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TUESDAY, FEB. 7, 2006

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Family Phil: "The Nick Holt situation just took a turn into the Twilight Zone. KIVI-TV in Boise just reported that Holt has changed his mind on joining Scott Linehan with the Rams and is now headed back to USC to be Pete Carroll's Defensive Coordinator!…

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Headlines @ Closin' Time -- 2/7/06

Mitchell Rupe reads a statement to jurors at the conclusion of his third death-penalty hearing in Olympia, Wash., seen in this Monday, Mar. 6, 2000, file photo. Rupe, a former death row inmate once found too fat to hang, died in prison Tuesday following a…

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A Perfect Day in the INorthwest

A day as perfect 100 years ago"Today, up here in the Inland Northwest, the sun SHONE all afternoon, and it was about 40 degrees outside with a very slight wind. The surface of Lake Coeur d'Alene was glass-smooth. The seagulls, geese and ducks were out,…

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Nothing But Net -- And A Narrow Win

Gonzaga needed this Sean Mallon free throw with .3 seconds left in the game to beat Saint Marys 62-61 Monday. St. Marys?! At home?! I'm reluctantly beginning to agree with skeptics who believe that the Zags will be gone by the second round of March…

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Giving Thanks for Simple Pleasures

"From start to finish, yesterday would have to be the best day yet of 2006, at least from my perspective. After reflecting upon the precious moments that unfolded throughout the day which made me smile, laugh, and openly exclaim enthusiastic gratitude, Monday, Feb. 6 stands…

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APhoto of the Day -- 2/7/06

Morgan Riemenschneider, a 5-month-old, checks out a plate of doggie cookies as her mother Diana, of North College Hill participated in "Cincinnati (Ohio) Pug Fest" with their 2 dogs Saturday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Post/Ken Stewart)

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Question of the Day -- Tag Too Rough?

Issue: Game of tag banned on playground: 3rd-grader petitions Spokane principal for review/WorldNetDailyDFO: I hope I'm not passing along a bum steer here because this has a WorldNetDaily copyright on it -- and no local attribution. If Spokane elementaries can bust third-graders for bringing 2-inch…

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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.