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Former Senator McClure Suffers Stroke

Item: Former Idaho Sen. Jim McClure suffers stroke/Idaho Statesman More Info: Former Sen. Jim McClure, who represented Idaho in Congress for 24 years, suffered a stroke on Friday and is in the intensive care unit at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. McClure, 83, was stricken at home in Garden City, according to his son, Ken, a prominent lawyer in Boise. Early Saturday, doctors diagnosed the stroke, Ken McClure said Tuesday. Question: How many of you remember McClure from his U.S. Senate days?

D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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