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TUESDAY, DEC. 4, 2012

Denney: Don't Embarrass Legislature 

Ghost of indiscretions past: The specter of former Senate Majority Caucus Chairman John McGee appeared Monday on the first day of orientation for new lawmakers. McGee, who resigned early this year after a 2011 DUI and a 2012 sexual harassment case, wasn’t mentioned by name,…

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Dying Vet: I'd Go Again 

In combat, Larry Scott said soldiers like him never considered the possibility that their own government was poisoning them. The unthinkable endured in his mind long enough that he was 52 years old and had been suffering with cancer for two years before he found…

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Trustees Mull Privatizing Bus Service 19 

Woodland Middle School eighth-grader Emily Duncan rides the bus to the school in Coeur d’Alene on Monday. The Coeur d’Alene School Board is considering reducing the amount of the school district’s supplemental levy, which is up for renewal in March. Trustees are looking at some…

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Fiscal Cliff: Public Would Blame GOP 

A majority of Americans would blame congressional Republicans if Washington fails to reach a deal in deficit talks to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” according to a new poll. A Washington Post-Pew Research survey released Tuesday finds that 53 percent said they would blame Republicans, while…

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Bloem Vs. Clark In Xmas Ring-Off 

I always knew I’d one day have to step in and do the mayor’s dirty work. Not that I’d characterize helping a charity as dirty. But when Spokane Mayor David Condon wimped out, The Salvation Army emailed me to ask if I would “serve as…

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