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It’s My 2 Cents — 11/26/07

We've officially entered that time of year at Huckleberries Online when things stop. The campaigns and elections are over. The fallout from those elections is mostly over, too (read: Mary Souza got the boot from the P&Z commission. But we're still waiting to see what/if any action is brought against Kathy Sims and Tom Macy for a possible campaign finance disclosure violation.) The Spokesman-Review returns to one edition this week, as it adjusts to a smaller role in the Inland Northwest market. Reporters and editors are waiting for new assignments in wake of Black Thursday (Nov. 1). Ditto for Huckleberries Online. Editor Steve Smith has said publicly that HBO will be the linchpin for the SR strategy in North Idaho. I could return to writing one or two full-length columns per week, for the Handle Extra and/or Post Falls Voice. I know real-time video is in HBO's future b/c the order has been given to install video equipment in the North Idaho office. I also know that there will be a more collaborative online effort between HBO and the two reporters who'll be assigned to this office. I'll continue to bide my time until I receive my new marching orders. I still have 7 vacation days to use or lose before the end of the year. At this point, the most exciting news seems to be that "Good Morning, America" is coming to town this week to shoot a faux parade in this small town, America, for its 5 million viewers. That's cool. But I'll sleep in and let the CDA Press continue to effuse about that.

Question: Huckleberries has always been a joint effort involving you commenters, bloggers and blurkers. With this pause in the action, it's a good time to ask you what you'd like to see added here.



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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.