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Sunday, July 6, 2008
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Proposed restrictions for summer sprinkler use
July 6, 2008 in City on Page A1 Spokane likes green lawns. And to keep them that way, the average Spokane County resident uses twice the amount of water as the average person statewide.
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Environmentalist views change with climate realities
July 6, 2008 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – The Defenders of Wildlife, like many environmental groups, is dedicated to the philosophy of biologist Aldo Leopold – that “saving all the parts” of the world’s ecosystems is …
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Empire deal gives foundation liabilities
July 6, 2008 in City on Page A1 Pension promises, malpractice claims and other financial liabilities hooked to Empire Health Services would be offloaded to a new charitable foundation established to capture the proceeds of the hospital system …
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Air quality can be a difficult subject for schools
July 6, 2008 in Idaho on Page A1 Allergy-like symptoms over the past few years among staff at the Coeur d’Alene School District’s main office – symptoms attributed to building mold – have prompted office moves, independent testing, …
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Book tells Mandela’s story through his favorite recipes
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A new book examining Nelson Mandela’s life was launched Saturday with a feast that included everything from the spaghetti casserole he was brought in jail to …
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Lottery numbers
July 6, 2008 in City on Page A2 Saturday’s Washington Daily Game: 2-8-3 Saturday’s Washington Lotto: 5-13-34-36-45-48
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California wildfires sapping crews
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – A wildfire threatening thousands of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyonlands Saturday, straining resources as crews struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around …
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Humans at root of most wildfires
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 CROWN KING, Ariz. – Playing with matches, being careless with a campfire, even burning a letter from an estranged husband: Some of the most devastating wildfires in the country’s recent …
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Stockpile of uranium removed from Iraq
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program – a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium – reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that …
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Obama recounts spiritual journey
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Sen. Barack Obama ended a week’s focus on values by giving a conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church a personal account of his spiritual journey …
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Bush arrives in Japan for his last G-8 summit
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 TOYAKO, Japan – Global challenges like soaring oil prices and the Earth’s rising temperature await President Bush at a summit of top industrialized nations, but first he set out to …
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Dozens hurt in fireworks mishap
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 DES MOINES, Iowa – A Fourth of July fireworks shell misfired in a northern Iowa town, sending a fireball skidding down a street into a crowd of spectators and injuring …
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Industry hit
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 The U.S. tomato industry has taken a $100 million hit as restaurants temporarily dropped tomatoes from their menus, and farmers have had to plow under their fields or leave crops …
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FDA check of tomato farms fails to yield illness source
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 AUTLAN, Mexico – Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico. But the U.S. Food and …
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Orangutan populations diminishing, study finds
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A5 BANGKOK, Thailand – Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to …
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U.S. hostages give thanks for rescue
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 The three American hostages rescued by Colombia’s military said in their first public statement that they are doing fine and are thrilled to “return home to the country we love.” …
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Vatican judge says faker tried to hear confessions
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 ROME – A fake priest was caught trying to hear confessions in St. Peter’s Basilica and was tried by a Vatican tribunal, a Vatican judge said in an interview published …
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Hamas pressure fails to end rocket attacks on Israel
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip – Like a Gettysburg battlefield tour guide, Ali Kafarna pointed out the scars of war as he walked through the fields between his home and the …
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Hostage rescue humiliates weakening rebels
July 6, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 BOGOTA, Colombia – The sensational rescue of 15 hostages from the grip of Latin America’s largest rebel group has highlighted the severely diminished state of an organization that just six …
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Let us spray: Box elder bugs get their due
July 6, 2008 in City on Page B1 Columnist’s note: Today’s column contains gruesome, graphic and ghastly depictions of insect death that will shock members of PETA, environmentalists and other pansies. Kids, however, will really enjoy all the …
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Nonprofit getting office upgrade
July 6, 2008 in City on Page B1 Fifteen employees of a Spokane nonprofit agency that helps disabled people learned Wednesday that they had less than two weeks to move out of their building, and they couldn’t be …
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Buyers of fake diplomas shielded
July 6, 2008 in City on Page B1 Operators of a Spokane diploma mill are heading to federal prison, while senior Justice Department officials say they are going to keep secret the names of the 10,815 buyers who …
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Nursing home damaged by blaze; no injuries
July 6, 2008 in City on Page B1 More than 40 residents of a Fairfield nursing home relocated to a Spokane Valley center after a Saturday morning fire damaged their building. A fire inspector said it appeared a …
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Food project hopes to grow awareness
July 6, 2008 in Idaho on Page B2 SANDPOINT – A patch of ground wedged between a downtown Sandpoint motel, a carwash and a home is producing food this summer for soup kitchens. The community garden is the …
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