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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006

PS: Are You Man Enough To Wear Manties?

AP photoIf you're a Seinfeld fan, you've heard of the Mansierre, a bra to keep barrel-chested men, ahem, in place. Or was that the Bro? But I digress. Chadwick Brooks (above) sells manties, or panties for men, from his shop in Kansas City, Mo. Dunno…

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Top Cutlines -- 4/4/06

In this photo obtained from TV news magazine, Inside Edition, actor Tom Cruise surprised Yahoo employees by bringing his girlfriend Katie Holmes onstage and showing off her very pregnant belly, at the companys quarterly Influential Speakers Event. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Jimmy Duvall)Top Cutlines:1.…

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Mailbag: How About An Anti-Anti?

Upclose: Same old, same old. Anti-abortion, anti-government, anti-gay, anti-growth. Can't we come up with something new? I'm thinking it might be time to check out of here for a while.John Austin: OK, how about anti-anti? How about a thread about something (anything) in our communities…

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Wikipedia: Idaho

" ... A troubling development in the 1980s was the rise in North Idaho of a few right-wing extremist and "survivalist" political groups, most notably one holding Neo-Nazi views, the Aryan Nations. These groups were most heavily concentrated in the Panhandle region of the state,…

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Mailbag: Elbow Throwing On HBO Blog

OfCoffee: These discussions get so overwhelmed with viscious, personal attacks from the vocal few that they are a labor to read and quickly take us off the point of the discussion. And I will guarantee you that the monopolization of these discussions by such negative-spewing…

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Mailbag: Spokane Airport Security Worst

JBelle: Hands down, the absolute most bush-league, unprofessional security is right here in The 'Kan, at Spokane International. I have missed flights, I have had to recount a medical history in a semi loud voice, I have....oh dear; now I've started.I just don't have the…

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APhoto of the Day -- 4/4/06

In this photo obtained from TV news magazine, Inside Edition, actor Tom Cruise surprised Yahoo employees by bringing his girlfriend Katie Holmes onstage and showing off her very pregnant belly, at the companys quarterly Influential Speakers Event. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Jimmy Duvall)

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Question No. 2 -- Another Spokane Coverup?

Issue: Police seek man's medical records: Janitor's death after scuffle remains a mystery/Thomas Clouse and Benjamin Shors, Spokesman-ReviewJeffry Finer (criminal defense attorney who teaches at Gonzaga University re: search warrants): "I've got to tell you, I've never heard of it. I don't know how they…

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WorldNetDaily Poll -- 4/4/06

Issue: Washington drowns in Republican red ink: Federal spending rises faster than any time since New Deal/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What are your thoughts on the spending increases and red ink on the GOP's watch? 1. The GOP's level of spending has been appropriate 2. There's nothing wrong…

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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.