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MONDAY, DEC. 3, 2007

Parting Shot -- 12/3/07

Steve Ringman/Seattle Times, AP PhotoFirefighter Justin Ralph rescues a dog who was trying to reach dry land today in Woodinville, Wash. (The Seattle PI has latest on western Washington floods here).

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'Cocktails for Three' -- Tumblewords

From TumblewordsShe brays with unfelt laughtercold facets of glass gleamice cubes crash and splinterthe glass he holds is not so brittlehis face pre-marked by patient caringand between them sits the doga small black balance beam.Sue Turner/Tumblewords

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Holiday Treats

Other than snow, what could make the holiday season any better? The treats. Now, I know that this is a rough time of year for dieters and health food fanatics - but what would Christmas be with out the goodies? My all time favorite Christmas…

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APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 12/3/07

Robin Loznak/Great Falls Tribune, AP PhotoGreat Falls, Mont. police officers, from left, Jack Allen, Crystal Carrow and Morgan Kasuske react after leaping into a pool of water during the Polar Bear Plunge in Great Falls, Mont., on Saturday. At the time of the plunge the…

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Scanner Traffic -- 12/3/07

2:37 p.m., complaint of two people firing guns near the Spirit Lake boat launch. Reporting party believes the two are duck hunters.2:03 p.m., injury accident at 4th and Whispering Pines (Coeur d'Alene)11:53 a.m., Older male complaining of chest and arm pain after an accident at…

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DonS: What's With Neo?

Don Sausser: I checked dictionaries on line for the word "neo" that gets attached to other words, i.e., "neo-con", and above as (Joan Harman) used it, "neo-socialism" but I am yet to know what it means. One definition indicated it meant "new". But as used…

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JoanH: GOP Fueling Dem Rebound

Between Craig and the neo-Socialism of the GOP in Idaho in trying to close the primaries so that only the most party faithful have the chance to vote, I quite frankly think that the GOP are going to face some stiff Dem challenges come 08.…

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My 2 Cents -- A Big Fat Lip

I can't recall the last time I got smacked in the mouth hard enough to split my lip. I busted my nose as a high schooler when I caught a knee in the face that busted my nose while grappling with a high school buddy.…

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Eye On Boise Details 10 Charges Against Duncan

Item: Duncan may plead guilty today/Spokesman-ReviewHere are the 10 charges in the federal indictment against Joseph Duncan for kidnapping young Dylan and Shasta Groene and killing Dylan; three of the charges carry the death penalty (from Eye On Boise):1 – Kidnapping resulting in death (capital…

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In The News: Imus Returns To Radio

Richard Drew, AP PhotoDon Imus, left, acknowledges audience applause and that of producer Bernard McGuirkat New York's Town Hall during his return to radio this morning. Imus returned to the airwaves Monday eight months after he was fired for a racially charged remark about the…

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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.