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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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SR Morning Headlines (5/18/05)

*Delays slow spread of Amber Alert: Not enough info to issue statewide Washington alert/Spokesman-Review: Somebody dropped the ball here.

*Man may hold clue to homicides: Two kids missing as police seek 'person of interest' in triple slaying/Susan Drumheller, SR -- If the two children are still alive, they'll never be the same after this. What kind of monster would do such a thing?

*City may get West's legal bills: City Council would have to approve payment/Mike Prager, SR -- I'm glad none of my tax dollars are going to be wasted here.

*Don't kill future with quaintness: Sandpoint should ease height restrictions/D.F. Oliveria, SR -- Sandpoint's anti-growthers are going too far when they're fighting over one additional story that'll provide dozens of new jobs and keep a solid banking business in town.

*Man seeks $1 million from Spokane after charges he raped twins dropped: He claims police urged sisters to falsely accuse him of assault/Jonathan Brunt, SR -- Wouldn't a simple ap-hollow-gy be OK? It worked for Newsweek.




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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.