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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008

Body Found In Spokane In SUV w/KootCo Plates

Spokane police are investigating a possible homicide after a group of teens walking home from McDonald's found a body in a sport utility vehicle Monday about a block from their Jefferson Street apartment. The body was in the backseat of a white Nissan Pathfinder with…

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Wild Card Monday -- 5/19/08

It looks like we're going to have another glorious day in the Inland Northwest today. I'm debating whether I should turn the sprinklers on today. Or wait until after the midweek rain that's headed our way. After the winter and early spring that we've had…

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APhoto of the Day -- 5/19/08

Matt Rourke/AP PhotoKatie Hutchinson of Westminster, MD glides down a beer soaked slide in the infield at Pimlico Race Course before the 133rd Preakness horse race, Saturday in Baltimore. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines1. After the event, the remaining beer was poured into bottles labled…

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It's My 2 Cents -- 5/19/08

In the last 2 weeks, I've had two siblings from my side visit in Coeur d'Alene. And my wife has had 2 siblings from her side visit. In times past, the routine for sight-seeing was fairly simple. Go down to Sherman Avenue for a coffee…

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Election 2008 -- Commissioner District 1

The winner of the GOPrimary for Kootenai County Commissioner District Seat 1 will face Democrat Steve Caires and Independent Bob Macdonald in the fall election. Who will win the nomination?Rick CurrieTom CroninJai NelsonLeague of Women Voters guide here

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Rocky's Cabin On The Move ...

... Work crews have resume their efforts to relocate the cabin formerly owned by Duane Hagadone on Casco Bay to Sheriff Rocky Watson's property on Cougar Bay. The cabin has been moored in two pieces on the lake while workers waited for high water to…

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HBO @ Noon: I'd Rather Be Fishing

Ron Johnson/Peoria Journal Star, APSeven-year old Timothy Bressler of Peoria, Ill., shows his excitement after landing this bullhead during the 37th annual Clyde West Fishing Derby at the Glen Oak Park Lagoon in Peoria Saturday.Question: How often do you fish?

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Motorcyclist ID'd, Bayview Grieves

On a very sad note, the Coeur d'Alene Police reported that a motor vehicle/motorcycle accident happened near Cenex on Government Way Friday Night. Killed was Nathan Peck of Bayview. Nathan is the son of Neil and Debbie Peck and the Grandson of Al & Edie…

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MamaJD: T-Ball Trash Talk

MamaJD: I believe that my son and MikeK's son are playing against each other in tonight's Mariners Tigers T-Ball game. Let the trashtalking begin! It's GAME ON, Kennedy.DFO: This side of grandparenthood, I never again will have to watch a T-ball game. Even when my…

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CDA Press: Yes On SD271 $31.1M Levy

Item: Coeur d'Alene School District expects high election turnout: Absentee ballots double for $31.1 plant facilities levy/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene PressPress Urges Yes Vote: Critics are justified in being upset that the district did not do what it said it would do when voters approved…

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Online Poll: Grading Tim White

How would you grade Tim White's tenure as University of Idaho president?/Lewiston Tribune.A — He was an outstanding leader and should be commended.B — He righted a listing ship but left the job undone.C — He did OK but in the end he just wasn't…

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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.