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TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010

Wild Card/Tuesday -- 6.22.10 13 

This is a month of milestones for my family and me. My sister, who runs 5 miles a day, celebrated her 65th birthday on Flag Day. My mother, who takes no prescription medicine, celebrates her 85th birthday tomorrow. My wife and I celebrated out 35th…

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Parting Shot -- 6.22.10

Here's a closer look at that noose that Human Rights Institute director Rachel Dolezal found hanging from her carport this week. You can read about the repugnant incident here. Also, you can read about the move by Rachel's organization to combat the one or two…

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Black Bear Bites Tent, Man's Ear 

Food and garbage abandoned at a campsite in Mineral County likely attracted a black bear that bit a Washington man on the head early Monday, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Rob Holmes, of Ellensburg, Wash., required 21 stitches on his earlobe after the…

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PM Headlines -- 6.22.10

Brandon McMullen of Spokane came early to Avista Stadium for opening night to get autographs from players like pitcher Ben Henry, left. (SR Photo: Christopher Anderson)Former Zag Morrison bids farewell to Lakers/Jim Meehan, SportsLinkEmbattled Spokane Airport manager resigns/Rob Kauder, KXLYOtter pledges ed fund replacement when…

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APhoto Of The Day -- 6.22.10 

Raegan Peters, 7, of Chandler, Ariz., dives into a pit of mud as she runs through the obstacle course of water and mud at the 35th annual Mighty Mud Mania Saturday in Scottsdale, Ariz. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Top Cutlines:1. (tie): Raegan…

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Scanner Traffic/PM -- 6.22.10 

5:17 p.m. An Ironman triathlete reportedly is swimming too close to the Post Falls Dam.5:12 p.m. A large, black Labrador is standing in middle of 2nd & Spokane/Post Falls. (Later, he follows a woman on 1st toward Templins).5:05 p.m. A lot of glass from crash…

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Tribe Member Jailed In Fatal Crash

A man who has survived three one-car crashes on the same road near Plummer, Idaho, is in federal custody on a manslaughter charge for crash last summer. Joseph Michael Matt, Jr., a member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, was charged in connection with an Aug.…

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Developer Seeks NI Timberland Swap 

Item: Developer proposes swap for N. Idaho timberland: M3 Companies offering up 12,000-acre ranch in Boise Foothills/Becky Kramer, SRMore Info: Hinson said he’s heard concerns that the land swap is a “North Idaho giveaway” to benefit residents of southern Idaho. To address those concerns, Idaho…

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Update: McChrystal Tenders Resignation 11 

President Barack Obama, joined by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at right, tells reporters during a Cabinet meeting that he thinks Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of Western forces in Afghanistan, used "poor judgement" in speaking candidly during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine,…

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CdA Gains 719 People, Post Falls, 594 

Coeur d'Alene gained an estimated 719 new residents between 2008 and 2009 to move from the seventh to the sixth largest town in Idaho. Meanwhile, Dalton Gardens gained 15 people in the same time period; Hayden gained 268; Post Falls (9th largest town), 594; Rathdrum,…

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Judge Orders Edgar Steele Held 'Til Trial 28 

Federal murder-for-hire suspect Edgar Steele on Tuesday was ordered held pending trial after a judge found he had intimidated potential witnesses in the case — his wife and son. In a detention hearing today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office played two tapes of phone conversations Steele…

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The One That Didn't Get Away 

On As The Lake Churns (and her Facebook page), Pecky Cox posts this photo of a 28 pound Mac caught by Rod Moffitt of Outlet Bay on Sunday. That photo was taken by Keith Currie. Also: Jim Luby gives a State of the Priest Lake…

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Nic Embraces 'Vuvuzela' In Regular Talk 11 

On Facebook, Nic Casey admits he's "trying to find ways to slip 'vuvuzela' into my normal every day conversation. Let me know how it works" ======<()))))))Question: Have you used "vuvuzela" in an every day conversation since the World Cup began? Can you use it in…

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NW Poll: Illegals Take Jobs Away 11 

A new public radio survey shows a majority of Northwest residents believes illegal immigrants take away jobs from native-born Americans. Is that perception based on fact? Some experts say, right or wrong, people's beliefs are sometimes driven by their fears about their own economic well-being.…

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Judge Blocks Offshore Drill Moratorium 13 

A federal judge in New Orleans on Tuesday blocked a six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling projects that the Obama administration imposed in response to the vast oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House swiftly said the administration would appeal the decision. In…

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49ers Blog Evaluates Iupati, Rookies 

(Former Idaho Vandal Mike Iupati is) the most difficult rookie to evaluate in the spring because so much of a guard's job centers on power and overwhelming an opponent at the line of scrimmage. Like Davis, Iupati definitely is quick. And he had no issues…

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Best Of The INorthwest -- 6.22.10 

Veterinarian Scott Smiley, right, watches as four wild horses make their way onto Wild Horse Island in Flathead Lake in northwest Montana recently. The mares were ferried to the island by barge where they joined two geldings already inhabiting the island. Seventeen years have passed…

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High Noon: Daddy Was A Sports Writer 

My father was a sports writer for our city's newspaper; he also taught high school English for a while. I can't remember submitting a homework paper that wasn't first reviewed by him. I remember a lot of lessons he taught my siblings and me. I…

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Scanner Traffic/AM -- 6.22.10 

11:32 a.m. Patrol officer reports that the w/b green, traffic light @ 4th & Sherman/CdA isn't working.11:22 a.m. Pet owner @ Huetter & Poleline believes his dog may have been poisoned.11:20 a.m. Motorist reports a large rock in s/b lane of I-90, just south of…

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Otter Hosts 'Women's Day At Capitol' 

Otter has 32 female state agency officials lined up for the event, for which KTVB-TV anchor Dee Sarton will serve as MC and at which people can ask questions of the governor and his administration on state government issues or the role of women in…

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Trish (Hearts) Sandpoint's Roundabout 

My friend Ward, whose house fronts on Sandpoint’s new traffic circle, would disagree with my support (for the new roundabout at Boyer and Larch). He’s been quite fond of saying he’s willing to sell tickets for seats on his lawn to watch what a disaster…

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A Close Encounter With Seagulls

Cassie Nelson, of Coeur d'Alene, is bundled in fleece as she feeds lunch leftovers to seagulls at a downtown Seattle restaurant Monday in Seattle. The unusually damp, dark weather this month is testing even the most die-hard Northwest native accustomed to rain and clouds. It's…

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Overheard: Scanner Refocuses Reality 

On the Overheard in the Newsroom Facebook page: "After a call came over the scanner for a man with rectal bleeding, just minutes after the call for a man with his eye out of the socket: 'If you think you’re having a bad day, just…

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HBO Poll: Bush Had Better Response 

Monday Poll: 159 of 269 respondents (59%) said the response by President Bush's administration to the Hurricane Katrina disaster was better than the current response by President Obama to the BP oil spill. 110 of 269 (41%) said Obama's response was better.Hydroplane Poll: 216 of…

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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.