September 17, 2005 in Business on Page A8 The fear that bankrupt Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. could slash the number of pilots along with their pay and pensions is leading some observers to wonder …

September 17, 2005 in Business on Page A9 NEW FACES Benjamin Nielsen has been hired as a project manager at Taylor Engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from California Polytechnic State University.

September 17, 2005 in Business on Page A9 Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce has a change of leadership. Julie Prafke of Humanix stepped down from serving two years as chairwoman of the board, passing the torch to Wayne …

September 17, 2005 in Business on Page A9 Stocks gained Friday, narrowing the week’s losses as the energy and basic materials sectors improved and Dow components Exxon Mobil Corp. and Intel Corp. climbed on upgrades. Volume was heavy …

September 17, 2005 in Business on Page A9 Rate monitorDepositsAll yields are annual. Top number is rate, bottom number is yield.MMA: Money market account (personal) — rates for $2,500 balance.CD: One-year certificate of deposit — rates for deposits …

September 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Vice President Dick Cheney will undergo an elective surgery next weekend to treat an aneurysm in an artery behind his right knee. The condition, discovered earlier this year …

September 17, 2005 in Idaho on Page B1 A Kootenai County public defender who was suspended this summer for giving the county commission a greeting card along with a jar of Vaseline and tube of red lipstick has …

September 17, 2005 in Idaho on Page B1 An investor is suing Ray De Motte, the president of the company trying to reopen the Sunshine Mine, claiming that De Motte bilked him out of nearly $3.4 million through …

September 17, 2005 in Idaho on Page B1 After being snared in a bureaucratic spider web, law officers from across Idaho are coming back early from a relief mission to Louisiana. “I’m a little miffed,” said Bonner County …

September 17, 2005 in City on Page B1 You are washing your car on the sunny September Saturday in your suburban subdivision. Two boys walk by. The bottoms of their baggy pants drag on the pavement. They wear …

September 17, 2005 in City on Page B2 Detectives arrested a habitual criminal Friday evening on suspicion that he killed a man whose body was found Sept. 5 in a rural area near Elk. Ben Alan Burkey, 45, …

September 17, 2005 in Idaho on Page B2 An investor is suing the president of the company trying to reopen Idaho’s Sunshine Mine, claiming that Ray De Motte bilked him out of nearly $3.4 million through fraudulent business …

September 17, 2005 in City on Page B2 Conductor Eckart Preu said last week that he was aiming for a flashy opening night concert. Friday’s performance with the Spokane Symphony provided plenty of flash, but with lots of …

September 17, 2005 in City on Page B2 An autopsy did not reveal the cause of death for a 44-year-old woman found dead in her bathtub Thursday, officials said Friday. Her 14-month-old daughter survived more than 24 hours …

September 17, 2005 in City on Page B2 It was a unique reason for growing more than 1,000 marijuana plants in a barn in northeastern Washington: The elderly couple, both in poor health, desperately needed to pay their …

September 17, 2005 in City on Page B3 By the end of December, utility bills in Post Falls will have a different look. First, residents will receive bills typed on business paper and placed in envelopes, instead of …

September 17, 2005 in City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – As Washington residents open their wallets and communities to Hurricane Katrina victims, Gov. Christine Gregoire said Friday the state and counties are assembling a fresh inventory of housing …

September 17, 2005 in City on Page B3 MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho – A fast-moving grass fire forced the temporary evacuation of nearly 300 people near here Friday night before firefighters and a timely rainstorm doused most of the …