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THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 2005

Wild Card/Thursday -- 9/8/05

The SR Internet service just hiccoughed, so I'd better move up the Wild Card before it does it again. No PS tonight because we have plenty to consider with Stebbijo's Choice and Bearable Bob's choice a few items below. If you want to start a…

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Best of the Local Blogs -- 9/8/05

I really should save this as Photo of the Day for tomorrow. But you know what they say about a pig in the pen. Family Phil delivers another fine photo (above) and his second column for the San Diego Reader here.*CDADave provides new "Thin Air"…

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Bearable Bob's Choice

OK, we know Barbara Bush thinks poor people should be happy living in a football stadium after losing their homes and loved ones. Well, they are poor anyway. Football stadiums are cool! OK, here is my poll. Please choose one of the following as to…

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CDADave's Mystery Bar

Here is a place known as the "Boulevard Club"; my first guess is that it was located somewhere on Northwest Boulevard...makes sense to me! Doesn't mean that I'm right, though. Actually, the interior of this place reminds me a little of the CDA Eagles Club's…

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In Defense of Flipflops ...

So, I figure it’s about time for someone to defend flip-flops and the generation who loves them. We wear them to be comfortable, but not disrespectful. At least not intentionally, though I’ve admittedly snickered and made fun of my mother and grandmother for calling them…

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Peanut Gallery -- The Spoofer Strikes Back

Holy crap. Talk about vitriol. Especially that one by "Bob." What a (insert flame word here). (Heck), I get the distinct impression that guy could find "racist overtones" in a bowl of tomato soup. Yeesh.And what the (heck) is a "prison shirt"? The source image…

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Morning Headlines -- 9/8/05

*Loaded trucks headed South: North Idaho officers bringing goods to Katrina victims/Susan Drumheller, Spokesman-Review: One word: Saaalute.*Northwest Coeur d'Alene is fast growing: Residential and high-density buildings are going/Nils Rosdahl, Spokesman-Review -- Gee, just what we need -- more housing to attract more residents to demand…

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Local Question of the Day -- 9/8/05

Issue: Victim angry over rapist's plea bargain: Tuggle's former sister-in-law, assaulted at 13, wanted death penalty/Taryn Brodwater, Spokesman-Review. Related: Tuggle admits to rape, kidnapping of daughter/Taryn Brodwater, Spokesman-Review. DFO: So, when does perv Tuggle get out of prison to reoffend again, with time off for…

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WorldNetDaily.com Poll

What's the REAL reason why oil and gas prices are so high? 1. Americans use too much fuel, don't conserve enough 2. Hurricane Katrina impacted supplies, so prices have skyrocketed 3. There's no specific cause, the U.S. is finally catching up to European prices 4.…

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Peanut Gallery -- A Rip in Society's Fabric

I've held off on commenting about the Katrina response stuff until there was a little more information.While the partisan in me would like to just blast Bush and company, particularly Brown, it's clear to me that there was a complete breakdown at all levels. IMO,…

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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.