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SATURDAY, FEB. 7, 2009

Ex-Zag Morrison Traded To Lakers 37 

The Charlotte Bobcats sent struggling forward Adam Morrison and reserve Shannon Brown to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday for forward Vladimir Radmanovic. The move is the third trade the Bobcats have made this season in a roster shakeup under first-year coach Larry Brown. Morrison…

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Wild Card -- 2/7/09 53 

In the news this morning, the hero pilot who glided his jet safely into the Hudson River received the keys to New York City here. The public is furious about the California woman who birthed octuplets here. The No. 14 Memphis Tigers will invade The…

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Blogfest '09 -- The Awards Ceremony 57 

CindyH, JeanieSpokane & Co. are in charge of the, ahem, Awards Ceremony, for Blogfest '09 -- to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Huckleberries Online, scheduled for Feb. 28 (although the actual anniversary is Feb. 16). As part of the informal festivities this year, we're planning…

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ORG XMIT: DX101 ** FOR WEEKEND RELEASE, JAN. 31 - FEB. 1 & THEREAFTER ** David Leroy, chairman of the Idaho Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, stands next to the life-sized statue of Abraham Lincoln located in the Idaho State Historical Society Artifact Storage Center on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 in Boise, Idaho. This Lincoln statue will be erected and unveiled for the Feb. 12 bicentennial of Lincoln's birth.  (AP Photo/Matt Cilley) (Matt Cilley / The Spokesman-Review)

Idaho To Honor Abraham Lincoln 15 

David Leroy, chairman of the Idaho Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, stands next to the life-sized statue of Abraham Lincoln located in the Idaho State Historical Society Artifact Storage Center in Boise recently. This Lincoln statue will be erected and unveiled for the bicentennial of Lincoln's…

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Costello: To California With Love 15 

Schroeder's idea allows us to entertain ourselves with thought exercises imagining where we can send truckloads of wolves so that they may plague those who deserve to be afflicted the most. First, send a truckload or two to California. California would be the ideal destination…

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Reed: Obama Off To A Good Start 33 

The morning after Inauguration Day, Maureen Dowd marveled at "the patience that America is extending to Mr. Obama." The day after President Obama lost two appointees to tax problems, she chastised him in a column titled, "Well, That Certainly Didn't Take Long." No matter how…

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OTV Review: Susie's

There aren’t many places left in our modern realm that harbor such a rarefied, historic aroma like the one that hits like a whammy upon entrance to the bar portion of Susie’s, where Q. and I landed one recent Saturday morning. It’s a mix of…

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Rathdrum Teen Leaves Mark On 'Idol' 

She was eliminated from the competition Wednesday night, but the experience was intense, insane,” said Flack, who was thrilled to have obtained a coveted final audition before the judges. Flack’s journey to American Idol wasn’t easy. She faced homelessness and the loss of both parents…

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