February 24, 2009 in City OLYMPIA – How do you instantly boost the value of the electricity generated by Spokane’s waste-to-energy incinerator? You declare it renewable energy. 3

February 24, 2009 in City The fate of a Spokane man with a long history of sexually abusing children is in the hands of a Superior Court jury.

February 24, 2009 in Idaho Idaho faces a stark choice: Impose unprecedented budget cuts on public schools next year, or stave off those cuts but risk deeper ones the following year. “I think it depends …

  February 24, 2009 in City, Region Top House and Senate lawmakers this afternoon unveiled their plan for spending $341 million in federal transportation money that’s coming to the state from President Obama’s economic stimulus plan.

February 24, 2009 Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links from Spokesman.com blogs.

  February 24, 2009 in Idaho The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law banning local governments from letting workers use payroll deductions to fund their union’s political activities, a decision that could strike at …

February 24, 2009 in Region MISSOULA — Attorneys for W.R. Grace and Co. asked a federal judge Tuesday to acquit the company on three counts of knowingly endangering the community of Libby.

February 24, 2009 in Idaho City officials in Moscow are considering a new policy that would give transgender people protection under the city’s nondiscrimination policy.

February 24, 2009 in City January unemployment in Spokane County soared to 9.6 percent, a peak not reached since the same month in 2002, when Washington and the United States were in the middle of … 1

  February 24, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for Feb. 23, 2009.

February 24, 2009 in City Spokane firefighters are investigating a strong natural gas odor near Whitman Elementary School in northeast Spokane.

February 24, 2009 in City Wind gusts up to 21 mph with rain showers are in the forecast today, according to the National Weather Service. The chance of precipitation will decrease to 50 percent tonight …

February 24, 2009 in Letters Regarding The Spokesman-Review’s article Feb. 15 about Envision Spokane, I have read through their Web site and am alerted by the blatant socialism. On the top it all sounds good, …

February 24, 2009 in Business on Page A1 After more than two decades in the Spokane area, the General Dynamics Itronix operation will close at the end of the year, the company’s local business director said Monday. Most … 2

February 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Beauty is in the brain of the beholder. Go to any museum and there will be men and women admiring paintings and sculpture. But it turns out they …

February 24, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the Supreme Court bench Monday, a little over two weeks after her second major bout with cancer prompted questions about her health …