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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

MONDAY, JULY 11, 2011

Huckleberries: Silent Jerry's Mansion

If you look from the sky, as Google Earth does, at Jerry Jaeger’s 10,000-square-foot mansion, you might think it’s shaped like a gray handgun. The house belonging to Duane Hagadone’s partner in hospitality is near the Jewett House on Sanders Beach. Asks the Berry Picker…

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AM: Neighbors Fight Fresh Start  17 

Cherie McCabe, left, talks with neighbor Melody Turner on Friday in her home near Fresh Start in Coeur d’Alene. McCabe is one of 89 homeowners in the area surrounding Fresh Start in the 1500 block of East Sherman Avenue who have signed petitions against the…

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Jaycee Dugard Tells Of 'Stolen Life'

Kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard says she didn't know she was pregnant when she gave birth to her first child. Dugard had been abducted by Phillip and Nancy Garrido when she was 11 years old, handcuffed, raped and imprisoned for 18 years. Now 31, she is…

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Texas Fights Light Bulb Phaseout 

Item: Texans rally to save old-style light bulbs:Federal phase-out rules called intrusive/Los Angeles Times More Info: Texas has become the first state seeking to skirt a federal law that phases out old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs in favor of more efficient lamps – a move that…

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LTHM: Biggest Problem W/Outsiders 10 

LoveToHateMe: My biggest problem with out-of-staters is those who come here and try to change Idaho to be more like their state of origin. Usually making statements starting with “I like Idaho, but it needs ________ (fill in the blank with some sort of mega-city…

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KT: Worst News For Soldier's Family

KT (re: 2 Coeur d'Alene Guardsmen killed in Iraq): Our family and the families of the men and women of the 116th have been living this nightmare since Thursday afternoon when word of the bombing reached the US. While the AP stories reported the roadside…

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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.