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TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2013

Man Found With Severed Genitalia 

A naked 62-year-old man with severed genitalia was found lying in the road on the 1400 block of Fifth Street in Clarkston at 4:20 a.m. today. The injured man was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, and the severed genitalia was recovered by law…

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Native: CdA Not That Conservative 

NativeCDA: You know, I really think that the hard right...Reagan Republicans in particular...overestimate how conservative the majority of the people are in Coeur d Alene. They nabbed some seats in public elections when the majority of people weren't really paying attention. I don't think their…

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Christa: Kudos To New Chairman 

On her Facebook wall, new Coeur d'Alene School Board Trustee Christa Hazel writes: "Kudos to Tom Hearn for setting a positive tone in yesterday's contract negotiations. It felt good to sit in on negotiations knowing that we WILL reach an agreement that will be positive…

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Kennedy: Reagan Repubs 'Extreme' 

More from: Kennedy not long for council: Also squelches mayor rumor/Tom Hasslinger, Press One of the political groups Kennedy called extreme was the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans, which endorses candidates on the grounds that all elections are partisan, regardless if candidates have to declare a…

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Dan: Sandi, Mike Fear McEuen Fallout 10 

Item: Kennedy not long for council: Also squelches mayoral rumor/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Kennedy supported McEuen Field's reconstruction, now well underway. He is the second of the four park supporting incumbents targeted in the recall not seeking re-election. Mayor Sandi Bloem is…

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Costello: Obama Fears Obamacare 

Could it possibly be a coincidence that Barack Obama has illegally postponed the imposition of Obamacare until after the next round of congressional elections? Even though the execrable Nancy Pelosi tried to make the case that we should celebrate Obamacare on the Fourth of July…

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Look, Up In The Sky ... 

Patrick Hausding, front, and Sascha Klein, rear, from Germany perform during a 10-meter platform diving training session during the FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, earlier today. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) DFO: Just checking to see whether Cindy and Digger are awake yet.

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Mayor Larkin Won't Seek Re-election

Item: Larkin's reign nearly over: Thoreson, Jacobson say they'll seek seat/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Clay Larkin won't run for Post Falls mayor after all. Larkin announced in March that he would run again in November, but on Monday reversed course, citing a…

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CdA Teachers Get Better Pact Offer 

Item: Coeur d'Alene teachers get better contract offer/Scott Maben, SR More Info: The Coeur d’Alene School District gave teachers a new contract offer Monday that still would reduce health insurance benefits but is far less drastic than the cuts proposed two months ago. The new…

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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.