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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2007



APhoto of the Day -- 3/1/07

In this image from video, shown is a 60-vehicle pileup on Interstate 90 along the Snoqualmie Summit near Seattle Wednesday here. You write the cutline/AP Photo, King5-TV.Top Cutlines1. Semi-retirement takes on a whole new meaning -- JohnA.2. Officer, it all started with that young guy…

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The Boys of Summer Are Back In Peoria

Seattle Mariners' Jeremy Reed races toward third on a single by teammate Raul Ibanez against the San Diego Padres in the first inning at a charity spring training baseball game Thursday in Peoria, Ariz. The Padres won, 4-3/Elaine Thompson, AP Photo.

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KREM2 Uncovers Bus Drivers w/Criminal Records

KREM2 Investigation: Who's driving your kids to school?More Info: A KREM 2 News investigation has uncovered more than a dozen employees for Laidlaw, the company in charge of transportation for Spokane Public Schools, have criminal records. Question: Should parents be concerned that people with criminal…

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Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 3/1/07

You've seen this itsy-bitsy spider before. Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News wrote about it briefly on his Muse You Can Use blog here. Now, he writes about it in his weekly newspaper column here.Doug Clark: Spokane gun-wielding cop who shot man in head suffered Oscar fever.…

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Extra! Copper Basin Voted Down 3-0

Kootenai County Commissioners this morning unanimously rejected a zone change that would have allowed 700 homes on 290 acres of the Rathdrum Prairie. Copper Basin Construction had billed its proposal as affordable homes for workers. But commissioners said the homes would not be affordable enough…

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KXLY: 6 Semis Jackknife, Block Lookout Pass

Partial white out conditions and icy roads in the Idaho Panhandle contributed to a six semi pile-up at Lookout Pass just before 7 a.m. Thursday morning. Idaho State Patrol dispatch confirmed that the six semis had either jack-knifed or slid-off the road. There were no…

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Q: What Do You Say To A Busybody Church-Stater?

Item: Church-state group challenges land swap: Salvation Army deal called 'unconstitutional'/Hope Brumbach, Spokesman-ReporterQuestion: So, what would you say to a church-state separator who poked his/her nose into our Kroc Center business?1. Thanks, I'd do anything to shut down the Kroc Center and embarrass Mayor Sandi…

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Idaho: For Better Or Worse

Compassionate?Idaho leading the way on organ donor laws: Several states pursuing uniform rules/John Miller, Associate PressOr Anal?Day-care rules slammed: Idaho's safety standards ranked last in nation/David Crary, Associated PressQuestion: Which is the real Idaho?

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Benway Murder Accessory Free, Sans Supervision

Cody Merritt, left, heads to court for sentencing May 31, 2002, at the Kootenai County Courthouse. The teen was present when his father, David "Coon" Merritt, killed Carissa Benway, a teenage runaway. /Spokesman-Review.Two months after the man who helped murder her daughter was released from…

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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.