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Poll: ‘Elderly’ Means Over 80

  • Thursday Poll: 80 of 178 respondents (41.57%) described "elderly" to mean anyone 80 years old or older. In a close second, 70 of 178 respondents (38.2%) said "elderly" was 70 years old or older. Other responses for "elderly" were: 85 or older -- 20 (11.24%), 65 or older -- 10 (5.67%), 60 or older -- 4 (2.25%) and 55 or older -- 2 (1.12%).
  • Small Knives: 92 of 144 respondents (63.89%) disagreed with TSA decision to allow passengers to carry small knives on planes. 49 of 144 respondents (34.03%) agreed with the decision. 3 (2.08%) were undecided.
  • Today's Poll: Will Coeur d'Alene school trustees give a fair hearing to the parents' grievance complaint against them?


D.F. Oliveria
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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