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SATURDAY, FEB. 6, 2010

Wild Card/Sunday -- 2.6-7.10 51 

All three of the Inland Northwest college basketball teams that we follow here at Huckleberries Online scored big victories Saturday, including Gonzaga's win over host Memphis and Idaho's slaughter of host Boise State. But that was yesterday. Today, we turn our attention to Super Bowl…

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Idaho's Kashif Watson (32) shoots over Boise State's Paul Noonan (25 during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 in Boise, Idaho. Idaho went on to win 79-55. (Matt Cilley / Fr117486 Ap)

Idaho 79, Boise State 55 

Idaho's Kashif Watson (32) shoots over Boise State's Paul Noonan (25 during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game tonight in Boise. Idaho went on to win 79-55. (AP Photo/Matt Cilley)Luciano de Souza tied a career high with 16 points and Kashif Watson…

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4 Charged After High-Speed Chase 

Seventeen-year-old driver Timothy Allen, of Worley, and three young adults, 18 to 21 years old, were charged with a number of felonies and misdemeanors following a high-speed chase Friday afternoon that began on Highway 95, south of Coeur d'Alene. Passengers charged with crimes were: Louise…

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Memphis forward Pierre Henderson-Niles, bottom, lands on the floor as Gonzaga guard Matt Bouldin (15) pulls away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (Lance Murphey / Fr78211 Ap)

Gonzaga 66, Memphis 58 

Memphis forward Pierre Henderson-Niles, bottom, lands on the floor as Gonzaga guard Matt Bouldin (15) pulls away during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., today. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)ESPN boxscore here, and: Jim Meehan's SportsLink story hereWashington State 78, Arizona…

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The Curious Case Of Idaho's Identity 22 

Here is one takeaway from the missionary story, and it is all about the curious mindset some of our fellow Americans on the east coast and elsewhere in this diverse land have when they read a headline that says: "Idaho missionaries charged with bad stuff…

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Darren Till, a Bend Metro Park & Recreation employee, uses a paintball gun to scare a group of geese along the Deschutes River in Bend, Ore. on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. (Ryan Brennecke / The Bulletin)

Goose Chase 

Darren Till, a Bend Metro Park & Recreation employee, uses a paintball gun to scare a group of geese along the Deschutes River in Bend, Ore., on Thursday. (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Ryan Brennecke)

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Michelle Brings Daughters In Fat Debate

Michelle Obama has earned accolades for making healthy living and eliminating childhood obesity a priority as first lady. But when it came down to personalizing the issue in relation to her daughters, the remarks touched a nerve with some, and praise from others. The first…

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HBO Hit w/Pro-Otter Astroturfers 

We're getting another sign that Huckleberries Online has carved a decent niche in the Idaho blogosphere. We haven't hit the deadline for signing up for the various offices for the spring primary, and we're already getting hit with "astroturfing." (H/T to MarkR for providing a…

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Spokane Agency Has 3 Super Bowl Ads

Spokane ad agency Magner Sanborn is geared up for its two minutes of fame. The Spokane ad agency has produced three TV ads running during Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIV. Dennis Magner, president of the 20-person firm, said the company has pride and reputation on the…

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Napkin Notes: Goodbye, Essie 

Essie, our beloved Ford Escort of eleven years, is in her death throes. It’s hard to say when her downward spiral started. That infuriating red “check engine” light came on forty thousand miles ago and just never went away, no matter how many times we…

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