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THURSDAY, OCT. 2, 2014

Parting Shot -- 10.2.14 

Britain's Prince George, right, plays during a visit to Plunket nurse and parents group at Government House in Wellington, New Zealand. Prince William and his wife Kate are threatening to take legal action against a photographer they say has been monitoring their toddler son Prince…

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Wild Card/Thursday -- 10.2.14 

Izzit just me, or are the nights getting chillier as we head for the first of the three markers -- Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas -- that I use to gauge winter's approach. I'm a bit unprepared this year. I don't have the wood in yet.…

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Top Comment Today -- JMRusche 

JMRusche (RE: Sims explains vote vs mental health center): I read the letter. It appears that Rep. Sims doesn't remember that the State is already in the behavioral health business. State Hospital North and State Hospital South are State of Idaho entities. The community mental…

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Cutline Contest -- 10.2.14 

Only 2 entires? Are you kidding me? Time 2 Vote ... Facts: Marina Silva, presidential candidate of the Brazilian Socialist Party, prepares to take a basketball shot during a campaign stop at CUFA, a non-profit organization that works with children in the areas of sport…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 10.2.14

4:41 p.m. Officer on scene (4:20 item) wants help "wrangling" dog that took off after crash. 4:37 p.m. Someone needs help getting up after fall @ 100 block of E. Anton/CdA.. 4:20 p.m. 2-vehicle, T-bone crash @ Prairie/Pleasantview, near Hauser Lake, ignites fire & ties…

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PM Headlines -- 10.2.14

From left: Blair Stach, 7, Danie Hisel, 7, and Brandon Olson, 7, from Spokane Valley Christian School eat a snack by the pig pen during a class field trip to visit the Prairie Home Farm in Coeur d’Alene. The Prairie Home Farm is home to…

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What Is It? 

I received a Facebook email from a FBF. She asks: "Any idea what this is? On a telephone pole NW of the 9th Street overpass." My guess. Some sort of speed radar device. Didn't we talk about something like this a month or so ago.…

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HucksOnline Blogos -- 10.2.14

The first Peanuts comic strip, by Charles Schulz, appeared on this date in 1950. You'd know trivia like this if you read Paul Turner's Slice blog. Paul writes: "I mostly bailed on “Peanuts” long before Schulz died. But back around the time of this 1965…

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Spiders 

I'm the go-to person in my house when it comes to dispatching spiders. Yeah, we sprayed around the outside of the place. But they still get in. I've dispatched 3 so far. I hear a mini-scream from Mrs. O, which is my cue to get…

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Are You Talking To Me?

A heron seems to ignore the “No Diving” and “No Swimming” signs at the launching dock at Lewiston’s Southway boat ramp, but it doesn’t say you can’t fish there. (Lewiston Tribune photo: Barry Kough)

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GOP Guvs Trying To Save Butch 

This is certainly unexpected. The Republican Governors Association is spending what they describe as "six-figures" in a race that hasn't been on many people's radars until now. The RGA describes Democratic Boise School Board President A.J. Balukoff as a typical liberal tax-loving politician, who would…

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Ex-GOP Super Evans Backs Balukoff 

Four-term Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Jerry Evans announced today his endorsement of Democrat A.J. Balukoff for governor. "I have watched what’s happening to our schools with growing concern and frustration for several years. Despite an abundance of political talk to the contrary, Idaho’s public…

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Cindy And The Pitbull, Part 2 

On her Facebook page, Cindy posts: "On my walk yesterday, what did I see, but the animal control truck parked in front of 'my' dog Arfie's house. The officer was taking a report from a meter reader. Seems 'Arfie' had escaped once again and this…

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Sims Defends Vote Vs Health Center 13 

State Rep. Kathy Sims, North Idaho College Trustee Todd Banducci and GOP Senate nominee Mary Souza (back to the camera) enjoy a laugh at the Kootenai County Republican Women's lunch today. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) At the Kootenai County Republican Women's luncheon at noon today, state…

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On The Waterfront -- 10.2.14 

On the waterfront during the noon hour today, I saw: A young woman giving a young man a piggy-back ride on the Coeur d'Alene Resort Boardwalk. A fisherman casting his line near the resort boardwalk bridge. A sign announcing a Xeriscape (wild grasses & wildflowers)…

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Spreading The Green 

Larry Walter of the city's parks department spreads compost at McEuen Park. (Photo: Coeur d'Alene Today) The new grass at McEuen Park continues to grow greener with lots of TLC from the city’s parks department. Crews this week spread 100 yards (the equivalent to about…

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Balukoff To Open Lake City Office 

Gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff has opened a campaign field office in Coeur d’Alene. The grand opening will take place at 4 p.m. Friday at 1621 N 3rd St, Suite 200. Balukoff will make a short statement followed by hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. “I'm really proud…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 10.2.14

12:09 p.m. Officer reports fire of about 10-by-20 feet on Tubbs Hill. 11:56 a.m. Coeur d'Alene resident reports plume of smoke coming from top of Tubbs Hill. 11:55 a.m. ISP officer wants backup to serve warrant on passenger in car stopped @ I-90/Cataldo. 11:48 a.m.…

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Food Porn 12 

On Get Out! North Idaho, Patrick posts: "Here's some lunch porn so dirty, I may get banned from Facebook. Roger's Burgers Double D with bacon plus fries and FRY SAUCE! Perfection." Question: I just ate a meat loaf sandwich w/side order of tomato grown in…

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Poll: Blame Individuals In NFL

Wednesday Poll: Hucks Nation said the ones to blame for the culture of violence against women & children in the NFL are the involved players themselves. 85 of 147 respondents (55.82%) took that position. Meanwhile, 50 (34.01%) said the individual players, NFL & former college…

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Avista To Raise Idaho Rates 

Electric rates for Avista Utilities’ Idaho customers increased 4.2 percent effective Wednesday through a surcharge that allows utilities to recover costs from the previous year that weren’t included in base rates. Avista’s request for increase was approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. For a…

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AM Headlines -- 10.2.14

The varsity boys cross country race rounds the Idaho Air National Guard F-89B Scorpion memorial in Lakeview Park in Nampa, during the Gary Ward Invitational Wednesday. (AP/Statesman photo: Darin Oswald) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Family seeks felony in deadly crash/Bee North Idaho deputies see burglary…

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Quotable Quote -- Dan Gookin 13 

"A line needs to be established between permanent structures - such as espresso stands - and something that can be moved, even if it won't be moved. I believe the mobile merchants would like to know the rules as well; it's one of the first…

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Downtown Spokane Displays Pink 

The iconic smoke stacks of Steam Plant Square will glow pink in the month of October for breast cancer awareness. Developer Ron Wells and representatives of Avista, the majority owners of the building, turned on the new LED lighting system and switched the color to…

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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.