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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

MONDAY, FEB. 12, 2007

Parting Shot -- 2/12/07

A great blue heron does its part for the Southwest Florida ecosystem, reducing the invasive population of the exotic suckermouth catfish in Port Charlotte, Fla. The fish can grow to 30 inches and are sometimes left on the shore after fruitless attempts by birds to…

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JBelle: What If ... Huckleberries Made Wikipedia?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHuckleberries Online is that journalistic phenomenon in North Idaho/Eastern Washington that single handedly puts Cowles' Publishing products under the noses of more than one million international readers each year. Created and maintained by Dave Oliveria of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, HBO as…

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Inside Huckleberries -- 2/12/07

*Blogmeister Emeritus KenS sends an alert that the SR has developed a Gonzaga forum here. (Besides the big controversy involving Josh Heytvelt and Theo Davis, the monster jam by Jeremy Pargo at the end of the game with St. Marys is drawing the most comment…

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Fugeddabout Gonzaga, WSU Cracks Top 10 ...

... only five places behind UCLA. Florida, Ohio State, Wisconsin and North Carolina top both Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls hereRe: Seattle Times sports columnist Bud Withers deems the WSU men's basketball team to be the feel-good story of the 2006-07 regular season. See…

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WSU Columnist: Heytvelt, Davis "Just Plain Dumb"

For the rest of the story, click hereSay go, say ... ’shrooms. It’s Monday, and everyone knows about the ill-fated traffic stop for a burned-out tail light Friday night that resulted in the arresting of two Gonzaga basketball players. Sophomore Josh Heytvelt and redshirt freshman…

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BrodH20: No PMS for MVP

For the rest of the story, click hereThe tampon and maxi pad manufacturers have gone a little Dr. Phil and begun packaging their feminine wares in wrappers printed with inspirational sayings. They’re like little ass-backwards fortune cookies with no treat inside. My personal favorite is…

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Update! 7-Month-Old Boy Drowns in Bathtub

2:31 p.m., An autopsy will be performed on a 7-month-old boy who drown in a bathtub of a rural Cataldo home this morning. Story here.11:38 a.m., Shoshone County Sheriff Chuck Reynalds wasn’t available for comment this morning and a woman answering the phone at the…

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Online Poll: Best Gift for Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is Wednesday. What do you think is the best gift to give a loved one for Valentine’s Day? -- Idaho Statesman. *Jewelry*Dinner*Chocolates*Card*Flowers*Other*Nothing DFO: For one of the few times, I approach Valentine's Day with confidence. I know what I'm going to get my…

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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.