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Creston Valley Wildlife Area
May 1, 2009 in Green Local News, Awayfinder destinations The Creston Valley Wildlife Area has a big secret that most visitors miss. It’s definitely a popular area, and Rand McNally editors for the famous North American road atlas have …
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Spokane has second probable swine flu case
May 1, 2009 in City Health officials say a 5-year-old at Sheridan Elementary School is the second person in Spokane with a probable case of swine flu. The child, the son of Spokane man in …
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Bloomsday check-in continues; streets to close
May 1, 2009 in City Only out-of-towners can check in now.
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WSU to cut programs, jobs
May 1, 2009 in City Washington State University announced today it will cut about 370 jobs, eliminate some academic programs and reorganize administration to help slash $54 million from its budget.
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Obama hopes for new justice by October
May 1, 2009 in Nation/World President Barack Obama said Friday he will replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter with someone who shares the president’s respect for “constitutional values” and hopes to have “him or …
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Valley couple lose five dogs in house fire
May 1, 2009 in City Herb and Jean Davenport watched decades of memories go up in smoke after a fire this morning destroyed the Spokane Valley home where they had lived for 34 years.
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House of Charity could cut summer hours
May 1, 2009 in City The House of Charity will close its overnight accommodations for homeless men during the summer unless it can find additional funding. 1
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Spokane Police logs 4/27/2009 to 4/30/2009
May 1, 2009 in City Read the Spokane Police activity and service logs for April 27 to April 30, 2009.
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CDC: New virus lacks genes of 1918 killer flu
May 1, 2009 in Nation/World The new swine flu virus lacks genes that made the 1918 pandemic strain so deadly, a U.S. health official said Friday.
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Developments on swine flu worldwide
May 1, 2009 in Nation/World Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials. 1
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Bonner County police logs 4/30/2009
May 1, 2009 in Idaho Read the Bonner County law enforcement log for April 30, 2009.
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Most states have fewer drugs than feds suggest
May 1, 2009 in Nation/World With a swine flu outbreak spreading across the nation, more than half the states have yet to stockpile the number of flu-treatment doses recommended by the federal government, an Associated …
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May Day dawns bright; rain by Saturday night
May 1, 2009 in City, Idaho A perfect May Day dawned over the Inland Northwest this morning as the region gets ready for one of the busiest weekends of the spring season.
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Treasure exhibit opens this summer in Bozeman
May 1, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations Gold galleons, buried jewels and plundered booty: no summer vacation should be without a good treasure hunt! This summer, Bozeman, Montana’s Museum of the Rockies provides the tools and tutorials …
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On the Dinosaur Trail
May 1, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations An hour northwest of Great Falls, Mont., rests one of the most important discoveries in paleontology. It was 1978 and Marion Brandvold was walking through the rolling hills of Bynum, …
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Explore Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail
May 1, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations Looking to make a wine run that’s fun and off the beaten path? Time to hit the trail – the Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail in the lower Yakima Valley.
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Souter to step down in June, reports say
May 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Justice David H. Souter, the Republican-appointed New England jurist who has become a reliable member of the liberal bloc on the Supreme Court, has told friends that he …
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Northwest swine flu cases climb as officials urge caution
May 1, 2009 in City on Page A1 Kootenai County reported its first probable swine flu case Thursday, a woman in her 60s who recently traveled to Texas. Idaho health officials said she is recovering from the viral …
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Chrysler future in limbo
May 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s decision to save Chrysler by pushing it into bankruptcy Thursday puts the company in risky, uncharted territory for a major U.S. automaker and could portend …
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Blackwell Island marina expansion proposed
May 1, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 With bigger boats mooring on Lake Coeur d’Alene, Hagadone Hospitality wants to retrofit a 1940s marina to provide a sheltered space for luxury yachts and other pleasure craft. A deeper …
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Senate kills relief measure for those facing foreclosure
May 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 WASHINGTON – The financial services industry may be in trouble over its role in crashing the world economy, but that doesn’t mean its lobbyists have lost all their muscle on …
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Drug arrests top 60,000 in Mexico crackdown
May 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities have arrested more than 60,000 people in connection with drug trafficking over the past two years, according to government statistics from a nationwide crackdown that …
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Decades-old Utah mystery apparently solved
May 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 SALT LAKE CITY – Researchers said Thursday that a skeleton found last year in Utah’s red rock country is that of a 20-year-old artist, poet and wanderer who disappeared in …
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House boosts credit cardholders’ rights
May 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Responding to anger and frustration from consumers and a push from President Barack Obama, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed sweeping legislation to shield consumers from sudden … 1
