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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007




Bayview Developer Holland Fined $2,500

Item: Bob Holland fined for killing salmon beds/Jim Hagengruber, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Developer Bob Holland has been fined $2,500 for destroying one of Lake Pend Oreille's last healthy kokanee salmon spawning beds, according to a statement issued today by the Idaho Department of Lands. The spawning…

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Q: Should County Delay Real Life Construction?

Item: Mayors seek delay in Real Life ruling: Cities oppose septic, want sewer master plan finished first/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: The mayors of Post Falls, Rathdrum and Hayden want the Kootenai County Commission to delay its final decision to allow a septic system above the…

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DOTC: Deedie's Milestone Shows County Good Side

We had a very nice event today recognizing Deedie Beard's 30th anniversary of being with Kootenai County, most of that time in the elections department. It was attended by both Blues and Reds (including former Representative Gary Ingram), several current elected officials, city clerks, and…

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Hot Potatoes: Peeing on the Constitution?

re: An excerpt from this morning's Hot Potatoes:Headliner: "25 Kootenai County public officials line up, pass drug tests." DFO: I refuse to process the image of these fine individuals lining up to pee for drug-free work places. Or the hit the constitutional amendment against illegal…

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007

Hump Day Wild Card -- 5/16/07

OK, HBOers, I'm finished with the interactive part of Marianne Love's interview. And now I need a break. I'm heading off with other staffers to enjoy lunch on the boss at the White House in Post Falls. It's a celebration for the recent e-mail decision…

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The Otis: "Beer Run" Video Half Editted

The Otis, with the help of Mommie Dearest, and a friend has been driving around the area, handing shocked friends and strangers 40 ounces of beer and filming their reaction. He writes in BrodH20: "Okay friends, we actually finished filming for "Beer Run" today. I've…

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A Matter of Opinion: Swimming Upstream

In 2003, President Bush got a tour of the fish ladder at Ice Harbor Dam on the Lower Snake River. (AP photo) We've never advocated knocking down the four Lower Snake River dams, but the alternative methods of saving salmon do look awfully expensive without…

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Sali: I'm Proud of My Many No Votes

During the last five months, I have had the honor of representing Idahoans in Congress. In those few short months, much to my chagrin, the 110th Congress has already approved some $60 billion in new spending and a contingent of new programs on which that…

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RSPA: Playing Cat-And-Mouse w/Meth Tweakers

Rainbow Sparkle Pony Angel: Spokane rates high for stupid drivers. Seriously. But the morons and moronettes are less interesting to me than the meth tweakers. They are fun to pull next to at a stoplight (they invariably drive old oil smoke belching Caravans or Firebirds)…

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TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2007


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.




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