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TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012

Election Night Wild Card -- 3.15.12 133 

Complete election results from SR election central here. I'm back & ready to see which band of conservatives boot home the most winners tonight. The Very Very Conservative (United Conservatives of North Idaho). The Very Conservative (Reagan Republicans). Of the Conservative (Reasonable Republicans). We'll spend…

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Broadsword Ahead In Bonner County 

All three incumbent legislators in the 1st District (Sen. Shawn Keough and Reps. George Eskridge & Eric Anderson) are clobbering their Tea Party opponents in the early going, according to the Bonner County Election Department. State Sen. Joyce Broadsword is 133 votes ahead of radical…

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Voting With Children 

A voter occupies a poling booth with a curious minor while casting a vote in the Idaho Primary Election today in Homedale. (AP Photo/Idaho Press-Tribune, Charlie Litchfield) Question: Have you ever taken a child into the voting booth to show him/her what democracy is all…

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PS: Bomb Scare Halts Vote For Awhile 

Coeur d'Alene resident Gary Olivieri voted at Woodland Middle School in Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday. Later in the day, a bomb scare temporarily closed down the two precincts voting at the school, Nos. 38 & 40. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) A bomb scare occurred at…

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Primary Day Wild Card -- 3.15.12 26 

Coeur d'Alene Held Hostage, Day 42: I still have a few things to post before taking a break this afternoon, before beginning the long night of waiting for voter tallies to begin around 9:30-10. But I wanted to re-post this Wild Card while I work…

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Poll Shows Low Opinion Of Facebook 

Facebook’s reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site’s ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it. More than 40 percent of American adults log in to the site —…

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PM Headlines -- 5.15.12 

Michael Langohr, of Kalispell, Mont., paddles his way across Foys Lake on Monday afternoon, west of Kalispell. (AP Photo/Daily Inter Lake, Patrick Record) Ysursa predicts record low turnout/Dan Popkey/IS North Dakota passes Alaska in oil production/AP Settlement in Zehm civil suit reached/Thomas Clouse, SR Large…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 5.15.12

5:26 p.m. A possible "cold" sex offense is reported @ Landings Park on Long Meadow/CdA. 5:18 p.m. R/P from 101 N1st (Coeur d'Alene Resort area) reports unwanted person on property. 4:52 p.m. Male on Chateaux/Hayden reports being intentionally sprayed by rocks by motorcyclist. 4:39 p.m.…

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North Idaho Blogs Rdp -- 5.15.12 

"Yesterday," writes JeanC of JeanC's Cat House & Shooting Gallery, "I made tri-color quinoa cooked in turkey stock with dried wild mushrooms. After it was cooled I drizzled in some olive oil and a bit of sesame oil. I then added some sheep/goat milk feta…

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Berry Picker Records Mary, Recaller 23 

Nic reports in the comments section that he privately recorded an almost 12-minute conversation w/a RecallCDA vounteer & Mary Souza outside of the Woodland Middle School voting precinct earlier today. I've heard that recording. The volunteer told Nic that the McEuen Field upgrade cost was…

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Edit: Requiem For Open Primary 

Call it human nature, but you never know what you had until it’s gone. So today, we mourn something that formally vanished from the Idaho political landscape Tuesday — for this year, and perhaps for good. A primary election that actually worked for voters. In…

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Idaho Lags In College Degree % 

There are fewer people with college degrees in Idaho than in many of its neighboring states and the nation. U.S. Census Bureau data from 2010 shows 24.4 percent of Idahoans aged 25 or older have a bachelor’s degree or higher. The national average in 2010…

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Voters Angry At Party Declaration 31 

Recaller Danielle Cliff talks to a motorist outside the Coeur d'Alene 7th Day Adventist polling place on Locust Avenue. She was accompanied by Andy Anders. (Phantom Photographer photo) I just returned from voting at Precinct No. 52 (Assemly of God Church on 7th Street). I…

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Hammer Victim Struggles To Survive

Earlier today, Larry Cragun was sentenced to life in prison for his murderous attack on a Bayview family. Meanwhile, Yvonne Wallis still struggles to survive with her serious head injuries and meager pension. Herb Huseland/Bay Views brings us up to date on Yvonne: "Totally disabled,…

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Edit: 1 Of Idaho's Uglier Elections 

Republicans seem to be in contests to see how far right they can go. In Latah County, the GOP is a bit more level-headed compared to those in northern and eastern Idaho. The rightier-than-thou antics have even taken the form of a cross-burning near Priest…

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Why Vote In Uncontested Primary?

One of the side stories of this primary election: For the first time, party affiliations and ballot choices are now a matter of public record. Dan Popkey of the Idaho Statesman wrote about how this affects people like judges, government workers and journalists who need…

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Cragun Gets Life In Prison 

KREM via Facebook: "Larry Cragun was sentenced to life in prison for 1st degree murder. He was also sentenced to 15 years for attempted murder, and 15 years for 2 counts of aggravated battery each. All of the sentences will run concurrently. He will be…

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Noon: I Plan To Vote Republican 

Randy Smith and Mike Wetherell used to parry political ideas when they chaired the Idaho Republican and Democratic parties in the early 1990s.Now they're both judges - Smith in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Wetherell in Idaho's 4th District Court - and…

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Sitting Down On The Job 

A supporter of former state senator Mike Jorgenson takes it easy while holding a sign at the corner of Northwest Boulevard & Highway 95. All 4 corners were manned this morning -- two by Jorgenson supporters & two by sheriff's candidate Keith Hutcheson and his…

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Poll: Voting Republican 

Monday Poll: 106 of 174 respondents (61.2%) say they will register with the GOP today and vote Republican. 66 of 183 respondents (36.07%) say they won't. 5 (2.87%) were undecided. Today's Poll: Do you believe the claim by RecallCDA that it has collected 3700 signatures?

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 5.15.12 

11:36 a.m. Coeur d'Alene apartment resident tells threatening neighbor he'll defend himself w/baseball bat & knife if neighbor tries to break into his home. 11:29 a.m. T-bone crash involving 3 vehicles completely blocking i/s of H53 & Ramsey/Rathdrum. 11:17 a.m. ISP officer about to end…

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.