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MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2007

APhoto of the Day -- 3/12/07

Nazareth players celebrate their win over Laneville during the UIL Class 1A Division II boys basketball final in Austin, Texas, Saturday. Nazareth won 52-43. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)Top Cutlines1. Arm-y of One -- JohnA.2. In a blur of flailing arms, raised fists,…

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Question: Would You Wear A Used Prom Dress

Freeman High School seniors Leah Huotari (cq), left, and Jennesa Miller twirl Saturday while trying on prom dresses in Freeman, WA. (Brian Plonka/Spokesman-Review).Issue: Girls find frills and thrills at Freeman fundraiser/Virginia de Leon, Spokesman-Review More Info: The coveted dress was among more than 100 gently…

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Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 3/12/07

Gonzaga guard Josh Heytvelt (42) looks for help as Virginia defenders Laurynas Mikalauskas (11) and Will Harris (1) put on the pressure during a college basketball game at the John Paul Jones Center in Charlottesville, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 3. Heytvelt will be arraigned on drug…

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Dumb Crime: We Tried Growing MJ, But Couldn't

From Latah County Sheriff's Office:(At approximately 10:48 a.m. Saturday) two deputies from the Latah County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence after receiving a request to check the welfare of minor children in the residence located at 3425 Highway 6 in Princeton. The Deputies contacted…

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Question: Are You A Decent Speller?

Issue: Home-schooler wins regional spelling bee: Seventh-grader will move on to national competition/John Stucke, Spokesman-ReviewMommy Dearest/BrodH20: If only macrame had been my word. When I was in elementary school, I was a spelling bee champ. I smoked the classroom competition and the district contest and…

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SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2007


Wild Card/Sunday -- 3/11/07

I saw the second and last hockey game of my life tonight -- a 2-1 shootout victory by the Kootenay Ice over the home-standing Spokane Chiefs. It was the Chiefs last home game of the season. The Spokane Arena was packed. More than 10,000. For…

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JBelle: Another List of Downtown Favorites

Patrick, I love your list. As I have said many a time re OTV: what's not to love?*Can I expand your concept in a less mischievous quadrant?*My favorites in downtown Coeur d'Alene are these:*Walking the sidewalks from the Resort Shops up to the Masonic Temple…

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SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 2007

DFO: Don't Think Physical Exam, Think Tune-Up

For the rest of my Saturday column, click here.Every middle-age man I know makes fun of the rubber-glove treatment associated with a physical examination, epitomized by Chevy Chase singing a high-pitched version of "Moon River" as he undergoes a colorectal exam in the movie "Fletch."…

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Wild Card/Saturday -- 3/10/07

Brother Ray's chicken-and-shimp chow mein for dinner Friday night was one of the best meals I've eaten this year. Nice to know one of the men in the family can cook like that. I'm getting pretty spoiled on this forced bachelorhood gig. Erica provides Hudson…

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FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2007

Rocket: We Need HBO in Spokane, Too

A suggestion though HBO needs to be cloned in the Spokane political sandbox. Interests here, while regionally smiliar do have specific topics that may not be of interest to CDa'ers and Northern Idaho e.g:Jack LynchPhil HarrisRalph BakerDr. ThorburnKendall YardsRiverpark SquareThe recent sheriff's campaign The selection…

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Photo of the Day -- 3/9/07

A bit of sunshine has reduced red-neck snowman on Fourth Street to a puddle. You write the cutline/Kerri Thoreson, fyinorthidaho.Top Cutlines1. Upon her return home, Mrs. O. is shocked to see how her man has fared while trying to fend for himself -- J. Frank.2.…

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Crime: Who Was That Unmasked Man?

The gendarmes got a pretty good view of the guy who robbed a Kellogg bank at noon today. Do you recognize him? Read all about it here.Silver Valley Girl reports: As my daughters are returning home from school, I found out the Kellogg schools were…

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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.




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