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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Pipe Down or I’ll Page an Usher

A major theater group is offering a way to tattle on rude or chatty moviegoers. Regal Entertainment Group is testing hand-held devices called "Guest Response Systems." Selected patrons can use them anonymously to page management when there's a problem. The wireless devices have buttons: picture, sounds, piracy and "other disturbance." Company spokesman Dick Westerling says they have been used to report audio or video problems or to tell on someone who is illegally taping the movie. But he says most complaints have to do with loud talking and cell phone use.

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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.