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Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63
May 17, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for a glittery age of …
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‘Where Wild Things Are’ author Maurice Sendak dies
May 8, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK — Maurice Sendak, the children’s book author and illustrator who saw the sometimes-dark side of childhood in books like “Where the Wild Things Are” and “In the Night …
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Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dead at 47
May 4, 2012 in Features NEW YORK — Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper and the most conscientious member of the seminal hip-hop group, has died. He was 47. 14
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Police: Junior Seau found dead at California home
May 2, 2012 in Sports OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Former NFL star Junior Seau was found shot to death at his home this morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43. 3
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Dick Clark, 82, dies of heart attack
April 18, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES — Dick Clark, the television host who helped bring rock ‘n’ roll into the mainstream on “American Bandstand,” has died. He was 82. 10
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Ron Jackson, Spokane Valley baseball coach, dies
April 29, 2011 in News, Sports, City Ron Jackson, 83, a popular professional baseball player and for nearly a quarter century mentor to and coach of countless Spokane Valley baseball players, has died due to complications from … 1
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‘Schweitzer Sam,’ resort designer, dies
April 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 Inland Northwest skiers knew it would be a good day if they woke to hear Sam Wormington yodeling on the radio during his regular ski reports. “Schweitzer Sam” Wormington, the … 1
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Farewell to a veteran
January 2, 2011 in City on Page B1 When the nation commemorated Pearl Harbor Day last month, there was one less eyewitness to tell the tale of the surprise attack that awoke a sleeping giant on Dec. 7, … 1
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Devotion to family, art marked sculptor’s life
December 16, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 A longtime North Idaho College art instructor and sculptor whose work adorns the Coeur d’Alene campus along with buildings in Spokane and Hayden, died last week at age 74. A …
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Independent-minded Dunham dies at 83
November 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 Paul Dunham, the subject of a Spokesman-Review story Friday on the deeply held desire of many seniors to grow old in their own homes, died Monday. Dunham had lived in …
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Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dead at 93
July 23, 2010 in Nation/World Veteran reporter and commentator Daniel Schorr, whose hard-hitting reporting for CBS got him on President Richard Nixon’s notorious “enemies list” in the 1970s, has died. He was 93.
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World War II hero Vernon Baker dies
July 14, 2010 in News, City, Idaho Vernon Baker, the only living black World War II veteran to receive the Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest commendation for battlefield valor – died at his home south … 10
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CdA education leader dies of cancer at 86
April 9, 2010 in City on Page A5 Marissa McLain’s best memory of her grandmother, Betty McLain, goes something like this: When she was about 7, she and her grandmother went to the Coeur d’Alene Public Library to …
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Famed dancer Cunningham dies
July 28, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Choreographer and dancer Merce Cunningham was hailed Monday as a revolutionary artist who remade the very definition of dance. Cunningham – who was still working as he …
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‘Golden Girls’ actress Bea Arthur dies
April 25, 2009 in News, Features LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows “Maude” and “The Golden Girls” … 1
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Suave TV, screen star Montalban dies at 88
January 15, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Ricardo Montalban, the suave leading man who was one of the first Mexican-born actors to make it big in Hollywood and who was best known for his …
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Mary Lou Piazza, who helped found Komen chapter, dies at 59
January 14, 2009 in City on Page A6 Mary Lou Piazza, wife of Kootenai County Commissioner Rich Piazza and a founding member of a Coeur d’Alene organization that promotes breast cancer awareness, died Monday after a long battle …
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Architect Donald Neraas dies
December 17, 2007 in City on Page A9 Architect and lifelong Spokane resident Donald Neraas, who left his mark on the design of many local buildings, including St. John’s Cathedral, died Saturday. He was 76. Neraas, a graduate …
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Soccer Player Dies
March 29, 1998 in Sports on Page C3 Stacey Martin, 21, a junior for the University of Dayton women’s soccer team, died after collapsing during an exhibition game in Dayton. Martin, a three-year starter, collapsed during the first …
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Racer Chris Trickle Dies
March 26, 1998 in Sports on Page C2 Race car driver Chris Trickle, who spent 13 months in a coma after being shot by someone on a freeway overpass, died in a local hospital. He was 25. Trickle, …
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The Monitor From The Week Of March 15-21, 1998
March 22, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 IN PASSING Dr. Benjamin Spock, who gently coached millions of worried parents for half a century with a homey handbook on child care and a prominent anti-war activist of the …
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Sports People
March 20, 1998 in Sports on Page C2 Misdemeanor battery and false imprisonment charges against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were dismissed by a judge who ruled the retired basketball star complied with orders to complete 36 hours of anger management …
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Miscellany
March 12, 1998 in Sports on Page C2 Front-runners in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race took their mandatory 24-hour layovers in the 1,100-mile race from Anchorage to Nome. Dee Dee Jonrowe of Willow, Alaska, led after going …
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Sports People
February 25, 1998 in Sports on Page C2 Lindsay Davenport, the second-ranked tennis player in the world, was the first player selected by captain Billie Jean King for the U.S. Fed Cup team. … University of Oregon quarterback …
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The Monitor From The Week Of February 15-21, 1998
February 22, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 IN PASSING American writer and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn, who reported conflicts from the Spanish Civil War to Vietnam and Panama, died Monday, her family said. She was 89. Bob …
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Prolific Songwriter Bob Merrill Dies At 74 “Funny Girl” Among His Many Popular Broadway Musicals
February 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 Bob Merrill, one of Tin Pan Alley’s most prolific tunesmiths who wrote music or lyrics or both for several popular Broadway musicals including “Funny Girl” and had the nation tapping …
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Witness To War Martha Gellhorn, Correspondent Who Left Hemingway, Dies At 89.
February 17, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 From Spain to Panama, Martha Gellhorn covered war for more than 60 years.
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‘Air Bud’ Star Dies Of Cancer
February 13, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 Buddy, the basketball-playing pooch who starred in the Disney movie “Air Bud,” has died of cancer. Buddy’s death Tuesday came six months after the golden retriever had his leg amputated …
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Beach Boys Guitarist Carl Wilson Dies At 51
February 8, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 Carl Wilson, a founding member of the Beach Boys and lead guitarist for the seminal surf band, has died from complications of lung cancer, his family said Saturday. He was …
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Key Figure In Black Culture Center Dies
February 8, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A5 Jean Blackwell Hutson, who helped build a Harlem center into one of the nation’s leading institutions of black culture, has died. She was 83. Hutson died Wednesday at Harlem Hospital. …
