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MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010

Saint Mary's Matthew Dellavedova passes over Gonzaga's Matt Bouldin during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the West Coast Conference men's tournament Monday, March 8, 2010, in Las Vegas. (Isaac Brekken / Fr159466 Ap)

St. Mary's 81, Gonzaga 62 

Saint Mary's Matthew Dellavedova passes over Gonzaga's Matt Bouldin during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the West Coast Conference men's tournament Monday in Las Vegas. Jim Meehan's SportsLink story here. And: AP story here. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)ESPN…

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Prime Beauty: Over 40 & 'Stunning' 

At Prime Beauty, Cindy spotlights the stunning actress who graced the red carpet before the Academy Awards Sunday night -- all over 40! Posts Cindy, of Best Actress Sandra Bullock: "Sandra Bullock (age 45) looks stunning! Her makeup is perfection! I adore her lipstick and…

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Gonzaga hoists a trophy after defeating Pepperdine to win the NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the West Coast Conference women's tournament Monday, March 8, 2010, in Las Vegas. (Isaac Brekken / Fr159466 Ap)

Parting Shot -- 3.8.10

Gonzaga hoists a trophy after defeating Pepperdine to win the NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the West Coast Conference women's tournament Monday in Las Vegas. Jim Meehan's SportsLink story here. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

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Wild Card/Monday -- 3.8.10 10 

Gonzaga tips off with St. Mary's for the West Coast Conference Tournament title @ 6 o'clock tonight in Las Vegas. A decent seed and possible opportunity to play the first two rounds in Spokane are on the line for the Zags, who beat St. Mary's…

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Spin Control: Otter Woos Washington Biz 

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is suggesting Washington businesses come over to his side of the border if taxes go up like they have in Oregon. In a “love letter to our neighbors,” Otter argues that Idaho has a better plan than other states for handling…

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PM Headlines -- 3.8.10

:There's no doubt the players of the State Champion Post Falls Trojan basketball team will remember this experience for a lifetime," posts Councilwoman KerriT/More Main Street. "The celebratory caravan through town to the high school football field was everything only a small town could make…

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Don Grissom, right, of the Spoiled Doves of Texas, draws some laughs as he rides on a motorized toy horse in the Texas Independence Day Parade in downtown Austin, Texas, on Saturday March 6, 2010. (Jay Janner / Austin American-statesman)

APhoto Of The Day -- 3.8.10 

Don Grissom, right, of the Spoiled Doves of Texas, rides on a motorized toy horse in the Texas Independence Day Parade in downtown Austin, Texas, on Saturday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner) Top Cutlines:1. Wearing his trademark black hat, Butch Otter…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 3.8.10 

5:43 p.m. A 14YO Rathdrum girl is yelling at her family re: a marijuana situation.5:38 p.m. Caller reports that a male has been slumped over the wheel of a maroon pickup w/a load of hay for at least a half hour on Garwood, a mile…

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HBO Blogosphere -- 3.8.10 

I have been blessed this past week by starting my 38th year of life. When you're little, birthdays are a big deal. It's your one day to be the center of attention. Your day and yours alone. But after you get to a certain age,…

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Dem DeLuca Files For Coroner, Too 

Not only is the deputy coroner running to succeed retiring Coroner Bob West in the Kootenai County race. But there's a Democrat running, too -- Jody DeLuca. And insiders tell Huckleberries Online that there may be a GOP primary race for the office. Who woulda…

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'Good Little Paper' Fights To Survive 

Publisher Kai Eiselein of The Eagle & Boomerang displays a recent edition of his newspaper. (Photo: Lewiston Tribune) Amanda Larsen of the Lewiston Tribune tells of the struggles to survive of the Eagle & Boomerang newspaper, serving the Palouse with small-town stories. Writes Amanda: "After…

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Kathy: Glad Starbucks Sticks To Guns 

I feel much better knowing that whenever I go into a Starbucks for my daily espresso, me and my baby, Beretta, are still welcome. The popular coffee chain issued a statement last week saying that it is sticking to its guns and allowing customers to…

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Wilkey To Seek Coroner Post 

"Serving as county coroner has been a goal for a number of years," writes Deputy Coroner Deb Wilkey in a news release announcing her candidacy for retiring Coroner Bob West's position. "I realize that the current coroner leaves large and well-respected shoes to fill. However,…

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Sandra Bullock arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday,  March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (Amy Sancetta / Associated Press)

Bullock, Bridges Win Top Oscars 15 

Sandra Bullock arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Bullock was named best actress for her performance in "The Blind Side." ETOnline provides the reaction from Oscar's big winners in this video here. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)Question: Where you…

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Brannon Deadline Thursday Or Friday 

County Clerk Dan English told Huckleberries Online a few minutes ago that challenger Jim Brannon has until closing time Thursday or Friday morning to put up cash to continue his election challenge -- some $45,000 for a bond and cash to pay for documentation he's…

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Gonzaga's Janelle Bekkering, top, and Pepperdine's Skye Barnett scramble for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the West Coast Conference women's tournament Monday, March 8, 2010, in Las Vegas. (Isaac Brekken / Fr159466 Ap)

Lady Zags Win WCC Tourney w/Ease

Gonzaga's Janelle Bekkering, top, and Pepperdine's Skye Barnett scramble for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game for the championship of the West Coast Conference women's tournament this afternoon in Las Vegas. Jim Meehan's SportsLink story here. (AP Photo/Isaac…

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Secretary Of State Filings So Far

All the Republican incumbents for District 5 -- Sen. Jim Hammond and Reps. Bob Nonini and Frank Henderson -- filed for re-election so far today. Also, Republican state Reps. George Eskridge of Dover and Eric Anderson of Priest Lake have filed in District 1. In…

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Crump: Watch Your Language 

"In case you missed it last week, the California state Senate refused to stop cussing. Senate leaders indefinitely postponed action on a resolution to encourage Californians to temporarily forswear swearing. The resolution, which would have established an annual statewide “Cuss Free Week,” passed the state…

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Love Not Only Spark In Long Marriage 

Though Ray and Betty Stone met for the first time on the Fourth of July 1936, fireworks didn’t ensue. Twelve-year-old Betty was taking a spin on the merry-go-round when Ray, 13, approached. “He said, ‘Can I ride with you, sister?’ ” Betty recalled. “I said,…

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Huge rainbow trout dominate a fish tank expert anglers are using for demonstrating angling techniques during the Great Western Sportfishing Show at the Spokane Convention Center Saturday, Mar. 6, 2010. The trout came from the Spokane Tribal Hatchery after they did their job of produced eggs for fish that later will be stocked into Lake Roosevelt. About 120 exhibitors are at the sportfishing show which ends today (Sunday) at 5 p.m. (Rich Landers / The Spokesman-Review)

INW Headlines -- 3.8.10  

Huge rainbow trout dominate a fish tank expert anglers are using for demonstrating angling techniques during the Great Western Sportfishing Show at the Spokane Convention Center Saturday. The trout came from the Spokane Tribal Hatchery after they did their job of produced eggs for fish…

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Egyptian Mohammed Ali Zinhom, 25, attempts a new Guinness World Record for doing push ups on the 2 fingers of his right hand only, in front of the historical site of the Giza Pyramids, Egypt, Monday, March 8, 2010. Zinhom recorded 46 push ups in 49 seconds. At right an Egyptian referee monitors the push ups. (Amr Nabil / Associated Press)

High Noon: Push Ups, Anyone 

Egyptian Mohammed Ali Zinhom, 25, attempts a new Guinness World Record for doing push ups on the 2 fingers of his right hand only, in front of the historical site of the Giza Pyramids, Egypt on Monday. Zinhom recorded 46 push ups in 49 seconds.…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 3.8.10 

11:33 a.m. Employee reports there's an ongoing problem w/people drinking cough syrup in business parking lot.11:08 a.m. Female who has locked herself in a bedroom reports that she's engaged in an argument with her boyfriend's mother in 2900 block of Versaille/Coeur d'Alene Place.10:38 a.m. Greyhound…

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Adam: LeFavour Doesn't Help Herself 

In Adam's Blog, blogmaster Adam Graham writes: "In the party opposite, Senator Nicole LeFavour continues to show the perils of giving politicians access to the Internet. In her latest piece the emo ex-slam poet turned politician declares that her 'heart dies in this place.' She…

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State Affairs Rejects Immigration Bill

After a three-hour hearing with lots of testimony on both sides - but far more against the bill than in favor - Sen. Monty Pearce, R-New Plymouth, made a motion to send SB 1303, Sen. Mike Jorgenson’s sweeping immigration legislation, to the amending order. Sen.…

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Katie Keller erases a sign Saturday, March 6, 2010, promoting a  Roethils-burger lunch special at Buffington's, one of the bars Ben Roethlisberger went to Thursday in Milledgeville, Ga. A 20-year-old college student accused Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, of sexually assaulting her at the nearby Capital City nightclub early Friday during a night on the town near where he owns a lake home. Buffington's decided to rename the burger. (John Amis / Fr69715 Ap)

Good Bye To The Roethlis-burger 

Katie Keller erases a sign Saturday, promoting a Roethils-burger lunch special at Buffington's, one of the bars Ben Roethlisberger went to Thursday in Milledgeville, Ga. A 20-year-old college student accused Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, of sexually assaulting her at the nearby Capital City nightclub…

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.