August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 Public health and ecology programs in Idaho would be crippled by Environmental Protection Agency budget cuts that have cleared the U.S. House of Representatives, the agency warns.

August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 Geoff Harvey of the Idaho Division of Environment has been designated coordinator of the Coeur d’Alene Basin Restoration Project. Harvey has worked on the project since it began in 1991. …

August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 Hundreds of people paid their respects on Wednesday to the second of two Kuna firefighters killed last week when a wind-whipped range fire overtook their tanker truck. Eighteen-year-old Josh Oliver’s …

August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 The controversial White Pine Timber sale is being revived. The U.S. Forest Service is holding a public meeting tonight on a revised logging plan for the acreage, located about 40 …

August 3, 1995 in City on Page B3 Helicopter crews spotted a total of 1,741 marijuana plants in four locations during flyovers by the Washington National Guard, the Walla Walla County sheriff’s office said. The mature plants would …

August 3, 1995 in City on Page B3 The body of a missing toddler was found Wednesday in the Skykomish River, near where her footprints disappeared into the water. A diver recovered the body of Kailee Alberts from …

August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 All eight of the pups of one of the Canadian wolves reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park escaped the Rose Creek pen they were being held in after two trees were …

August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 Coeur d’Alene officials will gather Friday to dedicate the Ramsey Road project. Ceremonies for the $4.3 million roadway begin at 3 p.m. at the entrance to Ramsey Park, just off …

August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 A 26-year-old Hayden Lake woman was arrested for domestic battery Tuesday after she bit her boyfriend’s nose, according to a Kootenai County Sheriff’s report. Kim C. Babor and her boyfriend, …

August 3, 1995 in City on Page B3 To say it was tense is an understatement. A female Navy ensign was put in charge of the boatswain’s mates of 3rd Division, some of the crustiest salts on the …

August 3, 1995 in City on Page B3 The judge who allowed two Tlingit men to participate in an 18-month banishment has requested an immediate meeting with a tribal representative and lawyers in the case because he thinks …

August 3, 1995 in City on Page B4 Not enough seating. Not enough trust. Not enough to do. That, bus riders told “Bagpipes,” is why they cluster on the sidewalks rather than wait for buses inside Spokane Transit …

August 3, 1995 in City on Page B4 We hate to rain on the closing days of summer, but when youngsters head back to school this fall they’ll do so beneath a cloud. They have to get nearly …

August 3, 1995 in City on Page B4 I am against honesty. For the record, I’m also opposed to integrity, responsibility, kindness, respect, cooperation, citizenship, fairness and the pursuit of excellence. These are the nine specific values children …

August 3, 1995 in City on Page B4 On the theory that positive reinforcement is important for politicians too, let us now praise the U.S. Senate, R’s and D’s alike, for having Done The Right Thing in cutting …

August 3, 1995 in City on Page B5 In a baffling suspension of common sense, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee recently voted to dismantle Title X, the nation’s family planning (pregnancy prevention) program. Just last March, many of …

August 3, 1995 in City on Page B5 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS White male CEOs your real nemesis In his July 26 letter (“Affirmative action is discrimination”), Vaughn Simmons decries the plight of the white male worker and blames …

August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B6 A possible way out of the dilemma of resumed dumping of nuclear waste in Idaho for Gov. Phil Batt and the state’s Republican congressional delegation has been blocked by Nevada’s …

August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B6 The Senate version of the $20 billion budget for energy and resources programs includes nearly $1 billion in cash for the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory - including money to prepare …

August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B6 The Idaho Citizens Alliance on Wednesday eliminated restrictions on library access to information in an attempt to make its anti-gay initiative more palatable to voters. The alliance, filing a revised …

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August 3, 1995 in Idaho on Page B6 An atheist says the Ten Commandments monument on the Bannock County Courthouse lawn offends him because it advocates a belief in God. Stephen Wells, Pocatello, testified in federal court on …

August 3, 1995 in Sports on Page C1 The trade deadline can make folks crazy, which may or may not explain some of these recent baseball deals. The Cincinnati Reds, so notoriously cheap they limit game-day press notes …