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FRIDAY, DEC. 23, 2011

Indian children dressed in festive clothing sit on a bench during a Christmas party at a kindergarten on the last day before school holidays in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. Christmas day is observed as a national holiday for all Indians. (Kevin Frayer / Associated Press)

Parting Shot: Christmas party 

Indian children dressed in festive clothing sit on a bench during a Christmas party at a kindergarten on the last day before school holidays in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. Do you have any favorite Christmas traditions?

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My Two Cents: You people 13 

A couple of times in the past 24 hours, commenters have used the phrase "you people," in the comments section.. Whenever I read a sentence that addresses "you people," I roll my eyes and rarely finish reading. The phrase smacks of superiority and condescension. I…

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Friday Wild Card 12.23 

It's Christmas Eve Eve and I'm getting ready for a three day weekend. There's presents to wrap and fudge to make, sons to corral, cats to herd and a house to clean. And at some point I'm going to relax. Here's your Wild Card. Are…

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Jacob Lee

Update: Teen missing in N. Idaho 

Kootenai County authorities are continuing their search today for a 16-year-old boy who ran away Thursday night from a residential facility on Dodd Road. Jacob Lee left the Innercept treatment facility about 11 p.m. wearing only pajama bottoms and a flannel shirt, Kootenai County sheriff’s…

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Apron

Apron Strings 

I got this pink-checked gingham apron as a bridal shower gift from my aunt 26 years ago. I wear it when I commence serious baking. No, I do not wear heels with it, but sometimes I may be wearing pearls. Apparently, I missed all the…

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The power of prayer? 19 

More and more Americans are praying about health issues, but does it actually work? The number of Americans who pray for their own health has more than tripled, from 13 percent of US adults in 1999 to 49 percent in 2007, according to a new…

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From left, Karl Thompson, Carl Oreskovich and Spokane police Officer John Gately on Nov. 2. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Thompson attorneys allege misconduct 

Defense attorneys for convicted Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. filed a motion today claiming everything from judicial error to juror misconduct in their attempt to persuade a federal judge to grant a new trial stemming from the fatal 2006 confrontation with Otto Zehm.…

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NO

Just say NO 

This may surprise some of you, but I have a hard time saying NO. The consequences of my over-committment are not lovely, so in the New Year I'm going to be working on gracious ways to say "no". A google search turned up this helpful…

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Police pepper spray Seattle shoe shoppers 

SEATTLE — The release of Nike’s new Air Jordan basketball shoes caused a frenzy at stores across the nation early today, with police using pepper spray on a group of rowdy customers near Seattle and officers arresting some shoppers after a crowd broke down a…

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Idaho gender wage gap widens

BOISE — The gap between how much men and women earn in the Gem State widened in 2010. The salary disparity between men and women increased by 2.2 percent during the previous year, according to data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The survey…

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Christmas stockings

High Noon: The stockings were hung 

My cat Milo is 2 and pretty nonchalant about about the Christmas excitement at our house. But Thor is still a baby and beside himself over having a tree in the house. He spends a lot of time trying to slurp down the tree water…

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Brewing Beer

Brewing Beer 13 

Keithincda sent this pic to Huckleberry Central. He, Bent and Stickman whipped up another batch of Keith's BentStick Beer yesterday. A tasting may be in the works for February. Have you ever brewed your own beer? What's your favorite kind of beer?

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Frozen Fare 

COEUR d'ALENE - When the cab driver and newspaper editor found Damon Rowe's unconscious body around 3 a.m. Thursday, it was nearly frozen and bleeding in the snow. Emergency responders would tell Eugene Adkison, the Scott's Taxi driver who spotted Rowe on Lakeside Avenue near…

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A woman adjusts books on a giant shelve at the Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. The Book Fair will be opened later the day and lasts until next Sunday. (Michael Probst / Associated Press)

10 good books to end the year 15 

On his blog, The Johnson Post, Marc offers some bookish gift ideas: Still looking for a last minute gift idea? How about a book? It has been a good year for good books. In no particular order, here are ten that I found memorable during…

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LTE: McEuen plans snubs history 11 

In today's S-R, Frank Orzell writes: Coeur d’Alene Mayor Bloem has stated that the recent election has changed nothing about her plan for McEuen Park. She is convinced that she, the City Council, and a select group of developers should make all the decisions for…

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Two-year-old Sythia Bowen plays in the lobby at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Coeur d’Alene on Thursday. Sythia’s family is going to spend Christmas at the hotel, courtesy of the hotel and the nonprofit Family Promise of North Idaho. (Kathy Plonka)

Hotel home for the holidays 

Two-year-old Sythia Bowen plays in the lobby at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Coeur d’Alene on Thursday. Kathy Plonka, SR A 2-year-old girl’s grin, as she frolicked in the lobby of a Coeur d’Alene hotel Thursday morning, gave no hint that her family…

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Iran, Taliban, al-Qaida liable for 9/11 

NEW YORK – A federal judge has signed a default judgment finding Iran, the Taliban and al-Qaida liable in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Judge George Daniels in Manhattan signed the judgment Thursday, a week after hearing testimony in the 10-year-old case. The signed ruling,…

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Chris Baker

Autistic student stuffed in bag 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A 9-year-old autistic boy who misbehaved at school was stuffed into a duffel bag and the drawstring pulled tight, according to his mother, who said she found him wiggling inside as a teacher’s aide stood by. The mother of fourth-grader Christopher Baker…

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Cda Blue Bust Burglary Ring 

COEUR d'ALENE - Coeur d'Alene police have four suspects in custody and are seeking four more after cracking a massive burglary ring. Detectives obtained warrants Thursday for eight suspects believed to be responsible for a rash of daytime burglaries in North Idaho and Spokane in…

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Reward Offered In Goodwill Attack

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest of a man who tried to rob a Goodwill employee in Coeur d'Alene last month but was thwarted by a witness with a gun. The man attacked the woman with a knife…

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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.