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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2007

Another Easter Good Egg Naming Contest

Easter's here again, which means Jane Q. Citizen rolled out another cartoon of Huckleberries Online "Good Eggs" to be named. The eggs remain the same. But some of the Good Eggs have come and gone over the years. A moment of silence for Any Mouse,…

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Name That HBO Chat Feature

We want to run a logo/insignia/bug with the print Q&A version of my online chat with Mayor Sandi Bloem tomorrow. And we need a short name for it, that incorporates the cyberspace aspect. And we have about 16 hours to come up with a name.…

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Herb, Bayview Celebrates Old MacDonald's 85th

For the rest of Bayview Herb's post, click here.Tomorrow, April 5, marks the Eighty-eighth Birthday of Jim MacDonald. Long considered one of the Patriarchs of Bayview, Jim owns the family business across the bay. MacDonald's Hudson Bay Resort was established in 1948 by Elvin Collier…

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In My Easter Bonnet With All The Bows Upon It ...

AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Rusty CostanzaKristen Plaisance shows off her bonnet as 47 second graders from Gretna No. 2 kindergarten paraded Tuesday to a local restaurant for brunch wearing their hand-made spring bonnets, top hats and bow ties. Question: What are you going to wear for…

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Update: Al Williams' Next Assignment

Huckleberries hears ... that North Idaho College journalism wannabe Al Williams has almost two weeks to turn in an assignment re: the men's and women's golf teams. As you may recall, the dynamic college athletic director ignored his last assignment -- what are students doing…

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Question: What Should PF Do w/Old City Hall?

Item: Post Falls approves City Hall contract: Council hires CdA buildersfor facility, set to open next spring/Hope Brumbach, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The long-awaited Post Falls City Hall project cleared its final hurdle Tuesday. The City Council approved a $7.1 million contract with Coeur d'Alene-based Ginno Construction…

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Former UI Student Held in Moscow Campus Murder

Item: Suspect in Moscow death caught: Former UI student nabbed by Nevada cops may also be connected to another death in Boise/Joel Mills, Lewiston Tribune More Info: A 21-year-old former University of Idaho student was detained Tuesday afternoon by Sparks, Nev., police in connection with…

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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.