January 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 Thank you. Please park your posteriors. Once again, it is my great honor to be able to deliver the annual State of The Column address. 4

January 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 75 years ago Employees of the Pedicord Hotel in Spokane made a gruesome discovery in 1936. They went up to the room of Mrs. Mabel Dolores Naccarato …

January 27, 2011 in City on Page A6 A jury Wednesday exonerated a Spokane County sheriff’s detective who has been the subject of several excessive force complaints. The jury found unanimously for Spokane County in a case that … 6

January 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Falling state funding for higher education could lead to higher property taxes in North Idaho, state lawmakers were warned Wednesday as they heard North Idaho College’s budget request …

January 27, 2011 in City on Page A7 Police blotter Kootenai County sheriff

January 27, 2011 in City on Page A7 Spokane County Marriage licenses

January 27, 2011 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Facebook users who check in to a store or click the “like” button for a brand may soon find those actions retransmitted on their friends’ pages as …

January 27, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Boeing Co. finished 2010 with a full-year profit of $3.31 billion, or $4.45 per share. Revenue fell 5.8 percent to $64.31 billion. Boeing predicted 2011 profits would be below what …

January 27, 2011 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Buyers purchased the fewest number of new homes last year on records going back 47 years. Sales for all of 2010 totaled 321,000, a drop of 14.4 percent … 1

January 27, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Foreclosures double in Spokane County Exactly 1,800 Spokane County homes were subject to a foreclosure notice in 2010, almost twice the 979 for 2009, according to a report released today … 1

January 27, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 The Central Valley School Board is asking for $69 million in new property taxes. Let’s be clear that no matter how they try to disguise it, the $69 million dollars … 4

January 27, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 You had to have been there on Jan. 19 at the INB Performing Arts Center to see the disgraceful production of a nonmemorable musical entitled “Spring Awakening.” (I thought it … 13

January 27, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 The nursing shortage is a longstanding problem in the United States, but it is about to get worse for multiple reasons. Unfortunately, this comes about at a time when slots … 3

January 27, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 Hoops for Hope Cancer Basketball and efforts like Run for the Cure are laudatory, but they miss the fundamental reality that we are nowhere near a silver bullet cure for …

January 27, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 I was raised with Sargent Shriver in my house, though I didn’t realize it until later. My parents met in Washington as young Capitol Hill staffers in the 1950s. They … 1

January 27, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 A large segment of society’s profession is to procure government (taxpayer) funds. During 17 years as a food bank coordinator, I saw the demographics of clientele change from occasional use … 6

January 27, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 A flotilla of Washington boaters is coming of age this year – the age at which they must be certified to operate a power boat. Patterned after hunter safety requirements …