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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2, 2009

Gonzaga's Kennel Club student section  wills in  a free throw during the second half against WSU in McCarthey Athletic Center Dec. 2, 2009. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review)

Gonzaga 74, WSU 69 17 

ESPN boxscore here.Gonzaga stormed back in the second half behind the play of senior Matt Bouldin and freshman Elias Harris to defeat Washington State 74-69 before 6,000 at the McCarthey Athletic Center. By overcoming a 15-point first-half lead, 17th-ranked GU (7-1) kept the Cougars (6-1)…

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Hump Day Wild Card -- 12.2.09 25 

I'll be turning over the controls of HBO Central to CindyH for a few hours today -- from 11:15 a.m. to about 2:30 p.m. The class of 1984 -- the staffers who joined the SR in 1984 -- will be honored for 25 years of…

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Gonzaga Hosts Unbeaten WSU @ 6 

San Diego coach Bill Grier felt nearly powerless as he watched Washington State sophomore forward Klay Thompson score 43 points on his Toreros in the championship game of the Great Alaska Shootout. “If you watched the game, it didn’t look like we guarded him at…

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Parting Shot -- 12.2.09 

Joe Vandal is in the house ... or he was in the house, the UIdaho library that is, Monday afternoon, according to JeanC's Cat House & Shooting Gallery. Posts Jean, who caught the visit on film (above and here): "The library is doing some instructional…

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KMPO: Boxed Wine Helps Enviroment? 

So I just got on John (Tesh's) website and found this interesting factoid, and just in time for your holiday consumption too: "These days a lot of respected wineries are doing away with the glass bottle because manufacturing and shipping them is expensive and wasteful.…

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Darcus Allen, left, who is accused of driving Maurice Clemmons away from the coffee shop where Clemmons is suspected of killing four Lakewood, Wash., police officers Sunday, appears in Pierce County Superior Court, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, in Tacoma, Wash. Public defender Jack McNeish is at right. (Ted Warren / Associated Press)

PM Headlines -- 12.2.09 

Darcus Allen, left, who is accused of driving Maurice Clemmons away from the coffee shop where Clemmons is suspected of killing four Lakewood, Wash., police officers Sunday, appears in Pierce County Superior Court, Wednesday in Tacoma, Wash. Public defender Jack McNeish is at right. See…

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An unidentified New York Blue player, right, tries to control the ball during their match against Centurion at the 28th International Elephant Polo at Bardiya, about 580 kilometers (360 miles) southwest of Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. (Binod Joshi / Associated Press)

APhoto Of The Day -- 12.2.09 

An unidentified New York Blue player, right, tries to control the ball during their match against Centurion at the 28th International Elephant Polo at Bardiya, Nepal today. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)Top Cutlines:1. The elephants are…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 12.2.09

5:38 p.m. Teen-ager on Riverview reports that she found a black chihuahua @ Post Falls High and took it home.5:28 p.m. Super 1/Post Falls clerk reports that an older male appears to be having a stroke in his vehicle in the first row of the…

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KerriT: I Love Where I Live

The latest installment of I Love Where I Live took place today at the Legislative Send-Off hosted by the Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene Chambers of Commerce. About 80 people were gathered for lunch before hearing from our local legislators. My fellow city councilor Skip…

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CC: Zehm, Clemmons Don't Compare 

There are several things about this tragic loss of human lives, however, which bear close scrutiny and further introspection. I am already sick to death of hearing the comparisons between the deaths of both the four police officers and Maurice Clemmons as having any association…

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HBO Blogos -- 12.2.09 

"I didn't even have to ask my daughter to pose like this at Universal Studios. She thought of it before I did," writes Idaho Dad/A Family Runs Through It. "It was the funniest thing to her to be gobbled up by the giant fake shark."…

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St. Vinny's To Open Warming Shelter

E-mail from Matthew Hutchinson, social service director of St. Vincent de Paul: "Given the weather forecast for this evening, I wanted to give you a heads up that the St. Vincent de Paul Warming Shelter will be open tonight. The doors will open at 8…

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Russell: Labrador Nears Run 

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Eagle, said today that he’ll announce his candidacy for the 1st District congressional seat on Monday, with announcements in Boise and Coeur d’Alene. Already in the GOP primary race is Iraq war veteran Vaughn Ward; state Rep. Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, dropped out…

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Deputies from the Spokane County Sheriff's Office gather outside the the house at 4518 Woodglen to investigate a homicide, December 2, 2009 north of Mead in a development of upscale homes on the south side of Day-Mount Spokane Road. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

Murder Near Mead 

Deputies from the Spokane County Sheriff's Office gather outside the the house at 4518 Woodglen to investigate a homicide this morning north of Mead in a development of upscale homes on the south side of Day-Mount Spokane Road. Story here. (Dan Pelle/SR)Question: Have you ever…

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Bumpersnickers

Bumpersnickers on a white SUV now sitting in the parking lot of the CdA's SR lot: "My Labrador retriever is smarter than your honor student" and "Dog is my co-pilot." Ah, I don't think a wandering missionary from the Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, or evangelicals might…

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8 Facebook misfires that ruined lives 14 

"Michaele Salahi didn't hesitate to post snapshots of her White House gatecrashing on Facebook, but perhaps she should have. According to the New York Daily News, many of Salahi’s 11,914-and-counting "fans" have rained insults on the "Desperate Housewives of D.C." hopeful, calling her a "fame…

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Karun Winstein, 3, pours himself a glass of water during snack time at Turning Point Children's Enrichment and Developmental Center in Moscow, Idaho.
 (Moscow-Pullman Daily News / The Spokesman-Review)

You don't really want to know 14 

Karun Winstein, 3, pours himself a glass of water during snack time at Turning Point Children's Enrichment and Developmental Center in Moscow, Idaho.This just in from PlanetGreenDiscovery.com: "How much poop is in your drinking water?" The word is being heard: bottled water is not all…

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Mytopo.com has a searchable online database of USGS topographic maps and satellite photos.
 (Courtesy of Mytopo.com / The Spokesman-Review)

Lost Again 13 

A couple weeks ago I was running late for a meeting at Tapio Center in Spokane. Imagine my dismay when I ran into roadwork, and had to take a detour. Except it wasn't really a detour-- the road was just closed. I ended up lost…

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The Angry Wife Golf Club Guide 

Maxim Magazine provides this useful reference: (Warning mature content-- or perhaps that's immature, if you know what I mean.)"Most people assume that Tiger Woods' wife randomly chose a club to allegedly beat him with. That's not so. In fact, she (allegedly) chose the perfect club…

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Flat-panel televisions are seen on display at a Best Buy store in Mountain View, Calif. Best Buy Co. on Wednesday sharply cut its fiscal 2009 earnings outlook below analyst estimates amid what the electronics retailer called the toughest retail environment it has ever seen.  Associated Press file (Associated Press file / The Spokesman-Review)

How Big is Yours? 17 

Here's my favorite quote of the day: "The bigger (the) TV you have, the dumber you are. Smart people have TV's, often-- but not very big ones." David Brancaccio, host NOW (PBS), quoted in the Santa Fe Reporter. Agree/disagree?

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Prayer For Cops 

They daily stand in danger's wayto shield us from the beasts of prey;embrace them all with love divine,and please protect their thin blue line.The Bard of Sherman Avenue

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For Those Keeping Score At Home ... 10 

... Challenger Jim Brannon is, indeed, seeking to annul the entire Coeur d'Alene City Council election of Nov. 3, from Mayor Sandi Bloem's victory over Joe Kunka, to the three council races that were won by the incumbents. City Attorney Mike Gridley, who said he's…

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Sarah Palin To Visit Sandpoint, Too 10 

Former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin is scheduled to make a stop in Sandpoint this month to promote her autobiography.The book-signing event is planned for Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Sandpoint Business & Events Center. It lasts from 6-9 p.m. Palin’s…

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Huckleberries Online

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.