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SATURDAY, JAN. 26, 2008

Memphis 81, Gonzaga 73

Gonzaga guard Matt Bouldin (15) dives for a loose ball against Memphis forward Chris Douglas-Roberts in the first half of a college basketball game this morning in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey)ESPN game scoreboard here; Jim Meehan's Sportslink comment at half time here

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APhoto of the Day -- 1/26/08

Veterinarian Dr. Andy Stadler, center, performs a sonogram on Moja, a 25 year-old African Elephant, who is carrying a 16 month old baby at the Pittsburgh Zoo in Pittsburgh Thursday. Moja is one of two elephants at the Pittsburgh Zoo expected to deliver in late…

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Gonzaga Vs. No. 1 Memphis @ 9 AM Today

Item: Memphis-Gonzaga matchup provides break in league play, lots of drama/Dan Wolken, Memphis Commercial AppealMore Info: Simply put, the first two games in the four-year series between these teams have been instant classics. And despite oddsmakers pegging No. 1-ranked Memphis a 121/2 -point favorite to…

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Chances Dim For Gay Workplace Protection Bill

Item: Idaho anti-discrimination bill faces high hurdle/Betsy Russell, SR.More Info: Even if all the other senators on the committee who voted to introduce the bill continued to support it, the opposition from Jorgenson, Geddes and McKenzie would leave the bill one vote short of a…

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FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 2008

PFHS Girls Stop CHS, LCHS Back-to-Back

Look who has the momentum now. It wasn’t improbable, but the Post Falls High girls basketball team pulled off victories in back-to-back nights that some may have thought implausible. Some, that is, except the Trojans. After knocking off second-ranked and Inland Empire League champ Coeur…

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Man Seeking Shoe Shine Causes Boise Scare

About 400 passengers at the Boise Airport about noon Friday had to go through screening a second time after a California man seeking a shoe shine entered the secure area through the exit corridor, Transportation Safety Administration officials said/Idaho Statesman. More here.DFO: Hey, I've know…

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APhoto of the Day -- 1/25/08

Wearing traditional dresses for a symbolic wedding six-years-old Dominik, right, as groom and Tadea, left, as bride kiss as they celebrate the story of "Bird's Marriage" in a kindergarten in Panschwitz, eastern Germany, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008 The children of the Sorbs, a national German…

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In The News: Monte Carlo Fire

Smoke and flames rise after a fire broke out at the Monte Carlo hotel-casino in Las Vegas today. The fire, which was reported around 11 a.m., Friday halted gambling at the casino as it spread from the center of the building across the roof. No…

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Meridian Schools Sue For URD $$$

Item: Meridian schools sue Eagle over revenues from urban renewal: The district says it doesn't want to lose out on growth; Eagle mayor says the area may actually help the schools/Colleen LaMay, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: The state's largest school district is suing Eagle over what…

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Huckleberries Best of the INorthwest -- 1/25/08

Cows graze in a field near the snow covered Lizard Butte just outside Marsing, Idaho, today. A Thursday evening snow storm dropped about two inches of snow throughout the Treasure Valley. (AP Photo/Idaho Press-Tribune, Greg Kreller)1. The Boise Airport has been evacuated due to a…

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And Another One Bites The Dust

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, looks at his wife, Elizabeth, after kissing his wife and announcing his withdrawal from the Democratic presidential primary race at the International Laborers' Union Local 310 hall today in Cleveland.

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Parent Questions Lesson In Racism

Item: School lesson in racism irks Twin Falls parent/Associated PressMore Info: The parent of a fifth-grader at Summit Elementary in south-central Idaho says a Martin Luther King Jr. Day lesson went too far. Mike Stokes says he's considering taking his daughter out of the school…

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THURSDAY, JAN. 24, 2008


Attorney: CHS Teen Intended Suicide, Not Massacre

A “Columbine” shooting was never Brian Edward Gilmore’s intent when he pulled into Lake City High School's parking lot Wednesday with a loaded shotgun and three stolen, high-powered rifles in his car, his attorney alleged today. Instead, the depressed teenager, a former Lake City student,…

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Parting Shot -- 1/24/08

Canada geese take flight through the foggy air near the Manitowoc Public Utilities' warm water discharge on Lake Michigan in Manitowoc, Wis., Thursday. Temperatures along the Lakeshore area topped out in the single digits Thursday, but are expected to rise into the low 30s by…

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SteveS: Crude Language In The Newspaper

I received a thoughtful e-mail this morning from a reader upset with the headline on today's Doug Clark column. The headline read: "Spokane police chief the Real Freakin' Deal." We receive similar complaints quite often about crude language. Last week, we had a really lively…

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HBO's Best of the Local Blogs -- 1/24/08

You can see what our Witch With A Gun does with her Gimp program to change this photo here.*OrangeTV reviews Rathdrum's Daddy Banana Bread in his Wednesday Local Music Radar feature here.*Bay Views discovers that SR CDA receptionist Renee Nichols has a hidden talent that…

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.




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