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MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2007

Wild Card/Monday -- 4/30/07

It's hard to move on from the awful news that started the day re: the tragic motorcyle crash that claimed the life of local developer Tom Johnson and severely injured his wife, Cyndie. Please keep Mrs. Johnson and her two surviving daughters in your thoughts…

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APhoto of the Day (w/Top Cutlines) -- 4/30/07

Noah Berger/Oakland TribuneA section of highway lies burned and crumbled in Emeryville, Calif., after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded on Sunday, April 29, 2007. In the resulting blaze, a section of freeway that funnels traffic onto the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge collapsed. The truck's driver…

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The Way We Were: Dubya, Tenet in 2004

Item: Former C.I.A. Chief’s Memoir Irritates Some High-Ranking Readers/Scott Shane, New York Times AP Photo/Lawrence JacksonPresident Bush presents George Tenet the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 2004. Now, of course, the Bush administration feels betrayed by comments made in…

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A Matter of Opinion: You And Family Leave

RE: You can be part of the conversation at the SR Opinion Page blog, A Matter of Opinion, here.In my Sunday column -- read here -- I reconnected with an early mentor of mine, Pat Schroeder, former Democratic Congresswoman from Colorado. I worked in her…

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Update: Developer Killed in Crash, Wife Recovering

Item: Developer Tom Johnson killed in motorcycle accident, wife Cyndie injured/Becky Kramer, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: North Idaho developer Tom Johnson died Sunday in a motorcycle accident in Mexico. His wife, Cyndie, is in stable condition today at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego. A pickup struck…

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Dining Guide Feted Johnson Family Before Tragedies

RE: A feature written by Guide to Dining North Idaho by Kerri Thoreson shortly before the Johnson family lost their 15-year-old son, Jordan in November.The Johnson family...Tom, Cyndie and their children Desiree, Aubree and Jordan have always lived an active lifestyle and North Idaho has…

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Question: Was Baldwin's Outburst Beyone the Pale?

Item: Baldwin's snap a lesson to angry dads/Connie Schultz, Cleveland Plain Dealer(Actor Alec) Baldwin is getting lots of attention, but I suspect it's not the kind he was hoping for after he left a vicious voice-mail message attacking his 11-year-old daughter for not answering their…

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Tragedy Strikes Developer Johnson's Family Again

From: Nov. 28, 2006, edition of SRThe younger brother of Arizona State senior forward Aubree Johnson of Post Falls died from an enlarged heart while in St. Thomas for the Paradise Jam women’s basketball tournament, the medical examiner in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, said…

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Gary Ingram: "To The Gallows, I Say"

RE: Item: Developer damages key spawning beds: Tiny kokanee die; no permit for pilings/James Hagengruber, Spokesman-ReviewThe state should file every charge they can and the court should impose the most severe penalty according to law. No plea bargains. He should be required to restore the…

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SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2007

Wild Card/Sunday -- 4/29/07

Alice Rankin left me with a valuable gift Thursday when we did our interview together -- a pamphlet with her personal gardening tips. Immediately, I discovered why the onion sets I planted last year didn't work. I planted them too deep. And most of the…

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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2007

Bayview Developer Holland Destroys Kokanee Spawning Beds

Item: Developer damages key spawning beds: Tiny kokanee die; no permit for pilings/James Hagengruber, Spokesman-ReviewMore Info: Illegal construction in Lake Pend Oreille near Bayview, Idaho, effectively "nuked" one of the last healthy spawning beds for the lake's struggling kokanee salmon population, said Chip Corsi, regional…

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Wild Card/Saturday -- 4/28/07

Sometimes, monitoring HBO is similar to riding one of those mechanical bulls -- not that I've ever done that. You get bucked in every direction and feel fortunate when the week comes to an end and you're still aboard. That's how this week was. Some…

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Question: Would You Back Otter Prop 13 Push?

Question: Otter considers property tax reform: Plan would lock in assessed values at the sale price of every home/Greg Hahn, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: Otter described an idea similar to California's Proposition 13, saying he is considering a plan that would lock assessed values at the…

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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2007

Parting Shot -- 4/27/07

AP Photo/Idaho Statesman, Lisa M. Collard Dignitaries, including Idaho House Speaker Lawerence Denney, fifth from left, break ground for the restoration and expansion of the state Capitol on Friday in Boise. The project is planned for completion in January 2010 in time for the 2010…

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APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 4/27/07

AP PhotoWith a part of a mannequin which was apparently stolen from a shop by looters, in the background, Estonian police cordon a battle-scarred street of Tallinn shortly after riots early Friday. Overnight clashes, looting and vandalism were sparked by the government's move to relocate…

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Item: Kootenai County to Decide Real Life Permit ...

... Mega-church outgrowing Post Falls facility (second story in briefs)/Erica Curless, Spokesman-ReviewJesse Tinsley/Spokesman-ReviewDFO: One of these days, I need to poke my head into Real Life Ministries on a Sunday morning, to see what it's offering that so many people find so attractive. I've heard…

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