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Huckleberries: Diamond Cup Regatta directors jumping ship
February 24, 2013 on Page B3 You may know that hydroplane races are set to return to Lake Coeur d’Alene on Labor Day weekend this year. But did you know that half of the directors of … 4
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That’s News to You answers
February 24, 2013 on Page B3 Here are the answers to this week’s newspaper edition of That’s News to You: 1. B. Singer was the third generation in his family to run Dutch’s Inc., which has …
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Man gets 28 years for girlfriend’s death
February 24, 2013 on Page B8 YAKIMA – Adam Powell was sentenced Friday to more than 28 years in prison for the 2010 fatal shooting of his girlfriend at their home in Tieton. The sentence by …
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Hunter cleared in fatal shooting
February 24, 2013 on Page B8 SALEM – An Oregon hunter has been found not guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of a Marine reservist from California he said he mistook for a bear. The … 3
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Mother, daughter, 4, injured in dog attack
February 24, 2013 on Page B8 GRANGER, Wash. – A Granger woman suffered a broken arm while her 4-year-old daughter took bites to her arm and face Wednesday after a loose dog attacked them, Granger police … 1
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Theater review: ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ not a play to sleep on
February 24, 2013 on Page B9 “The Drowsy Chaperone,” which opened Friday at Spokane’s Civic Theatre, is a trifle, an entertainment, one that lets its audience in on the joke, is free with the winks and …
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Rare earth mineral hunt expanding
February 24, 2013 on Page B9 BILLINGS – An Arkansas company that has been drilling in eastern Idaho for rare earth minerals plans to expand its search by going across the border to Western Montana. Lonoke-based …
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Mother, daughter popped in Coke scam
February 24, 2013 on Page B9 ALBANY, Ore. – An Oregon mother and daughter who devised an elaborate scheme to scam Coca-Cola in a bottle cap promotion have been sentenced to probation and must pay back … 1
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Oregon pair says bleach cure legal
February 24, 2013 on Page B9 MEDFORD, Ore. – An Oregon couple accused of selling a diluted version of industrial bleach as a cure for cancer, earaches and other maladies claim the federal government can’t touch … 3
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Helena airport blocks TSA from taking full-body scanner
February 24, 2013 on Page B9 HELENA – Officials at Helena Regional Airport have prevented the U.S. Transportation Security Administration from removing a full-body scanner. Airport Manager Ron Mercer said workers arrived Thursday night to take … 8
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Victims identified in Friday fatal crash on 395
February 23, 2013 The victims of a traffic accident in which one person died and two were injured on U.S. Highway 395 Friday have been identified.
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Wintry weekend lies ahead
February 23, 2013 on Page A1 Gusty winds were expected today, part of a wind advisory issued Friday by the National Weather Service. The weather service predicted wind gusts Friday evening approaching 40 to 50 mph. 13
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Abortion rights legislation shows two houses clearly divided in Olympia
February 23, 2013 on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Democrats in Washington’s House of Representatives passed an abortion-rights bill Friday, sending it to the Senate, where Republicans have refused to hold hearings on identical proposals. The handling … 157
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Council candidate’s residency questioned
February 23, 2013 on Page B1 A candidate for Spokane City Council who already has the backing of two other elected leaders may be ineligible to run. Mark Hamilton, the pastor of the former Spokane Christian … 24
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Schools say Facebook is haven for bullying
February 23, 2013 on Page B1 A Facebook page focusing on a Spokane high school turned vicious this week, prompting the school’s principal to issue a stern warning about possible legal action. “I’m trying to make … 6
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Region plans for sequester
February 23, 2013 on Page B1 WASHINGTON – The so-called “sequester” squeeze will cost Inland Northwest school districts millions of dollars and throw into question conservation and recreation programs if implemented. The deadline to avert the … 51
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In brief: Fagan stands behind his criticism of Inslee
February 23, 2013 on Page B1 Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan is standing behind a letter he signed that called Gov. Jay Inslee “a lying whore.” Fagan and the two other co-directors of Voters Want More … 35
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Photo: Good humor man
February 23, 2013 on Page B1 Say, Cheese: Elementary school kids laugh as Harlem Globetrotter Cheese Chisholm bounces a basketball off his back Friday at St. Charles School in Spokane. Chisholm spoke with students about the …
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
February 23, 2013 on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago How old was Alexander Daylight when he died at his grandnephew’s home on the Colville Reservation?
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Washington records
February 23, 2013 on Page B2 Spokane County Marriage licenses
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Youth detention center’s services to remain intact
February 23, 2013 on Page B2 A new financial arrangement with the private operator of Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility in Medical Lake is keeping the lockup open for the counties and Inland Northwest tribes that … 1
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Photo: Delicate cycle
February 23, 2013 on Page B2 Puppies saved, but dog dies: With fellow firefighters tending the trucks, firefighter Luke Mohney takes a moment to check on six Havanese puppies he rescued from a burning home in …
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In brief: Toddler stable after second-story fall
February 23, 2013 on Page B2 Police say a toddler fell from a second-story window Friday night in Coeur d’Alene. The child, who is between age 1 and 2, was transported to Kootenai Medical Center and …
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Steve Massey: We best reflect God when we offer love
February 23, 2013 on Page B3 When are we most like God? Is it when we judge? After all, God certainly judges and will judge all of us one day with finality. 6
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Religion notebook
February 23, 2013 on Page B3 North Idaho This week Old Time Hymn Sing-along – Sunday, 5-6 p.m. in the Worship Theater at the Ray and Joan Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road, Coeur d’Alene. …
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First U.S. team to top Mount Everest reunites
February 23, 2013 on Page B6 BERKELEY, Calif. – It might be hard to conceive now, in an era of extreme sports and ultra-light equipment, but there was a time when Americans who set out to … 3
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Bust near school nets drugs, guns
February 23, 2013 on Page B6 A nine-time convicted felon and reputed white supremacist got a wake-up call Friday morning from the Spokane police SWAT team, which took him into custody after finding drugs, guns, counterfeit … 3
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Idaho records
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City insists E. Sprague adult shop a nuisance
February 23, 2013 on Page B6 East Sprague Avenue in Spokane Valley isn’t zoned to allow adult entertainment businesses and never has been, attorney Ken Harper argued Friday in a hearing on whether an adult retail … 5
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HP results help push stocks higher
February 23, 2013 on Page F1 NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rallied on Friday after better-than-expected results from personal-computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. and an upbeat report on German business confidence. The Dow Jones industrial average rose …
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