August 16, 2005 in City on Page A1 Spokane city officials are figuring that 30 percent of something is better than 100 percent of nothing. So, in a bid to raise money, they are proposing a one-time-only partial …

August 16, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 DALLAS – Women taking daily amounts of nonaspirin painkillers – such as an extra-strength Tylenol – are more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who don’t, a new …

August 16, 2005 in City on Page A1 Foreign nationals, including potential terrorists, could legally gain entry into the United States with fraudulent degrees purchased from Spokane-based diploma mills, documents made public Monday reveal. Half the “degrees” sold …

August 16, 2005 in Idaho on Page A1 The annual burning of bluegrass stubble on Rathdrum Prairie could begin at 11 a.m. today, sending smoke skyward while preparing the fields for next season’s crop of grass seed. On …

August 16, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A2 Once just a weighty tome, the college textbook has evolved into a package including text, colorful supplements and software. But those bells and whistles – which critics and many students …

August 16, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Year by year, the deficit numbers have been getting worse for President Bush. A $127 billion surplus the year he took office turned into $159 billion in red …

August 16, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington The Justice Department’s inspector general said Monday a federal prison center in Brooklyn, N.Y., failed to turn over hundreds of videotapes to investigators probing the treatment of detainees taken …

August 16, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 Tokyo A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck off the northeast coast of Japan today, triggering a small tsunami, collapsing buildings, knocking out power and shaking skyscrapers …

August 16, 2005 in Business on Page A6 SAN JOSE, Calif. – Dramatically narrowing its corporate focus, Agilent Technologies Inc. is shedding its chip unit and spinning off other assets as it concentrates on the test-and-measurement business at …

August 16, 2005 in Business on Page A6 Rates will go up less than originally anticipated for Washington customers of Avista Utilities if a settlement agreement hammered out between the company and state regulators is approved. In March, …

August 16, 2005 in Business on Page A6 NEW YORK – U.S. natural gas prices are up more than 30 percent in the past three weeks alone, and the effect will go well beyond gains or losses for …

August 16, 2005 in Business on Page A7 Ambassadors Group, Inc., of Spokane, has declared a two-for-one stock split – the first such move since the company was spun off from Ambassadors International three years ago. The split …

August 16, 2005 in Business on Page A7 NEW YORK – Stocks gained slightly Monday as crude-oil prices slid and technology stocks rose. Wall Street crept forward as oil prices wilted from last week’s record highs, falling more …

August 16, 2005 in City on Page B1 The city of Spokane has polled some residents on their feeling about a ballot measure to increase taxes for police, fire and library services. But that doesn’t automatically mean such …

August 16, 2005 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne defended his campaign spending practices Monday, while Democrats raised new questions about whether they conflict with federal tax laws. Idaho Democratic Party Chairman Richard …