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FRIDAY, SEPT. 20, 2013

Duane: Liberty Caucus Excludes R's 81 

GOP Precinct Committeeman Duane Rasmussen sent the following email to Huckleberries re: the Liberty Caucus that is planning an Expo in Coeur d'Alene: As a member of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee I was not invited to the program, which, according to some accounts,…

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AM Headlines -- 9.20.13

"The name is Tutta Bella, all is beautiful" said Terry Deems of Coeur d'Alene as he shined his 1992 Stan Craft at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Marina docks on Thursday. He will participate in the Antique and Classic Boat Society International meeting and boat show…

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House Votes To Defund Obamacare 62 

The GOP-controlled House voted Friday to cripple President Barack Obama’s health care law as part of a risky ploy that threatens a government shutdown in a week and a half. The fight is coming on a stopgap funding measure required to keep the government fully…

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Op-Ed: Proud To Be City Of Vision 10 

In the next few months we will be continually bombarded with statements such as Michael Teague's definition of who is running for City Council and Mayor of Coeur d'Alene. He attempted to define anyone other than the far right Mary Souza group as the FAR…

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Edit: Footing Bill For Public Property 

It's an ugly hunk of acreage with awe-inspiring potential. When a newly appointed advisory committee gets up and running, it will look closely at the expanse of old mill site land stretching west of Coeur d'Alene along the banks of the Spokane River. What it…

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Liberty Republicans Set Expo In CdA 

Item: Liberty Expo this weekend: Event designed to attract Republican precinct committeemen/Jeff Selle, Coeur d'Alene Press More here: The Republican Liberty Caucus of Idaho is launching a series of three "Liberty Expos" across the state and the first one is set for Coeur d'Alene this…

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County Releases ULUC Plan Fix 

Item: Plan to fix ULUC released: Public will get chance to provide input on proposal/Jeff Selle, Coeur d'Alene Press More here: A 31-page plan to fix Kootenai County's controversial Unified Land Use Code was released Thursday for public review, and commissioners are planning to hold…

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Wooden Boat Show Comes To Resort

The annual wooden boat show of the Antique & Classic Boat Society meets for the third time in Coeur d'Alene this weekend. (SR file photo) If you’re thinking you missed the annual wooden boat show in Coeur d’Alene this summer, don’t abandon ship just yet.…

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Closed NIdaho Mines Are Hazardous

The Evolution Mine triggered gold and silver fever in North Idaho in the 1880s – the first lode-mining site in the mineral-rich Coeur d’Alene Mining District. Miners pulled ore for decades from the Evolution until it was closed in the late 1940s. Today, the main…

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Paddleboardfest Hits CdA Waters 

Coeur d’Alene is launching a new festival and race this weekend to showcase the fast-growing sport of stand-up paddleboarding. It’s called Coeur d’SUP – the acronym refers to stand-up paddleboard – and it will be Saturday at Independence Point and City Beach. The event is…

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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.