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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008

ITK: CDA Levy Has No Chance Of Passing

CDA is too concerned about bells and whistles. Stop funding every little extra and take care of your people first...TEACHERS first dummies. Harry A. You do a good job of running around and morphing into what you think everyone wants to see you as. That…

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Vacation Wild Card -- 5/1/08

This is my first chance to check in at Huckleberries Online today. Looks like Thuy and Betsy are doing a terrific job feeding the beast. I'm indebted to them for doing so. Also, I appreciate the fact that you HBO regulars continue to keep the…

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Eye on Boise: Idaho justices sued

Idaho’s highest court can’t just declare the state’s school funding system unconstitutional and then let it continue that way, the attorney for a group of school districts told a federal judge today. But the attorney for five Idaho Supreme Court justices said the federal court…

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Eye on Boise: Phenneger kicks in $100K

Idaho U.S. Senate candidate Richard Phenneger of Post Falls says he’s loaned his campaign “almost $100,000,” but his fundraising is picking up and he’s starting to pay off the loan. He financed his campaign for current Sen. Larry Craig's seat “with a lot of my…

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AP: Suspected D.C. madam kills herself

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A woman police believe to be convicted Washington escort service operator Deborah Jeane Palfrey committed suicide, officials said Thursday.Police said the body was found in a shed near Palfrey’s mother’s home Thursday morning. There was a suicide note, but police…

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Eye on Boise: Check 'em out

The Idaho Secretary of State’s website has a new feature this year: A list of candidates for the May 27 primary with links to the website of every candidate who’s provided one. It’s a handy resource and worth checking out./Betsy Z. Russell, SR Eye on…

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Idaho Democrats see an opening

Idaho Democrats believe the 2008 election is the party’s best shot to finally regain a congressional seat — a hope bolstered by recent fundraising reports that show freshman GOP Congressman Bill Sali owes more money than what he has in the bank./Erica Curless, S-R. More…

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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.