Washington state man sentenced to life in prison (Seattle Times)

A Washington state man convicted of lewd and lascivious conduct with a 5-year-old northern Idaho girl has been sentenced to life in prison.

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Idaho Republicans push anti-Washington D.C. bills (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Idaho Republicans lobbed more legislative spitballs at Washington, D.C., with measures calling to sue the federal government over gun rights and control of federal land and to replace standard American currency with gold and silver.

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GOP candidate in Idaho targets Washington as main foe (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

WASHINGTON — Vaughn Ward has an opponent — two, if you count Idaho’s May 25 primary and the Nov. 2 general election.

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Eastern Washington defeats Idaho State, 79-71 (SportingNews)

CHENEY, Wash. — Gary Gibson and Mark Dunn scored 14 points apiece and Eastern Washington beat Idaho State 79-71 in the season finale for both teams on Saturday night.

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Eastern Washington defeats Idaho State, 79-71 (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Gary Gibson and Mark Dunn scored 14 points apiece and Eastern Washington beat Idaho State 79-71 in the season finale for both teams on Saturday night. Jeffrey Forbes added 12 points and Brandon Moore had 12 rebounds for the Eagles (9-21, 5-11 Big Sky). Demetrius Monroe scored 20 points, Chron Tatum 13 and Amorrow Morgan 10 for the Bengals (7-22, 4-12), losers of eight of nine to close the season.

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Eastern Washington women win share of Big Sky title | College basketball (Seattle Times)

Chene Cooper, who is from Puyallup, scored 23 points on 8-for-13 shooting to help Eastern Washington beat Weber State 70-56 Friday night. Eastern Washington (18-9 overall, 11-3 Big Sky Conference) clinched at least a share of the Big Sky title and can take it outright if it wins Saturday night at Idaho State.

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Columbia claims 4A SIC crown (Idaho Press-Tribune)

NAMPA — It had the makings of a classic showdown — and for a while, it lived up to the hype. There were two undefeated 4A Southern Idaho Conference rivals, a packed gymnasium and roaring crowd as wrestlers met during starting lineups on the encircled Bulldog logo. But in the end, Columbia turned a close, spirited match into a 45-21 victory, and walked out of Nampa High on Thursday with its third …

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Idaho mulls pulling tax dollars from parks – Sat, 30 Jan 2010 PST (The Spokesman-Review)

BOISE – Not one of the 50 states is running its park system as Gov. Butch Otter hopes to achieve for Idaho: without state tax support. The only state that has tried, New Hampshire, has failed. Its self-funded system of 74 parks, beaches, campgrounds and ski areas has had deficits averaging $400,000 for 19 years and has been forced several times to ask the Legislature for additional money.

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Host Idaho State defeats Eastern Washington | College basketball (Seattle Times)

Behind a balanced offensive attack, Idaho State defeated Eastern Washington 80-74 Friday night in a Big Sky Conference men’s basketball game.

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Idaho State turns back Eastern Washington 80-74 (SportingNews)

POCATELLO, Idaho — Behind a balanced offensive attack, Idaho State defeated Eastern Washington 80-74 on Friday night.

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