April 19, 2009 in City on Page B1 As city leaders contemplate budget cuts and potential layoffs because of the ailing economy, some of Spokane’s highest-paid employees are poised to receive increases in their total compensation of about …

April 19, 2009 on Page B7 In an effort to save jobs, a Spokane County union this week voted to cut its hours by almost 15 percent. The reductions affect about 35 building and planning department …

April 19, 2009 in City on Page B9 Inland Northwest Democrats who belittle the Tea Party gatherings of last Wednesday do so at their peril. Inland Northwest Republicans who embrace them wholeheartedly could be in for a few … 9

April 19, 2009 in City on Page B9 A tugboat sank in Lake Washington, spilling diesel fuel that officials say was contained. The state Department of Ecology says the tug, operated by Lakeshore Marine Construction, sank about 1:40 …

April 19, 2009 in Opinion on Page B10 As recently as last summer, one scenario for Spokane’s 42-year-old YMCA building envisioned its existence and continued use for 15 to 20 more years. That was expected to be a …

April 19, 2009 in Opinion on Page B10 Racial and ethnic diversity is the key to happiness, success in the global marketplace and, not least, an interesting life. So we are told in a batch of new “fair …

April 19, 2009 in Opinion on Page B10 Even to speak of it in a serious way is to feel a bit like a rube, a yokel from some backwoods backwater where nobody ever heard of clinical depression, …

April 19, 2009 in Opinion on Page B10 A lot of the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) partiers complained about the federal deficit and with good reason. It is at a record high, and like Sly Stone the government …

April 19, 2009 in Opinion on Page B11 The three quick shots off the fantail of the USS Bainbridge that terminated the piracy incident in the Indian Ocean early Sunday night made a number of points for various …

April 19, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – Washington State athletic director Jim Sterk, buffeted all week by criticism of a plan to move the Apple Cup annually to Seattle’s Qwest Field, held an impromptu news …

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April 19, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 BOISE – Patrick Bugg caught the break, er, bounce the Spokane Shock were looking for Saturday night. And the Spokane Shock used the momentum from Bugg’s heads-up touchdown catch late …

April 19, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 Jim Sterk seems to have reached his Morton’s Fork. Not just about what to do with the Apple Cup – keep it in Pullman every other year or send it … 1

April 19, 2009 in Sports on Page C2 Alison Hust Medical Lake softball player threw a no-hitter in a victory over Colville. 1

April 19, 2009 in Sports on Page C2 Signs Former Spokane Chiefs defenseman Trevor Glass has signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League. Glass just finished a five-year career in …

April 19, 2009 in Sports on Page C2 CARSON, Calif. – Chivas USA benefited from an own goal by Seattle and beat the Sounders 2-0 on Saturday night. Seattle defender James Riley put the ball into his net …

April 19, 2009 in Sports on Page C4 Nine athletes, two former coaches and a booster are included in the first class of inductees when the North Idaho College Athletic Hall of Fame is launched May 2 in …