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Deaths Spotlight UI, WSU Drinking

Local law enforcement and medical officials say the number of drinking-related injuries and offenses have held steady over the years, but the two unexpected deaths over the past few weeks have thrown student drinking into the spotlight. UI student Daniel Miller, 23, was found unconscious by his roommates early in the morning of April 25, and authorities said his death resulted from apparent alcohol poisoning. Just one week later, WSU student Stuart John Robertson, 21, apparently fell to his death off a 40-foot cliff about one-quarter mile east of Bishop Boulevard in Pullman. Pullman police believe alcohol may have been a factor in Roberston's death as well, but won't know until they receive a toxicology report/Halley Griffin, Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here.

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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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