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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Washington Senate approves rights for same-sex couples
March 10, 2009 in City OLYMPIA – Two years after Washington launched a controversial domestic partners registry for same-sex couples, the state Senate late Tuesday voted to grant the partners virtually all the rights of …
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Driver in critical condition after collision with snow plow
March 10, 2009 in Idaho A Post Falls driver remains in critical condition after hitting a snow plow head on while rounding a curve on Highway 95 Sunday near Tensed. Diana Houston, 43, is in … 1
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March 10 Election Results
March 10, 2009 in City March 10 Election Results
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Voters say no to police evidence building
March 10, 2009 in City Spokane voters on Tuesday rejected an $18.5 million property tax for a new police evidence building and an expanded animal shelter.
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School measures passing
March 10, 2009 in City Even in times of economic uncertainty, voters today seem willing to increase property taxes in support of Spokane-area schools.
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Expert calls extent of Libby illnesses ‘unheard of’
March 10, 2009 in Region A medical expert testifying Tuesday in the W.R. Grace trial described his disbelief when, arriving in Libby 10 years ago, he found that people who had never worked at Grace’s …
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Hunter gets six months for accidental shooting
March 10, 2009 in Idaho A North Idaho man who accidentally shot and killed another hunter in Shoshone County last year will report to jail Friday to begin a six-month sentence. 1
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Boy lied about robbery, police say
March 10, 2009 in City An 11-year-old boy lied about being robbed on his way to school last week, police said Tuesday. The Sheridan Elementary School student told police a man in his late teens …
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Man gets 17 years for role in child-porn ring
March 10, 2009 in City A former Spokane man, Ruble Keys, was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years in federal prison for his role in what authorities described as a global child pornography trafficking enterprise.
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Boat-fee bill advances in Idaho
March 10, 2009 in Idaho After a long, packed hearing, the House Environment Committee voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to approve Rep. Eric Anderson’s quagga mussel bill, which requires every boat owner in the state - motorized …
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Charges dropped against deputy accused of prowling
March 10, 2009 in City Resisting arrest and obstruction of justice charges have been dropped against a veteran Spokane County sheriff’s sergeant.
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Olsen defense cites sexuality, erased 911 call
March 10, 2009 in City, Idaho The defense of suspended Spokane police officer Jay Olsen relies on an erased 911 tape, an expert who said Olsen was justified in shooting Shonto Pete in the head and … 13
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Post-season comeback sends Rogers basketball to state
March 10, 2009 in Sports, City The Rogers High School drum corps boomed its way through the school halls this morning to stir the too-long-suffering Pirate pride.
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Budget crisis hits close to home
March 10, 2009 in City As budget writers in the statehouse huddle behind closed doors, thousands of people across Eastern Washington – college students, single moms, elderly people, workers and taxpayers – have a big … 1
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Record low set at sunrise
March 10, 2009 in City, Idaho One of the coldest March weather systems on record sent temperatures plummeting this morning at daybreak, setting a record low of 5 degrees a few minutes after sunrise.
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Coeur d’Alene Police logs 3/6/2009 to 3/8/2009
March 10, 2009 in Idaho Read the Coeur d’Alene Police Department log for March 6 to March 8, 2009.
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Bonner County police logs 3/9/2009
March 10, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for March 9, 2009.
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Warming centers to open again tonight
March 10, 2009 in City Homeless warming centers will open at 8 tonight in three Spokane locations due to extreme weather.
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Obama, taking on unions, backs teacher merit pay
March 10, 2009 in Nation/World President Barack Obama embraced merit pay for teachers Tuesday in spelling out a vision of education that will almost certainly alienate union backers.
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Bill to ban DUI offenders from drinking falls short
March 10, 2009 in Idaho A North Idaho lawmaker’s bid to ban repeat drunken drivers from drinking fell short Monday in a House committee, which killed the bill by one vote.
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School closures and delays for Tuesday
March 10, 2009 in City, Region School closures and delays for Tuesday.
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Rock-stashing chimpanzee shows humanlike planning
March 10, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – It’s a little disappointing, but perhaps not surprising, that a newly documented example of planning ahead by our closest nonhuman relative involves laying up weapons. In a scientific … 1
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Obama conveys faith in science
March 10, 2009 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – From tiny embryonic cells to the large-scale physics of global warming, President Barack Obama urged researchers Monday to follow science and not ideology as he abolished contentious Bush-era …
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Winter makes triumphant return
March 10, 2009 in City on Page A1 Record cold weather is expected across the Inland Northwest today and tonight as frigid arctic air flows into the region behind Monday’s snowfall. The low tonight, likely to occur before …
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