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TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009

JimH: Another Side To Sign Story 15 

RE: Trustee Edie Brooks loses dozens of signs/Huckleberries OnlineJim Hollingsworth: Some of these signs were picked up by neighbors who were very concerned to have those signs in front of their houses, since they planned to vote for Purtee. Other signs were picked up by…

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Tumblewords: Blog + Twitter = Fun

Tumblewords: My blog has been up a little more than three years with about 700 posts on the main blog although not so many posts on the younger Art blog. Oh, yes, I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Haven't learned how to make it…

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RG: Banned On Not-So-OpenCdA.com 

Ray Gun: Subsequent to this event, I posted some comments regarding Kathy Sims' admitted illegal campaign fundraising and expenditures. They were deleted, some in part, some in their entirety. Apparently the moderators of Opencda did not enjoy seeing a public display of their hypocrisy in…

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CH: Time W/Loved Ones Precious 

CindyH: How about a best commencment speech by a sitting president, ex- pres or presidential spouse? I'd vote for Barbara Bush's Wellesley address: “At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or…

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MONDAY, MAY 18, 2009

Dracula Wild Card -- 5.18.09 38 

I'm working from home today, nursing the tail-end of a bug that I hit about mid-afternoon Friday and sapped my strength most of the beautiful weekend. So much for gardening. On this day in history: In 1897, Dracula, a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker…

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Parting Shot -- 5/18/09 

I was privileged to take a photo of "Five Generations of Women" shortly before my 93 year-old Grandmother passed away last year.The photo shown below, features the hands of my Grandmother, Mom, Sister, Niece and Great-Niece.While I can't take credit for the idea, I was…

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KM: Recalling Old Community Center 

Kage Mann: Wow, I forgot about that Community Center and the sad part about that is I attended Junior High there in the mid-70's.I read an article that said the CDA community hasn't had a C.C. for 60 years.So, apparently some people never considered that…

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Chuck Young along with his great-grandchildren, from left Keira, Macaylee, Brayden and Destiny wait at the Social Security office in Coeur d'Alene on March 13, 2009 in order to obtain the proper documents for an Idaho Identification card. KATHY PLONKA The Spokesman-Review (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

PM Headlines -- 5/18/09

Chuck Young along with his great-grandchildren, from left Keira, Macaylee, Brayden and Destiny wait at the Social Security office in Coeur d'Alene earlier this spring in order to obtain the proper documents for an Idaho Identification card. Alison Boggs and photographer Kathy Plonka have been…

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Trustee Brooks Loses Dozens Of Signs 14 

Veteran school board member Edie Brooks reports to Coeur d'Alene police that 60 of her yard signs were taken without her permission from locations along 15th Street Friday and Saturday. Brooks, who has served on the Coeur d'Alene School Board for 11 years, told Huckleberries…

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Scanner Traffic -- 5/18/09 

5:11 p.m. 4 people involved in a fight with a baseball bat @ Mullan & 10th Place/CdA.5:10 p.m. Someone has finally caught the two horses that have been running loose on Ridgeway, causing a coupla R/Ps to call authorities.4:08 p.m. EMTs are trying to revive…

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FHB: Where Docks Go To Die 

This is how our dock looks after a winter with a record amount of snow. Dave is determined to fix it. I suggested using the last of our M80s to blow it up. He's not listening to me. Hopefully the repair work doesn't kill him.…

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Briefs: Lab Confirms 2nd Swine Flu Case 

Kootenai County’s second case of Novel H1N1 flu was confirmed Monday by the Idaho State Laboratory, bringing the state’s total cases to nine. The patient, who is no longer contagious, is a student at Ramsey Elementary School in Coeur d’Alene. The child did not attend…

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HBO Blogosphere -- 5.18.09 

The other classmate that passed recently was Debbie. I never said one word to her all the way thru school, but I didn't say a lot to very much of anyone back then. She was always one of those people who was "around"; she always…

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ORG XMIT: WAET101 Gov. Chris Gregoire is surrounded by children and adults as she signs the "everything but marriage" law Monday, May 18, 2009, in Seattle. The law will take effect at the end of July and expands on previous domestic partnership laws, adding partnerships to all remaining areas of state law that deal with married couples. The benefits range from labor and employment rights to pensions and other public employee benefits. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (Elaine Thompson / The Spokesman-Review)

Gregoire Inks Expanded Partnership Bill 

Gov. Chris Gregoire is surrounded by children and adults as she signs the "everything but marriage" law Monday in Seattle. The law will take effect at the end of July and expands on previous domestic partnership laws, adding partnerships to all remaining areas of state…

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NA: Idaho Grabs Road Stimulus Share 

Item: Idaho among nation’s leaders in delivering transportation stimulus/Idaho Business ReviewNick Adams: In spite of all the hand-wringing, teabagging and declarations of sovereignty, Idaho sure isn't wasting time trying to get its hands on federal transportation stimulus dollars. Only fellow deep-red Oklahoma has secured more…

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Zimo: Poison Ivy & Loose Kites

The kite string hit the ground and was dragged through a bunch of brown stalks in the rocky outcropping. Before anyone could say "poison ivy," we knew we might be in big trouble. Three grandkids with poison ivy would not be fun. I was extreme…

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A hen duck and her 12 ducklings create a parade-like atmosphere as they cross the Lilac Parade route  while trying to march to the Spokane River Saturday, May 16, 2009 in downtown Spokane.  The ducks are the ones that nested and hatched on a downtown awning where they were watched by banker Joel Armstrong, left, and Crystal Tobeck, right.  A group of bank employees, media and bystanders followed the slow walk to the water by the duck family.   JESSE TINSLEY The Spokesman-Review (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

HBO's Inland Northwest -- 5.19.09 

A hen duck and her 12 ducklings create a parade-like atmosphere as they cross the Lilac Parade route while trying to march to the Spokane River Saturday in downtown Spokane. The ducks are the ones that nested and hatched on a downtown awning where they…

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High Noon: Idaho Dad's Blog Turns 5 

There will be no streamers, cakes, or balloons. Honestly, I'm too busy finishing up our last two weeks of the homeschool year to think about any kind of celebration of this blog's 5th anniversary. Yup, it was five years ago today that I wrote my…

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ORG XMIT: TXGAL101 Secelia Garrett-King of Galveston competes before judges during the vintage-inspired swim wear contest at the Galveston Island Beach Revue on the beach in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Garrett-King won second runner-up in the competition. The Islander By Choice group resurrected the legendary Bathing Beauties Pageant this spring to help raise awareness about the islands recovery from Hurricane Ike and plans to continue it as an annual event. The Galveston beauty contest began in 1920 and was dubbed the "Pageant of Pulchritude" by original promoter C.E. Barfield. The pageants ran from 1920 to 1932 to kick-off the tourist season. (AP Photo/The Galveston County Daily News, Kevin M. Cox) ** MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, MAGS OUT, TV OUT ** (Kevin Cox / The Spokesman-Review)

Blast From Swimwear's Past 16 

Secelia Garrett-King of Galveston competes before judges during the vintage-inspired swim wear contest at the Galveston Island Beach Revue on the beach in Galveston, Texas, Saturday. Garrett-King won second runner-up in the competition. The Islander By Choice group resurrected the legendary Bathing Beauties Pageant this…

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Nic: Encountering Waiter From Hell 

Re: Happy (expletive deleted job hunting)/Nic, Rants, Raves & Random ThoughtsNic: He takes our order and the food came out quicker than I expected. We talked and enjoyed the food. The waiter stopped by a couple times to check how things were going.The last time…

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DC: No Such Thing As Free Dogpaddle 

Fun’s over, kiddies. Life is hard. The economy sucks. It’s time you brats grew up and started suffering like your stressed-out mothers and fathers. Yep, it’s adios to Spokane’s long, benevolent summertime tradition of free swimming for youth. The Park Board voted last Thursday to…

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Rare Comic Books To Be Auctioned 

In this AP file photo, comics, including Batman #1, left, and Marvel Mystery Comics #9 are shown at Heritage Auction Galleries, in Dallas. The comics, collected by Ralph Chicorel as a child in Detroit, will be up for auction this week and the collection is…

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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.