January 26, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A13 I received a mailer against the school bonds from a Citizens for Responsible Taxation, which, upon reading, was highly misleading if not downright full of lies. 2

January 26, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 If members of the Washington Legislature are looking for ways to temper public cynicism about the political system, an opportunity lies within reach. Based on the premise that seeing is … 3

January 26, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A13 Thank you for printing Kevin Hall’s “Canada’s mortgages, banks untouched by U.S. pitfalls” (Jan. 16). Hall writes, “Maybe Canada has something to teach the U.S. about housing finance.” 3

January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 No matter how the season ends for Idaho, Derisa Taleni is having a season to remember. It all started with a season to forget, or the season she didn’t have. …

January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 When Spokane Chiefs captain Jared Cowen missed 10 games to play in the World Junior tournament, his teammates responded with some of their best hockey of the season. Coach Don …

January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Football: A major benefactor to the University of Connecticut wants the school to return $3 million in donations and remove his family name from its football complex because he says …

January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Traded The Colorado Rockies acquired former Gonzaga University right-hander Clayton Mortensen from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitching prospect Ethan Hollingsworth. Mortensen, the 36th overall selection during the 2007 …

January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Basketball NBA

January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 TUKWILA, Wash. – When Sigi Schmid went around the room and asked just how many of his Seattle Sounders were still around from the first practice nearly two years ago, …

January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Jeremy Hazell Buried five 3-pointers on his way to scoring 28 as Seton Hall thumped No. 9 Syracuse 90-68.

January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Liz Flowers scored two of Reardan’s three fourth-quarter field goals in the final 1 minute, 30 seconds of regulation, helping lift the Indians (13-2, 11-0) to a 43-42 win over …

January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Parker Franklin scored 13 points and added six rebounds and Cheney (10-6, 4-4) pulled back to .500 in Great Northern League play with a 59-55 victory over visiting Pullman (12-4, …

January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 After losing the opening match of the night by a pin, the visiting Cheney Blackhawks (3-2) won six straight matches and nine of the next 10 to beat West Valley …

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January 26, 2011 in Sports on Page B6 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Paul Hornung believes Brett Favre will one day be welcomed back with open arms by the Green Bay faithful. The Hall of Famer just thinks it will …

January 26, 2011 in Food on Page C1 When you have run through the most important decisions about Super Bowl Sunday – where to watch, what to eat, who to sit with – you get down to the …