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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

MONDAY, FEB. 25, 2008

WorldNetDaily Poll: Obama Photo

Items: Obama camp slams Clinton 'fear-mongering': Responds to circulation of image showing Illinois senator in tribal garb/WorldNetDaily; and: Hillary on Obama photo: 'I know nothing about it'/ABC NewsQuestion: What do you think of the photo of Obama in African garb?1. Looks great! Gives me multi-cultural…

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Gonzaga 73, Portland 51

Gonzaga's Josh Heytvelt, left, shoots against University of Portland's Luke Sikma, right, during the first half of a college basketball game in Portland Monday. Gonzaga pulled away from Portland in the final 15 minutes to win 73-51. Jim Meehan provides Sportslink story. ESPN scoreboard (AP…

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Parting Shot -- 2/25/08

A body boarder launches off a big wave on the south side of the Seal Beach pier in Seal Beach, Calif., where big waves have forced the closure of that city's pier today. The Manhattan Beach Pier was also closed, and search-and-rescue teams continue to…

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Avista Customers To Get Small Credit

Item: Avista customers to get small credit/Becky Kramer, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Avista’s share of the proposed payout is $9.6 million. According to the Spokane-based utility, that would translate into a 4 percent credit on customers’ bills in Washington. Idaho customers would receive a 9 percent credit.Question:…

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HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 2/25/08

"Our Sunday afternoon drive took us towards Rathdrum on Burlington Road where a herd of nearly 40 elk winters each year," posts Kerri Thoerson/OnLocation North Idaho. "They're an elusive band as they travel across the prairie to favored feeding grounds but luck was with us."…

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Forbes: NW Cities Among Most Lustful*

1. Denver2. (tie) Portland & San Antonio 4. Seattle in fourth5. Boise & Salt Lake CityStory here*The results are largely based on the amount of contraceptives purchased per capita.Question: Do you think of lustful if/when you think of Boise?

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You May Be A Redneck If ...

Silver Money, a 3-year-old silver-dapple miniature horse, after being loaded into Paula Perry's minivan Saturday during the Horse Fair at Bittle Equestrian Center in Owensboro, Ky. "You know you're a redneck when your minivan doubles as a horse trailer," Perry said. Perry and Lisa Paulsen…

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A Matter Of Opinion: Keeping the Faith

Item: Americans change faith at rising rates/NYTimesMore Info: More than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood to join another religion or no religion, according to a new survey of religious affiliation by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public…

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Eye On Boise: Solons Mull Field Burning Regs

Idaho would start a new field-burning regulation program that makes public health a priority, ends the state’s practice of keeping field-burn locations a secret and cuts off burning when pollution rises, under legislation introduced this morning. The new system is part of an agreement to…

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HBO @ Noon -- 2/25/08

Item: Resolution urges Congress to regulate Internet porn/Heath Druzin, Idaho Statesman More Info: The resolution asks Congress to “take action to stop children and employees from accessing Internet pornography” and asks for a “technology-based” solution to allow people to subscribe to Internet services that exclude…

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Can I Have Fries With That?

Michael Berry, left, and Steve Mallie put a burger on a scale as Mallie's Sports Bar & Grill hoping to set a new world's record for the heaviest hamburger on Saturday in Southgate, Mich. After 12 hours of preparation and baking, the 134-pound (over 60…

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College-Age Drunks Assaulting Pullman

Item: Fighting, assaults in Pullman on the rise/Shawn Vestal, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Two attacks – and two broken jaws – have gotten most of the attention on the subject of violence this year at Washington State University. But police statistics show that fistfights, brawls and other…

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JimF: Leaking Arguments Against Boat Safety

So a 12-year-old who doesn't know what he's doing wants to putter around a lake in a fishing boat with a 5-horsepower motor. What's the worst thing that could happen? Don't answer that. You might prove you're smarter than the Idaho House Revenue Committee. Committee…

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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.