October 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 Despite failing nearly every class since the sixth grade, Tyler Thompson is now a freshman at a Sandpoint high school. When his mother questioned school administrators in two North Idaho … 24

  October 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 If the results of the August primary are any sign, Spokane voters liked what they saw from Mary Verner during her first 45 months in office. Characterizing herself as even-keel … 69

October 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LAS VEGAS – Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan kept it simple and sweet. She was eight months into a nine-month assignment in Kuwait, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had just …

October 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – Thousands packed Times Square and surrounding streets in scenes reminiscent of New Year’s Eve as the Occupy Wall Street movement descended Saturday on the “Crossroads of the … 7

October 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Hundreds of thousands gathered in cities around the world in protests against corporate greed and income equality, sparked by the month-old Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York City. While … 2

October 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney’s early success in the Republican presidential race is challenging the tea party’s clout. Will it continue to pull the GOP sharply right? Will it slowly fade? … 6

October 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Frank Kameny, who became a pioneer in the gay rights movement after he was fired from his job as a government astronomer in 1957 for being gay, has … 1

October 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A6 Dennis Ritchie, a pioneer in computer programming, has died at 70, according to his longtime employer. Ritchie created the popular C programming language and helped create the Unix operating software. …

October 16, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A7 KABUL, Afghanistan – Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan from July through September fell by 26 percent from the previous summer, a senior NATO official said Saturday, reasserting the U.S.-led coalition’s claims …

October 16, 2011 in City on Page B1 Twenty years ago today, wind-whipped wildfires took off and began to ravage several Eastern Washington counties. It would take several days and multiple agencies to get nearly 100 fires contained. 10

October 16, 2011 in City on Page B1 The main runway at Spokane International Airport reopened to regular airline service on Saturday after being closed for a major upgrade in recent months. More than 100 workers moved dirt …