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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Wild Card/Monday — 7/7/08

I was thrown off stride by that fire alarm around 4 o'clock this afternoon that cleared us out of the SR office for about a half hour. One of the employees on our floor apparently decided to microwave popcorn for 5 minutes. And the burnt offering set off the alarm. Last time we went through this drill, an attorney's secretary on the first floor was the culprit. Oh well, no harm, no foul. We made it through the day. I'll continue to play this Wild Card as I head for home ...



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.