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MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2007

Wild Card/Monday -- 3/5/07

I just bought a carrying case and a wireless mouse for my Mac Book in the Mac store in Appleway Square (very last biz on the north of the block). I'm almost good to go. Tomorrow, I'll bring the Mac into work and begin using…

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HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 3/5/07

Granati writes: "I've been messin' with some macro shots and did this little ditty. I know, not the greatest, but i'm still learning.*After a rough week reporting sad news, Mommy Dearest/BrodH20 had these plans for a well-earned day off today: "I'm going to spend the…

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Huckleberries Hears ...

... That the Coeur d'Alene School District is considering a new course proposal request -- a course that focuses on reading fiction or nonfiction material about modern contemporary issues, called "Hot Lit." However, the district probably will request that the name be changed because it…

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Q: Do NI Cops Do Enough To Stop Minor Drinking

Issue: Asotin County sheriff: Party's over for under-age drinkers/Kerri Sandaine, Lewiston TribuneMore Info: In the past month, six teenagers from the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley were busted for partying at Mulberry Beach, up the Snake River from Asotin, Wash. Nine kids were caught drinking at a residence…

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Online Poll: To Book It, Or Not To Book It

Idaho Statesman: Since 1985, Pizza Hut’s Book It program has rewarded young readers with free pizzas. Child-development experts say it promotes bad eating habits and turns teachers into corporate promoters. Should schools keep the program or end it? *Keep it*End it*No opinionDFO: I thought pizza…

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Hot Potatoes -- 3/5/07

The Gonazga team celebrates after beating Loyola Marymount, 64-47, to win the West Coast Conference women's championship basketball game in Portland, Ore., Sunday/Don Ryan, AP Photo.*Empire exec paid $690,000: Board credits Nelson with turnaround, making ailing hospitals saleable/Jonel Aleccia and John Stucke, Spokesman-Review -- I'm…

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Swami Paulos Predicts INorthwest Future

"In another 10 to 15 years, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Hayden will merge into the appearance of one city with a total population approaching and perhaps exceeding Spokane. And Spokane will continue its decline due to the absence of civic and political leadership. Meanwhile,…

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Trish: US Not Doing Right By Veterans

My brother, Joe, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, got this cold that's going around and it turned into bronchitis. He went to the VA in Spokane, where the bronchitis was diagnosed, but nothing was said about why he was passing out when he coughed. He…

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RSPA: We Need Guid To Understand Huckleberryish

I think it's time HBO compile a guide to understand Huckleberryish, the unique language and lexicon of this blog...besides DFO's many contributions to the broadening and adrenalizing of the English language, I'm thinking the regulars here have generated plenty of unique and descriptive phrases and…

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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.