Local headlines (1/12/05)

S-R Photo/Jesse Tinsley: In this November 2002 photo, Robin Crawford of Leisure Park pickets against a Wal-Mart store proposed for Hayden. See following item.

* Hayden, Wal-Mart butt heads / Lynn Berk , CDA Press: I don’t hold the animosity toward Wal-Mart that many do. But I wonder. Isn’t this the company that sez it won’t go into a community where it’s not wanted?

* Gregoire gets the nod: Lawmakers ratify her 129-vote win in governor’s race; GOP to fight on / Rich Roesler , S-R: Wasn’t it Yogi Berra who said: “It ain’t over until it’s over”? It ain’t over.

* Stallings may head state Demo party: He says he’s the lead contender to take over for Carolyn Boyce in March /AP: Sir, you are a glutton for punishment.

* Kempthorne plan goes against conservative grain: $1.6 billion road construction could be his legacy / Dan Popkey , Idaho Statesman: And whatta legacy it’d be. You go, guv’nah.

* Wind will howl through, followed by bitter cold: Storm watch posted for central PanhandleWinter Storm watch posted for some parts of Panhandle / Mike Prager , S-R: You’ve been warned.