HBO’s Inland Northwest — 8/10/09

Jeannine Mazel, 12, of the Laurel Roadrunners 4-H club takes a quick nap with her chicken, “Cleopatra,” at the Montana Fair at MetraPark in Billings, Mont. Saturday. (AP Photo/Billings Gazette, Casey Riffe)

• Cartoon: Stop the conspiracy theories /David Horsey, P-I
• Palin’s father, father-in-law to stump for Idaho GOP hopeful /Statesman
• Taliban makes demands for captured Idaho soldier /KTVB
• Western D’s mull secret of their success, in Worley /Lewiston Tribune
• Ex-Canyon County DMV worker gets 30 days for embezzlement /Statesman
• Canyon County school district to expand uniform rule /Idaho Press-Tribune
• Nampa footballer who struck coach pleads guilty /KTVB
• More than 10% of Montana on food stamps /Missoulian
• Bands applaud Moscow decision to ban smoking in bars, private clubs /Moscow-Pullman Daily News
• Orbusmax Special: Idaho ranks 4th on freedom index, Washington 44th here .