June 11, 2004 in City on Page A1 Spokane County’s public mental health system will stop treating 125 people with serious mental illnesses next month. It is unclear where treatment will come from for the patients, considered by …

June 11, 2004 in City on Page A1 President George W. Bush is expected to make a campaign stop in Spokane next Thursday, starting the summer campaign season with a bang for Washington state’s U.S. Senate race. Bush …

June 11, 2004 on Page A2 Thursday’s Washington Daily Game: 7-0-2. Thursday’s Lucky for Life: 5-13-47-68.

June 11, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A3 NATO summit to disrupt shipping Istanbul, Turkey Oil tankers and ships carrying explosives or other dangerous material will not be allowed to pass through the Bosporus Strait during the NATO …

June 11, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Thursday temporarily halted the government’s recent practice of assuring private landowners that they won’t face unanticipated requirements for protecting endangered species after a development …

June 11, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAN FRANCISCO – California voters may be poised to reverse parts of the state’s “three-strikes” law that has put thousands of nonviolent felons behind bars for life. According to a …

June 11, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – More than half of African American men have untreated dental problems, putting them at greater risk than all other Americans of contracting maladies that lead to tooth decay, …

June 11, 2004 in Idaho on Page A8 MOSCOW, Idaho — For weeks John Dickinson has been checking his computer and racing to the phone. The now-retired University of Idaho professor who was Sami Al-Hussayen’s Ph.D. adviser has …

June 11, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A9 SEA ISLAND, Ga. – President Bush said Thursday that it is “unrealistic” to expect NATO to send more troops to Iraq, but he suggested that some European countries might train …

June 11, 2004 in Nation/World on Page A9 SAVANNAH, Ga. – President Bush said Thursday that NATO’s role in Iraq probably would be limited to training the country’s security forces because of opposition from key allies to introducing …

June 11, 2004 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON — More than 4,600 workers in the United States saw their jobs sent overseas in the first three months of the year, a fraction of layoffs counted by the …

June 11, 2004 in Business on Page A10 Four hospitals in the Puget Sound region are using new software developed in Spokane that helps gather and distribute critical patient information. The same product, called LabsNow Plus, is also …

June 11, 2004 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK — Martha Stewart asked a judge on Thursday to grant her a new trial, citing charges that a government witness at her first trial lied repeatedly on the …

June 11, 2004 in Business on Page A10 They’re coming, and they’re bringing their favorite fly rods. About 800 outdoor writers and photographers will converge in Spokane next week, when the Outdoor Writers Association of America holds its …