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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011

WSU's Thompson Considers NBA 10 

Though no one is saying anything on the record, other than coach Ken Bone repeating this week he feels it’s 50-50 (Klay) Thompson and/or DeAngelo Casto will return, the consensus around the program is Thompson will announce sometime soon he will test the NBA draft…

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M's Finalize Roster For Opening Day 

In the waning days of spring, any summons into the manager's office is a heart-stopper. Hanging in the balance in the next few moments, depending on the words uttered, are exhilaration or agony. "My heart kind of dropped, but (Eric) Wedge had a big smile…

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House OKs Public Records Bill 

A bill to tighten Idaho’s public records bill has passed the Idaho House and now heads to the Senate for consideration. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Gayle Batt, R-Wilder, cleared on a 67-0 vote. The bill would require that government entities providing records give requesters…

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AM: Nils Battles Squatter Turkeys 

Coeur d'Alene resident Nils Rosdahl talks Wednesday about the turkeys that roost in the trees on his property. Some 80 to 100 turkeys have taken roost in the trees surrounding Rosdahl's property at the base of Canfield Mountain. He considers them a nuisance. More here.…

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Japanese N-Workers Willing To Die 12 

Workers at the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan say they expect to die from radiation sickness as a result of their efforts to bring the reactors under control, the mother of one of the men tells Fox News. The so-called Fukushima 50, the team…

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Doug Clark: KPBXXX Has Nice Ring 

Spokane Public Radio employees were in a red-faced dither last week when a link to a sexually explicit website somehow turned up on the KPBX Facebook page. I’m sorry. But embarrassment and removing the link were the wrong reactions. The station should have been celebrating…

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Edit: Women's Sports Get Respect 

March Madness is over for Gonzaga University – for 2011, at least. Even in defeat, however, the extraordinary women’s basketball team with the superlative point guard earned every speck of admiration a grateful community had to dish out. But there is more to ponder this…

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