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FRIDAY, AUG. 26, 2011

Ed Corridor Work To Affect NW Blvd

Now that the road and sidewalk infrastructure project is complete along River Avenue, the Education Corridor construction will move north. Beginning Monday, a portion of Northwest Boulevard will be restricted to one lane as work begins on the installation of a new traffic signal at…

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Statesman: Hagedorn Misses Mark 

There is no waiting period on political opportunism. Hence Rep. Marv Hagedorn’s insensitive and ill-timed reaction to the Moscow shootings. On Tuesday, the day the news broke, Hagedorn urged University of Idaho President Duane Nellis to teach gun safety on campus and chided the school…

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Statesman: UI Leaves Unanswered Qs 

Over the past two days, the story of Katy Benoit’s slaying has unfolded — in slow and unsettling detail. According to a police affidavit, the Boise High School graduate and University of Idaho psychology student had been threatened several times over a period of months.…

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AM Headlines -- 8.26.11

Hundreds of students, staff and friends gathered in Friendship Square in downtown Moscow Idaho to honor slain U/I grad student Katy Benoit Thursday. Story below. (SR photo: Christopher Anderson) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Thursday Scanner Traffic/DFO, Hucks Online Hot weather keeps summer alive/Mike Prager, SR…

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Preparing For Hurricane Irene 

Home Depot remained open late into the night as residents prepare for the worst as Hurricane Irene makes it's way up the east coast, Thursday in Manahawkin, N.J. Tens of thousands of visitors to the New Jersey shore and many residents have begun an orderly…

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Mary: DFO's A 'Gossip Monger' 15 

Looks like Mary Souza is calling Huckleberries Online on that "Huckleberries hears ..." note of Wednesday reporting that the Reagan Republicans were selling "Corrupt d'Alene" bumperstickers at their North Idaho Fair booth. Mary and her followers -- both of them -- are delighting in using…

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Hill Family Spends Birthday In Court 22 

Rachel Hill and she and Jeremy's six children, including Jasmine, holding the baby at left, who celebrated her 14th birthday by attending her dad's arraignment on a federal felony charge for killing a grizzly bear. Story by Mike Weland/News Bonners Ferry here. (H/T: Duane Rasmussen)…

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Fishing, Logging Jobs Most Dangerous 

Item: Fishing, logging, aircraft, & farming top USA most dangerous jobs/AP More Info: Fatal work injuries involving farming, fishing, and forestry workers increased by 9 percent in 2010. Fatalities involving agricultural workers, including farmworkers and laborers, rose from 127 in 2009 to 156 in 2010.…

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NIC Prez To Get 3% Raise 

Item: NIC president Bell to receive 3 percent pay raise/Maureen Dolan, CdA Press More Info: North Idaho College trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to increase college President Priscilla Bell's salary of $152,250 by 3 percent. They also decided to increase the amount the college contributes to…

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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.