August 15, 2005 in Region on Page A7 A motorcyclist died on Interstate 90 early Sunday after hitting a road construction barrier in Spokane Valley. Joseph A. Strasser, 47, of Spokane, rode his 1995 Harley-Davidson Sportster into a …

August 15, 2005 in Business on Page A8 School Whether you’re the student eating lunch from a brown paper bag or the parent who stuffs in the sandwich, this lunch box site will cause cravings for a more …

August 15, 2005 in Business on Page A8 Getting fired is rarely a happy event, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a sense of humor about it. That’s what Simply Hired, a 5-month-old employment-related Internet startup, counted …

August 15, 2005 in Business on Page A8 Price: $30 www.washingtoncd.net

August 15, 2005 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer browser has been showing signs of aging. Over the past few years, the company has made security improvements and added a pop-up blocker …

August 15, 2005 in Business on Page A8 Question: We are preparing for our 40th class reunion. Is there a Web site where I could search by name to see who has died? Answer: Use the Social Security …

August 15, 2005 on Page A8 72 Percent of all e-mail that’s spam, up from 68 percent a year ago.

August 15, 2005 in Opinion on Page A9 It is unseemly to critique how people express their personal grief, especially when it comes to those who’ve lost children to war. So if Cindy Sheehan wants to camp outside …

August 15, 2005 in Opinion on Page A9 “I can’t wear what my mother was wearing at that time. It’s really sad. Women had better conditions then. Now, they are challenged every day.” Jinan Mubarak of Baghdad, commenting …

August 15, 2005 in Opinion on Page A9 “You don’t listen.” Chances are you hear that phrase on a fairly regular basis if a) you’re a man, and b) you spend a significant amount of time around a …

August 15, 2005 in Features on Page B1 When I was a kid, I saw something called an apple doll. Apple dolls are made by carving a mouth, nose and eyes into a ripe apple, then putting it …

August 15, 2005 in Features on Page B2 Is it a study hall where rude people are breaking the rules by talking too loudly to one another and on their telephones? Or is it a social watering hole …

August 15, 2005 in Features on Page B2 Dear Annie: I have an 85-year-old acquaintance who has dementia. “Rosa” lives alone, but she can no longer cook, operate the microwave, stove or even the toaster, so a year …

August 15, 2005 in Features on Page B2 For 08-15-2005

August 15, 2005 in Features on Page B3 Teenagers who have consumed alcohol die every week in the United States, most often in car crashes. But when a 16-year-old boy died in Asheville, N.C., in April, Buncombe County …

August 15, 2005 in Features on Page B3 DETROIT –A young lady named LaQuenya was valedictorian at Detroit’s Central High School this year. Nakeisha was ranked No. 2. And Thornisha, Qualisha and Demario also received top honors at …

August 15, 2005 in Features on Page B4 A four-hour film with a miniseries worth of material, “Karol: A Man Who Became Pope” (8 p.m., Hallmark) chronicles the life of Karol Wojtyla (Piotr Adamczyk) from his student days …

August 15, 2005 in Features on Page B5 Michael John Poesl Spokane

August 15, 2005 in Features on Page B5 The following is a continuation of the list of students who earned a degree from Eastern Washington University after the spring quarter. Spokane-area degree recipients are listed by high school, …