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In May, a series of losses hit the River Journal and, even more so, the staff at Keokee Publishing, with the deaths of three of our good friends:
- On Monday, May 4, Dennis Nicholls, who founded this publication you hold in your hands back in December of 1993, died in Noxon, Mont.
- On Wednesday, May 20, just a few hours after I had promised to return the next week with organic, black bean soup, Carole Eldridge died.
- On Friday, May 29, the big heart of Dick Wentz could take no more. Dick worked for Ducks Unlimited Magazine before moving to Sandpoint. Full column by Trish Gannon/River Journal here.
Question: Do you believe the old adage like Trish’s mother that tragedy comes in threes?
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Gregor_Samsa on June 09 at 6:33 a.m.
Nicholls probably picked up “desert fever,” a deadly fungus infection, in prison in Cali doing a stint for child porn possession. Cali prisons are a known source. Nasty way to go.
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