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TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2006

P.S. -- Idaho D's Win Standoff -- 3/21/06

Democrats brought the House to a standstill this morning, by refusing to go along with suspending reading of bills. The reason: They want a hearing on their bill to increase the minimum wage, which House GOP leadership has been sitting on all session. Because of…

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Top Cutlines -- 3/21/06

Basketball player Kristin White, age 13, cuddles her dog Zoe at the Lake City Shootout, an AAU basketball tournament at Woodland Middle School in Coeur d'Alene, before her team the Coeur d'Alene Sparks, played their second game of the day Sunday. Tom Davenport/Spokesman-Review.Top Cutlines1. After…

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Question No. 2 -- Is Kroc Center Worth Effort?

Issue: Kroc Center has holes to fill: City officials say pit needs to be filled, scrambling to come up with $1.1 million/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene PressGood Opening Line: "It's the gift that keeps on costing" -- Marc Stewart.Question: Is Coeur d'Alene dumping money into a…

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My2Cents -- Do You Care About Freedom of Press

You saw my rant yesterday about the three clueless Idaho Supreme Court justices who voted in the 3-2 majority to allow the legislative committees to close its meetings willy-nilly: Daniel Eismann, Linda Copple Trout and Gerald Schroeder. I and my press colleagues are under the…

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Question of the Day -- Rapist Kevin Coe

Issue: State could keep rapist locked up: Civil action needed before Kevin Coe's release/Thomas Clouse, Spokesman-ReviewDFO: If there's ever a guy to keep locked up for the rest of his life, it's Kevin Coe.Question: Is there anyone out there willing to say that Coe has…

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WorldNetDaily Poll -- Teaching 5YOs About AIDS

Issue: 5-year-olds forced to learn about AIDS: New York mandatory lesson plan called 'effort to sexually engineer our children'/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What do you think about AIDS education in kindergarten? 1. It's long overdue 2. It's never too early to make kids tolerant and compassionate 3. Fine,…

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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.