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AM: Iraq Fires Suspect In Death

Danielle Nienajadlo's mother Lindsay Wiedman, left and sister Michelle Scheibner, hold the folded flag given to them signifying Nienajadlo's death in 2009 as they pose for a photo next to pictures of Nienajadlo and her children on Thursday in Spokane. Nienajadlo, a 1995 Lewis and Clark High School grad, died while serving in the U.S. Army from leukemia, which her family believes she became ill with after tending one of the massive "burn pits" in Iraq. Story here. (Tyler Tjomsland SR photo)



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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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