July 24, 2010 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane discovered a refreshing summer diversion in 1910: the big new swimming tank at Natatorium Park.

July 24, 2010 in Business on Page B1 SNAP will sell three small apartment blocks and hand day-to-day responsibility for 11 others to an independent manager, the nonprofit organization’s director of housing opportunities said Friday. Ray Rieckers said …

July 24, 2010 in City on Page B1 A gunman robbed a South Hill pharmacy of OxyContin on Friday. The robber pulled a semi-automatic pistol from his waistband and pointed it at employees at the Albertsons at 57th …

July 24, 2010 in City on Page B2 BELLEVUE, Wash. – A bus carrying nearly two dozen children veered off a Bellevue, Wash., road and crashed into a tree Friday evening. Officials say the driver has been seriously …

July 24, 2010 in City on Page B2 BOISE – A national angling group and the state’s biggest conservation organization are throwing their support behind the federal rule for managing millions of acres of Idaho’s roadless backcountry. Trout …

July 24, 2010 in City on Page B2 A former Colbert couple now living in Honduras were arraigned in federal court in Spokane on Friday after the husband and wife were arrested in Florida on warrants for failing …

July 24, 2010 in City on Page B2 The city of Spokane’s Parks and Recreation Department is urging the public to donate to the Northeast Youth Center after a fundraiser was robbed July 17. The benefit car wash …

July 24, 2010 in City on Page B2 PORTLAND – Portland Mayor Sam Adams has agreed to delay an effort to get his city to ban plastic grocery bags in order to give the Oregon Legislature time to …

July 24, 2010 in City on Page B3 Spokane County Assessor Ralph Baker has more challengers than a bear has fleas – and he picked up one of them, appraiser Vicki Horton, in his own den. The den … 5

July 24, 2010 in Opinion on Page B4 Rep. Michele Bachmann is the leader of the tea party – literally. On Wednesday, with the blessing of House GOP leaders, the Minnesota Republican convened the inaugural meeting of her … 4

July 24, 2010 in Opinion on Page B4 Barack Obama’s considerable political capital, earned on Election Day 2008, is spent. Well spent, mind you, on the enactment of a highly ideological agenda of Obamacare, financial reform and a … 3

July 24, 2010 in Opinion on Page B4 Midway between Spokane and Seattle, Interstate 90 arches half a mile across the Columbia River just upstream from the turbines of Wanapum Dam. In a way, this spot – where … 1

July 24, 2010 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 The current administration will assign all citizens obesity ratings by 2014, but is unable to locate and deport several million illegals. I sense an “Alice in Wonderland” reality in our …

July 24, 2010 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Conservative voters, if you are having a hard time choosing between Didier and Rossi for U.S. Senate, please get on a computer and go to YouTube and view the question … 3

July 24, 2010 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 I decided to spend a day at the D.C. circus. First came the elephants (old dominant politicians) that ran around in a circle bellowing out incoherent noises.

July 24, 2010 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 I am worried that the letters to the editor endorsing a return of John Ahern to our state Legislature may influence someone to vote for him who has never seen … 1

July 24, 2010 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Swimming, like education, should be the right of every child regardless of cost (“A life lesson well spent on the young,” July 14). Forty-eight dollars per child for swim lessons …

July 24, 2010 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Over the past two years, John Driscoll has been exactly the type of independent leadership that Spokane needs in Olympia. Not only did he reject every tax increase proposed on … 1

July 24, 2010 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 I’ve watched some of those ads against Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell. How shocking! Not the ads, but the fact that Republican fat cats have to hide behind fancy names … 1

July 24, 2010 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Recently I had the occasion of hearing Clint Didier speak. He is a Washington state candidate for U.S. Senate. Boy, was I impressed! 1

July 24, 2010 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Your editorial (July 17) on the initiative process stated, “There is a romantic notion that the person standing in front of the supermarket with clipboard and pen is part of … 3

July 24, 2010 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 In response to the article “The last word against cancer” (July 18), I would like to express both my sympathy to Mr. Treecraft for his ailment and my tremendous sadness … 1