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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3, 2004

Parting Shot

Didja know that Viggo Mortensen (pictured) -- yeah, the king who returned in Lord of the Rings -- has a North Idaho tie? He kicks back on a little place of his near Sandpoint. After a long day of talking politics, how about a change…

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Headlines @ Closin' Time

*Bush's victory speech: Read transcript of president's talk to supporters/WND: Music to my ears. *Kerry's concession speech: Read the transcript of senator's acknowledgment of Bush victory/WND: Long-winded but suh-weet.*Moral issues drove voters: Christian advocates, media pundits agree on believers' impact/WorldNetDaily: Onward Christian soldiers ... marching…

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Peanut Gallery (Bill McCrory)

I completely agree with your wanting to deliver a steamin’ Hot Potato with the sourest cream to the editor of the Coeur d’Alene Press for today’s editrivial criticizing Mike Gridley’s concern about his opponent’s apparent violation of Idaho’s campaign finance law. A promise to pay…

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Peanut Gallery (John Austin)

Hi Dave;Phil Corless needs to lighten up on our friend, Dave Bond. Although D.B.'s rants are sometimes over-the-top, he remains the voice of those dwindling few among us who can still remember the glory days of mining in the Silver Valley. Before the gondolas and…

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Peanut Gallery (Phil Corless)

You made a mistake giving D.P. Bond a voice on your blog. That's the kind of vile hatred this country does not need. Hey, it wasn't even funny. It was just mean, sickening, and juvenile. And it painted the 56 million people who voted against…

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An Open Letter to the U.S. Elites

To: Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Chris Matthews, Aaron Brown, Judy Woodruff, Al Hunt, Mark Shields, George Stephanopolous, Keith Olberman, Tim Russert, Margaret Carlson, Juan Williams, Terry McAuliffe, Tom Harkin, Tom Daschle, Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, Al Gore, Howard Dean, Kofi Annan, Hans Blix,…

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Oh Happy Day Quick Fix 6 (11/3/04)

The Seattle Times has just reported that John Kerry has will concede Ohio to President Bush at 10 a.m. PSToday, ending the bitter 2004 prez election and sending many Bush haters to Canada. You can read all about it here.1. Political 'Toon Fix: Rather than…

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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.