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“Just shy of 300”: The number of e-mails available here and here from the district judge in Kootenai County the other day ( story here ) “We’re waiting on another 600 that should have been released at the same time,” said Idaho bureau editor Scott Maben on speakerphone. ( past stories on these Kootenai County emails )

Some post-event snippets about today’s ” 17 arrested in park “: This incident which lasted an hour or so could have easily gotten out of hand, because there were so many people in Riverfront Park at the time, reporters said.
Some of those involved in yesterday’s incident also protested during Alberto Gonzales’ visit, according to yesterday’s photographs and according to emails sent to reporter Jim Camden.

Managing editor Gary Graham also pointed out the irony that people were arrested by police for protesting police brutality, although “Anarchists who usually work in anonymity” did actively promote their cause in advance, he said about the group’s press releases.

“Americans don’t need a parade permit to express their feelings in a public park,” said investigative reporter Karen Dorn Steele.

Kudos: Rich Landers’ tribute to his dog .

“She cleaned it up for us”: Said managing editor Gary Graham. Reporting intern Melissa Pamer wrote a tasteful story about nudists that includes a business perspective, without using cliches or entendres that may have been present in the internal newsroom story budget.