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MONDAY, JAN. 9, 2012

Wild Card/Monday -- 1.9.12 13 

Mrs. O & I rode our bikes to downtown Coeur d'Alene and then around the waterfront Sunday afternoon, for the exercise -- and just to say that we did so on Jan. 8. I can remember only one other winter during our 36 years in…

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Parting Shot -- 1.9.12 

An LSU cheerleaders is flipped before the BCS National Championship college football game against Alabama Monday in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Question: Should 2 teams who've already played once this year be playing for the national football championship tonight?

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'Add The Words' Effort To Get Sticky 18 

Things are about to get sticky at the Idaho Statehouse. A group of Idaho residents want to see the words "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" added to the state's laws prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing and education. They call their campaign "Add the Words, Idaho"…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 1.9.12 

5:09 p.m. Driver tells PFPD Blues he fell asleep before hitting a house @ 24112 N. Titleist Way/PF. 5:15 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Jan. 8-9 here. 4:52 p.m. Motorist reports 4YO boy is trying to cross dangerous H95 @ Garwood. 4:49…

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PM Headlines -- 1.9.12 

An illustration of AK-46A Tanker was on dislplay at the Greater Spokane Incorporated building, during a gathering to show support for Fairchild Air Force Base becoming a home for the new Boeing planes. See story below. (Courtesy Fairchild Air Force Base) Hearing on St. Maries…

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Otter Delivers State Of The State

Idaho governor C.L. "Butch" Otter delivers his State of the State address inside the House chambers at the Idaho Statehouse on Monday in Boise. (AP/Photo Matt Cilley) Lawmakers react, Otter sticks by budget figures Otter calls for $45 million in unspecified tax cuts Otter restrained…

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Otter Sought Advice From BSU Coach 

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and his staff visited with Boise State football coach Chris Petersen, pictured, during the summer, Otter said during Monday's "State of the State" speech. "We asked the Coach how he’s been able to keep upgrading the Broncos’ success on the field.…

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News Quiz Offers Zag Tickets

Anyone who enters Jim Camden's News Quiz this week will be eligible for a drawing that will award 2 tickets to the Gonzaga Bulldog game against San Francisco in The Kennel Thursday, Jan. 19. You don't have to score a perfect 10 to win either.…

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Idaho GOP Honors Hayes, Jacobson 10 

Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes and county GOP Central Committee Chairman Tina Jacobson were among those honored by the Idaho Republican Party and installed into the GOP Hall of Fame at the presidential straw poll in Boise Friday. Hayes was named "Outstanding Republican Administrator" and…

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Stateline WalMart To Get Interchange 14 

Exciting news for the west end of Post Falls as work will finally start on the interchange of I-90 and Beck Road, which will serve as the main access to the 200-acre Pointe at Post Falls commercial development currently being built by Foursquare Properties of…

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Giffords Returns To Shooting Scene 

U.S Rep. Gabrielle Giffords recites the "Pledge of Allegiance" alongside her husband Mark Kelly, right, at the start of a vigil at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., on Sunday. The day marks the one year anniversary of the shootings at the Safeway in…

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Firemen, Cops On Top 10 Stress List 10 

CareerCast recently released its list of most stressful careers. Here's the top 10: Enlisted Military Soldier Firefighter Airline Pilot Military General Police Officer Event Coordinator Public Relations Executive Corporate Executive (CEO) Photojournalist Taxi Driver Read Article: 10 most stressful jobs of 2012/CareerCast On a scale…

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Idaho Dems: Otter Ignored Ethics 

It is unfortunate that the “new normal” the Governor spoke of today, doesn’t include addressing the culture of corruption that is tolerated by our GOP leadership. The first item of business that the 2012 Idaho Legislature needs to address should be cleaning house. While we…

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High Noon: First Dude Backs Newt 

The Palins are back in politics -- well, at least one of them. Todd Palin jumped into the 2012 race on Monday, but only to offer an unsolicited endorsement to Newt Gingrich. The First Dude told ABC News he is throwing his weight behind Gingrich…

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APhoto Of The Day -- 1.9.12 10 

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich kisses his wife Callista after a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Sunday,. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Top Cutlines: 1. FOX reveals their “Politicians Gone Wild” video series --…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 1.9.12 

9:20 a.m. Someone reportedly stole copper from an Avista location, knocking out power to 5600 customers. Avista has told authorities that the power should be out until 1 p.m. today. Not known if this theft also is affecting the traffic lights in H95 & NW…

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CdA Vigil Set For 337 'Fallen Wolves' 74 

From a press release: The Northern Idaho Wolf Alliance (NIWA) will conduct a candlelight vigil to honor 337 fallen Idaho and Montana wolves, and protest the war against wolves, this evening starting at 4:30 - the night of "The Full Wolf Moon." They will gather…

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Health Issues Force Snakepit To Shut 

The future of the historic Enaville Resort (also known as the Snakepit) is uncertain now that owners Joe and Mary Peak are both battling cancer. Visitors to the famed eatery/tavern found this message on a whiteboard under the word "CLOSED" printed in capital letters Friday:…

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JohnA: Thankful For Viewtiful Area 

JohnA: What an amazing place in which we live. Deena and I cruised the lake today and watched eagles feeding in the waters around Beauty Bay. The majesty of the birds was only matched by the lake itself, a mirror of calm in an otherwise…

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AM Headlines -- 1.9.12

Officials remove two bodies from the scene of the crash of a Rimrock Stages bus that slid of an icy stretch of Interstate 90 and rolled on to its side just west of Clinton, Mont., early Sunday. The driver and at least 20 others were…

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Hucks Poll: Don't Trust Legislature 

Weekend Poll: A whopping 158 of 182 respondents (86.81%) don't trust the Idaho Legislature to handle ethics problems involving legislators. Only 18 of 182 respondents (9.89%) said they would trust the Legislature to deal with its own problem members. 6 of 182 (3.3%) were undecided.…

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Lodge: Say No To Abstinence Pledge 12 

Patti Anne Lodge, R-Huston, pictured, responded to a request by former DUI driver Scott Andrus to abstain from alcohol during 2012 Legislature: "As a Catholic we receive the Body of Christ in two forms, His Body and Blood. Bread and wine served at the last…

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Schedule Shows Otter Dialing Back 

Since his landslide re-election, Gov. Butch Otter is spending significantly less time in the office. Otter, 69, typically doesn’t show up at the office Mondays, instead scheduling “general office time” with no appointments. He works from home, according to a former chief of staff. Comparing…

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