At Eye On Boise, Betsy Russell tells us that a "suspicious" package containing hair products for Sen. Gary Schroeder, R-Moscow, shut down the down the state mailroom and parking garage above it temporarily Wednesday. When Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis poked fun, Schroeder responded: “I guess all of you know why I’m so beautiful now.” Betsy tells you all about it here.

• Cheney gets standing ovation from Wyoming Legislature/Billings Gazette
•  Best of Spokesman.com AM blogs/SR
• State seeks to kill North Idaho wolves/Lewiston Tribune
• 12YO says he shot cat with arrow accidentally/Idaho Statesman
• Orbusmax Special: Portland gay publications call for mayor's resignation here.

• Microsoft to slash 5000 jobs/Seattle Tech Report
• Idaho bill would create veteran license plates/Idaho Statesman
• Focus On Family lobbies for anti-gay-marriage Wyoming bill/Billings Gazette
• Breast-feeding coalition seeks business support/Missoulian
• Health studies questioned as Grace asbestos hearing opens/Missoulian
• Another Spokane Walgreens robbed for Oxycontin/KREM2

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