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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26, 2011

Hump Day Wild Card -- 1.26.11 28 

This is the tomorrow that President Obama talked about last night, when congressmen sat side-by-side in a kumbaya gathering to hear his annual State of the Union speech. The House of Representatives has voted to repeal his health care reform of 2010. And newby Dalton…

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Parting Shot -- 1.26.11 

Desi Borgese of Los Gatos, Calif., stretches with her coach Justin Howell during a training session at the Karolyi Ranch earlier today in Huntsville, Texas. The Karolyi Ranch, which is approximately 60 miles north of Houston and has been the training home of the women's…

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Riggs: Geezers Hazardous To Health 10 

Riggs: An older generation of people grew up with no one on the roads and their cars were just rolling sofas to watch the world go by. You see it in check out lines too, where its social hour. As the line goes longer and…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 1.26.11

5:46 p.m. KREM reports (re: 5:17 post): "CDA Police say the suspicious backpack is nothing to worry about. Inside was some shoes, a guitar pick, and some marijuana." 5:17 p.m. Shopko employee has found a suspicious back pack under vehicle. 5:09 p.m. PFPD Blues arrest…

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PM Headlines -- 1.26.11

"Rich Anstine set an impressive record with his 300th donation of platelets at the Inland Northwest Blood Center in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday afternoon," writes Kerri Thoresen/More Main Street. "Rich's story is in this week's Main Street column HERE." Enthusiasm, hard work define Sacre/Jim Meehan,…

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APhoto Of The Day -- 1.25.11 37 

Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., delivers her response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday. Bachmann founded the congressional Tea Party caucus. You write the cutline. Story here. (AP Photo) Top Cutlines: 1. Michelle BACHMANN, who some in the Tea Party think is a…

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Stapilus: A Nullity 

Randy Stapilus of Ridenbaugh Press offers food for thought re: Thomas Woods' "Nullification," the book handed out by Idaho Freedom Foundation to the House State Affairs Committee this morning. Committee members found the book on their desks before when they arrived to discuss legislation by…

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Wasden, Otter Support N-Shipments 13 

A recent agreement with the federal government could put Idaho at the forefront of a "resurgence" in nuclear reactor research, Gov. Butch Otter and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said today. In a joint guest opinion, Otter and Wasden defend a decision that allows the Department…

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Gun Raffled For Cop Shot In Face 

You've been invited to a benefit concert to raise money for an officer shot in the line of duty. The Nampa Police officer was shot in the face while serving a warrant on Dec. 16. He's expected to fully recover. Organizers say the money raised…

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D's: Nullification Bill 'Dangerous Stunt' 12 

The House minority leadership has issued a strongly worded statement on the newly introduced “nullification” bill today, headed, “Majority Lawmakers Waste Taxpayer Dollars and Time on Nullification.” In the statement, Minority Leader John Rusche, D-Lewiston, said, “Though we often see meaningless grandstanding in the Statehouse,…

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Dogwalk: Time To Put Tucson Behind 

I am deeply sorry for the tradgedy that befell Gabrielle Giffords. I couldn't be more pleased that her recovery thus far seems remarkable. Other than that I'm getting tired of hearing about it as if she were some sort of fallen diety. She is not.…

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HBO To Revisit Jim West Saga

Ryan Oelrich stands by one of his balloon sculptures at his home in Spokane Tuesday. His experience of being wooed via the internet by former mayor Jim West will be part of a documentary project on HBO. Columnist Shawn Vestal visits with the man who…

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Facebook Advertisers To Use 'Likes' 

Facebook users who check in to a store or "like" a brand may soon find those actions re-transmitted on their friends' pages as a "Sponsored Story" paid for by advertisers. Currently there is no way for users to decline this feature. Facebook says this lets…

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Milton Levine, Ant Farm Creator, RIP 

The creation of a toy that would become an American classic was triggered in 1956 by a Fourth of July parade of ants at a Studio City picnic. While gazing at the industrious insects, novelty-toy entrepreneur Milton Levine was transported back to childhood and his…

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Crump: Left Lanes & Old Drivers 11 

They come roaring up from behind, pull over into the left lane next to your rear fender — and stay there. For miles. Mostly, they drive venerable full-size cars — Impalas or Crown Victorias — or pickups with camper shells, nearly all bearing bumper stickers…

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INorthwest Headlines -- 1.26.11 

Dan Eisenbarth, 53, of Mead, looks at the damage to the front end of a Suburban that sheared off a power pole at the corner of Ninth Avenueand Monroe Street on Tuesday. The GMC pickup Eisenbarth was driving collided with the SUV, causing it to…

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High Noon: Betty White Hearts AARP 11 

AARP today announced that it will begin working with actress and pop culture darling Betty White in 2011. The announcement was made via video message by Ms. White herself earlier today in front of more than 2,000 AARP employees at an AARP all-staff meeting in…

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High And Dry 17 

Freelance photographer Karla Murray of New York photographs a grand piano that recently appeared on a sandbar in Biscayne Bay, Miami, this morning. Whoever put the piano there placed it at the highest point of the sandbar so that it’s not underwater during high tide.…

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Restrain Pets In Vehicles? 10 

There's been some chatter in Idaho about the inane idea that pets should be restrained in your vehicle. According to our local legislators, this is not on their radar. But Oregon is. ... In Oregon, lawmakers will vote in the next few months on a…

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Priscilla Bell Makes NIC Presentation

North Idaho College President Priscilla Bell tells legislative budget writers on Wednesday that NIC's enrollment has soared, but state support for the college would drop down to 2001 levels under the governorÕs proposed budget for 2012, which calls for a further 1.7 percent cut on…

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Hucks Poll: Merrill Wasted Money 

Tuesday Poll: Mary Souza and the OpenCDA crowd may support the $11,000 expense incurred by the state Parks & Rec department to warn boaters about possible 3rd Street boat launch closure -- but Hucks Nation doesn't. A supermajority -- 46 of 157 respondents (68.15%) said…

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Mary: P&R Director Deserves Thanks 17 

Mary Souza, of OpenCDA.com, sees no problem with the Idaho Parks & Recreation Department spending $11,000 to warn boaters in 42 states that Coeur d'Alene has proposed to close the 3rd Street boat launch. In fact, the usually fiscally conservative Souza uses the expense in…

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Jimmy Buffett Hurt During Show 12 

Jimmy Buffett performs in Gulf Shores, Ala., in this July 2010 file photo. Buffett fell off a stage at the end of a concert in Sydney earlier today, and was rushed to the hospital. Australia's Daily Telegraph reports that audience members saw the 64-year-old fall…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 1.26.11 

Noonish: PFPD Blue wants dispatch to call Knudtsen's and ask about the two booms he's heard coming from a parking lot where people are standing around. (It turns out that someone is shooting off a 10-gauge Civil War era cannon.) Noonish: Tyler, from Sunnyside &…

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Sightem 

A Berry Picker at the state capitol tells Huckleberries: "Larry Spencer was spotted in the Capitol today sporting a green name tag commonly associated with the lobby corp. Rumor is that he and Jeff Altus have suited up and hired on to represent tobacco stores…

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