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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, JAN. 13, 2015

Solon Compares Obama To Hitler 18 

A Texas congressman drew criticism Tuesday for a tweet that used the world's response to terrorist attacks in Paris as an opportunity to compare President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. Rep. Randy Weber's official account, (at)TXRandy14, tweeted on Tuesday night: "Even Adolph Hitler thought it...

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Making Sense Of Casual Murder 17 

At the Lewiston Tribune, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase struggles to make sense of the triple murder in Moscow Saturday: "Is this a byproduct of our media fascination with violence? Was there a history of mental illness? Are there just too many guns in too many…

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Arrest Of 9YO Brings Ap-hollow-gy 

The Kootenai County prosecutor on Monday issued an apology for last week's arrest of a 9-year-old Post Falls boy. The warrant stemmed from the child allegedly stealing a pack of gum at a local grocery store. The warrant was issued after the child missed two…

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Otter Wants More Ed $$$, Tax Cuts 

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter called for boosts to school funding and tax cuts for businesses and top earners in his State of the State message to a joint session of the Legislature on Monday, drawing enthusiastic applause from lawmakers. But the chairman of the Senate...

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No Plea For Triple Murder Suspect

A man suspected in the shooting deaths of his adoptive mother and two others in Idaho made an initial court appearance Monday in Washington, where he was ordered held on $500,000 bail. John Lee, 29, appeared in Whitman County Superior Court in Colfax and was…

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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.