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*Still playing catchup after being off since Wednesday. But I'm getting there.

*Extra! Extra! KTVB-7 reports that the Idaho Supreme Court has upheld state law that provides immunity for North Idaho's field burners here.

*Must Read: Iraq the Model's insights into the Islamofacists attack on Christian churches in Iraq is a must read if you want to understand the situation on the ground here.

*Earlier, Cis Gos complained about that political ad disclaimer: "I'm (Dubya/Flipflop), and I approve of this advertisement." Responds Tom Taggart: "Yup, they sound stupid, but it's my understanding they are required under the new campaign disclosure laws."

*For the fifth straight month, the blog numbers went up -- to an average of 1,048 page views per day in July. Which is 176 per day higher than in June. The figure includes weekends and vacation days when I don't blog. For the month, No Holds Barred had 32,475 page views. Thanks for your continuing interest.

DFO