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FRIDAY, FEB. 6, 2009

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APhoto Of The Day -- 2/6/09 

Actress Renee Zellweger, center, flanked by Hasty Pudding Theatricals actors in drag Tom Compton, left, and Dave Andersson, right, all strike a pose while riding in the back of a convertible during a parade through the Harvard Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Mass., Thursday. Zellweger was…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 2/6/09

5:15 p.m. A 20YO male @ Riverbend & Corbin/Post Falls has slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt. EMTs on the scene have controlled the bleeding.4:51 p.m. Employees at World Gym/Centa are holding an individual who tried to steal a club towel.4:31 p.m. R/P reports…

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ORG XMIT: NYJW102 ** FILE ** In this June 22, 2008 file photo, actor James Whitmore speaks at a news conference for "Campaign For a New G.I. Bill" in Beverly Hills, Calif. Whitmore benefited from the G.I. Bill after he served in the United States military during World War II. Whitmore, aTony-and Emmy-winning actor, who was also nominated for an Oscar, died of lung cancer, Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, in his Malibu home, according to his son Steve Whitmore. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file) (Dan Steinberg / The Spokesman-Review)

Actor James Whitmore, 87, RIP 

In this June 22, 2008, file photo, actor James Whitmore speaks at a news conference for "Campaign For a New G.I. Bill" in Beverly Hills, Calif. Whitmore benefited from the G.I. Bill after he served in the United States military during World War II. Whitmore,…

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CindyH: Weather Girls Had WWII Role 17 

In 1944, while still a senior at Rogers High School, Conant, along with six other girls, was asked to be an observer for the U.S. Weather Bureau. Prior to World War II, the organization listed only two women as observers or forecasters. “The government was…

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Tribe To Match State Lake Funding 

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has committed to pay half the cost of implementing the new Coeur d’Alene Lake Management Plan next year, matching the state’s contribution equally even though the tribe owns only the southern third of the lake. Helaman Hancock, legislative director for the…

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Porkulus Package Passeth? 

Democratic and Republican senators have reached a tentative agreement for a $780 billion stimulus package, according to two Democratic sources and a GOP negotiator. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has taken the list of cuts to the nearly $900 billion Senate bill to fellow Democrats,…

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Toad: An Open Letter To Rick Warren 

Hello. I was an early supporter of Barack Obama during his candidacy. I am also a strong proponent of civil discourse in our society. You and I may have vastly different ideologies about the world around us, and have world views that are often at…

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Argonaut: Make An Effort To Recycle 

Recycling is something most people will agree is a good idea, but a fraction of those people will actually follow through. The biggest excuse for not recycling is inconvenience. For some, it’s hard enough to get their trash in a garbage receptacle, let alone distinguish…

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2C Etc: Beware of Windows 7

Beware of Windows 7's Starter Edition. When new software is developed, it usually builds on the backs of older software, bringing with it improved functionality, repaired bugs, and more bells and whistles to entice you to give up your old software and fork over cash…

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HBO's Best Of The INW -- 2/6/09 

Susanna Bly, 6, left, and Kaedyn Lewno, 5, of Notus, Idaho holds a sign for the Special Olympics torch runners as they wait for the runners to pass by in Star, Idaho, Thursday afternoon. (AP PHOTO, IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE, MIKE VOGT)Crump: Idahoan Laprise knew first what…

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High Noon: Sesame Street Characters 45 

At the Idaho State University, the Bengal newspaper asked readers to name their favorite "Sesame Street" character. As of this minute, Cookie Monster, Big Bird & Elmo are dead even, garnering 29% of the responses apiece. You can check it out here.Question: How about you?…

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ORG XMIT: NJHAC101 A "phantom goat" is seen after it was captured Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 in Paterson, N.J. by an animal control officer. The animal had eluded capture for 12 days, causing dozens of people to call 911 with goat sightings along the north Jersey city's riverbanks.   (AP Photo/  The Record, Tariq Zehawi ) (Tariq Zehawi / The Spokesman-Review)

DFO's Animals: Phantom Goat 11 

A "phantom goat" is seen after it was captured Thursday in Paterson, N.J. by an animal control officer. The animal had eluded capture for 12 days, causing dozens of people to call 911 with goat sightings along the north Jersey city's riverbanks. (AP Photo/ The…

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EchoHawk Apologizes For Stand 

The biggest strike against EchoHawk (shown as a 1994 gubernatorial candidate with Republican winner Phil Batt and Independent Ron Rankin) has been repeated time and again throughout Indian country: When he served as Idaho’s attorney general from 1991 to 1995, he called on the governor…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 2/6/09 

11:16 a.m. A coupla accidents on the interstate, east of CDA. Latest: unknown injury accident at the top of Fourth of July Pass, westbound, at M/P 28.Attention: A number of minor slide-offs and fender benders are being reported this morning, as a result of the…

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NIC On Alert After Possible Rape 

A rapist who disguised himself as a woman and waited for his victim in a North Idaho College restroom is being sought by police. The sexual attack reportedly happened last Friday but was just reported to campus security this morning, according to a notice on…

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Idaho Blogs -- 2/6/09 

I got a new Land's End catalog today and noticed their system for indicating which of their swimsuits flatter which body types - I could figure most of it out, where the upside-down triangle was meant to symbolize the top-heavy bather, the rectangle a not-so-curvy…

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Off The Cuff: Punch Drunk (No) Love 

"Every time I go to John’s Alley, the drunkest person there finds me. They sense a kindred spirit. They know. I’m one of them. On Tuesday, this guy sits at the bar, and after 20 minutes of drooling on himself and staring at his drink,…

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Richert: Grab For Fair Porkulus Share 35 

I don't think Idaho political leaders want to think strategically about a bunch of money they really don't want. They don't like the idea of a federal deficit-busting stimulus bill. They don't want a bunch of one-time federal dollars — with whatever strings that may…

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AMR: 'Vagina Monologues' A Must See 17 

Some organizations, such as the Independent Women’s Forum, the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute and plenty of religious organizations, go out of their way to send out don’t-support-it messages claiming “The Vagina Monologues” are demeaning to men and destructive for women because they glorify promiscuity,…

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Dave Adlard, an organizer of large sporting events, talked about his next venture standing in a natural amphitheater at Farragut State Park on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Though covered in snow now, in June this section of the park will be used for mountain biking races. Up to 2,000 athletes will compete in 24 different races spread out over the hundreds of acres at Farragut. KATHY PLONKA The Spokesman-Review (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

HBO's AM Headlines -- 2/6/09

Dave Adlard, an organizer of large sporting events, talked about his next venture standing in a natural amphitheater at Farragut State Park on Wednesday. Though covered in snow now, in June this section of the park will be used for mountain biking races. Up to…

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In The News: Hank @ 75 55 

Hank Aaron, who hit 755 career home runs in the baseball's majors, listens to tributes to him on the stage during a celebration of his 75th birthday, Thursday in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)Question: Should Major League Baseball take away Barry Bonds home run record, as…

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Century Publishing Cuts 50 Workers 19 

Item: Century Publishing trims staff by 50/Brian Walker, CDA PressMore Info: Century has about 25 employees left. It employed 155 in the 1990s, but equipment upgrades and technologies later reduced that number slightly. At its peak in sales in the middle of 2007, the company…

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Blanchette: How About Dem ... Vandals 

Lost in the academic hand-wringing and presidential apology at the University of Idaho this week over assorted vulgarities perpetuated by students and others at the recent basketball cotillion with Boise State was a bulletin of Richter magnitude. There were fans at a Vandals game? Look,…

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