January 7, 2011 in City on Page A7 Spokane County Marriage licenses

January 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Washington’s Shared-Work Program kept 32,000 workers on the job in 2010, a record and up by 10,000 from 2009, the Employment Security Department said Thursday. The department estimated the program …

January 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it will no longer be automatically mailing paper tax packages, due to the continued growth in electronic filing. But it still has free tax …

January 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Investment leads to suit against Goldman Sachs NEW YORK – ACA Financial Guaranty Corp., an insurer, sued Goldman Sachs on Thursday over an investment that later went bad.

January 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The number of people applying for unemployment benefits over the past month has reached its lowest point since July 2008, raising hopes that hiring is about to accelerate. …

January 7, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Republicans made history Thursday by staging the first-ever reading of the entire Constitution on the House floor. But that record may come with an asterisk: Democrats asked why …

January 7, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 Remember “freedom fries”? That’s what the House Republicans, when they were last in the majority, renamed french fries, after France refused to support the invasion of Iraq. It seems like … 2

January 7, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 Tonight in a place called Frisco in suburban Dallas, student athletes representing the University of Delaware and Eastern Washington University will play for the NCAA Division I football championship. Eastern, … 1

January 7, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 Turnover is both constant and necessary in an elected legislative body. The democratic spirit demands it. So, members come, and members go. But some departures are more conspicuous than others, … 7

January 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 NFL: Matt Hasselbeck will be the starting quarterback Saturday when the Seattle Seahawks host the New Orleans Saints in the NFC playoffs. Seattle coach Pete Carroll announced after practice Thursday …

  January 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 FRISCO, Texas – In any national championship game, there is a tendency among some to get caught up in the history of the two schools involved. Which, in the case …

  January 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 FRISCO, Texas – As in any college locker room, posted on the wall just inside Eastern Washington’s football sanctum is the usual paper blizzard of schedules, rules compliance cautions, academic … 1

January 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Leaving Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett declared for April’s NFL draft on Thursday. Mallett led the Southeastern Conference in passing this season, throwing for 3,592 yards and 30 touchdowns. Mallett finished …

January 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Jason LaBarbera Phoenix goalie saved 34 shots as the Coyotes blanked the Avalanche for a 2-0 NHL victory.

January 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 RENTON, Wash. – Seahawks coach Pete Carroll put an end to the mystery Thursday, naming Matt Hasselbeck the starting quarterback for Saturday’s playoff game against New Orleans. “Matt had a …

January 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 • QB Pat Devlin (17): The numbers this 6-foot-4 second-year transfer from Penn State have posted this fall are incredible. His amazing pass efficiency rating of 155.37 includes a completion …

January 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 Projected offensive starters Pos. Name Yr. QB Pat Devlin Sr. RB Andrew Pierce Fr. WR Rob Jones So. LT Shea Allard Jr. LG Gino Gradkowski Jr. C Rob McDowell Jr. …