July 14, 2008 in City on Page A1 Ross Walkinshaw feels fortunate that his view hasn’t changed since 1947, when his parents bought 80 acres on the south side of the Spokane River. From his boat dock, Walkinshaw …

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A1 Reporter Becky Kramer is paddling the Spokane River with other community members through a trip arranged by the Spokane River Forum.

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A2 MINNEAPOLIS – A new national Web campaign that encourages young people to post striptease videos of themselves as a way of raising clothing donations for homeless youth has quickly run …

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A3 The first openly gay U.S. Episcopal bishop was barred from a once-a-decade Anglican meeting so he wouldn’t become a focus of the global event. Anglicans on all sides of the …

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A3 BEIJING – One place tourists aren’t likely to see during the Olympic Games next month is a nut shop just north of the Forbidden City. Plastered with posters of Mao …

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A4 The Federal Reserve is ready to give home buyers more protection from the types of shady lending practices that have contributed to the housing crisis. Chairman Ben Bernanke and his …

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve and the Treasury announced steps Sunday to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose shares have plunged as losses from their mortgage …

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A6 When the urge strikes to stretch the legs, Inland Northwest families never have far to go to find a good trail. Spokane and Coeur d’Alene have idyllic escape routes rife …

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A7 A 71-year-old Lind, Wash., woman was arrested Saturday on suspicion of first-degree animal cruelty when authorities seized 111 dogs from her. Adams County Undersheriff John Hunt said Sharon Provost was …

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A8 Gusty winds Sunday afternoon failed to flare up the Spokane Valley fire or a 900-acre fire near Colville, both of which firefighters expect to have fully contained by today. Yet …

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A8 A fire discovered Sunday morning near Soap Lake burned thousands of acres by evening, prompting mobilization of a Washington state response team. The Willow Lakes fire was reported shortly after …

July 14, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 Enough already with the “gotcha” game. I don’t believe most voters are interested in playing it. Voters care more about the overall substance of a candidate’s position than whether there’s …

July 14, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 “They came by and said, ‘Get buckets, get hoses, get people.’ So here we are.” – Spokane Valley resident Bobbi Mazza, one of the volunteers who formed a bucket brigade …

July 14, 2008 in Opinion on Page A9 In 1992, when the late Joel Pritchard was Washington’s lieutenant governor, he was campaigning on behalf of a ballot measure intended to restrict political campaign donations. Pritchard, a moderate Seattle …

July 14, 2008 in City on Page A10 OLYMPIA – In addition to Gov. Chris Gregoire and Dino Rossi, there are eight lesser-known candidates running for governor this year. Some are perennial also-rans wanting to get their names …

July 14, 2008 in Features on Page B1 From the Parents Council blog this week: “Barry Long, a wedding planner for more than three decades, was recently interviewed by the BBC for a story, ‘Should children be banned …