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Saturday, November 1, 2008
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Dry October’s end giving way to rain
November 1, 2008 in City on Page A1 The golden days and frosty nights of October are as gone as the 10th page on the calendar. A persistent ridge of high pressure that kept the Inland Northwest sunny …
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Trade-technical high school coming to Rathdrum Prairie campus
November 1, 2008 in City on Page A1 Kootenai County high school students interested in careers as diesel mechanics, machinists or welders can soon attend a school that offers courses in trades alongside classes in English, social studies …
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Market endures cruelest month
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – What is it about October and stocks? The month that brought the 1929 crash, Black Monday in 1987 and other mid-autumn market crises delivered its worst monthly …
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Diabetes rates soar in Idaho
November 1, 2008 in City on Page A1 The number of Idahoans diagnosed with diabetes has tripled in the past decade – outpacing soaring rates of the disease in other states. The numbers are part of a national …
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Hard times for Hard Rock theme park
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Life in the fast lane apparently was too much for Hard Rock Park. Six months after opening, the only major U.S. theme park to open in the …
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Gun executive forced out over support for Obama
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A2 HELENA – The board of directors for a small Montana gun manufacturer asked the company’s president to resign after word that he supports Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama led to …
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Missiles hit two villages in Pakistan
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – Suspected U.S. missiles slammed into two villages close to the Afghan border Friday, killing 27 people including an Arab al-Qaida operative and other foreign militants, …
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Common-man author Studs Terkel dies at 96
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – Studs Terkel, the ageless master of listening and speaking, a broadcaster, activist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose best-selling oral histories celebrated the common people he liked to call …
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U.S. toll in Iraq at lowest of war
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD – U.S. deaths in Iraq fell in October to their lowest monthly level of the war, matching the record low of 13 fatalities suffered in July. Iraqi deaths fell …
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Petraeus to revamp Afghan plan
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A3 MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The most important task for Gen. David Petraeus, installed as head of U.S Central Command, will be developing a single coherent strategy for Afghanistan, …
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Attorney general’s private trips cost taxpayers over $150,000
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael Mukasey has taken personal trips on government jets almost every weekend since he took office less than a year ago at a cost to taxpayers …
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Candidates kick off final weekend
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 DES MOINES, Iowa – As the presidential campaign entered its final weekend, Barack Obama returned to Iowa, the state one adviser described as “hallowed ground” because of the role it …
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5th-graders taken hostage unharmed
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A4 A gunman who had been on the lam for a week held 11 fifth-graders hostage at a school Friday but was tackled outside a classroom without any harm to the …
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Libya makes $1.5 billion payment
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Libya has paid $1.5 billion into a fund to compensate the families of American victims of Libyan-linked terror attacks in the 1980s, clearing the last hurdle in full …
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Kim’s absence at funeral renews health questions
November 1, 2008 in Nation/World on Page A6 BEIJING – North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was absent from a high-level funeral, South Korean officials said Friday, fueling a new round of speculation on his medical condition. The …
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WHEELS
November 1, 2008 in Business on Page A8 Into the never-ending stream of presidential election polls comes one that any car lover can appreciate. According to research by automotive price guide Kelley Blue Book, your vehicle preference reveals …
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AmericanWest posts large loss
November 1, 2008 in Business on Page A8 A defiant Patrick Rusnak, newly confirmed as president and chief executive officer of AmericanWest Bancorporation, Friday repudiated what he called “malicious rumors” about the standing of the Spokane-based institution, even …
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Same-store sales figures expected to decline
November 1, 2008 in Business on Page A8 The nation’s retailers are set to report sales for established stores on Thursday that are expected to mark the weakest October performance since 1969, when the International Council of Shopping …
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Theaters offer gourmet food, wine
November 1, 2008 in Business on Page A8 OLATHE, Kan. – When the AMC Studio 30 Fork & Screen opened Friday in suburban Kansas City, moviegoers sampled a lush life not normally associated with a megaplex. Most of …
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Mountain West earnings down
November 1, 2008 in Business on Page A8 The U.S. government takeover of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. blew a $2.5 million hole in Mountain West Bank quarterly earnings, but the Coeur d’Alene-based bank still managed earnings …
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Justice visits husband of three
November 1, 2008 in City on Page B1 When Heather Sullivan married Nicholas Garcia in 1998, she found him friendly, charming and caring. What Sullivan didn’t know was that Garcia was already married to Ana Garcia, and she …
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Accuracy watch
November 1, 2008 in City on Page B1 For 11-01-2008
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Young voters like Rossi, Obama
November 1, 2008 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – In the final, frenzied days of the 2008 governor’s race, Republicans in particular are trying to win a group that’s long sat out elections: young adults. “A generation …
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Ranger station sale on hold in Twisp
November 1, 2008 in City on Page B1 The U.S. Forest Service has suspended the auction of its former ranger station in Twisp, Wash., after the Colville Confederated Tribes complained that it should have had the right to …
