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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, NOV. 9, 2004


Headlines @ Closin' Time

*Ashcroft, Evans resign from Cabinet: Attorney heneral, commerce secretary 1st to step down since election/MSNBC: The Left will have to find someone else to demonize as the Great Satan -- beyond Dubya, of course.*Terror leaders likely fled Fallujah: Al-Zarqawi, others probably left city before U.S.…

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Peanut Gallery (Hagadone Gardens)

Duane Hagadone is always a persuasive advocate on the stage. It is the detail behind the curtain that it dangerous. Standing just out of sight in the darkness are Duane's hired guns who are ready to take more and give less. Elected officials have to…

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Winners & Losers

The biggest winners in the '04 election, according to Hot Potatoes? The loyal citizens of Bright-Red Flyover Country, which includes almost the entire Inland Northwest, except for three precincts in the heart of Spokane city. As for other winners & losers, NewsMax.com provides a pictorial…

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D's should be ready for Canadian citizenship

A word of advice to Dems considering relocating to the Great White North:"As Canadians, you'll have to learn to embrace and use all the products and culture of Americans, while bad-mouthing their way of life" -- Thane Burnett/Ottawa Sun.DFO: Sweet Potatoes to L.C. Johnson of…

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Peanut Gallery (Bill McCrory)

Question: What do Duane Hagadones’ proprosal for a garden on Sherman Avenue and Coeur d’Alene’s proposal for a Kroc Center grant have in common?Answer: Neither one includes any provision for improving life-saving shelter and other basic needs for Coeur d’Alene’s homeless and hungry. As Kevin…

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Tuesday Quick Fix 6 (11/9/04)

I needed a day off yesterday after the intensity and work involved in the recent elections. Dunno what life's going to be like without J. Flipflop Kerry to kick around. But life goes on. And we must do so also. At this point, we should…

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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.