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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009

1 Dies When 3 Cars Hit Moose 

One person is dead, and both lanes of Interstate 90 are closed while law enforcement officials work to clear the scene after several separate cars collided with a moose. Washington State Patrol said three separate cars crashed into the moose running across the highway about…

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Massive Search Finds Young CdA Boy 

Update: KCSD confirms at 5:43 p.m. that the child has been found safe/Lt. Kim Edmondson, KCSD spokeswomanNeighbor finds disheveled boy with one shoe off/Bay ViewsA 2 1/2-year-old Coeur d'Alene boy is the subject of a major search in the wooded area at the end of…

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Unequivocal Notion Wild Card -- 5.13 27 

The Gremlins must be hard at work today. Chris still is waiting on the techs to fix a hardware problem that has leveled Unequivocal Notion for two days. Blogmeister Ryan is about to roll out a fix to the problem that has caused Huckleberries Online…

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ORG XMIT: LA112 This undated image provided by Neil Cuadra shows Cuadra in Los Angeles with his "MAD Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman" mural created with thousands of old CDs, which was published in the Letters to the Editor section of MAD Magazine 500th issue. (AP Photo/Courtesy Neil Cuadra) ** NO SALES ** (The Spokesman-Review)

Parting Shot -- 5/12/09 11 

This undated image provided by Neil Cuadra shows Cuadra in Los Angeles with his "MAD Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman" mural created with thousands of old CDs, which was published in the Letters to the Editor section of MAD Magazine 500th issue. (AP Photo/Courtesy Neil…

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Cis: When Parents Become Child-Like 11 

When your parents start acting like your kids. You 20 -30 years olds with 50 and 60 year old parents have no idea what you are in for. No clue, unless you dealt with your grandparents. And somehow that is different than when it is…

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Obama Opposes Release Of Photos 

Item: Obama moves to prevent release of detainee photos: The images of alleged abuse could turn more against America and endanger U.S. troops, he says. Liberal advocacy groups denounce the move/Los Angeles TimesMore Info: Reporting from Washington -- In a dramatic reversal, President Obama said…

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Sean Topp is a pitcher for the CCS softball team.  They are headed to league tournament.  DAN PELLE The Spokesman-Review (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review)

PM: Ex-PFHS Pitcher Leads Sasquatch 

Sean Topp, a former Post Falls High standout, is the Sasquatch's top pitcher. She will lead the Community Colleges of Spokane into this weekend’s NWAACC Championships in Portland. Story here.Jury convicts Spokane man of raping prostitutes/SREx-elk farmer Rammell challenges Idaho rules/SRVerizon sells Washington land line…

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ORG XMIT: VAL117 American cyclist David Zabriskie, left, looks at his teammate Christian Vande Velde who lies on the road after falling during the third stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Grado to Valdobbiadene, Monday, May 11, 2009. Two American riders with the Garmin-Slipstream squad _ Christian Vande Velde and David Zabriskie _ fell on a downhill section at the 140-kilometer (87-mile) mark. Zabriskie got back on his bike and rejoined the pack, but Vande Velde stayed on the ground and was taken to a local hospital with two broken ribs and a severe contusion and sprain to his lower back. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) (Alessandro Trovati / The Spokesman-Review)

APhoto Of The Day -- 5/12/09 

American cyclist David Zabriskie, left, looks at his teammate Christian Vande Velde who lies on the road after falling during the third stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, from Grado to Valdobbiadene Monday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)Top Cutlines:1.…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 5/12/09 

5:43 p.m. 2 1/2YO Cooper Irwin of CdA is found safe after massive search in the Athol area.5:28 p.m. CPD Blue is checking out 3 male hitchhikers at the e/b I-90 onramp @ 4th.4:22 p.m. Full-scale search is under way for missing boy with command…

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Briefs: Her Sandiness Dedicates Trail 

Bent and a buddy rode their bikes to the ribbon-cutting for the Kathleen Avenue connector trail Tuesday -- and provided this photo of Mayor Sandi Bloem and local children doing the honors. You can read more about this important event and see more of Bent's…

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Kootenai County Foreclosure Soar

Item: Foreclosures drop in Spokane, soar in Kootenai County/Bert Caldwell, SRMore Info: The April home foreclosure rate in Kootenai County jumped 52 percent from March, and almost five-fold from last April, according to statistics released Wednesday by RealtyTrac Inc., an online marketplace for foreclosed properties.…

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HBO Blogosphere -- 5/12/09 

At Dogwalk Musings, the blogmistress wonders about those flaggers that are standing at the median of Highway 95 intersections to protect fresh concrete from vandals here.Anemia/Accidental Rabbit TrailsAddiction/TumblewordsRemembering Ross Hall/Slight DetourBeauty is as beauty does/Community CommentTribute to Mom/Kellogg Bloggin'Legalism and other milestones/Life's A Freak ShowMore…

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ORG XMIT: DX101 In this photograph taken between March 1945 and October 1946 and supplied by Troy Waters, Mike the Headless Chicken of Fruita, Colo., is shown with an unidentified person. Residents of Fruita, a western Colorado town of 11,000, are holding their 12th annual festival this weekend for the chicken named Mike, who lived for 18 months after a farmer lopped off his head with an ax but left his brain stem, a jugular vein and one ear intact. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Troy Waters) (The Spokesman-Review)

DFO's Animals: Headless Chicken 19 

In this photograph taken between March 1945 and October 1946 and supplied by Troy Waters, Mike the Headless Chicken of Fruita, Colo., is shown with an unidentified person. Residents of Fruita, a western Colorado town of 11,000, are holding their 12th annual festival this weekend…

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A woman sets out vegetables at the farmers market in downtown Coeur d'Alene. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Farmers Markets Open @ New Sites 

In this 2006 photo, a woman sets out vegetables at the farmers market in downtown Coeur d'Alene. Lori Hutson provides a rundown on Farmers Market activity throughout the Inland Northwest here. Question: Where do you buy your starter plants and garden supplies?

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HowardM: Loose Moose Visit Park 

Howard Martinson: Somewhat of a surprise, I've seen nothing today about the two moose in Riverstone Park last evening. They were having a major dinner, feasting on the shrubs, bushes and immature decorative trees near the bandshell. What a fantastic site to see them right…

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GC: Solons Still Listen To DFO On Tax 

The gax tax passed and was implemented on April Fool’s Day (1997). Maybe that was the key. Idahoans thought it was a hoax and didn’t notice the difference at the pump, where the price at the time was about $1.20 a gallon. OK, probably not,…

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HBO Poll: Can Rammell Beat Otter?

<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1618363/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1618363/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1618363/">Does Rex Rammell, who ran for the U.S. Senate as an Independent, have a chance to beat Butch Otter in a GOP gubernatorial primary?</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://www.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://www.polldaddy.com">web polls</a>)</span>

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HBO's Inland Northwest -- 5/13/09 

Rex Rammell has had to change the colorful graphics on his giant, decorated “Conservative Express” RV twice in the last month and a half. First, he changed, “Time for a new kind of Senator” to “Time for a new kind of Congressman,” when the former…

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High Noon: Dealing w/Old-Fartedness 

Raymond Pert: I saw Star Trek at 11:15 a.m (Monday) here in Eugene. The theater was about half full, maybe less, and I swear I was the youngest member of the audience, and I'm in my mid-fifties. I didn't see anyone dressed in uniform. It's…

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Press Returns To Registration, Sorta 

For those keeping score at home, racists and other kibitzers can no longer comment on two stories involving the tragic slaying of Coeur d'Alene Tribe member Tim Wolfe, 21, of Worley. You can pay $2.95 to find the stories in the archives, involving the shooting…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 5/12/09

11:13 p.m. A motorcycle driver is "on the ground" after a crash w/a vehicle @ the entrance to Parker Toyota, Kathleen & Highway 95.9:36 p.m. Officer loses sight of an unlicensed water truck on Maple & Retreat/Hayden.9:06 p.m. An injured cat is under a tire…

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ME: Let's Talk Illegal Immigration 23 

ME: I would love it if we could have a good back and forth on illegal immigration here. Unfortunately, it never happens. If you do not support ILLEGAL immigration, you are a racist and there is no way around it. So then the back and…

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Dandelion Whine, Anyone? 

The top of a dandelion seed head is seen in the morning light in Marysville, Pa., Wednesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Question: Are you bugged by the dandelions in your yard? Are do you take a live and let grow attitude toward them (and bug persnickety neighbors)?

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Odd: Waitress Shoots Customer 13 

Item: Woman says waitress shot her in dispute over food/wltx.comMore Info: That's when it got ugly. Samuel says she threw a waffle at the waitress. "I did actually throw some food but it didn't hit her," says Samuel. "That's when she (Ward) jumped across the…

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PF Balladeer Sings Of Spokane Bridge 

Longtime musician Chuck Borris of Post Falls has written a song which he performs occasionally at the Rockin’ B Ranch near the Idaho-Washington border. It tells the history of Spokane Bridge, Washington. Never heard of it? It was a tiny settlement where Interstate 90 crosses…

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