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Community Comment archive for Dec. 18, 2008

THURSDAY, DEC. 18, 2008

Streets are a Travesty this AM...

Good morning, Netizens...It's 5:44 AM here in Spokane and I just spoke with John Olsen who called me to give me a "heads up" about the mythological nature of the snow removal last night. He was standing at 14th and Bernard and it appeared to…

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Band of Friends Part II

Good morning, Netizens... Originally I was going to write about my band of friends, those people whom I have loved and admired throughout most of my days. However, writing about my band of friends has changed so much, particularly with Community Comment and the Virtual…

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Christmas Holly

Holly is a common adornment in holiday arrangements and home decorations. Despite the association with Christmas, holly did not get its name from “holy”. It is translated in Old English as holegn, or Old Norse as Holfr, or perhaps German as hulst, French as houx…

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