July 26, 2009 in News Spokane-area World War II veterans were among those honored in Washington, D.C. this weekend by a group that pays the way for vets to see the memorials built in their …

July 26, 2009 in Features Studies show that children raised with siblings reap physical and emotional health advantages all through their lives. Does that mean only-children miss out? Not at all. Parents just have to … 1

July 26, 2009 in City on Page A1 With health reform dominating headlines, the stakes in Spokane are extraordinary. About 25 cents of every dollar spent in this community is tied to health care. Some clinics are concerned … 4

July 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Several large coalitions are mobilizing religious communities nationwide in support of overhauling the nation’s health care system. In recent weeks, hundreds of clergy members and lay leaders have … 1

July 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Mexican police announced the arrests Saturday of four men suspected of involvement in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent as American investigators searched hospitals …

July 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – The Bush administration in 2002 considered sending U.S. troops into a Buffalo, N.Y., suburb to arrest a group of terror suspects in what would have been a nearly … 1

July 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – U.S. military authorities in Afghanistan may hire a private contractor to provide around-the-clock security at dozens of bases and protect vehicle convoys moving throughout the country. The possibility …

July 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq – The Kurdish political establishment faced its first real test in an election Saturday for a president and 111-seat parliament in a semiautonomous region mired in a bitter …

July 26, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 E. Lynn Harris, novelist Los Angeles – E. Lynn Harris, a best-selling author of popular black fiction who shattered barriers by writing about gay characters in novels such as “Invisible …

  July 26, 2009 in City on Page A10 Public safety tax Voters throughout the county – cities and towns as well as unincorporated areas – will be asked to renew a one-tenth of 1 percent addition to state … 3

July 26, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – When owners of hundreds of cabins on Idaho state land at Priest Lake submit their applications to renew their leases next year, each will have to pay a …

July 26, 2009 in City on Page B1 A neighborhood telephone list may have saved a sleeping Spokane Valley man’s life early Saturday when neighbors called, alerting him that the house was on fire. Neighbors were awakened by …

July 26, 2009 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Sponsors of a campaign to overturn the state’s domestic partnership law turned in their petition signatures Saturday and said they believe they have enough to force a public …

July 26, 2009 in City on Page B2 The Spokane City Council has a hearing Monday night on putting the Community Bill of Rights on the November ballot. No one who fancies him- or herself an astute political … 4