October 22, 2007 in City on Page A1 Number of children in foster care: Washington, 10,068; Idaho, 1,818 Number of licensed family foster homes: Washington 6,223; Idaho 1,562

October 22, 2007 in City on Page A1 Nearly every state reimburses families far less than the actual cost of caring for foster children, according to a national study released earlier this month. Idaho, which ranks near the …

October 22, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD – An audacious cross-border ambush by Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq killed at least 17 Turkish soldiers Sunday, ratcheting up pressure on the Turkish government to launch a …

October 22, 2007 in City on Page A1 Spelling bees are a thing of the past in Spokane schools. As are traditional spelling tests. Under new curriculum adopted by Spokane Public Schools this year for grades two through …

October 22, 2007 in City on Page A2 Sunday’s Washington Daily Game: 4-2-9 Sunday’s Washington Keno: 13-16-17- 21-22-23-26-31-32-35-38-47-50-53- 61-62-63-68-72-75

October 22, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 ORLANDO, Fla. – Bashing each other’s conservative credentials, eight Republican presidential candidates met for the first time on a Florida stage in a prime-time Sunday debate that gave them a …

October 22, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Far more veteran air traffic controllers than the government expected have retired since the Bush administration imposed a contract on their union on Labor Day 2006, new data …

October 22, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 JERUSALEM – Israeli officials on Sunday said they foiled a recent attempt by Palestinian militants to assassinate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during a trip to the West Bank and warned …

October 22, 2007 in Nation/World on Page A4 WARSAW, Poland – A pro-business opposition party that wants Poland’s troops out of Iraq ousted Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s government in parliamentary elections Sunday, as Poles opted for leadership offering …

October 22, 2007 in City on Page A6 The Neighborhood Alliance aims to empower and connect neighborhoods in the Inland Northwest. It consists of neighborhood communities and individuals who are committed to improving uses of land, natural resources …

October 22, 2007 in City on Page A6 Imagine living on a street with no car traffic or riding a bike to work without having to worry about being hit by a car. Both prospects soon could be …

October 22, 2007 in City on Page A6 The most difficult time at the bar was always closing time. At the Split Rail, in Brownsville, Texas, the two-step was danced, beer was flowing and Alabama would come by …

October 22, 2007 in Idaho on Page A6 Congressman Bill Sali and I made Idaho history last week, as far as I know. On Thursday, I interviewed him online by telephone from his Washington, D.C., office, after soliciting …

October 22, 2007 in Idaho on Page A7 For 10-22-2007

October 22, 2007 in City on Page A7 Counselors are being made available to North Idaho College students and others struggling to cope with the apparent suicide of an 18-year-old woman whose body was found Sunday inside a …