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THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 2008

Wild Card/Thursday -- 11/6/08

How well did Demo poohbah ThomG and the little D's do in promoting congressman-elect Walt Minnick in Kootenai County? Consider: The McCain-Palin ticket clobbered Obama-Biden by more than 16,000 votes in Kootenai County. Risch dumped LaRocco by almost 16,000 votes in the Senate race. And…

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Applebaum: Race Was Obama's Ace In Hole

Way back in January, soon after Barack Obama won an improbable victory in the Iowa caucuses, I wrote an article arguing that—despite the conventional wisdom and the snide "white Americans will never vote for a black man" comments from my European friends—it was not a…

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HBO's Headlines @ Closin' Time -- 11/6/08

Courtesy: Schweitzer Mountain ResortThere are several inches of new snow at Schweitzer Mountain Resort. The resort is getting ready for the ski season. Photo courtesy Schweitzer Mountain Resort. Area snow report here.*Ferris boys' basketball coach under investigation/KXLY*Expert: Hair matches Summer Phelps' DNA/SR*Opinion: California officials should…

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Snow Hits Cis' Yard

Cis/From A Simple MindCis of From A Simple Mind (and the grand dame of North Idaho bloggers, shot this photo of her wiener dog Mitzy in her snow-covered yard in Kootenai (Bonner County) about 5 minutes ago.Question: Are you ready for snow?

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Local Blogs -- 11/6/08

Courtesy: OnLocation North IdahoIf you want to know which one of the young men above met Barack Obama when he visited Boise, you can find out by checking Kerri Thoreson's OnLocation North Idaho site here.*Midnight Shift/Tumblewords*Ballad of the Plangineer/Otis G Experience*Why this pro-life voter voted…

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Idaho Turns Over 36% Of Sheriffs

Item: New sheriffs in town: Statewide, county sheriff turnover registers at 36 percent/Andrea Jackson, Twin Falls Times-NewsMore Info: This year's sheriff turnover - 36 percent among the 44 county races - is slightly up from previous trends, according to the Idaho Sheriffs' Association. New sheriffs…

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HBO @ Noon: Another Era Of Camelot?

AP File PhotoThis April 14, 1963, file photo shows President John F. Kennedy and family as they pose outside the Palm Beach, Fla. home of the president's father after a private Easter Service. From left are first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, John Jr., 3, President Kennedy,…

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Avista Promotes Natural Gas Conversion

Item: Avista promoting natural gas/Becky Kramer More Info: Avista launched the rebate program for new multifamily construction this spring. With the encouragement of rebates, developers have switched nearly 500 new apartments, condos and townhouses from electric heat to natural gas. The program has been so…

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Local Health Providers Won't Assist In Suicides

Item: Medical providers say they won't assist with suicides/John Stucke, SRMore Info: While Washington voters made it legal for doctors to help terminally ill residents end their lives, opponents of the assisted suicide measure indicated Wednesday they will continue to resist the practice. Initiative 1000…

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In The News: 5 Holes In One In One Week

Jim Benson/The Pantagraph, APAmateur golfer Curt Hocker, 22, holds up three golf balls he used on holes-in- one recently while playing at El Paso Golf Club, in El Paso, Ill., on Tuesday. Hocker has recorded five holes-in- one in the last week at the course,…

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CDA Trustees Split On 'Brave New World'

Item: School board members split on 'Brave New World'/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: A classic science fiction novel could be the first casualty of the Coeur d'Alene School District's efforts to assure all books on required reading lists have been approved by the school…

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WND Poll: Unmarried Women Boosted Obama

What's your response to revelation Obama won because of overwhelming support of unmarried women?/WorldNetDaily1. Unmarried women ... and 'gays' ... and people of color ... and the majority of U.S. voters. Your point? 2. They voted for Obama because they didn't have domineering, conservative husbands…

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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.