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THURSDAY, OCT. 1, 2009

Spokane More Sinful Than NIdaho? 13 

A Berry Picker sends along a link from Wired magazine that ranks the various regions of the country in terms of the 7 deadly sins (greed, envy, wrath, sloth, gluttony, lust, pride). Sez she: "A group from Kansas plotted maps of the seven deadly sins…

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ORG XMIT: NYSW109 Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, right, and co-pilot Jeff Skiles wave as they pull back from the gate at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. Sullenberger and co-pilot 1st Officer Jeffrey Skiles flew Thursday from Charlotte, N.C., to New York _ their first flight together since they were forced to ditch a disabled plane in the Hudson River, saving all 155 people on board. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool) (Seth Wenig / The Spokesman-Review)

Back In The Saddle, Er, Pilot's Seat 

Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, right, and co-pilot Jeff Skiles wave as they pull back from the gate at LaGuardia Airport in New York this morning. Sullenberger and co-pilot 1st Officer Jeffrey Skiles flew Thursday from Charlotte, N.C., to New York _ their first flight together…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 10.1.09

12:10 p.m. A red traffic light is out @ H95 & Kathleen/CdA.11:56 a.m. Lakeland High wants an officer to tell an individual to stay off school grounds.11:44 a.m. Caller tells Post Falls police that there may be a wanted man in 3500 block of Spokane…

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PFPD Blue Seeks Walgreens Robber 

Post Falls police are looking for a man in his early 20s (shown above) who robbed Walgreens pharmacy, 706 Seltice Way/Post Falls late Wednesday afternoon. A Walgreens employee told police that the man handed her a note that said he had a gun and demanded…

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CH: Armed And Ready? 24 

Last week I woke to the sound of men’s voices in my kitchen. I checked the clock and sat up abruptly. My husband had already left for work. Who could be in my kitchen at 6:30 a.m.? I swung my feet to the floor and…

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MikeK Explains GOP Forum No-Show 

My two oldest daughters are leaving tomorrow morning on a plane for a long-planned trip with my aunt and uncle to go see a “big-time grown-up” play in San Francisco. It's a special trip that they have been ecstatic about for months about which their…

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LH: Let's Get Back To Civility 25 

The hippies did society a service by getting rid of some of the phoniness and silliness in social interplay but, in doing so, they destroyed much of the civility and basic good manners that are the oil of a civilized society. In turn, they spawned…

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MS: Kennedy Afraid To Attend Forum 

Mary Souza, OpenCDA.com today (Item No. 4): I’ve heard that Mike Kennedy does not have the … courage to attend the Regan Republican Debate (tonight at 7 o'clock) at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center.DFO: Councilman Kennedy mentioned tonight's forum to Huckleberries Online in a…

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GI: Gookin Not Kennedy Opponent 26 

Gary Ingram has sparked a little life in the somnambulate Not-So-OpenCDA crowd this morning by posting a comment (No. 1), which I quote in part: "It is also interesting to note that the HBO blog is turning into a political endorsement vehicle for Kennedy’s campaign…

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AM Headlines -- 10.1.09

Don Sausser provides this night shot of the recently completed Fallen Heroes Plaza at Cherry Hill Park, behind the fire station on 15th Street.Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SRClouds today foreshadow coming rain/Mike Prager, SRPanhandle Picks: Greg Lee's forecast of North Idaho football games/SROtter OK with year's…

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HBO Poll: Will You Get A Flu Shot? 10 

The first doses of the H1N1, or swine flu, vaccines are expected to arrive in the area starting early next week. The state on Wednesday was authorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to order 9,000 doses, which will be distributed to…

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Deputy: Dog Was Shot Due To Traffic 20 

Item: Deputy: Dog was shot due to traffic/Alecia Warren, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: A loose pug distracting drivers around 6 p.m. near the Post Falls sewer plant managed to elude officers from Idaho State Police, Post Falls police and the sheriff's department, Wolfinger said. Several…

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NCAAP Leader: Racism 'Complex' 

Item: NAACP leader urges action against racism: She decries city’s response to incidents as inadequate/Meghann M. Cuniff, SRMore Info: Racism “is much more complex” than the elite and the bigots think, said V. Anne Smith. “So the struggle to stop this is more difficult, not…

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