A maintenance worker services a fast food sign Wednesday in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (AP Photo/Coeur d'Alene Press, Jerome A. Pollos)

*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR

*Letter from Gov. Palin stuns Bonners Ferry woman/R.J. Cohn, RuralNorthwest.com

*Minnick fights partisanship/David Broder, Washington Post

*Weather wallops wildlife/Brian Walker, CDA Press

*Elk herd's bad luck translates into food for pantry/Rich Landers, SR

*Vikings, Trojans grab early attention/Greg Lee, SR

*Zags end 3-game skid, Tennessee home winning streak/Jim Meehan, SR

*CDA schools brace for budget cuts/Maureen Dolan, CDA Press

*Ducks find home at sewer treatment plant/Tom Hasslinger, CDA Press

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