September 4, 2011 in Features on Page D4 Arts/Crafts Pend Oreille County Centennial Quilt Shows - Vintage and contemporary quilts. Today, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Metaline Falls (Wash.) Community Center; today, 4-8 p.m. and Monday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. …

September 4, 2011 in Features on Page D6 Spokane’s KYRS-FM (Thin Air Community Radio, 89.9 and 92.3) built its new 70-foot tower last week, atop Stensgar Mountain, about 40 miles northeast of town. That puts this low-powered community …

September 4, 2011 in Features on Page D7 Fiction 1. “Flash and Bones,” Kathy Reichs (Scribner, $26.99)

September 4, 2011 in Features on Page D7 Among local literary events over the coming week (free unless otherwise indicated): Corbin Senior Center Book Club - “Biography of Emily Post” by Laura Claridge. Tuesday, 3-4 p.m., Corbin Senior …

September 4, 2011 in Features on Page D7 Local children’s book author Claire Rudolf Murphy has just published a new picture book, “Marching With Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women’s Suffrage” (Peachtree Publishers, $16.95). …

September 4, 2011 in Features on Page D8 Firefighters Ball - Paying tribute to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty, benefiting the Idaho Fallen Firefighter Foundation. Friday, social hour/silent auction 6 p.m., dinner …

September 4, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Parents shouldn’t be surprised to hear from their kids soon after dropping them off at college. That’s because many students still need mom or dad’s help to get a credit …

September 4, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Melissa Murphy imagined herself pursuing a career in politics, eventually even running for Congress. But stints in D.C., Olympia and the Spokane mayor’s office left her frustrated with the glacial … 3

September 4, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Key local and national events in the week ahead. All times Pacific. For a complete local list, see Page E2. Monday

September 4, 2011 in Business on Page E2 Monday Basics of Supply Chain Management – Registration due today for this workshop, presented by the Association for Operations Management Northwest Inland Empire Chapter. Learn the basic concepts of managing …

September 4, 2011 in Business on Page E2 I wear out more shoes than tires, burn more calories than gasoline, and I see the streets of Spokane at a level that most people miss as they whiz by …

September 4, 2011 in Business on Page E2 Things have been changing in a big way at General Motors (NYSE: GM). CEO Dan Akerson and his team have been paying attention to how Ford has turned itself around, …

September 4, 2011 in Business on Page E3 LONGVIEW, Wash. – A longshore union has used death threats and physical assaults during protests at a new grain terminal at the Port of Longview, according to federal officials. The …

September 4, 2011 in Business on Page E4 DETROIT – Ford will provide up to 1,000 cars to car-sharing network Zipcar at more than 250 colleges throughout the U.S. to reach younger consumers accustomed to driving Toyota Priuses, …