April 17, 2011 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – The Legislature’s efforts to provide structure and regulations to Washington’s burgeoning medical marijuana operations could be snuffed out by a warning last week from the state’s federal prosecutors. … 14

April 17, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B2 HAILEY, Idaho – A new estimate for the cost of building an airport in central Idaho at the preferred site will be closer to $327 million rather than the $185 …

April 17, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B3 LEWISTON – Officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game plan to meet with Gov. Butch Otter on Monday to discuss a public wolf hunting season. “We will be … 2

April 17, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B3 Coeur d’Alene Councilman Mike Kennedy appreciates Mark Zuckerberg’s online brainchild more than ever. On Wednesday, Mike issued this Facebook SOS: “Anybody have a lightly used pair of crutches for use …

April 17, 2011 in City on Page B3 My image of the outlaw biker, that iconic bad boy of the latter half of the last century, lost a bit of its tarnish last week in an unusual setting: … 1

April 17, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter has signed into law historic changes in Idaho’s election system, requiring, for the first time, that all Idahoans declare their party affiliation to vote in …

April 17, 2011 in City on Page B7 A Sandpoint woman was hospitalized Saturday morning after hitting a semitruck and driving off an embankment on state Highway 95 near Sagle. Sierra J. Anderson, 28, was negotiating a curve …

April 17, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 Nancy Pelosi was aggrieved. President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner cut her out of talks aimed at averting a government shutdown. When they struck a deal, she was … 31

April 17, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 Oh no! He’s back with another number-infested column about that most scintillating of topics: the federal budget. Bet his idea of a good time is a bowl of soup and … 11

April 17, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 It turns out Washington state’s budget crunch may not be a problem for everyone. For some, it’s likely to be a key to freedom. From prison. 4

April 17, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 Now that President Obama has announced his “revised” 2012 budget proposal to deal with our exploding debt crisis, which of course includes federal tax increases to create “more” money for … 9

April 17, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 Senate Bill 5094 proposes to close two residential centers that are homes for the developmentally disabled under the assumption that money will be saved.

April 17, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 House Speaker John Boehner is showing that he is not the leader most Americans voted for. Last November Americans elected people who ran on smaller government and fiscal responsibility. Statements … 1

April 17, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 Just had a thought about how to stop the recession and get the regular people back on their feet. How about dropping the gas prices? I know it’s a radical … 7

April 17, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 The proposed Low-Income Megacomplex at the Catholic Church, while well-meaning, is a bad idea. Longtime area residents such as myself have seen traffic problems grow over years, and the rezoning …

April 17, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 Everybody, politicians and voters alike, must work harder to be Americans first. 3

April 17, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 I read with interest Mr. Zackheim’s treatise about the Spokane Tribe’s project on the West Plains (Letters, April 9). He scoffs at the 3,800 private-sector jobs the multiuse development will … 1

April 17, 2011 in Opinion on Page B9 My family and I spent a long weekend at a youth soccer tournament outside Oxford, Ohio, and I even got a bit of quiet time, reading the local paper over … 1

April 17, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 In all the publicity about the air traffic controllers sleeping on the job, I have never heard once about who is supervising these people. That is where the emphasis should … 1

April 17, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 In 2007 the national debt was $9 trillion; today it is over $14 trillion. Last week, when Congress looked forward to the upcoming debate over raising the debt ceiling (our … 2

April 17, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 PASCO – The 50th Pasco Invite proved gold can be mined just about anywhere in track and field. Among the numerous highlights on the blustery, overcast Saturday at Edgar Brown …

April 17, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 Golf: Spokane resident and Downriver employee Bob McClure, 60, had never made a hole-in-one before Friday. Then he nailed one. 2