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Northwest wheat
December 22, 2012 in Business on Page A7 Soft white Cash bid Change Dec 8.42-8.47 up 0.02 Jan 8.57-8.85 up 0.02-0.10 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change Dec 8.92-9.11 down 0.02 Hard red winter (11.5 …
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Mt. Spokane lodge grows for visitors
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B1 A new addition to Mt. Spokane’s ski lodge is giving powder hounds a new place to kick it between runs and the nonprofit business an opportunity to stay competitive in …
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Feds seek Zehm costs
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B1 Federal prosecutors on Friday filed documents asking a judge to force convicted former Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to pay more than $800,000 to cover lost wages, medical … 34
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Police face reorganization
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B1 The Spokane Police Department, hoping to restore public confidence, will embark on a major reorganization next month designed to make existing resources more efficient at achieving the ultimate goal of … 15
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Shawn Vestal: Title IX helped keep St. George’s girls on track
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B1 In the spring of 1971, a handful of junior high and high school students at St. George’s prep school started competing on the school’s first girls track team. Coached by … 1
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago A heartbreaking family drama unfolded at a cabin outside of Curlew. Ed Stoddard, his mind “demented” by his inability to provide food or clothing …
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Pet shop accused of mistreatment
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B2 An investigation of an out-of-business Spokane Valley pet store has prompted SCRAPS officials to recommend charges to the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office, according to a news release. The owner of …
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In brief: Rags catch fire in dryer at jail
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B2 A basement fire at the Spokane County Jail triggered a full response from the Spokane Fire Department on Friday evening. Kitchen staff at the jail alerted a corrections sergeant that …
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Homeless youth who died included four 17-year-olds
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B2 Community leaders clarified statistics released earlier this week indicating six homeless children had died in the Spokane area this year, now saying the youngest victims were in their late teens. …
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Blackfeet, Glacier park at odds over drilling
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B2 BROWNING, Mont. – On the edge of the Blackfeet Indian reservation, where the Rocky Mountains rise out of the Great Plains like shark’s teeth, oil exploration companies plumb the depths … 1
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Washington records
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B3 Spokane County Marriage licenses
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Idaho records
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B3 For 12-22-2012
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BLM OKs prospecting work near St. Helens
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B3 The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved a pair of prospecting permits on land near Mount St. Helens, clearing the way for exploratory drilling to begin as early as …
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Faith and Values: Christmas that’s ends-based far more satisfying
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B3 So I’ve been mulling over whether to even address a certain holiday, only a few days away, that I think most folks are looking forward to. Why, it’s Godless Capitalism … 3
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In brief: Store clerk decks shoplifting suspect
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B3 A Spokane drugstore clerk punched a suspected shoplifter around 12:50 a.m. Friday after he pulled out a knife and threatened her, according to police. Police said the clerk at the …
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Photo: Vandals hit sculpture garden
December 22, 2012 in City on Page B3 Closed for repairs: Barbara Slavik, education director for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, points out damage Thursday to the upended art piece “Water Shed,” made from recycled plastic bottles …
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Charles Krauthammer: Put more than guns on the table
December 22, 2012 in Opinion on Page B4 Every mass shooting has three elements: the killer, the weapon and the cultural climate. As soon as the shooting stops, partisans immediately pick their preferred root cause with corresponding pet … 15
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Froma Harrop: No escaping holiday shopping hassles
December 22, 2012 in Opinion on Page B4 They don’t like the crowds, the traffic, the parking chaos. They dislike the sameness – the same mall chain stores piping in the same holiday music and selling the same …
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Outside View: It’s unfair to apply new CPI to Social Security
December 22, 2012 in Opinion on Page B4 This editorial from the Los Angeles Times does not necessarily reflect the views of The Spokesman-Review editorial board. Conservatives argue that Washington never cuts programs, it just increases spending on … 11
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Stop covering shooter
December 22, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 I offer my sympathy and condolences to all family members and friends of the victims of Sandy Hook, Conn. 4
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Keep river commitment
December 22, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Dumping raw sewage into the Spokane River is wrong. Raw sewage is a public health menace, and an insult to downstream communities and tribes.
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Save us from ourselves
December 22, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 After reading the comments by Episcopalian Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on diversity and inclusiveness in the church, I thought about her standing before God. 14
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Citizens restore faith
December 22, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Thanks to Beatrice Lackaff for her uplifting letter about “our” West Central neighborhood. I don’t live in the West Central, but it is certainly as much a part of “our” …
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Finding the meaning
December 22, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Through tears we try to attach meaning to tragedy. The how and why troubles us. Yes, it would be nice if there were no guns, stones, clubs, cudgels, bows and … 1
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