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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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Flight attendant, 83, says ‘Aloha’
August 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 HONOLULU – A flight attendant is landing in the Guinness World Records book after spending 63 years moving about the cabin. Ron Akana, 83, worked his last route over the …
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In brief: Flake wins heated primary in Arizona
August 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Phoenix – Arizona Rep. Jeff Flake defeated wealthy businessman Wil Cardon on Tuesday in an unexpectedly feisty Republican U.S. Senate primary race marked by accusations of hypocrisy, broken promises and … 1
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Hantavirus outbreak prompts Yosemite campsite closures
August 29, 2012 in Health, Nation/World on Page A3 A second hantavirus death has prompted partial closures of a popular Yosemite National Park campsite and warnings to 1,700 recent visitors as officials try to understand what is being characterized …
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Redistricting in Texas deemed discriminatory
August 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 SAN ANTONIO – Texas Republican lawmakers discriminated against minority voters while drawing new political boundaries, a federal court ruled Tuesday, rejecting a plan pushed by the state’s GOP leaders in … 3
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Hurricane lashing Louisiana
August 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Isaac raked the Louisiana coast and headed for a shuttered New Orleans late Tuesday, with brutal timing that made up for much of what it lacked …
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New Orleans’ new levees to be tested
August 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 With Hurricane Isaac’s arrival, New Orleans will get its first glimpse of the effectiveness of $14.5 billion in improved levees, pumps, flood walls and other protections built in the wake …
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Attacks on whales put seagulls in cross hairs
August 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – What began as bizarre bird behavior has turned into something out of a horror film for threatened whales in Argentina, where seagulls have learned that pecking …
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Morsi reaching out to radicals in Sinai
August 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAIRO – Egypt’s Islamist president is using former jihadists to mediate with radical Islamists in Sinai, trying to ensure a halt in militant attacks in return for a stop in …
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Lohan sidesteps home burglary case
August 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 Lindsay Lohan will not be prosecuted for a burglary at a home where she had been a houseguest, prosecutors determined Tuesday. The decision came after Los Angeles police detectives presented …
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France opens probe analyzing Arafat’s death
August 29, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A4 PARIS – French prosecutors opened a murder inquiry into the death of Yasser Arafat on Tuesday, judicial officials told a French new agency, after his widow and a TV investigation …
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County denied voice on casino
August 29, 2012 in City, Region on Page A5 Airway Heights city officials have refused a request by Spokane County to unwind a 2010 agreement that prohibits county officials from taking sides on the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino. The … 9
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Schools measures passing
August 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 A $32.7 million bond measure to renovate some of the oldest schools in the Coeur d’Alene School District was embraced by voters Tuesday night. The measure, which requires a two-thirds … 6
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
August 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago In 1910, a masked and armed man crept through an open window of the Hancox residence on the South Hill.
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At your service, Spokane
August 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 The first step of Spokane Mayor David Condon’s plans to improve customer service became visible this week on the first floor of City Hall. A desk meant to be a … 2
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Vestal: Flap over Baumgartner’s expletive misses point
August 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 In recent weeks, the 2,000th American soldier died in Afghanistan. And Michael Baumgartner used one expletive. 24
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Energy memo rips Hanford contractor
August 29, 2012 in City on Page A6 YAKIMA – The company hired to design and build a massive plant at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site should no longer have authority over its design, according to an … 1
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Washington records
August 29, 2012 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses
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Idaho records
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Churches can’t collect for referendum push
August 29, 2012 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – Washington state’s campaign finance watchdog said Tuesday that the state’s Catholic churches can’t collect donations from their parishioners for the campaign seeking to overturn the state’s gay marriage … 2
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Police seek help in unsolved homicides
August 29, 2012 in City on Page A8 Spokane police are asking for the public’s help in two unsolved homicides that are several months old. Dozens of search warrants have been executed and numerous DNA samples and other …
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In brief: Repeat rapist gets life in McNeil Island facility
August 29, 2012 in City on Page A8 A jury took under an hour, excluding lunch, Tuesday to confine a repeat rapist in Washington state custody likely for the rest of his life. Albert A. Brooks, 67, showed … 1
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Photo: House fire called suspicious
August 29, 2012 in City on Page A8 Blaze knocked down quickly: Spokane firefighters walk past a yard filled with the contents from a home that caught fire Tuesday night in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood. Fire officials were …
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U.S. raising mileage mark
August 29, 2012 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has finalized new fuel economy rules that will require the fleet-wide average of new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. to double over the … 3
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Solyndra’s glass tubes find new life as art in Berkeley
August 29, 2012 in Business on Page A10 When solar manufacturer Solyndra Inc. filed for bankruptcy last year, thousands of employees were let go, dozens of vendors were left high and dry, hundreds of millions of dollars were …
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