May 24, 2007 in City on Page B3 A yearlong planning process was launched Wednesday to try to improve the criminal justice system’s interactions with people with mental illness. The planning group, which includes representatives from Spokane-area law …

May 24, 2007 in City on Page B3 Police were investigating a drive-by shooting that happened mere blocks from a gang enforcement effort in a city park Wednesday night. The gang enforcement unit was working about 9:30 p.m. …

May 24, 2007 in Opinion on Page B4 Why can’t we just “enforce the laws that are already on the books?” Google that phrase and you’ll get more than 1,200 responses, a third of which also include the …

May 24, 2007 in Opinion on Page B4 BOSTON – As someone who lives just a few hundred paces from the Boston Marathon course, I’ve cheered my share of athletes. This year, it was Masazumi Soejima at the …

May 24, 2007 in Opinion on Page B4 There he goes again. “Those who’ve been arrested or convicted of crimes shouldn’t be here. Those that are here paying taxes and not taking government benefits should begin a process …

May 24, 2007 in Opinion on Page B4 The American working class has few friends, and that sad situation is never more apparent than when the issue is immigration. The fat cats want unlimited supplies of cheap labor. …

May 24, 2007 in Opinion on Page B5 What if you and a co-worker received the exact same public recognition from your employer even though the project you chose to tackle required more work, time and effort than …

May 24, 2007 in Idaho on Page B6 For 05-24-2007

May 24, 2007 in Idaho on Page B6 BOISE – The central Idaho vacation town of McCall is hoping to stave off a reputation-bruising bankruptcy with a plan to start paying off $6.2 million it owes construction and …

May 24, 2007 in City on Page B6 OLYMPIA – A former Spokane Valley private school teacher appeared before education officials here Wednesday in an attempt to clear his record. “I have nothing to hide,” said Steve Altmeyer, …

May 24, 2007 in Sports on Page C1 Washington State University women’s basketball coach June Daugherty’s condition is improving after entering cardiac arrest at a medical clinic in Everett on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday morning, the Providence Everett …

May 24, 2007 in Sports on Page C1 For 05-24-2007

May 24, 2007 in Sports on Page C1 Assembling camping gear is a pre-Memorial Day weekend ritual for many Inland Northwesters, but don’t stop there. Remember one task that can make or break any trip into the region’s …

May 24, 2007 in Sports on Page C1 It was a good six years ago, back when his Kentwood High School team was at the Eastern Washington University summer camp, that Rodney Stuckey’s childhood dream of playing in …

May 24, 2007 in Sports on Page C1 For the first time in school history, Gonzaga University has produced the West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year. Clayton Mortensen, a senior right-hander from Rexburg, Idaho, earned that award …

May 24, 2007 in Sports on Page C1 DURHAM, N.C. – Duke hopes the NCAA will give back the year its men’s lacrosse players lost during last season’s now-debunked rape scandal. The school is asking the NCAA to …

May 24, 2007 in Sports on Page C2 Dozens of dogs seized in an investigation into possible dogfighting on land owned by Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick in Chesapeake, Va., likely would be euthanized if investigators determine they …

May 24, 2007 in Sports on Page C2 Lauren Jackson scored 31 points, and Betty Lennox had 22 to help the Seattle Storm set a franchise record for points in a game in their 100-87 victory over the …

May 24, 2007 in Sports on Page C2 For 05-24-2007

May 24, 2007 in Sports on Page C2 ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Ducks’ Teemu Selanne was quite frightened in the closing moments against Detroit, and quite emotional afterward. Anaheim withstood a late surge by the Red Wings, so …