PM Headlines — 8.14.12

“He looked a little too comfortable,” said Karin Roberts of Spokane as she shook the line that was attatched to her husband Jeff Roberts during their adventure with Coeur d’Alene Parasailing on Tuesday. The trip was a surprise 20th wedding anniversary present from her husband. SReporter Scott Maben interviews family has provided parasailing recreation on north shore since 2003. Click here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

• CdA man pleads innocent to rape /Bonner County Bee
• Putrefying soybeans stink /Cameron Rasmusson, Bee
• Gas prices soar, but not in Idaho yet /Betsy Russell, EOB
• Kootenai County proposes budget of $79M /county news release
• Idaho boosting rep as wine-producing state /Pacific NW Inlander
• Winds kicking up in North Idaho today, Wednesday /Mike Prager, SR
• NIC Cardinals sign Gonzaga transfer /Ryan Collingwood, VarsityCDA
• California, like Idaho, benefits from timber /Molly Messick, StateImpact
• Feds: Rep. Phil Hart’s bankruptcy plan ‘not feasible’ /Betsy Russell, SR
• Sandpoint festival enjoys successful season /Camerson Rasmusson, Bee
• Spokane Valley rep posts photo of himself at foe’s home /Jonathan Brunt, SR
• Idaho jobless payments fall below 10,000 for 1st time since 2007 /Statesman
• Mag picks UIdaho among 25 best outdoor campuses /Avital Andrews, Outdoor Online

Question: Have you been parasailing? What’s the experience like?