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Sunday, March 8, 2009
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Zags cruise into tournament final
March 8, 2009 LAS VEGAS — Austin Daye scored a career-high 28 points, Micah Downs hit four 3-pointers, and No. 14 Gonzaga rolled into another West Coast Conference tournament final, beating Santa Clara …
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GU women advance to championship game
March 8, 2009 in Sports LAS VEGAS – The Orleans Arena doesn’t look anything like the McCarthey Athletic Center. The seatbacks are maroon, similar to Loyola Marymount’s colors. Instead of a Bulldog at center court, …
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Financial literacy may be impossible goal
March 8, 2009 in News A lot of us don’t know much about money. In surveys across age groups, it’s clear that many Americans don’t understand fundamental concepts about the economy – from compound interest …
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Kootenai group looks at trails, bike lanes
March 8, 2009 in News, City, Idaho Opening of the Prairie Trail in the Coeur d’Alene area last summer – a complement to the Centennial Trail between Spokane and North Idaho – is part of a push …
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Departure of cloning pioneer a loss for UI
March 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 The University of Idaho is losing one of its top researchers, a veterinary science professor who helped bring renown to the state by being part of a team that gave …
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Radon remains a silent danger
March 8, 2009 on Page A1 As Debbie Greenman lay on her stomach, the doctor pushed a needle through her back to extract a bit of lung tissue. She was nervous yet confident about the biopsy.
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Turning point for economy elusive
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 When will this wretched economy bottom out? The recession is already in its 15th month, making it longer than all but two downturns since World War II. For now, everything …
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Federal aid to reach schools in weeks
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Education Secretary Arne Duncan Saturday announced that nearly $44 billion in federal stimulus aid to schools will be available to states in the next 30 to 45 days …
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Janitorial job a huge draw
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 MASSILON, Ohio – Evidence of the slumping economy is stacking up at an Ohio school which has nearly 700 applications for one open janitorial job. Officials at Perry Local Schools …
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Obama to visit NATO ally Turkey
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 ANKARA, Turkey – For one of his first foreign visits, President Barack Obama will call on NATO ally Turkey, an overwhelmingly Muslim country viewed as critical to aiding the U.S. …
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Poor U.S. economy deterring illegal immigrants from Mexico
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Mexico – Arrests of illegal immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen to levels unseen since the 1970s, as the ailing U.S. economy and enhanced enforcement …
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Key Palestinian official will quit position
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 JERUSALEM – Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, respected by Western and Israeli officials for his oversight of security and aid programs in the West Bank, said Saturday that he …
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Mileage tax gaining favor in Congress
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Despite opposition from the White House, a proposal to tax motorists on the number of miles they drive each year is gathering speed on Capitol Hill. Its popularity … 1
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Election delayed until August
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that he would agree to postpone the presidential election until August, bowing to pressure from election officials and Afghanistan’s international backers who do not …
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Auctioned Gandhi items to return to India
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A5 NEW DELHI – Mahatma Gandhi, father of India and beacon of nonviolence, eschewed personal property. Yet a proposed auction of his goods in New York on Thursday sparked a furor …
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High-speed rail gets new priority
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – The Northern Lights Express is little more than an idea – a proposal for a 110-mph passenger train between Minneapolis and Duluth, Minn., that has crept along in …
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Faxed tip triggers discovery of body
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A7 Police following an anonymous tip sent by fax to a television station found a dead woman in the trunk of her car Saturday, and are looking for the sender and …
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Global women’s pact gains steam
March 8, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 NEW YORK – A global women’s rights treaty completed 30 years ago has a better-than-ever chance for U.S. Senate ratification this year, yet the hunt for the needed 67 favorable …
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Doug Clark: Visitors bureau needs unconventional thinking
March 8, 2009 in City on Page B1 The local convention industry is in danger of drying up, and it’s up to me to come to the rescue. Oh, I’d love to believe that the Spokane Regional Convention …
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Accuracy watch
March 8, 2009 in City on Page B1 For 03-08-2009
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Pair sentenced for WSU fires
March 8, 2009 in City on Page B1 Two expelled Washington State University students have been sentenced to one year in prison for setting a series of fires last spring on the WSU campus. Nineteen-year-old Ian J. Copland, …
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Economy’s downshift a trucker school boon
March 8, 2009 in Business on Page B1 The sputtering economy has led to a surge in interest at area truck-driving schools. Driving school directors say they’re getting more applications than ever. But there’s a hitch: Like any …
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Ceremony held for Guard
March 8, 2009 in City on Page B1 Family, friends and fellow National Guard soldiers said goodbye Saturday to 50 members of Spokane-based 1041st Washington Army National Guard Transportation Company. The soldiers are deploying in support of Operation …
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Salmon run project begins
March 8, 2009 in City on Page B2 PORT ANGELES, Wash. – Scientists know what two dams did nearly a century ago to the Elwha River’s legendary salmon runs. Now they get a historic chance to find out …
