August 26, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Despite overwhelming opposition at seven public hearings around the state, a subcommittee of Idaho’s State Board of Education voted Thursday to require this year’s incoming eighth-graders to complete …

August 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago An Austrian immigrant named John Federowski, 34, had been causing consternation in Spokane’s county jail for days. He was in jail on federal mail …

August 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 Do you feel recession-proof, Spokane? All steel-plated and financially indestructible? No? Maybe you should feel a little harder. Because Forbes magazine – “the No. 1 source for business news on … 10

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August 26, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane fire investigators have ruled out arson as the cause of an apartment fire Sunday in Browne’s Addition that left a man dead. Assistant Chief Brian Schaeffer said investigators still …

August 26, 2011 in City on Page A6 The Washington Court of Appeals has ruled that registered nurses at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center are not entitled to overtime pay when their duties prevent them from taking their …

August 26, 2011 in City on Page A6 Two arson-caused brush and timber fires kept Spokane-area firefighters busy in recent days, with a third fire reported in a garage on the South Hill early Thursday. The latest fires …

August 26, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Buffett bets big on Bank of America NEW YORK – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced Thursday that it would invest $5 billion in Bank of America Corp., a much-needed …

August 26, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Intellectual property law firm Lee & Hayes unveiled a subscription website Thursday to offer detailed analyses of patent areas, company patent strategies and evaluations of patents as business assets. Called …

August 26, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 The White House was rocked Tuesday, not only by the 5.8 Richter-scale earthquake, but by the protests mounting outside its gates. More than 2,100 people say they’ll risk arrest there … 7

August 26, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 I was quite irritated when I read the Aug. 16 column by Michelle Malkin concerning Sen. Patty Murray. I cannot disagree with her more, because I feel that Sen. Murray … 13

August 26, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 It’s awfully tempting to mock the earthquake that nudged the East Coast, especially since it rattled the nation’s capital – a place more accustomed to shaking up everyone else. We …

August 26, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 When Richard Haste shared his thoughts on bicyclists, he left me with the impression that he doesn’t personally know any bicycle enthusiasts. Unless the bicycle riders are underage, they most … 5

August 26, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 Mr. Ford’s letter “Police shatter confidence” (Aug. 18) highlights what must be devastating to many of you who have this romantic notion that law enforcement is made of 100 percent …

August 26, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A12 TOKYO – Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced today he was resigning after almost 15 months in office amid plunging approval ratings over his government’s handling of the tsunami disaster and …