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Community Comment archive for July 2008

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2008

Today's Picture...July 8, 2008

Good morning, Netizens...In this morning's picture, former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, right, flashes peace signs with his wife Barbara Bach, left, during his 68th birthday celebration outside the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago, Monday. (July 07, 2008) Associated PressI have historical images of the Peace…

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Quote of the Day July 8, 2008

I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss, or the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit, but maybe the best any of us can do is not quit. Play the hand we've been given and accessorize the outfit we've got. Allan Heinberg, Sex…

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MONDAY, JULY 7, 2008

Love Boat on the Rocks...

Good morning, Netizens...This story was a little too late for tomorrow morning. In this photo provided by the National Park Service, the cruise ship, the Spirit of Glacier Bay, is shown Monday, after it ran aground in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska.…

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Picture of the Day...July 7, 2008

Good morning, Netizens...In this morning's picture, we have one of a collective group of individuals around the globe called model aircraft aficionados, better known as model aircraft nuts. The other day we were talking about dangerous or exotic hobbies, such as riding a lawn chair…

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SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2008

Picture of the day... July 6, 2008

Good morning, Netizens...In this morning's picture, cheese carver Troy Landwehr displayed his patriotic cheese sculpture in Times Square Friday. The sculpture was created from a 2,000 lb block of cheddar cheese and depicts the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Photo: Bess Greenberg/The New York…

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SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2008

Smile, you're on candid camera...

Good morning, Netizens...Smile, you're on candid camera! The Spokane Police Department recently installed several surveillance cameras similar to the one in this picture, purportedly to monitor the activities of people in Riverfront Park over the Fourth of July celebration. It is not entirely clear from…

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FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2008


Where it began...July 4, 1776

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of AmericaWhen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the…

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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2008

Two Koreas--a puzzling study?

Good morning, Netizens...What about those Koreans?First we have the SR's John Stucke's piece in this morning's paper that the North Koreans are overjoyed to have the first of many ships filled with Inland-Northwest wheat arriving this week. Last year at this time, President Bush declared…

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Early morning Reverie --07/03/2008

Advisory: This Blog Entry is submitted as satire, and as such, should be treated with great care to avoid becoming overly agitated or confused. Good morning, Netizens...I came slowly into the Virtual Ballroom before dawn. Yesterday I had been kept busier than I had originally…

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2008

TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2008

I think I can, I think I can...

Good evening, Netizens...We might actually have a light show in the skies over Spokane yet tonight. Once again it appears, despite the television weather announcers whooping it up that a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect, most of the significant hail and lightning has hit…

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