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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2007

Parting Shot -- 3/16/07

Don't despair, Zag fans, including Marianne Love/Slight Detour, 'tisn't over yet. As Yoda would say, "There ... is ... an ... other." Gonzaga forward Stephanie Hawk stretches during her team's practice in Stanford, Calif., earlier today. Middle Tennessee will play Gonzaga in the first round…

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APhoto of the Day -- 3/16/07

Malgorzata Stanaszek holds up a hand-stitched lace thong in the village of Istebna, near Koniakow, Poland, earlier today. Koniakow lace long graced church altars, but the lace tradition was dying out until Stanaszek's company turned to making thongs and bras, reviving the sagging cottage industry.…

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Daily News: Idaho Road Plan Benefits Boise Mostly

Moscow-Pullman Daily News editorial: Potholes and politics don't mix in IdahoPerhaps the state should consider renaming its "Connecting Idaho" highway plan "Connecting Ada County." That appears to be the state's primary objective, as evidenced by the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee's recent decision to divert $44 million…

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Inside Huckleberries --3/16/07

*I'm hanging out at Java On Sherman again today. I ordered my 16-ounce coffee black before I remembered that OrangeTV recommended the Bowl of Soul. Usually, I go for coffee straight up. No froo-froo. But I'll make an exception next time I'm in here. Owner…

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Item: Avista Salaries Increase in 2006 ...

... Compensation paid to top 5 Avista Corp. executives was $2.28 per cuss-tomer in 2006/Rick Thomas, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Gary Ely, Avista's chairman of the board and chief executive officer, earned a total of $3.3 million in 2006, which included a $510,404 increase in…

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Zogby Poll: 83% Say Media Bias "Alive and Well"

Full Story: Poll: Bias 'alive and well' in press/Washington TimesThe vast majority of American voters detect the presence of political bias in the mainstream news media, according to a Zogby poll released yesterday in conjunction with the George Washington University Institute for Politics, Democracy and…

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007: IACIstan Lapdogs Pimping Anti-Worker Bill

James Bond: Betsy's Blog has a frightening, funny, and pathetic exchange about the Senate debate on an IACI bill to strengthen noncompete agreements in Idaho. Denton Darrington, a gasbag of a politician that epitomizes the need for term limits, became so outraged with Boise Democrat…

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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.