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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 2007

Hump Day Wild Card -- 1/10/07

Long-time buddy Doug Clark has written another of his parodies about zany events in the Inland Northwest (think: Enumclaw and horse love). This time, the exhibitionist Spokane Deputy Dawg who flashed his junk at a barrista is the subject of his parody, "Barista," sung to…

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Parting Shot -- 1/10/07

Firefighters lower an adult down the hillside from an SUV that slid off Upriver Dr. just south of Coeur d'Alene Wednesday afternoon during the brief, but intense, snowstorm that quickly turned area roads icy.It was one of many crashes that happened between about 2 p.m.…

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Inside Huckleberries -- 1/10/07

*Drive-by Wheelchairing: SReporter Taryn Brodwater sez the staff at her opthamologist was atwitter when she arrived this afternoon (with vision going downhill b/c she's stuck in front of a computer screen all day). Seems "a woman's wheelchair tire had popped. It was apparently as loud…

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Judge Landy Surprises Sandpointer in L&L Case

Full Bonner County Bee story hereA Sandpoint man accused of molesting a young girl is reconsidering a plea agreement after a district judge advised him he would not bind himself to proposed sentencing recommendations. David John Collodi asked the court for more time to consider…

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Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 1/10/07

In this 2002 photo by Christopher Anderson/SR, the last four Washington State head football coaches (prior to Bill Doba) are shown (from left): Mike Price, Jim Sweeney, Dennis Erickson and Jim Walden. Walden, now a color commentator for WSU games, is getting attention for being…

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SR Letter: Media Doomed the War

It's a no-win situation in Iraq because of you, the biased news media. The editorial page for the Sunday edition of The Spokesman-Review sub-headline reads, "Our view: Bush should begin to withdraw troops from Iraq." Sounds like cut and run to me. Front page headline…

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Smart-Aleck Spellcheckers: It's J.K. Not J.R.

Toadman: Correction: J.R. Rowling should read J.K. Rowling. Sorry Dave... I'm a spell checker today.Bob: Didn't J.R. Rowling write a series of books about a young Texan oil wizard who was very cutthroat and ...DFO: Thanks, guys; when you're blogging at the speed of light,…

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WorldNetDaily Poll: Why Are Birds Dying?

Issue: 'Catastrophic': Thousands of birds now fall from sky: Wildlife officers baffled by event, autopsies shed no light on mystery/WorldNetDaily Question: Why do you think birds across the world are suddenly dropping dead? 1. Disease 2. Severe pollution 3. Global warming 4. Some secret action…

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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.