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TUESDAY, DEC. 27, 2011


Bumpersnicker 

On a green pickup stopped for a sign at 4th & Walnut in Midtown over the Christmas holidays: "Honk if you voted for Obama so I can give you the finger."

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Poll: Most Have Gambled At Casino

Christmas Holiday Poll: A majority of Hucks Nation has gambled at the Coeur d'Alene Casino. 151 of 283 respondents (53.36%) said they have gambled at the Worley area casino. 132 of 283 respondents (46.64%) say they have not. Today's Poll: Where did you buy your…

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Williams: I Was Dressed In Love

Had my mom's clientele been different, she might have been known as something glamorous like a clothing designer or a stylist. As it was, she sewed almost exclusively for her two daughters. I so under-appreciated her talent that I wouldn't have described her with a…

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Crusader Wants Solon Sobriety Oath 13 

A former Las Vegas TV reporter turned anti-drinking crusader received pledges from 13 Idaho lawmakers over the Christmas weekend that they will abstain from drinking during the 2012 session. Scott Andrus, 50, of Twin Falls, sent the solicitation to all 105 lawmakers on Dec. 23,…

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2nd Luna Recall Ready To Launch 

Organizers of this year’s failed attempt to oust Idaho’s public schools chief from office say their second try to recall Tom Luna will be better organized. The initial attempt to put a recall question on Idaho ballots during an August special election fell woefully short…

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AM: Ganesha Gets Christmas Touch 

Don Sausser, Eye on Downtown CdA for HucksOnline, spotted this addition to the controversial statue of Ganesha at Sixth & Sherman over the Christmas Day weekend. Emails Don: "Feeling in an ecumenical way on Christmas day the Hindu Ganesha sculpture on Sherman Ave was garnished…

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APhoto of The Day -- 12.27.11 

Elephants play an exhibition soccer match during the elephant festival in Sauraha, Chitwan 170 kilometers (106 miles) south of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday. The three-day elephant festival where elephants take part in race, soccer game, and a beauty pageant began Monday. You write the cutline. (AP…

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WSU Cougs Makes Worst Uniform List 

It’s not a surprise that the Oregon Ducks have ended up on a new list of the best and worst football uniforms. With multiple styles and colors of helmets, jerseys and pants, the Ducks’ fashion sense has been the talk of college football for a…

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Rosdahl: Maurice's Leaving Mall 

One column-related item this week was my mixing with holiday shoppers. Downtown stores and Silver Lake Mall were both busy. It was pleasing to visit the mall and see the excitement. All the shops and center-aisle kiosks were busy, which was nice to see because…

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'One-Armed Wonder' Amazes Others

So who comes away the most dumbfounded after an encounter with Josh Konkler? Is it the baseball coach who waves his outfielders in close, assuming the batter who swings with just his left arm can’t go deep, and then watches him smack one over the…

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Aylward Sets Targets Ironman Again 

When readers of The Spokesman-Review last heard from Tom Aylward, the Spirit Lake man who lost 80 pounds while training for his first Ironman, he had fallen short of completing the 2011 Coeur d’Alene race. He made the 2.4-mile swim and 112-mile bike ride just…

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Up A Pole 

An car rests on its front end after a high speed collision with a tree in Gurgaon, India, Sunday. The driver sustained minor injuries, according to a local newspaper report. (AP Photo) Question: When were you last involved in a vehicle crash?

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You Can Trust Oatmeal Eaters 

I have this theory. You can count on people who eat oatmeal every morning. And if they have it with raisins and a little brown sugar, even better. This applies mostly to those who eat oatmeal for breakfast all year, but people who have it…

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Sears To Shut 100-120 Kmart Stores 

Sears Holdings Corp. plans to close between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores after poor sales during the holidays, the most crucial time of year for retailers. The closings are the latest and most visible in a long series of moves to try to…

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Briggs: 'I Told You I'd Be Back' 

The dust of Iraq still clung to the items crammed inside Spc. Blythe Briggs’ rucksack when she landed thousands of miles away in chilly Spokane. “I feel bad for her,” her brother, Austin Briggs, 20, said before she deplaned at Spokane International Airport late Friday.…

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SATURDAY, DEC. 24, 2011

Christmas Weekend Wild Card 12.24-12.26 16 

My favorite Christmas quotes in no particular order: Ralphie: I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle! Santa: You'll shoot your eye out, kid. And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could…

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FRIDAY, DEC. 23, 2011

Indian children dressed in festive clothing sit on a bench during a Christmas party at a kindergarten on the last day before school holidays in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. Christmas day is observed as a national holiday for all Indians. (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)

Parting Shot: Christmas party 

Indian children dressed in festive clothing sit on a bench during a Christmas party at a kindergarten on the last day before school holidays in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. Do you have any favorite Christmas traditions?

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My Two Cents: You people 13 

A couple of times in the past 24 hours, commenters have used the phrase "you people," in the comments section.. Whenever I read a sentence that addresses "you people," I roll my eyes and rarely finish reading. The phrase smacks of superiority and condescension. I…

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Friday Wild Card 12.23 

It's Christmas Eve Eve and I'm getting ready for a three day weekend. There's presents to wrap and fudge to make, sons to corral, cats to herd and a house to clean. And at some point I'm going to relax. Here's your Wild Card. Are…

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Jacob Lee

Update: Teen missing in N. Idaho 

Kootenai County authorities are continuing their search today for a 16-year-old boy who ran away Thursday night from a residential facility on Dodd Road. Jacob Lee left the Innercept treatment facility about 11 p.m. wearing only pajama bottoms and a flannel shirt, Kootenai County sheriff’s…

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Apron

Apron Strings 

I got this pink-checked gingham apron as a bridal shower gift from my aunt 26 years ago. I wear it when I commence serious baking. No, I do not wear heels with it, but sometimes I may be wearing pearls. Apparently, I missed all the…

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The power of prayer? 19 

More and more Americans are praying about health issues, but does it actually work? The number of Americans who pray for their own health has more than tripled, from 13 percent of US adults in 1999 to 49 percent in 2007, according to a new…

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Huckleberries Online

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.




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