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TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 2011

Wild Card/Tuesday -- 12.13.11 25 

I received an unexpected surprise when I went trolling through the Portland, Ore., public library system, using my future son-in-law's library card last week. I spotted, "Bobbed Hair & Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the '20s." I'm a sucker for the 1920 New York…

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Parting Shot -- 12.13.11 

Members of the Neon Ninjas, front left Jacob Glenn and Bailey Gleaves, front right work on their robot at Prarie View Elementary in Post Falls today in preparation for the First LEGO league state competition at University of Idaho in Moscow on Saturday. Sixty teams…

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Lowe's Pulls 'All-American Muslim' Ads 11 

The Lowe's home improvement chain last week pulled its advertising from the series, following a campaign waged by the Florida Family Association, a small conservative group. Lowe's said the show has become too much of a "lightning rod," and has stuck by its decision. But…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 12.13.11 

5:29 p.m. Woman wants to get property back from former patients who have wolf at their place. 4:45 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Dec. 12-13 here. 4:17 p.m. Caller reports a suspicious male hanging out at 7th & Wallace/CdA. 4:03 p.m. Juvenile…

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PM: Ex-Coug Thompson Signs 

Golden State Warriors rookie Klay Thompson poses for photographs during NBA basketball media day at the team's training facility in Oakland, Calif., on Monday. Story here. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) New WSU football coach Leach fills out offensive staff/Vince Grippi, SR Gregoire: Failing teachers could be…

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Malek To Seek Chadderdon's 4A Seat 15 

Luke Malek announced today that he will be running for the Idaho State House of Representatives, Legislative District 4A. Luke Malek is a Kootenai County native, and an active member of the community. Malek says his focus will be to usher economic prosperity by limiting…

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CdA Shooting Victim Sues Lawyer 

Moses Lake man who was shot by a Coeur d'Alene businessman nearly two years ago in what a grand jury ruled was self defense is suing his civil attorney for malpractice. Brandon R. Burgess alleges Spokane lawyer Lloyd Herman directed him to speak with a…

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Report: Work Moms Healthy, Happy 

A report published by The American Psychological Association shows that mothers who maintain their jobs while their children are in infancy and pre-school years are happier and healthier than their more traditional stay at home peers. Analyzing data starting in 1991 and spanning more than…

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Collector's 1967 Mustang Stolen 

Coeur d'Alene police are looking for a 1967 black Mustang with a white stripe that was stolen from this weekend from a storage shed at Silverlake Automotive, 274 W. Hanley Ave. Owner Will Sando told police that the Mustang was being stored in a trailer…

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'I've Given My Lips ... My Heart" 

Paul Turner posted this comic book from back when on his Slice blog this week. I was too much into superheroes to have read something like that. OK, OK, I ocasionally read about Archie, Veronica, & the gang. But that's as far as it went.…

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Blog: Leach Has Porn Fan Partner? 

Washington State's new head coach Mike Leach is well known for his unconventional approach on the football field. But what's less well known is the way that delightful disdain for the status quo seems to extend off the field as well, where Leach has partnered…

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End Notes: Vodka, Bourbon For Dead 

Our column today talked about how to acknowledge, during holiday celebrations, a child who has died. Cathy has some good suggestions here. We have a long tradition at our house of honoring the deceased elders by placing their favorite alcoholic drink in front of their…

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Is UCNI Flag Dragging On Ground? 19 

I'm switching out the photo of Region 1 GOP chief John Cross at the podium during the organizational meeting of Bob Pedersen's rebranded United Conservatives of North Idaho for one of Rep. Phil Hart. The Hart photo shows the bottom of the flag better. Digger…

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Hill, Denney Lead Top 5 Pol List 

HucksOnline isn't surprised that no Democrat makes StateImpact's list of Top 5 most influential Idaho legislators. The superminority Democrats have little clout in the state Capitol. But no North Idaho legislators made the list either -- not even Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint -- who should get…

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Simpson Has Mouth Full Of 'Potato' 

Really. The Sunlight Foundation's revamped "Capitol Words" rivals other online time-wasters. There's an Idaho page where you learn that the top five words spoken by Idaho members of Congress since 1996 are: Idahoans, Idaho's, Idaho, Boise and id. (Id? Is Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, a…

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Ex-Machine Gun Operator Seeks Work 

Here’s a line most entry-level job seekers don’t have on their resume: “Operated a high-caliber machine gun, in Baghdad, Iraq.” Many of the 2,700 National Guard soldiers from the Northwest who just returned from Iraq aren’t old enough to have much of a pre-deployment work…

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INW Headlines -- 12.13.11

Montana State's Elvis Akpla (1) makes a leaping reception over Sam Houston State's Daxton Swanson during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. The catch was aired in coverage by ESPN and received national attention. Story…

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Atheist Message Boots Nativity Scenes 30 

A sign with an Atheist message is on display along Ocean Avenue at Palisades Park in Santa Monica, Calif., today. Most of the Christmas nativity scenes that local churches had placed in a Southern California coastal park for nearly six decades have been displaced by…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 12.13.11

Noonish: Internal business alarm sounding at Scenic Bay Marina/Bayview. 11:49 a.m. Mary @ Coeur d'Alene Casino/Worley reports receiving forged check. 11:32 a.m. 42YO woman in 100 block of E. Anton/CdA cuts wrists in suicide attempt. 11:28 a.m. William @ Bank of America/Seltice Way reports crash…

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A Lousy Way To Spend 22nd Birthday 

Jessica White, victim of a hit-and-run accident in downtown Coeur d'Alene b/n 2-3 p.m. Sunday, is shown at Kootenai Medical Center, prior to her release. Jessica is the granddaughter of retired, long-time SR/CdA employee Jeanne Helstrom. Jessica's mother, Kris, tells HucksOnline that Jessica suffered "three…

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OpenCDA Blasts MikeK Not Hayes 

Bill McCrory, Mary Souza's sidekick at OpenCDA.com, provides yet another reason this week why you should take every rant publishe on that blog with a proverbial grain of salt. Silent about the 45 miscast ballots in the recent city elections in Kootenai County, Bill levels…

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A Swift Kick In The Privates? Really? 

The following was printed in today's Coeur d'Alene Press in a wire service story about St. Maries grad Eric Russell being added to WSU football coach Mike Leach's staff: "Russell will reportedly coach the Washington State special teams. It's an area of need for the…

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Hucks Poll: 'Rent' OK For Playhouse 

Monday Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Nation sez the controversial play "Rent" is OK fare for a community theater like the Lake City Playhouse. 62 of 90 respondents (68.89%) said the play, which was criticized in a letter to the Coeur d'Alene Press editor, approve…

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No Kootenai In Kootenai County 

On his Facebook wall, former Bonners Ferry mayor Darrell Kerby has posted this interesting bit of North Idaho history: "Idaho's Kootenai County was formed in 1864. It was named after the Kootenai Tribe located in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. In 1907 Kootenai County was split. The…

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Unreasonable Vito Brings Response 16 

Republicans have strayed from reasonable governing, the leader of the Idaho House's Democratic minority says, and the GOP's closed primary will only aggravate the issue. "Reason and concern for the common good are clearly not GOP priorities, Rep. John Rusche, D-Lewiston, wrote in a guest…

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