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TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2008

Parting Shot -- 6/24/08

Matt Rourke/AP PhotoCarah Rowley, 4, embraces her farther Sgt. Maj. Jay Rowley with the U.S. Army Reserve 11th Military Police Brigade after a departure ceremony in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Monday. Members of the U.S. Army Reserve 11th Military Police Brigade are scheduled to be deployed to…

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Wild Card/Tuesday -- 6/24/08

I enjoy the unpredictability of Huckleberries Online. When I get here in the morning, I know that I have certain things to post -- the cartoon, Local Headlines, a coupla local stories for comment and the APhoto of the Day. But I never know what's…

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Headlines @ 5 -- 6/24/08

Julie Jacobson/APSeattle Mariners' Willie Bloomquist, left, avoids the tag from New York Mets catcher Brian Schneider as he slides home to score during the second inning in Major League Baseball game Tuesday at Shea Stadium in New York. Bloomquist and Kenji Johjima were able to…

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Scanner Traffic -- 6/24/08

4:03 p.m. Single-wide trailer is on fire at 11525 Peppercorn Road/Hauser.1 p.m. T-bone crash at Strahorn Road & Hayden Avenue in Hayden slightly injures two drivers.12:04 p.m. A young skateboarder injures his arm when he crashes near Mullan Avenue.

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Tom Gannon, 62, Idaho Senator, RIP

Sen. Tom Gannon, R-Buhl, died Tuesday. He was 62. The three-term senator had battled an ailment throughout this year’s legislative session and died at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, according to a death notice. Gannon, a retired Naval officer, was the chairman of…

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Kellogg Grad Now Writing Harlequin Romances

Silver Valley Girl tells of classmate Lisa Ruff and Lisa's first Harlequin Romance novel here.Advertising executive Samantha James is looking for a ballplayer who can turn the city's losing team into a winning package. From the moment she sees pitcher Jarrett Corliss in that steamy…

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My 2 Cents: Christie Wood

We were speculating in the newsroom what kind of elected position Christie Wood could land, if she decided to seek higher office. She'd make a terrific city councilwoman (although I don't think she could remain as a CPD Blue cop, too). County commissioner? Mebbe. Legislator?…

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Idaho Blogs: Idaho More Religious Than Neighbors

The Pew study found that nationally, 71% of Americans believe in God (or “universal spirit,” which may open a door for some non-traditionalists) with absolute certainty, and another 17% are “fairly certain”; the small remainder are less so. Washington and Oregon score almost identically on…

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Local Headlines -- The Last Triathlete Standing

Jerome A. Pollos/Coeur d'Alene PressKathryn Curl, from Idaho Falls, crosses the finish line Sunday as the last triathlete to complete the Ford Ironman Coeur d'Alene before the 17-hour cutoff time. Curl, 64, finished with a time of 16:57:24 and was the 1,942nd person to complete…

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Spirit Lake Councilwoman Runs Afoul Of Law

Item: Domestic charge dropped on Spirit Lake councilwoman: Tschida was booked into jail on misdemeanor/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: According to the police report, Tschida hit the male victim across his left arm and back. Tschida told police that she became upset when she…

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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.