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Published 11:45 pm Friday, April 24, 2009
Yes, you with the red breast: A family of robins has taken up residence in a bush next to the main door to the White House press briefing room, apparently unperturbed by the rush of reporters, photographers and camera crews coming and going.
The robins have been presented with credentials for the daily press briefings and have already passed CNN in the number of followers on Twitter.
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Doesn’t have to rhyme either: Ukiah, Calif., is host to a haiku festival Sunday. (Spell Ukiah backward and you’ll see why.) Contrary to conventional wisdom, the format of five syllables in the first line, followed by seven and then five syllables, isn’t required for proper haiku.
But habits persist
Hanging in the balance is
Gold star from teacher.
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What, no coffee? A black bear that had been hanging out in the wooded median along I-5 near Stanwood was caught Thursday night, lured into a trap baited with doughnuts and maple syrup.
The bear might have been caught earlier in the week if the trap hadn’t been accidentally tripped by a State Patrol trooper who mistook it for a rest stop snack bar.
