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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, SEPT. 6, 2013

Mag: Doma Coffee Among USA Best

In Complex City Magazine's guide to 50 best coffee roasters in USA, Doma of Post Falls is listed as No. 13: "DOMA's philosophy is to "be a force for good, not for evil," according to owner Terry Patano and roaster Rebecca Hurlen Patano, the husband-wife…

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Huckleberries Hears ... 

... That an ad hoc committee has recommended that Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" be allowed for classroom reading in 8th-grade classrooms in the Coeur d'Alene School District. You read that right. "The Prince and the Pauper." Seems all new novels suggested for…

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Examining Summer Blockbusters 

When you see every major Hollywood spectacle week after week, it starts to wear on your senses. Movies have gotten bigger and louder and more destructive, and you can only see so many explosions and car chases and superhero battles before they start to muddle…

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WSU May Pull Frosh From Frats 

A proposal to prohibit freshmen from living in fraternities would effectively "gut" the Greek system, a Washington State University regent said Thursday. Ted Baselar commended university officials for their efforts to reduce binge drinking and underage drinking by students, but said keeping freshmen from living…

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NIC Shooting At Wrong Target 

Backed by a majority of citizens serving on an ad-hoc committee, North Idaho College is prepared to ask its board of trustees to hire a consultant who could help chart a course for a proposed event center. Take a deep breath and look again at…

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Revisiting J.D. Salinger

This undated photo provided by The Story Factory shows author J.D. Salinger at home in Cornish, N.H., with Emily Maxwell, the wife of William Maxwell, a close friend and Salinger editor at The New Yorker. The photo, rarely seen until now, is part of a…

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CSB OKs $450K Emergency Levy 

An increase in the number of students attending Coeur d’Alene public schools this fall prompted the school board Thursday night to approve an emergency tax levy of $450,000. Daily attendance averaged 10,173 this week, up from 10,046 in the first three days last year. The…

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Organizers Thank Hydro Volunteers 

Ask Lee Proctor how many volunteers turned out to help with the races and she'll tell you "not enough." Proctor organized the volunteer efforts at the Coeur d'Alene Diamond Cup Race. She got started a little more than two months ago. "We will need more…

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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.