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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 2011

Wild Card/Weekend -- 12.10-11.11 

The Idaho Vandals pulled a big upset last night by knocking off host Oregon State 74-60 in a nonconference basketball game Friday night -- the most decisive win over a Pac-12 team since 1992. Better still, Vandal Coach Don Verlin has decided not to red-shirt…

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Bloem & CdA Leading Red Kettle Contest 

Coeur d'Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem and LCDC executive director Tony Berns ring bells for a Salvation Army Red Kettle at the Fred Meyer store in Coeur d'Alene, as part of the Mayor vs. Mayor competition. The two mayors were featured in a head-to-head competition to…

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Coeur d'Alene Perkins Close 

Item: Coeur d'Alene Perkins closes: Restaurant was at same location on Appleway since 1988/David Cole, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: The sign towering above Perkins Restaurant and Bakery in Coeur d'Alene and visible from Interstate 90 came crashing down on Friday - literally. The sign…

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McEuen Park 1st Phase Tab: $15.6M 16 

Item: More McEuen data: Officials detail traffic, financial impact of proposal/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Engineers and officials detailed the impact - both financial and motor - of a redeveloped McEuen Field Friday, bringing into focus possible ramifications and hard numbers should the…

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AG Won't Bend On Nullification Push 21 

If conservative lawmakers take another run at nullification in the upcoming legislative session, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden could once again find himself at the center of the legal storm. That was where he ended up last session, after refusing to play along with efforts…

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Idaho Vandals Upset Oregon State 

Coming into the year, Idaho coach Don Verlin looked at this week — with games at home against Washington State and at Oregon State separated by three days — and knew it would be telling for the Vandals. Could they hang with two Pac-12 schools?…

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Vestal: Small Banks Have Upside 

Randy Fewel’s an awfully nice guy. For a banker. Actually, Fewel seems like an awfully nice guy for a guy. A person. A human being. Fewel, the president and CEO of Inland Northwest Bank, got in touch with me not long ago, after I’d written…

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Don Swank dots some glue on a "floragraph" image of his son Drew, who died after a football collision in 2009, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 at Sacred Heart Medical Center while his daughters Rowee (cq), left, and Tara, second from left, and wife Patti look on.  Drew's image is one of 72 that will adorn a Rose Parade float honoring organ donors and the image on the table will be reproduced in flowers on the float. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Rose Bowl Float To Honor Drew Swank 

Jesse Tinsley SR photo: Don Swank dots some glue on a "floragraph" image of his son Drew at Sacred Heart Medical Center while his daughters Rowee (cq), left, and Tara, second from left, and wife Patti look on. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) The memory of…

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IFF: Don't Need Stinkin' Incentives 54 

DFO: I'm reposting this today b/c I forgot to include link Friday PM During the Thanksgiving weekend, I had a chance to drive the freeway to Portland. I haven’t had a chance to do that in several years, so the obvious change in the landscape…

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