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THURSDAY, AUG. 17, 2006

Thom George: How'd It Go, DFO?

Thom George: DFO; how went the meeting with the boss, re: Daily Huckleberries?DFO: Extremely well. Daily Huckleberries will continue this fall on the other side of my last weekly vacation (Aug. 28 to Sept. 1). Importantly, Editor Smith has agreed to lighten my editorial-writing load…

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FHB: Getting Old Takes Courage

Katherine Hepburn was sure right about getting old being only for the brave. I recently blew $23 on a lotion to make my skin look more radiant and my age spots less visible. It was going to take 8 weeks to see the difference. I'm…

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Top Cutlines -- 8/17/06

Ayla, a service monkey for the disabled, throws out the first pitch prior to a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park in Boston Wednesday evening. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Top Cutlines:1. Ayla was a bit timid…

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'The Trifecta': Too Much For Idaho D's To Overcome?

First, conservatives had the anti-gay-marriage initiative, brought by the Idaho Legislature. Then, they had the candidacy of Rep. Bill Sali, a Christian activist legislator running for Congress in District 1. Now, they have the potent symbol of their religion, the Ten Commandments, front and center,…

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Jane Q. Citizen: Where's Sam The Intern?

Jane Q. Citizen: Where's Sam? Has he gotten married yet? Is he in the cooler? Inquiring minds want to know. :)DFO: Sam's serving a self-imposed exile. He hasn't posted since that recent dust-up when people questioned his professionalism. He doesn't intend to post again. No,…

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Issue: Doc Wants To Help But Hands Are Tied

Issue: Retired doctor can't afford to volunteer: Physician Norman Leffler would like to help out at Dirne Health Care Center, but malpractice insurance would cost $10,000/Tom Greene, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: He wants to work at the nonprofit Dirne Health Care Center -- which currently…

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"Welcome To North Idaho" Reality Check

Wonder how many of the huddled masses yearning to be free in Suffering California would be heading our way, if they knew what it really was like up here now. SR buddy Jesse Tinsley did a little photoshopping to show outsiders what the local chamber…

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WorldNetDaily Poll: Catching JonBenet's Killer

Issue: Schoolteacher arrested in JonBenet Ramsey case: Suspect already in custody in Bangkok on unrelated sex charge/New York Times; and: Suspect claims: 'Her death was an accident': Police: 'He said he was in love with the child. She was a pageant queen'/Associated Press Question: What's…

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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.