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TUESDAY, AUG. 7, 2012

Wild Card/Tuesday -- 8.7.12 13 

We've truly hit the dog days of summer on this blog. I'm scraping barrel's bottom to come up with topics for the Front Page. Isn't there some elected official that we can try to recall this month? Or a Kootenai County Republicn hornet's nest that…

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Parting Shot -- 8.7.12

United States' Foluke Akinradewo, left, celebrates with teammates after defeating the Dominican Republic in three sets in a women's quarterfinal volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics earlier today in London. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Foster: Salazar & Painful Choices 

“We pretend that meritocracies — our favorite word for modern competitions — are contests of equals. They aren’t. Some people can stay close only by making painful choices, and, as the standards of competition rise, those choices grow more painful still” -- Malcolm Gladwell. John…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 8.7.12

4:55 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Aug. 6-7 here. 4:37 p.m. 15YO girl lost consciousness in house behind Rosie's fireworks on Compton/PF. 4:35 p.m. Woman reports returning home @ 18128 H41 to find male stealing son's vehicle. 4:28 p.m. No one hurt…

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PM Headlines -- 8.7.12 

Ruthie Johnson, long-time aide to the late U.S. Sen. Jim McClure, prompts a laugh from Congressman Raul Labrador after Labrador's speech to the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans luncheon at Templins today. (Phantom Photographer photo) Motorcycle deaths up in Idaho/AP Hecla won't buy U.S. Silver Corp/Becky…

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Elder Care, Personified 

My father, who died of Alzheimer’s disease in 1996 at age 77, lived the last year of his life in an Alzheimer’s unit in a Spokane-area nursing home. The facility’s excellent staffers, including my sister, a nurse who oversaw the unit, were trying new ideas…

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Raul, Jeff & NPR 

Congressman Raul Labrador speaks to supporters after his speech to the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans at a noon luncheon Templin's Resort in Post Falls. Meanwhile Jessica Robinson of National Public Radio interviews Jeff Ward, former president of the local Reagan Republicans and current president of…

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Voting For 'None Of The Above' 

Also on Facebook, Cindy writes: "Finished filling out my primary ballot. Once again I was disappointed that my favorite candidate, None Of The Above, didn't make the cut." I would really, really like to see a "None of the Above" option on my election ballot.…

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Neither Obama, Romney Virtuous 

Do we have a right to expect our Presidents to be paragons of integrity? If so we're being failed by both the presidential candidates. Let's look at the current 'swiftboating' of Romney on his tax returns. Many have advised him to release them. Having had…

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Invasion Of The Painted Toenails 

Is this some sort of mythological hydra monster spotted today in the Inland Northwest. Nah, it's just Cindy taking a photo of a chipped toenail. She post on Facebook: "Have to interrupt this work day on account of a toe emergency. I simply cannot be…

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Film, Stage Maestro Hamlisch, 68, RIP 

Marvin Hamlisch, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who imbued his movie and Broadway scores with pizazz and panache and often found his songs in the upper reaches of the pop charts, died on Monday in Los Angeles. He was 68 and lived in New York. He…

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Mars Landing 

Ken Edgett, Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) principal investigator, Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, describes the first color view of the north wall and rim of Gale Crater where NASA's rover Curiosity landed Sunday night, during a news briefing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory…

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Spokane-To-Hawaii Flights In Offing 

Allegiant Air, a discount airline that serves mostly small to midsized cities, will begin weekly nonstop flights from Spokane to Honolulu in February. The once-per-week nonstop flight will leave on Saturday mornings and return the following Friday evening. The last time Spokane passengers had nonstops…

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What Would You Have Done? 

From Paul Turner/The Slice blog: A cashier asked me if I wanted to hear an off-color story. He might have said “joke.” But I think he said “story.” “What?” I said. He repeated the question. Now, this cashier is a person I have dealt with…

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50YO Has 50 To-Do's This Year

In the Bonner County Bee report about this year's Long Bridge Swim, a section of the article about 50YO Anne Schmidt caught my eye: "There are locals like Anne Schmidt, 50, who is a first time participant. Schmidt lost 50 pounds in the last year,…

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High Noon: Complete This Sentence 

Ever see those bumpersnickers that say something like: "I'd rather be fishing" or "I'd rather be geocaching" -- or something similar. Dunno what you're doing today, but I'd rather be outside on a bike than sitting behind a computer feeding this blog beast. How about…

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Long Bridge Swim Unique Experience 

In this SR file photo by Jesse Tinsley, Hundreds of spectators line the long bridge in Sandpoint for the Long Bridge Swim, where swimmers try to swim the 1.5 mile distance from south to north. On Big Major Cay located in the Bahamas you will…

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Scanner Traffic -- 8.7.12

12:27 p.m. Fish & Game reports a wanted person is at Honeysuckle Beach/Hayden. 12:26 p.m. Runaway juvenile reportedly jumped out of car at Avon Circle/Hayden. 12:09 p.m. Extrication needed to remove driver from car in crash @ Lincoln Way & Walnut/CdA. 12:05 p.m. Wanted person…

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Ex-LCSHer 2nd Best Pac-12 Lineman

CBSsports.com college football writer John Breech has named Oregon’s Carson York, a Lake City graduate, the second-best offensive lineman in the Pac-12. York, a senior, helped the Timberwolves to a 12-0 record and a state title in 2006. He’s a returning all-Pac 12 selection, a…

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Sand In My Skimpy Suit 12 

China's Xi Zhang, right, Xue Chen, left, and US Misty Kerri Walsh Jennings, center, react during their semifinal women's beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday in London. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) DFO: No, I'm not going to tell you who won the…

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Poll: Agree w/Sandpoint Bias Ban

Monday Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Nation agree with the decision by the city of Sandpoint to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. 87 of 124 respondents (70.16%) took that position. 31 of 124 respondents (25%) disagreed with the move. 6 were…

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Study: Women Road Rage More 

A new survey of America’s commuters reveals some interesting facts. Chief among them: many folks text and drive, while far more — especially women — have a tendency to fly off the handle. The study was conducted by Harris Interactive between May 14 and June…

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AM Headlines -- 8.7.12

A forest service helicopter dips into the south fork of the Payette River on Monday afternoon, while battling the Springs Fire about four miles east of Banks. Story here. (AP/Idaho Statesman: Joe Jaszewski) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Idahoans leave mark on Mars rover/Katy Moeller, Statesman…

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Libertarian Prez Wannabe Visits Boise 

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson rejects talk that he could spoil Mitt Romney’s chances in the Mountain West and says he won’t pick a lesser of two evils. “I don’t bash Obama, I don’t bash Romney,” Johnson said Monday before a meet-and-greet in the…

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Historic Blackwell House To Reopen 

In this SR file photo from 1998, then Blackwell House manager Marge Hoy is shown in front of the Bed and Breakfast place on Sherman Avenue, which was then on the market. Bill Wendlandt is taking history head on, and he's up for the challenge.…

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