September 21, 2011 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – A coalition of 21 civil liberties, immigrant rights and labor groups has sent a letter to Washington state’s congressional delegation urging them to look at U.S. Border Patrol … 1

September 21, 2011 in City on Page A6 An appeals court will review a double-jeopardy claim by a Spokane stockbroker accused of killing a woman in a crash two years ago, leading to an indefinite delay in what … 4

September 21, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane police are investigating a mother for possible assault charges after her baby suffered a skull fracture when she dropped him while boarding an STA bus. A bus passenger saw …

September 21, 2011 in City on Page A7 BOISE – A potential class-action lawsuit against the nation’s largest private prison company over allegations of violence at the Idaho Correctional Center has been settled in federal court. The agreement …

September 21, 2011 in City on Page A8 A bar association committee says five lawyers who want to replace Spokane District Court Judge Richard White are exceptionally qualified. Four of 18 applicants seeking the appointment by county commissioners …

September 21, 2011 in City on Page A8 Reduced prices and special offers paid off for Spokane County aquatic centers this summer. Parks Director Doug Chase and recreation manager Angela Simmons told county commissioners Tuesday that the new …

September 21, 2011 in Idaho on Page A9 BOISE – An ideological debate in Idaho over government competing with the private sector has prompted the state Land Board to begin updating its asset management plan for the state …

September 21, 2011 in City on Page A9 For 09-21-2011

September 21, 2011 in City on Page A9 Spokane County Marriage licenses

September 21, 2011 in City on Page A9 A man with a knife ransacked a Pullman home Monday after attempting to strangle a resident, police said. Police responded to a home on Northeast Whitman Street about 3:20 p.m., …

September 21, 2011 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – The world economy has entered a “dangerous new phase,” according to the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. As a result, the international lending organization has sharply …

September 21, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Hecla to pay dividends Hecla Mining Co. will start paying quarterly dividends on common stock, based on the price of silver.

September 21, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County’s August jobless rate rose to 9.2 percent, up from 8.8 percent the month before, the state’s Employment Security Department said Tuesday. One year ago Spokane’s unemployment rate was …

September 21, 2011 in Business on Page A10 The state’s apple and pear growers have voted to donate $27 million over the next eight years to support tree fruit research at Washington State University, the largest single gift …

September 21, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A12 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA scientists are doing their best to tell us where a plummeting six-ton satellite will fall later this week. It’s just that if they’re off a …

September 21, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A13 In her public meeting in Spokane, Cathy McMorris Rodgers exploited the prejudices of her avid supporters - about half the crowd - while revealing her own on a number of … 4

September 21, 2011 in Letters, Opinion on Page A13 To correct America’s money problems: 3

September 21, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 WASHINGTON – Let us begin by stipulating that President Barack Obama’s new budget plan is unrealistic, highly partisan and a nonstarter on Capitol Hill. That’s what’s so good about it. 51