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MONDAY, JAN. 14, 2008

Paulos: Sims' Anti-LCDC Pamphlet Could Shed Light

Item: Pamphlet sheds light on LCDC operations/Bob Paulos, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: Kathy Sims, a former Idaho state senator from this district, is distributing a booklet about the state's Urban Renewal Act, citing instances in which she says Lake City Development Corporation has abused the…

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Tribune: Rep. Harwood Still Clueless re: Tribes

Leave it to state Rep. Dick Harwood, whose legislative district includes the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, to criticize the deals Gov. Butch Otter reached with the Coeur d'Alenes and other Idaho tribes over tribal fuel tax revenues. The agreements, which Otter and tribal leaders negotiated prior…

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Accident Victims Remembered

re: WSU mourns loss of 3 students/KREM2Ben Lockard was the gregarious, outgoing guy that never would have settled for an office job -- he had to be outdoors. Tyler Pearson was adventurous and smart, often keeping his buddies in check when they were about to…

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Digger: ISP Trooper Needs PR Training

Digger: DFO - you need to put that asinine quote by Cpl. Greear of the ISP out on the front page tomorrow (re: Highway 95 accident that killed three WSU students) and let us put some heat on the ISP public relations department to explain…

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SUNDAY, JAN. 13, 2008


Hump Day Wild Card -- 2/13/08

As an individual who enjoys tidbits columns, I can't resist reading "Off The Cuff" by UI Argonaut staffers. Example (from T.J. Tranchell): "So Boise St. just set a new Idaho higher education enrollment record. More doesn’t mean better but it does mean more money for…

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Wild Card/Sunday -- 1/13/08

You HBOers gave me a good going over Saturday. Bob wondered if I'd sold out to the CDA Press b/c I've been kinder and gentler toward Duane Hagadone's newspaper of late. Another wondered why I allow Bob to use Press movie critic Tyler Wilson as…

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Bob: Racists Ruin CDA Press "Gang" Thread

Bob: (A recent CDA comments thread under a story about local gangs) was a truly nauseating thread of comments from ignorant racists who begin by overstating the prevalence, activity and presence of criminal street gangs then stating how much they miss the goosestepping socially alienated…

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SATURDAY, JAN. 12, 2008

Idaho Bomb Patrol Recalls Year In Iraq

Item: 'If you don't do your job, other people are going to die.' Idahoans do a year of roadside bomb patrol/Heath Druzin, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: "I remember, just clear as day, just sitting there and thinking, 'God, take care of my family - I mean,…

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Wild Card/Satuday -- 1/12/08

I plan to watch the WSU/UCLA game at 11 on Fox Sports, which I can see on Time-Warner cable, and mebbe listen to part of the Seattle/Green Bay game at 1:30, which I can't see on Time Warner. TW's inability to work out an agreement…

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ISP Update: 3rd Person Dies In H95 Accident ...

... Tyler Pearson died at Kootenai Medical Center this morning, January 12th, at 0657 hours.KREM2 coverage, photos, MySpace pagesISP Report: At approximately 7:18 PM, Tyler Pearson (21 yoa) of Kennewick, WA was driving northbound on U.S. 95 near milepost 427 (approximately 3 miles south of…

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APhoto of the Day -- 1/12/08

Jay Barrett/AP PhotoEagles await transfer to a warm U.S. Fish and Wildlife warehouse after being rescued from the cold on Friday in Kodiak, Alaska. They were among 50 eagles which dove into the back of an uncovered dump truck full of fish guts and became…

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Breaking! Accident Blocks Highway 95

The Idaho State Police are on the scene of a crash blocking the SB lane on US95@ mile post 427. This is about a mile and a half south of Coeur d'Alene near Cougar Gulch/ISP news release. Update: Two people were killed and three others…

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Daily Kos Calls For Michigan Dem Crossover Vote

Item: DailyKos to Dems: Vote Romney! 'Progressive' site urges crossover ballots in Michigan to meddle in GOP race/WorldNetDailyDFO: This connects with Idaho in two areas: Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas will be speaking at an Idaho Dem event later this winter and the fear of…

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Reda: Jesus Wasn't Very Religious

True Christianity isn't about being religious, but it is about relationships, with Jesus and with each other. Jesus wasn't religious, those who killed him were religious. If you look at the Bible, there is a definite difference in the pharisees and Jesus. Just because someone…

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Deal Would Allow Field Burning To Restart

Item: Deal lets field burning restart: Idaho must limit practice, make locations public/Betsy Russell, Eye On BoiseMore Info: "This is a significant accomplishment that will meet farmers' needs and protect public health and the environment," said Toni Hardesty, DEQ director.Question: Who's side in this divisive…

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FRIDAY, JAN. 11, 2008

Parting Shot -- 1/11/08

Ricardo Lopez/Miami Herald, APA demonstrator dressed in an orange jumpsuit kneels on the ground in front of a group of protesters carrying art signs that spell "No Torture" outside the Pentagon's U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Fla., Friday. The protest was part of the International…

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A Few Of Butterfly Moment's Favorite Things ...

... Left over from the Christmas break.Winter break from school, *stringing popcorn and cranberries, a morning's hibernating, night lights, poinsettias as housewarming gifts, a buffet spread, breathing deeply, reading "Goodnight Moon," pajamas all day, joy to the world, warming up by the fire, nurturing a…

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APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 1/11/08

Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP PhotoUS President George W. Bush, right, kisses the Emir of Kuwait Sheik Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, left, during his arrival at Kuwait International Airport today in Kuwait City, Kuwait. You write the cutline.Top Content1. The meeting was abruptly cancelled and a translator's tongue…

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