5:29 p.m. 7YO reports that a little friend of hers got into trouble w/his parents after accidentally calling 911 while playing with the phone.5:02 p.m. R/P reports she has a cat w/a broken back at her residence.4:30 p.m. Caller wants to see about redeeming a…
Study: Women lead men in bacteria, hands down/APMore Info: Wash your hands, folks, especially you ladies. A new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do. And everybody has more types of bacteria than the researchers expected…
I've been reluctant to blog of this, as my mourning period didn't end until yesterday, but a couple of weeks ago my best swimming pal, Ho Chi Finh, expired. My Betta bud had not been very perky for a few days and was ignoring his…
Courtesy: Obama Presidential CampaignThis photo provided by the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shows Obama in 1979 during his high school graduation in Hawaii with his grandmother Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham. Sen. Obama says his grandmother died Monday. Story here.
James Bond: There was a post on the GoVandals.com message board that indicated a huge melee took place at a frat or somewhere at University of Idaho that involved several football players. I heard a girl got her face smashed, but I don't know for…
There are only two seats on the board up for election this year. Incumbents Judy Meyer and Mic Armon both want to keep their positions. Judy Meyer is being challenged by Richard Phenneger, who wrote the letter regarding safety. This is the only seat on…
I have a small problem. I have received the annual company gift certificate for $25 to one of eight area stores or malls of my choice. I've narrowed my choices to Home Depot or Lowe's. Do you have a preference of one store over the…
Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald, APThe North Shining Stars perform in the tiny division at the All Star Cheer International cheerleading championship in Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Takapuna Sunday. You write the cutline.Top Cutlines:1. UI could not spend money on new longer skirts so they…
Item: Learning the value of earning: Many parents believe strongly that kids need financial education/Virginia de Leon, SRMore Info: Teaching kids about money was a recent topic of discussion on The Spokesman-Review's Parents' Council blog. While everyone agreed on the importance of financial literacy, parents…
Kathy Plonka/SRFolks milled around downtown Coeur d'Alene while the new City Of Coeur d'Alene Police and Fire Public Safety Building was moved to its spot in Coeur d'Alene City Park last week. At least 22 Citizen on Patrol and fire fighter volunteers will man the…
Item: Sali incident sparks idea for new law/Associated PressMore Info: Republican lawmakers in southwest Idaho said they will consider legislation next year to create potential financial liability for someone who publishes or distributes another person’s Social Security number. The announcement Saturday follows a mailing of…
Jacques Boissinot/Canadian Press, APThis June 2, 2004, file photo shows Montreal radio station humorists Sebastien Trudel, left, and Marc-Antoine Audette, right, known as the "Masked Avengers." The Masked Avengers, a radio pairing notorious for prank calls to celebrities and heads of state, prank-called Republican vice…
Item: Don't look! It's your 401(k) statement/Heather Lalley, SRMore Info: To peek or not to peek, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of a sinking 401(k), or toss that quarterly statement straight in the trash? During this economic…
RE: Vandals attack Mudgy & Millie DowntownI have a story about something that happened this past summer. As I was sitting doing what I do best, making sticks and giving them away of course, 5 young toughs drove up across the way and started throwing…
Item: God Gap: No gain for Obama with religious vote/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What do you think of the finding Obama made no gain with religious voters?1. Good -- now he won't owe them anything after he's elected2. Unfortunately, the vicious rumors that Obama was secretly a Muslim…
Nathan Denette/Canadian Press, APToronto Raptors' Jermaine O'Neal, right, drives past Golden State Warriors' Ronny Turiaf during the first half of a NBA basketball game on Friday in Toronto. Turiaf scored 4 points, blocked 5 shots and grabbed 5 rebounds in the Warriors' 112-108 overtime loss…
Item: Trade-technical high school coming to Rathdrum Prairie campus/Alison Boggs, SR.More Info: In the near future, Kootenai County high school students interested in such careers as diesel mechanic, machinist or welder will have the opportunity to attend a school that offers courses in those and…
Item: Area theaters get into the naughty-movie business/Michael Deeds, Idaho StatesmanMore Info: Man, you know the economy is rough when Edwards and the Majestic start showing a porno movie at the megaplex. "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," directed by Kevin Smith ("Clerks," "Chasing Amy"),…
Hey. This was a tough one – figuring whether the lead to this piece should be a new Persian restaurant or an erotic lingerie store. They're both somewhat unique to North Idaho. Let's go with Babak Kabab, which the owners claim is the only Persian…
Two people were taken to the hospital and traffic was blocked for about an hour and a half after a multi-vehicle injury collision occurred on east bound I-90 at mile marker 2 near Stateline. The collision involving a passenger car, a pick-up truck and a…
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