February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Training their sights. Judy Woolley, a Smith & Wesson representative, shows a group of women how to fire a handgun Saturday in Spokane. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Inmate Albert Delp makes $6 an hour but three-quarters of his check goes to mandatory deductions. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Bert Atwater lists the reasons he just moved his company, Omega Pacific Inc., from the wooded beauty of Redmond, Wash., to a concrete building inside a state prison. Rent-free quarters …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Bob Lowe heads the Northwest Gold Prespectors club, the first of its kind in the area. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review 2. Lowe shows off one of the fruits …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 One or two high-profile polluters often get the blame for tainting the region’s drinking water. But there are as many as 100 seemingly innocuous places in Kootenai County where antifreeze, …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 Sunday’s winning “Triple Choice” lottery numbers are: 088. Sunday’s winning Washington Keno numbers: 4-6-19-25-26-28-29-31- 32-37-45-52-55-57-59-60-66-67- 75-76.

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A2 It’s bad enough that paychecks come late, pensions are paltry, cheap vodka is a just a memory and city sidewalks lie hidden under brown slush. Now, Moscow’s ice is falling.

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Protesters gather near the Cuban U.N. mission in New York on Sunday. Photo by Associated Press

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 An Episcopal bishop will stand trial for heresy Tuesday in Wilmington, Del. It doesn’t happen often. In only the second such trial of a bishop in the more than 200-year …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Sunday’s developments: Presidential race Steve Forbes, fresh from a win in Delaware’s primary, was making a major television advertising push in Arizona, hoping to reverse his recent slide in polls …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 After finishing second twice, Sen. Bob Dole has changed his team’s lineup. Photo by Associated Press

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 In full cry, Pat Buchanan called on two of his important constituencies Sunday, gun owners and supporters of Ross Perot, warning each group that what they valued most was in …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Seeking the same free-speech protection for the Internet now enjoyed by newspapers, a broad coalition including America Online and Microsoft is expected to file suit in federal court today to …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Matthew Mitchell Eisenfeld left the United States in October, heading to Israel in a quest to learn more about the land he passionately loved. His search ended Sunday when he, …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Starting July 1, Idaho restaurant workers will break the rules if they make your cold sandwich or salad with their bare hands. The clarifications could make Idaho’s guidelines among the …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Karen Black worked at Kiddee Kollege Child Care Center only nine days, but her departure has started a flurry of name-calling and threats of lawsuits. The state shut down the …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 1. Hooked up. Oakesdale High School principal Lisa Holmes uses old technology - the telephone - while a dummy in the background protects the file server for the system that …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 A change of tune? County Commissioner Steve Hasson wondered last week about the equity of taxpayers footing the legal expenses of Coroner Dexter Amend, which have cost taxpayers $45,000 so …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 Dorene and Paul Browne at a baseball game in Spokane during the summer of 1994.

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 (From For the Record, Thursday, February 29, 1996:) Supporters of an initiative to do away with the Spokane city manager’s office may not have to gather signatures to put the …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 An adult grizzly in Montana. File/Associated Press

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A5 By now, you know TV actor Ben Stein often jets between Los Angeles and Sandpoint. He’s smitten by Sandpoint and regularly reports his impressions of it in his popular American …

February 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 (Photo of couple)