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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010

Dogwalk On Obama: 'You Scare Me" 45 

Mr. Obama, you have just done more to put our country at risk of a terrorist attack than the tens of thousands of Americans you scrutinize daily as they go through airports. What are you thinking? I've tried. I have really tried to find something…

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Hannah Kearney of Norwich, Vt., who won the first gold medal for the United States at the Vancouver Olympics by winning the women's moguls, throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Fenway Park in Boston Tuesday, April 6, 2010. (Elise Amendola / Associated Press)

The Political Sandbox -- 4.7.10 50 

Hannah Kearney of Norwich, Vt., who won the first gold medal for the United States at the Vancouver Olympics by winning the women's moguls, throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees…

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GOP Asks Senate Wannabe To Quit 

The following was sent to state Senate candidate James Stivers by Benewah County GOP Chairman Philip M. Sergent: "Due to recent information being presented to the Republican Party of Benewah County about your book on the virtues of polygamy and your writings on the white…

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Jorgenson Gives Brannon $1000 

Sen. Mike Jorgenson donated $1,000 Tuesday to Jim Brannon, the Seat 2 challenger contesting the results of Coeur d’Alene’s Nov. 3 general election. The pledge means Brannon, the seat 2 challenger, has surpassed the $5,000 total bond 1st District Judge Benjamin Simpson ordered with the…

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4th Street Pantry Bouncing Checks 14 

A business owner in Coeur d’Alene is admitting to writing bad checks to his employees and now the disgruntled workers are threatening legal action. Fourth Street Pantry is a 24-hour restaurant in downtown Coeur d’Alene and has only been open for about three and a…

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NIC Mourns Loss Of Booster McLain 

North Idaho College lost one of its dearest friends and supporters April 6. Longtime teacher, administrator, trustee, friend, and supporter Betty McLain was loved by all and a true champion for education and North Idaho College. A memorial service for McLain will be held at…

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AM Headline -- 4.7.10 

Veterans and other citizens help unfurl a brand new 20-foot-by-30-foot U.S. flag to fly at the Rose Garden in Lewiston. The flag, which was donated by Vern Eide Chevrolet, located across the street, has to be replaced about twice a year at the site that…

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ITD To Pay Sletager $275K To End Fight 10 

The state of Idaho will pay $275,000 to settle a dispute over the seizure of 25 boat slips and docks at the Sandpoint Marina during a U.S. Highway 95 construction project. The agreement ends an 18-month skirmish between Ralph Sletager, the marina’s owner, and the…

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OTV: Bosses Cross Off Tat People 

OrangeTV: The sad reality is, especially in places like Idaho, the majority of employers do cross applicants with visible tattoos of their list of potential new hires. I don't quite agree with that kind of old fashioned nonsense, but that's just kinda the way it…

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Cis: Skies Becoming Unfriendly 

Cis: A friend and I were just talking on Easter about flying and how we use to really enjoy it… and now we hate it.. it isn't the strip down part to get on the plane… it is the tight seats, the charging for lousy…

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.