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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010

FYI: Blogs Make Politicians Nervous 17 

Huckleberries hears from a Berry Picker ... that Starr Kelso gave a rundown re: his version of Jim Brannon's Coeur d'Alene City Council election lawsuit against Councilman Mike Kennedy at the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee meeting last night. I'll let my Berry Picker take…

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Is School District Hiding Something? 

A Berry Picker provides evidence that the Coeur d'Alene School District may be trying to rush this teacher "collaborative" idea through the process. The Berry Picker e-mails: "The Press article stated that the District will be voting on this new schedule next Monday. School District…

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Boredom Led To Craigslist Hoax 

Selling your son on Craigslist sounds like the work of a depraved father or a bored teen. Fortunately for Spokane police, it's the latter. Last month, a Spokane woman saw an ad from a man named Rick Obelophy offering his son Gavin to anyone who…

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AM Headlines -- 4.28.10

North Idaho College student Kim Plucker, a medical billing specialist major from Coeur d’Alene, looks on as her daughters 10-year-old Autumn and 7-year-old Alexandra try on her cap and gown in preparation for NIC’s commencement ceremony May 14. Nearly 700 students are eligible for graduation…

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Health Advocates Target Happy Meals 32 

Craig/Year of Plenty blog writes re: a possible ban on toy giveaways w/McDonalds Happy Meals in a California county: "I have mixed feelings about this. My kids love for a cheeseburger and fries does not seem to be too swayed by toys. It’s more of…

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Schools Look @ Later Monday Start-Up 18 

Item: School bells will ring later: Teachers getting extra time for 'collaboration'/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Monday mornings won't be the same in Coeur d'Alene schools next year. Beginning in September, the first bell of the day will ring later on Mondays if the…

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Kevin: Burdick Not Taking Foe Lightly

(John) Bradbury has run as an outsider and a reformer, and he has a personal history with the Supreme Court; last year, justices rebuked the Grangeville-based district judge for failing to live in Idaho County. (Justice Roger) Burdick, pictured, a seven-year court veteran, is an…

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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.