February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 While fellow legislators leaned back in their chairs in boredom, freshman Rep. Don Pischner, R-Coeur d’Alene, studied an upcoming bill, peering at it through bifocals and making notes in the …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Probes of sexualharassment allegations against Gov. Mike Lowry expose a sticking point in state ethics law: Who appoints the investigator and how can the person’s independence be assured? Two of …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 The 65 spectators hunkered around a snowpacked track here Sunday couldn’t help but chuckle at Susie Malcolm. This was a weight-pulling contest for dogs. Hefty Alaskan malamutes and huskies waited …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Our Temporary Man In Boise tells of a discussion that took place Thursday between a state senator and a staffer in a Statehouse hallway. Staffer: “Hi, senator.” Senator: “Hi. Everything …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Greencastle Soap owner Sandy Mongelli works on a batch of soap in her Wallace workshop. In the background, Sandy Kaplan trims the bars before wrapping. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Yank the chain gang County jail officials want to put inmates to work for the city’s trash office for free, doing things like sorting batteries and cleaning illegal dump sites. …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 105 years of worship. Clapping her hands to the sounds of gospel music, Dorothy Webster helps celebrate the 105 anniversary of Calvary Baptist Church on Sunday. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 The results of the midwinter waterfowl survey show a statewide increase, says Gary Will, Idaho Department of Fish and Game state waterfowl manager. Ducks totaled 239,099, up 5 percent from …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Plans for an odor study at the controversial regional compost plant in north Spokane top the list of issues facing the City Council tonight. Council members will consider spending $25,000 …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 The tracks are greased and the votes are lined up. It looks like the Idaho Legislature will put a $40 million property tax reduction bill on Gov. Phil Batt’s desk …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 A 31-year-old Spokane man was arrested Saturday in connection with the rape and kidnapping of a woman earlier that day, according to a police report. Elory S. Johnson was arrested …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 A tenant shot and killed a man who broke into his basement-level apartment early Sunday, King County police said. The shooting happened shortly after 4 a.m. at a home north …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 The Wilson Bar Airstrip on the Main Salmon River in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, closed since 1992 for safety reasons, could reopen as early as June 1, …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 Students wielding straight pins stuck more than 50 classmates at Mountain Home Junior High School last week. The pranksters drew blood from some of the students and got the attention …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 A Boise man found the Dumpster behind his parents’ home filled with medical garbage, including syringes and bloody bandages. “I was exposed to it all,” Steve Barnes, 34, said Friday.

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium may be used as a holding tank for steelhead-eating sea lions but not as death row, director Tom Otten says. California sea lions that …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 The governor’s office wants you to know that not all Washington white collar workers occupy brandspanking-new state-ofthe-art office quarters. Take Judith Gilmore, who is Gov. Mike Lowry’s representative in Spokane.

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 Marilyn Laughlin of Laughlin Trading Inc., says she works under the principle of “positive paranoia.” Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 It may be one of the most sought after stock offerings of the year, but the average investor might not want to follow General Magic Inc.’s path down the information …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 The Mount Spokane 2000 Study Group, a private organization seeking to improve the Mount Spokane Ski Area, may decide this week if it will submit a bid to manage the …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 So, 1994 was a bad year for women? Kim Kirsch (” a look back on the women’s year that wasn’t,” Jan. 1) seems to think that violence, cancer, underpay, overwork …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 No one can say whether Rebecca Hedman still would be alive if it had been illegal when she first ran away from home. But maybe. Maybe she would have been …

February 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 The best stories are true stories. Here’s a trio of yarns, all told for true. But one of them sounds suspicious to me. See what you think. Steady at the …