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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 2007

Wild Card/Thursday -- 9/20/07

I spent quite a bit of time today trying to learn the procedure for posting personal messages to you via my Mac laptop. I'll try to post my first message tomorrow -- something 30 to 60 seconds long with a simple message. It doesn't look…

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HBO's Best of the Friends' Blogs

Sam The Reporter and the lovely Mrs. T on their first anniversary here.*"I just got back to New Hampshire from my brief 'summer break' home in North Idaho," posts the Wayward Episcopalian. "I must say, over the past few months I’ve come to realize just…

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APhoto of the Day -- 9/20/07

AP PhotoTampa Bay Devil Rays rookie players, from left, Justin Ruggiano and Jeff Ridgway, clubhouse attendant Jamie Greene and player Josh Wilson pose in Hooters hot pants, part of a traditional rookie hazing ritual, as the team prepares to leave Angel Stadium after their baseball…

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Question: Was She Too Sexy To Fly?

Full Vox Box post hereEarlier this month, 23-year-old Kyla Ebbert came forward to the media to tell her tale of being thrown off a Southwest Airlines flight due to her outfit being too skimpy.Ebbert was flying from Southern Cali to Tuscon for a doctor appointment.…

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Strange Bedfellows: Craig & ACLU -- Trib

Full editorial hereYou know who is responsible for all this Larry Craig folderol? Liberals. All would be well if not for a bunch of left-wing conspirators out to destroy the American way of life. If you're conservative, and you can't find a liberal to pin…

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Vox Box: Measure Your Enviro Awareness

American Public Media has unveiled a free online game called "Consumer Consequences." The interactive game let's you see the "environmental consequences" of our lifestyles on Earth. Click here to play.Players' scores are based on the number of “Earths” it would take to support their lifestyles.…

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KevinR: CC Trustees Still Have Final Say

Full post hereWhen voters said yes to a new community college in Southwest Idaho, affordable education was part of the sales pitch. Introductory-level courses for high school grads who cannot afford tuition at a four-year school. Work force training and professional-technical courses at a fraction…

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CDA Schools Face Girls Sports Discrimination Charge

Item: Idaho Title IX case reopened: Coeur d'Alene School District accused of discriminating against girls in sports/Meghann M. Cuniff, Spokesman-Review More Info: The complaint consists of three allegations: That the “interests and abilities” of girls aren’t given equal treatment, that coaching staffs are unequal and…

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Question: Close Encounters w/Dangerous Wildlife

Item: Encounters with bears increase across region: Several spotted looking for food at Priest Lake/Rich Landers, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Despite pleas from wildlife managers to remove food sources that attract the animals, bears are in conflict with campers and cabin owners this month, from California through…

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AM Hucks: YouTube Fames Goes To Her Head

You knew that Councilwoman Dixie Reid wouldn't ignore that YouTube slam forever – the one produced by council wannabe Dan Gookin this year. Reid and Councilman Mike Kennedy are edited during a council meeting to appear stern and/or unapproachable to the public. They were YouTubed…

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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.