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Home Opener Focuses On Dave Niehaus

As family members look on, Marylin Niehaus, the widow of Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus, who died last year, throws out the first pitch of the Mariners home opener baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Friday, April 8, 2011, in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
As family members look on, Marylin Niehaus, the widow of Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus, who died last year, throws out the first pitch of the Mariners home opener baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Friday, April 8, 2011, in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

As family members look on, Marylin Niehaus, the widow of Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus, who died last year, throws out the first pitch of the Mariners home opener baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Friday in Seattle. The Mariners gave up 10 runs to the visiting Cleveland Indians in the fourth and fell behind 12-0 before losing 12-3. Story here. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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