WSU will join host Arizona State in honoring fallen Wildcat alum Pat Tillman (pictured) when the two teams play Saturday. The Cougs will wear the initials PT in honor of the Army Ranger who gave up a career with the Arizona Cardinals to fight for his country in Afghanistan, where he was killed in action last April. Click here.

1. David Horsey/P-I is among the Lefties who believe that gay marriage was the sole reason Dubya beat Flipflop here. (Caution: liberal wishful thinking.)

2. A Yakima farmer has produced an apple with the logos of WSU and U-Dub branded in -- just in time for the annual Apple Cup game between the two rivals here.

3. Those who own yachts and megayachts -- and I'm not naming names here -- caught a big income tax break in 2003, according to the P-I, here.

4. Dan Popkey/Idaho Statesman columnizes on Sean Hannity's visit to Boy-C here.

5. Despite the best effort of faculty Lib-Lefties, Boy-C State prez Bob Kustra said, the university will honor its $4 million contract and keep Taco Bell Arena as the name of the Broncos basketball gym here.

6. IMHO-NW: Idaho Statesman (Judge supports secrecy), Floyd J. McKay/Seattle Times (Moral values), Julia A. Youngs/Seattle Times (More progressive candidate won), The Oregonian (Vote by mail), and Rebecca Nappi/S-R (A true hero).

7. Gov. Dirk Kempthorne is expected to unveil a plan in January that would significantly boost the state's investment in highway construction for the next several years, according to Wayne Hoffman/Statesman, here.

8. Authorities in the Spokane Valley are looking for a nondenominational purse thief who has been hitting local churches here.

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