HBO’s AM Headlines — 2/20/08

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“I’m just glad they caught the guy,” said Tom Capone, as he walked through a shell of what used to be Capone’s Pub and Grill in Post Falls, Idaho on Sept. 5, 2007. His establishment was burned in an arson fire on July 25, 2007. See Item No. 2.

* Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR

* Paddy’s, Paddy’s Too get new owner: Previous owner faces felony arson charges /Rick Thomas, Coeur d’Alene Press — Rich Hanlon, the previous owner who allegedly set fire to Capone’s/Post Falls, probably wasn’t in a position to dicker.

* Russell to spend 14-year sentence in Aberdeen prison /Lindsay Chamberlain, KREM2 — Good riddance.

* WSU student victim of possible hate crime /Hayley Guenthner, UI Argonaut — Small-minded people are never far away.

* Rand Lewis withdraws from congressional race: Endorses Larry Grant /Betsy Russell, SR Eye On Boise — Who?

* Views mixed on Bonner County detention center expansions /Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Daily Bee — Officials always want something like this because they know jail facilities provide jobs. But constituents resist because they know jail facilities attract bad elements. So the tug of war goes on.

Question: Will the new Paddy’s owner have trouble attracting customers as a result of the previous owner’s notoriety?