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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21, 2007

Ash Wednesday Wild Card -- 2/21/07

I have another newby North Idaho Blogroll blogger to introduce to you (thanks to OrangeTV). Put your hands together for Plaid Toaster. OrangeTV describes blogmistress Melanie as: "She lives in CDA and her blog is mainly about her family of 7 (plus another on the…

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Silver Valley Girl: How Did Three Toots Get Name?

Silver Valley Girl/Silver Valley Stories): My brother, Raymond Pert, had/has a student at Lane Community College whose grandparents or great grandparents (some relative anyway) helped run a small gas station at the bottom of Page, a small town between Pinehurst and Smelterville. The name of…

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HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 2/21/07

OrangeTV/Making Flippy Floppy designed the poster above to introduce Open Mic Mondays at Mic 'n Macs and describes his love for egg salad sandwiches here.I've been waiting for this one: Cis/From A Simple Mind reacts to Huckleberries Online Blogfest 2007 here.*Put your hands together for…

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HBO Offers Fix To Dixie's Deer Problem

Issue: The buck stops here: State, City Council hope to reduce area's growing deer population/Tom Greene, Coeur d'Alene PressQuoth: "People think they're cute Bambis. They don't think they're wild animals and can be aggressive," said (Coeur d'Alene Councilwoman Dixie) Reid, whose husband was challenged by…

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Bob's Done Bloggin'? Say It Ain't So

Notice on The Unbearable Bobness of Being blog, titled, "Dry": "I'm through. Three years is enough. Thanks for all of your reading and commenting. You have no idea. You never will. Read the ones on the blogroll, some wonderful ones. Enjoy and take care."DFO: If…

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James Bond: What's Nonini Doing?

James Bond: Bob Nonini -- a great guy -- is dabbling in the anti-abortion legislation area, according to Betsy's Blog. It makes me nervous, because Bob is no Bill Sali or, for that matter, a single-interest-type politician. At least, the Bob Nonini I know is…

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Kroc Center: Getting 'Er Done

Issue: CdA council approves Kroc center deal: Land swap gives city a building site/Hope Brumbach, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The land, valued at about $1 million, will be transferred to the Salvation Army through an agreement with the Coeur d'Alene Parks Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization. In…

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Ash Wednesday: Lenten Season Is Upon Us

A woman receives the distribution of ashes during Ash Wednesday mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, earlier today. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent when many observant Catholics fast in preparation for the upcoming Easter festival/AP Photo. Question: What are you giving…

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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.