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TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2006




Question: Should County Stage Fall Jail Vote?

Issue: Fall jail expansion vote not likely: Time running out to put issue on Kootenai ballot/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewDFO: Some good news, bad news here. If the lame-duck commission doesn't stage a local-option sales tax vote on the jail this fall, the cost of the project…

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McCrory: What Happens When Geese Move In?

Bill McCrory: I've seen an increasing number of Canadian geese in the blighted area of Riverstone. It will be interesting to see how the city handles the goose "fallout" once its much-touted water feature opens. Think Shelley Lake.DFO: Bill, do you see Canadian geese soiling…

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MONDAY, JULY 24, 2006

Parting Shot -- 7/24/06

A Peregrine falcon peers at the crowd, in front of Idaho Gov. Jim Risch, at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise earlier today at the unveiling of the new Idaho state quarter design that features the image of a Peregrine falcon. The…

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HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 7/24/06

CDADave shares his fun parodies (above) and some thoughts about Coeur d'Alene's "Thong Man" here.*Patrick/Making Flippy Floppy eulogizes Byron Card, an old friend and renown Coeur d'Alene hair stylist who took his life in a Spokane park recently here.*When it's 103 degrees outside, Family Phil…

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Dogwalk Musings: Escape Heat @ Eddy's

"Yesterday was the cool day. Only 100. Today is to be 102, tomorrow 104. This is northern Idaho for heavens sake. We moved here with a Saint Bernard partially because of a moderate climate. Oh well, all that aside. My bud Colleen and I wanted…

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Emphasis Patrols: Be Careful Out There

The Coeur d’Alene Police Department, in conjunction with the Idaho State Police, will be conducting an aggressive driver emphasis starting July 24 - August 11 along US Highway 95 from Ironwood Dr. to Prairie Ave and 3rd St. and Locust Ave. Participating Law Enforcement officers…

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APhoto of the Day -- 7/24/06

Willy, a 1-year-old cat is photographed with a display of several pairs of garden gloves that he took from unknown yards in his neighborhood in Pelham, N.Y. Willy has brought home nine pairs of gloves and five singles over several weeks laying them on his…

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SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2006

Wild Card/Sunday -- 7/23/06

It looks like another day of fighting the heat, HBOers. I avoided some of it last night by paying a pirate's ransom to see "Superman Returns" at the Riverstone Cinemas. Good flick. Overpriced theater. But the parking lot was packed. I may head to the…

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SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2006


Question: Do Blogs Further Fragment Us?

Issue: The Great Blogosphere Brawl/Wendy McElroy, FoxNews.comMore Info: An exchange on Protein Wisdom between Goldstein and Frisch turned so nasty that it landed in the mainstream media. On July 12, Brit Hume of FOX News reported, "Deborah Frisch escalated a foreign policy argument with blogger…

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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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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.




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