March 29, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 A new neighborhood newspaper debuts in the Post Falls, Rathdrum and Spirit Lake areas today, a newspaper that bucks tradition by inviting readers to become citizen journalists to report the …

March 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 GENEVA – Heterosexual men should be circumcised because of compelling evidence it reduces their chances of contracting HIV by up to 60 percent, U.N. health agencies said Wednesday. But men …

March 29, 2007 in City on Page A1 Three months before his successful re-election last fall, Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker announced he wanted to bring back coroner inquests to help ease community concerns over police officer-involved deaths. …

March 29, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Sciortino – who was involved in prior shootings as a California police officer – fired the shots that wounded a man in Hayden on March …

March 29, 2007 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Grocery tax relief legislation died Wednesday, but lawmakers overrode Gov. Butch Otter’s veto of legislation banning smoking in Idaho bowling alleys. The House voted to override the governor’s …

March 29, 2007 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – The 509 area code, after years of serving as a sort of cultural touchstone unifying Eastern Washingtonians, is becoming a victim of the region’s growth. Trying to forestall …

March 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats, emboldened by their successes in advancing timelines to end the war in Iraq, ratcheted up pressure Wednesday on the White House to accede to limits on …

March 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Facing almost certain defeat in the Senate, the White House on Wednesday withdrew the ambassadorial nomination of Sam Fox, who contributed $50,000 to the Swift Boat veterans’ controversial …

March 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Eight federal prosecutors were fired last year because they did not sufficiently support President Bush’s priorities, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ former chief of staff says in remarks prepared …

March 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Reacting to shabby treatment of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the House on Wednesday created a coterie of case managers, advocates and counselors for injured …

March 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A5 The Senate on Wednesday approved a plan to extend payments to rural counties hurt by cutbacks in federal logging. The Senate plan would authorize about $2.8 billion to extend the …

March 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Kids are being fed a steady diet of junk-food ads by the TV channels they watch, according to a new study. Researchers said Wednesday that children ages 2 …

March 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A6 SAN FRANCISCO – The number of immigrants who became American citizens reached an all-time high in 2005, and the percentage of those who did so reached its highest level in …

March 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A7 The United States wrapped up a massive military exercise a few dozen miles off Iran’s coast on Wednesday, even as the United Arab Emirates became the second gulf nation to …

March 29, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A9 OROSI, Calif. – The first newborn was discovered swaddled in a blanket on an outdoor bench, an umbilical cord still hanging from his tiny body. Then, at neat 11-month intervals, …

March 29, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Washington residents have enthusiastically embraced a state-sponsored college savings program. In less than a decade, parents have set up 70,000 accounts worth more than $800 million, money that will help …

March 29, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Gold Reserve Inc.’s stock price shot up 50 percent Wednesday after the Spokane firm announced that it has received permits to build one of Venezuela’s largest gold mines. The Brisas …

March 29, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Two executives at a company that once helped build a fence to keep illegal immigrants from crossing the Mexican border were sentenced Wednesday to six months of home confinement for …

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