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MONDAY, OCT. 10, 2011

Wild Card/Monday -- 10.10.11 

HucksOnline usually doesn't push things on Page 1. But this blog is enthused about a one-night class being offered by social media whiz Jamie Lynn Morgan at the Workforce Training Center this week. The class is an intro to social media (blogs, Twitter, Facebook). Your…

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Parting Shot -- 10.10.11

Hunter Kemper, left, of Colorado Springs, Colo., lies on the ground after crashing with Jonathan Echevers, right, in the first lap of the bicycle segment in the final event of the USA Triathlon Elite Race Series event, Sunday in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The crash occurred…

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Free Funerals For Organ Donations? 

Offering free funerals to people who donate kidneys, livers and other organs could help boost donation rates, an influential British medical ethics group says. In a set of recommendations published Monday, the Nuffield Council listed various ways to encourage people to donate more body parts,…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 10.10.11

5:57 p.m. Possible child abuse reported in parking lot of Shopko/CdA. 5:48 p.m. Man w/police alerts is upset that Hayden Holiday station clerk wouldn't sell him a beer. 5:37 p.m. Anita reports damage to her vehicle while parked @ 4th & Lakeside/CdA Oct. 1. 5:07…

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PM Headlines -- 10.10.11 

Idaho linebacker Homer Mauga (19) and offensive lineman Sam Tupua (50) pray after carrying in the American flag and a University of Idaho flag before the start of an NCAA college football game against Louisiana Tech on Saturday in Moscow.(AP Photo/Dean Hare) Sacred Heart to…

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APhoto Of The Day -- 10.10.11 

American broadcast journalist and author Barbara Walters throws rose petals as former Beatle Sir Paul McCarney and his wife American heiress Nancy Shevell leave Marylebone Registry Office, following their wedding in central London , Sunday. Shevell, 51, is McCarney's third wife.The couple met in the…

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Gookin, Sayler Even in Fund-raising

In the race for Coeur d'Alene City Council seat No. 3, challenger Dan Gookin and former Idaho legislator George Sayler are running neck-and-neck in the amount of campaign funds raised to date. Gookin has raised $4383 and spend $328, while Sayler has raised $4253 and…

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Racist, Galpal Held In Murder Spree

David Joseph Pedersen is shown in these Oregon State Police booking photos Thursday. Police in Washington say a woman suspected of killing four people in a Northwest crime spree has admitted to one of the slayings. Investigators said Monday that Holly Grigsby told them she…

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Adams Leads Bruning In Fund-raising 

Challenger Steve Adams has raised more than triple the amount of money than incumbent John Bruning in his 2011 race for Bruning's Coeur d'Alene City Council seat No. 5. Adams has raised $5673 and spent $1695 through today's first filing period for campaign finance disclosure…

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Scanner Plus: Signs From Overpasses 

Twice today, motorists have complained of zealous political followers hanging signs for their City Council candidates from the overpasses on I-90, through Post Falls. In the latest complaint, the driver reported that vehicles are being distracted and slamming on their brakes. Question: What do you…

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Twin Falls Analyzes Crapo Release 

The Twin Falls News-Tribune did readers a service by taking a typical news release from a politician -- in this case, U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo -- and breaking it down for accuracy & hyperbole. The analysis begins: "Every day, the Times-News gets dozens of press…

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Fischer: SPLC Should Be On Hate List 

Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SLPC) will be in town today to release a new “investigative” report on yours truly. I can hardly wait. But while I am waiting, it’s worth reminding the public of some salient facts about which I have…

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Occupy Coeur d'Alene Set Saturday 14 

Protestors who are calling for an end to the Federal Reserve and are part of the Occupy DC movement, burn a dollar bill in front of the Federal Reserve, in Washington, Sunday. Now, an Occupy Coeur d'Alene event is planned from 11 a.m. until 11…

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NIC Trustee Now Televises Meetings 

Item: NIC Board of Trustees meetings now televised/Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Recordings of the monthly North Idaho College Board of Trustees meetings will now be available to the public. The meetings will be shown on City of Coeur d'Alene Public Access Channel 19 for…

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Adams Knocks On Berry Picker's Door 

A Berry Picker tells HucksOnline that Coeur d'Alene City Council candidate Steve Adams was knocking on doors in his Lake City High area neighborhood over the weekend. And that Adams cleans up nice. Adams was wearing a Vote-for-Adams type of T-shirt and handing out his…

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Adams Apologizes For Corridor Error

RE: Berns: Adams' overrun claim wrong/HucksOnline Coeur d’Alene City Council candidate Steve Adams said he got his wires crossed when he gave out wrong information at last week’s candidates forum. Adams, running against incumbent John Bruning and Amber Copeland for Seat 5, said at Wednesday’s…

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INW Headlines -- 10.10.11

Actress Patty Duke, of Coeur d'Alene, is shown during a break earlier this year while directing the play that make her famous, "The Miracle Worker" at Interplayers in Spokane. She won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller and an Emmy for playing Annie Sullivan in…

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Noon: California Bans Handgun Display 

California became the fifth state to prohibit openly carrying handguns in public after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Monday that he had signed the ban into law amid heavy opposition from gun enthusiasts. AB144 by state Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, makes it a misdemeanor to carry…

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Hair Everywhere 

Karolina Gwiazda, left, a beard groomer, trims the moustache of Joe Comacho of Austin Texas at The Second Annual $5000 Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster, Pa. on Saturday Oct 8, 2011. The international event had over…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 10.10.11

Noon: PFPD Blue has stopped a semi that hit traffic lights @ Pleasantview & Riverbend. 11:49 a.m. CPD Blues have found an illegal transient camp @ Govt Way & Homestead. 11:44 a.m. Woman reports to sheriff's deputy that driver's license was taken out of car…

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Christie: CdA Backs Public Safety 

RE: Property crimes no big deal in Spokane/Doug Clark, SR Christie Wood: I did the Angela Muson radio show last week with some reps from our local Crime Stoppers and this was a topic we discussed. I feel bad for Spokane citizens, the Mayor and…

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Hucks Poll: Annual Checkups? Yes

Weekend Poll: 98 of 160 respondents (61.25%) said they undergo annual physical examinations. Which is a surprisingly large number (unless those who don't get checkups simply failed to respond). 26 of 160 respondents (16.25%) said they can't remember their last physical exam. 19 of 160…

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Trib: Run, Butch, Run 

At the Lewiston Tribune, opinionator Marty Trillhaase notes the second column by Gail Collins of the New York Times, pushing for a presidential run by Butch Otter. Then, tongue firmly cheeked, Marty gives 10 reasons why Butch should run, including: No. 10: No more talk…

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Duroc: Vandals Not Worth Ticket Price

Idaho quarterback Brian Reader (14) throws a pass while offensive lineman Matt Cleveland (70) blocks defensive lineman Ikemefuna "IK" Enemkpali (41) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Louisiana Tech Saturday in Moscow. Louisiana Tech won 24-11. William Love story here.…

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Hassell: Keep CdA As Single District 

Longtime Coeur d’Alene City Councilman Al Hassell told the redistricting commission that according to the latest census, Coeur d’Alene’s population is now 44,137 – almost exactly the perfect legislative district population size of 44,788. “This makes your work quite easy, I think, keeping Coeur d’Alene…

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