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TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013

Quotable Quote -- Mike Kennedy 12 

"I would no sooner vote against my brother than any of you would vote against your children" -- Councilman Mike Kennedy in discussing one of his reasons for voting in favor of the antidiscrimination ordinance. For the first time publicly, Kennedy discussed the death of…

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Anti-Bias Ordinance Passes 5-1 24 

After almost five hours of lengthy and sometimes heated discussion at the Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting tonight, the council appears to be passing the antidiscrimination ordinance. Council members Dan Gookin, Deanna Goodlander, Woody McEvers and Deanna Goodlander have announced their intention to vote for…

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Wild Card/Tuesday -- 6.4.13 21 

I won't attend the Coeur d'Alene City Council meeting this afternoon/tonight, as a result of personal business. The council meeting starts at 6 o'clock in the Coeur d'Alene Library Community Room. I'll be able to watch the first 45 minutes or so of the meeting.…

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Christie Answers Transgender Query 12 

Christie Wood, president of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, addresses a letter writer's concern that the proposed antidiscrimination ordinance would allow sex offenders to don a dress and prowl public restrooms for victims: "Sex offenders may choose to do such a thing…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 6.4.13

5:39 p.m. Aggressive male in black pickup, w/Bonner Co plates, reckless @ e/b I-90/H41, PF. 5:24 p.m. Driver of red Caravan passing on double yellow @ s/b H95/MP 449 (H54/Athol). 4:42 p.m. For 3rd time today, drunken male has come to door of house @…

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Cutline Contest -- 6.4.13 

Time 2 vote ... Drenched dummies stand in front of a store after the floods receded in downtown Passau, southern Germany, Tuesday. The Bavarian city at the river Danube saw its worst flooding since 1501. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/dpa, Karl-Josef Hildenbrand) Monday winner…

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Study: Sunscreen Slows Aging 

New research offers convincing proof that daily sunscreen use can slow the signs of aging and protect against cancer to boot. Wait. Daily? Yes, every day, the whole year round. Of those who took part in the years-long research and were assigned to use sunscreen…

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OTV: Why Shouldn't I Have Recourse? 10 

OrangeTV comments: "I don't get it. I am a gay man who is completely uninterested in and uninvolved with any form of this Christianity hoo-hah. I have my own beliefs. Anyway, isn't this entire discussion meaningless since religion and civil government cannot legally mix, in…

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Bay Views: Saying A Final Goodbye 

Larry Justus, who developed the Lakeland RV Park with his wife, Liz, is dying. But he wants to schmooze with as many of his friends on the way out, including Herb Huseland, who posts in his Bay Views blog: Larry has a lung disease I…

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HBO Blogosphere -- 6.4.13

On her Idaho Scenic Images Facebook wall, Linda Lantzy posts this stunning photo of the lupine blooming along the Spokane River -- and writes that this was taken "last night on the Spokane River at the outlet of Lake Coeur d'Alene. I've never seen wild…

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Slice: It's Harder To Teach Today 

Also from SR buddy Paul Turner at The Slice/SR re: question: "Is it harder to be a school teacher today? "If I can stipulate that I have no intention of bashing teachers of the past, I would say the answer is “Yes.” The spectrum of…

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Big Scoop

A giant scoop is ready for action in downtown Coeur d'Alene, just north of Sherman Avenue, for storm-water construction work in conjunction with the McEuen Field/Front Avenue overhaul. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen)

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4th Staffer In 5 Months Quits Raul 11 

An industry group that promotes burning brown coal to make energy poached U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador's top staffer, marking the latest employee to exit the second-term lawmaker's office. The Lignite Energy Council named Jason Bohrer, Labrador's chief of staff, as president and chief executive officer.…

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Guv To Proclaim Yoga Month 

The quest for better health in the Gem State is getting a nod and downward dog from Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter. Well, figuratively speaking. The Governor's Office plans to proclaim June 3 - 9 "Idaho Health and Yoga Awareness Week." While the governor himself is…

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Idaho D's Have Candidates Awaiting 

Democrats have three or four potential candidates for governor, and another three or four people looking at a run for superintendent of public instruction, state party chairman Larry Kenck says. “I am really amazed and excited,” Kenck told Idaho Education News on Tuesday. “It’s going…

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Slice: Your Position on Tattoos? 24 

On his blog, The Slice, Paul Turner asks: "What is your policy on tattoos?" Then, Paul provides these possible answers: A) I think they are insane. B) I have one. C) I have several. D) My entire neck is covered with them. E) I did…

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Getting Ready For Belmont Stakes 

Farrier Ray Amato, Jr. shoes a horse at Belmont Park, Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Elmont, N.Y. Belmont Park hosts Saturday's Belmont Stakes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Question: Do you pay attention to Belmont Stakes when there is no horse in position to win Triple Crown?

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 6.4.13

12:05 a.m. Commercial vehicle-hauler crashed in median @ I-90/MP 45 (Pinehurst). 11:57 a.m. Hauser caller from 10000 block of Cliffhouse reports possible phone fraud. 11:54 a.m. 2YO fell from stopped vehicle & hit head on Howell Road/Post Falls. 11:51 a.m. 66YO female wants Kootenai Fire…

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Idaho Colleges Back Common Core 

The presidents of Idaho’s three public universities and Lewis Clark State College are backing Idaho’s Core Standards, which demands a rigorous education rooted in problem solving and critical thinking. In the letter, the presidents said the standard provide students with “advanced mathematics that are required…

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Fred Meyer Honors Lake City Cashier 

Portland, Ore. -- Carol Draine, cashier at the Coeur D’Alene Fred Meyer, received the Kroger Community Service Award – a prestigious honor that recognizes her deep spirit of volunteerism and community good will. Each Kroger division names one honoree each year, so Draine was chosen…

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Eddie's Bar Now Shut To Public 32 

"Thank you for calling Eddie's Bar and Grill. Eddie's is no longer open for service. We greatly appreciate your patronage and support of the restaurant. Thank you again for calling. Goodbye." That's the phone message you get when calling the previously public restaurant that sits…

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AM Headlines -- 6.4.13

"I just wanted to spruce up this corner," said Coeur d'Alene resident Kay Kindig as she planted alyssum at the corner of 19th Street and Pine Hill Court last week. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) UI student gets 15 years for rape/KREM North Idaho woman guilty…

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Just Wondering ... 16 

... About the political future of Coeur d'Alene City Council incumbents after tonight's vote on the antidiscrimination ordinance. Mayor Sandi Bloem won't run for re-election. I believe that Councilman Mike Kennedy won't either. That leaves council members Deanna Goodlander and Woody McEvers, who haven't announced…

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Poll: Mike, Sandi, Woody Will Favor 

Monday Poll: Hucks Nation says Mayor Sandi Bloem (126 votes) and council members Mike Kennedy (130 votes) and Woody McEvers (125 votes) will favor the proposed antidiscrimination ordinance, with Deanna Goodlander (111 votes) and Ron Edinger (81 votes) in the middle -- and Dan Gookin…

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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.