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Inspirational Lauren Hill, 19, RIP

In this Nov. 2, 2014, file photo, Mount St. Joseph's Lauren Hill, center, gets congratulated by teammates after scoring during her first NCAA college basketball game against Hiram University at Xavier University in Cincinnati. The 19-year-old freshman who inspired the nation with her desire to play for her college team despite suffering from an inoperable brain tumor died at a hospital in Cincinnati today, the co-founder of her foundation The Cure Starts Now said. Story here. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman, File)



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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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