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Initiative seeks gaps in Idaho’s online coverage
May 31, 2013 BRUNEAU, Idaho — Look at a map showing broadband Internet access in Idaho and you’ll see broad swaths of online nothingness. Add that to the many Idaho communities that have … 3
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Bonners Ferry man injured in collision with train
May 30, 2013 A Bonners Ferry man was injured after he stopped his pickup on railroad tracks and it was hit by a train. 6
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Idaho records
May 30, 2013 on Page A6 For 05-30-2013
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Spokane man’s passenger killed in Idaho rollover crash
May 29, 2013 A vehicle driven by a Spokane man south of Lake Coeur d’Alene crashed Wednesday morning, killing one passenger and wounding four others. 2
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Farragut park shooting range to reopen Saturday
May 29, 2013 The shooting range at Farragut State Park will reopen Saturday after a prolonged legal fight over noise and safety concerns. 13
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Group forges plan for Idaho forest
May 27, 2013 on Page A6 LEWISTON – An advisory collaboration of environmentalists, lumber companies, the Nez Perce Tribe, and local and state officials has reached an agreement intended to restore wildlife habitat and protect pristine … 1
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Kootenai sheriff may drop Boy Scouts charter
May 26, 2013 on Page B3 Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger says he’s compelled to drop the department’s Boy Scouts of America charter after the organization opened its ranks to gay Scouts. Wolfinger said the organization … 53
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Eye on Boise: Crapo addresses losing campaign funds
May 26, 2013 on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo is defending his former campaign manager who lost $250,000 in campaign funds in a risky investment, while also calling the incident “discouraging” and “distressing.” …
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Huckleberries: Mack won’t be held up by vote this time
May 26, 2013 on Page B10 Sheriff Richard Mack, the tea party darling from Texas/Arizona, will return to North Idaho in July – and he didn’t need an invitation from the dysfunctional Kootenai County GOP Central …
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Woman dies after falling into a hole near Copper Creek
May 25, 2013 A woman in her late 30s apparently drowned after falling in a hole near Copper Creek in the Coeur d’Alene National Forest on Saturday afternoon, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department …
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Cheaper state parks passports selling in Idaho
May 24, 2013 on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho has sold more than $500,000 of new, lower-priced state parks passports in the first six months of the program, giving parks officials hope that the program will …
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Stormwater work to close downtown Coeur d’Alene streets
May 23, 2013 A major intersection in downtown Coeur d’Alene will be closed to traffic for about three weeks beginning Monday night for a stormwater construction project. 3
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Idahoans snap up cheap parks passes
May 23, 2013 Idaho’s sold more than $500,000 worth of its new $10 state parks passports in the first six months of the program, and state parks officials have high hopes the low-priced … 2
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Vandals damage dozens of classic cars near Coeur d’Alene
May 23, 2013 on Page A5 Don Martin surveyed the damage and could only shake his head in disgust. Late one afternoon last week, he heard what he thought were gunshots on his rural property near … 17
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Idaho State University fined for breach
May 23, 2013 on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho State University is paying $400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations it improperly exposed confidential medical records. In August 2011, ISU told the U.S. Department of …
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World War II veteran finally gets his diploma
May 23, 2013 on Page A6 BOISE – World history conspired to keep George Jones from getting his high school diploma. Bailey Jo Bartlome and other Kuna High seniors conspired to make sure he got it.
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Idaho records
May 23, 2013 on Page A7 For 05-23-2013
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Big cat attacks, kills dogs in fenced Boise back yards
May 22, 2013 Three next-door neighbors in east Boise have had their small dogs attacked by a mountain lion in their fenced back yards in the past two weeks, and two of the … 5
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Priest Lake cabin owners can request new appraisals
May 22, 2013 on Page A7 BOISE – Priest Lake cabin owners who object to skyrocketing appraisals on the state-owned land under their lake homes can request new appraisals, the state Land Board decided Tuesday. If …
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GOP candidates lose key races in Coeur d’Alene
May 21, 2013 Candidates backed by a group of Republican activists were defeated Tuesday night in unusually lively races for the nonpartisan Coeur d’Alene School Board and Kootenai Hospital District board. 5
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CdA police: Bottles in parking lot intended as explosive
May 21, 2013 Suspicious bottles found Tuesday morning in a Coeur d’Alene parking lot were intended to be an explosive, police say. 2
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Woman killed in crash near Priest River
May 21, 2013 A 19-year-old Oldtown woman died early Tuesday in a head-on collision on Highway 41 south of Priest River. 13
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Winds gusting with arrival of cold front
May 21, 2013 The National Weather Service is warning about gusty winds out of the west and southwest to 40 mph through about 6 p.m. 1
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Priest Lake cabin owners can get new appraisals
May 21, 2013 Priest Lake cabin owners who object to new Idaho appraisals that showed the state-owned land under their lake homes ballooning in value this year by an average 84 percent can … 9
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S-R, Russell win awards for Idaho coverage
May 21, 2013 The Spokesman-Review and its Boise-based state capitol reporter, Betsy Z. Russell, won several awards from the Idaho Press Association for coverage of Idaho government and politics in 2012.
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CdA school board candidates highlight conservative roots
May 19, 2013 on Page A1 Brent Regan’s yard signs identify him as a Republican. His challenger, Christa Hazel, has “common sense conservative” on hers. Political persuasion is on full display in the race to sit … 105
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Groups want sheep station shut down
May 19, 2013 on Page B2 BOISE – Four environmental groups are asking a federal judge to order the temporary shutdown of a sheep research station on the Idaho-Montana border that they say is harming the …
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Judge mandates joint talks on lynx
May 19, 2013 on Page B2 BILLINGS – A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Forest Service to consult with wildlife officials to ensure the agency takes adequate measures to protect Canada lynx in portions of …
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She took the money and ran: Woman left Idaho after lottery win
May 19, 2013 on Page B3 Holly Lahti won one of the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history then seemed to disappear from the face of the Earth. She actually moved to the California coast. Lahti, … 1
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Huckleberries: North Idaho’s right turn being driven by exiles
May 19, 2013 on Page B7 On Tuesday, we’ll learn whether Kootenai County archconservatives who call themselves “Republicans” for politics’ sake will keep total control of the Coeur d’Alene School Board. And establish beachheads on the … 4

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