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TUESDAY, NOV. 16, 2010

Gonzaga's Steven Gray (41) scrambles to pick up a loose ball as from left to right Gonzaga's Marquise Arop (2), San Diego St's D.J. Gay, Gonzaga's Kelly Olynk (13) and San Diego St's Brian Carwell (5) watch in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, in Spokane, Wash. (Jed Conklin / Fr170252 Ap)

San Diego State 79, Gonzaga 76 

Gonzaga's Steven Gray (41) scrambles to pick up a loose ball as from left to right Gonzaga's Marquise Arop (2), San Diego St's D.J. Gay, Gonzaga's Kelly Olynk (13) and San Diego St's Brian Carwell (5) watch in the first half of an NCAA college…

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Idaho center Kyle Barone drives between Washington State guard Klay Thompson, left, and forward DeAngelo Casto during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, in Pullman, Wash. (Dean Hare / Fr158448 Ap)

Washington State 88, Idaho 71

Idaho center Kyle Barone drives between Washington State guard Klay Thompson, left, and forward DeAngelo Casto during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday in Pullman. Vince Grippi's SR story here. (AP Photo/Dean Hare)Boxscore: WSU 88, Idaho 71

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Wild Card/Tuesday -- 11.16.10 21 

Fans of regional college basketballl will enjoy themselves tonight, as Idaho travels 8 miles to play Washington State at 7 o'clock and No. 11 Gonzaga tips off against San Diego State at the Kennel at 8 o'clock. You can follow both games on SR Twitter…

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P.S. Bristol Palin Dances With Stars 

In this publicity image released by ABC, Bristol Palin, left, and her partner Mark Ballas perform during the celebrity dance competition series, "Dancing with the Stars," on Monday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey)Question: Bristol Palin has survived to become one of the top…

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Napkin Notes: Sinuses & CT Scan 

I feel like a character in a scifi horror movie. Namely, the one who comes back from a routine jaunt on the surface of an alien planet feeling fine and dandy, only to realize hours later that she has been somehow mysteriously mutated by alien…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 11.16.10

5:56 p.m. 4-vehicle crash is blocking H41 & Poleline/PF.5:53 p.m. 2 males are involved in a fistfight @ 13th & Borah/CdA.5:41 p.m. Female on way to basketball game reports a golfball cracked through her vehicle window as she was driving on H95 near Silverwood.5:38 p.m.…

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INW: Commander Kills Self, Wife

Idaho State athletic director Jeff Tingey announces during a news conference Sunday in Pocatello that football coach John Zamberlin will be relieved of his duties following the last game of the season against Eastern Washington, this coming Saturday. See link below. (AP Photo/ Idaho State…

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APhoto Of The Day -- 11.16.10 

A cat peers from behind a fence carrying a dog warning sign at dusk in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday. Sign reads "Attention-Aggressive dog." You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Top Cutline:1. Tiny, leader of the neighborhood bully cats, peers from behind enemy lines, signaling to his…

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'Early Show' Anchor Lands In CdA 

Apparently, Dave Price of 'The Early Show' made it to the gas station at Northwest Boulevard & Ramsey Road this morning in his trip from Anchorage, Alaska, back home to the studio (in New York?) For the second time, "The Early Show"'s fearless weather anchor…

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Trish: Counting Cups, Pots & Toasters

On her Facebook page, Trish Gannon/River Journal reports that she's "just finished counting items in my kitchen in preparation for my next column. I did not count silverware, tupperware, or small kitchen tools like spatulas and whisks. Anyone have a guess on the total." (BTW,…

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Roark Responds To Hansen Dismissal 15 

Idaho Democrat Chairman Keith Roark told Kevin Richert/Idaho Statesman the following re: executive Jim Hansen's firing today: "There is no 'scapegoating' involved. Jim Hansen is in no way to blame for the results of this past election. The IDP has little or nothing to do…

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The Face Of A True Hero 

President Obama hailed the first living soldier to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War Tuesday as a modern Audie Murphy for heroically storming a Taliban ambush to save his trapped rifle team. Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, 25, of Iowa, is the first…

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CdA Firefighters Growing Mustaches 

From your workplace to the grocery store and maybe even into your own home, something creepy is creeping on the faces of many men this month. The facial-hair growing phenomenon seems like a growing trend. So, we wanted to know: what's with all the mustaches?…

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Sis: We'd Rather Go Down Swinging 44 

Democrats running against the Democratic party is a shortsighted losing strategy which enables the destruction of the Democratic brand in Idaho leaving us little to work with in the next cycle. ... When all the Democratic candidates do it, as all three top tier candidates…

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Idaho D's Boot Hansen To Curb 37 

Huckleberries Online received the following intercepted e-mail written by Idaho Democrat Party leader Keith Roark from a Berry Picker: "Following the meeting today of the Executive Committee of the Idaho Democratic Party I am announcing to the full Central Committee that the term of our…

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High Noon: Beatles Reach iTunes 

It's been a long and winding road, this relationship between Apple and the Beatles. But Tuesday, at long last, the Fab Four made it to iTunes. "We're really excited to bring the Beatles' music to iTunes," Beatle Paul McCartney said in an Apple news release.…

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NI Poacher X Bags Buck, Taunts F&G 

Idaho Fish and Game is looking for information to assist with an on-going investigation. On Nov. 12, F&G received an anonymous letter from "Poacher X" stating: "Here is a picture of the nice buck I poached up in northern Idaho this year. & I plan…

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Scanner: Car Crashes Into Building

11:58 a.m. Female on Ramsey Road reports black Lab tried to bite her and now is trying to attack neighbor's dog.11:45 a.m. WalMart/Honeysuckle reports someone hurt in fall.11:17 a.m. Officer reports that overturned trailer @ H95 & M/P 441 (Ohio Match Road) has dumped about…

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Should Politicians Be Military Vets? 13 

It looks like it's starting off as a slow week in submarine news, so here's an article from Politico saying that, for the first time since 1944, it's likely that neither major party nominee for President will have military experience. I'd disagree with that premise…

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Driver Crashes Into Idaho Lights 

Coeur d Alene Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle that had driven into the Idaho Lights store, 6055 North Sunshine St. The investigation shows that the vehicle was northbound on Highway 95 just north of Dalton Avenue at 7:57 a.m. when it…

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HBO Poll: Keep Paul Wulff 

Monday Poll: 50 of 110 respondents (45.45%) voted that Washington State should keep football coach Paul Wulff, no matter what happens at the Apple Cup. An additional 16 of 110 respondents (14.55%) said Wulff should be retained as coach, if the Cougs beat Washington. However,…

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Ethics Committee Finds Rangel Guilty 

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. walks out of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct's adjudicatory hearing into his alleged ethics violations, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, as the committee went into executive session to consider allowing Rangel time to retain an attorney. Today, Rangel…

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Dustin: Me Hates Wind Gusts 15 

On Twitter, Dustin Hurst/Idaho Reporter writes: "I hate wind. I hate it more than any other weather condition. I would rather have 7 feet of snow than wind gusts."Question: Which weather condition bugs you most?

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