"One of the more common street side businesses that I notice around Shanghai neighborhoods are shoe shine stands," posts Thom George/Eye on Shanghai. The former Kootenai County resident offers daily observations about life in Shanghai here.

• This day .../Slight Detour
• Christian hatred/Arch Druid
• Small miracles/Dogwalk Musings
• Bruce Wayne: 'Most Likely To Succeed'/Slice
• Darrell Issa doesn't seem trustworthy/Fort Boise
• Keeping track of Santa in CdA/Coeur d'Alene Today
• A Written Gift: A treasured memory/Writing North Idaho
• Grip on Sports: WSU drought ends Saturday/SportsLink
• Lake Coeur d'Alene Drive & hydroplane racing/Bay Views
• Known Quanity: Replacing Rep. Patterson/Randy Stapilus
• Area resorts offer cool deal for school fifth-graders/Outdoors
• Another day, another Obamacare exemption/Right Argument
• How to add spokesman.com to your mobile desk top/Tech Deck

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