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SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2009

Statesman: Cut Teachers Pay? 33 

Do you think Idaho teachers' pay should have been cut?/Idaho StatesmanIt's not ideal, but it was better than deeper cuts elsewhereIdaho teachers aren't paid enough as it is, cuts make it worseMore stimulus funds should have been used to keep cuts from happeningDon't know what…

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Wild Card/Saturday -- 3/28/09 25 

In the news this morning: Obama plans to widen US involvement in Afghanistan here. The space shuttle Discovery is on tap for an afternoon landing here. Madonna wants to adopt another child here. CNN sinks to third place in prime time here. Criticism over Obama…

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After their 98-77 loss to North Carolina, the Gonzaga players turn to their fans and salute them at the South Regional NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Friday, March 27, 2009 in Memphis, Tenn.   CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON The Spokesman-Review (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Zags Appreciate Fans 

After their 98-77 loss to North Carolina, the Gonzaga players turn to their fans and salute them at the South Regional NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen Friday in Memphis, Tenn. Game story, more photos here. Christopher Anderson/Spokesman-Review

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Herb: Bayview Fire Ruled Arson

The fire that destroyed the patio at Boileau's last week has been determined to be Arson. Results of the investigation by the Timberlake Fire District and the fire marshal have been referred to the Kootenai County Sheriff Department for investigation. The apparent indication of accelerants…

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HBO Poll: No More Zags? What Now? 

<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1495556/" >What are you going to do for entertainment now that the Zags season is over?</a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> surveys</a>)</span>

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HBO Survey Sez ... Matt Bouldin

In the TGIF HBO Poll, 18 of 54 (or 33%) of you said that Matt Bouldin is your favorite 2008-09 Gonzaga Bulldog regular player. Josh Heytvelt finished in second with 11 votes (20%), followed by Micah Downs & Jeremy Pargo, who were tied with 8…

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2C Etc. Top 10 Pet Peeves 39 

Pictures grouped on a wall that hang crooked despite your constant egging them back to the square.Motorists who always drive in the passing lane on the highway ... and at a slower speed than a turtle crawls.Parents who perceive the local Wal-Mart as the best…

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DavidL: Like A Chicken w/Head Cut Off 

Once Aunt Beryl taught me how to capture chickens, it was a short run from there to the beheading pen, surrounded top and all four sides with chicken wire, adjacent to the chicken house and thus convenient for those moments when you wanted to part…

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Marmie: An Unexpected Visitor 

Well, about 3 weeks ago we had another MOUSE incident. ... this time it was Ambrose that came galloping in through the catflap carrying a squeeling wriggling little dormouse. ... I shouted at me cat at the top of me voice, and it scared her…

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JanTri: Entitlements Are Irksome 

There is an air of entitlement in our society, and it stinks. This is a two-headed monster threatening to devour those of us in the middle. The “haves” and the “have-nots” are very different kinds of people, but both groups feel that they deserve privileges…

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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.