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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010

Update: Hayden Shooting Victim Dies 

Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies are still searching late tonight for a suspect wanted for a fatally shooting another man at a Hayden apartment complex. The suspect, Chad Moore, 35, (pictured) was last seen northbound on Government Way in a blue Toyota pickup with a white…

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Tuesday Wild Card 11 

If it's Tuesday, DFO must have the day off. Actually, his Daveness is taping an appearance on Her Sandiness's TV show. That's right-- it's the bright lights for the blogmeister. Either that or another one of his 2 million and three vacation days :-)If you…

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Defrosting 

Cryogenic scientists estimate they'll have the technology to regenerate frozen corpses within the next 100 years. Read all about it.Are you interested in being frozen and thawed at a later date?

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This boy, named Joseph, is recuperating from a broken femur following the earthquake in Haiti, in which he lost both his parents.

NPR: In Haiti Children Long for a Home 

This boy, named Joseph, is recuperating from a broken femur following the earthquake in Haiti, in which he lost both his parents."Haiti is a country of children. Half the population is under 18 years old. And since the earthquake, it seems kids are everywhere —…

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Brannon Appeals 19 

Arpie on March 09 at 7:55 a.m."I read on facebook this morning that Brannon is appealing. Did DFO get scooped?"And that's what DFO gets for taking a Tuesday off. Indeed, Brannon and Kelso have filed a slew of paperwork. See Sis's link below.And finally a…

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Walgreens Robbery Suspect Caught 

A church pastor helped detectives identify a suspect in a robbery Monday night at a North Idaho pharmacy. Egan B. Logan IV, 39, of Twin Lakes, was arrested today on charges of robbery and possession of a controlled substance. Detectives say demanded anxiety medicine from…

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A motorist talks on his cell phone while waiting in a traffic backup at the corner of Lincoln and  First Avenue in Spokane on June 20. 
 (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

They really mean it in New Jersey

A motorist talks on his cell phone while waiting in a traffic backup at the corner of Lincoln and First Avenue in Spokane."When New Jersey tells you not to use a handheld cellphone to talk or text while driving, they mean it. In the 23…

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DOTC: Candidate Competition 

danofthecounty on March 09 at 2:10 p.m.I guess there's nothing like an open seat to bring out some competition.It looks like the Coroner's Office is generating the most action so far. We actually have a contested race in the primary on the Republican side plus…

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President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about health care reform, Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)

New President, Same Mistakes 12 

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about health care reform, Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.I hesitate to post this because I know we've got the whole political sandbox thing down below, but I found this Time…

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A poster of Hunter S. Thompson sits on a bin of thong underwear bearing his logo for sale on Monday in the Woody Creek Store in Woody Creek, Colo.
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Better than the book? 11 

A poster of Hunter S. Thompson sits on a bin of thong underwear bearing his logo.Premiere.com lists 10 movies they say were better than the books.Among those listed: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Shining, Last of the Mohicans and *gasp* The Lord of…

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Best of the Northwest 

Argonaut: School and audience attendance significantly declined during the 2010 Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival.Arbiter: Boise State University is severely alienating more than one fourth of its student body with its campus-wide smoking ban. Cda Press: As the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation struggles…

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New Bed (Cindy Hval)

Something to Sleep On 

Big weekend for the mister and I. After 17 years we finally bought a new bed. Our old brass bed had replaced our waterbed when I was nine months pregnant with son #2 and could no longer heave myself out of the depths of the…

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Starbucks’ instant coffee Via sells in 3-packs for $2.95 and in 12-packs for $9.95. (The Spokesman-Review)

Office Coffee 18 

Starbucks’ instant coffee Via sells in 3-packs for $2.95 and in 12-packs for $9.95"Nathan Hartland was at Caribou Coffee in downtown Baltimore recently, picking up a cappuccino on his lunch hour. His 3-year-old son had awoken in the middle of the previous night, leaving a…

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JBelle: Hockey and Soccer Players Superb 14 

JBelle on March 02 at 7:03 a.m.In his biography, Phil Knight says that soccer players run 11 miles per game. Basketball players run 2. Hockey has to be more on the soccer end of that spectrum. Hockey and soccer players are superb athletes by definition.…

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Kristen Dodson, pictured in her Post Falls home, has been a practicing hypnotherapist for 12 years. (Kathy Plonka)

You're getting sleepy 

Kristen Dodson, pictured in her Post Falls home, has been a practicing hypnotherapist for 12 years.Kristen Dodson first got interested in hypnosis in her teens, when her mother bought her a book on self-hypnosis.“I wanted to be a better badminton player,” the 44-year-old Post Falls…

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Ben  Stiller presents the  award for best achievement in makeup during the 82nd  Academy  Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010.
 
 (Associated Press)

APhoto of the Day 

Ben Stiller presents the award for best achievement in makeup during the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010.#1 DFO can blog till he's blue in the face but still can't get Mary Souza to come back to HBO. Kevin Taylor#2 In an effort to…

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Ann Colgin samples a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon in the wine library of her winery in St. Helena, Calif., 
 (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Cheers!

Ann Colgin samples a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon in the wine library of her winery in St. Helena, Calif."Women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol don’t gain as much weight in midlife as those who abstain, according to a study released Monday. However, the authors…

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Carole DeLeon waves to friends in the Stevens County Courthouse in Colville, Washington, July 20, 2007 before being sentenced to six years in prison for the criminal mistreatment of Tyler DeLeon and Steven Miller.  DeLeon's attorney Carl Oreskovich is seated on the left. DAN PELLE The Spokesman-Review (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Carole DeLeon to be released

Carole DeLeon waves to friends in the Stevens County Courthouse in Colville, Washington, July 20, 2007 before being sentenced to six years in prison for the criminal mistreatment of Tyler DeLeon and Steven Miller. DeLeon's attorney Carl Oreskovich is seated on the left."Carole DeLeon, the…

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Protesters from the Rev. Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church demonstrate during funeral services for Dr. George Tiller  in Wichita, Kan., on Saturday.  (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Funeral Flap 19 

Protesters from the Rev. Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church demonstrate during funeral services for Dr. George Tiller."The Supreme Court agreed Monday to delve into the sensitive question of whether the First Amendment protects anti-gay protesters carrying placards outside military funerals, bearing “America is Doomed,” “Thank…

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Forgot Something? 

Always nice to start the day with some dumb criminal news:"A robber at a Hayden pharmacy Monday night got the controlled drug he asked for, and then left money on the counter to pay for it, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department.The man went…

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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.