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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13, 2010

Sleep Loss Hampers Performance 

Many nights of too little sleep when the body's rhythm says it is time to snooze have cumulative detrimental effects on how a person performs and could be a safety risk, the researchers wrote in the journal Science Translational Medicine. ... On average, a person…

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An officer checks the honor guard during a ceremony prior to a meeting between Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and high-ranked officers of the Japan Self-Defense Forces at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. (Itsuo Inouye / Associated Press)

Parting Shot -- 1.13.10

An officer checks the honor guard during a ceremony prior to a meeting between Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and high-ranked officers of the Japan Self-Defense Forces at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Wednesday. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

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Hump Day Wild Card -- 1.13.10 33 

The string of straight 10,000-plus page-view weekdays has reached six at this merry online circus. Dunno what to do to continue the great fare that's being posted out front. Banks aren't robbed every day. Fortunately. And, I believe, CPD Blue now has a pretty good…

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Slight Detour: Why Haiti? 

Why do those who suffer most have to suffer even more? When disasters like the Haitian earthquake occur, I often do think, "But for the Grace of God go I." What if, instead of a beautiful little podunk town like Sandpoint . . . what…

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PM Headlines -- 1.13.10

Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns tells Huckleberries that she couldn't resist dipping her garden boots into Priest Lake today. Last year on this day, she was walking across ice on the same spot. Pecky writes, "Windy, 40F and quiet, God, so quiet."'Inattention' cited as factor…

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One of well-wishers using wooden tubs splashes cold water onto herself during an annual cold-endurance festival at the Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Saturday morning, Jan. 9, 2010. (Koji Sasahara / Associated Press)

APhoto Of The Day -- 1.13.10 

One of well-wishers using wooden tubs splashes cold water onto herself during an annual cold-endurance festival at the Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Saturday morning. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)Top Cutlines:1. To lure customers in this tough economy, Benihana adds “wet kimono”…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 1.13.10

4:44 p.m. Driver of a black pickup w/Washington plates is taunting other motorists, swerving and tailgating s/b on H95 @ Brunner.4:31 p.m. Possible child abuse reported at DMV on Government Way. Reportedly, a small child is alone in the back seat of a parked vehicle.4:03…

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HBO Blogosphere -- 1.13.10 

Coeur d'Alene Realtor Tom Torgerson loves where he lives and loves "hill climbin'" in the great North Idaho outdoors on his modified Ski-Doo 800 Summit X. This photo of Tom was taken by Rand Wichman above Burke Canyon in Shoshone County/Councilwoman KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. Harvest…

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Mitchelle Monroe prays for the victims of the Haiti's earthquake during a mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary's Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Miami, Florida's Haitian community. (J Carter / Associated Press)

Haiti Earthquake 

We've had a discussion in the comments section of today's Wild Card re: lack of coverage of the horrific earthquake that devastated Haiti this week. Usually, I try to keep things upbeat here. And several said in the comments section that they preferred things that…

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SR To Host Blogfest Again 17 

It's official. Blogfest VI will happen. Editor Gary Graham agreed without skipping a beat that the SR will pick up the pizza and pop for another mid-February gathering of the Merry Hucksters. In fact, some of the other SR bloggers are making noise that they…

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In this undated image provided by Campbell's Soup Co., former executive Donald Goerke is shown. Goerke, the Campbell Soup Co. executive who was behind the enduring brands SpaghettiOs and Chunky Soup, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010.  He was 83. (Campbell's Soup Co.)

Mr. SpaghettiOs Hands, 83, RIP

In this undated image provided by Campbell's Soup Co., former executive Donald Goerke is shown. Goerke, the Campbell Soup Co. executive who was behind the enduring brands SpaghettiOs and Chunky Soup, died Sunday. He was 83. (AP Photo/Campbell's Soup Co.) Question: Which is your favorite…

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Woody TV To Air Hayden Meetings 

Beginning Thursday, Hayden's City Council meetings will be aired on CDA TV (Cable Channel 19) at 7 p.m. "For consistency," posts Coeur d'Alene City Clerk Susan Weathers on Coeur d'Alene Today, "we will endeavor to air these Council meetings every Thursday evening at 7 p.m."…

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US senior pair skaters Kendra Moyle and Steven Pottenger rehearse their routine in the concourse of the Spokane Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Spokane, Wash.  The U.S. Figure Skating Championships begins Friday, Jan. 15. (Rick Bowmer / Associated Press)

Preparing For Friday Competition 

US senior pair skaters Kendra Moyle and Steven Pottenger rehearse their routine in the concourse of the Spokane Arena on Wednesday in Spokane. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships begins Friday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)Question: Who's your current favorite skating star?

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City Hall To Close For MLK Day 11 

On Monday, Coeur d’Alene City Hall will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Other city offices and facilities will be closed as well. Emergency calls for Police, Streets, and Fire can be made by dialing 9-1-1. Other city facilities have emergency numbers…

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Fabulocity: Up Close w/M's Hunks 

So I walk into the Mariners Caravan room at SFCC and realize I'm the only woman in the place not toting a toddler. Apparently photos with The Moose were supposed to be the evening's highlight. Nobody told me. Thank god I'd talked Kegan and Eric…

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Jaquet Wants To Review Exemptions 

In Idaho, there’s no sales tax on caskets. Nor is there a tax on school lunches, meals for seniors, or health and medical services. If you buy something from a vending machine, there’s no tax, either. Those are just a few examples of the state’s…

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Hammes: Tribe Cabinet Post Bad Idea 

You can’t blame them for asking, but it is a terrible idea. Supporters of the plan said so themselves. Not in so many words perhaps, but in presenting the proposal that the state of Idaho should create a cabinet post for Idaho Indian tribes, its…

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High Noon: Managing E-Mail Or Not 14 

CindyH: I'm doing my weekly e-mail sorting, but as fast as I sort, delete or respond, NEW mail comes in! I try do a daily sorting, but the tryanny of the urgent means I never get beyond yesterday's mail. I started the morning with 194…

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Heather Roderick, left, and Nora McKeon place signs on the boards in preparation for the US figure skating championships, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Spokane, Wash. The event begins Friday, Jan. 15. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

HBO's Inland Northwest -- 1.13.10

Heather Roderick, left, and Nora McKeon place signs on the boards in preparation for the US figure skating championships Wednesday in Spokane. The event begins Friday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Cartoon: Great guns/Milt Priggee, Seattle P-IThiel: Carroll hiring brings hope for franchise in disarray/Seattle P-IBillings prosthetics maker…

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Robbery Gives Reed Sense Of Deja Vu 

I just talked with Scott "Sticky Fingers" Reed. Who's still enjoying the fallout from his near arrest at his Bank of America office building Dec. 23 when he was mistaken for a possible robber by 5 CPD Blues. And he also a bit more to…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 1.13.10

11:28 a.m. Resident @ Nixon & Meadowlark/Rathdrum reports that water is pouring from his water box.11:14 a.m. A female reports she can't move her leg following a head-on crash that's blocking H95 @ Cherry/CdA.10:49 a.m. Officer reports he can't get to a crash site on…

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Leno Has 5 Options For Next Step 

David Letterman's getting gleefully nasty about his longtime foe Jay Leno. Jimmy Kimmel pasted on a fake chin and lambasted Leno for his willingness to destroy "The Tonight Show." Conan popped off a press release so amazing it should be encased in glass at studied…

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Dennis: Otter Is No Sally Fields 

Butch Otter isn't Sally Field or even Dirk Kempthorne ... and during these past four years of Butch's Administration it's seemed to me that Mr. Popkey has been pining for the"likable" Dirk-days of yesteryear. Like the young surfer wondering when Gidget would return, Dan's keyboard…

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Brittany Edelblute's car  was spray painted with swastikas on Friday, January 8 while it was parked in front of her Coeur d'Alene home. photo courtesy of Stephanie Guy (Courtesy Photo / The Spokesman Review)

Vandalism Follows Racist Epithets 

Brittany Edelblute's car was spray painted with swastikas on Friday while it was parked in front of her Coeur d'Alene home. Alison Boggs' SR story here. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Guy)Question: What leadership would you like to see from the Kootenai County Task Force on…

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HBO Poll: Butch Budget Lacks Vision 

Tuesday Poll: A plurality of 48 of 121 (40 percent) voted that Gov Butch Otter's tight-fisted approach to his proposed budget lacks vision. 34 of 121 (28 percent) felt he's "doing the best he can" in a bad economic time. 18 (15%) voted that he…

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