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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

TUESDAY, JAN. 18, 2011

Wild Card/Tuesday -- 1.18.11 38 

I missed the protest of the white supremacists on Northwest Boulevard Monday, as a result of having the day off for the Martin Luther King Day holiday. But it sounds as though OrangeTV, DanG, Christie wood, and others spotted the neo-nutsies and provided all the…

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Parting Shot -- 1.18.11

"I was taking a group shot today of a musician and two belly dancers for my newspaper," writes Colin Mulvany/Snaps & Frames. "When dancer Nicole Richardson arched her back, I quickly reframed away from the two other subjects and made this photo. My photo creativity…

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Top 15 Hucks Commenters 68 

Blogmeister Ryan put together a list of top commenters since our new administration system came into play in mid-December 2008. And Sisyphus leads the pack. Here's the top 15, including number of comments (which also includes any that may have been deleted). Some, like misjustice,…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 1.18.11

5:34 p.m. A man in a small white car was driving on wrong side of road before entering Christ the King Lutheran Church parking lot @ Kathleen & Ramsey. 5:32 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activity report for Jan. 17-18 here. 5:31 p.m. Caller reports…

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PM: Seattle Hires Ex-UI Coach Cable 

Oakland Raiders cornerback Stanford Routt (26) is congratulated by coach Tom Cable after running an interception back for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of their NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday, Jan. 2. Cable, a former…

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APhoto Of The Day -- 1.18.11 

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia makes a forehand return to Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, earlier today. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) Monday's cutline contest winners here Top Cutlines: 1. Jelena…

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North Idaho Blogs -- 1.18.11 

"I have a bad case of Spring Fever," writes Sunny/Bent's Beer Garden. "I know, it's only January, but I'm not the type of gardener that lets the weather keep me from growing. I simply can't sit around and wait for Spring to get here. (62…

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Johnson: Great Speeches Week 

And, even though King made his most famous speech in August, no MLK Day is complete without remembering one of the great speeches ever delivered in the English language, his "I Have a Dream Speech" from 1963. This week also marks the 50th anniversary of…

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'White Power' Taunts Anger Neighbor 12 

A Hayden man who was tired of hearing his neighbors yelling "white power" was told by a Kootenai County sheriff's deputy to allow the law to handle disturbing-the-peace situations rather than to try to do something himself. Shealyn Marie Winkler, 25, of 9656 Hillview Drive,…

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Otter Picks Geddes For Tax Panel

“He has my total confidence and my appreciation,” Gov. Butch Otter said of Sen. Bob Geddes, his choice to be the next chairman of the state Tax Commission. “Bob has great respect in the Legislature, I think he has great respect all over Idaho. I…

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ITD Lets Megaloads Roll Next Monday 

Idaho will let the four ConocoPhillips megaloads of oil equipment start traveling U.S. Highway 12 on Monday, Idaho Transportation Director Brian Ness announced today. “I am convinced the record showed the loads can be moved safely, without damage to the roads and bridges and with…

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43SB: Send Message To Race Pickets 12 

Last week, white supremacists associated with the Aryan Nations decided to picket two Mexican restaurants in Coeur d'Alene with signs which encouraged passerby's to "Honk if you want Idaho White.” The organizer, Shaun Winkler, is an odious little toadie well known to the Southern Poverty…

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High Noon: Talking To Fifth-Graders 15 

Cindy has a quandry and sez I'm not helping her work through it at all. Seems she's going to be discussing news writing with two fifth-grade classes. She asked me via Facebook messaging what she should say to them. I responded: Tell them not to…

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Spokane Backpack Contained Bomb 

The abandoned backpack found Monday along the route of Spokane’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. march contained a bomb capable of inflicting “multiple casualties,” the FBI has confirmed. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s terrorism task force is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to…

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INW: Iupati Named To All-Rook Team

The FBI is seeking information connected to the identity of the person or persons seen with this Swiss Army-brand backpack. The backpack, which was found along the Martin Luther King Day parade route in Spokane on Monday, contained an explosive device capable of inflicting casualties.…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 1.18.11

11:55 a.m. Caller reports a broken window & burglary at cabin @ Hayden Lake & Roscoe roads. 11:22 a.m. Caller reports driver of tan pickup failed to stop when a Christmas tree fell from bed. 11:13 a.m. A structure fire is reported @ Targhee &…

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Hucks Poll: Vote On McEuen Plans 

Weekend Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Online readers want any significant changes proposed by Team McEuen and city leader to be put to a public vote. 145 of 232 respondents (62.5%) said they wanted a public vote on proposed changes. 85 of 232 (36.6%) didn't support a…

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Johnson: MLKJr Was A Republican 37 

I was unaware that Martin Luther King was a Republican, until I read the Kootenai County Reagan Republican news item on Facebook announcing this week's speakers for the group's regular weekly meeting. Ruthie Johnson, an Idaho Human Rights Commission member, is going to explain why…

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Clerk Orders Money Handling Review 17 

Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes announced today that he has arranged for two separate reviews of money-handling procedures in his division. Jim Simmerman, a former bank auditor and retired Captain with the Post Falls Police Department, begins individual reviews today. How long his review work…

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Starbucks To Offer 31-Ounce Drinks 13 

A man pulls a cart past a Starbucks store in Beachwood, Ohio. Starbucks will begin a phased-in nationwide rollout Tuesday of its Trenta cup size that can be filled with just shy of a quart's worth of iced beverages such as coffee, tea and lemonade.…

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Sebelius: 662,000 Idahoans At Risk 

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new analysis showing that, without the Affordable Care Act, up to 662,000 non-elderly Idaho residents who have some type of pre-existing health condition, like heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis or cancer, would be at…

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Luna: A Laptop For Every Freshman 24 

“It's nothing new for Idaho students to take online courses - it's definitely not a radical idea,” state schools Supt. Tom Luna told lawmakers this morning in his budget hearing. He said he wants to require all 9th graders to take two online credits per…

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AM Headlines -- 1.18.11 

John Hoff, of Weiser, plays the piano on the grass of Capitol Park before the start of the Idaho Tea Party Converge on the Capitol event the Statehouse in Boise on Monday. Pictured in the background is Boise saxophone player David Westmoreland and Marc Schneider,…

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