PM Headlines — 12.17.09

This undated image provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, shows the endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon. As efforts falter to save this largest freshwater fish _ a toothless beast left over from the days of dinosaurs _ officials hope to stave off extinction by sending more water hurtling down a river so the fish can spawn in the wild. AP story here . (AP Photo/Monterey Bay Aquarium, Randy Wilder)

• Idaho Repubs claim Allred ‘deceives the public’ but …/ Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Idaho tax burden 6th lowest in nation /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Coeur d’Alene man held in Missouri on 1980s sex charges /KTVO3
• Greg Lee: Turning a new page for the preps /Spokesman-Review
• Snowpocalypse hit one year ago today /KREM2
• Stricter rules adopted for patient outings from mental hospitals /Christine Clarridge/Times
• Coeur d’Alene man served Marines despite debilitating illness /NW Baptist Witness
• Great Falls High mourns death of 2 students killed in I-90 wreck /Great Falls Tribune
• Fugitive who allegedly threatened police arrested in Clarkston /KHQ
• Witness: Murder suspect laughed as he shot trio /KREM2
• Thiel: Zduriencik is selling Seattle, and Lee trade goes a long way /Seattle P-I; and: Trade shocks Lee /Mariners Blog