Gov. Butch Otter has proclaimed today in Idaho to be Vernon Baker Day, to honor the World War II hero from Benewah County who turned 90 today. You can read the SR editorial about Vernon Baker here. Also, Huckleberries topped the 2 million page-view mark for the year around 10 o'clock last night. The blog did so in good fashion, registering 9,729 page-views and 5,443 unique views for the day, for a total for the year of 2,001,096. All of us -- bloggers, blurkers, and commenters -- have a role in the success of this forum. But there's always room for more. Please tell your family and friends about HBO. Now, for today's Wild Card ...