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Saturday, January 17, 2009
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Child killed at Tacoma monster truck show
January 17, 2009 in News TACOMA — Debris flew into the grandstands at a monster truck show at the Tacoma Dome, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring another spectator, witnesses and city officials said Saturday.
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Zags continue on a roll
January 17, 2009 in Sports Gonzaga has little trouble with Dons of the University of San Francisco, dipatching the West Coast Confernece team 85-50 at home tonight.
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Class teaches avalanche safety tips
January 17, 2009 in News, Idaho FOURTH OF JULY PASS, Idaho – Ninety-two percent of people caught in avalanches will survive if they’re dug out of the snow within 15 minutes. So time was critical Saturday …
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Spokane, Airway Heights get together on annex plan
January 17, 2009 in News, City Spokane borders could soon be extended by 10 square miles in what would be the city’s largest annexation in more than a century.
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A corporation with a heart? Believe it
January 17, 2009 in News, City Let me warm your hearts today with a story about a corporation. No, really. I know the economic climate is cold as a tomb. All the business news is about …
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Teen dies in wreck; friends plan vigil tonight
January 17, 2009 in News, City CHENEY – A 16-year-old girl died this morning of injuries from a traffic accident that occurred Friday on State Route 195. 1
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A home for everyone
January 17, 2009 in News, Idaho None of the homes Chris and Tiffany Dietzman could afford fit their vision of a place they would want to start a family. But a new North Idaho nonprofit has …
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Cougars leave Oregon with clean sweep
January 17, 2009 in Sports The Oregon Ducks were no match for the Washington State Unversity Cougars. Aron Baynes, Taylor Rochestie and the rest of the Cougars went to storied McArthur Court today and came …
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Ice blamed for airport power outage
January 17, 2009 in City, Idaho Accumulating ice on an electrical transmission line cut power today to Spokane International Airport, and a portion of the airport’s backup generating system failed to deliver and emergency supply for …
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Nurse’s advice couldn’t save baby
January 17, 2009 in City on Page A1 Police have charged Andrew Whitmire with the death of Izayah Denison, alleging Whitmire shook the infant in a fit of frustration because he wouldn’t stop crying. It’s a story too …
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Aviation safety at all-time high
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 The heroic actions of the pilots of a US Airways jet that ditched in the Hudson River in New York on Thursday highlighted what safety experts say is a broader …
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Beloved and reviled, artist Andrew Wyeth dies at 91
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 Andrew Wyeth, best-loved painter of wistfulness, rural bleakness, menace, Puritanical solitude and an America lost to 20th-century dry rot, died Friday morning in his sleep at the Wyeth family estate …
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Gun sales are booming
January 17, 2009 in City on Page A1 Gun sales have skyrocketed around the Inland Northwest since the November general election, with gun shop owners citing fears that a Democratic president and Congress will tighten gun control. “The … 1
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Pelicans possibly battered by strong Northwest storm
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Scientists said Friday they believe a severe storm that landed off the coasts of Oregon and Washington in December may be responsible for the bruised and confused …
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Obama’s BlackBerry bent poses presidential quandary
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Barack Obama desperately wants to keep his ever-present BlackBerry and become the first sitting president to use e-mail. Just days before his swearing in as the nation’s 44th …
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Wind farm off Cape Cod ruled environmentally OK
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Plans for the nation’s first offshore wind farm got a boost Friday when a federal agency rejected high-profile opponents’ arguments that the giant turbines would damage the environment …
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Israel to weigh Gaza cease-fire
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 JERUSALEM – Israeli leaders said they would meet today to consider approval of an Egypt-brokered cease-fire that would bring to an end their three-week-old assault against Hamas, the armed Islamist …
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Controller to stop writing checks
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 State Controller John Chiang announced Friday that his office would suspend tax refunds, welfare checks, student grants and other payments owed to Californians starting Feb. 1, as a result of …
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Shoe-thrower gets visit, birthday party
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 The Iraqi journalist jailed since throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush got a visit from his brother Friday and a birthday party from his guards as he turned …
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Bin Laden’s extremist son leaves Iran
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden’s son and heir apparent is no longer under house arrest in Iran and is believed to have joined his father in Pakistan, Director of National …
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Democrats’ leader Dean ends term that saw success
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Outgoing Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Friday he would have liked to work in the Obama administration, but instead is embarking on a life in the …
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Kellogg Co. recalls 16 products
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Kellogg Co. on Friday recalled 16 products containing peanut butter due to possible salmonella contamination, adding new urgency to the nationwide outbreak as federal officials confirmed contamination at …
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Blast hurts 11 in Afghanistan
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 KABUL, Afghanistan – A bomb blast at a heavily guarded road between the German Embassy and a U.S. military base set the embassy on fire today and wounded at least …
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Bird-plane strikes common, rising
January 17, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A6 CHICAGO – Collisions between airplanes and birds are common and the hazard is increasing across the U.S. despite sophisticated efforts to control wildlife near airports and track their movements to …
