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Eau de Rotten Sneakers

Judge Rachel Herz smells a rotten sneaker in the annual Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest on Tuesday in Montpelier, Vt. The competitors had their sneakers judged on the conditions of the sole, tongue, heel, toe, laces, eyelets and odor. Thw winner was Sterling Brinkerhoff, 9, from Benjamin, Utah. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Question: Do you or anyone else in your family have sneakers worthy of this contest?



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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