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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2006

Wild Card/Thursday -- 7/20/06

Any Mouse, Dan of the County, and others got a good thing going this afternoon re: getting behind the SOS from the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. Lucinda Kay sent out this SOS: "The Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery is in dire need of baby formula. There…

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Inside Huckleberries -- 7/20/06

4:05 p.m., From CDAMom: "Hurray -- DFO is requiring the huckleberries bloggers to engage in non-derogatory behavior! Unfortunately, I think the internet is the cause of some of the problems. Most people would not engage in this type of bad behavior in person, but for…

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And You Think You Have Indigestion?

A Thursday X-ray of a yellow rat snake confirms that the snake has eaten a golf ball, which will be surgically removed by veterinarian Dr. John Peterlin at Midway Animal Hospital in Homosassa, Fla. The snake was rescued by Nature World Wildlife Rescue volunteer Brian…

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Speaking Of Heroic Amber Deahn ...

... I Googled a whole list of quotes by her: "I'm not banking on anything, ... But with the reward money, I could start the foundation. It's always been something that touched my heart, and with the money I could afford to make it a…

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APhoto of the Day -- 7/20/06

Pygmy hippopotamuses (Hexaprotodon liberiensis) 'Thug', right, and 'Nicky' line up to have their teeth cleaned with a new giant toothbrush at the London Zoo earlier today. The hippos' teeth are regularly cleaned by zoo keepers as part of their care routine and until now a…

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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.