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THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 2007

Parting Shot -- 1/11/07

Supporters of a state-managed wolf population cheer Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter during a rally Thursday in Boise. Otter said Thursday he will support public hunts to kill all but 100 gray wolves in the state once the federal government removes the animal from Endangered…

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HBO's Best of the Friends' Blogs -- 1/11/07

Southwark Lad/Perambulation posts a boat load of photos re: the adventures of the family (Joe Montana, Portland Pup and JBelle) in London, Rome (The Lad and Joe Montana in front of the Trevi Fountain above), Florence, etc., here. And JBelle admits she's a newspaper junkie…

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Top Cutlines -- 1/11/07

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso looks at Bulgarian sumo wrestlers during the opening ceremony of a donation to Bulgarian Sumo Federaton, in the Bulgarian capital Sofia earlier today. Aso arrived on a two day official visit to Bulgaria. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova) Top Cutlines1. When the…

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Extra! Bus Driver Charged In LCHS Crash

The driver of a charter bus that tipped over while 41 Lake City High School students were on board Wednesday has been cited for driving too fast for conditions, Idaho State Police Capt. Wayne Longo said Thursday. Ronald G. Long, 67, a driver with Silver…

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Columnist: Where Are the Brave Democrats?

Full comment here.Where are the Gordon Smith's in the Democratic Party? Where are the conviction politicians willing to spend political capital to lead a citizenry which has decided overwhelmingly that this war is crazy? Where are the institutions of media power with the courage to…

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Question: Do You Support An Education Corridor?

Issue: CdA ed corridor supporters furious: State ed board rejects concept without notice vote was planned/Meghann Cuniff, Spokesman-ReviewNorth Idaho College Trustee Mic Armon: "I'm furious that the state board would do something this clandestine. This is a great example of how inept the state Board…

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SSands: We Need Radio to Cover Our Bad Roads

Complete HBO comment hereNewby commenter SSands: Why do the brochures from the CVB’s around here fail to show the real winters? Glossy photos of people frolicking in the snow are a lie. Spending 40 minutes last night combating grumpy, impatient drivers on I-90 armed with…

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What You're Saying ... And Taryn Does A Dance

So, cold that Taryn Brodwater ad-libbed her own version of the trying-to-keep-warm-while covering-an-accident dance at the scene of the Lake City High charter bus crash. And KXLY's cameras were there to record it. Taryn blogs about her experience here. You can see video of her…

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Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.