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TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2005

Peanut Gallery (Marina Kalani)

re: Fascinating post from last night:I'm sure Marina would kill me for writing - but someone who actually knows her should chime in. Marina's father worked in prison administration in California. She holds college degrees in Criminal Justice and Education. She was a director of…

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MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2005

P.S.

Issue: Lance Armstrong (in yellow jersey above) retiring: Will hang up yellow jersey after this year's Tour de France/Associated Press DFO: Yeah, I know he dumped his wife for a celeb after she'd stood by him through cancer and that he's been accused of using…

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Peanut Gallery (Yuppiefication of CDA)

You might grouse about out of state real estate agents telling the nation [through Fox News Channel ] about our supposedly "cheap" real estate. However, I have a somewhat different take on the issue. Housing on x by x lots once cost between 80 to…

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How hot is our housing market?

From Cis Gors/Kootenai:Heard the wildest thing yet in real estate ... Up in the Samuel area of Sandpoint is a house with out a foundation, on 5 acres.. the woman wanted $150,000 for it. That isn't the crazy part ... the crazy, wildest part is…

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Question No. 2

Issue: Boundary schools to cut extras: Failed levy leaves things from sports to pep band on chopping block/Taryn Brodwater, SR.DFO: If I had children in Boundary County, Idaho, I'd do every thing possible to move. Despite the best efforts of people of goodwill in Boundary…

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Best of the Northwest (4/18/05)

Gonzaga University ROTC cadets take a rest after advancing on an 'enemy" postition and "killing" the soldiers during a 2003 training exercize/Dan Pelle, SR. See Item No. 3. After 90 years, the only WSU coach to ever win a Rose Bowl may be getting his…

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SR Morning Headlines (4/18/05)

*Miles behind him, miles to go: As a child, Michael Roos fled Estonia as a refugee, led by a single mother who sought a better life for her children. Now the football standout is poised to make EWU – and NFL – history/Jim Meehan, SR…

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SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005

Best of Huckleberries Online -- April 11-15

Dustin Hoffman looks over the stockinged leg of actress Anne Bancroft, his seductress in this scene from the 1967 film "The Graduate." See Huckleberry No. 1.“Girls Gone Wild” has nothing on some mothers who have gained infamy at the U-of-Idaho’s Mom’s Weekend. Such is the…

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Sunday Question No. 2

Issue: Women of Bountiful plan summit: B.C. polygamist colony facing increasing scrutiny/Susan Drumheller, SR.DFO: These women want to do -- what? To explain that they're not "brainwashed chattel of a male-dominated cult"? And that polygamy is the key to ever-lasting life? Sorry to ruin Sunday…

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SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2005

Beware of UI mothers

It's said 'mongst fraternity brothersSome women are wild as no others"Not coeds", they say,Who'll lead you astray",They're talking about the MOTHERS!CDADaveDFO: In honor of Monday's lead Huckleberry below.

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Question of the Day -- 4/16/05

Issue: Wounded CdA cop making 'baby steps': Wife says Kralicek in good humor during recovery after shooting/Susan Drumheller, SR. (And Carrie Kralicek talks about her husband's condition here.)DFO: Sometimes, you forget the human toll involved in protecting the public; officer Kralicek and his family have…

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FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2005

P.S.

Issue: Wendy's Doubles Chili Finger Reward to $100,000: Burger franchise hurt by bizarre discovery/ReutersDFO: I wouldn't think twice about eating at the franchise; however, I usually don't grab burgers when I'm looking for fast food. Question: Would the discovery of a human finger in a…

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Headlines @ Closin' Time (4/15/05)

*Mogul Geffen yields Malibu beach access to public: Finally forced to fulfill 22-year-old promise/LA Times -- Mebbe there's still hope for Sanders Beach, too.*Stocks tumble to 5-month low: Wall Street reacts to fears economy is slowing down/WorldNetDaily -- I don't even want to look at…

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Huckleberries Online has birthed ...

...another blog, Idle Idahoan. I'm not at liberty to say who the blogger is because he's an Idahoan trapped in a Washington, D.C., office. But he's an HBO reader who introduces himself with this: "I expect it will be a good cathartic exercise for me,…

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PFHS Jr Prom drinking incident

On Thursday, you read Taryn Brodwater's report re. a 16-year-old winning the Post Falls Junior Miss competition despite being cited for being a minor in possession alcohol at her Junior Prom in March here. You can find the Post Falls police report about the incident…

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SR Morning Headlines (4/15/05)

EWU students protest the Young GOPers anti-affirmative action bake sale on campus Thursday/Colin Mulvaney photo.*Affirmative action protest draws more from other side: Bake sale by EWU's College Republicans attracts Democrats, interested students/Rob McDonald, SR -- And no Young Republican was hit by a free pie.…

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Sightem ...

... at the Seltice Way/Highway 41 light in Post Falls, a woman in Blue Kia Optima applying mascara as she turns onto freeway onramp. Be careful out there.Sweet P's -- to SR colleague Taryn Brodwater for spotting this one.

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Mike K didn't do it

An inadvertent F-bomb slipped into a Gizoogled version of Mike Kennedy's online column, "The Loyal Opposition," yesterday. Mike sent me the original, which asked for jokes he could use at the annual North Idaho Democracy Dinner Saturday night, here. I published the original and a…

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Tax Day Quick Fix 6 (4/15/05)

Believe it or not, the Internal Revenue Service has a seven-man staff working to save hours in tax filing by eliminating unneeded requirements. Still, Americans spent 6.6 billion hours doing the paperwork for tax filing this year, including 1.6 billion hours for the basic 1040…

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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2005

Wild Card -- Thursday (4/14/05)

Whew! Whaddaday! The little F-bomb flap at the end created a little excitement. Sorry I didn't catch that thing before it went online. Oh well. I won't think about it today. I'll think about it tomorrow. Meanwhile, enjoy your Wild Card ...

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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.