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FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006

My2Cents -- Vanessa Behan Formula Raiser

We broke new ground at Huckleberries Online this week, HBOers. Thanks to you and Any Mouse, this blog raised $500 for sure and probably a lot more (after JBelle, Marmitetoasty & Co. checked in directly with the center this p.m.) for this worthy cause. I…

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TGIF Wild Card -- 7/21/06

I'm going to reread the thread started by Chris Rodkey today re: the name calling on the blog. I'm taking steps to eliminate the personal attacks. But I don't know if I should go beyond that. I understand how Chris feels re: generic attacks that…

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HBO's Best Of The Local Blogs -- 7/21/06

CDADave spoofs a BrodH20 photoed posted on HBO yesterday (above) and provides another dose of Thin Air here.*Family Phil has added a "mom's" blogroll to his Web site, including the new BrodH20 by Mommy Dearest of Post Falls, here and here.*Jim Meehan/Idaho Vandals finally posted…

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Update: Haynes Appointed As New Judge

The No. 2 attorney in the Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office was appointed as a district judge Friday by Gov. James Risch. Lansing Haynes, Kootenai County’s chief deputy prosecutor, could assume the position immediately after being sworn in, Risch said. A date for that has not…

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Lucinda Kay: Thanks, HBOers

" Your "delivery man", Thom George, dropped off the baby formula and check here at Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. WOW! You and your bloggers are amazing! "I didn't get to meet Thom. I was back in the Nursery holding a baby. We had so many…

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Andrews: In Ode To Thong Man

There once was a man in a thongShowing his buns to the throng.The people were blinded, but not many minded;They hoped to stay blinded for long.Along came a thirsty boy, andThinking it was a machine.Slipped a quarter in -and couldn't get it out again!And Thong…

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McCrory: Wise To Pick Ambitious Spokane Chief

From today's Spokesman-Review: "But questions still remain. Councilman Al French took issue with the mayor's selection, saying Kirkpatrick appears to be more interested in building her career than in making Spokane her home. 'It's just a matter of time until there's a better job,' he…

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Question: Thong Man Isn't Only One Showing Crack

Issue: Cracks found in depot floor sealant: State officials say there's no evidence of fuel leaks/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Cracks have been found in the sealant that protects the concrete floors at BNSF Railway's depot atop the Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, but railroad and state…

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Online Plagiarism: What Is? What Isn't?

I had a debate with Green Libertarian last night re: lengthy online posting of another's written work. I hate to admit it. But he was right. Here's Editor Steve Smith's verdict:"Plagiarism, quite simply, is representing someone else's work as your own. Quoting another individual and…

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Dickerson/Slate: Bush Aces NAACP Speech

Issue: Message: I Respect: The president aces his NAACP speech/John Dickerson, Slate."White men generally behave in one of two ways when they are anxious to connect with African Americans: They're excessively solicitous or self-consciously chummy. The first produces an unending smile. The second produces expressions…

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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.