August 7, 2012 in City on Page A4 GARDEN GROVE, Calif. – A woman disguised in scrubs was caught trying to steal a newborn girl from a Southern California hospital in a tote bag after sensors attached to …

August 7, 2012 in City on Page A4 SAN FRANCISCO – Officials fearing toxic smoke told residents in the San Francisco Bay Area to stay indoors Monday evening as a fire at a Chevron refinery released black plumes … 2

August 7, 2012 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago A local judge had no patience for a man who said he couldn’t support his wife because he “has an artistic temperament and hasn’t …

August 7, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane’s Catholic bishop is urging members of his diocese to vote against the same-sex marriage law that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. In a letter to parishioners available … 27

August 7, 2012 in City on Page A5 A controversial advanced learning program for high school students will be pulled from the Coeur d’Alene School District. The school board voted 4-0 Monday night to end the district’s affiliation … 2

August 7, 2012 in City on Page A5 Summer of 2012 is vanishing faster than a diploma-mill graduate who wants to be Spokane police chief. I don’t want to depress anyone, but the TV weather dolts will soon …

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August 7, 2012 in City on Page A6 A Spokane Valley man fleeing police in his Volvo crashed head-on into a car on Sullivan Road on Sunday evening. Two people were injured. Salvador Casillas Flores, 39, fled the … 2

August 7, 2012 in Outdoors on Page A6 A calf injured in a wolf attack in northern Stevens County – the fourth wounded or killed in one cattle herd in four weeks – has left the Washington Fish … 16

August 7, 2012 in Business on Page A8 Synaptics, a publicly traded Silicon Valley company, has purchased Coeur d’Alene-based Pacinian. Pacinian CEO Jim Schlosser said the acquisition should mean an expansion of workers at the company’s research office …

August 7, 2012 in Business on Page A8 Online retailer GreenCupboards will be the first tenant in the McKinstry Innovation Center, a technology incubator located in the rehabbed electric railway depot McKinstry opened last year. Seattle-based McKinstry designs, …

August 7, 2012 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Ben Bernanke wants to know if you are happy. The Federal Reserve chairman said Monday that gauging happiness can be as important for measuring economic progress as determining … 1

August 7, 2012 in Business on Page A8 ALBANY, N.Y. – A British bank schemed with the Iranian government to launder $250 billion from 2001 to 2007, leaving the United States’ financial system “vulnerable to terrorists,” New York’s …

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August 7, 2012 in City on Page A10 RALEIGH, N.C. – President Barack Obama signed a bill Monday promising health benefits for Marines and families who were exposed to contaminated water at a North Carolina Marine base for … 3

August 7, 2012 in Opinion on Page A11 A young Chinese man is under arrest for a rampage killing in Liaoning province. The knife-wielding 17-year-old reportedly killed eight people, including two relatives of his estranged girlfriend, and wounded … 3

August 7, 2012 in Opinion on Page A11 The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Aug. 3. It does not necessarily reflect the views of The Spokesman-Review’s editorial board. No one goes for the … 3