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Friday, March 13, 2009
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Teachers hear Holocaust survivor’s story
March 13, 2009 in City Teaching the history of the Holocaust would be a challenge without people like Peter Metzelaar. The 73-year-old Seattle resident is a survivor of the genocide that took place during World …
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City sued over Otto Zehm death
March 13, 2009 in City A federal civil rights damages suit was filed this afternoon against the city of Spokane and nine of its police officers by the estate of the late Otto Zehm. 5
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Man sentenced to 10 years for abusing Kyra Wine
March 13, 2009 in Idaho Blackened, dead flesh on toddler Kyra Wine’s hand and feet and black patches of scalp were among the injuries police saw during a welfare check at the child’s home near … 1
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Spokane Valley teacher faces misconduct investigation
March 13, 2009 in City A Bowdish Middle School teacher is on paid administrative leave as district officials investigate allegations of misconduct. 5
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Suspended officer found not guilty in shooting
March 13, 2009 in City Suspended Spokane police officer Jay Olsen was acquitted of first-degree assault and reckless endangerment for shooting Shonto Pete in the head and firing four other bullets in Peaceful Valley on … 75
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Trial: Italian suspect had knife at police station
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World, Region PERUGIA, Italy — Police officers testifying at the trial of two suspects in the slaying of a British student in Italy said Friday that the Italian suspect carried a knife …
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Wash. suicide prevention program goes national
March 13, 2009 in City, Region A Washington curriculum for suicide prevention has been recognized by a national resource center as a model program.
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Spokesman.com blogs: Coeur d’Alene mayoral murmurs
March 13, 2009 Looking for browsing materials? Check out these recent hand-picked links – now with teaser paragraphs – from Spokesman.com blogs.
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Lawmakers move to save state jobs
March 13, 2009 in Idaho Idaho lawmakers voted Friday to set a budget for next year even lower than Gov. Butch Otter is now recommending, but use more of the the federal stimulus money than …
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Men arrested for sale of eagle parts
March 13, 2009 in Region Federal fish and wildlife agents have arrested four men following an investigation into the illegal killing and trafficking of parts of eagles and other protected birds.
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Arctic cold exiting; rain or snow Saturday
March 13, 2009 in City, Idaho Arctic cold has started to loosen its hold on the Inland Northwest this morning, and forecasters said a change is due starting tonight.
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Hiding spot becomes riding spot for cat
March 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 The used couch that Vickie Mendenhall bought for $27 came with a furry surprise – a calico cat who’d hidden inside it for more than two weeks. On Thursday afternoon, …
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Conservation On the line
March 13, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 A Colville hatchery that raises sport fish for more than 60 regional lakes is slated for closure as part of $30 million in anticipated budget cuts at the Washington Department …
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As victims rage, Madoff pleads
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 NEW YORK – Some of Bernard L. Madoff’s victims came to Lower Manhattan on Thursday to catch a glimpse of the man who had taken away their life savings, robbing … 1
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Erratic piece of space junk forces brief evacuation
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – A fragment of space junk, just a third of an inch wide, threatened to collide Thursday with the International Space Station, briefly forcing three astronauts to evacuate the …
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Steele’s words anger pro-life advocates
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was on the receiving end of a fresh round of criticism from prominent party members Thursday after an interview was released in …
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Group questions safety of baby products
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – More than half the baby shampoo, lotions and other infant care products analyzed by a health advocacy group were found to contain trace amounts of two chemicals that …
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Anna Nicole Smith’s doctors, boyfriend face drug charges
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Anna Nicole Smith’s boyfriend Howard K. Stern and two doctors were charged Thursday with giving thousands of prescription drugs to the former Playboy playmate in the years …
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Pelosi dampens stimulus hopes
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thursday that a second economic stimulus package is not “in the cards” in the short term, disappointing those seeking another quick infusion of federal …
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Pentagon plans to build giant spy airship
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Pentagon said Thursday that it intends to spend $400 million to develop a giant dirigible that will float 65,000 feet above the Earth for 10 years, providing …
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Armed U.S. ship posted in China Sea
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Navy has dispatched a guided-missile destroyer to the South China Sea, after Chinese ships allegedly harassed an American ship operating there last weekend, a Pentagon official …
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U.S., Britain try to prevent political collapse in Pakistan
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 LAHORE, Pakistan – The United States and Britain made a last-ditch effort Thursday to avert the collapse of nuclear-armed Pakistan’s government, calling on the country’s two major political parties to …
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Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush gets three years
March 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 BAGHDAD, Iraq – A Baghdad judge ruled Thursday that an Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush was guilty of assaulting a foreign leader and …
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Stark’s abuse called ‘very severe’
March 13, 2009 in City on Page A5 When Shellye L. Stark gunned down her husband in an early-morning confrontation, she was reacting to a marriage so rife with abuse that she suffered from battered women’s syndrome, the … 3
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