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SATURDAY, SEPT. 18, 2010

Wild Card/Sunday -- 9.19.10 10 

Huckleberries hears ... that attorney Mike Haman, representing the city of Coeur d'Alene, included in his closing argument Saturday morning that he "actually went on and read HBO" and that "most comments there were very astute." To which, Mary Souza could be seen in the…

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DanOTC: Too Late For Fall City Election 

Dan of the County: Irregardless of how this turns out, it is in fact too late to add anything to the November ballot. They have been printed and the first batch of absentee ballots that include military ballots are required to go out 45 days…

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UNLV kick returner Bradley Randle (28) cuts upfield during a second-quarter return against Idaho in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. (Dean Hare / Moscow-pullman Daily News)

Idaho 30, UNLV 7 -- Final 12 

UNLV kick returner Bradley Randle (28) cuts upfield during a second-quarter return against Idaho in an NCAA college football game tonight at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow. ESPN running boxscore of UNLV game here (AP Photo/Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Dean Hare)When Robb Akey took over the…

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Brannon Trial Red Carpet: Final Day 10 

What would the Brannon Election Trial coverage be without a final Red Carpet look at what the key players were wearing today:Judge Hosack: The judicial robe seemed less poofy today. He wore another white dress shirt with a dark colored tie that contained a gold…

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Plane Crash Kills Father, Son Near CdA 

A plane crash south of Coeur d’Alene Friday killed a father and son from Wyoming, officials announced today. Craig Dwayne Kestner, 50, and his son, Brock Sterling Kestner, 21, died after their single-engine Cessna 210 crashed about 5:10 p.m. in a wooded area about 10…

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Team Kennedy Wild Card -- 9.17.10 27 

I've devoted two other Wild Cards to the Brannon side during this long week of tedious trial testimony as Team Brannon desperately looked for 5 votes to tie & 6 to steal the City Council election -- and found only 1. So this Wild Card,…

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Wolf Lodge Bay Sunset

On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook page, Linda Lantzy posts the photo above and this cutline information: "On the way to dinner tonight, I detoured out to Wolf Lodge Bay. The sun only lines up across the bay during a few weeks in spring and…

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Mary: Lani Chamness Treated 'Very Nicely' 

As you can imagine, Mary Souza had a very different interpretation re: what went on in Judge Charles Hosack's courtroom Friday than the Berry Pickers providing blow-by-blow reports from the same courtroom. In fact, she had a very different interpretation re: how John Chamness's wife,…

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Tucker: Pastor Should Have Dropped Gun 15 

Although the Constitution gives citizens the right to bear arms, state laws passed since then dictate how citizens can legally carry and use weapons. Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker and other legal experts say the law is crystal clear on this point: A person must…

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MM: Why No Jazz Station in Hamptonville? 

Moscow Minidoka: I don't know how many of you regularly listen to Spokane's NPR station (KPBX) on Friday nights, but there is just something really special about having classic jazz set the mood on Friday night. Bruce Davis' show (focused on the swing era) is…

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'Twas The Night Before The Verdict 

Twas the night before verdict when all through the courtNot a creature was stirring nor filed was a tort.The motions all heard by Judge Hosack with care,In hopes that ghost voters soon would be there;The lawyers were nestled all snug in their beds,While visions of…

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Voltron: Brannon's Behind Late In Game 

Voltron: (Jim Brannon's) in trouble. His team is down four touchdowns with less than five minutes to play in the fourth quarter. His starting quarterback (Starr Kelso) has been pummelled and is throwing more interceptions than I can count. His offensive coordinator Larry Spencer is…

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Bloggy: Negativism Fuels Brannon Fanatics 

Has anyone ever seen Mary Souza write a positive, community-building article, column, or blog post? Of course not. Ever seen Gookin write a single comment of his 10s of thousands per year on a newspaper blog that isn't all smug outrage and negative? Go negative?…

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Lakeland Edges TimberLake 27-26

Bonners Ferry 38, St. Maries 18Clarkston, Wash. 18, Moscow 7Deer Park, Wash. 24, Priest River 6Lakeland 27, Timberlake 26Lakeside 54, Clark Fork 14Lethbridge, Alberta 28, Kellogg 7Lewiston 46, Pullman, Wash. 7Post Falls 48, East Valley (Wash.) 12Sandpoint 26, West Valley (Wash.) 19Wallace 54, Mullan 6

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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.