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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, SEPT. 1, 2005

Wild Card/Thursday 9/1/05

Remember Tonight: WSU, Idaho launch season of big hopes/Glenn Kasses, Spokesman-Review. Fox Sports will broadcast the kick off in less than an hour. Meanwhile, you can comment away to your hearts content with this Wild Card ...

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Best of the Local Blogs -- 9/1/05

*Put your hands together for Family Phil/A Family Runs Through It (pictured with son on Centennial Trail), who has been named Blogger of the Month by the San Diego Reader Magazine, here.*Mari Meehan/Dogwalk Musings offers poignant thoughts about the hurricane disaster/tragedy along the Gulf Coast…

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Bearable Bob Reporting for Duty?

I'm done bitching. I received an email this morning from a federally contracted agency that is soliciting past and present US Government consultants for interest in 90 day contracts for emergency help in the Katrina-ravaged gulf coast. I requested a 90 day leave of absence…

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Local Question of the Day -- Riverstone

Item: Joey's Smokin' B-B-Q will combine "hip" with a taste of country fair, according to Randy Folk, who will own the restaurant with his wife, Akiko. Slated for a Nov. 1 opening, Joey's will be located in 1,400 square feet between Regal Cinemas and Starbucks/Nils…

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Huckleberries Best of the Northwest -- 9/1/05

APhoto: Ex-Mariner Randy Johnson outdueled rookie phenom Felix Hernandez last night, and Art Thiel/PI, one of the top sportswriters in the country talks about it today in the IMHO-NW roundup.In the "Wrong As Usual" Dept., the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has challenged a…

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If You Read No Other Column Today ...

As for the tragic piggism that is taking place on the streets of New Orleans, it is not unbelievable but it is unforgivable, and I hope the looters are shot. A hurricane cannot rob a great city of its spirit, but a vicious citizenry can.…

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New Photo of the Day -- 9/1/05

Phil Corless/A Family Runs Through It wrote this cutline for his North Idaho Fair photo above: "Don't take my picture!!! I have to fix my mane!" Can you do better? Seems not many of you are interested in the first Photo of the Day today.…

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Calling All Local Bloggers ...

Two of you -- CDADave and Family Phil -- have complained recently about nasty notes posted by blog trolls. My guess is that the troll my comment or blurk here. If you have trouble with a troll and have access to his/her IP address, please…

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How Low Can People Go?

Be on the alert for an Ewok-like dog: Two Cruellas steal puppy from retiree/Doug Clark, Spokesman-ReviewQuote: "They knew exactly what they were doing," says Yvonne Shaunessy, 74, who supplements her meager Social Security income by breeding purebred dogs that sell for $500 each. "They were…

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Question of the Day -- 9/1/05

Issue: Yankees, NFL each give $1 million for relief: 'Responsibility of the American public to step up and help those in need'/Associated PressYankee Owner George Steinbrenner: "This is one of America's greatest natural disasters and tragedies and it is the responsibility of the American public…

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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.