January 4, 2011 in Business on Page A8 A payment dispute between Spokane-based KAYU-TV and national satellite provider DirecTV has left viewers in the area distraught over not getting favorite shows. The blackout started at midnight New Year’s … 7

January 4, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Oil prices rose past $92 a barrel on Monday to a 26-month high, as the new year began with the prospect of still higher energy prices to come. Benchmark oil …

January 4, 2011 in Business on Page A8 SAN FRANCISCO – Apple Inc.’s popular iPad is getting its strongest competition thus far as consumer-electronics manufacturers unveil tablet computers with bigger screens, front-facing cameras for video chatting and more. …

January 4, 2011 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it has resolved a glitch that caused some Hotmail users to temporarily lose all of their e-mails. A chorus of frantic people … 3

January 4, 2011 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – An injection of cash that values Facebook at $50 billion will help it delay going public for at least another year, giving the company breathing room to …

January 4, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 To all the city and county snowplow operators of Spokane County: 1

January 4, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 The Idaho Tax Commission has been in the spotlight for granting special breaks to certain out-of-state corporations and keeping the explanations a secret. Rep. Shirley Ringo, D-Moscow, says such deals …

January 4, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 Partisans all chime in with the same talking points. 5

January 4, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 Happy New Year! I am hopeful that in 2011 more Americans will be able to find work; more people will get affordable health care; there will be less stuff purchased …

January 4, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 The Republican premise is that if you are rich you earned it, and if you are poor, you deserve it. Therefore, reward the rich. 38

January 4, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 JERUSALEM – “All of these correspondents,” IDF spokeswoman Avital Leibovich notes, referring to the hundreds of reporters, photographers, and producers from world press organizations stationed in Jerusalem, “are not here …

January 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A12 WASHINGTON – GOP Chairman Michael Steele defended his rocky two-year tenure anew Monday and asked for another term, boiling his re-election pitch down to this: “My record stands for itself. … 3

January 4, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A12 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is considering bringing former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley into the administration in a top-ranking position, which would cement the Chicago presence in the White House …

January 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Today my Team of Destiny, the Philadelphia Eagles, sits on the precipice of history – what better place to sit, other than on a comfy beanbag chair with a PBR-in-a-can …

January 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 So the story goes that Matt Hasselbeck was still in coach Pete Carroll’s ear to start Sunday’s playoff-for-the-playoffs even as the Seattle Seahawks made their way through the tunnel canopy … 2

January 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 MIAMI – John Elway flashed his familiar grin and Jim Harbaugh gave a jubilant shout from the sideline as Andrew Luck sprinted up the field to join a celebration in …

January 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Basketball College men

January 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 MLB: Carlos Gonzalez and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to an $80 million, seven-year contract, pending a physical. Even before the agreement was reached, Fabiola Bohorquez, a publicist for the …

January 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Expected The New York Knicks say forward Danilo Gallinari is expected to miss two to three weeks with a sprained left knee. Gallinari was hurt Sunday during the fourth quarter …

January 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Coby Fleener Stanford tight end caught six passes for 173 yards and scored three TDs in a win over Virginia Tech.

January 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 BUFFALO, N.Y. – Mark Visentin made 22 saves and Canada defeated the United States 4-1 in the semifinals of the World Junior Hockey Championships on Monday night. Curtis Hamilton, Quinton …

January 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 A day after the NFL regular season ended, commissioner Roger Goodell sent an e-mail to about 5 million fans, telling them that “if both sides give a little,” the league …