July 30, 2005 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – A ballot initiative to sharply limit property taxes in Idaho was filed with the secretary of state’s office on Friday, the first step toward qualifying the measure for …

July 30, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 Astronomers at California Institute of Technology have discovered what they believe is the 10th and most distant planet in our solar system, a ball of rock about twice as big …

July 30, 2005 in City on Page A1 A majority of Spokane City Council members this week said they oppose putting Joe Albi Stadium up for sale, at least for now, and their resistance could block Mayor Jim …

July 30, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 LONDON – Police swooped down on a posh London neighborhood and traced cell phone calls across Europe to a Rome hideout Friday, netting the remaining suspects in the failed transit …

July 30, 2005 in Business on Page A2 HARTFORD, Conn. – The beloved American robin, not the annoying, raucous crow, may be the more potent source for West Nile virus, according to new research. A DNA analysis of …

July 30, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Senate voted unanimously Friday to extend the Patriot Act, while placing curbs on surveillance by police. Congress passed the legislation in the fevered weeks after Sept. 11, …

July 30, 2005 in Business on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Friday threw his support behind House-passed legislation to expand federal financing for human embryonic stem cell research, breaking with President Bush and …

July 30, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 ANAHEIM, Calif. – One train rear-ended another on the “California Screamin’ ” roller coaster at Disney’s California Adventure theme park Friday night, slightly injuring 15 people, authorities said. Most of …

July 30, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 FRESNO, Calif. – Lightning struck Thursday and killed a Boy Scout leader and left a 13-year-old scout brain-dead as their troop scrambled for shelter during an afternoon electrical storm in …

July 30, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Reacting quickly to the Irish Republican Army’s peace declaration, Britain began dismantling military posts Friday in the border “bandit country” of South Armagh, the IRA’s rural …

July 30, 2005 in Business on Page A8 Developers from Pullman and Spokane plan to build a new multiplex cinema at a North Spokane shopping center, with an opening slated for spring. Construction is scheduled to begin in …

July 30, 2005 in Business on Page A8 Starting a business is a leap of faith for any entrepreneur, but especially so for those younger than 25. Only 1 percent of all business owners fall into that age …

July 30, 2005 in Business on Page A8 CHICAGO – Gina Crisanti was taking out the trash at work one day when a stranger approached her with an odd request. It was a talent scout who wanted her …

July 30, 2005 in Business on Page A8 Hours before the sun rises and morning commuters fill the streets of Spokane, the baristas of Jitterz Java are busy brewing coffee. Starting at 4 a.m., customers line up at …

July 30, 2005 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Wall Street is enjoying a surprisingly good second-quarter earnings season – so good that investors are discounting predictions of an economic slowdown later this year and betting …

July 30, 2005 in Business on Page A9 NEW FACES Nancy Orlin has been hired as branch manager and business development officer at the North Spokane branch of Wheatland Bank. She has 30 years of banking experience and …

July 30, 2005 in Business on Page A9 Investors closed out a stellar July by collecting profits Friday, sending stocks lower despite a respectable reading in the nation’s gross domestic product. The major indexes finished the week mixed, …