Robin Loznak/Great Falls Tribune, AP Photo
Snow piles high on a statue of Paris Gibson, the founder of Great Falls, in Gibson Park in Great Falls, Mt., Monday. Several inches of snow fell in the Great Falls area an Sunday and Monday.

Spotlight: Top 100 Apple Cup plays of all time/John Blanchette, Spokesman-Review. Click here.

1. Washington State rejected a chance to host the only 2008 vice presidential debate after it failed to be chosen as one of three sites for the presidential debates/Thomas Clouse, Spokesman-Review. Click here.

2. Idaho ranks near the bottom of the nation in the number of four-year college degrees it hands out and must improve to remain competitive with top states and countries, according to a national study released Wednesday. But the state also ranks above the national average in the number of two-year degrees that are awarded/Idaho Statesman. Click here.

3. After 16 years in the NFL, former Mead High/WSU kicker Jason Hanson still gets a kick out of playing Green Bay on Thanksgiving day/Kevin Taylor, Inlander. Click here.

4. News Roundup: Larry Craig has become U.S. Senate's invisible man/Idaho Statesman; Rex Rammell challenges Risch for GOP Senate nomination/New West; Spokane bishop prays, asks for forgiveness/KXLY.com; Spokane man arrested for making silencers/Spokesman-Review; Idaho family outraged that deputy shot pet dog in yard/KIDK.com; and Larry Grant: Critics of my campaign are wrong/New West.

5. Blogopshere: Thank you for my country/Notes On A Napkin; Thayn family values/Randy Stapilus; Timothy McVey archives/News Diary; Unusual Thanksgiving/Kellogg Bloggin'; Divorced from reality/Adam's Blog; and Bill Sali roundup/Mountain Goat Report.

6. IMHO: UI Jazzfest accolades long overdue/Murf Racquet, Moscow-Pullman Daily News; Happy PC Thanksgiving from Seattle Public schools/David Horsey, Seattle PI; Tom Grant responds/Steve Smith, News Is A Conversation; Hospice House proves society facing reality/Spokesman-Review; Only 5% of 732 say they've completely lost airline bags/Idaho Statesman poll.

Orbusmax Special: Man suspected of using Internet sex ring profits for child support here.

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