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Question: Fighting Mad

Issue: Political debate between co-workers turns violent; man arrested/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene Press

More Info: A political debate at work had Duane Owens seeing red. So red, that the Spirit Lake man ended up in jail for allegedly threatening to stab a liberal co-worker last Friday. Owens, 40, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. He could face up to five years in prison if convicted. "It's crazy because I didn't do anything," the victim said Monday. "I am talking to him and he pulls out a knife. I am fearing for my life. I've already gotten threats. I am scared enough."

Question: What would you say to the guy who allegedly pulled the knife?



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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.