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TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2007


Oopsy: HBO Jumped the Gun on E-mails ...

I hate to admit that I goofed this morning re: the interpretation of the letter from Kootenai County civil deputy Darrin Murphey to SR attorney Joel Hazel. But 'tis true. Hazel tells us that Murphey simply was saying that the county is going to allow…

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Huckleberries Hears ...

... that Bayview developer Bob Holland's engineering firm is now pushing for Holland to be allowed to go forward with his marina expansion plans and restore the kokanee beds when the work is completed. This is basically what Holland wanted in the first place: violate,…

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The Lead to My Thursday Hot Potatoes Column ...

As much as this Common Tater loves controversy, I see a simple solution to Coeur d’Alene Fourth of July parade flap involving Kootenai County veterans, the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce and developer Marshall Chesrown. The Pappy Boyington Detachment 966 of the Marine Corps League…

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Update: Dad Tells of Wounded Sandpoint Soldier

Related: Injured Sandpoint soldier gets help from home/Jim Camden, Spokesman-Review The following is an update on the condition of severely injured Sandpoint soldier Brandon Adam by his father, Doug: "Brandon is doing well.Trying to get thru surgeries. His SGT MAJOR came and visited! Really enjoyed…

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County Stonewalls on Baughman E-mails

re: letter sent to SR attorney Joel P. Hazel by Kootenai County civil deputy Darrin L. Murphey on Friday, May 11In follow up to our conversation regarding your proposed Order in the above referenced manner (Cowles Publishing v. Kootenai County, Kootenai County Case No. CV…

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SR Edit: We Need to Conserve Water Now

At a recent regional summit about the Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, it became obvious that mandatory water-use restrictions will be part of the future in the Inland Northwest. The $3.5 million aquifer study offered hope that the irreplaceable water resource – which supplies fresh drinking…

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AM Hucks: They Rattle But They Rarely Bite

Christie Wood is many things: a sergeant and spokeswoman for CPD Blue. A Coeur d'Alene school trustee. A North Idaho College trustee. Last week, she was proclaimed something else, by Lake City Development Corp. opponent Dan Gookin. In a post under a comment by ex-Coeur…

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MONDAY, MAY 14, 2007

Wild Card/Monday -- 5/14/07

You might want to tune back in around 9 tonight for an interesting post re: a flap occurring in the community. Erica Curless is covering the issue. It has us all scratching our heads trying to figure out why individuals are up in arms. More…

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HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 5/14/07

Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho provides "signs of summer" here.For those keeping score at home, mi amiga Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns is about to reveal a new blog in which she provides tips to tourists about to visit her native Mexico -- you know, how…

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Today's Unlucky Number: $3.07

Item: Gasoline prices hit record high $3.07: Prices up 50 cents in just 60 days/ReutersDFO: Woe is me. That new-old 4Runner of mine is beginning to look a little less like a great deal. But I'm sure going to enjoy it on a road trip…

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In The News -- New York Top D's Endorse Hillary

AP Photo/Mike GrollDemocratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets supporters following a rally at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., earlier today. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, right, endorsed Clinton's presidential campaign with other top state Democrats.A YouTube message by Bill re: Hillary hereQuestion:…

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Be Careful Out There ...

... The Coeur d’Alene Police CARE team (traffic team) will be working a "zero tolerance" traffic emphasis on US95 from Appleway to Prairie Ave. on Wednesday. This will be a joint effort with Idaho State Police. Officers will be working aggressive driving to include, but…

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Huckleberries Hears ...

... that Coeur d'Alene School District trustee wannabe Brad St. John has irritated parents/educators by posting his campaign signs at the entrance to Dalton Gardens Elementary School. They're now checking on the legality of posting signs in a public right of way that close to…

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In The News: Tony's Farewell Tour Includes Tennis

Stefan RosseauBritain's Prime Minister Tony Blair joins in a tennis lesson at Windsor High School in Halesowen, England, earlier today. The school was one of five on the Prime Minister's whistle-stop farewell cross-country tour marking his decade in Downing Street. Britain's Labour party will announce…

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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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