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HBO Poll: Placating Mother Nature

In the old days -- and in bad movies today -- some cultures appeased their angry gods by tossing someone into a volcano. As the Mother of All Inland Northwest Winters drags on, with a prediction of more snow on the way for Friday, I was wondering -- tongue firmly cheeked -- which local weather person should we toss into a volcano in order to coax Mother Nature into allowing spring to arrive:

*Brian Albrecht/KHQ
*Mark Peterson/KXLY
*Kris Crocker/KXLY
*Tom Sherry/KREM
*Michelle Boss/SR Handle Extra
*Randy Mann/Spokesman-Review
*Cliff Harris, Coeur d'Alene Press



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.