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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Scanner Traffic: 600 Pounds, Too Few Hands

Over the Police Squawker a few minutes ago, SReporter Taryn Hecker heard this SOS from a harried ambulance attendant: Hey, chief, I need at least a coupla more sets of hands here. We're dealing with a 600-pounder. Then, the EMTer figured he could get by with one more person's help since he had two other assistants. Finally, he announced the good news. "We're OK now; the calvary's arrived." Six hundred pounds. Whew! That's living large -- and expecting others to deal with it occasionally.



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.