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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

MONDAY, FEB. 14, 2011

Lake City Woman Killed Near Moscow 15 

A Coeur d'Alene woman is dead after rolling her truck off an Idaho Highway. The crash happened just after 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon on Highway 95 about six miles north of Moscow. Idaho State Troopers say Michelle Bonasera, 19, drifted off the road, went over…

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Educating First-Time Home Buyers 

Earnest money. Escrow. Fixed rate mortgage. 100 percent financing. Terms like these can baffle first-time or even veteran home buyers. Fortunately, several local mortgage companies offer assistance in decoding the mysteries of mortgage and real estate language via free classes sponsored by the Washington State…

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Students Rally To Hear Porn Feminist 

After Oregon State University canceled a self-described feminist pornographer as the keynote speaker at its Modern Sex Conference, OSU students rallied and raised $4,000 for Tristan Taormino to appear. She’ll speak Tuesday night on campus on “Claiming Your Sexual Power.” In addition, The Register Guard…

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AM Headlines -- 2.14.11

"I'm just glad to be working," said Landon Weichal, of Ginno Construction, on Wednesday. Ginno Construction is working on the former Coeur d'Alene Brewing Co. in Coeur d'Alene. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Rain likely today and tonight/Mike Prager, SR Study: Drug…

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Valentine's Day -- Don't Screw It Up 

I just saw a re-tweet by SVDPNorthIdaho of a BobandTom tweet that advised: "Happy Valentine's Day. If you're a woman, enjoy! If you're a man, don't screw this up!" My wife and I enjoyed a week-long Valentine's season retreat with Junior and our daughter-in-law in…

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Should Liquor Stores Open Longer? 

Item: Idaho Lawmakers Consider Changing Liquor Sales Rules/Tania Dall, KXLY More Info: While many states including Idaho are struggling to balance their budgets, Idaho's state liquor division says keeping its doors open longer would mean an extra $2.2 Million in revenue annually. Idaho's state-run liquor…

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Crapo: Obama Budget 'Unsustainable' 17 

President Obama's 2011-12 budget proposal continues down an "unsustainable path" of spending too much, taxing too much and borrowing too much, Idaho senior Sen. Mike Crapo said this morning. "This budget simply moves the money around, with no measurable reduction in the overall size of…

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