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AM Headlines — 1.20.11

Disabled Bob Chambers, who couldn't reach the phone when a fire broke out in his home, was saved after asking his online gaming friends on Facebook to call 911. A friend in Indiana was routed to the Spokane County dispatchers, leading to the man's rescue. Meghann M. Cuniff tells the rest of the SR story here. (SR photo: Colin Mulvany)



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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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