February 24, 2007 in Business on Page A1 Bankruptcy lawyers have overbilled the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, sometimes having multiple attorneys review the same documents and attend the same meetings and court hearings, according to the U.S. Trustee’s …

February 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates named an independent review panel Friday to investigate what he called an “unacceptable situation” in outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and …

February 24, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho must spend more on substance abuse and mental health treatment for its prison inmates, legislative budget writers declared Friday. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee set a budget for …

February 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 CROWN POINT, Ind. – Officials are at a loss to explain how they allowed a homeless, mentally ill man accused of stealing a soda to languish in jail for 17 …

February 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 OTTAWA – One of Canada’s most contentious anti-terrorism measures was struck down Friday by the Supreme Court, which declared it unconstitutional to detain foreign terror suspects indefinitely while the courts …

February 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Serious new divisions have emerged between the Bush administration and its Iraqi allies over the Baghdad government’s refusal to enact a reform that the White House considers crucial …

February 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 North Korea on Friday asked the chief U.N. atomic inspector to visit four years after expelling his experts and dropping out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty – an encouraging sign …

February 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A7 The common perception of Walter Reed Army Medical Center is of a surgical hospital that shines as the crown jewel of military medicine. But more than five years of sustained …

February 24, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – What would happen if an astronaut came unglued in space and, say, destroyed the ship’s oxygen system or tried to open the hatch and kill everyone …

February 24, 2007 in Business on Page A8 OLYMPIA – Trying to regroup after voters last fall overwhelmingly voted to uphold Washington’s estate tax, business groups are asking state lawmakers to exempt some property of family-owned businesses from …

February 24, 2007 in Business on Page A8 There will be no more free rides from the Potlatch Corp. Starting April 1, Idaho’s largest timberland owner will start charging for recreational access to more than 600,000 acres of …

February 24, 2007 in Business on Page A8 SEATTLE — A federal jury’s ruling that Microsoft infringed on two MP3 patents and must pay $1.52 billion in damages could turn into a major sour note for other technology …

February 24, 2007 in Business on Page A8 Spokane architect Glen Cloninger considers the half-block of property he owns across the street from the city’s new Convention Center to be among downtown’s most desirable development sites. As such, …

February 24, 2007 in Business on Page A9 Stocks ended a lackluster week with a moderate decline Friday as higher oil prices weighed on investors’ already rickety sentiment and Treasurys rallied amid concerns about a meltdown in the …

February 24, 2007 in Business on Page A9 NEW FACES Dennese Schumacher has been hired as a senior procurement agent at Triumph Composite Systems Inc. She previously worked as a supplier manager at Itronix. Dr. Mary Chiu has …

February 24, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho has become the latest state to consider making English its official language. The Senate State Affairs committee voted 7-2 Friday to debate the plan next week, with …