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THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 2006

P.S. -- Coming In From The Cold

Many have "come in from the cold" today -- and revealed their true identities to me. The result? I'm grateful for your trust to keep your identities to myself. And I'm humbled. The caliber of commenters who post here couldn't be higher. Musicians. Athletes. Politicians.…

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Best of the Local Blogs -- 2/2/06

Steve Remington/Black Bear Blog isn't a "local blogger" per se, what with him being from Maine and all. But he's definitely one of the "Friends of Huckleberries" (and the nation's best outdoor blogger for 1995). Above, Steve introduces us to a rare albino whitetail that…

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Pretty As A Picture

Ron Faulkner, left, of San Diego, walks across McWenneger Slough, east of Kalispell, Mont., Thursday, as Roger Franklund, of Columbia Falls, Mont., fishes through the ice. Recent warm temperatures have melted the top layer of ice, but the fishermen reported the ice to be three…

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Ah'm Your Huckleberry

Paula Marano's 3rd-graders joined others fromSkyway for the annual mock trial in a Kootenai County courtroom of Judge Eugene Marano. While the jury deliberated the fate of Goldilocks in a "bad manners" case, the judge fielded questions from the audience.Q: Are you a real judge?A:…

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Question of the Afternoon re: Gay-Straight Alliance

Issue: Mica Grange wants parent approval: Measure would require permission for student after-school activities/Linda Ball, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: "The local proposal would make it mandatory for students in the Coeur d'Alene School District to have parental approval to be a member of an after-school…

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January HBO Page-View Numbers

After a slow start, as a result of a Christmas holiday hangover and changing my blog address (remember to bookmark the new one: www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/hbo), the traffic for Huckleberries Online has regained momentum. Final January pageview number: 132,069. Or a daily average of 4260 (compared to…

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HBO -- to Bob

Bearable Bob (full comment below Noonan entry): "Lefty blogs and their rabid, loyal readers scare old school columnists. They don't get it, they envy it, then they attack it."DFO: You should have expanded your commment. Successful blogs scare the bejabbers out of "old school columnists"…

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APhoto of the Day -- 2/2/06

Diego the Chihuahua keeps in step with owner Leigh Webber, from Charleston, and his dog friend Spotz, a dalmatian/Boston terrier mix, as they make their way down Gordon Street in Charleston, S.C., Wednesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Post and Courier, Mic Smith)

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WorldNetDaily Poll --

Question: Should shirts bearing messages be banned from the Capitol gallery? 1. Yes, it's disruptive to the somber proceedings of the institution 2. Yes, but only when the president is addressing a joint session of Congress 3. Yes, some messages are designed to be incendiary…

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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.