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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009

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All-Female Raining Jane To Perform 33 

The all-female band Raining Jane will perform at North Idaho College Wednesday, May 6. The band has performed at the college several times and has been well-received by NIC students and community members alike. The rock-folk band is made up of guitarist and cellist Mai…

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Spokane Blogs Roundup -- 4/28/09 11 

After plummeting from record highs late last year, prices have inched upward ever since January. That’s true across the board, but of course it’s often the differences in prices among regions that attract our attention — the steady difference of 15 to 20 cents a…

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Briefs: NIC Sets Beach Cleanup 

Several free events will be held in conjunction with a cleanup of North Idaho College’s Yap-Keehn-Um Beach beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2. Community members are welcome to help with the cleanup. A barbecue and open beach volleyball will be held following the cleanup.…

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DFO's Animals: Wind-Blown Chihuahua 19 

Dorothy, left, and Lavern Utley of Rochester Hills, Mich. hold their dog, Tinker Bell Monday in Waterford Township, Mich. Tinker Bell has been reunited with her owners after a 70-mph gust of wind on Saturday picked up the six-pound Chihuahua and tossed her out of…

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Poll: Nearly 1/2 Afraid Of Losing Job 

Item: Almost half of us worry about losing our jobs/Seattle P-IMore Info: Two out of every five Washington residents are worried about losing their jobs, according to a survey released Tuesday. The increasing unemployment rate and fears about the economy's getting worse have made workers…

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IVA Threatens Pols w/Tea Party 2 

Item: Alliance plans Tea Party 2 for Monday to demand that Legislature adjourn/Idaho Values Alliance action alertMore Info: The Senate has the constitutional authority to call the House back into session next Monday if it chooses, but highly placed sources in the legislature tell me…

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Museum of North Idaho director Dorothy Dahlgren, right, talked about their new exhibit about women loggers at the museum in Coeur d'Alene on Friday, April 24, 2009. KATHY PLONKA The Spokesman-Review (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

Huckleberries INW Roundup: 4/28/09

Museum of North Idaho director Dorothy Dahlgren, right, talked about their new exhibit about women loggers at the museum in Coeur d'Alene on Friday. Story here. (Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-Review)Tea Party 2 in works to demand that '09 Idaho Legislature quit/Idaho Values AllianceFirst Bank of Idaho loss…

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High Noon: 1st Date w/Mr. Wonderful 

CindyH: On this day in 1985, a handsome helicopter pilot approached me after church on a Sunday evening and asked if I'd like to see a movie with him. We saw “The Purple Rose of Cairo” at the Fox theater, and then had pie and…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 4/28/09

11:49 a.m. Construction worker accidentally triggered the fire alarm in the basement of Discovery/Sherman Avenue, CdA.10 a.m. Grounds keepers at NIC wonder why a fire truck and ambulance has rolled onto campus. College spokeswoman Stacy Hudson tells Huckleberries that an unannounced fire drill was staged…

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HBO Poll: Sending A Kid To College 

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College Drinking Worries Editor Mom 19 

Item: UIdaho senior dies from alcohol overdose/Idaho StatesmanVickie Holbrook/From The Editor: My son and I had pretty open discussions about what happened in college. In fact, he had a very scary situation occur when one of his classmates drank too much during the fall semester…

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ORG XMIT: NY116 FILE- In this Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 file photo, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, right, speaks with Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, before the start of a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Several officials on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 said veteran Sen. Specter intends to switch parties, advancing his own hopes of winning a new term next year while pushing Democrats one step closer to a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (Charles Dharapak / The Spokesman-Review)

In The News: Specter To Become D? 101 

In this Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 file photo, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, right, speaks with Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, before the start of a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Several officials on Tuesday…

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CdA Schools To Trim Sport, Activities 

Item: CdA school district to trim sports, activities 11%: Some upset that cuts being made after passage of $7.8M school levy/Maureen Dolan, CdA PressMore Info: The district's proposed entire athletics and activities budget for next year is nearly $1.5 million representing an 11 percent, or…

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ITHO: Nellis' Hire Method Troubling 

The University of Idaho's alums and boosters got the president they wanted. But at a cost that should give all Idahoans some pause. The university's foundation will be allowed to kick in more than a tenth of President Duane Nellis' $335,000-a-year salary - because the…

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JR: Miss California's Un-PC Answer 45 

Many have said they were shocked when they heard Prejean’s response. I think I was more shocked to hear she did not give the traditional politically correct answer. Buzzwords that are thrown around whenever controversies like this one arise seem a bit misleading. Politics might…

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AM Headlines -- 4/28/09 

Tire tracks were cut into Guy Wicks field on UIdaho campus earlier this month when a vehicle was used to knock down a pedestrian sign and tear out turf. According to University of Idaho emergency and security services officer Ryan Bretalotto, there has been an…

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HBO Poll Sez ... Mixed Results

In the final tabulation from the weekend toll, 47% (100 out of 214) gave President Barack Obama A's (61) or B's (39) for his performance over his first 100 days of office, while 44% (94 of 214) gave him D's (52) and F's (42). Only…

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BrentA: Hula Hoop w/Best Of 'Em

Brent Andrews: Picked up a hula hoop at a church retreat a couple of weeks ago on a lark. I hadn't seen one in years. To my wife's dismay and embarassment I proceeded to style that hoop up and down and around and around, until…

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JohnA: UI In Party League Of Its Own 

JohnA: I remember when Playboy compiled their list in the mid-70s and failed to include the U of I. Many thought it was an honest oversight seeing as how the lower Idaho drinking age encouraged a flood of Wazzu students to cross the border. Anyway,…

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Otis: KXLY Is Only Network For Me 

OtisGExperience: Kalae Chock ... seems like someone who'd be fun to b.s. with at a coffee shop. And, of course, she's extremely attractive … in an exotic kind of way. I kinda wish they'd find her a new co-host, though… they're a bit of an…

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MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009

Swine Flu Wild Card -- 4/27/09 35 

In the news this evening, a jet fly-over of lower Manhattan triggered a panic today here. Fox won't air Obama's prime-time press conference Wednesday here. Swine flu delays the Mexico release of 'Wolverine' here. The fiancee still stands by accused Craigslist killer here. WHO raises…

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Parting Shot -- 4/27/09 25 

Painter Michael D'Antuono has decided not to unveil his controversial painting, "The Truth," on President Obama's 100th Day in Office at NYC's Union Square this week after receiving widespread negative reaction to it. You can read about that here. (PRNewsFoto/NOAH G POP FAM)SR's Today In…

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