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SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 2010

Wild Card/Weekend -- 2.11.10

I have nothing on my agenda this weekend but being a couch potato after a terrific week at HBO Central in which page-views went over the magic page-view barrier of 10,000 Monday through Thursday. HBO has averaged 10,000 page-views per day for the last two…

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South Korea Jung-Su Lee, bottom right, leads the pack as South Korea's Ho-Suk Lee, bottom left, and South Korea's Si-Bak Sung, bottom center, crash out, during the men's 1500m finals short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. (J. Ake / Associated Press)

US Captures 2nd, 3rd In Short Track

South Korea Jung-Su Lee, bottom right, leads the pack as South Korea's Ho-Suk Lee, bottom left, and South Korea's Si-Bak Sung, bottom center, crash out, during the final turn of the men's 1500m finals short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver,…

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Coeur d'Alene Upsets Post Falls

The easy answer would be that the Post Falls boys basketball team didn’t have anything to play for Saturday. The Trojans, after all, had the 5A Inland Empire League championship secured along with the No. 1 seed to the regional tournament. Coeur d’Alene, meanwhile, had…

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San Diego's Brandon Johnson, left, battles for a loose ball against Gonzaga's Bol Kong during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. (Rajah Bose / Fr120940 Ap)

Gonzaga 82, San Diego 65

San Diego's Brandon Johnson, left, battles for a loose ball against Gonzaga's Bol Kong during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane Saturday. Jim Meehan's SR game story here. (AP Photo/Rajah Bose)San Diego/Gonzaga ESPN boxscoreIdaho 68,…

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Judge Denies Jim Brannon Suit Motion

Item: Wheels are turning in Brannon case/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: It's not the city of Coeur d'Alene's responsibility, but at least the litigation wheels behind the contested election are moving. First District Judge Charles Hosack denied plaintiff Jim Brannon's motion to compel the…

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Canadian ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky lights the Olympic flame during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. (Jae Hong / Associated Press)

Let The Games Begin

Canadian ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky lights the Olympic flame during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Question: How much time to you intend to spend watching the Olympics? Which events interest you most?

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Death Row Dog Faces Supreme Court

Butch, the American Staffordshire terrier who has been on doggie death row in Craigmont since September, is appealing for his life to the Idaho Supreme Court. Butch's owner, Pamela Thompson of Craigmont, filed an appeal Wednesday asking the high court to review actions by 2nd…

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Judge Overturns Seattle Gun Ban

The law has sided with the gun rights advocates who took the city of Seattle and former Mayor Greg Nickels to court over the city's gun ban. King County Superior Court Judge Catherine Shaffer on Friday ruled in favor of the Second Amendment Foundation, the…

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Sign Of Ken Zehm's Current Times

"Retired from the Worley Highway District after 32 years of service," posts Councilwoman KerriT/More Main Street, "Ken Zehm is looking forward to spending more time with his 2-year-old grandson Shawn—teaching him how to fish and ride four-wheelers. So upon Ken's retirement in December 2009, the…

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Anti-God T-shirt Won't Make Yearbook

Arlington (Wash.) High School senior Justin Surber has studied the constitutional rights of free speech. Surber, 18, recently took a stand that will keep him from appearing in his club's yearbook photo. Once a week, Surber wears a black T-shirt featuring the 19th-century philosopher Friedrich…

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DL: Heart Stints Don't Last Forever

Like Clinton, I had a heart blockage, that is a portion of my aorta had been blocked by plaque, caused by poor diet, lack of exercise or even stress. Doctors stuck a huge needle into the femoral artery in my groin, through which they introduced…

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Cis: Men Being Held Hostage

Men are held hostage. What are you going to do to prove your love for me? Question: Is it candy, cards, maybe dinner or are you required to buy a gift too? Why is this? ... It is about love. It is something you should…

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DJ: Sequoias Sprout Inspire Renaming

Sequoia Ladd says she chose her first name to replace her given name, Katie, after falling in love with northern California's ancient redwood trees. "You can say it made a lot of sense to have a tall redhead nicknamed Sequoia," she reasons. But her fascination…

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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.