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MONDAY, OCT. 26, 2009

MikeK: O Brannon, Where Aren't Thou? 29 

I've just been found! Leaving the Public Works committee meeting. I did knock on Jim's campaign office to see if he would talk to me about the allegation of federal fraud that his campaign is distributing. He didn't return two phone calls and an email,…

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PS: Calendar Spoofs LDS Mom Stereotype 

This image released by CMH Entertainment shows the front cover of the "Hot Mormon Muffins: A Taste of Motherhood" calendar which features 12 mothers who claim membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in vintage pinup picture poses. Each month also has…

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Wild Card/Monday -- 10.26.09 31 

In the comments section, Phaedrus brings up an interesting point re: the failrure by the Reagan Republicans to file campaign disclosure statements as the newby organization lobbies on behalf of challengers Dan Gookin, Jim Brannon, and Steve Adams. It'll be interesting if we see a…

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Rathdrum Woman Faces Fraud Charge 

A Rathdrum woman was arrested Monday on suspicion of embezzling more than $450,000 from a Post Falls doctor’s office. Yolanda M. Williams, 36, is charged with grand theft and forgery for allegedly making fraudulent online transfers from the bank account of Post Falls Family Medicine…

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Will Love Follows Mom's Footsteps 

Marianne Love, who spent a combined 33 years teaching in the Bonner County School District 82 and Lake Pend Oreille School District before retiring in 2002, now finds her son, Will, following in her footsteps as a journalism instructor and advisor for the Cedar Post…

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PM Headlines -- 10.26.09

"The vacant boat slips at Redlion Templin's Marina on the Spokane River in Post Falls have shed their blue canvas canopies but the colorful fall foliage provides a feast for the eyes," writes KerriT/OnLocation North Idaho. More here. Idaho boaters won't need 2 separate stickers…

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ORG XMIT: MOSB121 A girl looks at a man sitting in a bath tub to advertise bathroom equipment, at the Millionaire Fair in Moscow, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel) (Mikhail Metzel / The Spokesman-Review)

APhoto Of The Day -- 10.26.09 

A girl looks at a man sitting in a bath tub to advertise bathroom equipment, at the Millionaire Fair in Moscow on Saturday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)Top Cutlines:1. Short on funds with inmates overflowing, Kootenai County Officials are confining inmates to bathtubs…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 10.26.09 

5:37 p.m. The boy is out of the Black Sheep safe and okay.5:15 p.m. A child has been locked in a safe @ Black Sheep, 308 Seale, for 10 to 15 minutes. An older 13YO friend locked the child in. The safe will need to…

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HBO's Blogosphere -- 10.26.09

Idaho Dad writes: "We spent most of Saturday at Silverwood, taking one last spin on the roller coasters and ferris wheels before they close for the winter. After seven years of holding season passes, we're taking the next year off. It's partly an economic decision."…

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GOP: Get Involved In City Elections 22 

Jonathan Parker, executive director of the Idaho Republican Party, said its state central committee passed a resolution in June encouraging Republicans to become more involved in municipal elections. He stressed that whether or not to make endorsements is a decision for the local central committees…

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KCSD: Outage Knocks Out 911 Center

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department reports a serious power outage in the Coeur d’Alene area that has impacted the Kootenai County 9-1-1 Center. The back-up center in Post Falls has taken over emergency communication for the 14 emergency service agencies normally serviced by the County…

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ORG XMIT: VAJL109 Lisa Johnson leaves the stroller parking area with her granddaughter Aliyah Wallace, 2, of Springfield, Va., after she got a swine flu vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, Va., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (Jose Magana / The Spokesman-Review)

Stroller Haven

Lisa Johnson leaves the stroller parking area with her granddaughter Aliyah Wallace, 2, of Springfield, Va., after she got a swine flu vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, Va., on Saturday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Montana Woman Drowns Near Hope 

The Bonner County Sheriff’s Office has identified a body found floating in Lake Pend Oreille near Hope, Idaho, as a woman from Troy, Mont. The sheriff’s office received a 911 call about 12:47 p.m. Thursday reporting a body in the water near Kramer’s Marina in…

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Power Out In Post Falls Area 

Power was out this afternoon to about 2,000 electrical customers in the Post Falls area, according to Avista Utilities. The outage just before 2 p.m. may have been caused by weather, a utility spokesman said. Crews were trying to determine the cause and get power…

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Steve: Take Own Reading Material 11 

Steve Sibulsky: Folks might want to take their own magazine or a book when visiting the doctor … Just got back from an appointment with the Knee Doctor … there's no magazines in the waiting room or exam rooms … H1N1 and sanitation!!Question: Which waiting…

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Webster: Horror Junkies Reject 'Saw' 

Is it possible that the horror-film audience is finally finding a bit of discretion? Are horror junkies turning away from Hollywood’s version fright-night thrills and discovering new ways of experiencing those backbone shivers? Not likely. We’re all suckers for things that go clump in the…

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Easy Rider @ 40 

Peter Fonda, who played "Captain America" in the 1969 counterculture film "Easy Rider," poses atop a Harley-Davidson motorcycle based on the one he rode in the film, Friday, in Glendale, Calif. Fonda was promoting the recent release of the film on Blu-ray disk, coinciding with…

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New West: Going Montana Native 

Now that I’m the father of what a popular local bumper sticker calls a “Native Montanan,” I’m under even more pressure to learn some basic Montana skills, if only so that I don’t embarrass the poor guy in front of his friends later on. I’m…

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OTV: Playhouse To Present 'Dracula'

Goths everywhere may still argue whether Bela Lugosi is indeed dead, or possibly undead, but certainly the man who originally brought Count Dracula to theater audiences way back when will be there in spirit when the Lake City Playhouse stages “Dracula” starting October 29. Director…

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ORG XMIT: OREUG101 In this photo taken Tuesday morning Oct. 20, 2009, a spider waits patiently on its dew-covered web in the Willow Creek Preserve in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Kevin Clark) **MAGS OUT, NO SALES** (Kevin Clark / The Spokesman-Review)

HBO's Inland Northwest -- 10.26.09

In a photo taken last Tuesday, a spider waits patiently on its dew-covered web in the Willow Creek Preserve in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Kevin Clark)Cartoon: Federal debt/David Horsey, Seattle P-IFewer Westerners believe in global warming/New WestUI students recover from frat house falls/APUI study:…

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High Noon: Boy Scouts Celebrate 100 

Joseph Hernandez, 8, from Sacramento, right, and Peter Mibach, 8, from South San Francisco, left, salute during the Pledge of Allegiance as thousands of Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from all over Northern California rally at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., to celebrate the 100-year…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 10.26.09 

11:59 a.m. Borah Elementary has evacuated building for an unknown reason.11:53 a.m. Water flooding roadway is creating a hazard @ H95 & Ohio Match.11:27 a.m. A fallen tree is blocking n/b lane of H97, near Boy Scout camp.10:49 a.m. Jan @ Dodd & Boot Hill/Hayden…

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HBO Poll: Demo Chief Bears Arms 

While that attitude is widespread in traditionally red-state Idaho, where gun ownership is an ingrained part of the outdoor mindset and hunter’s education serves as almost a rite of passage, what is outside the majority is his political affiliation. “I’m a gun-toting Democrat,” offered (Thom)…

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Goodlander Reports Realtor Donation

In compliance w/Idaho political campaign laws, Councilwoman Deanna Goodlander reported today that she has received a $1000 donation from the Idaho Association of Realtors. Candidates must report contributions of $1000 received after the 16-day pre-election deadline and 48 hours prior to the final pre-election deadline.

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Southerner Lauds CdA Race Stand 

My family and I visited Idaho this summer and before our arrival some skinheads had distributed unsolicited flyers in neighborhoods that local authorities considered hate messages. The mayor of Coeur d'Alene and other elected officials called an outdoor, citywide meeting and made the statement that…

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