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MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007

What we have to fear the most

From Spokesman-Review columnist Cheryl-Anne Millsap, on the weekend tragedy in Moscow:... When I read the headlines early Sunday morning that the night before there had been a shooting in Moscow, Idaho, and that two men had been killed and two others injured before the shooter…

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Quick! Hillary needs a theme song

Sen. Hillary Clinton is looking for a campaign theme song, and her nine choices include "I'm a Believer" by Smash Mouth and "Ready to Run" by the Dixie Chicks. And the Democratic presidential hopeful wants her adoring fans to help her pick just the right…

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CdA/PF Samaritan Wounded in Moscow Spree

Pete Husmann, a 20-year-old University of Idaho student, heard the gunshots Saturday night in Moscow, Idaho, and went to help, his mother said. The Good Samaritan was shot three times and is now in stable condition, his mother, Janice Husmann, said this morning. He is…

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SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2007

Wild Card/Sunday -- 5/20/07

It's official, HBOers; I'm on V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N for the next two weeks. But that doesn't mean that you'll be totally without Huckleberries Online. Regional Editor Scott Maben will take over posting somewhat to keep things here for you to comment on. He's at the master control…

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SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2007




Digger: I'm Gay, And I'm Welcome @ HBO

Digger (re: Don Imus "award"): DFO has never attacked me, and I'm gay. In fact, he welcomed me to the table at Blogfest 07. Hmmm... something smells funny.DFO: You're not the only gay who checks in here regularly, Digger. Not only are you all welcome,…

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FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2007


TGIF Wild Card -- 5/18/07

I'm still not sure if I'll be on vacation for the next two weeks. I'd say they're better than 50-50 that I will be. If so, Regional Editor Scott Maben will be at the controls to post the Wild Cards, breaking news and some regional…

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A Butterfly Moment: Adam @ 6

In this wonderful post, Jen/A Butterfly Moment tells us about her wonderful son, Adam, on his sixth birthday today:*He loves bugs and one little ant can keep him from getting in the car even when I'm already five minutes late.*But he's afraid of spiders (I…

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In North Idaho, Wildlife Sometimes Comes to You

Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho"Sometimes the best of times are "on location" right in our own backyard," writes Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho. "Living in town doesn't preclude the enjoyment of wildlife and the beauty of nature in late spring. A family of quail have called our…

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DFO Gets Imus Award from Anonymous Demo

The Coalition for a New Democratic Majority has awarded me the Don Imus Award for "doing (my) part to create the new Democratic majority. I got a wonderful three-color certificate in the mail (with color photo of Imus wearing a black hat and frowning) in…

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Huckleberries Hears ...

... that Real Life Ministries is trying to set up a face-to-face meeting with the mayors of the three prairie towns who are opposed to their 116-acre (to begin with) mega-campus above the Rathdrum Prairie: Clay Larkin of Post Falls, Ron McIntire of Hayden and…

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Inside Huckleberries -- 5/18/07

11:29 a.m., Construction work at the new Cabela's building at the stateline is going so well, Huckleberries hears that the store might open in late October instead of the current target date of Nov. 10.***10:35 a.m., Dan of the County called to say that local…

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WorldNetDaily Poll: Compromise Immigration Deal

Item: Senate, White House OK quick status for illegals: Republican lawmakers decry compromise immigration deal as 'amnesty'/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What's your reaction to immigration agreement worked out between president, Senate? 1. It's the right thing to do 2. It demonstrates America is still a land of compassion…

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Complete Gone Wi-Fi Interview w/Marianne Love

Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewBooks by Marianne Love: "Pocket Girdles," 1994; "Postcards from Potatoe Land, 1997; and "Lessons with Love," 2007 (available at keokeebooks.com for $16 and at Coeur d'Alene's Hastings; University of Idaho Bookstore; and Vanderford's, Corner Book Shop and Bonner County Museum in Sandpoint. DFO: Do…

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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007


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.




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