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MONDAY, NOV. 2, 2009

People Who Live In Glass Houses ... 

Phaedrus: Larry Spencer sounds like the guy who advised Dan Gookin that the laws of civility only applied to elected officials. This is just one of the many reasons that reasonable people turn a deaf ear and blind eye to the antics of Gookin, Spencer,…

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ORG XMIT: IDNCP401 A Boise State fan dons a pumpkin for a head during an NCAA college football game against San Jose State in Boise, Idaho, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Idaho Press-Tribune,Mike Vogt) ** MANDATORY CREDIT: MIKE VOGT/IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE ** (Mike Vogt / The Spokesman-Review)

HBO's Inland Northwest -- 11.2.09 

A Boise State fan dons a pumpkin for a head during an NCAA college football game against San Jose State in Boise Saturday afternoon. (AP Photo/Idaho Press-Tribune, Mike Vogt)Hundreds gather in Bozeman to combat hate/Bozeman ChronicleSpokane woman who had swine flu dies/SR5-year study launched on…

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High Noon: Online Pop-Down Ads 

At the Coeur d'Alene Press online site at the moment, you encounter a pop-down ad from Steve Adams seeking your vote in Tuesday's municipal election. On Sunday, Mike Kennedy had purchased the space for his pop-down ad. The ads appear as soon as you open…

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Thatsa Some Meatball 13 

Chef Matthew Mitnitsky cheers after breaking the world record for the largest meatball in Concord, N.H., Sunday, Nov. 1,2009. Mitnitsky, owner of Nonni's Italian Eatery in Concord, said Sunday that a 222.5-pound (100.9 kg) meatball was authenticated as the world's largest after being weighed by…

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Minnick Makes 'Vulnerable' Top 10 18 

Thinking one year out to the 2010 elections, Idaho Rep. Walt Minnick has made an unenviable Top 10 list. The first-term lawmaker has made the list of the 10 most vulnerable House incumbents, as compiled by Beltway reading staple Roll Call. Ranking aside, how much…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 11.2.09 

Noon: 2YO girl on Eileen Court (11:50 entry) has been found.11:59 a.m. A man wants his mother-in-law removed from his home.11:50 a.m. A 2YO girl in a pink top and white shorts is reported missing from Eileen/Hayden.11:42 a.m. A man who was previously kicked out…

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Do The Challengers Have A Vision? 11 

In re-reading the post by Mary Souza at the top of OpenCDA.com today, I was struck by something that was missing. Here's the repeat: "This morning’s Press has big ads for the Mayor and one City Councilwoman. Their ads are huge, taking about a half…

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Bumpersnicker ... 10 

... (spotted by Kevin Taylor on a giant Yukon SUV parked outside the Catholic Diocese offices in Spokane Monday): "What Would Scooby Do?"Question: Any of you know where this original expression came from: "What Would Jesus Do"?

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Timberlake Proposes, Spencer Pounces 31 

Many of you that live in the Timberlake Fire district recently received a letter from Larry Spencer deriding the fire district, the fire chief and the need for more equipment. Spencer is a gadfly that hates all government and slams all projects that are proposed.…

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Full Moon 

At As The Lake Churns, Pecky Cox/Priest Lake offers this photo of that terrific full moon that greeted us last night. E-mails Pecky: "Cold night, not a sound and a full moon."

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Sandpoint Close To 1st Roundabout 10 

Item: Sandpoint moves closer to first roundabout?/Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County BeeMore Info: The city moved closer Friday to getting its first roundabout intersection. The City Council voted during a special meeting to acquire 11,000 square feet of property at the northeast corner of Boyer Avenue…

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Blanchette: Vandals Handle Adversity 

On Saturday, the Vandals seemed determined to play themselves deeper into this limbo against Louisiana Tech. Almost 54 minutes of this homecoming dragged on with the Vandals behind and with no indication that was going to change. Of course it did. Should we have expected…

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Challengers Now Running As Team 19 

Apparently, Dan Gookin, Jim Brannon, and Steve Adams are officially running as a ticket. At OpenCDA.com, the three have an advertisement (which also runs today in the Coeur d'Alene Press) that calls on residents to "Take Back Your City." The verbiage accompanying the ad states:…

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Deedie Beard talked about her upcoming retirement from the Kootenai County elections office in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday, October 29, 2009. She has worked there for 33 years.  KATHY PLONKA kathypl@spokesman.com (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

AM Headlines -- 11.2.09

Deedie Beard talked about her upcoming retirement from the Kootenai County elections office in Coeur d'Alene on Thursday. She has worked there for 33 years. Alison Boggs provides the SR story here.Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRSunny days, and cold nights ahead/Mike Prager, SRStudent who fell from…

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Sign Of The Times ... 12 

... on the Kickers coffee stand in the Skate Plaza parking lot, this message: "Don't be a McJerk, buy your coffee from a local business."Question: How often do you buy coffee from a coffee hut, like Kickers?

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Sightem: Mike & Mike 

I was visiting my mother-in-law for dinner in Coeur d'Alene Place Sunday when the door bell rang. I heard a familiary voice when my mother-in-law answered the door, saying: "I'm Mike Kennedy, and I'm running for City Council." Not only was Mike at the door,…

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OTV Review: Rathdrum's Wah Hing 10 

Spending freely was the plan when I called a friend and offered to get us lunch at North Idaho’s newest entry into the Chinese restaurant scene, Wah Hing in Rathdrum. I’ve said it many times; the original Wah Hing over in Kellogg serves the best…

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Press: Yes On Jail Bond 

We acknowledge weaknesses in the two-pronged proposal county voters will decide on Tuesday. Passage would create an additional half-cent sales tax to pay off a $57 million bond, although its impact will be greatly mitigated by having visitors pay a significant chunk of it, and…

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SUNDAY, NOV. 1, 2009

Wild Card/Sunday -- 11.1.09 24 

Hmm. I was surprised by what I didn't find in the mailbox Saturday. No literature from any candidate. In fact, I've only received campaign literature from Woody McEvers in the last two days. I was looking forward to see what the candidates had up their…

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