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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011

Wild Card/Thursday -- 5.19.11 26 

Stickman has outdone himself this time. Last evening, I swung by his breezeway to trade in a walking stick I got from him three years ago. Stickman had the perfect replacement -- a somewhat heftier stick that fits in my right hand perfectly. I took…

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Parting Shot -- 5.19.11

Garwood Elementary kindergartner, Jamie Crooks, shows the empty space for two of her bottom teeth during a presentation from Delta Dental at the school in Rathdrum on Thursday. As part of its community outreach work, Delta Dental of Idaho established the Captain Supertooth program to…

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Kellogg Bus Attackers Get Diversion 

Three high school softball players accused of stripping off a teammate's clothing against her will during a bus ride from a game earlier this month have been referred to a community-based program outside the courts. The Kootenai County Sheriff's Department recommended battery charges against the…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 5.19.11

6:08 p.m. Bayview woman reports she's being harassed by guy impersonating water control worker. 5:30 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for May 18-19 here. 5:22 p.m. Caller reports a female in tan van on Ironwood was drunk in a convenience store. 5:19 p.m.…

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PM Headlines -- 5.19.11

Lisa Talbott of Valley Chapel Farms checks on Jasper, one of her boarding horses earlier today. A virus has forced many horse owners and boarding operations to keep their horses away from events until the health issue passes. Mike Prager's SR story here. (SR photo:…

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Edie Brooks Quits CdA School Board 

Chairwoman Edie (Brooks) McLachlan, pictured, who expressed disappointment with election results in the Coeur d'Alene School Board elections Tuesday, resigned her position at a special meeting earlier today, effective June 30. McLachlan (Brooks), newly married, read a prepared letter of resignation siting personal reasons and…

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M's Beat Angels Again, 2-1 

Seattle Mariners' Luis Rodriguez, right, gets to the plate just under the tag from Los Angeles Angels catcher Hank Conger in the fifth inning of a baseball game this afternoon in Seattle. The Mariners beat Los Angeles 2-1 to win a pitcher's duel for the…

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Ricky Lee, Brandi To Head Festival 

The Festival at Sandpoint lineup was announced this morning and went on sale at 9 a.m. Here's the list: Rickie Lee Jones, Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m. — She's the jazz-pop chanteuse of “Chuck E.'s in Love” and she'll be with her 8-piece band. Openers will…

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Inlander Review: Porky G's 

"Off the hook” is how owner Gary Stinnett describes business at Porky G’s since it relocated from Dalton Avenue to Coeur d’Alene’s bustling Northwest Boulevard. Indeed, cars buzz in and out like bees to the hive, lured by the enticing smell (and intriguing sight) of…

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Slain Reservist's Son On Track

On a rainy Friday, Kerry Clark rode his bike to the Donut Parade in north Spokane. He rarely drives. Too expensive. Clark has four roommates. He survives on financial aid and military benefits. The financial aid is through Washington State University, where he’s an online…

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Hate Groups ♥ Montana, INW 

Finally, Idaho has moved up -- or down, depending on your perspective -- the ranks in one category it didn't want to lead: concentrations of hate groups per capita. Believe it or not, Montana takes top honors, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, with…

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APB: Don't Trust Police Scanners 

"I’ll never report a story straight from the police scanner. Why? I don’t want to spread false information," posts Brad Gary, All Points Bulletin, Lewiston Tribune. "Don’t get me wrong, the radio communication that takes place between first responders and dispatchers is a valuable tool…

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Albertson's Meets Ed Needs -- Again 

Has there ever been a private institution that has done as much good for Idaho education as the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation? The foundation announced Wednesday that it’s donating $21 million to the Idaho Department of Education to help create “the 21st century classroom”…

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Fines Stoke Fruit Stand Feud 

Richard Phillips (pictured), who owns the Farm Fresh Fruit stand at 10 S. Argonne Road, recently paid a hefty fine for violating the terms of his temporary use permit last fall. It was one in a series of complaints that have been filed against the…

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INW Headlines -- 5.19.11

Jim Young, president of the Payette Lake Cabin Owners Association, addresses the Idaho Land Board in Boise, as the board considered changes to management of "cottage sites." State officials are moving ahead with plans to survey and lay the groundwork for auctioning or trading hundreds…

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High Noon: Raptors Not Rapture 

On his Facebook page, Serephin, of 43rd State Blues renown, writes of the Judgment Day (6 p.m. Saturday liftoff time) perdiction by a fringe religious group: "Oooohh, bad news, Pre-tribulationalists. Jesus' press release just hit the wires, and it turns out that it's not Rapture,…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 5.19.11 

11:40 a.m. An unwanted person is in 4100 block of Lena Louie/Worley in tribal member dispute. 10:47 a.m. A man is suffering a psychiatric problems in 1000 block of E. Mullan/CdA. 10:44 a.m. Caller worries that father is keeping young daughter in leaky trailer, off…

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Hucks Poll: Don't Run, Patty

Wednesday Poll: Most Hucks Nations voters don't want to see actress Patty Duke of Coeur d'Alene run for political office in Idaho. 82 of 153 respondents (53.59%) said they don't want to see Duke run for office. 55 of 153 respondents (35.95%) said they want…

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Otter, 22 Solons To Attend IFF Fest 

Four statewide elected officials and one-quarter of Idaho's GOP state legislators will attend tonight's Freedom Celebration Banquet at the Nampa Civic Center, the foundation said in a news release. U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador and conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart are the guest speakers. A crowd of…

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Mary Unhappy With Edie's Remarks

Even when her side wins, Mary Souza of OpenCDA.com is upset. Seems today's article about the Coeur d'Alene School Board elections set her off this time. Sez Mary: "With surprisingly rude and divisive comments in this morning’s Press article, CdA School Board Chairwoman Edie Brooks…

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Birdwatcher Goes On Snipe Hunt 

“Remember the goofy snipe hunts you were encouraged to partake in at summer camps?” asks birding guide Woody Wheeler, in his Conservation Catalyst blog. “Often they took place at night and involved a large sack, a club and a flashlight,” he reminds us, and the…

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Hurdler Blossoms At Coeur d'Alene 

Junior Morgan Struble, of Coeur d'Alene High, jumps the hurdles duing practice on Monday. She transferred in from Missoula last fall and leads state of Idaho in 300-meter hurdles at 44.24 and is second in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.78. Dave Trimmer SR story here.…

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Poll: What Did Tuesday Results Show? 25 

Ron Lahr, the Berry Picker who's involved with the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans, is exhorting his troops via Facebook this morning to weigh in on the new Coeur d'Alene Press poll, which asks: "What did Tuesday's election results show the most? The options are: Most…

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