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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
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Chiefs blank Vancouver to draw even in series
April 8, 2009 in Sports As time wound down in the third period Wednesday night, Dustin Tokarski’s workload only increased.
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Hanging up the police collar
April 8, 2009 in City This a tale of two type-A personalities, both with tails.
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Drunken driver’s actions may have saved him, police say
April 8, 2009 in City A drunken driver inadvertently stopped a train from hitting him when he drove over the tracks near Second Avenue and Sunset Boulevard in Spokane early Wednesday, according to Washington State … 1
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Police find girl missing from Wal-Mart
April 8, 2009 in City A 14-year-old girl who left a north Spokane Wal-Mart Monday night was found today at the Spokane Valley Mall, police said. Noel A. Kaleikini’s mom picked her up, according to … 5
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Dual-arm garbage haulers debut
April 8, 2009 in City Spokane officials demo’d the city’s new dual-arm garbage truck in the Corbin Park neighborhood today. Two years ago, north-side alleys were “ground zero” in a political firestorm over trash collection. 1
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Live webcams focus on live action of eagles rearing their eaglets
April 8, 2009 in Outdoors Internet surfers around the world are flocking to the Hancock Wildlife Foundation Web site to watch live video of a pair of bald eagles rearing their young in a nest … 7
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Former basketball standout arrested in Arizona
April 8, 2009 in Sports, City A former Central Valley High School and Gonzaga University star athlete was arrested and booked into jail earlier this week under suspicion of sexual misconduct with a minor at an … 13
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Danger of worsening recession drove Fed action
April 8, 2009 in Business Faced with the danger of a worsening recession, Federal Reserve policymakers at their March meeting took the bold step of plowing $1.2 trillion into the economy to drive down interest … 1
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Spokesman.com blogs: Garbage gizmos, video picks
April 8, 2009 Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links from Spokesman.com blogs.
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Cherry crop may be delayed; apple crop larger
April 8, 2009 in Region Cooler than usual spring weather could put Washington’s cherry crop behind schedule.
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Bonner County police logs 4/7/2009
April 8, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for April 7, 2009.
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Spokane police training new dog
April 8, 2009 in City Spokane police are training a new police dog to replace one that was nearly killed in the line of duty.
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One more day of mild spring weather
April 8, 2009 in City, Idaho One more day of mild spring weather is in store for the Inland Northwest as a strong high pressure system in place for the first half of the week begins …
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Report suggests Bunch got a break
April 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 An internal affairs investigation into former Spokane County sheriff’s Sgt. Pete Bunch indicates prosecutors felt they had enough evidence to charge him with at least two crimes but decided against … 7
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There’s no debating his influence
April 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 REPUBLIC, Wash. – Debate team members at Republic High School wore camouflage armbands and hair ties on Tuesday in memory of their highly regarded coach, who died Friday in a …
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Obama attempts to reshape U.S. image abroad
April 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 ISTANBUL, Turkey – President Barack Obama concluded his inaugural overseas tour Tuesday after presenting to the world a starkly different image of the United States than his predecessor had, returning …
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Gregoire proposes tuition spike
April 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Saying that the state cannot dismantle its colleges and expect to emerge from the recession strong, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday proposed letting the state’s four-year schools hike … 5
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Iraqi merchant snatches infant from flaming car
April 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 BAGHDAD – A salesman rescued a baby from a blaze ignited by a car bombing in a Shiite neighborhood Tuesday, reaching through the shattered window and grabbing the boy after …
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Nevada lawmakers consider taxing brothel industry
April 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 CARSON CITY, Nev. – With its gleaming Vegas Strip and stucco sprawl, Nevada has touted itself as a model of the civilized West. But every so often, as happened Tuesday, …
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Biden warns Israel against Iran strike
April 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden issued a high-level admonishment to Israel’s new government Tuesday that it would be “ill advised” to launch a military strike against Iran. Biden said …
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Stevens prosecutors face criminal probe
April 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A federal judge Tuesday set aside a jury’s guilty verdict and the indictment against former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, then announced that he was naming a special prosecutor …
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Nation in brief: Alabama man kills wife, three others
April 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 A man facing a divorce trial shot and killed his estranged wife, their teenage daughter and two other relatives in rural north Alabama before returning to his home in a …
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Vermont legalizes gay marriage via legislation
April 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont, which invented civil unions, on Tuesday became a pioneer again as the first state to legalize gay marriage through a legislature’s vote, suggesting growing popular acceptance …
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Fujimori convicted in rights case
April 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LIMA, Peru – Former President Alberto Fujimori of Peru was found guilty of mass murder and kidnapping Tuesday and sentenced to 25 years in prison, in a rare instance of …
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