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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26, 2012

Hump Day Wild Card -- 9.26.12 

The county's switch to ongoing switch to digital frequencies may affecting my access this morning. I know that more frequencies were switched over this week. My two scanners, one of which is a digital scanner that goes through the frequencies slowly, have been almost silent.…

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Parting Shot -- 9.26.12

Nicholas Murray, Jarrod Swanson and Joey Penchoen perform tricks on the block sculpture in Riverfront Park Monday. The three love the sport called "parkour", running and performing tricks on obstacles and architectural features, which started in France. Story here. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) More photos…

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Man Recovers From Losing Everything 

On Sept. 14, a fire took most everything of what Jim Houk owned. Mobile home, destroyed. Furniture, gone. 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…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 9.26.12

5:37 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Casino reports male trespassed earlier today is back. 5:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Sept. 25-26 here. 5:16 p.m. Driver of blue Ford Focus possibly DUI @ H95 & Fighting Creek. 4:57 p.m. 2 abandoned vehicles reported along…

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PM Headlines -- 9.26.12

Emergency crews attend to a female who jumped from the 4th floor of the Culmstock Arms in Spokane. Assistant Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said it appears the woman barricaded her door and built a fire, then sat on it. Once she was on fire…

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5 More Idaho WWAMI Seats Sought 

In an effort to alleviate Idaho’s doctor shortage, the Idaho Board of Education is asking state lawmakers to approve money to pay for five additional students to attend the University of Washington’s medical school in Seattle. Idaho, like Alaska, Montana and Wyoming, does not have…

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CPD Names Suspect In Robberies

Coeur d'Alene Police Department news release: Coeur d’Alene Police Detectives obtained a warrant of arrest 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…

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Taggart Opposes Govt Change, Too 

Tom Taggart, the former county clerk who did a swell job as the first and only county administrator, comments that he's going to oppose the Kootenai County government change on the November ballot: Just so you know, I will be voting no on this also.…

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North Idaho Blog Roundup -- 9.26.12

"Yesterday was a fun day," posts Marianne Love/Slight Detour. "I made it to Northside School to see all the developments with their gardens and their garden club. By the way, I saw reminders that Northside is another of the Idaho state-designated 5-star schools." More here.…

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Johnson: '7 Rules Of Politics' 

On his Johnson Report today, Marc Johnson offers "7 Rules of Politics" including the famous Tip O'Neill point that "all politics is local" and "beware the candidate who is first to say 'the only poll that counts is the one on Election Day.' That candidate…

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NFL Refs Ready If Lock-Out Ends 

Officials signal after Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate pulled in a last-second pass for a touchdown from quarterback Russell Wilson to defeat the Green Bay Packers 14-12 in an NFL football game, Monday in Seattle. The touchdown call stood after review. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua…

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Bulletin: CdA Resort May Be NW Best 

No destination resort in the Pacific Northwest combines comfort and sophistication — including a luxurious spa, fine dining options and recreational amenities — so well as The Coeur d'Alene. Nestled on the north shore of its 25-mile-long namesake lake, the resort was built in 1986…

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PYP On CdA School Board Agenda 

Don't look now, but the Coeur d'Alene School Board appears ready to forge ahead and make a decision on the Primary Years Programme at Hayden Meadows Elementary. A discussion on the controversial PYProgamme is scheduled as a possible vote item at 6 the regularly scheduled…

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Man Admits Centennial Trail Murder 

Avondre Graham, the 17-year-old suspected of stabbing a woman to death while she was walking her dog in 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…

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Boise On Alert For Skinhead Festival 13 

The Hammerskin Nation's planned series of concerts has raised concern with police and the city of Boise, 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…

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Bacon Shortage Predicted In 2013 

Strips of cooked bacon are shown at a home in North Vancouver, British Columbia. A British farming organization is predicting a worldwide shortage of bacon and pork in 2013. The National Pig Association says global drought conditions are driving up the price of grain, a…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 9.26.12

12:07 p.m. A couple who appeared to be unconscious in a side yard @ Miles & Maple/Hayden have moved on. Both are wearing sweat pants. Female also has leopard spotted top. 12:02 p.m. CPD officer is stopping to check suspicious male w/blue hair @ Exxon…

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DFO: Say No To County Govt Change 20 

I like efficiency in government. Therefore, I supported the county's move to hire an administrator (Tom Taggart) many years back. Taggart, a former Kootenai County clerk who is now the finance director for the Lakeland School District, handled many day-to-day decisions for the county, while…

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Coffeehouse Hosts Latte Throwdown 

Mike Garrison first noticed the art deco building with the corner door on a drive to Spokane Art Supply. He didn’t have plans for a business, but the space somehow convinced him that he needed to open Coeur Coffeehouse. Garrison, who grew up in Coeur…

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AM Headlines -- 9.26.12

Sierra Harr, who helped the Castleford High School boy's golf team win Idaho's 2A championship in May, is shown putting at the Clear Lakes Country Club near Buhl earlier this month. The board that oversees Idaho high school sports won't bar Harr from playing with…

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Idaho No. 7 For California Invasion 

The Gem State is one of the top destinations for Californians leaving their state, according to a new report. The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research ranks Idaho at No. 7 for net migration from California and says the influx is because Idaho is better managed…

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Poll: 2/3s Have Had Colonoscopies 13 

Tuesday's Poll: About two-thirds of Hucks Nation has had colonoscopies. 67 of 103 respondents (65.05%) said they have undergone the procedure, while 36 of 103 respondents (34.95%) said they hadn't. Today's Question: Do you believe that President Obama's healthcare reform law will create "death panels"…

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Poll: 40% Believe In 'Death Panels' 

About four in 10 U.S. adults believe that President Obama's healthcare reform law will create "death panels" to decide patients' fitness for care, according to a new Associated Press-GfK survey. Support for the widely challenged claim has remained steady since 2010, when 39 percent believed…

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Koler Slams Press PYP Editorial 29 

Duncan Koler, a Coeur d'Alene Press letter writer who has spearheaded the attack on the International Baccalaureate and Primary Years Programme in the Coeur d'Alene School District, is taking Press editor Mike Patrick to task today for a recent editorial: Patrick, long on record as…

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Lahr Keeps Tabs On Reagan Repubs

We've been discussing the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans and The Strategery Group this week. Ron Lahr (above) is president of both entities. Reagan Republicans actively promote political candidates in partisan and nonpartisan races. Strategery is Lahr's public relations wing, which has provided material and strategy…

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Huckleberries Online

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.