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Sunday, July 4, 2010
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Holiday celebrations run the gamut
July 4, 2010 in City, Idaho The Fourth of July is more about duty than barbecues and fireworks – at least to many who celebrated on Sunday.
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Wildfire destroys home and other buildings
July 4, 2010 in News A wind-whipped wildfire destroyed three buildings, including a home, and several vehicles in Central Washington today.
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Authorities probing reportedly fatal boat crash
July 4, 2010 in News, Idaho North Idaho authorities are investigating what preliminary reports indicate could be a fatal boat crash Saturday night near Sandpoint.
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For Captain, SkyFest will be a high-flying homecoming
July 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 When former Midway Elementary student Aaron Jelinek returns to Spokane later this month, his ride will turn heads. It’s an F-16 fighter jet.
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Local GOP’s intraparty split mirrors national scene
July 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Spokane County Republican Party is backing the challenger of a Republican incumbent for county prosecutor this year. The Republicans of Spokane County, however, endorsed both the GOP incumbent and … 14
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Just what the doctor ordered
July 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 GRAND COULEE, Wash. – On a hill above the biggest hydropower dam in the country, local residents are building another ambitious project to better lives and bolster the economy. At …
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Cost of World Cup trophy likeness nothing to sniff at
July 4, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A2 BOGOTA, Colombia – Fans worldwide have fashioned replicas of the World Cup trophy out of everything from papier-mache to plastic. But a lawbreaker in Colombia gets top prize for most …
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Algerian detainee to get new hearing
July 4, 2010 in City on Page A3 WASHINGTON – A U.S. appeals court says an Algerian protesting his Guantanamo detention deserves a new lower court review – to determine whether he was part of al-Qaida, not just …
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Petraeus says military, civilians ‘part of one team’
July 4, 2010 in City on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – America’s top diplomat in Kabul jokingly handed NATO’s new commander Gen. David Petraeus an access badge to the U.S. Embassy on Saturday, a symbolic gesture of a …
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In brief: Tour boat runs aground
July 4, 2010 in City on Page A3 BOSTON – A tour boat headed on a whale watch with 174 people on board was evacuated Saturday after it ran aground on a rocky ledge in Boston Harbor and …
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Obama sets solar initiative worth $2 billion, new jobs
July 4, 2010 in City on Page A7 WASHINGTON – The government is handing out nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that President Barack Obama says will create thousands of jobs and increase the use of renewable …
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A Whale of an idea begins Gulf tests
July 4, 2010 in City on Page A7 NEW ORLEANS – Gulf of Mexico cleanup crews working to block millions of gallons of oil from reaching land may soon have a giant on their side, if a weekend …
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California wage cut in limbo
July 4, 2010 in City on Page A7 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the technology of the future, feared by humans. As governor, he’s being foiled by the technology of the past. For the … 2
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Ilene Woods, voice of Disney’s Cinderella
July 4, 2010 in City on Page A7 LOS ANGELES – Ilene Woods, who provided the speaking and singing voice for the title character in Walt Disney’s classic 1950 animated feature “Cinderella,” has died. She was 81. Woods, …
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Doug Clark: I’ve grown very attuned to mosquitoes
July 4, 2010 in City on Page B1 There are two kinds of people populating this mosquito-infested planet. There are lucky stiffs like my lovely wife, Sherry. She could spend a week in Skeeter Hollow wearing only shorts …
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Deputies will patrol waterways
July 4, 2010 in City on Page B1 The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Marine Enforcement Unit will be stationed on area waterways through Monday looking for boating and illegal fireworks violations. Special emphasis will be given to Newman …
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Jim Kershner’s This day in history
July 4, 2010 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago It was the Fourth of July, the nation’s Independence Day, and the Inland Northwest was ready to celebrate. The Spokesman-Review pledged to hand out …
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Put yourself to the test on Independence Day
July 4, 2010 in City on Page B2 The Founding Fathers set us on the path 234 years ago to the political system we have, but even they wouldn’t spend the holiday arguing politics. In keeping with tradition, …
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Crime, litter despoil ponds
July 4, 2010 in City on Page B2 BUENA, Wash. – Beatriz Millan, her boyfriend, Roy Ochoa, and some of their family and friends cooled off on a warm afternoon last week with a swim in Buena Pond. …
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Fourth of July events around the region
July 4, 2010 in City on Page B2 A roundup of local Independence Day events.
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In brief: Holiday affects offices, services
July 4, 2010 in City on Page B2 Government offices and other services will be affected by the Independence Day holiday. Buses: Bus routes will operate on their regular Sunday schedule today, and on holiday schedule Monday.
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Safe drinking water lacking
July 4, 2010 in City on Page B7 HELENA – Hundreds of people on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation are still without safe drinking water two weeks after flooding broke the reservation’s water lines, tore up roads and … 1
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In brief: Grizzly bear trapping to begin
July 4, 2010 in City on Page B7 BOISE – The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will begin trapping grizzly bears in the Centennial Mountains in eastern Idaho near the Montana border and is asking visitors to …
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Indian pact funds get fresh chance
July 4, 2010 in City on Page B7 HELENA – The U.S. House of Representatives attached a $3.4 billion government settlement with Indian trust beneficiaries to a war-funding bill that it passed just before breaking for the July …
