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SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2010

Workers in protective suits walk towards 14-month-old Hannah Cooney as they comb the beach at Dauphin Island, Ala. Friday, May 14, 2010. The community was bracing for a possible land fall of an oil spill caused by the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil platform more than three weeks ago. (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press)

Waiting For Landfall

Workers in protective suits walk towards 14-month-old Hannah Cooney as they comb the beach at Dauphin Island, Ala., Friday. The community was bracing for a possible land fall of an oil spill caused by the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil platform more than three…

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Deanna: Brannon Backers Disrespectful

Judge denies Kennedy motion to dismiss the Brannon suit/Tom Hasslinger, PressCouncilwoman Deanna Goodlander: I was in the courtroom this afternoon (when Judge Charles Hosack added the city of Coeur d'Alene back into the Brannon suit as a co-defendant). I am a Republican and have attended…

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No Kids Leaving School Over IB Program

Item: Hayden Meadows students staying: No parents plan on moving kids after letter from school/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Pica said she has not received any complaints about PYP, and just one student has been withdrawn from the school because of the all-school, K-5…

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Post Falls Priest Put On Leave 3 Times

Item: Post Falls priest priest has been on leave three times: William R. Gould's leaves stemmed from sexual conduct allegations/Bill Roberts, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: Besides the most recent leave, Gould requested leave in 2005 after questions of sexual misconduct arose involving an adult, according to…

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Weekend Pick: Mac-&-Cheese Cookoff

On Facebook, I asked Coeur d'Alene Visitor Bureau to expand on that mac-and-cheese cookoff that's being staged at the Greenbriar Sunday. Here's the response: "Come taste some of the best Mac 'n Cheese in town! Both restaurant and individual competitions. Chefs from our local restaurants…

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Huckleberries Online

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.