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FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2006

TGIF Wild Card -- 3/10/06

I'm going to let you in on a little secret, HBOers. The print Huckleberries will move from Mondays to Saturdays beginning after the Monday edition in three days. New Regional Editor Scott Maben wants to beef up the Saturday Idaho product, and he had no…

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HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 3/10/06

*Marianne Love/Slight Detour showcases Colin Moody, the responsible student way back when who helped her decide to become the adviser for Sandpoint High's award-winning Cedar Post, here.*Mari Meehan/Dogwalk Musings agrees with the local newspapers that the county prosecutor should take the public defender's offer of…

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Bush Basher Reinstated In Colorado

Jay Bennish, an Overland High School geography teacher accused of presenting biased views in class, talks to the media after being reinstated earlier today in Greenwood Village, Colo. Bennish had been on paid leave from since March 1 while administrators determined whether he violated a…

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Question: Will The $40 CDA School Levy Pass

Coeur d'Alene Press Online Poll: Will the Coeur d'Alene School District's levy request pass on Tuesday? Yes 42.9% No 42.9% Not sure 14.3% Total Votes: 21Question: How are you going to vote? Will the levy pass?Related: Both The Spokesman-Review ("CDA schools have plenty of need…

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For Those Having Trouble Posting ...

... Blogmeister KenP offers good advice: "The problem you're encoutering is because the site runs off of two parallel servers. Once in a while, one server will hand you a code and the other server will randomize a different code. We know it's a pain,…

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APhoto of the Day -- 3/10/06

An Iraqi army soldier shows his skill by breaking cemented slabs put on the back of a U.S. soldier during a ceremony to mark the handing over the control of northern Sadr city to Iraqi troops. You write the cutline. (AP photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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SR Letter: Disproportionate Sex Scandal Coverage

"I am the vice president of the Spokane Police Guild. I wanted your readers to know, in the strongest terms, that the guild stands behind the detective and sergeant involved in the investigation of the incident involving the firefighter. The prosecutor's office has already affirmed…

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Quick Fix 6 -- 3/10/06

1. APhoto Fix: A police officer eats an ice lolly as stands in a cordon outside the High Court in Johannesburg, where former Deputy President Jacob Zuma is appearing on rape charges. Zuma's accuser told the court earlier today that nobody tried to influence her…

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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.