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TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 2012

Houghs Survive Hotel Hell 

Thanks to the spat between KAYU and DirecTV, I didn't see the "Hotel Hell" episode involving the John Houghs' Roosevelt Inn last night. But I did see 3 or 4 segments of the episode via YouTube. The ones I watched weren't flattering for the inn…

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Dems To Open Convention Today 

Mayor Julian Castro poses for a photograph with his cake during the send-off party for his trip to the Democratic National Convention at the St. Paul Community Center in San Antonio on Sept. 1. Castro delivers the convention's keynote address Tuesday, a nod to the…

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Bearded Middle Schooler Stuns Cindy 

Cindy Hval tweets this morning: "Freaking out. Took my son to his 1st day of middle school and there was a kid with a FULL BEARD!!!" Question: I first grew my mustache when I was 18 years old. When did you first grow facial hair?

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Boise State Knocked From Top 25 

The first in-season AP poll is out and, as expected, the Boise St. Broncos are no longer in the top 25. They lost to the Michigan St. Spartans, 17-13, on Friday. The Broncos are the first team out, as they have 79 points. The Notre…

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Study: Media Abet Political Polarization 

A recent study by a Washington State University researcher suggests intense media coverage of highly polarized and contentious political issues tends to reinforce partisan views, creating "belief gaps” between Democrats and Republicans, which grow increasingly pronounced over time. Directed by Associate Professor Douglas Hindman of…

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Labrador Runs From Vote Smart 

U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, has raised $628,057 in campaign contributions and has $203,000 in the bank. Labrador’s Democratic opponent, Jimmy Farris, has raised $37,388. Labrador is a Tea Party darling. He’s a Republican in a state where the party label matters to voters. Farris…

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Church Founder Moon Dies At 92 

In this 2005 file photo, Unification Church leader Rev. Sun Myung Moon speaks during his "Now is God's Time" rally in New York. Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, has died at age 92 church officials said Monday. Story here. (AP Photo/John Marshall…

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Still Collecting Vinyls 

I used to collect LPs of the music that I grew up with. I probably had more than a thousand at one time. Still have several hundred. But I never was in the same league as Larry Kmetz, who has up to 30,000 LPs and…

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Californian Wants To Join Heroes Wall

Item: All heart and courage, too: Ron Pfrimmer hopes to join Hall of Heroes/Bill Buley, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: There is a section at the Ronald D. Rankin Veterans Memorial Plaza called the Hall of Heroes. It honors Purple Heart and Medal of Valor…

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GOP Rallying People Against ULUC 

Item: Input sought at land use workshop: Group hopes to have hundreds attend meeting/Alecia Warren, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Local Republicans are rallying folks to attend Kootenai County's next public workshop on the land use code rewrite, which they fear has been influenced by…

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MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 2012

Labor Day Wild Card 9.3.12 

Please join me in extending sincere condolences to commenter Matthew Root at the loss of his beloved wife. On a lighter note, tonight Fox is scheduled to air the Hotel Hell episode filmed at the Roosevelt Inn, in CdA. I gues this is my television…

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SATURDAY, SEPT. 1, 2012

Labor Day Weekend Wild Card 9/1-9/3 

Looks like gorgeous weather for our last hurrah of summer. I'm a little on the hyper-organzied side, yet this weekend will find me finally doing back-to-school shopping. I've been so slammed, that my poor boys may have to return to school wearing flip flops and…

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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.




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