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NICE bus riders out of luck

Arleen Grose was stunned to learned that her main source of transportation will be cut after today.

The Hayden 75-year-old is among those affected by the sudden stoppage of the Kootenai Area Transit System (KATS) in urban Kootenai County and the North Idaho Community Express (NICE) in the rural areas of North Idaho, including Shoshone, Kootenai and Bonner counties.

"They may spend millions studying the sex life of the red ant, but don't care about seniors," said Grose, referring to funding woes for public transportation. "That's atrocious. I've relied on this bus for seven years. "I'm in a wheelchair, and it's how I get out to have lunch with my friends." Brian Walker/Cda Press Full story here.

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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.