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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28, 2011

Mail Carriers Rally For Legislation 

For 41 years, Jim Mathey has been a carrier with the Postal Service. His route these days covers the east side of Coeur d'Alene. It is, he explains, good, solid work. "I love my job," he said. "That's why I'm still doing it after all…

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AM Headlines -- 9.28.11

On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook page, Linda Lantzy offers this viewtiful scenic of "morning light on the Coeur d'Alene River." Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Tuesday Scanner Traffic/DFO, Hucks Online More warm days ahead for region/Mike Prager, SR New Idaho redistricters begin work/Betsy Russell, Eye…

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Crapo, Risch Rip Immigration Change 25 

Recent immigration policies enacted by the Administration undermine the rule of law, say Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch and a group of Republican senators in a letter to the President urging to remand the proposals. The directives in question call for the Department…

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Amazon Introduces Kindle Fire 

Jeff Bezos, Chairman and CEO of Amazon.com, introduces the Kindle Fire at a news conference today in New York. The e-reader and tablet has a 7-inch (17.78 cm) multicolor touchscreen. Behind him is a projected display of magazines that will be available on the Fire.…

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Sunrise Rotary Trying To Raise Profile 

Item: Cd'A's best kept secret: Sunrise Rotary has raised more than $200K in five years/Bill Buley, CdA Press More Info: The Coeur d'Alene Sunrise Rotary is a great organization, but lousy at publicity. Who knew it had raised and donated more than $200,000 in the…

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New Redistricters Sworn In 

Idaho's new citizen redistricting commission has been sworn in by Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, who greeted the six new commissioners, saying, “Good morning, all of you, welcome. I facetiously was telling some of you that I thought you were smarter than this, to be…

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Palin: 'Herb' Cain Is Flavor Of Month 

Sarah Palin dismissed Florida Straw Poll winner Herman Cain as "the flavor of the month" and mistook the candidate's first name in an appearance Tuesday night on Fox News. "Take Herman Cain. Look at why he's doing so well right now. I guess you could…

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Huckleberries Online

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.