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TUESDAY, OCT. 26, 2010

AM Headlines -- 10.26.10 

Gina Bushfield,18, left, and Sabrina Ewing,18, share an umbrella as they walk along Garden Avenue in Coeur d'Alene, Idhao on Monday. Cold rainy weather is supposed last all week long.(AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Kathy Plonka)Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRMonday Scanner Traffic/DFO, Huckleberries OnlineHeavy snow falls on Inland…

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USPO Returns Ballots For More Postage 

Item: Additional postage has absentee voters licked: Post office admits ballots should not have been returned to citizens/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Absentee ballots across Kootenai County were returned to voters who tried to mail them back to the elections department recently after a…

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Local GOP To Vote On Roetter Ouster 

Item: Republicans clash over Hart: Central committee will vote to remove leader Matt Roetter over support refusal/Alecia Warren, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: "I don't care who it is. If the guy is elected through the primaries, that is the person we're obligated to support," Trotter…

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Minnick Lead Over Labrador Now 3% 14 

Incumbent Rep. Walt Minnick’s lead over Republican Raul Labrador fell from 10 percentage points in mid-September to 3 percentage points late last week, says a poll commissioned by the Idaho Statesman and six other newspapers. The freshman Democrat’s lead is so narrow that it may…

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Sisyphus: It Ain't About Money 

Re: McCrory lawyer wants witness fee of $21.27 backSisyphus: The “real” point is that McRory's attorney exercised the authority of the court by issuing a subpoena (a court order to appear) to assure Christa's attendance at the hearing. The rules required he provide a witness…

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Herb: I Fed Up w/You Know, You Know 17 

Herb: I realize that with politics in the forefront, my bitch isn't probably going to resonate. Still, I am tired of hearing college graduates, (many of them) football players and even commentators, use “you know,” 14 times in one sentence. Next time you listen to…

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McGruber: Students Are Customers 16 

Re: North Idaho College trustee debates: Nilson versus Howard/Hucks OnlineMcGruber: Watch the forum unfiltered like I did for a better feel for the exchanges. And why is it odd to refer to the students as customers of the college? They determine what courses have value…

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Phaedrus: A Community Of Welders? 18 

Re: North Idaho College trustee debates: Nilson versus Howard/Hucks OnlinePhaedrus: Because Nilson did not go to college he seems to have a chip on his shoulder and is not just in favor of pro-tech education, but is actually against non-tech higher education. Students go to…

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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.