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Missoula Store Adopts No-Hoodie Policy

In this Feb. 22, 2010 photo, Kent Watkiss leaves the Noon�s store on the corner of Russell Avenue and 39th Street after purchasing a coffee Monday morning in Missoula, Mont. The store has adopted a
In this Feb. 22, 2010 photo, Kent Watkiss leaves the Noon�s store on the corner of Russell Avenue and 39th Street after purchasing a coffee Monday morning in Missoula, Mont. The store has adopted a "no hoodie" policy after a recent rash of robberies where the thieves wore hooded sweatshirts to conceal their identity. (Linda Thompson / Missoulian)

Kent Watkiss leaves the Noon’s store on the corner of Russell Avenue and 39th Street after purchasing a coffee Monday morning in Missoula, Mont. The store has adopted a "no hoodie" policy after a recent rash of robberies where the thieves wore hooded sweatshirts to conceal their identity. (AP Photo/The Missoulian, Linda Thompson)

Question: Do you expect the no-hoodie policy to spread throughout the region and country?



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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