February 2, 2011 in City on Page A1 Anonymous public disclosure requests threaten to cripple two Spokane County departments, commissioners were told Tuesday. Assessor Vicki Horton and Information Systems Director Bill Fiedler said numerous scattershot requests for documents … 18

February 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 MEXICO CITY – Bars and barbed wire couldn’t keep a reputed drug cartel “queen” from getting Botox in prison, Mexican authorities said Tuesday. Mexico City’s prison authority says a doctor … 1

February 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The long congressional battle over special funding for pet projects, known as earmarks, came to a quiet close Tuesday as the Democratic chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee … 8

February 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The government on Tuesday unexpectedly rejected what appeared to be the most promising candidate among a class of new diet drugs, wiping out hopes for a new medication …

February 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Washington – Democrats will hold their 2012 presidential nominating convention in Charlotte, N.C., officials announced Tuesday, a choice the party hopes will help replicate its broad-based victory in 2008. President … 1

February 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan’s King Abdullah II, bowing to public pressure, fired his government on Tuesday and tasked a new prime minister with quickly boosting economic opportunities and giving Jordanians …

February 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Americans face a high risk of terrorist activity along the U.S.-Canadian border, where less than 1 percent of the 4,000-mile stretch is adequately protected, according to a government … 4

February 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The 100 dogs were shot dead over two days after an expected post-Olympics boom in dogsledding business at an adventure company didn’t pan out. Most died …

February 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 An acquaintance of a Spokane man whom police believe took his own life last summer is now accused of assisting in the suicide. Family members of William P. Pickard, 38, …

February 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 The police chief has an excellent question about the city’s cops watchdog. What, exactly, is Tim Burns’ authority? 5

February 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane was hyperventilating over what we’ll call “The Mystery of the Peppered Piano.”

February 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 Washington cut about 5,000 families off welfare Tuesday and reduced the monthly benefit to the families remaining on assistance at a time when more people are asking for help. As … 7

February 2, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s cash-strapped state parks system will be looking to “tasteful” corporate sponsorships to try to help keep the state’s 30 parks open in the coming year, state parks … 2

February 2, 2011 in City on Page A6 The Spokane police officer who fatally hit a pedestrian with his patrol car Sunday night submitted a blood sample and is on paid leave. The officer, whose name has not … 2

February 2, 2011 in Business on Page A7 Satellite TV viewers denied programs from Spokane’s Fox Network station, KAYU, will start seeing them today as both sides in a contract dispute called a four-week cease-fire in time for … 3

February 2, 2011 in City on Page A7 OLYMPIA – Cities that want to install cameras to catch motorists who run red lights or speed through school zones would have to get voter approval under bills before the … 8

February 2, 2011 in City on Page A7 Spokane County Marriage licenses