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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2006

Hump Day Wild Card -- 4/12/06

The Idaho Legislature is over, and I should get busy trying to provide a letter grade for its accomplishments or lack thereof. Lawmakers pulled their bacon out of the fire with their actions on the last day -- increasing the homeowner exemption and finally signing…

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P.S. -- Immigration Protest Backlash -- 4/12/06

Issue: Protests backfire! Zogby poll: National demonstrations by illegal aliens have negative impact/WorldNetDailyDFO: I'm definitely looking at illegal aliens in a different light. I'm beginning to see their importance to our economy. But I also see the need to address this issue satisfactorily for both…

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HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 4/12/06

*Betsy Russell/Eye On Boise reports that the ugly tie worn by Greg Hahn/Idaho Statesman finally worked as the Legislature got the hint and adjourned here.*Bill McCrory/Whitecaps offers his usual reasoned approach to that question I asked earlier today re: the need/or lack thereof for partisanship…

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Bob: Blues For The Christ

Searchin' for Jesus in all these places, is He in thisbaby's coffin goin' in theground, is He in thishurricane blowin' down, is He in this Army gun spittin' fire at strangers, Searchin' for Jesusin all these places, ain't findin' him nowhere.Bob Salsbury/Unbearable Bobness of BeingDFO:…

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Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 4/12/06

Idaho state Rep. Frances Field, R-Grand View, leads the Idaho House in singing "God Bless America" as the 2006 legislative session came to a close in Boise Tuesday. This year's session was the third longest in Idaho history. (AP Photo/Darin Oswald)Eye On Boise: Gov. Kempthorne…

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Question No. 2: New Spokane County Sheriff

Issue: Knezovich tapped as sheriff: County appointee will serve remainder of Sterk's term/Jonathan Brunt, Spokesman-ReviewSR Edit Teaser (by Doug Floyd): Knesovich has valid credentials, but we’ll need to wait and see. There is a concern, though that as union president he is too close to…

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WorldNetDaily Poll -- Shroud of Turin

Issue: Author: Shroud of Turin wrongly condemned: Believes dating scientifically flawed, linen could be burial cloth of Jesus/WorldNetDaily Question: Do you believe the Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of Jesus? 1. Yes, though my faith does not hang on the cloth2. It's a…

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