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Feb. 13, 2012 5:33 p.m. - Updated: 5:34 p.m.
I got up earlier than usual today to enjoy a cup of coffee with Kootenai County Commissioner Dan Green at Irownwood Square Starbucks. It was long overdue. I missed getting to know Dan when he was running for a county commission seat two years ago. And, frankly, he and the other two commissioners have been off my radar. The county seems to be running smoothly. And I admit that I haven't seen the radicalism that I expected from Commissioner Jai Nelson. Dan and Todd Tondee will be up for re-election this year. It'll be interesting to see who challenges them in the GOPrimary, if anyone. With Starbucks flowing in my veins, I arrived at work more awake than usual today. So I'll post this Wild Card and search for breaking news to feed you & the blog …
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parents also failed, as did your grandparents and great-grandparents. A new study shows that kids get about half an hour less sleep than than recommended, the same deficit as a century ago, even though the recommended amounts have changed over that time. Andrea Petersen explains on Lunch Break. At least that's according to a study released Monday in the journal Pediatrics, which found that children haven't been getting the recommended hours of shuteye for at least a century/Andrea Petersen, Wall Street Journal. 
Three Bonner County residents have been charged with the murder of Michael Wyatt Smith, 19, (below) who was last seen walking along Peninsula Road in Hope, Idaho, at 11 p.m. Sept. 13, according to the Bonner County Sheriff's Office. Austin Thrasher, 19, (upper left) Thrasher's wife, Jennifer, 22, (middle) and Christopher Garlin, 19, (upper right) of the Cocalalla and Hope areas were arrested after several vehicles and firearms were seized by the authorities. The sheriff's department was tipped off to the possible murder of 
Smith on Jan. 6. His body has since been found in a shallow grave off Wellington Road in the Rapid Lightening area. Next of kin were notified in California last week. Allegedly the three suspects picked Smith up under the pretense of attending a party. Later, he was reportedly taken into a treed area near Cocalalla and shot twice. His body was transported for burial. Thrasher has been charged with first-degree murder; his wife and Garlin with accessory to murder. 
Fox television show, “Hotel Hell,” at the Roosevelt Inn in Coeur d’Alene Feb. 20-24. For those familiar with Gordon’s “Kitchen Nightmares” show, “Hotel Hell” has similar format with the celebrity chef offering ideas to help turn struggling business around. While filming is happening, the restaurant and inn will be open to the public by reservation only. Producers are looking for people who want to dine or stay there during the filming and be a part of the show. It is not a free ride/Lori Hutson, Too Many Cooks. 
