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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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Chiefs top Silvertips in pursuit of West
March 8, 2011 in Sports One down, one to go. Six more times. That’s how the West will be won if the Spokane Chiefs have their say. The Chiefs overcame a mental blunder and held …
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Levies passing in CdA, Post Falls, Sandpoint
March 8, 2011 in News, Idaho Several north Idaho school districts asked voters today to approve levies to soften the blow of state budget cuts and expired federal funding. 3
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Idaho Medicaid cuts called unworkable, cruel
March 8, 2011 in Idaho Idaho’s plan to slash $120 million from its Medicaid program - largely from services to the disabled - was roundly panned at a packed public hearing Tuesday, with people with … 5
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Deputies in Stevens Co. shooting identified
March 8, 2011 in City The Stevens County sheriff’s deputy who shot a suspected thief on Saturday has been identified as Travis Frizzell, a six-year veteran. 1
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Gonzaga still enjoys sweet smell of success
March 8, 2011 in Sports LAS VEGAS – In the garden of Gonzaga basketball have grown any number of dubious truths. The Bulldogs are dragged down by a weak league, say. Their thoroughly spoiled devotees … 1
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Vandals’ Ledbetter enjoys egging on fans
March 8, 2011 in Sports MOSCOW, Idaho – An afternoon practice in late February is over, and now the easy part begins for Jeff Ledbetter. Idaho men’s basketball coach Don Verlin tells his players to … 1
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Whitworth expected to play on road
March 8, 2011 in Sports Jim Hayford figured all along that politics and economics would again trump fairness when the NCAA got down to selecting the four host schools for the third and fourth rounds … 1
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Hells Angel to remain jailed without bond
March 8, 2011 in City A ranking member of the Hells Angels will remain in jail without bail after his arrest last week on a federal gun charge.
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Domestic violence suspect arrested after standoff
March 8, 2011 in City A police SWAT team has arrested a domestic violence fugitive after a brief standoff in north Spokane. 6
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Idaho’s Olurunnife fits in nicely
March 8, 2011 in Sports Given an opportunity, Yinka Olurunnife seized it. Seize is the operative word. The 6-foot senior heads into the Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament as the newly crowned all-time leading …
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Idaho moves to strip collective bargaining rights from teachers
March 8, 2011 in Idaho The Idaho House has given final passage to a far-reaching bill that removes most of teachers’ existing collective bargaining rights, sending the measure to the governor’s desk and marking a … 71
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Smoke detector awakens sleepers to N. Side fire
March 8, 2011 in City A smoke detector alerted sleeping residents to a fire in their home in North Spokane this morning, and allowed the occupants to escape safely, Spokane firefighters said.
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Storms to march across Inland NW this week
March 8, 2011 in City, Idaho A series of Pacific storms will continue its march across the Inland Northwest following a shot of snow and rain earlier today.
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Obama to choose Locke as ambassador to China
March 8, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, the son and grandson of Chinese immigrants, to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, a senior administration official … 6
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Census data: Youth reflect area’s racial, ethnic shift
March 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 A peek inside any classroom at Bemiss Elementary School is evidence of Spokane’s growing diversity among youth. Nearly 27 percent of the north-central school’s students are a member of a … 7
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Guantanamo trials to restart
March 8, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama reversed course Monday and ordered a resumption of military trials for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, making his once ironclad promise to close the … 13
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Bill lets 4 counties drop growth act
March 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – The state’s environmental community is fighting a plan to allow four lightly populated Eastern Washington counties to opt out of the Growth Management Act. But in trying to … 13
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Sheen fired from hit comedy show
March 8, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 LOS ANGELES – Charlie Sheen was fired Monday from “Two and a Half Men” by Warner Bros. Television following the hard-living actor’s bouts of wild partying, repeated hospitalizations and a … 1
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Accuracy watch
March 8, 2011 in City on Page A2 For 03-08-2011
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Tug pilot in duck boat crash was on phone
March 8, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 PHILADELPHIA – The mate piloting a tugboat involved in the deadly collision of a tourist boat and a barge last summer was consumed by a family emergency and on his …
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Nevada’s Ensign won’t seek re-election
March 8, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAS VEGAS – Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, damaged politically and facing a Senate ethics investigation over an extramarital affair, said Monday he won’t seek re-election next year. His … 5
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Plan to reduce U.S. forces in Afghanistan reaffirmed
March 8, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 KABUL, Afghanistan – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that the U.S. and its allies are on track to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in July as promised, even … 6
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U.S., allies get closer to Libya military plan
March 8, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The U.S. and its NATO allies edged closer Monday to formulating a military response to the escalating violence in Libya as the alliance boosted surveillance flights over the … 8
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Humans arose in south Africa, study suggests
March 8, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – The largest genetic analysis of African populations to date suggests that modern humans originated in southern African about 60,000 years ago, not eastern Africa as is now … 1
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