*Judgment Day: Fred Russell sentencing this afternoon/Spokesman-Review -- Lock him up and throw away the key.

*Kootenai Medical Center welcomes first baby of 2008/Sean Garmire, Coeur d'Alene Press -- Now you know what Baby New Year looks like.

*Boise State coach out-earns governor by seven times/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise -- No complaints here. Chris Peterson had a better 2007 than Butch did.

*Families enjoy annual 'Hangover': New Year's Day race attracts 500 runners/Bill Buley, Coeur d'Alene Press -- I slept in, after enjoying the Spokane First Night celebration that included ballet, symphony, improve, jazz and Irish singers and dancers. Others can jump in a lake or jog several miles. Me? I'll throw another log on the fire on New Year's Day.

*Truck closes westbound I-90/Spokesman-Review -- The fun and games continue on the highways and byways of the Inland Northwest.

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