February 9, 1996 in City on Page B2 Lydia Sheffels Spokane Visitation for Lydia E. Sheffels, 87, is scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. today at Strate Funeral Home in Wilbur, Wash. Service will be at 2 p.m. …

February 9, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 Shoshone-Bannock Indians hunted big game well into January this year despite their biologist’s objections to late-hunt proposals in previous years. This time, the tribes’ biologist was not around to discuss …

February 9, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 The sanctuary of St. Pius Catholic Church was overflowing with hundreds of mourners and flowers at the funeral mass Thursday for Leona “Lee” Caires. Caires was shot and killed last …

February 9, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 President Clinton reportedly will visit Seattle Feb. 24, 10 days before Washington’s March 5 Republican and Democratic precinct caucuses. The visit would be Clinton’s seventh to the Northwest since he …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B3 A House proposal to lock up two-time sex offenders for life faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where budget-writers will look closely at its cost. But the bill’s sponsor, …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B3 “Intangible property tax.” The phrase may make your eyes glaze over, but among business interests, it is stirring anger and a push for legislation. The Republican House is poised to …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B3 Arizona’s school chief, described as the architect of the nation’s strongest charter-school law, on Thursday urged Washington voters to approve a similar system. Lisa Graham Keegan, elected in 1994 on …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B3 FOR THE RECORD: February 11, 1996: Clarification: Carolyn Morrison, director of Alternatives to Domestic Violence in Spokane, said she favors reclassification of misdemeanor domestic violence offenses to Class C felonies. …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B3 Spokane police didn’t use excessive force in arresting a man who died minutes later in a jail cell last September, according to county Prosecutor Jim Sweetser. Mario Lozada, 28, was …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B3 Without a Pacific Science Center on its horizon, Riverfront Park’s dilapidated Pavilion’s future is in question. But Spokane Park Board members hope a study of the tent-shaped building’s condition will …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B3 Illegal aliens who wind up in Washington prisons are costing the state millions of dollars, state lawmakers say. The House approved a measure Thursday aimed at cutting those costs by …

February 9, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 If she had known a gun was found at the shop where Ron and Luella Bingham were murdered, she would not have concealed it from Ken Arrasmith’s defense attorneys, Nez …

February 9, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 A bill designed to spur the production of hard cider has narrowly been turned down by the House tax committee. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Thursday voted 8-8 …

February 9, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 Democratic Senate challenger Walt Minnick blames federal nuclear sites like the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory for health problems from cancer to heart defects - some in his own family. Minnick …

February 9, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 The family of an Idaho student who died during a hazing incident at the University of Texas intends to pursue its lawsuit against a spirit group and others for damages …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B3 Students from other states would have to dig deeper into their wallets to attend Washington’s largest universities under a measure approved Thursday by the state House. The House voted 95-1 …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B4 An attorney for a senior reserve officer facing disciplinary action is challenging results of an Air Force investigation into the route of a November training flight that coincided with two …

February 9, 1996 in Idaho on Page B4 For 02-09-1996

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B4 Spokane’s Scott O’Grady thought his days in the media spotlight might finally be over, and he looked forward to routine jet fighter flights out of northern Utah’s Hill Air Force …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B4 The state Examining Board of Psychology has dismissed allegations that James Goodwin, known as the “Pied Piper of Prozac,” is mentally impaired and should be barred from practicing psychology. Bill …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B4 Two deputies in Pend Oreille County Superior Court Clerk Winnie Sundseth’s office say Sundseth is punishing them for providing evidence against her in a criminal case. Deputy clerks Joan Green …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B6 A cold wind and new breeze blew on Inauguration Day 1997. Even a capital accustomed to making history was giddy at turning this astonishing page of history. Dignified in a …

February 9, 1996 in City on Page B6 Nazis were enforcing the law when they herded Jews into concentration camps. Southern plantation owners once asserted a legal right to own slaves. And some Spokane neighborhoods were built with …