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TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 2009

Gonzaga's Robert Sacre (00) dunks against Michigan State's Delvon Roe, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in East Lansing, Mich. (Al Goldis / Fr11125 Ap)

Michigan St 75, Gonzaga 71 11 

Gonzaga's Robert Sacre (00) dunks against Michigan State's Delvon Roe, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in East Lansing, Mich. ESPN game story and boxscore here. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)Jim Meehan's Sportslink story here

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Wild Card/Tuesday -- 11.17.09 26 

On Friday, I turn 60 years old. Earlier this year, I was bugged by the pending milestone. I tend to ignore birthdays. Or to take them in stride. The Big 5-0 caught my attention. Mebbe 35 and 40, too. But I needed awhile to process…

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Cis: Buying Underpants 

I am buying my own underpants ... Now that doesn't seem like much, maybe even be more than the person wants to know. But you got to understand, I didn't buy my own underpants for over 20 years. No, I don't by in lots, nor…

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FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2007, file photo, Portland State coach Jerry Glanville walks off field with his players after a 26-17 loss to UC Davis in an NCAA college football game in Portland, Ore.   Glanville resigned on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, after three years as head coach of the Portland State. (Rick Bowmer / Associated Press)

PM Headlines -- 11.17.09

In this 2007 file photo, Portland State coach Jerry Glanville walks off field with his players after a 26-17 loss to UC Davis in an NCAA college football game in Portland, Ore. Glanville resigned today, after three years as head coach of the Portland State.…

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People covered in fake blood protest bullfighting in Lima, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. The sign reads in Spanish "No more cruelty." (Martin Mejia / Associated Press)

APhoto Of The Day -- 11.17.09 17 

People covered in fake blood protest bullfighting in Lima, Saturday. The sign reads in Spanish "No more cruelty." You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)1. small letters in sign: would you please return our bras - we have been here for three days -- Pecky…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 11.17.09

5:13 p.m. Motorist reports possible drug activity in gray Toyota pickup @ Ironwood & Northwest Boulevard.4:51 p.m. A Hummer is driving erratically on I-90 @ M/P 4 (near Spokane Street), using only parking lights.4:39 p.m. Head-on accident w/airbags deployed @ 12th & Cecil/Post Falls. A…

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No Bull, Get Tested (For HIV) 

In a billboard campaign targeting the Los Angeles area, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation is promoting HIV testing with this life-sized bull, complete with tail and antlers, along with the slogan “No Judgemental Bullsh*t” and the website www.freeHIVtest.net. The campaign is aimed at taking the stigma…

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Digger: What's 'On Time For Work'? 43 

Digger: What do our fellow bloggers consider “on time” in a work enviroment? I mandate that all employees must report to work no more than 15 but no less than 10 minutes before the start of their shift and that they be clocked in no…

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Op-Ed: Partisan Local Elections? No 

Lately it seems many supposedly nonpartisan elections are becoming less and less so. The Idaho Republican Party in June called for the party to participate in nonpartisan local elections and to identify and support the election of Republican candidates to city councils, school boards and…

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Kevin: Bryan Fischer Goes Global 14 

(Ex-Idaho Values Alliance leader Bryan) Fischer's first post drew the predicted response. MSNBC talker Keith Olbermann — himself no paragon of objectivity — awarded Fischer a bronze medal in his "worst person in the world" feature. So, last Thursday, Fischer upped the ante with a…

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Strong winds turn an umbrella inside-out as a man walks down the street in Seattle on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

Windy City 

Strong winds turn an umbrella inside-out as a man walks down the street in Seattle on Monday. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times)Question: How do you decide when winter begins and falls ends?

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Breast Cancer Advice Shifts 15 

Upending one of the most widely followed medical directives for women, an influential panel of experts is recommending that women 50 and older get screened for breast cancer only once every two years and that most women in their 40s skip the test altogether. The…

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Press: We're Right re: Minimum Wage 10 

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, many teens are eager to land a part-time job to help pay for school, clothes, presents and, well, cool things for themselves. That's what they're looking for; but what's looking back at them is the Ghost of Minimum Wage…

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Ninja Impales Himself On Fence 18 

Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it. An officer who was looking for an assault victim nearby Monday night heard the man screaming for help. Police supported him to…

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Spokane Police, Spokane Sheriff and firefighting personnel load up and clear the rea of Sherman and 7th on the south hill Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. A man who fled after a robbery entered a nearby house and refused to come out until tear gas was used. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

HBO's Inland Northwest -- 11.17.09 

Spokane Police, Spokane Sheriff and firefighting personnel load up and clear the rea of Sherman and 7th on the south hill earlier today. A man who fled after a robbery entered a nearby house and refused to come out until tear gas was used. Story…

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K-Mama: Plagiarism In Action 

I've been troubled these last few weeks by my acquiescence to her request that I assist her with some of her schoolwork. Translation: write a paper for her. This was weeks ago- I mean, she's now had her baby and is slowly but surely catching…

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Brazilian freshmen university student Geisy Arruda gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in her lawyer's office in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Arruda, 20, who was expelled from Bandeirantes University for wearing a short dress, said Tuesday she's enjoying her newfound fame, but wants go back to school. (Andre Penner / Associated Press)

High Noon: She Wears Short-Shorts 

Brazilian freshmen university student Geisy Arruda gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in her lawyer's office in Sao Paulo Tuesday. Arruda, 20, who was expelled from Bandeirantes University for wearing a short dress, said Tuesday she's enjoying her newfound fame, but wants go…

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Spencer: County Holding Things Up 

Spencer: I spoke with Susan W this morning, and the holdup was not with her, but with the county election department, as Susan had authorized then to release the poll book copy. As of 4pm yesterday the county was still claiming that Susan had not…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 11.17.09 

11:52 a.m. Hit-and-run accident @ 1st & Foster.10:44 a.m. Authorities report information re: a possible lewd & lacivious action that became available during a polygraph test.10:19 a.m. R/P on Pinto Lane/Hayden reports a man in a black Dodge van, dressed in black w/a red backpack,…

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JeanieS: Gearing Up For 6-0 

JeanieS: I LOVED my 60th birthday - but I had geared myself up for it too. I won't go into all the ^&*(*% that has happened since my 60th birthday but I am beginning to think that it's a milestone of a different kind foretelling…

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Online Poll: 'Going Rogue' 18 

“Going Rogue,” the title of Sarah Palin’s erratic new memoir, comes from a phrase used by a disgruntled McCain aide to describe her going off-message during the presidential campaign: among other things, for breaking with the campaign over its media strategy and its decision to…

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Palin Launches Book Tour On 'Oprah' 15 

Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, second from right, is seen with former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her daughters, Willow, right, and Piper, left, during the taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago. The show aired Monday. Story here. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc.,…

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Off The Cuff: Who Needs Gas? 

I took a trip to Boise this weekend to see the best friend and watch a game. It took way too long to get there, and in the winter my gas doesn’t go as far as it usually does. After arriving in town, we decided…

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