Thursday Wild Card 5-27
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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010
APhoto Of The Day -- 5.27.10
Michael Ginsburg, in chicken costume, votes in a primary election at the Rainbow Library in Las Vegas Wednesday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher)Top Cutlines:#1 Michael's hope of starting a grassroot political movement loses all speed when he discovers that while…
Burglar's unclean record further soiled
Imagine the ultimate cat-burglar in a suit of full-body neoprene, sneaking in and out of homes without leaving a scintilla of traceable evidence behind. Now imagine his polar opposite. That metaphorical non-master criminal is real. And he's a 39-year-old serial burglar busted for pulling a…
Don't touch the tricycle
A 31-year-old Medical Lake man is accused of assaulting a family with pepper spray in a dispute over a tricycle.Andrew Nelson Evans was arrested after sheriff’s deputies found a couple and their 3-year-old daughter with orange stains on their faces and arms from the spray…
It's not like we're in Seattle or anything
Raindrops gather on a petal of a peony on Thursday, May 27, 2010, in Spokane's Manito Park. Colin Mulvany SR photo.Spokane is about to set a new rainfall record and light rain was still falling late this afternoon.A total of 0.95 inches of rain was…
I-90 Reopens To 4 Lanes @ Post Falls
Interstate 90 from Post Falls to Stateline reopened to four lanes of traffic after closure over the past month to repair bridges along that stretch of freeway. Work on the bridges was completed ahead of schedule, said Barb Babic, spokeswoman for the Idaho Department of…
Settlement pending for UI retiree lawsuit
The AP reports that a proposed settlement between the University of Idaho and 268 former employees over changes to their insurance benefits could finish a long-simmering legal fight between the two sides./Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise
Idaho road deaths decline
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials say motor vehicle fatalities across Idaho are dropping. The Idaho Transportation Department says there were 40 deaths during the first four months of this year, compared with 62 over the same…
Drug firms pay up in Idaho settlement
Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has reached a settlement with two prescription drug manufacturers that requires them to pay Idaho more than $1.2 million in a dispute over how much they charged Idaho Medicaid for drugs based on published average wholesale prices. “Where published prices…
High Noon: A better shot
Breanna Kimball comforts her 18-month-old daughter, Kylie, as registered nurse Patty Ewing administers vaccinations for hepatitis A and diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis on Wednesday at the Kids Clinic near downtown Spokane.A whooping cough outbreak has worsened in Kootenai County, infecting 43 children as investigators scramble…
Cindy H: Patriotism on Parade
Boy scouts salute Pearl Harbor Suvivors Warren and Betty Schott during the Armed Forces Torchlight Parade May 15.When I received an invitation to appear in this year’s Armed Forces Torchlight Parade, I had mixed feelings. My only previous parade experience hadn’t gone well. In seventh…
Benewah County: T-Rex country?
GOP gubernatorial candidate Rex Rammell, the former elk rancher and militia movement backer whose campaign trademark this year was a giant inflatable T-Rex he towed behind his brightly decorated campaign RV, took 26 percent of the vote to incumbent Gov. Butch Otter’s 54.6 percent in…
The Coke machine of the future
Rest in peace, oh soda jerk: Coke Freestyle elevates individuals to instant mixologists by using a zesty touch-screen system to mix selections from over 100 choices into a custom beverage, all while delivering a geeky high-tech thrill.It's been called "the fountain of the future," "the…
Sis: Labrador Win Continues R's Rift
The Republican primary yesterday was merely a continuation, if not a deepening, of the Republican rift. Fourteen months prior to the primary, Vaughn Ward was plucked from DC by Dirk Kempthorne, anointed by the Republican establishment such as Phil Batt, and funded by Idaho big…
Shedding A Mullet For Marital Bliss?
In this January file photo, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen looks on during football practice in Eden Prairie, Minn. Allen recently cut his trademark mullet for his upcoming wedding. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)Question: Do you know someone who still wears a mullet?
TJP: Now It's Labrador's Turn For Vetting
Raul Labrador, the new GOP candidate for Congress in Idaho's First District, is political proof of Woody Allen's famous phrase - "Eighty percent of life is showing up." Back in the gloomy cold of winter, with the Idaho Republican establishment in line with the guy…
Update: Police looking for missing child, mother
Rebecca McDonaldSpokane police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 24-year-old Spokane woman known to use drugs who apparently fled the area with her 4-year-old after missing a court appearance Wednesday.Rebecca McDonald has a history of drug abuse, and is currently homeless, police…
Memorial Day Flags
Ryan Wahl attaches an American flag to a pole on Tuesday at Fairmount Memorial Park, as crews place 2,240 flags throughout the cemetery. Every flag has a number and is put in the exact same spot year after year.Each of the 2,240 flags raised in…
HBO Poll: Labrador Will Beat Minnick
Wednesday Poll: 160 of 264 respondents (61%) said Republican Raul Labrador will unseat Demo Congressman Walt Minnick in their race for the1st Congressional District seat now held by Minnick. 104 of 264 respondents (39%) said Minnick would win.Today's Question: Commissioners-elect Jai Nelson & Dan Green…
Green, Nelson Want County Administrator
Item: Elected Kootenai commissioners align on some issues: Dan Green and Jai Nelson want to hold line on taxes, explore restructuring county government/Alison Boggs, SRMore Info: Dan Green and Jai Nelson both say when they take office in January they’ll push for a ballot measure…
Lee DeWyze Wins American Idol IX
Lee DeWyze, winner of Season 9 of American Idol, poses backstage after the finale on Wednesday in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Question: Who were you rooting for -- Lee DeWyze or Crystal Bowersox? Why?
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