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    Boise Balloon Classic

    Val Favicchio, a hot-air balloon pilot from Coeur d’Alene, is in Boise this week for the Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic, a festival where up to 30 balloons may launch …

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    Main Market Co-op opens

    Main Market Co-op, 44 W. Main St. in Spokane, held a ribbon cutting Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, as part of its grand opening ceremonies. General manager Jennifer Hall and others …

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    Ed Magnuson’ s Man Cave

    Ed Magnuson is a collector. He has Coca-Cola products, memorabilia, a stagecoach, a re-created diner, all next to his house near Shadle. He opens up his collection to civic groups … 1

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    Lucky Friday mine expands

    The Lucky Friday silver mine in Mullan, Idaho has weathered the ups and downs of silver prices that have claimed other once-profitable mining ventures. Now Hecla Mining, which owns the …

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    Campbell House at Christmas

    The Campbell House, a turn-of-the-20th-century mansion in historic Browne’s Addition, will be open to guests of the Museum of Arts and Culture for self-guided exploring this holiday season. It’s a …

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    Last Day at the Christmas Bureau 2010

    After a 10-day run, the Christmas Bureau closed Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. The bureau served 32,000 people, about half of them children. Families got food vouchers and kids each received …

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    Marijuana grow

    Drug task forces around the region, made up of multiple police agencies, have found a handful of outdoor marijuana growing operations recently. The grows are fairly sophisticated and tended full-time … 4

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    Cutting a tree in the National Forest

    There are several options for obtaining a Christmas tree, including artificial trees, U-cut farms, tree lots in town and trees from the nearby woods. While cutting a holiday tree for … 2

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    Dying to live at home

    A neuromuscular disorder has diminished Paul Dunham’s previously robust 160-pound frame to a skeletal 83 pounds over the past two decades. The Hayden man’s hands are strong, but he’s unable … 4

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    Haunted

    Riverfront Park is again offering a haunted house feature at the Pavilion, where guests can also ride the SR2 simulator or play miniature golf between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. …

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    North Spokane Farm Museum

    The North Spokane Farm Museum on Wild Rose Prairie, has many exhibits of early 20th century farm life. It is located at 6223 W Ridgeway Rd. Deer Park. Make sure …

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    Christmas Bureau unloads toys

    The annual Christmas Bureau, a charitable effort of Catholic Charities, Volunteers of America and The Spokesman-Review, is preparing to open Thursday, Dec. 9. But first, volunteers must unload 18,000 toys.

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    Students and Adderall

    National studies show that as many as 1 in 4 students in a college setting may have abused the prescription drug Adderall for recreation or to help with studying, and …

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    Fencing in Spokane

    Fencing, a martial art and competitive sport, is popular with a dedicated group of people who meet at least three times a week to practice their chosen sport. Here is …

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    Fast-Track Teen

    Thirteen-year-old Nicole Behar of Otis Orchards races a Ford Mustang in the Fever 4 series at Stateline Speedway in Stateline Idaho.

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    Christmas Around the World 2007

    From all of us at Video Journal; May your holidays be peaceful, warm, and full of happy moments. See you back here after the holidays.

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    Prism in the Heavens

    Staff photojournalist Brian Plonka has an innate ability to capture beauty in almost anything he photographs. Sitting on his dock with his family at Hauser Lake, Idaho, Brian looked up …

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    Dreams Come True

    Friday was a special day for Amber Green. A St. Charles School volunteer who has Cerebral Palsy, Green has worked with students for eight years. She communicates using a speaking …

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    Finding the Frame - Jed Conklin

    There are many pictures we take as photojournalists that just don’t make the paper. News photojournalism will force a pretty or artsy photo off the newsprint almost every time. Case …

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    Finding the Frame - Kathy Plonka

    A good photojournalist sees things that most people take for granted. They see and capture moments in fleeting hundredths of a second. The creative process is different for each photographer. …