September 18, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 Portland State 31, Northern Arizona 29: Cory McCaffrey ran for 222 yards and four touchdowns as the Vikings held on for a victory over visiting Lumberjacks on Saturday night. NAU …

September 18, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Idaho forced two first-quarter turnovers against No. 9 Texas A&M on Saturday night and couldn’t convert either. After missing those early chances, the Vandals wouldn’t have …

September 18, 2011 in Sports on Page C11 SEATTLE – Alex Liddi didn’t go down passively when sent in to face the high-90s heat of the opposing closer in the ninth inning. Liddi wound up strikeout victim No. …

September 18, 2011 in Sports on Page C12 Coeur d’Alene runners took the top spots in the boys and girls large-school divisions at the Farragut Invitational Saturday at Farragut State Park near Athol, Idaho. The Vikings boys, led …

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September 18, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C13 OUTCATCH – Damon Rush of Pocatello caught the Idaho state record walleye Sept. 10 at Oakley Reservoir, the Idaho Fish and Game Department announced confirmed this week. The fish weighted …

September 18, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C13 “Cairo was a dump,” Ted Lowe said, recalling the day he arrived in Egypt with his daughter and son to race an ultramarathon in the Sahara Desert. They bought all …

September 18, 2011 in Features on Page D1 Is it just me or has everyone here had a dream in which we wake up one day and discover that all of Spokane’s bridges are gone? Oh, OK. Just …

September 18, 2011 in Features on Page D1 There wasn’t a surrender ceremony. But you know that cultural conflict between commerce and the mostly lip-service yearning to keep ever-expanding holiday “seasons” from scraping away the calendar’s integrity like …

September 18, 2011 in Features on Page D2 Dear Carolyn: I’m not sure if I’m being overly sensitive and/or nitpicky here: My boyfriend of seven months occasionally says hurtful things to me such as “You’re not attractive when …

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September 18, 2011 in Features on Page D3 It’s a reality of our fragile economy: Many homeowners who dream of the perfect kitchen or master bath are putting full-scale renovation on hold in favor of more limited changes. …

September 18, 2011 in Features on Page D3 Q. I recently moved into a house with wall-to-wall carpeting in most rooms. The carpets are very dirty. I can’t afford a pro cleaner right now and wondered if do-it-yourself …

September 18, 2011 in Features on Page D4 An Affair to Remember - Fourth annual gala and silent auction to celebrate the year’s theater, music and arts. Thursday, doors open 6 p.m., entertainment starts at 7, Kenworthy Performing …

September 18, 2011 in Features on Page D6 Arts/crafts Little Spokane River Artist Studio Tour - Along with returning artists, there will be seven new artists offering garden benches and birdhouses, paintings and photography in a wide range …

September 18, 2011 in Features on Page D7 Fiction 1. “Kill Me If You Can,” James Patterson and Marshall Karp (Little, Brown, $27.99)

September 18, 2011 in Features on Page D7 “The River Murders” is now showing at the Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main Ave., but you may remember it under a different name: “The River Sorrow.” This Ray Liotta-Christian …

September 18, 2011 in Features on Page D7 Among local literary events over the coming week (free unless otherwise indicated): Dahmen Barn Book Signings - By Nona Hengen (“The Shoebox Letters”), John Clement and Richard Scheuerman (“Northwest Drylands …