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MONDAY, JULY 13, 2009

Monday Wild Card -- 7.13.09 

As a result of the recent polls re: Huckleberries Online features, I've begun tweaking the daily lineup. I'm going to compile the HBO blogosphere and its Spokane and Idaho spinoffs earlier -- so they are available at 1 p.m. when the INorthwest roundup generally is.…

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ORG XMIT: MIDTN101 A Navy jet from the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia passes an apartment building during tactical demonstration flyover as part of the 2009 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Detroit Gold Cup race, Sunday July 12, 2009 along the Detroit River in Detroit. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Steve Perez) ** DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT ** (Steve Perez / The Spokesman-Review)

Parting Shot -- 7.13.09 15 

A Navy jet from the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia passes an apartment building during tactical demonstration flyover as part of the 2009 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Detroit Gold Cup race Sunday along the Detroit River in Detroit. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Steve Perez)SR's…

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JBelle: My Own Private August 12 

In My Own Private August, I would have lunch with four people who have walked this earth then and now and have inspired me, provoked me, stymied me, made me laugh and yes, soothed me into insight and understanding as I stumbled along my own…

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PM Headlines -- 7/13/09

"Sometimes," posts Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho, "the most extraordinary beauty of North Idaho plays second fiddle to simple scenes such as this horse enjoying a drink from the Coeur d'Alene River on a hot summer day." Energy institute for lawmakers launched/Eye On BoiseOtter: Feds should…

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APhoto Of The Day -- 7.13.09 14 

Carol Wickenheisser, 75, and her daughter Susan Branch, from left, who made a special trip from Albuquerque, N.M., drop their drawers for the passing train with others who showed up participate in the 30th annual "moon"event in Laguna Niguel, Calif. on Saturday. You write the…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 7.13.09 

4:27 p.m. A 24YO woman who underwent brain surgery a year ago is suffering a seizure at the Budget Saver, 1519 Sherman/CdA.4:21 p.m. A 26YO female worker complains of back pains and burns after falling with hot soup in the kitchen area of the Coeur…

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Patch 'Em Up, Or Shoot 'Em Up 10 

For those who appreciate women w/automatic rifles on their hands (see Taryn Hecker photo below), Dan Of The County provides this shot of his daughter Mamie (third from right) with a group of other female Navy Corpsmen in Iraq last year. E-mails DOTC: "They could…

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Wallace Embraces Wi-Fi Access 

David Bond/Wallace Street Journal reports: "A noble if largely unheralded effort to enable free Wi-Fi access in Wallace is well underway. There remain a couple of dead spots, but you can basically cruise Cedar and Bank streets and connect with an open-key wi-fi modem just…

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Dogwalk: Too Bad Bulls Lose 12 

Earlier today, Spanish matador Antonio Ferrera dispatches a Fuente Ymbro fighting bull during a bullfight at San Fermin Fiestas in Pamplona, northern Spain. The fiestas 'Los San Fermines' held since 1591, attracts tens of thousands of foreign visitors each year for nine days of revelry,…

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Rep. Henderson On The Mend 

As of Sunday night, Frank is making a steady recovery from open-heart surgery and has already been up and walking around at KMC. Standard recuperation and rehabilitation should be all this octogenarian needs to be back in the saddle/Councilwoman KerriT/Main Street.

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Pullman Man Dies In H95 Crash

A 51-year-old Pullman driver was killed in a head-on collision at 6:29 this morning on Highway 95, north of Plummer. Michael A. Pritiken died at the scene of the two-vehicle accident when his 1997 Hondo collided with a 2004 Pontiac driven by Jodi E. Skantel,…

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Brand X: Beginnings & Endings 

I wish these young friends of ours the best. I wish them success in this partnership. I hope they are able to remember the joy of this day when the dark clouds loom overhead, and they recall the promises made to each other to love…

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MM: Remembering Back 

What is your first childhood memory? I remember my dad and I walking downtown at dark looking for night crawlers. I remember crawling over insulation in an upstairs, unfinished room in our house to get to the front window. And chasing my mom to the…

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Roxy: Remember North Shore 

In this postcard reproduction from the 1970s, OrangeTV/Remember The Roxy provides newbies -- and anyone who arrived after the mid-1980s -- with an idea re: the activity that surrounded Bob Templin's old North Shore Motor Hotel. If you look closely, the old structure comprises the…

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High Noon: Horoscope 12 

In the Handle Extra section Sunday, five people were selected at random in Coeur d'Alene to answer the question: "Do you read your horoscope." Surprisingly, all five said some form of "no." A typical answer was provided by Amanda Shoup of Coeur d'Alene: "I do…

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Best of Huckleberries INW -- 7.13.09

Drynda Tucker, 9, twirls her poodle skirt while watching vintage cars drive past during the 28th annual Roseburg Graffiti Night Cruise in downtown Roseburg, Ore., on Saturday. The cruise caps Graffiti Weekend which pulls in nearly 1,000 drivers and their classic collectibles and 20,000 spectators.…

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ITN: Obama's Surgeon General Pick

President Barack Obama, left, congratulates Dr. Regina Benjamin, center, as Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius applauds, following Obama's announcement of his nomination of Benjamin to the post of Surgeon General today in the White House Rose Garden in Washington. Story here. (AP…

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Crash Kills Coeur d'Alene Biker 

A Coeur d’Alene man was killed in a motorcycle accident along Interstate 90 near Liberty Lake that went undiscovered until an hour after daybreak today. Thomas P. Spencer, 25, was found dead around 7 this morning near his wrecked 2006 Honda motorcycle. Washington State Patrol…

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Adam: Many Owe Sali Apologies 15 

So, apparently, they believe it’s possible that the AP quoted the Memo without actually seeing it and that Bill Sali fabricated it in order to fool the AP into believing he’d been exonderated. Truth is that they don’t want to take responsibility for the the…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 7.13.09

11:40 a.m. A woman in a 2002 gold Hyundai is suffering chest pain in the Kroc Center parking lot.10:48 a.m. Local businesswoman reports a man is taking photos of her house after posting fliers around town defaming her business.10:44 a.m. R/P wants to talk to…

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Rush Limbaugh Does Gozzer 19 

Huckleberries hears ... from roving taxi reporter Dave Turner that Rush Limbaugh was playing golf with other cigar-smoking conservatives @ Gozzer Ranch last Tuesday. Seems Limbaugh is on a national tour of golf courses. He described the area as 99.9% conservative. But you Left Bankers…

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KR: Should Media Engage Online? 

There are, within my industry, at least two schools of thought regarding journalists and social media. Some of my colleagues really want to maintain a personal place on a site such as Facebook — a no-sources-allowed page where they can communicate freely with friends and…

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BH: What Your Car Says RE: You 10 

Do you drive a large, intimidating, manly-man car because you are a tough macho dude or because you want to make people think you are? Do you drive a tiny little car with a sleek, artistic design because you are a gentle, stylish and sophisticated…

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