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FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 2005

TGIF Cutline Contest Winners -- 9/9/05

Family Phil Corless snapped this one at the North Idaho Fair. I published it last night to kick off "Best of the Local Blogs." But it's so good that it deserves "Photo of the Day" play. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines (as judged by Family…

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Issue: I'm moving an earlier post re: CDADave's "Drop Dead" look up to fill the TGIF PS slot. Basically, it's about Pet Peeves.CDADave re: annoyances that can earn his "Drop Dead" look: "If I am sitting somewhere minding my own business and you come up…

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Heimlich v. Bearable Bob

The Heimlich Maneuver and Bearable Bob Salsbury had a pretty good set-to earlier today re: FEMA Director Michael Brown being sacked from his post of leading New Orleans rescue/relief efforts -- Heimlich, from the conservative corner, Bob, from the liberal one. Both are sharp blogosphere…

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Stebbijo's Choice: Holy Crotch!

These are my husband's jeans. I am not Martha Stewart! What should I do?1. Use super glue. 2. Use duct tape. 3. Sew a nice big patch over the hole. 4. Do nothing. They are good for more wear. Your choice ...Stebbijo/Your Choice

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CDAndid Camera -- Pet Peeve

This photo was taken about 11 a.m. this morning on 3rd St. just north of Locust Ave. in Coeur d'Alene. There were no flames or smoke, probably a medical call. Yet there were three firetrucks, a fire dept. SUV and an ambulance responding. Why do…

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

1. Steve Groene (pictured above with daughter Shasta) will be sharing the tragic story of the murders and kidnappings of his ex-wife and children, near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Oprah Winfrey's TV show sometime in October. But he has insisted that the lone survivor, daughter…

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Laurie Roth Update

re: Talk show host Laurie Roth's near-fatal motorcycle accident with deerThree weeks after suffering critical injuries when her motorcycle collided with a deer, talk show host Laurie Roth continues her recovery. Now able to move from her bed to a wheelchair, Physical, Occupational and Speech…

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WorldNetDaily Poll: Sandy Berger

What do you think of the no-jail sentence and $50,000 fine given Sandy Berger here?1. It was too harsh – prosecutors only asked for a $10,000 fine 2. He said he was sorry and had made a mistake – he shouldn't go to prison for…

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Local Question of the Day -- 9/9/05

Issue: 'Oprah' gets Groenes – minus Shasta: Steve 'adamant' that his daughter not go before cameras/Taryn Brodwater, Spokesman-ReviewGroene family spokeswoman Wendy Price: "Oprah's very committed to this type of story." Question: What do you think about Steve Groene telling his family's tragic story on the…

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Quick Fix 6 -- 9/9/05

1. APhoto Fix: Afghan people gather around a water pump outside a Kabul mosque plastered with campaign posters for the upcoming parliamentary elections Friday, Sept. 9, 2005. Afghanistan will hold the country's first-ever parliamentary election on Sept. 18.2. Cartoon Fix: Chuck Asay (Tolerant Air Force),…

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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.