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SATURDAY, DEC. 4, 2010

Weekend Wild Card -- 12.4-5.10

I'm sitting in my office at home, enjoying a second cup of coffee and a return to health after battling a lingering cough from the crud that nailed me two weeks ago. I still haven't gotten my flu shot. At this point, I wonder if…

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Washington quarterback Jake Locker (10) gets some blocking from teammate Cody Habben (71) and Austin Sylvester (47) while running for a touchdown against Washington State in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, in Pullman, Wash. (Ted Warren / Associated Press)

Washington 35, Washington State 28

Washington quarterback Jake Locker (10) gets some blocking from teammate Cody Habben (71) and Austin Sylvester (47) while running for a touchdown against Washington State in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday in Pullman. Washington won the Apple Cup 35-28. See…

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Gonzaga's Steven Gray (41) fouls Illinois'  D.J. Richardson in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

Illinois 73, Gonzaga 61

Gonzaga's Steven Gray (41) fouls Illinois' D.J. Richardson in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday in Seattle. ESPN boxscore here. And: Jim Meehan's initial game story here. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Question: Is it time to give up on the 2010-11 Zags yet?

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Homeless Dogs

"Someone called the newspaper upset that eight dogs were living in a broken down car," writes SR photog Colin Mulvany in his Snaps & Frames blog. "When Spokesman-Review reporter Chelsea Bannach and I arrived we were appalled at what we found. The canines were living…

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Nevada Loss Won't Define BSU Seniors

Boise State’s remarkable senior class will be introduced. There will be a coin flip. A kickoff. And, finally, another football game — an end to a week that felt like a year for many Boise State fans. It will feel different inside Bronco Stadium, for…

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Prisca Sakwa, 16 months, of Pullman, Wash., licks snow from a Pine Street Plaza planter during the Pullman Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting ceremony Friday, Dec. 3, 2010. (Dean Hare / Moscow-pullman Daily News)

A Taste Of Winter

Prisca Sakwa, 16 months, of Pullman, licks snow from a Pine Street Plaza planter during the Pullman Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting ceremony Friday. (AP Photo/Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Dean Hare)Question: Have you ever licked snow?

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Bayview Resident Floating In Style

A float home near the edge of Bayview on Lake Pend Oreille is a one of a kind residence with a style all its own that’s raising a lot of eyebrows.Alongside the ducks and sail boats Erik Musson's masterpiece, what he describes as his “2,500…

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Hucks Poll: EPA Gets Failing Marks

Thursday-Friday Poll: Surprisingly, a majority of Hucks Nation awarded D's & F's in grading the first 40 years of the EPA's existence. 51 of 154 respondents (33.12%) gave the EPA an F. 34 of 154 (22.08%) awarded a D grade. 31 of 154 (20.13%) voted…

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Montana Governor Backs Megaloads

Item: Several groups – and Montana governor – contend mega-loads mean mega-dollars/Dustin Hurst, Idaho ReporterMore Info: Schweitzer says that those who are worried about the shipments leaking or spilling have no need to fear because the drums are only constructed of steel and contain no…

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CdA Aryan Involved In Prison Attack

Item: Cd'A man allegedly attacked inmate in prison video: James Haver tied to gang, puts in 'work' for 'Aryan Knights'/David Cole, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: James Haver, of Coeur d'Alene, was named as the man who brutally attacked a fellow inmate at the privately run…

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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.