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SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010

San Francisco's Dior Lowhorn, right, and Loyola Marymount's Vernon Teel go after a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the West Coast Conference championships Saturday, March 6, 2010 in Las Vegas. (Isaac Brekken / Fr159466 Ap)

Zag Teams To Face Loyola, Santa Clara

San Francisco's Dior Lowhorn, right, and Loyola Marymount's Vernon Teel go after a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the West Coast Conference championships Saturday in Las Vegas. Fifth-seed Loyola Marymount beat No. 4 San Francisco 84-76 to…

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Post Falls Stops Eagle For 5A State Title

The Trojans (22-4) beat Eagle (24-2) 68-60 to win their first state boys basketball championship since 1964. (Game story coming from SportsLink.) Priest River (22-3) beat Salmon (20-6) for the boys' 3A title, 79-65. (You can read the game story by Jordan Rodriquez/SportsLink here.) In…

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Wild Card/Saturday -- 4.6.10

I moved the Jim Brannon documents thread up on Page 1 today, so you can get to it easier. Also, I've added JBelle's comment from the WCC basketball tournament in Las Vegas, so you can interact re: all things Gonzaga as we wait for the…

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Post Falls firefighters Bryan Williams, top, and Kevin Amorebieta (cq) hang a banner Thursday morning reminding Post Falls residents to return their census forms.  The city received a $1000 "partnership" grant from the U.S. Census bureau to buy the banners and print fliers in hopes of a more complete census for the city.  Federal and state revenue sharing, loans and grants for city services and schools are usually based on the census, said city public information specialist Kit Hoffer. In addition to the headcount, information such as household income and age demographics can also help the city get funding.  Photo by Jesse Tinsley/stand alone for Idaho

700 Census Jobs Open In North Idaho

In this March 30, 2000, file photo by Jesse Tinsley, Post Falls firefighters Bryan Williams, top, and Kevin Amorebieta hang a banner reminding Post Falls residents to return their census forms. The city received a $1000 "partnership" grant from the U.S. Census bureau to buy…

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Bent: Farmers Market Or Bust

Bent: This will be our first year at the Farmers Market in Hayden (if they have the space) and Sunny is going full bore. We estimate we will have 2,000+ plants to sell initially… and hopefully broccoli, peas, salad greens, spinach and there is a…

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Brannon Document Fee: $5300-$5400

Huckleberries Online has confirmed that the price tag Deputy Civil Prosecutor John Cafferty set to produce six pieces of documentation requested by Jim Brannon's attorney totals around $5300 to $5400. Cafferty submitted that number to the courts Thursday afternoon, according to County Clerk Dan English.…

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UI's Watson Suspended For Tweets

Twice after recent losses Watson wrote critical Twitter posts apparently directed toward coach Don Verlin. Last weekend, the senior guard asked how the team was supposed to win with “this guy coachin us.” A week earlier, Watson expressed similar frustration. “Wow just don’t gett this…

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JBelle Checks In From Zag Tourney HQ

JBelle: This is jBelle checking in from The City of The Meadows with your Saturday Morning WCC Tournament update. No JimmyMac sighting at this time although Tropicana Ave is rife with excitement over his imminent arrival. They have stocked, double stocked , lemon gelato at…

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Sis: Counting Otter's Snafus One By One

Sisyphus (re: Otter, Denney, Geddes strike back): First thing he did was stop construction on the Statehouse project, scaled it in half rendering it virtually inadequate to house the offices they needed upon completion. In so doing he incurred significant costs some people criticized as…

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NIC Men, Women Beat CSI To Advance

The late-game fade got them again. The College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles watched their season come to an end with a 73-59 loss to top-seeded North Idaho College in the men’s Region 18 Tournament semifinals Friday night. Already thin in the post, CSI battled…

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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.