INW Headlines — 3.1.11

“Sometimes after a photo assignment, I’ll search for a feature photo by taking the long way back to the newspaper,” writes Colin Mulvany of Snaps & Frames. “As I was leaving Mt. Spokane High School Monday, I spotted a whitetail deer sprinting across a field. It had just started snowing. Bad weather can always make for a good snap, so the hunt was on. The deer disappeared on me, so I continued driving the back roads until I came across these two horses in a field.” More here .

• Cartoon: First Lady slammed for fighting fat /David Horsey, Seattle P-I
• Ponderay Newsprint workers on strike /Bert Caldwell, SR
• Gonzaga’s Vandersloot first 3-time player of year winner /Dave Trimmer, SR
• Idaho Senate backs school bus ads as moneymaker /Betsy Russell, EOB
• Idaho House dumps 17th amendment repeal effort /Betsy Russell, EOB
• Idaho’s Crapo top Repub on growth, debt subcommittee /Dan Popkey, Statesman
• Southeast Idaho bus driver dies after suffering medical problem /KPVI
• Brokaw to Montana State: ‘Re-enlist as Americans’ /Daniel Person, Chronicle
• Woman allegedly charges wedding on soon-to-be father-in-law’s credit card /Billings Gazette
• Western Republicans decry Obama wilderness policy /Associated Press
• Big Sky photographer convicted of baiting bighorns /Associated Press
• Megaloads get Montana green light despite delays /Associated Press
• Orbusmax Special: Seattle named ‘Most Miserable Sports City’ in USA again here