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MONDAY, DEC. 14, 2009

Daily News: 'Tis Season To Buy Local 

Anyone seeking a gift that truly keeps on giving need not look far this holiday season. Every dollar spent locally goes back into the pockets of another Palouse-area resident in one form or another, and buoys businesses that can use every bit of help they…

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Ahron McArney, 13, of Middleton, Idaho reads to therapy dog Skye, a 6-year-old Sheltie during the "Reading Tails" program at the Nampa Library in Nampa, Idaho on Saturday Dec. 12, 2009. (Mike Vogt / Idaho Press-tribune)

Parting Shot -- 12.14.09

Ahron McArney, 13, of Middleton, Idaho reads to therapy dog Skye, a 6-year-old Sheltie during the "Reading Tails" program at the Nampa Library in Nampa on Saturday. (AP Photo/The Idaho Press-Tribune, Mike Vogt)

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Wild Card/Monday -- 12.14.09 16 

Hurricane Sarah has come and gone, although she leaves behind a fairly funny video from her appearance with William Shatner on the "Tonight Show" Friday night here (link fixed). Meanwhile, we're waiting for the latest development on Jim Brannon's lawsuit against Mayor Sandi Bloem, Mike…

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Kendra: What To Do w/Student Loan? 

Kendramama: I'm in a whirl of emotion and confusion right now, scared to death that I'm going to pick the wrong lender, put down the wrong date or amount (like, for instance, when they say, “search for available loans, do it put the exact amount…

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" I really wasn't going to do this this year," said Julie Kress of Coeur d'Alene after she changed her mind and decided to put lights around her home on Monday, December 14, 2009. (Kathy Plonka)

PM: 5 Inches Of Snow Expected 

"I really wasn't going to do this this year," said Julie Kress of Coeur d'Alene after she changed her mind and decided to put lights around her home today. Winter weather advisories have been posted for what’s shaping up to be the biggest snowfall of…

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Santa looks for a little help during a photo as Cameron Dirr, center right, 11 months, of Green Township, starts to cry as his older bother Jaycob, right, 11, attempts to calm him on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Delhi, Ohio. Cousin Timothy Kemplin, 9 months, of Green Township, looks on. (Ernest Coleman / The Cincinnati Enquirer)

APhoto Of The Day -- 12.14.09 18 

Santa looks for a little help during a photo as Cameron Dirr, center right, 11 months, of Green Township, starts to cry as his older bother Jaycob, right, 11, attempts to calm him on Saturday in Delhi, Ohio. Cousin Timothy Kemplin, 9 months, of Green…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 12.14.09

5:08 p.m. 3 males in the parking lot of Lowe's pointed what appeared to be a handgun at a passing motorist on Appleway.4:58 p.m. A truck pulling 3 trailers on I-90 & M/P 24 (Big Cedar Creek) is so covered with snow and mud that…

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CPD Blue Seeks Robbery Suspect 

Coeur d'Alene police are looking for a male of about 5-feet-10, 180 pounds, who robbed the Rite Aid (208 Ironwood Drive) store Sunday night. The male was wearing a black baseball cap, black ski mask, white hooded sweatshirt, dark colored pants, black tennis shoes w/white…

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Kennedy Outraised Brannon 3.5 To 1 

Councilman Mike Kennedy raised $23,900 and spent $22,276 to be left with $1624 in his campaign kitty after winning a paper-thin victory over Seat No. 2 challenger Jim Brannon, who now is challenging the election. (You can see his final election report here.) Brannon, meanwhile,…

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DFO: Finally Meeting Mudgy & Millie 

OK, I'm a bit late to this party. But I finally understand the Mudgy & Millie thing -- you know the five moose-mice statues that grace our downtown in locations ranging from Tubbs Hill to the library to Sherman Avenue and City Park -- and…

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Sarah Palin: Go Vandals -- 12.14.09 

This one's for Idaho Dad and any other Merry Huckster who might want to see former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a University of Idaho sweatshirt. Photographer Paula Marchinko provided it from the Palin book signing in Sandpoint last week for Trish Gannon's new…

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Letter: Brannon Should Accept Result 

This is an open letter to Jim Brannon. Losing an election is disheartening. I know, I lost two attempts at becoming a state representative. The margins of loss in my races were very large so requesting a recount never even crossed my mind. Coming up…

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Gloria Waugh, of Ellsworth, Kan., mourns at the grave of her husband, Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Roger Murphy Waugh Jr., after placing a wreath on his headstone Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 during the Wreaths Across America event at the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery in WaKeeney, Kan. The Waughs had been married for 25 years, and he died in February. (Raymond Hillegas / The Hays Daily News)

Left Behind 

Gloria Waugh, of Ellsworth, Kan., mourns at the grave of her husband, Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Roger Murphy Waugh Jr., after placing a wreath on his headstone Saturday during the Wreaths Across America event at the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery in WaKeeney, Kan. The…

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Cindy: Do You Have A Double? 

CindyH: I got an email from SR staffer Joe Butler on Thursday saying his wife had seen me at NIC. Says Joe, "I told her next time to say hello." Only problem? It wasn't me. I was chained to my desk all day Thursday. Then…

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Avista Dan: Clear Path To Meter 19 

We never had a regularly-in-operation snow blower when I was growing up. Excluding me, of . The driveway also had those pesky little blacktop bumps that always seemed to mess up my rhythm and jam the shovel into my gut when I got going too…

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KP: Obama Rose To Occasion @ Oslo 

After Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize speech, anyone still questioning whether he is really a Christian, rather than a Muslim aligned with fanaticism, needs to seek therapy forthwith. Anyone still unconvinced that Obama is really an American committed to his nation's values, rather than an…

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Lakewood police officer Mark Eakes is the first to place an order at the Forza Coffee Company drive thru in Parkland, Wash., which reopened  at 8:14 a.m. Saturday morning, Dec. 12, 2009, 13 days after four Lakewood police officers were fatally shot.  A bagpiper played as the Forza Coffee shop opened its doors at 8:14 a.m., the time on Nov. 29 when Maurice Clemmons ambushed Lakewood Police Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards. (Janet Jensen / The News Tribune)

HBO's Inland Northwest -- 12.14.09

Lakewood police officer Mark Eakes is the first to place an order at the Forza Coffee Company drive thru in Parkland, Wash., which reopened at 8:14 a.m. Saturday, 13 days after four Lakewood police officers were fatally shot. A bagpiper played as the Forza Coffee…

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An Oregon National Guard Blackhawk helicopter flies over cloud-shrouded Mount Hood as the search for two missing climbers continues as seen from Timberline Lodge in Government Camp, Ore., Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Weather conditions improved early in the day  allowing searchers a window of opportunity to search for Anthony Vietti, 24, of Longview, Wash., and Katie Nolan, 29, of Portland, before a large winter storm blows in later in the day. (Don Ryan / Associated Press)

High Noon: Mount Hood Rescue Try 

An Oregon National Guard Blackhawk helicopter flies over cloud-shrouded Mount Hood as the search for two missing climbers continues as seen from Timberline Lodge in Government Camp, Ore., this morning. Weather conditions improved early in the day allowing searchers a window of opportunity to search…

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Colton Teacher/Hunter Found Dead 

Glenn Voshell, the teacher and coach who went missing Saturday while bird hunting west of Colton, was found dead this morning, according to Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. One of the county search and rescue crews found Voshell's body at 9:30 a.m. about a mile…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 12.14.09

11:58 a.m. Male drivers from Coeur d'Alene and Naples were injured and taken to the hospital in that 9:29 accident on 95 & Upriver/ISP report here11:15 a.m. A 40YO male on Manufacturing Way was knocked off a ladder by an electrical shock.10:56 a.m. 2 cows…

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Adam: Allred Could Be Next Guv 11 

Keith Allred has announced as the Democratic Candidate for Governor in 2010. I think that Allred has a good chance of being our State's next Governor, but only if this is the start of a five-year campaign, not a one-year campaign. If 2010 were shaping…

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HBO Poll: Instructors Pushing Politics 

Over the weekend, I published a column by North Idaho College student Connor DeVries/Sentinel, who was miffed that too many of his instructors used class time to discuss their personal politics. Quoth Connor: "I used to think that art classes and political science classes were…

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Trib: We Need Immigrants, Jorgenson 38 

Just as soon as Rep. Raul Labrador (pictured) jumped into Idaho's 1st Congressional District campaign, the illegal immigration issue jumped right in there with him. Labrador, R-Eagle, is challenging Iraq War veteran Vaughn Ward in next year's GOP primary for the right to face U.S.…

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Retired police officer Rich Townson stands with his girlfriend Denise Raymond and the Ruby Tuesday restaurant sirloin steak he thought was smaller than the advertised weight of nine ounces at their home in Swansea, Mass., Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. After Townson filed a complaint with Massachusetts consumer officials, Ruby Tuesdays was fined $700. (Gretchen Ertl / Fr170046 Ap)

Short-changed Customer Makes Point 

Retired police officer Rich Townson stands with his girlfriend Denise Raymond and the Ruby Tuesday restaurant sirloin steak he thought was smaller than the advertised weight of nine ounces at their home in Swansea, Mass., Saturday. After Townson filed a complaint with Massachusetts consumer officials,…

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Sandpoint D's Protest Palin Visit 15 

Some Palin supporters, fresh from meeting a woman they deeply admire after standing in line all day, reacted strongly to the presence of Palin opponents. There was some nasty jeering and some verbal confrontations. “We didn’t really want to be anti-Palin,” Bry said of her…

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