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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
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Robotic attack planes going to Iraq
July 17, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq – The airplane is the size of a jet fighter, powered by a turboprop engine, able to fly at 300 mph and reach 50,000 feet. It’s …
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Trail user flees coyote
July 17, 2007 in City on Page A1 A series of encounters between coyotes and Centennial Trail users – including a jogger chased Thursday night – has raised concerns the wild canines may be shedding some of their …
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NO HEADLINE
July 17, 2007 in City on Page A1 Coming Wednesday Grill Secrets
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Video shows legal protest
July 17, 2007 in City on Page A1 A police video of the July 4 arrests in Riverfront Park shows no evidence of criminal behavior by protesters before arrests began, a city attorney’s review of the incident says. …
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CHAS shifts inpatient care
July 17, 2007 in City on Page A1 Spokane’s largest low-income health clinic will stop admitting adult patients to Sacred Heart Medical Center after Aug. 1 under a new arrangement that shifts most inpatient care to the hospital …
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State has $247 million extra
July 17, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho state Controller Donna Jones announced Monday that the state has a $247 million budget surplus – and she thinks that money should be spent to fix roads, …
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Murdoch reaches deal for Wall Street Journal
July 17, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has reached a tentative agreement to buy Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co., the Journal reported on its Web site late …
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Lottery numbers
July 17, 2007 in City on Page A2 Monday’s Lotto: 19-20-21-27-31-43. No winner. Next jackpot: $7 million.
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Woman sues IRS over denied tax deduction for sex-change surgery
July 17, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A2 BOSTON – After a tormented existence as a father, a husband, a Coast Guardsman and a construction worker, a 57-year-old suburban Boston man underwent a sex-change operation. Then she wrote …
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Bush seeks talks on Mideast peace
July 17, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Declaring a “moment of choice” in the Middle East, President Bush said Monday he would call Israel, the Palestinians and others in the region to a peace conference …
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Iraq bombings moving north
July 17, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – A triple bombing, including a massive suicide truck blast, killed more than 80 people Monday in Kirkuk, the deadliest attack yet in the oil-rich northern city. The bloodshed …
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Rape, death spur campus firings
July 17, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 YPSILANTI, Mich. – Three Eastern Michigan University administrators, including the president, have been forced out, months after the top school officials were accused of covering up the rape and slaying …
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So far, top Republicans outspending Democrats
July 17, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 The top Republican presidential candidates spent more than their Democratic counterparts in the first six months of the year, even though the GOP contenders raised less money, the latest campaign-finance …
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Imprisoned Americans on Iran TV
July 17, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Iranian television on Monday aired images of two imprisoned Americans for the first time and said it will show a documentary Wednesday that includes confessions by scholar Haleh …
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Man killed outside governor’s office
July 17, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 A man carrying a gun and declaring “I am the emperor” was shot and killed Monday outside the offices of Gov. Bill Ritter by a state trooper, a spokesman said. …
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Equipment supplier moving to Riverwalk
July 17, 2007 in Business on Page A6 The group redeveloping a historic building that once housed Bayou Brewery Co. is starting construction this week after landing a sizable tenant. Lincare Inc., a Clearwater, Fla.-based company that supplies …
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Suit alleges scheme at Grant PUD
July 17, 2007 in Business on Page A6 The Grant County Public Utility District will renew expansion of its fiber-optic network after a two-year hiatus imposed because of significant financial losses, but the decision by no means puts …
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Geotourism Charter
July 17, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Rhode Island in May became the latest region to sign the Geotourism Charter by the National Geographic Society, joining Arizona, Guatemala, Honduras, Norway and Romania in a commitment to the …
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County home sales drop; prices rise
July 17, 2007 in Business on Page A6 The number of homes sold in Kootenai County dropped sharply during the first half of the year. Through the end of June, 959 homes changed hands, a reduction of nearly …
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Thieves dying in copper thefts
July 17, 2007 in Business on Page A6 PASADENA, Md. – Firefighters weren’t sure what was causing the smoke rising from a former discount store in this Baltimore suburb. The place had been abandoned for years, the interior …
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Tourist attractions without the traps
July 17, 2007 in Business on Page A6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Traveling to a seaside New England clam shack for fried clams. Listening to jazz in New Orleans. Visiting a small organic coffee farm in Guatemala. These trips …
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Company expanding radiology services
July 17, 2007 in Business on Page A6 Nighthawk Radiology Holdings is expanding with the purchase of two Minnesota firms. Coeur d’Alene-based Nighthawk paid $62.5 million in cash for the companies, which are divisions of St. Paul Radiology. …
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IHOP will buy Applebee’s
July 17, 2007 in Business on Page A7 GLENDALE, Calif. – IHOP Corp., best known for its blue-roofed pancake restaurants, said Monday it has agreed to buy the bar-and-grill chain Applebee’s International Inc. for about $1.9 billion in …
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Vodafone denies report of planned bid for Verizon
July 17, 2007 in Business on Page A7 LONDON – Vodafone Group PLC on Monday denied a newspaper report it is considering making a $160 billion bid for its U.S. partner in the wireless phone business, Verizon Communications …
