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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 2006

Hump Day Wild Card -- 9/13/06

For those keeping score at home, Coeur d'Alene Press circulation employees are lying about our situation in Coeur d'Alene again. Seems they're telling people, including the mother-in-law of a friend of mine, that the SR has laid off its Coeur d'Alene staff and is pulling…

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Extra! 4 Arrested In Big Lots Heist

Coeur d’Alene Police Detectives with the assistance of the North Idaho Regional Violent Crimes Task Force arrested three adult males for the robbery of Big Lots that occurred on 090906 at 9:08 p.m. During the robbery, a male employee was battered and sustained injuries to…

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Top Cutlines -- 9/13/06

A model trips and falls during the Proenza Schouler spring 2007 fashion showthis week at Milk Studios in New York. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)Top Cutlines1. Organizers of the Proenza Schouler Fashion Show are second guessing their decision to require models to walk…

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Not Again: Gunman Shoots Up Montreal College

Evacuated students react during a shooting incident at Dawson College in Montreal, Wednesday. At least one gunman opened fire Wednesday in the cafeteria of a Montreal college and and wounded at least 20 people, six critically, before he apparently was killed by police, witnesses and…

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Eye On Boise: Please Answer Question, Mr. Sali

Congressional candidate Bill Sali held a press conference on the Statehouse steps to announce he’s endorsing legislation from an Iowa congressman to declare English the official language of the United States, require all official government business to be conducted in English, and require English tests…

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Is This The Face That Terrorized Coeur d'Alene?

Paul Hawkins is led into court in Coeur d'Alene Tuesday awaiting arraignment on 24 counts of various kinds. He is alleged to be the serial rapist who terrorized Coeur d'Alene. Hawkins' arraignment was postponed at the request of his attorney, who said negotiations, presumably with…

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Dogwalk Musings: Whattabout Gus?

Dogwalk Musings: Not much in the news lately about the Commish. What office is he currently occupying?DFO: Yo, Courthouse Berry Pickers, can one of you let the HBO crew what Commish Trust Gus is doing now? Is he still ensconsed in the planning department? Are…

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She's Still Kicking Up Her Legs @ 100

Billie Gordon, of Hampton, Va., is honored on her 100th birthday Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, on stage at the American Theatre in the Phoebus neighborhood of Hampton. Though she celebrated her 100th birthday, Gordon is no sedentary resident of a retirement community. She's still up…

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WorldNetDaily Poll: Dreaming Of Assassination

Issue: Kill-Bush mania: Michelle Malkin highlights increase in leftist fantasizing about death of president/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What do you think of the film depicting President Bush's assassination while in office? 1. What's the big deal? It's just a thought-provoking fictional story 2. I hope it's a harbinger…

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Huckleberries Online

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.