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  • Public safety on the inside

    Ridenbaugh Press

    Political talk about prisons and prisoners tends to start and stop with locking up the evildoers and making sure we don’t coddle the criminals. Our narrow and crimped take on the subject has given us a raft of problems only starting with the world’s highest incarceration rates and super-high costs. [...]
    Posted: November 27, 2009, 3:30pm EST
    by Randy Stapilus
  • Just Friends

    Huckleberries Online

    It's been nice having our oldest son at home for the holiday. He's part of an urban ministry program at a local church and travels quite a bit.

    For the past few years, he's gotten up early on Black Friday to shop with his girlfriend (or friend depending on the status of [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 2:00pm EST
  • Invading Camels

    Huckleberries Online

    Camels crowd a drinking trough, pushing horses out of the way in  Northern Territory, Australia.

    ALICE SPRINGS, Australia – Australian authorities plan to corral about 6,000 wild camels with helicopters and gun them down after they overran a small Outback town in search of water, trampling fences, smashing tanks and [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 1:00pm EST
  • Virtual Video Love

    Huckleberries Online

    A Mario Brothers video game is projected onto a large screen on stage, as the Los Angeles Philharmonic plays for the premiere of the debut performance of Video Games Live at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

    "I now pronounce you husband and what?!

    In another sign that the world is about" [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 12:31pm EST
  • New Jobs Package

    Huckleberries Online

    WASHINGTON – Troubled by the rising jobless rate, President Barack Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress are assembling a new jobs package that would devote billions of dollars to projects meant to put people back on payrolls in 2010 and keep them working.

    Discussions over the scale of the bill are [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 12:00pm EST
  • Might be too late for some of you

    Huckleberries Online

    But according to Dealnews.com, the easiest way to save money on Black Friday is to stay home and shop online. PC magazine provides a list of the top 6 best Black Friday websites here.

    Aside from my Amazon habit, I don't do much online shopping. Do you have favorite online' [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:45am EST
  • Three More Ski Areas Open Today

    Huckleberries Online

    A Skier on Mt Spokane

    "Skiing ramps up Friday with the opening of the Mount Spokane, Schweitzer and Silver Mountain ski areas. The region’s other two ski resorts – 49 Degrees North and Lookout Pass – opened over the past two weekends."

    My menfolk are hitting the cross country trails tomorrow. [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:30am EST
  • APhoto of the Day

    Huckleberries Online

    Sendal Hudson and Colton Thiede model raccoon hats that were worn during colonial times in North America. Fifth-graders at Opportunity Elementary School hosted their annual Sail America Expo on Tuesday, where they acted as travel agents and tried to convince parents and visitors to settle in their colony.

    You write the [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:00am EST
  • Leftover Plans

    Huckleberries Online

    By the time Friday rolls around, this turkey, dressing and cranberry sandwich can be yours with just a few Thanksgiving dinner leftovers.

    So. If you're fortunate enough to have any leftover turkey, stuffing, potatoes etc. how do you enjoy them? I've got a huge vat of turkey stock simmering on the stove [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:30am EST
  • Be Careful Out There

    Huckleberries Online

    In this Nov. 28, 2008, file photo, Nassau County Police examine the front of the Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, N.Y., where a temporary Wal-Mart worker died after  shoppers broke down the doors and trampled him. 

    Folks take their Black Friday shopping seriously, and there are some good deals to be [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:16am EST
  • Black Friday Wild Card

    Huckleberries Online

    Mmm... Nothing better than my homemade apple pie and freshly brewed coffee for breakfast. As usual I had to hide a slice from the menfolk so I could enjoy my traditional day-after breakfast. Hope you all enjoyed the blessings of food and family yesterday. I know I sure did.

    I have never shopped [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:00am EST
  • Party Crashers

    Huckleberries Online

    "Michaele and Tareq Salahi like a good party, an attorney who knows them said Thursday, and maybe that's why the couple from Virginia's horse country didn't look out of place at the White House state dinner for the Indian prime minister.

    They were all smiles as they rubbed shoulders with Vice'" [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:30am EST
  • Building Their Skills

    Huckleberries Online

    Spokane Vocational Skills Center school student Brian Hartmeier, left, adds water while instructor Chuck Sauer, second from left,  demonstrates how to mix cement for footings for the new deck for the house being refurbished by student labor on the 2000 block of East Decatur Street in northeast Spokane. The house [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:00am EST
  • TGIF Tunes

    The Political Game



    Here is this week's installment of TGIF Tunes. This week features Damien Rice (with the fabulous Lisa Hannigan) on Letterman back in 2006 performing "I Remember" from his album 9. Probably not going to be posting until the first of next week and no, I'm not getting' [...]
    Posted: November 27, 2009, 12:02am EST
  • New Annual Edition Release

    Adam's Blog

    If you like my fiction writing (or if you hate my political writing and assume it’s all fiction), then I’m pleased to let you know that the Laser and Sword Annual Edition is out featuring 9 short stories from our 3 Short Story serials:

    Rise of the Judge
    Tales of the [...]

    Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:48pm EST
    by Adam Graham

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