PM Headlines — 2.21.11

Lake Pend Oreille Education Association prez Brian Smith speaks to the crowd of educators and supporters against Superintendent Tom Luna’s education “reform” proposals moments ago at the Human Rights Education Institute, adjacent to Coeur d’Alene’s City Park. (Photo courtesy of William Love)

• Police: Dispute between teen girls led to hate-crime probe /Meghann Cuniff, SR
• Tundra swans showing at Lake Coeur d’Alene, Calispell Creek /Rich Landers, Outdoors
• Sandoint rally protests Medicaid cuts /Caroline Lobsinger, Bonner County Bee
• Elderly driver crashes SUV into Boise McDonalds, hurts 3 /Statesman
• Semanko becomes first candidate for Eagle mayor /Statesman
• 2 drug bills pass, another dies /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• House Judiciary OKs ban against shackling prisoners in labor /Dustin Hurst, IR
• More than 1000 rally for tax hikes to sustain Medicaid programs /Dustin Hurst, IR