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THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

Wild Card/Thursday -- 6.6.13 12 

First, how about a monster Huckleberries saaalute for Jeff Crowe of Coeur d'Alene TV Channel 19 for providing video clips of City Council members explaining positions prior to antidiscrimination ordinance votes. Woody TV has come a long ways since the start, providing valuable service on…

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Parting Shot -- 6.6.13

World War II U.S. veterans salute during the national anthems at a ceremony held at the Memorial of the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, western France, today, on the day of the commemoration of the 69th anniversary of the D-Day. From left:…

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NSA's Been Spying On Verizon Calls 17 

The Obama administration has been quietly collecting millions of telephone records from U.S. Verizon customers under a top-secret court order first obtained in late April, according to British newspaper The Guardian. A copy of the classified order, posted Wednesday on the newspaper's website, reveals that…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 6.6.13

5:36 p.m. Female reports boyfriend's ex-galpal keeps driving past Rathdrum home. 5:34 p.m. Vehicle parked in no-parking zone @ Canfield MS, 15th/Dalton, CdA. 5:29 p.m. 95YO female semi-conscious in dining area of North Star, 2340 Seltice Way. 5:10 p.m. Red pickup passed ISP officer going…

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Cutline Contest -- 6.6.13 13 

Time 2 Vote ... This photo Wednesday shows rows of teeth from a Mako shark caught by a fisherman off the coast of California at New Fishall Bait Company in Gardena, Calif. Jason Johnston of Texas caught the potentially record-setting 1,323-pound shark off Huntington Beach…

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Fun Factoid 

Reporter Kerri Sandine of the Lewiston Tribune posts: "Fun fact: The Asotin County Library is going to let kids borrow fishing poles and tackle this summer. They have to get their own worms." Question: Do people still use real life worms in the 21st century…

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PM Headlines -- 6.6/13

School children wait near a a Tumble Time Gymnastics bus they were riding when it caught fire Thursday in Boise. The bus was transporting the children to a summer camp in Boise Thursday when bus driver Cody Enrico noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment…

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HBO Blogosphere -- 6.6.13

Dunno how I missed this nice photo by Don Sausser near the end of last month, during prom season. Posts Don on his Facebook page: "Many beautiful gowns (and girls) around the resort tonight for Lakeland High's prom." 50 years/Slight Detour Corporate spies/Fort Boise Equality…

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6th Militia Group Organizes In Idaho 

BOISE – The Ada County ‘1/43’ Light Foot Militia was officially formed following a public meeting on Tuesday evening according to the Unit’s Interim Commander, Capt. Jack Stuart. Ada County is the sixth county in Idaho to form a Light Foot unit. ... Stuart stressed…

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Damiano: IRS Killed Local Tea Party 25 

Phil Damiano, with his wife, Leslie, speaks to the Women Republicans at today's monthly meeting about how the IRS intemidated them into dissolving the local Tea Party organization. Leslie Damiano is the President of the Women Republicans in Coeur d'Alene. Many of the members of…

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1 In 5 Washington Nuptials Same Sex 

About one Washington state wedding in five between early December and the end of March involved a same-sex couple, state figures show. The state Department of Health said nearly 2,500 same-sex couples were married in Washington between Dec. 6, when a voter approved law took…

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Stickman Equips Sorensen Students 15 

Stickman (back) with 65 new friends earlier today outside of his breezeway, across from East Tubbs Hill Park. Stickman: Such an interesting day today. Some schools are on there last day, and they take field trips around Tubbs Hill and if it's warm enough, they…

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'Wallace, Idaho' Poet To Visit 

Linda Beeman will be reading poems from her just-published chapbook celebrating the history of Wallace over the Father’s Day weekend in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene and Wallace. Reading-signings are scheduled at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 14th at the Northern Pacific Depot Museum in Wallace, at…

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Ex-Cop Defends Anti-Bias Comments 63 

Former officer J.D. Gaines was the subject of a thread among Sgt. Christie Wood & others on Huckleberries. In his defense here is a portion of his comment from that thread today: "An unintended consequence of this ordinance now changes that cultural and societal norm…

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Anglers Rescue Baby Moose 

Karen Sciascia of Red Hill, Pa., holds a baby moose she and Twin Bridges guide Seth McLean rescued in the Big Hole River in southwestern Montana on Saturday, near Missoula, Mont. Sciascia says she scooped the moose out of the water and McLean rowed the…

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Weekly SR News Quiz -- 6.3-7.13

You don't have to be a know-it-all to be a winner in this week's news quiz, but it can't hurt! All entrants are eligible to win two movie tickets, and our overall champ will take home a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel. For…

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New Leaders Prepare For Graduation 

A health care executive. A successful business owner. A former community center director. An employee of a global technology company. They have something in common. All are graduates of Leadership Spokane. On June 13, the organization celebrates its 30th graduation ceremony. “We’ve had over 1,000…

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Local Rig Faces Top Truck Challenge 

Truck manufacturers tend to choose rugged names for their pickups. There’s the Dodge Ram, the Toyota Tundra, the Jeep Gladiator – and then there’s the Volkswagen Rabbit. Not a name that inspires images of toughness. Spokane resident Matt Huit just may change that image. Readers…

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DanG: Younger Gen More Tolerant 48 

Councilman Dan Gookin: One thing that missing in the overall discussion is the generational difference of opinion regarding equal rights for the LGBT community, i.e., younger people don't seem to have an issue. Just last night, my youngest son returned from his Christian youth group…

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An Annual Annoyance, But ... 

On her Facebook page, Kerri Thoreson posts: "Apologies in advance to everyone within a several block area of our house. Like clockwork during the first week of June the "cotton" blooms on four of our nine 50" tall poplar trees. For the next few weeks…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 6.6.13 

12:07 p.m. Someone suffered head injury trauma @ Silver Beach @ Silverwood. 11:51 a.m. Caller in 1000 block of East Young/CdA reports prowler in neighborhood. 11:32 a.m. Deputy reports abandoned vehicle in 9100 block of Reed Avenue/Hayden. 11:01 a.m. Possible DUI driver n/b on Ramsey…

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Poll: Extend City Benefits

Wednesday Poll: Hucks Nation agrees with Councilman Dan Gookin's position that same-sex benefits should be extended to employees of the city of Coeur d'Alene. 96 of 170 respondents (56.47%) took that position. 68 of 170 respondents opposed that position. 6 (3.53%) were undecided. Today's Poll:…

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A Woman Chained To A BBQ? 

Each day at work, I sit next to the police scanner. Usually, it's pretty mundane. Occasionally some serious breaking news happens, and sometimes it's pretty hilarious. Last week, I overheard on the scanner that someone called police about a woman who was outside, handcuffed to…

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AM Headlines -- 6.6.13

Part-owner Jeff Grady helps guide the lighting trusses into place at The Hive in Sandpoint. About a month ago, four friends came together to create The Hive, a music and event center on 207 N. First Ave. in historic downtown Sandpoint. The goal? To create…

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Idaho Wines Coming Of Age 

Idaho’s wine industry is finally coming of age — and overcoming a haunting slight by none other than The Muppets. June marks the fourth annual Idaho Wine Month. This year, it is making progress thanks to wineries, restaurants, retailers and wholesalers. That support comes all…

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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.