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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2007

Kurt Vonnegut, "Slaughterhouse-5" Novelist, R.I.P.

AP Photo/Marty LederhandlerIn this March 5, 1990 file photo, author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., right, leads a group of picketers outside the Random House Publishing Co. to protest the closure of their Pantheon Books division in New York. Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity…

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Parting Shot -- 4/11/07

Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewTammy Powell of Sandpoint pets a squirrel which her family has raised since it was found abandoned in their driveway as a baby. Its eyes were still closed and it was surrounded by curious neighborhood dogs. It now hangs out on their deck waiting…

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HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 4/11/07

Family Phil Photo*Family Phil/A Family Runs Through It can't get the grasp of his kids' taste in veggies. They love carrots raw, but not cooked. They love broccoli cooked but not raw here.*Mari/Dogwalk Musings writes: Let me begin by saying this is not a defense…

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Press Edit: Brand X Reins In Uncivil Blog Posters

Item: Free speech, civility aren't lethal enemies/Coeur d'Alene PressMore: We don't mind a bit when discussion becomes vigorous, passionate or assertive. But some of the people attempting to post their opinions seem unable to do so without resorting to name-calling, vulgar language and threats. A…

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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.