwest, why don't enviros have someone who can blog about the various issues going on, from the BNSF refueling depot to forest issues?

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SR Morning headlines

*Supreme Court won't hear field-burning case: Farmers claim victory; clean-air advocates vow to fight on/Nicholas K. Geranios, AP -- I have only three words to say to the US Supreme Court: Hack, cough, wheeze.*The road hardly traveled at all: Doug Clark found himself turning into,…

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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.