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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

FRIDAY, FEB. 22, 2013

Parting Shot -- 2.22.13 16 

Mixed martial arts fighter UFC bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, left, and opponent Liz Carmouche face off at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., today. Champion Rousey will fight Liz Carmouche in the main event at UFC 157 at the Honda Center on Saturday in the…

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Racist FB Post Rattles GOP Official 13 

The chairwoman of the Yellowstone County Republicans is under fire after several blogs reported a racist photo posted to her Facebook page. Jennifer Olsen has told her Yellowstone County Central Committee that she did not post on her Facebook page an image of a box…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 2.22.13

5:22 p.m. Caller reports 16YO grandson breaking things on Cedar Grove Lane/Hayden. 5:15 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Feb. 21-22 here. 4:45 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department report 5 slideoff/crashes in city limits here. 4:36 p.m. 1st ISP officer: "You're not going…

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Ibanez Back Where He Belongs 

Seattle Mariners right fielder Raul Ibanez tries to get control of the ball after missing a fly ball for an error which was hit by San Diego Padres' Will Venable during an exhibition spring training baseball game today in Peoria, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Question:…

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NIdaho Blogs: Laura Bush Ate Here 

Marianne Love's road trip with hubby, Bill, has taken her to Arizona. More here. Back to the future/Fort Boise Invisible armies/The Johnson Report Read 'em & weep/Ridenbaugh Press Preaching versus speaking/Dennis Mansfield A guest post from G.T. Rees/Writing North Idaho Only in Japan: The Idaho…

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Druid: I'll Keep Beating Dead Horse 

At least half the letters to the editors in the Coeur d’Alene Press involved writers coming to the defense of Brent Regan. In fact, at least one of the letter writers declared that Obama had earned the “scary” title. Not exactly, in my opinion. Obama’s…

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SR Blogs: Duvall Zoned 50 Years Ago 

"50 years ago on 'Twilight Zone,'" notes Paul Turner, The Slice, "An episode called 'Miniature' first aired on Feb. 21, 1963. Robert Duvall plays a guy who falls for a resident of a dollhouse. They said it would never work! Never one of my favorites.…

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Diamond Cup Directors Abandon Ship 

You may know that hydroplane races are scheduled on Lake Coeur d'Alene for Labor Day weekend this year. But did you know that directors of the Diamond Cup Regatta are dropping like flies? A look at the Secretary of State's business directory reveal that four…

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Body Found In Hotel Water Tank 

This still image taken from a security video was released on Feb. 13, 2013, by the Los Angeles Police Department in connection with the search for 21-year-old missing Canadian tourist Elisa Lam. In this image, a woman believed to be Lam appears to hide in…

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Spokane7 To Live-Blog Oscar 

Longtime Spokane writer, film reviewer and Spokane7 blogger, Dan Webster, is live-blogging the Oscars throughout the 85th Annual Academy Awards this Sunday. The Spokane Public Radio “Movies 101” co-host will give you his take as the action unrolls. Will Ben Affleck, spurned at a chance…

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Folo NIC Wrestlers/Nat'ls On Twitter

Stacy Hudson of the North Idaho College Press Room is live-tweeting the action at the National Junior College wrestling tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. You can follow those tweets @NorthIdaho on Twitter. Even if you don’t have a Twitter account, you can still follow Tweets…

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For Those Keeping Score At Home ...

... The Seattle Mariners were trailing 6-0 to the San Diego Padres during my daily noon walk around the city of Coeur d'Alene. I listened on my radio head set as back-to-the-future newcomers Michael Morse struck out and Raul Ibanez tapped out to pitcher in…

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City Explains McEuen Field PR Need 33 

Construction on McEuen Park picks up again next month. To help facilitate the flow of information between the general contractor and the community, the City is considering hiring a construction ombudsman. This last phase of the project addresses all of the design elements planned for…

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Snow, Snow, Go Away 

Workers with CN Railroad clear snow off of the switches near the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium during a snowfall this morning in Dubuque, Iowa. The snowstorm left behind varying amounts of snow and ice across the Midwest, causing difficult travel conditions. Powerful wind…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 2.22.13

11:53 a.m. Post Falls 911 reports caller disconnected after reporting friends wants to kill himself. 11:27 a.m. Officer wants CdA streets dept to remove debris, survey pole car hit on 3rd Street. 11:15 a.m. Water has pushed up manhole cover on Sherwood Court, Hayden, creating…

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3rd Street Lot To Be Shut For Week 

The City of Coeur d’Alene announces that the city-owned parking lot located off of Third Street next to the Coeur d’Alene Resort will be closed on Monday through Friday, March 1. The closure will allow for a trench to be dug to move the utility…

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Senate: Tax Commission Too Tough 

The Senate has voted 18-16 in favor of SB 1103, a $200,000 supplemental appropriation for staff in the audits and collections program and the revenue operations division of the state Tax Commission, barely passing the bill and sending it to the House. Several senators said…

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Abandoned Tot's Pop Faces Charge 

The 36-year-old father of a toddler, pictured, who was found wandering alone along Government Way near Sully's Pub earlier this month is scheduled to be arraigned on March 5. Jesse W. Edwards Jr., of Coeur d'Alene, has been charged with injury to a child for…

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Why Did The Bison Cross The Road? 

This Jan. 3, 2003, file photo shows a lone bison crossing a road ahead of a pack of snowmobilers in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. The National Park Service has been studying and taking comment on an initial plan to allow up to 480 snowmobiles plus…

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Poll: Don't Hire McEuen PR Person

Thursday Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Nation opposes the move by the city of Coeur d'Alene and Lake City Development Corporation to spend a combined $24,000 to hire a PR person for McEuen Field reconstruction. 83 of 120 respondents (69.17%) opposed the move. 30 of…

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Analysis: Tax Cut Would Hurt Schools 

The draft bill released last week by Idaho Gov. Butch Otter to phase out the state’s personal property tax on business equipment would have a “devastating” impact on the state’s public schools, according to a new analysis by Mike Ferguson, the former longtime chief state…

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AM Headlines -- 2.22.13 

Senators Bob Nonini, R-Bonneville, left, Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Bonneville, Jim Rice, R-Caldwell, and Chuck Winder, R-Boise, confer Thursday in Boise. Idaho senators voted Thursday to back the governor's plan to create a state-based nonprofit insurance exchange, rather than defaulting to an exchange run by…

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Tom RE: Why Committee Isn't Meeting 

In the comments section, Chairman Tom Hamilton of the Coeur d'Alene School Board reacted to a comment by "T" that the board had unilaterally cancelled the monthly meeting of the Long Range Planning Committee: "The Board elected to put the LRPC on temporary hold until…

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DFO: If 'Ultra-Con' Fits, Embrace It 14 

Earlier this week, Jeff Ward of the Reagan Republicans reacted strongly when I used "ultraconservative" to describe a group of North Idaho Republicans who strategized in secret against the state health exchange. He said: "Ultraconservatives? What does that even mean? Every rank and file conservative…

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It's Still Winter In Minnesota 

Jackie Arrandondo, 19, is covered with snow as she waits for the city bus, Friday in Minneapolis. A major snowstorm that buried parts of the Midwest grazed southern Minnesota, where two to three inches of snow snarled the morning commute in the Twin Cities area.…

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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.