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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012

Breaking! Rejection Rate Now 20% 20 

This morning Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes announced further progress on signature verifications for the Coeur d’Alene Recall petitions. “We’ve completed verification and checking on approximately 40% of the petitions. The cumulative reject rate is now running about 20% for the three Council members and…

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Young Darth Actor Undergoes Surgery

Child actor, Max Page, who played little Darth Vader in Volkswagen's 2011 Super Bowl commercial, is shown. The 7-year-old underwent surgery to replace a pulmonary valve on Thursday, without incident. The operation was done at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. (AP Photo/J&R, JPI Studios)

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Boat-Trailer Compromise In Works 

Item: Parking plan pondered: Boat trailers could be parked closer to Third Street launch/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Conceptual drawings weren't available Thursday, but drafts show that the boat trailer parking could be placed just north of the Third Street boat launch on…

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Edit: Raul Hurting 2014 Guv Chances 

There's no shortage of people who think Congressman Raul Labrador is running for governor in 2014. But that can't be the case. No politician in his right mind would do what Labrador did last week if he intended to ask eastern Idahoans for their support…

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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.