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was duck and cover time.” The mayhem that left police to process at least five crime scenes around town began just before 11 a.m. near 12th Street and Lakeside Avenue. One unidentified victim was shot in the chest and taken to Kootenai Medical Center, where he underwent surgery, according to Kootenai County sheriff’s Maj. Ben Wolfinger. The shooter then started firing randomly at bystanders in the area as he drove, according to police and witnesses. Knoke, who lives in an apartment complex at the intersection where the shooting occurred, said he was sitting outside when he saw the violent confrontation take place/Chelsea Bannach, SR. 
arrows at the animal in the plains near Whiterun. And with that, the little Skyrim computer game popup told me my archery skill level had risen to 26. My grandpa, Tracy Walters (pictured in family photo), has killed deer, too. But he does it the analog way — crouched down in a hiding spot, with his compound bow ready, waiting for hours in actual woods. He can tell you about bow hunting alone on his property on Green Bluff, about passing up a five-point buck because his instinct told him an even larger white-tail was coming. But mostly, his stories center on hunting with his sons/Daniel Walters, Inlander. 
sweet, honeyed sound that makes you want to believe someone’s come up with a better way to give kids a good start toward a successful life. Don’t be fooled. Idaho ballot Propositions One, Two and Three are masquerading as steps to school improvement. A closer look reveals the measures to be voted on November 6 are bad news for teachers and bad news for students. That’s bad for the rest of us. But they are good news to the rapidly expanding for-profit education industry, which is after your Idaho tax dollars — and the tax dollars of every other state that drinks their Kool-Aid/Mary Lou Reed, Inlander. 
female known to be the girlfriend of robbery suspect Christopher Michael Hastings. His girlfriend, Brandy Thompson denied knowing Hastings real identity. While detectives were speaking to her they observed a male matching the description of Hastings step out of a bedroom in the residence. She told them that male’s name was Tim.
woman does the lion's share of the chores, a Norwegian study has found. In what appears to be a slap in the face for gender equality, the report found the divorce rate among couples who shared housework equally was around 50 per cent higher than among those where the woman did most of the work. “What we've seen is that sharing equal responsibility for work in the home doesn't necessarily contribute to contentment,” said Dr Thomas Hansen, co-author of the study entitled “Equality in the Home”. The lack of correlation between equality at home and quality of life was surprising, the researcher said/Todayonline. 
to put an advertisement on Craigslist from his home in Hayden. He was soliciting painting jobs for his business. His son posted in the relevant area, which, by Craigslist’s nomenclature is “Spokane/Coeur d’Alene.” Armed with RCW 18.27.200(1)(a), an inspector from your state replied asking Mr. Keiser to do work. She never identified herself as from Washington. She subsequently cited Mr. Keiser and fined him for advertising in Washington. His intent was never to advertise in Washington, and when he brought this up the inspector, Mary-Jo Boies, she explained that she had an imperative to keep people like Mr. Keiser from taking work from Washington contractors, and that Craigslist’s demarcations were not her responsibility to clarify. 
their study of the women of Congress finds that Republicans are more likely than Democrats to have stereotypically feminine facial features. The study’s author, Colleen Carpinella, 
Industries said Friday the new rules will go into effect in January. Washington is already the state with the highest minimum wage in the country. Washington voters approved a process to calculate the minimum wage in 1998, and the new increase reflects a rise in the Consumer Price Index. That has been driven upward recently due to gasoline prices/KXLY. 
compasses are just spinning wildly. But the lawsuit-only system of addressing these past crimes does beg a question: What about other avenues of justice? What if the clock never stopped ticking on the criminal prosecution of child rapists? Virginia Graham would like to see that happen. Specifically, she would like to see Washington lengthen its statute of limitations for sex crimes against children, and along with John Ahern – who’s done as a legislator but not finished with this issue – she’s turning that into a full-time mission. “Right now, we only hold the rich or the insured accountable,” Graham said. “What kind of justice is that?”/Shawn Vestal, SR. 
contrast, I know that every tax rise is a pay cut for some struggling family.” The comment is consistent with Matthews' campaign literature that correctly states that his opponent, Judy Meyer 
gaining national attention. On Saturday, September 29, cyclists will fill the streets of downtown Coeur d'Alene for the 1st annual Coeur d' Fondo. It's a race where riders can choose from four different courses that range in mileages from 108 miles to a family friendly 15 miles. And at the end riders will be rewarded for the efforts at the the Coeur d'Alene Oktoberfest. And due to a large spike of interest nationwide, it's sure to be crowded downtown. “When we first started out, we thought let's keep it small. Let's keep it to 200 to 500 riders,” said race director Issac Mann. “But we got so many entires, we had to stop at 800”/Megan Gallegos, KXLY4. 
Ann Romney’s first fundraising trip to Idaho drew over 200 people and raised about $500,000 Thursday night, 
said Romney’s Idaho finance chief, Travis Hawkes. The Romney campaign has now raised $3.7 million in Idaho, with Mitt Romney having held five closed-door fundraisers and two rallies in the Gem State. The fee for the event at The Club at SpurWing in Meridian ranged from $1,000 to $25,000 per couple. Sen. Jim Risch, Romney’s Idaho co-chairman, said Mrs. Romney spoke for about 15 minutes. “The themes were the themes of the campaign, and that is that Mitt Romney is the person to turn this country around. She was talking about how competent her husband is, how she’s watched him turn other things around and how he can turn this country around”/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here. (AP file photo: Ann Romney with husband, Mitt, at campaign stop earlier this month)
Question: Wonder if she mentioned the infamous 47% “moocher” factor?
Candidate Obama. In it he portrayed some of his TV characters - all of who were in support of then-Senator Obama. It attracted millions of views. (Apparently for 2012, the video's been pulled from you Tube. Hmm..) So what do we have this election, instead? Well, Samuel L. Jackson stars in a 4+ minute video on the Internet that has (to this hour) attracted only about 11,000 views. I viewed it on Facebook and deliberated putting it on this blog for you to view. I decided not to. Here's why: Throughout the video the script is inflammatory, base and uses foul language in a way that is unnecessary - even to the point of using a little 8 year-old girl saying “Wake the F- Up” What a comparison of two political ads. 
blocked Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., in her attempt to launch a $1 billion Veterans Jobs Corp Act. Five Republicans joined her effort, but it fell short of the number needed to break a filibuster. Republicans contend Murray and the Democrats were playing politics by blocking a GOP alternative they claim would have been more fiscally responsible. In a $3.6 trillion federal budget, however, $1 billion is a rounding error. Only a sliver of the American public has paid the burdens of a dozen years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The rest of the country has moved on. Now these veterans return, only to find themselves caught up in a hostile economy. The jobless rate for veterans who have served since Sept. 11, 2001, is 12.7 percent. That's 50 percent higher than the national average. 
will mount with slickly designed emotional appeals that will tug at your heart strings. Answer one fundamental question: Who do you most trust your children's and grandchildren's future to, the teachers who are with them in the classroom 180 days a year, or a governor and a school superintendent hell-bent on rationalizing investing fewer dollars in education and who are dictating reforms from the top down?
property taxes. RR leader Jeff Ward responded that the levy rate had more than doubled, so the 107% increase assertion was correct. Either he doesn't understand property taxes and the caps that limit them or he is being intentionally deceptive. When property values fall (as they have in recent years) levy rates increase just to maintain tax charges at an even keel. It is essentially a zero-sum process, plus the 3% increase per year, plus any foregone tax amount (as Mic Armon identified for the Ed Corridor) plus new growth at the prior year's levy rate (otherwise all new construction would get an unfair free ride and rapid growth would erode local services at a precipitous rate). If taxable value of a property goes down from $60K with a .04 levy rate to a $40K value, the levy rate goes up .06 - but the taxes paid stay the same - plus a small annual increment. Simply stated, 4 times 6 equals 6 times 4. Jeff's assertions are grossly incorrect. The increase of taxes for NIC has not come close to approximating the increase in demand met by NIC during the recent recession. It is as close to a modern-day fishes and loaves story as one could find.
doubled our tax rate since 2007; a 107% increase in the middle of a recession”. Here are the actual facts: Property Taxes paid by residents of Kootenai County in FY2007 $7,994,105. Taxes paid in FY2012 $13,364,250 ($2,380,000 was foregone taxes taken to fund the purchase of the Ed. Corridor) Total increase since 2007 with the purchase of the Ed. Corridor is equal to a 67% increase, but total to educational funding ( minus the cost of the Ed. Corridor) is 37%. The idea of doubling or 107% increase is totally false. Also in that same time frame, the enrollment increased by 2237 students or 46%, and tuition increased by 53%
released back into the community. Those inmates all have to live somewhere. One option in north Idaho is for convicts to live in motels. The DOC supervises around 1,500 convicted felons in north Idaho. A majority of those people are in Kootenai County. Some of the inmates need help to get back on their feet when released from prison. “Part of their success is their stability of residence and that's a big factor,” said Eric Kiehl with the Probation and Parole department. Kiehl said the DOC has an understanding with three motels in Coeur d'Alene that are willing to take in offenders/Anusha Roy, KXLY. 
quarterback transferred from Coeur d’Alene High, he was good-naturedly dubbed a traitor and turncoat by his friends east of Highway 95. That was the least of the dual threat’s worries, though. Adjusting to LC coach Van Troxel’s vaunted option from Coeur d’Alene’s single-back offense was arduous enough. “Going from (Coeur d’Alene coach Shawn) Amos’ offense to Troxel’s was a big change,” said Shipley, whose family moved into LC’s boundaries two summers ago. “It’s taken a lot of time and yelling for me to get use to it.” A look at Shipley’e ever-improving numbers would suggest he’s fully absorbed the Timberwolves’ run-pass philosophy/Ryan Collingwood, VarsityCDA.com. 
school in the country. The university founded by former President Thomas Jefferson in 1819 beat 100 other colleges nationwide for the top honors, 
Ribbon, followed closeley by Rolling Rock (my preference). We put Sam Adams Summer Ale on tap a few months ago and it has moved so slow that we are now trying to just get rid of it at half price. So yes, maybe there is something to this Sam Adams/Republican theory. You certainly don’t see many of them around our place.
with education concerns geared toward choice in education and accountability, has released what it calls the “Parent Power Index,” ranking states on parents’ ability to choose a quality education for their children. CER uses several factors in rating each state, including charter schools, online learning, teacher quality, school choice, as well as whether or not the state’s governor is pro-reform, which Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is. The ratings are from 0-100 percent and Idaho ranks No. 15 with an index rating of 71 percent/Mitch Coffman, Idaho Reporter. 
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foray into the 2012 race could alienate a large share of Dos Equis fans. Ironically, this is in contrast to its corporate sister Heineken, which as it turns out is the most Democratic beer of all. On the other hand, Republicans love their Coors Light and favor Sam Adams, which is brewed just a few miles away from Romney campaign headquarters and whose namesake was an original tea partier. 
Chewelah. Right smack in the middle of town was a Chevron Station at the traffic light.The only light in town. I pulled up to the pump prepared to get out and gas up the car. But no. This was a full service station. The owner actually pumped my gas and cleaned the windshield. I was stunned at the sight, since the last full service station I have seen was too far back in memory to recall. I asked the proprietor whether he was full service out of choice or was he just too cheap to buy a computerized system? He chuckled and said, “well, kind of both but everyone seems to like it this way so I keep on doing it”/Herb Huseland, Bay Views. 
among its fans — the NFL and the officials’ union announced at midnight Thursday that a tentative eight-year agreement had been reached to end a lockout that began in June. The deal follows Seattle’s chaotic last-second win over Green Bay on Monday night in which the replacement officials struggled. Commissioner Roger Goodell, who was at the bargaining table Tuesday and Wednesday, said the regular officials would work the Browns-Ravens game at Baltimore on Thursday night. The seven-man crew working the game is led by referee Gene Steratore, a 10-year NFL veteran/Washington Post. 
such matters as “evergreen clauses,” longstanding language in teachers union contracts. “Proposition 1 is the one that most directly affects school board members and we feel like it’s the one getting the least attention,” Karen Echeverria, executive director of the Idaho School Boards Association, told the Idaho Press-Tribune this week. “It’s important for board members to educate the public on Proposition 1.” So this week, Echeverria’s group came out in support of keeping Prop 1 on the books, while taking no position on the other two referenda that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman. 
a lot). In my six-plus years of columnizing in this space, I’ve amassed hundreds of emails, letters, cards and voicemails from readers. That reader feedback is invaluable. It lets me know the thoughts that flow out of my head, through my fingertips, and into newsprint have resonated somewhere. My words made someone laugh, ticked someone off, or prompted memories of similar life experiences. Recently, I was invited to speak to a local civic group and was asked “How do you choose the topics for your Front Porch column?”/Cindy Hval, SR Front Porch. 
University of Idaho on Oct. 4 and 5, 2012 in honor of the Women’s Center’s 40th anniversary. Over the past 40 years, Steinem has played a pivotal role in the women’s equality movement, both in the United States and internationally. Steinem travels as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, the cultures of indigenous peoples, and organizing across boundaries for peace and justice.” 
barrier, it was mental, too,” Paradis said.
a game the previous week that had not fully healed, according to a lawsuit filed by his family this week. The wrongful death claim brought by the family of Drew Swank (of Hauser Lake) against the school, an administrator, football coaches and a family doctor alleges negligence and discloses for the first time details surrounding the player’s medical condition leading up to his death. New Valley Christian administrator Nathan Williams declined to speak about the case at the request of the private religious school’s board of directors and attorney. Swank’s family also declined comment on the lawsuit/John Stucke, SR. 
Clothing, ruined. The 1979 Coeur d'Alene High School graduate and former mill worker found himself in a place he never thought possible: Homeless and broke. “It's been rough,” he said. Houk recalls walking out of the bathroom, seeing the flames later determined to be started on a mattress by a discarded cigarette, and fleeing. “I ran out of the house with no clothes on, I just grabbed a blanket,” he said. Other than singed hair when he tried to battle the blaze with a hose, Houk was physically OK. Mentally, emotionally, financially, not so much. The home was not insured/Bill Buley, Coeur d'Alene Press. 
Seattle. Idaho, like Alaska, Montana and Wyoming, does not have its own medical school. Instead, the four states rely on a program known as 
for Christopher Michael Hastings, 26, from Hesperia, California, for two counts of robbery, with a seventy-five thousand dollar bond. Detectives developed information that led them to identify Hastings as the male suspect responsible for the robbery at Walgreens and Tesoro that occurred on Sept. 17. Hasting is currently wanted on a Felony Drug Warrant out of California. Hastings appears to lead a very transient lifestyle, and has recently spent time in Coeur d’Alene. Hastings has a criminal history of violence that includes armed robberies and weapons offense. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Coeur d’Alene Police Department at 769-2320.
this is it is clearly going to fail and that will mean it will be a long time before any group of commissioners will try again. There are some smaller changes that could help without making these huge changes. The commissioners did not invite any input and instead relied on past studies. There is no question county government is cumbersome and inefficient and I doubt anyone would come up with the current structure if starting from scratch. However, we are not starting with a blank slate, but rather attempting to change a well established institution. It is also important to keep in mind that a little inefficiency in government in not all that bad.
about to get really interesting. The TV ads are flying – at least in Ohio – the debates loom, the charges fly and the pundits spout. But what does it all mean? Today no analysis – historic or otherwise – just seven rules collected over 35 years of reporting on politics, working on two statewide campaigns and trying to understand the great ebb and flow of American politics. Rules to live by, if you will, in assessing the home stretch of the 2012 campaign. 
shore of its 25-mile-long namesake lake, the resort was built in 1986 and immediately became the catalyst for the gentrification of the town of Coeur d'Alene (pronounced core-duh-LANE). “Downtown took off with a character of its own,” recalled Bill Reagan, the resort's general manager since it welcomed its first guests. “It's as if the hotel created a center from which Coeur d'Alene could grow.” After a 413-mile, 7½-hour drive northeast from Bend, via the Tri-Cities and Spokane, my traveling companion and I turned off Interstate 90 in the late afternoon and approached the hotel via a circular drive off Sherman Avenue. A team of valets and bellmen was there to greet us, unloading our luggage, parking our car and guiding us through the elegant, contemporary lobby to the long front desk, where we were quickly checked in for a three-night stay/John Gottberg Anderson, Bend Bulletin. 
May, has admitted to the murder. Graham claims he was sitting on a rock outside his South Riverton apartment when McGill walked by, made a negative comment about the music Graham was listening to then insulted him by using a racial slur. He told investigators he followed McGill down Tuffy's Trail and threw a baseball-sized rock at McGill, hitting her in the head.
even though the festival's exact venue isn't known. An online poster for the event simply names Boise as the event's location. Also unclear is why the Hammerskins chose the Treasure Valley. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups across the country, calls the Hammerskin Nation “one of the oldest, most violent and most dominant skinhead groups in the United States.” The center identifies Wade Michael Page, who in August opened fire at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, killing six, as a member of the organization/Idaho Statesman. 
School District, handled many day-to-day decisions for the county, while commissioners set policy. A good administrator is worth his salary and more in cost savings in other departments. An argument can be made for further streamlining county government by making the offices of clerk, assessor, treasurer and coroner appointive rather than elective — like city government. County government can be cumbersome as the result of having 8 elected officials and their egos potentially fighting one another for scarce tax revenue. I might trust the current county commission to appoint the clerk/assessor/treasurer/coroner. But I certainly wouldn't want commissioners handling those critical appointments if two-thirds of the board came from the noisy Far Right in this community. The checks-and-balance system of county government may be cumbersome and cause duplication in services. But it ensures that a well-organized, radical group can't take offer the courthouse by successfully promoting two of its members to the commissioners' office in any given election — DFO.
have plans for a business, but the space somehow convinced him that he needed to open 
influx is because Idaho is better managed and presents more economic opportunity than California. Idaho gained about 54,000 people from California between 2000 and 2010, according to the report, which is based on federal tax data. The largest number came from Los Angeles and Orange counties, and the largest number moved to Idaho between 2004 and 2007, during the real estate boom. From those newcomers, Idaho gained a net aggregate income of $1.3 million, the report said. The main reasons for the Californian exodus are jobs, lower taxes and costs to employers such as utilities, the report said/Idaho Statesman.
standard liberal attack approach of labeling those who disagree as “conspiracy theorists.” This despite IB/PYP’s agenda being stated clearly on their website, in their speeches, lesson plans, workshops and everywhere else in their own materials. 
This isn’t an unprecedented decision — our paper didn’t endorse in the 2012 GOP presidential caucus, nor the 2008 Democratic caucus and GOP primary, despite Idaho appearances from candidates of both party. And really, it comes down to a simple difference between the president’s race and the other races. When it comes to candidates for everything from Congress to Ada County Highway District, our editorial board has the chance to interview the candidates in depth. Just as important, we have had a chance to watch the candidates up close, in elected service or in the community/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman.
Gates, who owns the winery with her parents, Sarah and Charlie Gates, said they’ve been humbled by the local support. At 10, Gates said they feel like the winery is starting to thrive thanks to that enthusiasm. They work together to put wines into the bottles. Kimber Gates has slowly added more winemaking duties and oversees the wines with a team of help. Sarah Gates, a Coeur d’Alene artist, concentrates on wine and food pairings, creating all of the recipes that are on the winery’s website. Her artwork appears on the winery’s labels and she maintains the gardens at the winery. Charlie Gates serves as emotional support and wine advocate, said Kimber Gates/Lori Hutson, SR. 
Lake City High School senior said, to leave her mark as an artist. 
you weren’t there,” the singer once recalled. “Well, I was there all right, but my memory of them is blurred — not by any drugs I took but by the relentless pace of the schedule I set myself.” Williams’ plaintive tenor, boyish features and easy demeanor helped him outlast many of the rock stars who had displaced him and such fellow crooners as Frank Sinatra and Perry Como. He remained on the charts into the 1970s, and continued to perform in his 80s at the Moon River Theatre he built in Branson, Mo. In November 2011, when Williams announced that he had been diagnosed with bladder cancer, he vowed to return to performing the following year: His 75th in show business. Williams died Tuesday night at his home in Branson following a yearlong battle with the disease. He was 84/AP. 
about the rock band Led Zeppelin. It's those kind of moments that helped the classical guitarist stave off disaster as a teen. 
his rally, which his campaign was filming, from in front of a building housing the state unemployment office and a Health & Welfare office in Moscow. Bouma moved to the parking lot of a local business instead; state Health & Welfare officials expressed concern about their clients' privacy. Click below for an AP report on the incident. But here's a sign Bouma wasn't targeted for his views: The Lewiston Tribune's full article today also included this tidbit: “The office manager initially reported that supporters of President Barack Obama were assembling, apparently misreading Bouma's name on a sign”/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise, has AP report. 
felt oddly uncomfortably in her gown. “My dress was so tight, I felt like I couldn't breathe,” the then 32-year-old lawyer and 
by grocer Trader Joe’s. Spokane health officials say the teen, along with another Washington boy from Thurston County, became ill about 6 weeks ago. The peanut butter recall has now been expanded to dozens of peanut, cashew and almond butters produced by Sunland Inc. The New Mexico-based company processed and packaged the Trader Joe’s Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter that has since been linked to salmonella cases in 18 states/John Stucke, SR. 
Peterson aren't new. He has criticized opponents' radio ads that said the student laptop purchase program is an unfunded mandate. But as opponents have taken their campaign to TV, Peterson has ratcheted up the rhetoric. “Do not give into these underhanded tactics of the leaders of the teachers’ union. They are opposed to education reform in Idaho, and it is a shame to see they are willing to go to any lengths to stop reform from taking place — including lying to Idaho’s families and taxpayers.” Heading closer to the final month, this campaign is getting uglier/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman. 
the student was found unharmed Saturday morning. “We were still in testing mode, and we just decided to go live with this,” said Laura Rumpler, spokeswoman for the Coeur d’Alene School District. Schools are relying more on digital dialing systems like this to spread the word about weather-related school closures, bomb threats and school lockdowns, as well as to communicate about routine matters like unexcused absences, overdue library books and PTA meetings. Spokane Public Schools has just picked a new vendor capable of notifying families of all 29,000 students in the district using phone calls, emails and text messages/Scott Maben, SR. 
Forest Services officials say. No reports of aggressive behavior from the bears have been received at the Panhandle National Forests headquarters in Coeur d'Alene, “but it remains important for the public to exercise caution and give the bears plenty of space to ensure future bear encounters are uneventful,” said Jason Kirchner, forest public affairs officer. “Bear sightings are not unusual but due to the unpredictable nature of bears the public needs to understand that some caution should be taken whenever they are in bear country,” said Coeur d’Alene River District Ranger Chad Hudson/Rich Landers, SR Outdoors blog. 
able to get a fingerprint off the severed digit and track it back to the owner: a 31-year-old wakeboarder who lost four fingers from his left hand during an accident on the lake more than two months earlier. On Sept. 11, Nolan Calvin reported that while fishing on the west side of Priest Lake, he caught a large lake trout, the Bonner County Sheriff’s Office said. Calvin began to clean the fish and discovered what he believed to be a human finger inside the fish. He put the finger on ice and reported the incident to the sheriff’s office. Detectives confirmed the finger was human and discovered there was sufficient ridge detail to obtain a latent fingerprint. Detectives began to search for a possible victim/Scott Maben, SR. 
for others the subject is just too intimate to discuss. But the 700,000 people in the U.S. living with a permanent ostomy don’t have the luxury of ignoring the subject of bodily waste elimination. Simply put, an ostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes. The waste is collected in bags or pouches. There are three types of ostomies – colostomy (descending colon), ileostomy (ascending colon), and a urostomy (bladder). Some people need to wear two bags – one for urine and another for solid waste. Oct. 6 is International Ostomy Awareness Day. This year’s theme is “Let’s be heard,” and Cheney resident John (Gus) Hall isn’t shy about discussing his surgery/Cindy Hval, SR. 
The other is overwhelming. And it's getting worse, said the executive director of the Kootenai Humane Society. Whether ferals or strays, they're everywhere. “We have to do something,” Peck said Monday. “We have literally litters of kittens coming in.” She said the KHS shelter at the end of Ramsey Road is at capacity, with around 100 cats and kittens. There's a 45-day waiting list to drop off a feline. Around 15 calls a day come in from folks desperate to get rid of one, two or an entire litter. Told there's no room, some are just leaving cats outside the shelter gates. Or, they're dumping them in neighborhoods, in the wild, in parks. Wherever. It is the worst Peck has seen this situation/Bill Buley, Coeur d'Alene Press. 
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and Jane. You can hear the change in the voice of Gov. C. L. Otter, a Republican here in one of the most deeply conservative corners of the country, when he expresses a brotherhood bond with Rahm Emanuel, the Democratic mayor of Chicago and former Obama administration chief of staff. Students at New Plymouth Elementary play outside during recess. “I could empathize with Rahm and what he was going through,” Mr. Otter, better known as “Butch,” said about the recently settled teachers’ strike in Chicago during an interview here in the State Capitol. “It’s not the teachers,” Mr. Otter said, paraphrasing Mr. Emanuel’s tough-guy script from a news conference at the height of the standoff. “It’s the union bosses”/Kirk Johnson, New York Times. 
paddled by a male vice principal made headlines around the country. Now, parents of students in the Springtown Independent School District will have to authorize any physical discipline of their kids, 
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, due to risk of E. coli contamination. No illnesses have been reported. The grocery chain, which is owned by Supervalu Inc., said the move follows an expanded recall by XL Foods Inc. for ground beef products imported to the U.S. from Canada. Albertsons is recalling multiple ground beef items sold in all of its stores in Washington and Oregon, as well as three stores in Northern Idaho: Coeur d’Alene, Hayden and Lewiston. No other Albertsons stores are affected by the recall. The raw ground beef products were sold at its full service counters at the customer’s request or sold in packaged form with an Albertsons store label between Sept. 3 and Sept. 21. The products are no longer for sale at any stores/AP.
Department. He was the man who helped organize everything from soccer to basketball to softball and flag football. He was the one who accepted the application forms and officially put the teams together for thousands of children, teens and adults. 
there have been attempts…all failed! I was opposed to that change in 2008 as in 2012. A recent “My Turn ” article which I submitted to the rival paper was published a few weeks ago, outlined my position and some on-line surveys have also shown that change to our form of government is not popularly accepted. The RR’s claim that their endorsed commissioner candidates are ‘conservative’ yet adding a commissioner-manager position that will likely cost an additional 150K and eliminating 4 elected positions in favor of appointees, doesn’t sound conservative to me. Our current form of government is effective because it maintains the necessary checks & balances. As i said in my article, the wheel is not broken, just some of the spokes need to be replaced! 
frustrations over the locked-out refs. Russell Wilson threw a disputed 24-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate on the final play of the game, a game that finally ended 10 minutes later when the teams were brought back on the field for the extra point. Wilson scrambled from the pocket and threw to the corner of the end zone as the clock expired. Tate shoved Green Bay’s Sam Shields out of the way, then wrestled with M.D. Jennings for possession. It was ruled on the field as a touchdown, and after a lengthy review, referee Wayne Elliott came out from under the hood and announced “the ruling on the field stands” and the fans erupted in celebration/Associated Press. 
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Jonathan Mathew Franco has impacted people’s lives. These have given me a deeper admiration towards the young man whose short life benefited many. Jonathan wanted to be in law enforcement since he was a small child when he became enamored with a pair of toy guns, holsters and a shiny, metal sheriff’s badge. “When I grow up I want to be a policeman!” I can still hear the excitement in his small voice. The desire persisted into his early teens until he began driving. “Why do the cops have it out for me, Mom?” He questioned disgustedly. “I have been pulled over seventeen times! Seventeen times, Mom, seventeen! I am not even doing anything wrong!” He was pulled over several more times after that. 
interview with The Hill earlier this month, Labrador said that he did not think Congress should reconvene for the lame-duck session, saying, “I think the decisions we make in the lame-duck session are not wise decisions for America.” Due to the dire consequences of not convening for the lame-duck session, Labrador and the few who agree with him are in the minority, even amongst other conservatives. “Congressman Labrador doesn’t seem to care that there would be major consequences for not showing up for the lame-duck session,” said Farris. “If Congress doesn’t deal with the fiscal crisis before the end of the year, we will be pushed off the fiscal cliff. Sequestration will go into effect, resulting in cuts to military spending. The nation would be plunged back into a recession. But apparently Congressman Labrador doesn’t think it’s important to show up and prevent these things from happening.”
based in Priest River. Experts lead daily group hikes to identify mushrooms collect specimens for educating the groups when they convene. Participants who can’t spend the entire weekend can join the Saturday foray, which leaves promptly at 9 a.m., and attend Saturday’s Pot Luck set for 6 p.m./Rich Landers, SR Outdoors blog. 
Hart, now that Hart’s voluntarily dismissed his bankruptcy filing — which had placed an automatic stay on the foreclosure case. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge has lifted the stay in the case that goes after Hart’s log home in Athol, but at Hart’s request, agreed to a delay until mid-November for the first discovery deadlines in the case, due to the unexpected illness of Hart’s Kentucky attorney. U.S. Justice Department lawyers had asked for a deadline a month earlier/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. 
sophomore English class at the school. 
school year, Elbin has already put in a few days at Frederick Post Kindercenter and has some days lined up at Mullan Trail Elementary. “I'm happy to have the opportunities so early,” said Elbin, a substitute in the Kamiah and Kooskia districts before her family moved here. School districts still rely heavily on subs, but their budgets for teacher sub costs have declined in recent years like most other budgeted items. … Tom Taggart, Lakeland's finance director, attributed that district's budget decrease to a lower number of regular teachers in recent years resulting from attendance declines/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene Press. 
under way. “We began mailing out absentee ballots last Friday,” said Hayes, “and we’ll mail out ballots daily for the next several weeks”. The county is paying return postage on absentee ballots received. Tuesday, Oct. 9 is the start of in-person absentee voting. The Elections office, 1808 N. Third St. in Coeur d’Alene, is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. “We’re also going to be open on two Saturdays, Oct. 20 & Oct. 27, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.,” said Hayes. “We want to make absentee voting as convenient as possible for the voters”/Kootenai County clerk's news release.
keep your household afloat in the dim hope that a thoughtful employer might throw you a lifeline. Then last week, you learned that presidential candidate Mitt Romney grouped you with all Americans who pay no income tax, and he assigned your motives to malingering and mooching. This, by his definition, made you an automatic vote for President Barack Obama. He wasn’t feeling sorry for you; he was feeling sorry for himself. How can he win you over with an income tax break when you’re not paying that tax at this time? To put it in the terms of an obnoxious Wall Street Journal editorial, this makes you one of the “lucky duckies.”
reform laws - has yielded the first statewide TV campaign commercial, and it makes some questionable claims. “Proposition 3 replaces teachers with computers by requiring that taxpayers fund laptops for high school students,” the ad says. “The Legislature failed to fully fund the laptops required by Proposition 3, so our property taxes could increase.” Actually, one of the main things the reform laws did was write formulas into state law guaranteeing funding for the laptops into future years. The laws made the laptop program a new “statutory requirement” within Idaho's public schools budget, just like busing, border contracts or salaries and benefits/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. 
other day as we were doing the crossword puzzle (she does the horizontal words and I fill in with the vertical words) if dogs are so smart how come you never see a dog running for public office? How come you don't see dogs starting their own businesses or writing novels or flying airplanes? Huh? Can you answer that, Christmas Belle? She filled in two of my words and said “Checkmate” and then hopped down from the table and went to sit behind the couch. I think the question made her mad. 
They aren't delicate gold necklaces crusted with diamonds. It isn't the intent of the players to become pretty. And a good thing, too. No small number of the baseball players in this era tend toward rough-hewn beards and stringy hair.
exposed. School board Chairman Tom Hamilton (pictured) is on the record as saying that one of the chief reasons he disapproves of PYP is because he believes it does not reflect the values he and his family hold dear. While we certainly respect that viewpoint and would understand if Tom sent his children elsewhere, we believe such a pronouncement from the head of the school board ensures that he will not give the matter fair consideration. We also wonder if his judgment has colored the objectivity of other board members, only one of whom has been on the board for more than a few months. Before another lynch mob assembles, further study of PYP at Hayden Meadows is essential. It should start with the hundreds of parents who are happy with the product. Perhaps it should even end there.
hearing for Jim Brannon’s challenge of his three-vote 2009 loss to Kennedy last week. But Kennedy is shrinking. Sixty-four pounds and counting since this time last year – from 245 pounds to 181 pounds. In September 2011, Kennedy decided to get serious about his health. On his Facebook wall, he explained to well-wishers that his motivation “was avoiding a massive stroke or heart attack, and the fact that someone has to walk my three beautiful daughters down the aisle.” When I kidded that he was getting in fighting trim for a rematch with Brannon in 2013, Kennedy replied that I must be a “sadist”/DFO, Sunday Huckleberries. 
in disgust. Some would stop and frown, some whistled to show they were impressed, yet others just shook their heads as they hoofed by to the hiking trails. 
middle school athletes that cheerleaders are the best college athletes around. “Have you ever watched the cheerleading championships? I’m serious. Guess what?” Biden asked about 200 kids assembled at Newport High School in Newport, N.H., gathered on the practice fields. “The cheerleaders in college are the best athletes in college,” he said. “They are amazing. You think I’m joking. You think I’m joking. They’re almost all gymnasts. The stuff they do on hardwood, it absolutely blows my mind, thinking, you know, they’re up there without a net. You know?”/Arlette Saenz, ABC News. 
He didn't mention Idaho by state, but former President Bill Clinton said a former Idahoan had a hand in crafting his speech before the Democratic National Convention. The Idahoan in question: Bruce Reed, chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and the son of former state Sen. Mary Lou Reed of Coeur d'Alene. Clinton discussed the speech Thursday on Comedy Central's “The Daily Show.” The mention of Reed starts about one minute in, and goes to about the 1:30 mark. 
Interbike is North America's largest cycling trade show for retailers. Mr. Shaffer is manning a booth through Friday showcasing our fabulous local bike trails, like Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes and the Hiawatha.” On her Facebook wall, Christa reported how Shaffer recognized her. He'd 
Forms of County Government” question the County Commissioners have placed on the November 6 ballot. We hope you find the question & answer format used in this release to be informative. Optional forms of county government is a simple-sounding concept that actually has many potentially negative consequences. Therefore, several of us at Kootenai County are willing to meet with groups holding educational forums or debates leading up to the general election.” 
Propositions 1, 2 and 3. Says the ad: “Prop 3 replaces teachers with computers by requiring that taxpayers fund laptops for high school students.” Not true. The law requires schools start using technology, and that mobile computing devices — which covers more than laptops, by the way, be part of the regular curriculum. It does not replace teacher with computers, robots, androids or holograms. The ad also claims that “the Legislature failed to fully fund the laptops required by Prop 3.” Also not true, which makes the further allegation, that the law will cause property taxes to go up, also erroneous/Wayne Hoffman, Idaho Freedom Foundation. 
effective tax rate of 14.1 percent, his campaign said Friday. That's slightly above the 13.9 percent rate the couple paid in 2010. Most of the 2011 income was from investments. Campaign officials said the couple filed the return Friday with the 
is the Spokane Party Trolley – an environmentally friendly, pedal-powered pub on wheels, complete with keg tap, that relies on its riders for fuel as it travels between stops. “You’ve got to work for your beer on this,” said Nina Kindem, who just launched the business out of the Saranac Building, 17 W. Main Ave. Groups can rent the trolley for two hours or more. Up to five people on each side pump the pedals. There’s room for five others to sit, plus space for a standing host/bartender in the middle. A company-provided pilot perched up front keeps things under control and on schedule/Rick Bonino, SR. 
Washington Fish and Wildlife Department announced intentions to eliminate the entire Wedge Pack of wolves that have killed or injured at least 15 cattle in northern Stevens County since mid-July. This is a milestone in the controversial process of wolf recovery, the first time a wolf pack has been targeted in Washington since gray wolves were extirpated from the West with guns, traps and poison in the early 1900s. Eliminating wolf packs focused on livestock already has been employed in Montana and Idaho where the issues arose/Rich Landers, SR Outdoors blog. 
Did you realize that Hobbit Day is tomorrow, Sept. 22. Hobbit Day, according to Wikipedia, is the birthday of the 
too – said of Mitt Romney: “We’re running against Jimmy Carter, but we nominated 
Petersen — or a grumbling fan base. No. 24 Boise State defeated BYU 7-6 with a defense that scored the Broncos’ only touchdown, forced five turnovers, stopped a two-point conversion with the game on the line and allowed just 200 yards. The offense failed to score a touchdown for the second time in three games. The special teams didn’t help, either, with a failed fake punt, a missed field goal and kicking woes so bad that Petersen four times left his offense on the field rather than try for three points/Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman. 
things I will not tolerate. There is an absolute truth in my eyes. I teach my kids, both in my classroom and at my dinner table, that if they see injustice in the world they should act. They do every day. They do not tolerate bullying of their classmates. They do not tolerate mediocrity. They diligently work for causes; from helping the hungry with food drives to volunteering to read to younger children, because they will not tolerate hunger or illiteracy.
Fla., Romney said: “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That's an entitlement. And the governments should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what. … These are people who pay no income tax. … My job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”
accusations made by some opponents of President Barack Obama is that he is a socialist who espouses socialistic causes. The Pew Research Center has found that 60 percent of Americans respond negatively to “socialism.” So this could be a pretty effective piece of mud to throw at the president if it could be made to stick. But this also made me curious about socialism in Idaho.
merit pay Idaho owes its teachers. As a result, he's forcing them to vote against their own bonuses if they help reject his school overhaul program by referendum. He contends repeal of his 2011 school overhaul package - curbs on collective bargaining, merit pay and spending more for online instruction and less on teachers - would doom this year's bonuses. Plus he says he cannot release the payments until the state issues the third of its five scheduled allocations to public schools on Nov. 15 - nine days after Idaho voters will decide the fate of his package.Thanks to the Spokesman-Review's Betsy Russell, we now know better. Because the merit pay law is in effect now - due to a provision Luna sought to thwart the referendum — the payments will go forward regardless of the election outcome/Marty Trillhaase, Lewiston Tribune. 
was coming, we have been counting down the days,” Wood said as she joined staff of the Coeur d'Alene accounting firm in moving supplies from one storage room to another, to make room for an office. Kacie Tollefson, employee of Magnuson, McHugh, was one of those volunteers busy Thursday morning and afternoon cleaning and clearing shelves as part of United Way of Kootenai County's fifth annual Day of Caring. She audits nonprofits and knows they're often short of staff, money and resources to meet demands for services, so she was glad to pitch in. “Dollars don't make this happen,” Tollefson said. “It's volunteer hours”/Bill Buley, Coeur d'Alene Press. 
missing too many House votes, Labrador said all the right things. “The people of Idaho hired me to do a job, and I should be there.” But as any struggling dieter knows, habits are hard to break. And before Labrador recommitted to the steamed broccoli of the day job, he allowed himself a day off. On Wednesday, while Congress wrapped up its poor excuse for pre-election work, Labrador was in Miami, helping Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney woo Hispanic voters. While Labrador was out of the office, the House considered 25 bills, although 23 sailed through on voice votes, and only two required a recorded vote/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman. 
state’s indigent population, according to an analysis released Thursday by Parrish Miller, a policy analyst for the Idaho Freedom Foundation. Rather than establishing an enormous new subsidy funded by federal tax dollars and deficit spending, Miller argues, those who truly wish to help fund medical services for the less fortunate should reject top-down centralized health care planning and instead devote their money to efficient private-sector organizations that provide cost-effective care solutions with much greater transparency and accountability/Eric D. Dixon, Idaho Reporter. 
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authority to count 2012's ballots in Spain. Ysursa said he was questioned about the rumor last week after at an Ada County Republican breakfast and responded with a joke. “I just chuckled and said, 'Well, the Basques have been counting 'em for years — ever since Pete came in,'” Ysursa said, referring to fellow Basque and predecessor, Pete Cenarrusa who was Idaho's chief election official from 1967-2002. But Ysursa, a Republican, told me today that assuring public confidence in the integrity of voting is a serious matter. He dug into the issue after I inquired on behalf of a reader/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. 
Appleway for a book signing at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8. The Heaths are signing their new book, “Our Sarah: Made in Alaska.” According to a news release: “The glimpse you will see in this book is that of the real Sarah Palin—the Sarah we know and love, not the one created by the national media.” The release goes on to say: Our Sarah: Made in Alaska (Center Street/Hachette Book Group, September 2012) is more than a memoir, it is a survival story of a family who braved the harsh terrain and climate of Alaska, rolled up their sleeves and built a better life. That struggle, and this family helped create the first female governor of Alaska and the political superstar we know today.” (Barnes & Nobel photo of “Our Sarah” book cover)
hillside shop in Colbert. A PET is a hand-pedaled vehicle made of lumber and steel. The sturdy parts and solid-core rubber wheels provide transportation in terrain that would prove difficult for traditional wheelchairs to navigate. Dick Carpenter, 72, founded Inland Northwest PET Project after reading a blurb about the international organization in the newspaper/Cindy Hval, SR. 
agency director or regional director from almost every state agency there. The attendees had questions throughout the entire day - from roughly 8:15 a.m until 2:00 p.m. Boise is @ 500 miles away from Nordman, and from my seat it looked like people there were glad they had a chance to talk to their elected officials and to heads of or regional directors of state agencies face to face. A rare opportunity for us and many that live here. Too rare in my view. Kudos to the Governor for his effort!
off his under-funded opponent or even the independent Project Vote Smart; he's also AWOL much of the time from his day job.
know, I was really bummed a few months ago. Spokane’s perennial loser candidate Barb Lampert said she wouldn’t be running for office. It was unimaginable. We were about to have the first Lampert-free ballot since the forming of the League of Nations. Prayer seemed like the only option. Is anyone out there, I beseeched the heavens, who could fill the insanity void left by a Barbless election? The heavens answered, and along came Rep. Matt Dillon, I mean Rep. Matt Shea. Sorry for the confusion. I sometimes have to remind myself. Matt Dillon was the pistol-packing marshal on the old “Gunsmoke” TV show. Shea’s that pistol-packing pickup driver who pulled his gat during a road rage incident with another motorist last November in downtown Spokane/Doug Clark, SR. 
Commission’s staff said Wednesday. The Spokane-based utility proposes the higher rates to raise an additional $40.9 million from electric customers and another $10.1 million from natural gas customers in Eastern Washington. Avista’s request is “an unjustified burden on customers” so soon after the utility raised rates at the start of this year and after a decade of nearly annual rate increases, said Senior Assistant Attorney General Simon ffitch. “Unfortunately it’s a revolving door from the consumer perspective,” ffitch said Wednesday. “I think customers are worn out, they’re frustrated, they’ve given and they’ve given and they’ve given again, and they’re tapped out in terms of ability to pay these rate increases, which just keep on coming”/Scott Maben, SR. 
PYP. Huh? So instead the school board is going to make a rash decision on an important issue? What the heck? Why? What is the hurry? If he’s trying to protect the anti-PYP folks from the “militant” supporters, contact law enforcement if threats are being made. The truth sounds like Tom doesn’t want to hear criticism from people he doesn’t agree with. Tom needs to stop pouting like a little kid. Announcing to the world that that you’re taking your ball and going home because people object to your decisions is sure way to find yourself being called, “former school board chair Tom Hamilton.” Maybe Tom can come on here explain why the board wouldn’t take its time and make a decision that’s in the best interest of the kids?
court saying it will consider whether to uphold or reverse a previous ruling that solidified a City Council incumbent's narrow victory over his challenger. The five-member bench, four of which were present at First District Court, didn't give a timetable on when a decision would be reached, meaning it could be weeks or months before a written ruling is issued on the three-year old case. 
Cassy writes: “Too bad they also send some of the worst messages to women in the history of mankind. Horrible stereotypes, insulting characters, idiotic relationship advice… it’s all there. Some chick flicks are better at hiding it than others, but generally, you can count on the same thing each time. The worst part is, 
journalistic knowledge in the organization, nor was there enough effort given to quality content. It looked to me, especially after I was limited to 300 words for Bayview Daze, and the issue two days later had a half page farewell letter from the departing editor, plus a two full page history of Hauser Lake, all in one issue. Obviously, that left little room or editorial judgement for success. It was a nice try, but the wrong people were listened to and the rest is a short history. I will say this about the paper. I thought the layout and art work were superb/Herb Huseland, Bay Views. 
laptop for every student. At least one school is used to it. Christian Housel, principal of Meridian Technical Charter near Boise, says students have had laptops since 1999. But even after 13 years, problems remain. While students aren’t allowed to take their laptops home, occasionally they still access inappropriate sites during class. Network surveillance lets teachers view what their kids are browsing, but no administrator can monitor all 200 students. “We’re talking about laptop, laptop, laptops,” Housel says. “It’s the No. 1 problem I deal with.” 
“inappropriate.” But he doesn’t back away from his criticism of the EPA, nor his attempts to slash the agency’s budget. The EPA has become a red meat talking point for Republicans on the campaign trail. But the criticisms are a bit hazy — and the reality considerably more complex. When Simpson met with the Statesman editorial board last month, we interviewed him at length about the EPA. I gave his staff the heads up beforehand. Since Simpson is the chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the EPA, he’s on the front line of the budget debate. So I wanted Simpson to explain his concerns with EPA. It’s a sketchy case, I must say/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman. 
at a private fundraiser, a sign of how dangerous the now-famous “47 percent” comment is to a swing-state senator facing reelection. “I have five brothers and sisters. My father was an auto mechanic, my mother was a school cook,” Heller told reporters outside the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon. “I have a very different view of the world and as a United States senator I think I represent everybody. And every vote is important. Every vote is important in this race. I don't write off anything”/Cameron Joseph, The Hill. 
attracted a standing room only crowd to the Idaho Supreme Court hearing in Courtroom 1 of the Kootenai County Courthouse. SReporter Scott Maben told me that all 67 seats in the courtroom were full — and he was able to get in only after identifying himself as a member of the media. About a dozen people watched the approximate one hour of arguments given by Brannon attorney Starr Kelso and attorneys for the city (Mike Haman and Mike Gridley) and Kennedy (Scott Reed). I'll post a report for Scott when he writes it. Meanwhile, we'll probably have to wait months to learn the outcome of Brannon-v-Kennedy.
said he is still aware of what’s going on, he is physically unable to complete tasks like repainting the house they’ve lived in for 40 years. The Thomas’ were chosen by the committee for Paint the Palouse, a project service sponsored by University of Idaho Housing, to have the outside of their home repainted by UI students Saturday. “My husband just couldn’t do it anymore, so this is really helping us out,” Alverna Thomas said. “This will be a big thing for him and it will really raise his spirits. Knowing that he’s getting help from the students of the university really raised his spirits, helped him to feel good and he’s so thankful for students to help him”/Kaitlyn Krasselt, UI Argonaut. (Steve Devine Argonaut Photo: Jon Bessler helps paint a home on Public Avenue Sept. 15 as part of Paint the Palouse)
by both Coeur d'Alene Police as well as police in Spokane where he lives. The college has since been working closely with police the last few days to keep tabs of the situation and, so far, there hasn't been an imminent danger to the campus and no need to let students know what was going on right away. 
teach that,” he said. “I raise my children in a Judeo-Christian religion that teaches love, not hate, but not necessarily tolerance” — Chairman Tom Hamilton of the Coeur d'Alene School Board, explaining why he's against the Primary Years Programme.
current inflamed world of middle eastern anger, the object of the wrath would now appear to be low-class filmmakers and/or cartoonists. 
program. “My children have blossomed and thrived … We just came here in January and the difference that I have seen in each one of my children is remarkable,” said parent Ashlie Unruh, speaking to district trustees at the Sept. 10 school board meeting. 
seem to care much. Partially, he said, because he doesn’t really care about opponent injuries in the first place. Also: Arizona already releases an NFL-style injury report each week that lists injured players as probable, questionable, doubtful or out. “We kind of started doing that a few years ago when we were at Michigan,” Rodriguez said on Tuesday’s Pac-12 coaches call. “It just made it a lot easier. We didn’t have to have questions all week about it, so we kind of adopted that policy.” Some Pac-12 coaches aren’t quite as forthcoming with such information/Christian Caple, SR. 
were even more hugs and handshakes, laughs and smiles, and yep, applause, too. “I'm really proud of everybody here I worked with,” said Jennifer Root, a 13-year offline associate. “I think we accomplished great things. I think our team will be missed by Frontier.” Those great things went beyond internal communications support for the company. They extended into the community and to Sandpoint, too, and the family of Todd and Julie Harkins/Bill Buley, Coeur d'Alene Press. 
to remove than others using traditional laser treatment, a new study suggests. 
group that has provoked national outrage by picketing soldiers' funerals with deeply offensive signs. The original legislation, proposed by State Sen. Ted Lieu, (D-Torrance), would have created a 
the pair engaged in the friendly kind of kidding that only grows from years of shared experiences. 
new leadership. Because, in short order, they apparently tampered with the recipe in a disastrous way. There was a recall. And then the stuff simply stopped showing up on grocery shelves. My guess? Layoffs claimed the people who actually knew how to make it. So anyway, we are looking for a new salsa brand. We're holding tryouts as we speak. So far, there has been a lot of “Thank you…NEXT!” You know. Too watery. Too mushy. Too something. 
smallish man (described as 5-6, 150 pounds, with “very blue eyes”), according to Coeur d'Alene police reports. The man walked around the store until customers left before approaching the female clerk and displaying a gun in his waistband. He demanded and received money from the till before leaving on foot. About 15 minutes later, a man with two lip piercings who matched a similar description took cigarettes from Walgreens, 335 W. Appleway, after demanding money from the female clerk. Again, the man lifted his sweat shirt to show a handgun in his waistband. He took the cigarettes when the clerk said she was not able to give him money. The man appeared to leave in a dark-colored vehicle that was waiting for him outside. 
to become executive director of the Idaho Associated General Contractors. Hammon, who heads Otter's Division of Financial Management, wrote in his 
Thompson Jr. (pictured). Thompson’s lawyer Carl Oreskovich argued on Aug. 31 that Thompson should receive a new trial because federal prosecutors hid information from the defense that could have won his acquittal. Thompson was convicted by a federal jury in Yakima in November of using excessive force and lying to investigators in the violent 2006 confrontation with Otto Zehm, a mentally ill janitor mistakenly identified as a possible thief. Zehm died two days after being beaten, tasered and hog-tied by police in a Spokane convenience store/SR. Developing. (SR file photo)
As for North Idaho, when I was growing up, it had a reputation of having tough, hard-working kids. But I think that’s shifted over the years. I mean, how do you preach toughness to a bunch of kids from Dalton Gardens? Just the name itself sounds (fancy). …Last year Coeur d’Alene was as good as any team in the western Untied States. And (former CdA quarterback Chad) Chalich is a solid player. We had a lot of conversations on what we should do with him at Boise State, but we ended up getting another commit and Chalich ended up at Idaho. When Idaho does what it should and play at the FCS level (Big Sky Conference) I think Chalich will be an all-American player and Walter Payton Award candidate. …It’s really not right what (Idaho) is doing to its players in letting them get beat so they can get a paycheck. 
He looked at my hair. “Remember when I used to yank out your gray hairs?” he asked. “Yeah, why?” “Well. I can't do that anymore. You've got too many.” Sigh.
States of America. The Duck made his official announcement in a brief press conference at the University of Oregon’s Casanova Center in Eugene, Oregon, through the help of translator Jerry Allen. The Duck feels like all Americans should have something in their life that makes them happy, and strongly believes that he is the fowl to bring America into a better tomorrow. “Greatness is not found on the amount of pushups one can do,” The Duck said, “but in the people they can push to be great”/GoDucks.com. 
presidential race. The host of Fox News Channel's “The O'Reilly Factor” and the anchor of Comedy Central's fake newscast “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” have announced they will clash in the event, dubbed “The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium.” This live debate will be streamed online on Oct. 6 from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The price is $4.95, with one-half of the profits donated to a number of unspecified charities. 
waited for about 20 minutes for the shooter to come but he never showed. I had a decision to make. The elk was dying and certainly would never walk again. It was starting to get dark and I had this awful decision to make.I moved in front of her, she was trying to get away every second. I looked into those two black eyes and wondered what was going through her head, if anything but pain. I levered a shell into my rifle, those two black eyes somehow pleading with me, and I shot her between the eyes and hurried down the canyon with darkness approaching every step. I looked back just once and saw the two yearlings coming over to see what was wrong with their mother.
years gone by have all but faded from public memory. Gone, too, are the days when Washington State University made the list of the nation’s top party schools. New coach. New attitude. Cougar days are here again. There’s just one blemish left for Cougdom to take care of. Just a thought: I’d like to see university officials take some of the money they’re pumping into those cheesy “Wave the Flag” commercials and put it into a gravity awareness program. Similar to getting a driver’s license, every fraternity and sorority member would be required to study hard and take an oath vowing to not break the law of gravity/Doug Clark, SR.