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SATURDAY, AUG. 29, 2009

Wild Card/Saturday -- 8.29.09 12 

I didn't realize how summer was gone until I tuned in the Mariners game last night while watering the garden -- and heard the Coeur d'Alene High Viks playing Lakeland on KVNI. I wished someone would measure the length of days during the summer and…

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3 Lawsuits Target CdA Police 43 

Item: Three lawsuits target CdA police: Wrongful arrest, assault among plaintiffs’ claims/Meghann M. Cuniff, SR More Info: A man says he was wrongfully jailed for attempted rape for four months before the charge was dropped a day before trial because of lack of evidence. A…

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HBO Poll: Rammell's 'Wolf Tags' Quip 

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Redman: Wolf Lovers Against Hunting 22 

Redman: (Wolf Alliance protesters) are the same people who protest any and all timber sales in our national forests, these are the same people who accuse us of murdering Turkeys every thanksgiving, a cort of turkey holocost, these are the same people who wish to…

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JBelle: County GOP 'Amateurish Ugly' 16 

JBelle: I think somewhere along the way the Kootenai County GOP morphed and turned into pure amateurish ugly. I think they'd do just about anything to stop Mike Kennedy and don't really care how they look and what public perception of their efforts is. Where…

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MR: Focus On Experience, Vision 

MarkR: Open Letter to All Candidates: Right now, I'm open-minded. I'll be watching and listening intently to what you (AND your supporters) are saying, and to what they're doing (as well as NOT doing). Here are the simple things I'd like to see from YOU,…

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CH: I'm Immune From Embarrassment 

CindyH: But this brings to mind a distant memory of potty-training number one son. By golly, the kid stayed dry from day one, but going number two on the potty freaked him out. He'd hold it for days— resulting in major constipation. The pediatrician advised…

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A Review Of The Week's HBO Polls

Friday: 61 of 86 (71%) said they aren't bothered by a fund-raiser in Boise held by leading Democrats for Coeur d'Alene Councilman Mike Kennedy.Thursday: 76 of 96 (79%) said Kootenai County commissioners did not do the right thing by raising property taxes 3%.Wednesday: 67 of…

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Coeur D'Alene running back #23  Zach Keiser leaps through the line as his teammate #72 Sean Duffy blocks for him early in the game at Lakeland Friday August 28, 2009.  The Vikings jumped out to an early 14-0 lead in the game.    CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON chrisa@spokesman.com (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)

Viks Stomp Lakeland In Opener 

Coeur D'Alene running back #23 Zach Keiser leaps through the line as his teammate #72 Sean Duffy blocks for him early in the game at Lakeland Friday. The Vikings jumped out to an early 14-0 lead in the game. Coeur d'Alene won 57-7. Meanwhile, Sandpoint…

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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.