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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009

AM Scanner Traffic -- 6.24.09

11:52 a.m. Dead deer in the w/b lane of travel on I-90 @ MP 34 (near High 3 overpass).11:45 a.m. Possible illegal burn of a slash pile off I-90 @ M/P 17, east of CdA.11:16 a.m. A foul odor is coming from a garage of…

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Did You Know ... 

... that the father of the man accused in that recent machete attack in Spokane was involved in the dispute over Sanders Beach -- in a weird way 10 years after he died. Remember? Douglas W. Harmon's father, E. Glenn Harmon, died in 1994 but…

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KR: Be Patient w/Bike Crash Probes 

If you've been concerned or impatient about the investigations of Boise's three recent cycling fatalities, take a close read of today's paper. Patrick Orr's story and Police Chief Mike Masterson's Reader's View take a good step back from the heat of the moment. The fact…

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ORG XMIT: DCSW104 Nick Jonas of The Jonas Brother, right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Type 1 Diabetes Research. He is joined by, from left, actress Mary Tyler Moore; Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; and boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh / The Spokesman-Review)

In The News: Diabetes Hearing 

Nick Jonas of The Jonas Brother, right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington this morning before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Type 1 Diabetes Research. He is joined by, from left, actress Mary Tyler Moore; Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of…

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Sting: Men Charged w/Lewd Conduct 

Item: Men charged with lewd conduct in sting operation/KREMMore Info: More than a half dozen men are charged with lewd conduct in more than one Spokane park. Police say the men engaged in criminal sexual activity in broad daylight. An undercover police sting in People’s…

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Downtown Bike Cops Concern Man 

Item: Flexing their muscles or following protocol? Downtown bike cops draw concern from citizen; police tell different story/Tom Hasslinger, PressMore Info: Gianotti snapped the picture because he had firsthand experience dealing with what he felt were too many officers for one minor infraction. A couple…

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Pot Establishing Medicinal Niche 23 

Item: Pot establishing medicinal niche: Marijuana dispensaries’ legal status remain in limbo/John Stucke, SRMore Info: Now that marijuana can be legally used to ease patients’ pain, dispensaries are opening in Spokane to provide it. And regardless of whether such stores are what Washington voters and…

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AM Headlines -- 6.24.09 

Jerry Harmon, the surface general supervisor for the Kensington Mine, receives a hug from Rep. Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau, during a lunchtime rally on the steps of the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, on Monday, after the Supreme Court upheld the government's decision to issue permits to…

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RP: Love Women In Camo 

Raymond Pert: I have examined all the photographs that have been posted of the BeerBQ fest. I do not believe Kerri's presentation of s'mores swayed the judges. I have, however, concluded that Kerri was wearing intimidating camo and that her choice of fashion frightened the…

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BillH: From My Cold, Dead Fingers 

BillH: Customs overturning or revoking 50 years of regulatory letters defining what “is” a switchblade goes way beyond an American company's CEO hoping for a boost in sales. And TT, do you really think a guy who has made his living in the business and…

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ZK: About That Tehran Embassy

Zelda Krup: OK. It used to be kind of amusing to watch the KXLY anchors stumble through current events, mispronounce words and sight-read the news each night. Tonight, however, I'm not laughing wryly. Robin Nance reported that the U.S. this July 4th will be inviting…

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TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009

Typewriter Day Wild Card -- 6.23.09 16 

Today is the 174th day of 2009. There are 191 days left in the year. On this day in history: In 1989, the Supreme Court refused to shut down the "dial-a-porn" industry, ruling Congress had gone too far in passing a law banning all sexually…

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38YO Hayden Woman Missing 

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a 38-year-old Hayden woman missing since Monday morning. Jessica Lynn Waldvogel is considered in danger because she is without her medication, officials said. Waldvogel was last seen when she left her home in the 9000 block of…

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ORG XMIT: MR205 This June 16, 2009 photo shows Tim Maikshilo holding open the mouth of one of his Holsteins in Coventry, Vt. Yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm wants its cows to burp less. It's for a noble cause: cutting down on the gases that contribute to global warming. Working with 15 Vermont farms to change cows' diets so they emit less methane, it has already reduced cow burping by as much as 18 percent. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) (Toby Talbot / The Spokesman-Review)

PS: Cutting Down On Cow Burps 

In this photo from last week, Tim Maikshilo holds open the mouth of one of his Holsteins in Coventry, Vt. Yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm wants its cows to burp less. It's for a noble cause: cutting down on the gases that contribute to global warming.…

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Ants: Adam Had 'Em 

I used the old rhyme by Ogden Nash to draw attention to a problem I have at Casa Oliveria. I have ants surfacing at several different spots around my spacious garden. In the past, I've sprinkled ant poison around large nests, with little effect. The…

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Gov. Butch Otter answers questions after announcing that his transportation funding task force won't bring forward recommendations until just before the 2011 legislative session, rather than for the upcoming 2010 session. At left is Senate Transportation Chairman John McGee, R-Caldwell.  BETSY RUSSELL betsyr@spokesman.com (Betsy Russell / The Spokesman-Review)

PM Headlines -- 6.23.09

Gov. Butch Otter answers questions after announcing that his transportation funding task force won't bring forward recommendations until just before the 2011 legislative session, rather than for the upcoming 2010 session. At left is Senate Transportation Chairman John McGee, R-Caldwell. Betsy Russell's Eye On Boise…

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APhoto Of The Day -- 6.23.09 

A deer, left, and a coyote freeze and stare at each other on the edge of the second fairway during the Mirror Pond Invitational Golf Tournament at Bend Golf & Country Club in Bend, Ore., Sunday. The two animals faced each other for more than…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 6.23.09 

6:06 p.m. A male is pushing another one @ Independence Point.5:55 p.m. 16YO is in a Dalton Gardens area garage after telling his girlfriend's mom that he was going to kill himself.5:47 p.m. A Bayliner with 8 people aboard is out of gas a quarter…

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TJX Settles w/Idaho, Other States

In this 2007 file photo, a sign outside the TJX Cos. headquarters is seen in Framingham, Mass. TJX Cos., the parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall's, will pay $9.75 million in a settlement with multiple states, including Idaho, related to a massive data…

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Judges Caught In BeerBQ Scandal? 27 

At the BeerBQ, it was rumored that Kerri Thoreson, ultimate winner of the contest (with her quite-delicious beer balls, I think they're called - sausage type food with a touch of jalapeno in the middle), attempted to influence the judges by bringing them (us) s'mores…

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Buck Concerned Re: Knife Rule 

Item: Buck concerned about knife rule: Although proposed federal regulatory change doesn't affect Idaho company, firm's CEO says he's still nervous/William Spence, Lewiston TribuneMore Info: However, (C.J. Buck, president and CEO of Buck Knives said): "the thing that has me nervous is that the language…

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Poll: Bad Dogs? Bad Owners? 

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KREM: Worker Hurt @ JD Lumber

The Bonner County Sheriff's office confirms there has been some kind of accident at JD Lumber in Priest River, Idaho. A JD Lumber worker tells us another company recenlty bought their old saw mill and is on site dismantling it. That worker doesn't have any…

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