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Sunday Wild Card — 7.19.09

July 19 is the 200th day of the year. There are 165 days remaining in the end of the year. On this day in history: In 1879Doc Holliday kills for the first time after a man shoots up his New Mexico saloon. Don Henley, former singer for The Eagles, is 62. Today is Flitch Day (From an old custom from long ago whereby bacon was given to married couples who could prove they had lived in harmony and fidelity for one year. Very few "took home the bacon.") In the news this morning: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" has brought in $107M in 3 days here. And your Wild Card is in play ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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