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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007

Hump Day Wild Card -- 4/18/07

I'm continuing to experience technical difficulties as a result of the success this blog has had in recent weeks attracting display ads. It seems like it's harder to scroll through the copy. Also, I know that the display ad in the left rail is bleeding…

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Tumblewords: Headlines Parrot Night Tales

Ominous as storm cloudscoupling in the darkshadows swoopacross the Wolf Moon face,ravens fall from grace to groundbeat at window glassrasp the wooden sillrip shingled roof to shreds.My Daddy always saidcrowded creatures go madand humans likely willas their numbers cross the bar.Forests fill with peopleclearing trees…

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APhoto of the Day (w/Top Cutlines) -- 4/18/07

AP File PhotoA farmer milks a cow during a protest to demand higher milk prices outside of Agriculture Ministry building in Lima, Wednesday, April 18, 2007. About 200 farmers participated with some of their cows in a national protest. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Martin…

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Wikipedia Definition of "Rabbit Hole" ...

... which fits quite well in Spencer's claims that the Salvation Army and ACI's Bill Radobenko are engaged in a fill-dirt cover-up at the future site of the Kroc Center:"A rabbit hole is the entrance to a rabbit's burrow or warren. In Lewis Carroll's Alice's…

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Inside Huckleberries -- 4/18/07

*A little nugget spotted by Barb Scaroni in St. Maries Gazette-Record re: Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe: "In this case, a wealthy tribe seeks to avoid paying property taxes to a county suffering with significant growth issues, unfounded mandates and a 3 percent cap on taxes…

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Scanner Traffic: Gozzer Ranch Mishap

ER units are en route to the Gozzer Ranch site on Highway 97, where an industrial accident has been reported. CPR is under way. Stay tuned.Update: 26yo male found unconscious by the side of the road with a nail in his head by his ear.Update:…

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Salvation Army Responds to Spencer Claims

re: The response by Major John Chamness (pictured) and project engineer Steve Walker to claims made by Larry Spencer that dirt being used to fill the gravel pit for the new Kroc Center was of poor quality.The Salvation Army is thrilled that after decades of…

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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.