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SATURDAY, JAN. 29, 2011

Gonzaga's David Stockton tries to slip between San Diego's Chris Gabriel and Darian Norris (right) for a steal, Jan 29, 2011 in Spokane, Wash. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Gonzaga 86, San Diego 53

Gonzaga's David Stockton tries to slip between San Diego's Chris Gabriel and Darian Norris (right) for a steal in Spokane tonight. Reserve Sam Dower scored 27 points to lead Gonzaga to an 86-53 win over San Diego. (SR photo: Dan Pelle) Gonzaga 86, San Diego…

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2 CdA Residents Hurt In H95 Crash 

Two Coeur d'Alene residents were injured this afternoon in a crash at Cougar Gulch on Highway 95, south of Coeur d'Alene. John M. Shepard, 57, was northbound on the highway at 12:55 p.m. when his 2009 Jeep Patriot crossed the center line and hit a…

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A member of the bomb squad approaches a suspicious device Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 outside the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office in Coeur d'Alene after a robot was used to take a closer look.  The device, apparently a cell phone, a battery and a road flare, was not an explosive device. (Carolyn Lamberson / The Spokesman-Review)

Inmate Finds Fake Bomb At KCSD 11 

A member of the bomb squad approaches a suspicious device earlier today, outside the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office in Coeur d'Alene after a robot was used to take a closer look. The device, apparently a cell phone, a battery and a road flare, was not…

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Letter: Spokane Is A Racist Town 

Spokane is a racist town – Anglocentric, de facto segregated and unrepentant. Upon our moving back from the South in 1974, a family friend and local Realtor responded to an observation that there were few blacks here by saying, “Yep, and that’s why I like…

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Arizona State head coach Ken Bone, right, argues with referee Greg Nixon about a possession call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, in Pullman, Wash. Washington State won 78-61. (Dean Hare / Fr158448 Ap)

WSU Coach Urges Students To Be Classy 

Washington State head coach Ken Bone, right, argues with referee Greg Nixon about a possession call during the first half of the Cougars' 78-61 win over Arizon State Jan. 20 in Pullman. Now, Bone has written a letter to the Daily Evergreen urging students to…

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Marianne: Winter Dragging Along 

On her Facebook wall, Marianne Love writes: "Three more days; then Feburary. I'm ready. January has a way of being long, long, long -- no matter what. About the 15th, I think we're on the downhill run, then all those days from the 20th start…

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Idaho College Sets Boxing Smoker 

Three minutes isn't very long. But for bodies trained to survive eight seconds, it's an eternity. A number of College of Southern Idaho rodeo team members, as well as rodeo cowboys and cowgirls from other regional universities and some members of the general public, will…

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Edinger Favors Public McEuen Vote 77 

Item: Edinger supports public vote on McEuen Field: City Council president 'disappointed' he was not appointed to committee that helped design plan/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Mayor Sandi Bloem couldn't be reached for comment on Friday, but said in previous interviews with The…

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Nullification Authors Defend Stand 11 

We have proposed a simple, well-reasoned solution that is rooted in America’s history. We propose recognizing the national health care plan for what it is – a vast overreach of federal power. To stop it, we invoke our right to opt-out of the program, to…

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Hart Fund-Raiser At Pony Express Tonite 

Item: Hart holding fundraiser tonight: Owner of facility did not know purpose of event/Alecia Warren, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: It doesn't specify what the event is raising funds for, though the federal government has filed $300,000 in tax liens against Hart, after he refused…

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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.