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THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 2006

Wild Card/Thursday -- 2/23/06

Eighty-seven comments on the Hump Day Wild Card? Any Mouse is obviously back and becoming a productive member of HBO again. BTW, as noted in the Best of the Local Blogs last night, make sure you check out the two new Friends of Huckleberries on…

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Top Cutlines -- 2/23/06

A scene from the Quarry Hill Nature Center (New Jersey) starring Stan, the T-Rex, and Executive Director Greg Munson earlier this week. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Rochester Post-Bulletin, Elizabeth Nida)Top Cutlines:1. At the museum of historic irony, Greg sets up the baby boomer exhibit…

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It's My 2 Cents ... About Slimeball Duncan

Convicted perv Joseph Edward Duncan III is guilty as sin and should be executed. There I said it. In journo-world, you're always suppose to use words like "allegedly" and "reportedly" to describe crimes and charges before conviction. But this is the blogosphere. And we all…

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HBO -- to Sagebrush Patriot re: Blogging

Sagebrush Patriot: "I think the most powerful manifestation of blogging (in America at least) will be a resurgence of republican values (In the literal sense of that word, not the Party name) and a grassroots drive for honesty and accountability in media and government. Information…

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What Is This?

1. Blurkers and Anonymous posters getting up the nerve to attend a Huckleberries Online blogfest.2. Zeta Tau Alpha sorority sisters at Auburn University Montgomery trying to break the record for most people in one place wearing Groucho Marx glasses.3. Austrian Olympic biathletes and cross-country skiers…

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Easter Egg -- Stopping Bin Laden

HBO published this in the comments section first to see whether it's over-the-top re: ethnicity or 'toon violence. Hearing no objection, HBO is bringing it out front as a means that HBOers can practice stopping terrorism and p'haps bring Osama bin Laden to justice. It…

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Question No. 3 -- New CDA Skyscraper

Courtesy of Scott WhitesittIssue: Sky High: Fernan Tower would be tallest building in Cd'A, North Idaho/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene PressAdditional Info: Fernan Tower is being proposed by Charter Builders LLC and designed by ALSC Architects for Fernan Village along Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive. It is…

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Question No. 2 -- 2/23/06

Issue: Arabs see bias behind U.S. uproar over ports deal: 'Islamophobia ... has become like an infectious disease that spreads ... in the West'/ReutersDFO: I'm just connecting the dots back to a country with that has been linked to terrorism in the past.Question: Do you…

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Photo of the Day -- 2/23/06

A scene from the Quarry Hill Nature Center (New Jersey) starring Stan, the T-Rex, and Executive Director Greg Munson earlier this week. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Rochester Post-Bulletin, Elizabeth Nida)

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HBO -- to Holly re: CDA Press "Skewp"

Holly: "News is a dirty, dirty business. The Sentinel thought it had the other papers beat on the NIC budget shortfall. We kept the news to ourselves over the weekend, but some reporters from Brand X got their hands on The Sentinel Monday (one day…

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Quick Fix 6 -- 2/23/06

1. APhoto Fix: A dog jumps through flaming hoops as part of training to be a rescue dog in Kunming, China, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006. Other skills taught to a group of six dogs to prepare them for rescue duty during disasters includes obeying gestures…

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