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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2014

$15 minimum wage allows few luxuries 12 

Wendy Harrison, a waitress at the icon Grill in Seattle, carries food to a table as she works during lunchtime this week. SEATTLE – A $15 minimum wage like the one adopted in Seattle doesn’t buy many luxuries in most American cities. Lattes, theater tickets…

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Walsh faces Daines in Montana Senate race 

Rep. Steve Daines, R-Mont., gives a speech after his Republican primary victory on Tuesday in Bozeman. HELENA – Montana voters set the stage Tuesday for a November election that will determine whether a U.S. Senate seat that has been in Democratic hands for a century…

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Selle: Danger part of the job 

The life of a hard rock miner is tough one. Anything can change in a split-second underground. Danger abounds when you mix explosives with heavy equipment and, of course, the always unpredictable Mother Earth. For those who live their lives topside, it is hard to…

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Army may charge Bergdahl with desertion 36 

The Army may consider pursuing an investigation of possible charges of desertion or other violations by Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was freed Saturday after nearly five years in Taliban custody, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey noted…

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What the hail?

Cis Gors took this yesterday afternoon at her home in Kootenai. While no cats or dogs fell from the sky, plenty of rain came down in parts of Coeur d'Alene and elsewhere Tuesday afternoon. A line of thunderstorms passed through between 4:15 and 5 p.m.,…

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TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2014

Farewell winter fur: Theresa Burgess, surrounded by clumps of fur, rakes out the undercoat of her dog Chester in her front yard on the South Hill in Spokane on Sunday. “He’s getting his spring waxing,” said Burgess, laughing as she tried to keep Chester from escaping his annual hair removal. (Colin Mulvany)

Parting Shot: Farewell fur 

Farewell winter fur: Theresa Burgess, surrounded by clumps of fur, rakes out the undercoat of her dog Chester in her front yard on the South Hill in Spokane on Sunday. “He’s getting his spring waxing,” said Burgess, laughing as she tried to keep Chester from…

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Tuesday Wild Card 6.3.14 

Today is an illustrious day at Casa Hval. The man of the house turns 51! He's put up with me for 28 years and been an amazing father to our four sons, and while he may not LOVE our cats, he seems rather fond of…

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Family camp at Camp Sweyolakan, located on Mica Bay in Coeur d'Alene, provides families with a variety of activities from canoeing and archery to crafts and more. Family camp provides a way for parents (or other relatives) and kids to bond.
 (Courtesy of Campfire Inland Northwest Council / The Spokesman-Review)

Mica Bay Boater Park open

File photo: Camp Sweyolakan, located on Mica Bay in Coeur d'Alene WATERSPORTS — The Mica Bay Boater Park on Lake Coeur d’Alene has re-opened for the summer boating season, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management says. The site had been closed to visitors since April…

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24% of American's stopped buying online 

SAN FRANCISCO -- News of Internet security breaches at eBay, Target and other large companies appears to be having an effect on online habits. A USA TODAY survey finds that almost a quarter of Americans have at least temporarily stopped buying online because of security…

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Herb: Educational Opportunities 

Most of the education conversation is about K-12 these days, but with a college education out of reach financially for most in our area, I have a suggestion. This thought was triggered when I read of a program in Coeur d'Alene in which a student…

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CdA woman's lawsuit against Obama dismissed 

BOISE - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Coeur d’Alene woman against President Barack Obama over NSA collection of cell phone information, while raising questions about the practice. U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill, in his eight-page decision issued today, found that…

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Milo keeps watch

Pope Francis: raise kids not cats and dogs 12 

Milo keeps watch. Pope Francis had a message for married couples on Monday: four-legged friends don’t offer the same opportunities for love and godliness as raising a child. The Pope addressed a group of 15 couples that have been married between 25 and 60 years…

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Charen: Bergdahl deal bad in every way 31 

Speaking to graduates at West Point (New York), President Barack Obama tooted on his toy horn, “al-Qaida’s leadership on the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been decimated.” Even that slender boast – just on the border regions? – is now vitiated. The five…

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Nick Rounds

Miner killed at Sunshine Mine identified 

Nick Rounds Updated. KELLOGG, Idaho — The Silver Valley miner killed Monday at the Sunshine Mine was to be married this summer, his uncle said today. Miner Nick Rounds graduated from Wallace High School in 1996, said his uncle Dave Rounds. Nick Rounds died about…

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Trouble in Chobani land? 

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Greek yogurt maker Chobani is laying off workers at its south-central Idaho plant. Chief Financial Officer Peter McGuinness tells The Times-News (http://bit.ly/U9rghj) the lay-offs include temporary workers as well as some regular workers. He declined to say how many workers are…

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Male hurricane names, scarier 

WASHINGTON – Which scares you more: Hurricane Victor or Hurricane Victoria? People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine name than a masculine one, a new study finds. But here is Victoria’s secret: Hurricanes with feminine names turn out to…

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New homes in the U.S. bigger than ever 

The big house is back. The average square footage of a new house built last year set an all-time record, according to new figures out Monday from the Census Bureau. After shrinking for a few years during the housing downturn, home size has surged in…

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Mariners beat Yankees 

Robinson Cano greets M’s teammate Kyle Seager, whose 3-run homer in the ninth capped a big game. NEW YORK – Kyle Seager was so locked in Monday night he had no idea Derek Jeter nearly caught his short fly down the left-field line on a…

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NRA rips 'open-carry' rallies 

Brian Chrusciel holds a pocket version of the Constitution and Bushmaster rifle as members of the Open Carry Tarrant group gathered for a demonstration Thursday in Haltom City, Texas. AUSTIN, Texas – In a blistering criticism of “open-carry” rallies in Texas, the National Rifle Association…

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Tent on power line

Tent caused power outage

Kerri Thoreson, photo POST FALLS - An outdoor event tent was blamed for more than 9,000 Post Falls residents losing power for nearly an hour late Monday afternoon. The event tent came into contact with a transmission line along Chase Road west of River City…

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Midtown conceptualization 2

More on Midtown

I posted the LCDS press release Friday afternoon. Here's more on the story. COEUR d'ALENE - A new affordable workforce housing project is one step closer to being built just north of Capone's Pub & Grill in Midtown Coeur d'Alene. Lake City Development Corp. has…

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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.




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