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THURSDAY, OCT. 12, 2006

Parting Shot -- 10/12/06

Harry Johns, of Twin Falls, Idaho, reacts after finding boots with the name of a 19 year-old man he served with in Iraq as part of the National Guard, during an exhibit Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, at the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in…

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Top Cutlines -- 10/12/06

Baker Valentyn Shtefano and his bride Viktoriya show off her wedding gown, which Shtefano made out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod. The edible dress, made of 1,500 cream puffs and weighing in at 20 pounds (9 kilograms),…

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OrangeTV: Time Warner Takeover ... Sucks

OrangeTV: Sadly, Adelphia is gone. Yesterday was my third internet outage in less than a month since Time Warner took it over. Is this the kind of service we should expect from this company? I'm not so enthusiastic about the changeover ...DFO: Anyone else out…

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Editor Smith: Spokane Cops Trying to Single Us Out

Full post by Ken Paulman/Daily Briefing hereShortly before midnight last night, the Spokane Police Department set a remarkable new precedent for openness and transparency by quickly releasing the name and place of employment of a man arrested on a misdemeanor prostitution charge. The release was…

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APhoto of the Day -- 10/12/06

Baker Valentyn Shtefano and his bride Viktoriya show off her wedding gown, which Shtefano made out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod. The edible dress, made of 1,500 cream puffs and weighing in at 20 pounds (9 kilograms),…

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SR Edit: Jerry Brady More Effective As Guv

Full editorial hereIn Idaho, Republican congressmen have had a sense of entitlement for the last eight years to return home as the state’s duly anointed governor. U.S. Sen. Dirk Kempthorne took the baton from Gov. Phil Batt and handed it off for safe-keeping to Lt.…

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James Bond: Otter Ads Have Sharp Edge

James Bond: DFO; Have you seen Butch's latest commercial, where he talks about politicians getting haircuts, dinners on the state dime? It's a DIRECT attack on Dirky Kemthorne's gold-leafed, baroque, imperial reign. It's a smart move for Butch. One of the primary problems Republicans have…

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AM Hucks: Douglas Guilty of Ha-Huge Ego

Prosecutor Bill Douglas is nuts not to accept a penalty of life in prison without parole for suspected killer Joseph Duncan in exchange for guilty pleas to murder and kidnapping. So said my Huckleberries Online crowd:*Bree: "It's not strange, it's down right stupid. It's all…

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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.