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THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 2012

Iran Arrests Boise Pastor 2nd Time 11 

A pastor from Boise is being held in prison in Iran for the second time in less than five years. His lawyer said it's because of his Christian beliefs. The American Center for Law and Justice is representing Saeed Abedini's family here in the United…

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North Idahoans Prep For Catastrophe 11 

In North Idaho, not everyone who is learning to live off the grid is preparing for the end of the world. (Photo: Pacific Northwest Inlander) Sean Statham isn’t one of those “preppers” you’ll see on television. He’s a business intelligence analyst for Coldwater Creek in…

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Atlanta Firm Buys NY Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange called time on two centuries of independence on Thursday, agreeing to an $8.2bn takeover that will hand control of the icon of American capitalism to an Atlanta-based energy trader. The stock exchange's holding company, NYSE Euronext, has agreed to an…

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Trib: Otter, Luna Hearing Voices 

Maybe it's time to bring in an audiologist. Or even a psychiatrist. Either the people who gave you Idaho's all-time political snafu - affectionately dubbed the Luna laws - have lost their hearing. Or they are listening to voices. In their heads. They can't comprehend…

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Snow Brings Crashes, Shut Schools 

Drivers were slipping on slick and snowy roads this morning as weather forecasters predicted more snow on the way. The city of Spokane was reporting that crews are plowing to clear off arterials before more snow arrives and that streets are largely wet or slushy…

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Don't Expect Weapons Ban Soon 11 

As President Barack Obama set up a task force to recommend ways to prevent tragedies like the mass murders in Newtown, Conn., a progressive group in Washington joined the call Wednesday for a new ban on assault weapons. But anyone expecting quick, decisive action from…

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Bonner GOP Wants Teachers Armed 12 

Danielle Ahrens, shown demonstrating against the Idaho health insurance exchanged endorsed by Gov. Otter on the Idaho Statehouse steps last week, is spearheading a Bonner County GOP push to arm teachers. (AP/Statesman file photo: Joe Jaszewski) When it comes to school safety, local Republicans are…

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Police Track Down School Rumors 

Rumors that a student is planning to bring a gun to school and shoot people on Friday, the same day the Mayan calendar predicts the world will end, are spreading rampantly among school-age children in Kootenai County and throughout the nation. School officials and law…

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Don't Waste Memories On Killers 

By the time you read this it will be almost a week since the horrific shootings in Newtown, Conn. Columnists, pundits and politicians will have opined, analyzed and commented. Graves will have been dug. Memorial services held. The initial shock and horror has faded, muted…

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.