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FRIDAY, AUG. 24, 2007

TGIF Wild Card -- 8/24/07

It's been quite a half-week, HBOers. The North Idaho Fair beat Rudy Giuliani to town. Kendra Goodrick and Ziggles both were freed. Suzy Snedaker was the first to indicate that she's running for the Coeur d'Alene City Council. And the tomato days of summer are…

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DeePee: I Could Warm Up to Rudy

Presidential candidate and erstwhile New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani paid a visit to our friend John Magnuson's home in the Wallace suburb of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho the other day to raise money and press the flesh. Because John, who with his lovely partner Holly Houston…

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Oopsy: Boise Park Honors President "Regan"

One part of the plaza is dedicated to United States Presidents. They're all there… "Franklin Roosevelt, good guy. John F. Kennedy, another good president. G.W. Bush. Ronald Regan,” McFarland said. Wait, what was that? "Umm, Ronald Reagan, and I think his last name is spelled…

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Update: Kendra Goodrick To Be Released Today

Jesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewKendra Goodrick, a recovering meth addict and new mother caught in a legal dispute that found her back behind bars after 1 ½ years of law-abiding freedom, will again be released from jail today. Her case, first detailed in The Spokesman-Review in July, has…

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Huckleberries Best of Idaho -- 8/24/07

Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North IdahoCoeur d'Alene mogul Duane Hagadone (white shirt) escorts former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani onto his wooden boat en route to a $500-per-head fund-raiser at local attorney John Magnuson's Lake Coeur d'Alene home Thursday. Car dealer Tom Addis is standing in the…

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Another Fine Show @ Riverstone Park

Don Sausser PhotoRuth Pratt and J.J. Dion of The Eclectics put on quite a show, featuring Big Band sounds, as part of the free entertainment series Thursdays at Riverstone Park. They were accompanied by keyboardist Ray Clemons. HBOer Don Sausser was on hand with his…

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Giuliani Dials For $$$ In Viewtiful CdA

Item: Giuliani visits the Lake City: White House candidate raises funds at reception/Jim Camden, Spokesman-ReviewKathy Plonka/Spokesman-ReviewRepublican Rudy Giuliani arrived at The Coeurd'Alene Resort before a campaign fundraiser at the home of Attorney John Magnuson on Thursday.More Info: "It's great exposure for Coeur d'Alene," Hagadone said.…

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JohnA: I Witnessed Historic Hand Shake

re Raymond Pert's observation: "DFO shook hands with Dan Gookin and they were fairly civil"John Austin: Yes, RP, I actually saw the history-making event with my very own eyes. Dang strode right up to us and shook our hands. Other witnesses included Rich Piazza and…

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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.