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TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 2006

Parting Shot -- 11/14/06

With Thanksgiving Day almost here, many people around the Red River Valley are showing their holiday spirit with decorations and paintings like these on the outside of Weezy's Restaurant in Blossom, Texas on Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Paris News, Sam Craft) Question: Have you made Thanksgiving…

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Extra! Motorists Killed in WSP Shooting!

Rest of the story hereA motorist armed with an assualt rifle was shot to death by a Washington State Patrol trooper this afternoon north of Spokane, authorities said. The identities of the motorist and the trooper are being withheld. Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office and…

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Inside Huckleberries -- 11/14/06

*Rich Roesler/Eye On Olympia e-mails: "Hey, I saw this personalized WA license plate today while working in Seattle: “O2BNCDA”. Blue Celica. License plate frame mentioned Finnish Americans. Spotted on the streets between Qwest Field and Safeco Field. I’m not sure if it’s a liberal pining…

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Now, It's Donkeys Turn to Abuse System

Item: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., backed funding for a bridge between Nevada and Arizona that could affect the value of property he owns nearby.DFO: Looks like the ethically pure Demos have the first of many piles of dog poo to sweep under their…

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Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 11/14/06

Author Harvey Manning poses in a park near Issaquah, Wash., in this Oct. 31, 2000 file photo. Manning, a conservationist and author of numerous Pacific Northwest mountaineering and hiking guides, including the popular "100 Hikes" series, is dead at 81 here. (AP File Photo)New West/Boise:…

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WSU Evergreen: Profs Behaved Poorly @ Protest

Complete editorial hereYelling racist and inflammatory comments accomplishes nothing. Yet some faculty and students chose to do this Nov. 2 on Glenn Terrell Mall during a demonstration on border security by the College Republicans. They ruined a chance for meaningful discussion and better understanding of…

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Question re: Old Man Winter

Issue: Ski resorts prepare to open early: Lookout could open Thursday; Schweitzer, Silver by this weekend/Tom Greene, Coeur d'Alene PressDFO: I don't ski or enjoy winter much, after Christmas. I do enjoy the season between Thanksgiving and Christmas, however, when downtown Coeur d'Alene resembles a…

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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.