Huckleberries AM Headlines — 9/27/05

* ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ tells CdA tale: Writer’s years in Lake City inspired independent film /Associated Press — Does filmmaker Regina Crosby (pictured above) have Duane Hagadone’s permission to put some other version of Coeur d’Alene than his on the Big Screen? Inquiring minds want to know.

* Spokane man suspected of pouring semen in women’s hair skips out on hearing / John Craig , Spokesman-Review — Another nut on the loose.

* Mall owners owe former councilman $38,090: Steve Eugster owed for 1,200 hours work as attorney on River Park Square /Jim Camden, Spokesman-Review — A Superior Court judge decided that $150 per hour was a “reasonable” legal charge for Eugster. Wonder how much attorneys would be paid in court settlements if the public was allowed to decide their hourly rate rather than a glorified attorney wearing a black robe?

* Destructive snail detected in Idaho: Brown garden snail, invasive species from France, chews holes in plants / Betsy Z. Russell , Spokesman-Review — What else can you expect from our friends the French?

* 1450 recall signatures accepted / Jim Camden , Spokesman-Review — The clock’s nearing midnight for Spokane Mayor Jim West.