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TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012

May Day Wild Card/Tuesday -- 5.1.12

Coeur d'Alene Held Hostage, Day 28: Well, now we know that the Souza-Orzell-Sims recall effort is hurting for signatures. They're desperate enough to advertise for signature gatherers on CraigsList. Which means SOS desperately wants to get this thing on the November ballot wishin/hopin/prayin that a…

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Out, Out, Damn Dandelion

On her Facebook account, Jill Barville posts: "Just broke my dandelion digger on a dandelion root. Those cheerfully tenacious weeds have taken over my yard. I think I want to be a dandelion when I grow up." Question: Who has more dandelions in the yard…

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3 OK w/GOP Pledge, Sen. Vick Not

Former Idaho Sen. Mike Jorgenson, pictured, who’s running again for the Senate seat he lost two years ago to an ally of tax-protesting Rep. Phil Hart, has signed and sent to all District 2 GOP candidates a “Republican Principle Pledge” pledging to “obey the law,…

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PM Headlines -- 5.1.12

David Munson, 36, of Coeur d'Alene, will receive a certificate in welding from North Idaho College after having a "really, really hard time in high school." Munson stands in front of North Idaho College’s Welding Program Monday. Munson will receive his GED at the 2012…

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 5.1.12

5:59 p.m. 6 to 8 juveniles are smoking at Stub Meyer Park in Rathdrum. 5:42 p.m. Female reports strange male is looking under her vehicle on Chukar Loop. 5:29 p.m. Possible DUI female driver opens door of weaving vehicle while on I-90 @ Post Falls.…

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Montana Firm Buys Forest Steel

Pacific Steel & Recycling, based in Great Falls, Mont., has purchased Forest Steel Inc. in Dalton Gardens, Idaho, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is effective today. The facility will operate under the Pacific Steel name. Pacific is retaining all 37 employees of Forest Steel,…

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Protests Mark May Day

Police confront demonstrators during May Day protests today in Oakland, Calif. Hundreds of activists across the U.S. joined the worldwide May Day protests, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations and in some cases clashing with police. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Cindy…

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70-Pound Fiberglass Cow Stolen

There really is no sacred cow. Not even in Coeur d'Alene. Just ask Jeff and Tracy Gagnon. All weekend, the owners of Paris Flea Market were asked one question over and over and over: "Where's your cow?" They would love to know. The fiberglass, brown…

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Gay Romney Aide Quits After 2 Weeks

Richard Grenell, an openly gay and longtime Republican foreign policy spokesman hired last month by Mitt Romney’s campaign, resigned abruptly on Tuesday after his appointment came under attack by antigay activists in the party. Richard Grenell resigned on Tuesday from his position as Mitt Romney’s…

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Jorgenson's GOP Republican Pledge

Here's the GOP Republican Principle Pledge that former state Sen. Mike Jorgenson of Hayden Lake is asking all candidates for Legislative District 2 office to sign. Story here. Question: Would you want your legislative candidates to sign a similar form?

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Seattle Weekly Follows Jacobson Suit

Looks like the lawsuit filed by Kootenai County GOP CC Chairwoman Tina Jacobson has grown legs. The Seattle Weekly reports: "This is a story that is embarrassing to a Republican Party chair in Idaho, and you have her to thank for it. She apparently feels…

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Chatting Up First Lady

Vaughn Ward, CEO of Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, and Idaho's First Lady Lorrie Otter chat after the Post Falls Pachyderm Club's Unity Dinner Monday evening. (Phantom Photographer photo) Question: Aren't the Kootenai County Republicans more fun dysfunctional than unified?

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Monday Morning Start To Tuesday

On his Facebook wall, KVNI/ESPN 1080 morning host Joe Paisley describes the start to his day: "Guess how my day started!! I'll give you a hint. It definitely wasn't me trying to save time by tossing in a pop-tart, leaving it to bake while I…

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CdA Day Care Faces Abuse Probe

Item: Abuse alleged at Cd'A daycare facility/David Cole, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: The Britches and Bows daycare center in Coeur d’Alene and its owner again are under police investigation following allegations of child abuse. The first investigation started in February, following allegations by a…

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Joker: 'Just Tell Them To Sign'

Here’s a fictional scenario. If the characters have any resemblance to actual people it is purely coincidental. Stan entered the Recall offices and an elderly lady resembling his great grandmother greeted him. “Hello. Are you here to sign the recall?” The 16-year-old was a little…

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Ysursa: City Right RE: Recall Deadline

Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, pictured, has written a letter to Coeur d'Alene City Clerk Susan Weathers & Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes, confirming that Weathers is right regarding the June 19 deadline to collect & certify recall petitions. The 75-day deadline includes the time…

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Jorgenson Signs GOP Principle Pledge

Republican Mike Jorgenson, pictured, today signed the “Republican Principle Pledge," an integrity pledge to the people of Legislative District 2. He has called upon his fellow candidates to join as co-sponsors. The petition calls for a return to the basic Republican values Idahoans had previously…

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Chatting Up The Governor

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter and Coeur d'Alene recall leader Mary Souza chat during the Unity Dinner, sponsored by the Post Falls Pachyderm Club, Monday night. Otter was the guest speaker at the event, which was designed to bring warring factions of the Kootenai County Republican…

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AM Scanner Traffic -- 5.1.12

11:56 p.m. 3 males in green Subura Outback tried to steal a canoe from unknown Lake CdA location. 11:41 p.m. New Visions Alternative principal wants officer to make arrest student caught w/drug pipe. 11:39 a.m. Suspicious person reported @ Tree Top Apartments, 4598 Fairway/CdA. 11:26…

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'Gentle Yoga' Relieves Seniors Pain

After decades of “hard livin’ ” – football and baseball as a young man, 23 years as a Marine pilot, serving in the Vietnam War – Bill Nichols suffers from chronic back pain. But if it weren’t for yoga, the Liberty Lake resident said, he’d…

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AM Headlines -- 5.1.12

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter laughs during roundtable with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead during a roundtable discussion at the Governor's Mansion in Salt Lake City Friday. Seeking a unified front on common concerns, the governors of four Western states held discussions…

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Poll: Hart Won't Win His GOPrimary

Monday Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Nation believes state Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, will lose his GOPrimary race against three opponents. 117 of 174 respondents (67.24%) say Hart will be defeated in the local Republican primary. 43 of 174 respondents (24.71%) say Hart will survive…

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Recallers Paying For Signatures

RecallCDA organizer Frank Orzell acknowledged Monday that the recall effort has started paying people to carry petitions door to door. He said they've contracted a few people in the last couple of days due in part to the timeline dispute that may have moved the…

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The Reaper Comes Knockin'

Facebook Friend Robin Loznak, a superb wildlife photographer from Roseberg, Ore. (via Great Falls Tribune in Montana) posted this collage with the statement: "I thought I taw a putty cat! The bird won this round." You can see more of Robin's photos on his Facebook…

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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.