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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5, 2005

Wild Card/Wednesday -- 10/5/05

I'm heading home soon, so I'll leave you with this Wild Card. Meanwhile, can you drop me a note via e-mail if you have trouble posting. Off and on, several of you have, including Dave Tolle in the last hour or so. Mebbe this problem…

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Top Cutlines/Wednesday -- 10/5/05

California's Happy Cows prepare for their close-ups during filming of two new television commercials promoting Real California Cheese debuting nationally this fall. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines:1. (tie) "Yeah, baby, work it. Love the camera. Give me a little turn, look back over your shoulder.…

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Outstanding in His Field

Tim Marks, a third-grade teacher at Fernan Elementary in Coeur d'Alene, is congratulated by his students after receiving the Outstanding School Employee of the Month award Tuesday/SR Photo by Jesse Tinsley.

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What Happened to Ric Clarke?

A source in Hagadonia sheds some light on the recent departure of long-time Coeur d'Alene Press reporter/editor/bottle washer Ric Clarke: "I was at the big party at the Press last week. They recognized all employees with ten years or more of employment. Ric was not…

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Are You Supermarket Savvy?

Huckleberries Online offers a simple quiz to determine how supermarket savvy you are here.Hat Tip: iVillageFeedback: I'm a savvy shopper in training. Dang candy bars at the check out line did me in -- Bre.

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DFO: Nyet to Freak Dancing

All generations fondly remember the edgy dances and music of their youth. Jitterbug. Swing. Twist. Disco. New Wave. Sexuality is part and parcel with dance. But freak dancing takes the form to the extreme. For the sake of decorum and order, a public high school…

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WorldNetDaily Poll -- Pagan Symbols

Item: Vet fights for Wiccan symbol on headstone: Says Hollywood wrongly associates pentacle with demonic cults, rituals/WorldNetDaily.WND Daily Poll Question: Should the VA engrave Wiccan symbols for free on military headstones? 1. Yes, of course – military service entitles everyone to equal treatment 2. Yes,…

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Quick Fix 6 -- 10/5/05

1. APhoto Fix: Marines from 3rd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and soldiers of the Iraqi Security Forces survey an area while patrol the streets of Haditha, Iraq while in search of insurgents on Tuesday.The U.S. military is waging two major offensives…

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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.