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THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 2006

Wild Card -- 11/2/06

I haven't been too creative here today, HBOers. I'm sad -- for my Opinion Page buddy, Gary Crooks, and his two young children, who now face life without their wonderful wife/mother, Laura. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Now, your Wild Card ...

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Top Cutlines -- 11/2/06

A Boeing 737 pilot from Hungary's Malev Airlines fixes his aircraft's windshield wiper before take off in Budapest, Hungary, earlier today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) Top Cutlines1. The new LOF - "Light on Funding" - airline serving local fliers puts pilots' time-management…

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WSU Repubs Run Into Intolerance Over "Wall"

Tom Forbes/Palousitics provides full post by Kiley D. Smith, WSU College Repub prez here, WSU Evergreen story here.It is with a high degree of disappointment and distrust that I write this letter regarding an increasingly violent wave of discrimination and close-mindedness against members of a…

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Trouble Posting Comments?

A few more regulars have contacted me to express problems in posting comments. I think I know what the problem is -- has something to do with our efforts to block spammers. We might not be able to fix it today. If you wouldn't mind,…

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Issue: Bus Driver Fired for Flipping Off Prez

Issue: Issaquah bus driver appeals firing for "flipping off" President Bush/Seattle PIMore Info: According to Issaquah School District officials, the incident happened when a district school bus stopped for the president's motorcade while returning from a field trip in Seattle. As the president waved to…

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Didja Know This Is National Blog Posting Month?

Katrina/Notes on a Napkin begins a recent post by telling us that she won't be participating in the National Novel Writing Month, which requires individuals to write a 50,000-word novel in November. But she's up to National Blog Posting Month. Complete post here.National Blog Posting…

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Issue: Lame Duck Commish Flies to East Coast Confab

Issue: Idaho commissioner's trip questioned: Ousted Johnson at conference in Charleston, S.C./Erica Curless, Spokesman-reviewMore Info: With only two months left in office, Kootenai County Commission Chairman Gus Johnson is in Charleston, S.C., this week for a conference on using a new computer system that keeps…

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WorldNetDaily Poll -- Guardsmen & John Kerry

The Drudge ReportIssue: 'We R Stuck Hear N Irak': U.S. troops mock John Kerry for insulting their intelligence/WND; and Guardsmen ID'd in photo mocking Kerry: Army believes image of sharp-witted soldiers authentic/Associated PressQuestion: How will the Kerry flap affect Tuesday's election? 1. The GOP's manipulation…

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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.