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TUESDAY, OCT. 23, 2012

Wild Card/Tuesday -- 10.23.12 26 

Best show in town tonight might be the candidates forum for North Idaho College trustees from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Edminster SUB Coeur d'Alene Room. The forum will consist of opening and closing statements, and timed-answers to questions gathered beforehand from students, staff and…

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Parting Shot -- 10.23.12 

A Spokane Transit Authority bus travels north on the Maple Street Bridge as a bank of fog engulfs the Spokane River gorge, leaving the the top of the Spokane County Courthouse exposed, Tuesday morning. You can see more fall photos by SR photographers here. (SR…

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Oatmeal & Peanut Butter? Yum! 10 

In the latest Off the Cuff column in the UIdaho Argonaut, Elisa writes: "I’m finding that as I grow older I enjoy the taste of vegetables and other foods I used to push around my plate long after dinner was over, stubbornly refusing to eat.…

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Akey Surprised By Midseason Firing 

Robb Akey knew his Idaho coaching staff needed a pick-me-up after a 70-28 loss to Louisiana Tech on Saturday. So he called a staff meeting for Sunday afternoon to suggest some changes, find some bright spots and go over recruiting plans heading into the final…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 10.23.12 

A motorist makes a phone call in the middle of a 13 car pile up on Highway 95 at Kathleen Avenue early Tuesday in Coeur d'Alene. The northbound lanes of Highway 95 are shut down and traffic is being detoured around the crash at Bosanko…

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PM Headlines -- 10.23.12 

On his Facebook wall, SR photog Jesse Tinsley posts: "Don't shoplift at the Spokane Valley Mall. And if you do, don't run out by the Sheriff's office on the west end." Scenes of fall color/SR photography Fire destroys Cougar Gulch home/Brian Walker, Press Bomb threat…

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NIdaho Blogs & Co: Yuck & Awe 

Marianne Love/Slight Detour wasn't happy with the snowflakes she found on her windshield this morning. See link to her Tuesday Twitterdedamnflakes below. Marty Tibbs passed away today/Community Comment Romney extends Big Hug to female voters/Dennis Mansfield You sunk my battleship, and: In other Idaho school…

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'60s Fictional Character Backs Raul? 

The Twitterverse and liberal The Daily Kos are having fun with a R/T by Congressman Raul Labrador's crew -- of Dr. Alfred Bellows' endorsement: "I'm supporting @Labrador4Idaho, and you should too. The man has delivered on his campaign promise of fiscal responsibility." If that name…

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Idaho Signs $180M Laptop Pact w/HP 21 

Von Hansen, vice president and general manager at HP Boise, hailed selection of his firm to supply laptop computers for Idaho high school students through a contract with the state of Idaho. (SR photo: Betsy Russell) The eight-year contract that Idaho is signing with Hewlett-Packard…

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SR Blogs: Trailcam Nets Cougar Clan 

Trail cams are opening our eyes to rarely seen intimate lives of reclusive animals. There's no better example than the photo above of four cougars in Montana — likely a mother an her three adult-size offspring. See Rich Landers Outdoors link here. (Courtesy photo: Drew…

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Snow Coming, Then Mild Ahead 

"I love the change of the season's," said Christabela Jerome as she rakes leaves at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene on Monday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) The first snow of the season has fallen in Spokane, but the U.S. Climate Prediction Center says it…

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Durst Reacts To Statesman Pick 

Branden Durst, an occasional commenter at HucksOnline, offered a pithy response when Boise Republican Sen. Mitch Toryanski received the Idaho Statesman endorsement. Kevin Richert/Statesman provided the response via Twitter: Said Durst: "Reading the Idaho Statesman Opinion Page endorsements reminds me a lot of an abused…

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ISU's Kramer Suspended One Game 

Idaho State has suspended football coach Mike Kramer for Saturday's game at Montana and issued a letter of reprimand. Kramer was under investigation by the university and the Pocatello Police Department for pushing receiver Derek Graves at practice on Oct. 3. "Following a thorough investigation…

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Rosdahl: Enotica Opens In Post Falls 

Everything's in place for the grand opening of Enoteca Fine Wine & Beer. Expanding in the building at 112 E. Seltice Way (next to the White House Grill), Post Falls, and with a full liquor license, the celebration is Friday through Sunday. Check www.corkjoy.com for…

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SR Picks Playboy Vet Over Shea Fear 

If there were a political version of the TV show “Fear Factor,” Republican Rep. Matt Shea would make an excellent host. Fear of U.S. currency. Fear of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Fear of “FEMA camps” where, according to a conspiracy theory, citizens will be…

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Latest Kootenai Health Issue Online

On its Twitter feed, Kootenai Health announces that its new issue of Kootenai Health magazine is available online now -- and will be in your mailboxes in a week. By way of explanation, Kootenai Health explains that the "magazine brings you health and wellness information…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 10.23.12 

11:56 a.m. Blue Legacy that turned off @ H41/PF involved in I-90 road rage incident. 11:51 a.m. Post Falls police are looking for 6-0 man w/3 missing upper teeth and a deep voice who tried to entice a girl into his green, 4-door sedan Friday…

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UI Smoking Ban Draws Opposition 

Students smoke while sitting outside the University of Idaho library in Moscow on Monday. (Moscow-Pullman Daily News photo: Geoff Crimmins) An initiative to ban tobacco products campus-wide could result in the University of Idaho becoming a tobacco-free campus in the next few months. The UI…

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Idaho Ranks No. 25 For Tax Burden 

For nearly two decades the Tax Foundation has published an estimate of the combined state and local tax burden shouldered by the residents of each of the fifty states. For each state, we compute this measure of tax burden by totaling the amount of state…

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Avista Offers Buyouts To 900 Workers 

Avista Corp. told about 900 workers Monday that it will offer generous buyouts so that the Spokane-based utility can cut about $14 million or more from next year’s budget. The invitations are going to 919 of the utility’s 1,550 total employees. Not included in the…

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Poll: UI Right To Fire Robb Akey

Monday Poll: Hucks Nation agreed with the firing of Idaho Vandals football coach Robb Akey. 74 of 153 respondents (47.74%) agreed with the firing. 57 of 153 respondents (36.77%) disagreed with the firing. 24 (15.48%) were undecided. Today's Poll: Should Kootenai County Assessor Mike McDowell…

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AM Headlines -- 10.23.12

Members of University of Idaho Facilities, Moscow Police Department and Moscow Fire Department search through a garbage and recycling receptacle on the south end of the Wallace Building. Fred Hutchison, director of environmental health and safety, said that three "devices" — made in plastic soda…

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Santa Claus Among Idaho Write-Ins 

Mr. Claus is on the list of write-ins who have field a declaration of intent. Votes cast for old St. Nick will be counted, along with those for 33 others who've filed with the Secretary of State's office. Claus lives in Incline Village, Nev., home…

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Billy Idol To Perform At Birthday 

Michael Henrichsen poses in his bedroom at his home in Seattle. Henrichsen created a website and enlisted friends and celebrities around the world in a two-year effort to convince Idol to come play a concert on Friday at a Seattle music venue to raise money…

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