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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, AUG. 26, 2008

Parting Shot -- 8/26/08

Frank Hormann/AP PhotoA worker stands in front of the ' Upside Down House' in Trassenheide on Usedom Island, northern Germany Tuesday. The house of an entrepreneur from Poland is part of the project 'The World Upside Down' that should allow visitors a different view of…

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Headlines @ Closin' Time -- 8/26/08

Courtesy: Thom GeorgeIdaho delegation in the nose-bleed seats at Democratic National Convention (from left to right): Albert Wilkerson of Athol; Paulette Jordan of Plummer, Ryan Robinson (in back) of Coeur d'Alene, Richard Hill of Moscow, Maj StormoGipson of Coeur d'Alene and credentials committee member Justin…

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Fraud Alert -- From Dan of the County, Ysursa

Fraud Alert: Our office has been alerted that some people have received telephone calls offering to register them to vote over the telephone. The caller requests personal information, including your social security number. Idaho does not allow voter registration by telephone. These are not legitimate…

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Scanner Traffic -- 8/26/08

4:19 p.m. Man suffers at least a bloody nose in a rear-end accident at Hanley & Government Way. Woman hit her head. Both cars have pulled into US Bank parking lot.2:50 p.m. Two-vehicle crash near Sagle is blocking traffic on Highway 95. Unknown if there…

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Duncan Twitter: Steve Groene On Stand

Prior to his kidnapping, Dylan was just starting to get an interest in girls, Groene said. He'd try to style his hair and put on cologne. 9 minutes ago from web/Meghann Cuniff, SR. More hereRecess until 9 Wednesday MDTSteve Conner/APSteve Groene leaves the Federal Courthouse…

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Meyer To Run For Another NIC Trustee Term

North Idaho College Trustee Judy Meyer told Huckleberries today that she will seek re-election. Meyer, who in 1975 started Parkwood Business properties with her husband, Steve, is finishing a six-year term. She served on the NIC board from 1990 to l994 until she was appointed…

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Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 8/26/08

Jerome A. Pollos/Coeur d'Alene Press, APSarah Timmons, 8, tries to keep her sister, Rachel Timmons, 6, sheltered from the rain Monday on their way home in Coeur d'Alene.*WSU has largest freshman crop ever/Lewiston Tribune*Interim UI prez offers med school clarification/Lewiston Tribune*Acupuncturist pleads innocent to improper…

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Hayden Rite Aid Robbed Monday Night ...

Rite Aid/Prairie Avenue was robbed last night by a thin, dark-complected man who said he was armed and demanded various dosages of painkiller. According to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department, the suspect approached a pharmacy employee and made the demands about 8:42 p.m. Afterward, he…

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Political Conventions Bring Out Party Animals

Charles Dharapak/AP PhotoNany Bobo, a delegate from Des Moines, Iowa, smiles beneath her corn hat during the Democratic National Convention in Denver Monday.Question: Does anyone get much out of engineered conventions, outside of the party insiders and the gaga conventioneers like Nany Bobo above?

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AM Headlines -- 8/26/08

Marina Svahn/AP PhotoIn this photo provided by Marina Svahn, homes burn as a wildfire sweeps through a Boise, neighborhood Monday. A wildfire that started in a field of sagebrush and cheatgrass spread quickly up a ridge and burned as many as 10 homes in Boise…

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CDA Delegate Reports From Convention

Item: Local delegate talks from convention/Maurenn Dolan, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: As Coeur d'Alene resident Dr. Maj StormoGipson spoke to The Press by cell phone Monday from her seat at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, cheers, applause and the voice of Rep. Jesse Jackson…

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Democratic Convention, Day 2

Charlie Neibergall/AP PhotoSasha Obama, 7, daughter of Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., blows a kiss to her dad, while he addresses the gathering via- satellite at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Monday. Looking on are Michelle Obama, left, wife of the Democratic…

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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.