August 21, 2011 in Sports When he stepped to the plate to lead off the bottom of the ninth, Johnny Damon briefly contemplated bunting to “set the table for Longo (Evan Longoria, the next hitter).” …

August 21, 2011 in Sports There were a couple of red flags in Saturday’s Seahawks exhibition game. Those were just for replay reviews, though. There were too many yellow flags for coach Pete Carroll’s taste …

August 21, 2011 in News A suicidal man led police on a high speed chase on Interstate 90 this afternoon before ditching his car near Four Lakes and running north. 4

August 21, 2011 in Nation/World Euphoric Libyan rebels raced into the capital Tripoli on Sunday and moved close to center with little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi’s defenses collapsed and his regime appeared to be crumbling … 17

August 21, 2011 in News The Kootenai County clerk says city halls in the county aren’t secure enough to house absentee ballots so anyone wanting to cast such a ballot early and in person in … 1

August 21, 2011 in Business The Main Event for August 22.

August 21, 2011 in Business Community Snapshot for Aug. 21.

August 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 Welcome to this week’s news quiz. Try a longer, interactive test (and a chance to win lunch for two at the Davenport Hotel’s Palm Court) at spokesman.com/newsquiz.

August 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 HONOLULU – Thousands of papaya trees were chopped down on 10 acres of Big Island farmland under the cover of night last month. Hawaii County police said the destruction appeared …

August 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 MOSCOW – Secretive North Korea’s autocratic leader Kim Jong Il crossed into Russia on Saturday on his armored train to discuss with President Dmitry Medvedev the possible renewal of nuclear …

August 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAIRO – Eager to head off a diplomatic crisis with its most important peace partner, Israel apologized to Egypt on Saturday over the deaths of three Egyptian soldiers who were …

August 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 MADRID – A freak thunderstorm on Saturday forced Pope Benedict XVI to cut short his speech to an estimated million young pilgrims gathered for the church’s world youth festival, giving … 2

August 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 PHOENIX – For months after the spasm of violence that shattered her world, Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shielded from the wider scope of that January morning, when a gunman …

August 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 Kansas City, Mo. – A stunt pilot was killed in a fiery crash during a Kansas City air show on Saturday after his plane was unable to get out of …

August 21, 2011 in City on Page A6 Here are the answers to this week’s That’s News to You Quiz. For an online, interactive challenge – and a chance to win lunch for two at the Davenport Hotel’s …

August 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 AUSTIN, Texas – No issue is closer to the heart of Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign than his claim to be responsible for the state’s impressive record of creating … 7

August 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 Like many conservatives, Texas Gov. Rick Perry opposes research on embryonic pluripotent stem cells. But the presidential candidate apparently has an open mind toward therapies developed using adult stem cells, …

August 21, 2011 in City on Page B1 North Idaho law enforcers were rightfully reeling last week after a trusted Kootenai County Jail nurse was arrested in California on charges of being that notorious wig-wearing bank robber … …