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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19, 2012

Hump Day Wild Card -- 9.19.12 

At 11:10 this morning, Jim Brannon and his attorney, Starr Kelso, will have their day in the Idaho Supreme Court when they try to persuade justices to overturn the results of the 2009 City Council elections. Brannon lost to Mike Kennedy by 5 votes and…

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P.S. Chasing A Paycheck? 

LSU running back Kenny Hilliard (27) carries on a 71-yard touchdown run in the second half of their NCAA college football game against Idaho in Baton Rouge last Saturday. Now, Jeff Choate, a Washington State linebackers coach who once coaches Post Falls High football, has…

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10 Most Damaging Chick Flicks 

Cassy Fiano lists the 10 most damaging "chick flicks" in history in a slide-show report for PJ Media Lifestyle. 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……

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 9.19.12

5:47 p.m. 2 small children are sliding down concrete underpass barrier toward freeway. 5:41 p.m. ISP officer reports male w/dog illegally hitchhiking along I-90. 5:29 p.m. Suspicious person reported at Jonesy's on Sherman/downtown CdA. 5:12 p.m. Caller reports male driver trying to hit someone in…

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PM Headlines -- 9.19.12 

This Coeur d’Alene Police Department vehicle was damaged this morning when an officer swerved on Interstate 90 to avoid four deer. Story here. (Coeur d'Alene Police Department photo) Motorcyclist killed in crash near Colfax/SR Post Falls' Failor to play basketball for Army/Mark Nelke, Press Now…

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Idaho Dad: About That Name Change 

One of my kids has requested that I change my name. They’ve always called me “Daddy.” There may have been some period of “Da-Da” back in the early days, but I actually don’t remember it. I’ve just always been “Daddy” since they were born. But…

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Panhandle Sun Closes Doors 

As I suspected from near the start, the Sun is no more. It goes without saying that everyone connected with the paper, especially including the investors gave it all they had. Unfortunately, there just wasn't enough journalistic knowledge in the organization, nor was there enough…

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Inlander Breaks Down Luna Reforms 

At the Inlander, Daniel Walters does a good job breaking down the three referendums targetting education reforms successfully pushed by Superintendent Tom Luna during the 2011 Legislature: The most visible change of Luna’s reforms is represented by Proposition 3: each district will be given one…

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NI Blogs: Guv Visits 'Capital' Nordman 

Someone must have said something funny at Nordman's Capital for a Day event because Gov. Butch Otter is smiling and Lt. Gov. Brent Little is cracking up. Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna is on the far right. Dunno who the official is between Otter and…

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Guv Makes Nordman Capital For Day 

Gov. Butch Otter speaks to a crowd of Nordman residents while a cast of appointed and elected officials listen at the Capital for a Day program at Priest Lake Lodge today. Pecky Cox/As the Lake Churns snapped this photo. Among the dignitaries at the head…

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Hamilton: Pro-PYPers 'Militant' 

"While we would have liked to have taken a measured approach, a group of parents who have been militant in their support of PYP, have really taken away that opportunity" -- Chairman Tom Hamilton of the Coeur d'Alene School Board re: move to hurry up…

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Brannon Has (Another) Day In Court 

Here's part of SReporter Scott Maben's report on today's Idaho Supreme Court hearing on Jim Brannon's challenge of his 2009 Coeur d'Alene City Council loss to incumbent Mike Kennedy: Coeur d’Alene lawyer Starr Kelso, arguing Brannon’s appeal, raised nearly two dozen issues in the case…

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Heavyweight Fight: Barack Vs. Mitt 

It’s liberals versus conservatives, Democrats versus Republicans, BLUE versus RED in this year’s high stakes Rock Em’ Sock Em’ robots-style election. Who will get knocked off his block? Will it be the incumbent, Barack Obama, or the former Massachusetts’ governor, Mitt Romney? Only time will…

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Unpopular EPA: Rhetoric & Reality 

Rep. Mike Simpson once said the Environmental Protection Agency is the scariest federal bureaucracy of them all — surpassing even the IRS. Simpson now says, somewhat grudgingly, that the statement was “inappropriate.” But he doesn’t back away from his criticism of the EPA, nor his…

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GOP Senator Blasts '47%' Comment 21 

Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) said he has a "very different view of the world" than the one Mitt Romney expressed 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…

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Huckleberries Hears ...

... Jim Brannon's attempt to overturn his 2009 Coeur d'Alene City Council loss to incumbent Mike Kennedy 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…

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Farris Blasts Labrador Vote Decision 

Democratic challenger Jimmy Farris is criticizing Republican Congressman Raul Labrador for missing 27 votes today to campaign for Republican Mitt Romney in Florida: “He’s choosing Florida over Idaho,” said Farris. “He’s choosing to ingratiate himself to Mitt Romney in the hopes of getting a new…

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UIdaho Students Lend Helping Hand 

Chuck Thomas, 80, has suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for four years, and although his wife Alverna, 72, 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’…

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Obama: Beyonce A Good Role Model 

This Jan. 20, 2009, AP file photo shows Beyonce singing as President Barack Obma and first lady Michelle Obama finish their dance at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball in Washington. At a fund-raiser staged by singer Beyonce and her husband, Jay-Z, for President Barack Obama, the…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 9.19.12

12:02 p.m. Vehicle that crashed into field off Agency Road/Coeur d'Alene Reservation came to rest on beehive. Responders told to be prepared for angry bees. 11:58 a.m. 15th Street/CdA resident reports finding gun in woods off Nettleton Gulch Road. 11:56 a.m. Male causing hazard by…

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NIC Defends Response To Threat 

A North Idaho College student is no longer allowed on campus after, according to police, Patrick Budig (pictured) made a veiled threat to his counselor, referring to Columbine in his comments. Budig, 33, is being sought by both Coeur d'Alene Police as well as police…

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Poll: Raul Should Vote, Not Campaign

Tuesday Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation says Congressman Raul Labrador, who already has missed more than twice as many roll call votes as the congressional average, should be in Congress today rather than campaigning for Republican Mitt Romney in Florida. Labrador will miss 27 more votes.…

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AM: $8M Award Can't Erase Inaction 

Steve O'Connor gathers his thoughts after talking about his life, during an interview Monday in Spokane. O'Connor recently received the largest jury award in Washington State history in a priest abuse case. He was abused as a boy in a Seattle Catholic school and won…

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CPD Officer Crashes Avoiding 4 Deer 

A Coeur d’Alene police officer sustained no injuries in a one-vehicle accident that occurred at 1:35 this morning. Officer Jason Wilhelm was westbound on I-90 at the 9th Street overpass in Coeur d'Alene when he swerved to avoid striking four deer crossing the freeway. Wilhelm…

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Most Recognizable Hucks Icon? 25 

... With much time on his hands, Spudbob wonders which Huckleberries icon is the most recognizable. His favorites for top four (in order of reconizabillity) would be: 1. CindyH's lips 2. Cabbage Boy's head lettuce 3. That awful picture used by Arch Druid. 4. Dennis…

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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.