AM Hucks — 1/17/08

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Genna Dodge, 16, before classes at NIC on Tuesday. Genna has been home schooled and is now taking college level classes at NIC. She talks about her golf passion with Greg Lee/SR here .

* Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, Spokesman-Review

* Hayden hunter who killed man near Tensed released from prison /Ralph Bartholdt, St. Maries Gazette-Record — A sad lesson learned.

* Former Huetter mayor remains on City Council: New mayor, council members surprised by action /Amy Cannata, Post Falls Voice/SR — Youth may be energetic, but their elders are craftier.

* Spirit Lake kicking off centennial year /Mary Jane Honegger, Post Falls Voice/SR — One hundred years of infighting and Spirit Lake’s still ticking? The Energizer bunny has nothing on this hearty town.

* Task force tackles Internet crimes: Local agencies to receive training, resources to fight child pornographers /Lucy Dukes, Coeur d’Alene Press — Get ‘em, tigers.

* JFAC to Luna: merit-pay cuts not enough ; and: ‘This could break the state /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise — Here’s an idea: Why don’t they just scrap the idea of merit pay altogether?