PM: Asparagus On The Rebound

Sarafin Sanchez walks through an asparagus field during harvest near Pasco, Wash. Following a decades-long downturn, U.S. asparagus growers are replanting old fields and starting new fields. See story below. (AP Photo/Shannon Dininny)

• Owlets find temporary nurture at WSU /SR
• Last of the caribou herd /Joe O’Sullivan, Inlander
• Texas issues warrants for Ryan Leaf /Jared Frank, KHQ
• Viks, Skyview to vye in dream game /Greg Lee, SportsLink
• Hayden woman sentenced for burglary /Cory Howard, KHQ
• Sandpoint incubator growing biz /Cameron Rasmusson, Bee
• Idaho personal income, business profits rise /Betsy Russell, EOB
• Thunderstorms possible today before rain arrives /Mike Prager, SR
• Both recall camps support Clerk Hayes’ petition warning /CdA Press
• Hayes asks court to set recall petition deadline /Coeur d’Alene Press
• Idaho lawmaker: Minors should work on family farms /Kevin Richert, IS
• Guilty verdict stands against man who started shootout /Keith Kinnaird, Bee
• America’s healthy eating trend has Washington farmers plantingnew fields /AP

Question: Am I the only one here hopelessly devoted to asparagus?