November 13, 2006 in City on Page A1 A strong storm system dumped snow in the mountains across much of the Northwest on Sunday, and forecasters issued a heavy snow warning for Stevens and Pend Oreille counties and …

November 13, 2006 in City on Page A1 Light rail efforts are getting close to running off the tracks. The Spokane Transit Authority Board will consider this week whether to continue funding design and planning for a proposed …

November 13, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The U.S. government believes that Cuban leader Fidel Castro has terminal cancer and has less than 18 months to live, officials say. The information is not based on …

November 13, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – Hundreds of hospitals around the country are joining the most ambitious project ever undertaken to give faster emergency room care to people suffering major heart attacks. Fewer than …

November 13, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO, Egypt – The Hamas-led Palestinian government agreed Sunday to an international peace conference with Israel after the Arab League – angered by Israel’s military offensive in Gaza – voted …

November 13, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAIRO, Egypt – Pro-government militiamen launched new attacks in Sudan’s Darfur region that may have killed at least a dozen people, international observers said Sunday. A coalition of Darfur rebel …

November 13, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Insurgent activity in Afghanistan has risen fourfold this year, and militants now launch more than 600 attacks a month amid a rising wave of violence that has …

November 13, 2006 in City on Page A5 A Spokane city move to collect an estimated $32,000 in lost city admission tax each year is drawing fire from critics, who said the collections could hurt owners of smaller …

November 13, 2006 in Idaho on Page A5 This & That: In the “Spirit Was Willing But The Flesh Was Weak” Dept., members of the Coeur d’Alene High Key Club earned props for proposing a “Dare to Bare …

November 13, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A6 High winds in Western Montana sent a tree into a Bonneville Power Administration transmission line on Sunday, knocking out power to customers across a broad swath of North Idaho and …

November 13, 2006 in Idaho on Page A6 For 11-13-2006

November 13, 2006 in Nation/World on Page A6 SEATTLE – The Justice Department says there is “precious little” to explain why Ahmed Ressam received a sentence of only 22 years for plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport …

November 13, 2006 in Opinion on Page A7 Once again, an election cycle has left such a bad taste in so many mouths that gargling with disinfectant threatens to become a national November ritual. In Washington state, a …

November 13, 2006 in Opinion on Page A7 Republicans are going to have to figure out why they lost on Tuesday, and Democrats are going to have to figure out why they won. The shape of the next …

November 13, 2006 in Opinion on Page A7 “Democrats are not about getting even. Democrats are about getting results.” – Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat in line to become the first female speaker of the House, following …

November 13, 2006 in Opinion on Page A7 President Bush is banking on the Democrats doing it again. It’s 2004 redux with Democratic self-destruction over Iraq – or so the White House hopes. And it’s not a bad …