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CdA man backs Malheur protesters

Jay Lamkin of Coeur d'Alene stands on the corner of Ironwood Drive and Northwest Boulevard holding a sign reading
Jay Lamkin of Coeur d'Alene stands on the corner of Ironwood Drive and Northwest Boulevard holding a sign reading "End Federal Tyrany (sic)" on Wednesday in Coeur d'Alene. "I want there to be a peaceful ending to the standoff in Oregon," Lamkin said. "No one needs to die or get hurt." (Jake Parrish / Coeur d'Alene Press)

Jay Lamkin is hoping for a peaceful end to the Oregon standoff in which protesters have seized buildings on a federal wildlife refuge. The Coeur d'Alene landowner held a sign calling for an end to federal tyranny on one side and "Citizens for Constitutional Freedom" on the other — at the intersection of Northwest Boulevard and Ironwood on Tuesday. "This is what I can do until there is a peaceful end to the situation in Oregon," he said as traffic passed by. "I'm not anti-government. I'm anti-overreach by the government. Pray for a peaceful outcome." Lamkin, who also hit the streets on Monday, said he'll be on busy local street corners until there's resolution at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns. "The protesters are peaceful and want to go home to their families," he said/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: Mrs. O said she saw Lamkin at noon today holding his sign near Kinko's at Government Way & Appleway. Have you seen him?



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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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