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MONDAY, SEPT. 10, 2012

Wild Card/Monday -- 9.20.12 

It'll be interesting to see whether there's any protesters at the McEuen Field ground-breaking ceremony this morning. Or whether Councilman Ron Edinger is chained to some tree in front of of the bulldozers. It'll also be interesting to see if many who signed petitions in…

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Parting Shot -- 9.10.12 

On his Facebook wall, Dave Chamberlain offers this photo of workers busy taking down the back stops at McEuen Field after the ground-breaking ceremony for the new McEuen Field this morning. Dave tell Huckleberries that he saw the activity after a hike on Tubbs Hill…

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6 Candidates On Idaho Prez Ballot 

Of the four minor party candidates that will be on the Idaho presidential ballot, former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson intrigues me most: Rocky Anderson, former two-term mayor of Salt Lake City, lawyer and human rights activist, is the Justice Party candidate for president.…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 9.10.12

5:41 p.m. Security at KMart, 201 W. Neider, sees shoplifter concealing items. 5:39 p.m. Female driver in black Mustang left Exxon, H95 & Appleway, w/o paying for gas. 5:29 p.m. Individual is at CPD lobby to report possible child enticement. 5:17 p.m. Joshua wants to…

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PM Headlines -- 9.10.12

On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson posts: "Here's the veterans flag monument gifted to the City of Post Falls in memory of Lt. Col. Manny Schneidmiller, USMC, by his family. It was a perfect breezy day for those flags to wave over the home of…

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GoDaddy Hacker KOs OpenCDA.com 

GoDaddy, which hosts more than 5 million websites, said it was still investigating what may have caused many of its clients' sites to get knocked offline. The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Internet company told the Los Angeles Times that its IT department was working aggressively to investigate…

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PHD To Award Restaurant Gold Stars 

Starting this month, a certificate with a bright gold star will help diners in the five northern counties recognize food establishments for excellence in food safety. The recognized establishments have met all the state’s standards of excellence for health and safety during their last regular…

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NIdaho Blogs Rdp -- 9.10.12

At Slight Detour, Marianne Love let's the photos explain why she loves her Bonner County 'hood so much, beginning with the photo above, which is one of the fruits of her 2012 labor. More here. 10 things about the first week of school/A Butterfly Moment…

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Idaho Travels To No. 3 LSU ... Gulp! 19 

An Idaho Vandal might give LSU's defense fits this season. If it happens, odds are, it won't be until the Tigers play Alabama, whose offensive coordinator, Doug Nussmeier, played quarterback at Idaho in the early 1990s. As for his alma mater, which visits Tiger Stadium…

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Idaho's, Ahem, Commitment To Ed 

A preview of Idaho Statesman editorial for Tuesday: With sufficient repetition, the Statehouse mantra has graduated to governing principle. Spending money does not ensure educational quality. But spending money on public schools — or cutting K-12 budgets — brings a state’s priorities into sharp focus.…

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Raul Woos Hispanics For Romney 

Idaho Statesman reporter Dan Popkey had an interesting report over the weekend on how freshman Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador has been campaigning in Nevada and Colorado for GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, joining former SBA chief Hector Barreto and Romney's Spanish-speaking son Craig to pitch…

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Wiki Bio Wrong About Luna Degree 13 

Contrary to repeated publication, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna's degree is not in measurement science. He has a bachelor of arts in liberal studies, says the spokesman for Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey. I wrote last week about the Wikipedia dustup…

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Remembering 9/11 Victims

Earlier today, Chris Kayder and his daughter, Cadence, walk among the flags honoring those who died in the 9/11 attacks, at the healing field in Tempe, Ariz. Volunteers set up 2,996 American flags Sunday morning for the annual Healing Field memorial in Tempe that honors…

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Poll: R's Involvement Tiresome 

Weekend Poll: Hucks Nation is overwhelmingly tired of the involvement of local Republicans transforming nonpartisan local races, like City Council, school board and college trustees, into partisan ones. 129 of 178 respondents (72.47%) are tired of group like the Reagan Republicans targeting nonpartisan races for…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 9.10.12

11:59 a.m. Undisclosed animal bite reported in 10600 block of Bob Worst Lane/Hayden. 11:45 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Sept. 9-10 here. 11:23 a.m. Undisclosed parking problem reported @ 4th & Sherman/downtown Coeur d'Alene. 11:19 a.m. Physical domestic b/n male & female…

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Coaches Oppose Idaho Girl Golfer 13 

For a golf ball waiting to be clubbed, physics are everything. Swing outside-in and the dimpled sphere slices into the rough. Hit it too high and the ball is transformed into a turf-bound, worm-burning projectile. But as Idaho high school golf champ Sierra Harr knows,…

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AM: McEuen Field Makeover Begins

A crowd of about 100 people showed up for the official ground-breaking for McEuen Field in Coeur d'Alene this morning. Major pieces of the $14.2 million makeover will be a promenade along Lake Coeur d'Alene, a grassy amphitheater, a large children's playground and summer splash…

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Idaho Ed Dept Disputes Funding Study 

A recent report by the non-partisan research organization Center on Budget Policy and Priorities says education cuts in Idaho have been among the deepest in the nation over the last five years. As StateImpact reported last week, CBPP’s study shows per-student spending in Idaho has…

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2 Multi-family Complexes Planned 

Multifamily housing projects continue to be popular in Coeur d’Alene, with developers proposing two new complexes with a total of 160 units. Copper Basin Construction of Hayden plans to build a 92-unit apartment complex in the Mill River development along Seltice Way. The Residence at…

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100 Attend McEuen Ground-Breaking 19 

Mayor Sandi Bloem acknowledges the loud applause from the crowd as she walks to the microphone during ground-breaking ceremonies this morning. Do you see your Huckleberry Hound in the background. Also, the two women instrumental in stopping the recall effort against Mayor Bloem and three…

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Butch Leads WSU Coug Rooters 

Washington State mascot Buth T. Cougar, right, encourages fans to shake their keys for the opening kickoff of an NCAA college football game against Eastern Washington on Saturday at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash. SR story about first WSU sellout in decades here. (AP Photo/Dean…

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HMO: A Gun Could Be Handy 

HMOffsuite: My next door neighbor called yesterday wanting to know if I had a gun. He said he didn’t, and I told him I didn’t either. Naturally, I asked why he needed a gun. He said a deer had made it down to his house…

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Jeff Vs. Christie: Who Hates Whom? 

ReaganRepub: I am sorry Christie but I nor any Reagan Republican I know “hates” you. It would be impossible for us to do so on our blogs because we don’t have a blog. You must be confusing us with someone else. We may have endorsed…

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