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MONDAY, NOV. 3, 2008

Scanner Traffic -- 11/3/08

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…

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Study: Women Lead Men In Hand Cooties

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…

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Obama's Grandmother, 86, RIP

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.

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Souza: Beware NIC Trustee Boogeymen

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…

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HBO @ Noon -- Lowe's Or Home Depot

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…

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APhoto of the Day w/Top Cutlines -- 11/3/08

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…

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De Leon: Learning Value Of Earning

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…

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HBO's AM Headlines -- 11/3/08

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…

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Anti-Sali Flier Could Trigger New Law

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…

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SUNDAY, NOV. 2, 2008

Canadian Radio Pranksters Target Palin

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…

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Don't Look! It's Your 401k Statement

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…

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WND Poll: Obama & Religious Vote

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…

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SATURDAY, NOV. 1, 2008

Turiaf Now Lacing 'Em Up For Golden State

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…

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Trade-Tech High School Agreement Signed

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…

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Deeds: Boise Theaters Turn To Soft Porn

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"),…

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I-90 Crash Sends 2 To Hospital

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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