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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11, 2006

Parting Shot -- 10/11/06

Dorian Swanson, 2, chases a ball through the snow today in Rapid City, S.D. Swanson and her mother Lisa Burnham were on their way to the store for groceries when they decided to play in the first snow of the season in Rapid City. (AP…

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Best of the Local Blogs -- 10/11/06

CDADave's seeing pumpkins everywhere he looks and wonders if there's a black market for pumpkins pilfered from outside store displays here.*Raymond Pert/Kellogg Bloggin' tries his hand for the first time at Sunshine Mine poetry here.*Like the rest of us, Mari/Dogwalk Musings is having trouble figuring…

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Inside Huckleberries -- 10/11/06

*Holly Bowen (from the NIC Sentinel) reports: "Less than an hour ago I received word that possibly up to five NIC math instructors are quitting. Apparently one instructor went overseas, and another subbed for her. The college reportedly refuses to pay neither."*KVNI's Dick Haugen has…

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Yankee Pitcher Killed In High-Rise Plane Crash

Flames are seen coming out windows where a small plane crashed into a 50-story residential apartment building in New York's Upper East Side, today. New York Fire Department officials reported two deaths in the crash, including possibly New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle here. (AP…

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News Release: Craig Accepting Page Applications

Applications available here"Idaho Senator Larry Craig is currently seeking page applications from Idaho students for the Spring 2007 term. The deadline for applications is November 1, 2006. Because of his seniority, Craig is allowed to appoint one high school student from the State of Idaho…

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Laird Maxwell -- The Man Behind Proposition 2

Complete post re: Proposition 2 by Betsy Russell/Eye On Boise here."(Laird) Maxwell, pictured, a longtime Idaho activist and the man behind everything from the last-minute anonymous phone calls smearing Boise mayoral candidate Chuck Winder, to attack ads against Supreme Court Justice Linda Copple Trout when…

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APhoto of the Day -- 10/11/06

Usually, I wouldn't publish a photo of a woman with a decolletage as extreme as this one. However, this model isn't/couldn't show anything that would be rated R here. She appears to be a death camp survivor. Can you say, anorexia, baybee? The model presented…

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CDA Press: Currie To Pick New P&Z Director

re: Coeur d'Alene Press story that Commish Gus Johnson and Katie Brodie are going to let Commish Rick Currie pick new planning director.TomT: The CDA Press story was not necessarily surprising, but it sure leaves you shaking your head. Are our three amateur commissioners trying…

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Spokane Has Highest Gas $$$ in Lower 48

Item: Spokane gas prices highest in lower 48: Only Honolulu gas prices higher/Melodie Little, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Spokane clocked in at $2.65. Only Honolulu's gas prices were higher, at $2.87.DFO: Do you suppose congratulations are in…

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WorldNetDaily: Amnesty for Illegal Aliens?

Issue: Legalization for aliens a 'must,' Bush announces: President keeps status talks going while entrance laws remain unenforced/WorldNetDailyMore Info: President Bush says that part of the solution to illegal immigration "must" include a way for those already in the United States but without legal authorization…

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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.