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MONDAY, NOV. 22, 2010

Hilde Kellogg, 92, Ex-Legislator, R.I.P.  

Hilde Kellogg, who served as both a Democrat and a Republican in the Idaho Legislature died today at age 92. Kerri Thoreson, Alison McArthur, & Randy Wells confirmed her death. Of Kellogg, Thoreson (shown in photo with Hilde), on her More Main Street blog, wrote:…

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Kansas State forward Jamar Samuels (32) pressures Gonzaga guard David Stockton (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinal round of the CBE Classic Tournament Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 in Kansas City, Mo. (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press)

Kansas State 81, Gonzaga 64 

Kansas State forward Jamar Samuels (32) pressures Gonzaga guard David Stockton (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinal round of the CBE Classic Tournament Monday in Kansas City, Mo. Game/boxscore from ESPN here. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Montana 75, Idaho…

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Wild Card/Tuesday -- 11.22.10 16 

There may be news breaking sometime tonight, if I can track down a rumor. No promises. Meanwhile, you can also join me and the rest of the frozen Inland Northwest in watching No. 22 Gonzaga play No. 3 Kansas State in Kansas City. Tipoff is…

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Parting Shot -- 11.22.10

Jessica Fuller and Howie West, make use of alternate forms of transportation after South Ninth Street became unsafe for many vehicles in downtown Tacoma this afternoon. A few minutes earlier the Pierce Transit bus, background, slid into a pickup truck. People in most of Eastern…

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CdAJim: Seattle Area's A Mess 10 

CdAJim: I am currently in Bremerton, WA, west of Seattle on a business trip and it is snowing hard and temps in the teens with the wind chill. The snow storm with high winds is now just starting to hit Seattle pretty hard. The locals…

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PM Scanner: Slow Down -- Christie 

Sgt. Christie Wood: In the last 24 hours there have been 21 reported accidents inside the City limits and seven slideoffs. People definitely need to drive very slowly and watch for other people who are not paying attention. I understand the winter storm watch has…

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PM: TESH Gets Major Facelift

Bob Putman admired the new entryway at TESH Inc. as he arrived on Tuesday, Nov. 16. TESH is a private not for profit organization serving adults and children with disabilities. They recently received a major facelift as part of Fox 28s House to Home Community.…

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APhoto Of The Day -- 11.22.10 

New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks (88) is tackled by Philadelphia Eagles safety Quintin Mikell, right, during the first half of an NFL football game in Philadelphia Sunday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)Top Cutlines:1. In an odd twist, a New Yorker needs…

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NIdaho Blogosphere -- 11.22.10 

"When I let Annie out to play in the backyard snow on Monday she had no interest in posing for a photo," posts Kerri Thoreson/More Main Street. "It was more fun for her to race around the yard in and under the snow." Snow days…

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Anti-Facebook Pastor Had 3-Way Sex 10 

A pastor who said Facebook was a "portal to infidelity" and told married church leaders to delete their accounts or resign once testified that he had a three-way sexual relationship with his wife and a male church assistant. The Rev. Cedric Miller confirmed the information…

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A View From Sea-Tac 

A line of snow plows clears a runway today at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Washington was hit by its first significant snowfall of the season Monday, with several inches on the ground in Spokane and just enough snow in the Puget Sound area to…

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Avista Dan: Do It Right The 1st Time 

Now, I don’t care what anyone tells you – parent/teacher conferences are as much about evaluating your parenting skills as it is about how well your kid is really doing in the classroom. No worries – my daughter is doing great (little sigh of relief!)…

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A Face Full Of Snow 

Christopher Mingeaud, left, clears snow from the face of his son, Benjamin Mingeaud, 3, after he fell of his sled on a small sledding hill at Manito Park in Spokane, Wash., on Monday. Mingeaud runs a lawn care business and took a break from snowblowing…

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Comment Function Working Again 

The comment function is working again, after being down for 90 minutes. Herb Huseland called Hucks Central to give a heads up re: the malfunction -- and the problem was quickly fixed. I thought something was wrong when no one had commented for some time.…

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NWS Issues Blizzard Warning 

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the Inland Northwest from 7 tonight until 10 a.m. Tuesday. You can read about it here. Meanwhile, on his Twitter account, Matt Mills of Sandpoint tweets: "It must be cold when your puppy doesn't even…

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JFK: 1 More Palin Victim -- Column 20 

One was a graduate of Choate and Harvard, a president of eloquence for the ages, while the other is a Wasilla, Alaska, high school dropout who mumbles on morning TV -- but both get dissed in Sarah Palin's new book. Levi Johnston, father of Bristol…

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Maintaining Beauty Despite Recession 10 

Like most moms, Micki Rice has a to-do list that’s often longer than the day. Her family, job and friends all take substantial amounts of the Jerome woman’s time, but Rice said it’s important to carve out a little time for beauty. “I want my…

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Hoffman Advocates Security Boycott 11 

We're witnessing what appears to be a twisted psychological experiment in what indignities Americans are willing to endure in the interest of airport security. ... Now, those who have concerns about health risks or invasion of privacy are being subjected to a government-administered groping. The…

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INW: Zags Fall To No. 22, Face KSU

In this August AP file photo, former Montana State University football coach Mike Kramer speaks at a news conference in this in Bozeman after settling with MSU for $240,000 in damages in a defamation lawsuit. Kramer, the former Bobcat & Eastern Washington coach has been…

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High Noon: Shielding Underwear 

In this undated product image provided by Rocky Flats Gear, a variety of the company's radiation shielding underwear is shown. Rocky Flats Gear's Jeff Buske says his invention uses a powdered metal that protects people's privacy when undergoing medical or security screenings. Story here. (AP…

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JFK Assassinated 47 Years Ago Today 

Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and JFK's assassination. Today is one of those thankfully few dates in American history that rocked the nation with a tragedy so big it stopped the clocks in people's memories. Forty-seven years ago, John F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas,…

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Scanner Traffic/AM -- 11.22.10 

Noonish: Unconscious person reported at Great Hall & Torrey/Hayden11:56 a.m. Lights at Appleway & Government Way are not recycling properly.11:37 a.m. Student fell & hit his head at Post Falls High School.11:33 a.m. N/b lights not recycling for east-west turns @ H95 & Prairie/CdA.11:22 a.m.…

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A Ring's Long Trek Home 

We all know how the "one ring to rule them all" tried through the ages to get back to evil Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. But what do you make of Tony Smith's gold Air Force Academy ring finding its…

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