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MT: Cheers & Jeers

 At the Lewiston Tribune, new Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase has launched a Friday feature called "Cheers & Jeers." In it, Trillhaase writes short snippets re: individuals or organizations who deserve a shout out for good work the previous week or a kick in the pants for poor performance. Fox News analyst Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, for example, gets a Jeer for speculating that Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl might be a deserter, giving the Taliban more fuel to torture the Hailey, Idaho, soldier with. The Moscow City Council won a Cheer for unanimously voting to ban cigarette smoking in town taverns and private clubs. You can read Marty's column here.

Question: Who deserves a Cheer of a Jeer in your Inland Northwest community?



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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.