February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Alexandra Delis-Abrams holds a drainboard stained by residue from the minerals in her water supply. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Gov. Gary Locke wants to break down the wall between his state’s “two Washingtons” - the one that’s rich and urban and the other that’s poor and rural. But he’s …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 “Now we can get on with filling that hole and building a new store,” Jim Nordstrom says in Spokane Wednesday. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

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February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Beginning next year, all Americans will be told what is in their tap water and how safe it is to drink, under a program proposed Wednesday by the Environmental Protection …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Casey Martin’s landmark case has extended the Americans With Disabilities Act to the world of pro sports. Photo by Associated Press

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 1870: Women in the Utah Territory gained the right to vote. 1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded.

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Ten years ago: The Pentagon charged that two Soviet Navy vessels deliberately bumped two U.S. warships in the Black Sea as the American vessels sailed through waters claimed by the …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 Wednesday’s Washington Triple Choice: 6-7-8. Wednesday’s Washington Lotto: 5-13-18-26-27-35.

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 A photograph of Prince John, a younger brother of King Edward VIII who was hidden from public view because he was an epileptic, appeared Wednesday reportedly the first picture ever …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A2 1. The space shuttle Discovery lifts off in 1993. File/Associated Press 2. Barbara Morgan

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 1. Matt Mulnik works under an airplane in the aircraft maintenance shop on the College of the Ozarks campus. Photo by Associated Press 2. Student Cortni Hogan waters plants in …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A3 Lining up with key Democratic lawmakers, Vice President Al Gore lent the White House’s support Wednesday to a tough tobacco-control bill that sharply would increase cigarette taxes and bring stricter …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 A 78-year-old man allegedly shot and wounded five people in a casino and was caught as he tried to shuffle away using his walker. None of those wounded were seriously …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 Elizabeth Cockrell says she left a marriage of three years with only pots and pans, too proud to take a nickel of alimony. Eighteen years later, she faces a $650,000 …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 Cable TV has a dirty little secret in San Francisco. Some early risers have gotten an extra jolt with their morning coffee in recent days when they’ve turned on their …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A5 A distraught mother who struggled with financial and marital difficulties steered the family car into a lake, drowning herself and her three young children, police concluded Wednesday. The bodies of …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 A federal jury convicted a former University of California, Irvine student of a civil rights violation Tuesday for sending threatening e-mail to 59 Asian students, the first conviction for hate …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A6 Monica Lewinsky’s mother, Marcia Lewis, leaves court on Wednesday after testifying for a second day. Photo by Associated Press

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A7 Workers load relief supplies provided by the Indian government in New Delhi on Wednesday to be flown into Afghanistan for the earthquake victims. Photo by Associated Press

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A9 American efforts to line up Arab support for military action against Iraq gained ground Wednesday as Persian Gulf allies unanimously blamed Baghdad for its standoff with the United Nations and …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A9 Top Pentagon officials Wednesday gave new hints that military action against Iraq is approaching by declaring that the United States has all the Persian Gulf political support and almost all …

February 12, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A10 Pregnant women might want to think twice before drinking a lot of tap water. New research, to be published later this month in the journal Epidemiology, found women in their …