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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2008

High Water Closes Spokane River Footbridge

Larry Reisnouer/SRPeople in Spokane interested in seeing the downtown falls as they cascade through Riverfront Park are not able to use the footbridge that crosses the south branch of the upper channel of the Spokane River. Water has been splashing over the bridge making it…

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Theaters Raising Ticket, Popcorn Prices

Item: Moviegoers' eyes could pop at the price of corn: At least one Boise movie theater may raise its ticket and food prices next week as a result of rising corn and gas costs. One national movie chain upped prices Friday/McClatchy Newspapers.More Info: Partly because…

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OrangeTV Review: Country Music

Several years ago, I took a pop music history class and developed a new appreciation for the original, old-timey country sound. I discovered the various joys of the original singing cowboys and the unhinged croon of Hank Williams, the Nashville Sound of Patsy Cline and…

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WND Poll: Nationalizing Oil Companies?

What do you think of talk about nationalizing the oil companies?/WorldNetDaily1. It's long overdue – the free market is failing us2. Energy is far too important to be left in the hands of profit-maximizing corporations3. If not now – with gas approaching $5 a gallon…

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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.