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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2007

Parting Shot -- 5/1/07

"So we drove into Glacier Park tonight (Monday), and these two sweet older folks were pulled over watching this critter eat its dinner," posts Chris Peterson/Glacier Geographic. "Ahhh, isn't that sweet. The red fox, for what it's worth, is not a native."

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Yes, MamaJD, Erika Grubbs Has Resigned

MamaJD: My rumor mill says that Erika Grubbs resigned. I have been looking for independent verification but am not able to find any. I believe that Brand X reported the story in today's print issue. Brand X still has not realized the value in posting…

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Wild Card/Friday -- 06/01/07

Wanna get away? My wife pointed out an ad in today's paper (A section) for $139 one-way airfare to Honolulu from Spokane. Of course, you have to travel between mid-October and mid-December. And you have to buy by tomorrow night. And I'm sure there's lots…

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APhoto of the Day (w/Top Cutlines) -- 5/1/07

M. LakshmanEunuchs pose for photographs before participating in Miss Koovagam, a beauty contests among the Eunuchs at Vilupuram, around 115 kilometers (72 miles) south of Chennai, India, earlier today. Eunuchs from all over India gathered at Koovagam, a small village to re-enact a story adopted…

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Huckleberries Hears ...

... that a local mover and shaker is trying to reignite a fire under the downtown memorial garden idea that Duane Hagadone was pushing some time back. Stay tuned ...Question: Is it possible to resurrect Hagadone's downtown garden idea, given the opposition?

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29 Words: Olympia: NIMBY

Olympia still thinks us handy,For dumping offenders most randy,The state project is nice,-If we ignore the price-How ‘bout it Spokane-want some candy?”Andy Michaels/29 Words Or LessItem: Spokane to be home, where perverts roam/Doug Clark, Spokesman-Review

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Lewiston Trib: Otter's Proposing Tax on Moving

Does Butch Otter ever bother talking to people who know about the property tax before he says, again, that he's considering freezing property valuations for Idahoans who stay in the same house? The fact that California essentially did what Otter suggests doesn't prevent it from…

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Friends, Civic Leaders Remember Developer Johnson

Item: Developer dies in Mexico: Motorcycle crash kills Johnson, injures wife/Becky Kramer, Spokesman-ReviewMayor Sandi Bloem: "The community has lost such an all-around great person. He had a vision for what was good for the community … and the can-do attitude to make it happen."Sandy Patano:…

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Jessi: Your Site Is Messing Up This Morning

Jessi: Your site is kind of screwy this morning, DFO.DFO: As some of you have already noticed, the site is experiencing some technical difficulties this morning. (Read: the entire right rail w/recent comments and the blogrolls is missing, and the archives are missing.) We're about…

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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.