March 25, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A9 During his visit to Cuba this week, Pope Benedict XVI will be watched closely for the degree to which he does or does not take the United States to task … 2

March 25, 2012 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane’s most prominent spiritualist was at it again.

March 25, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page B1 Huckleberries hears that the Hagadone Corp. and allies are working behind the scenes to bring a small hydroplane regatta to the north shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene late this summer. … 5

March 25, 2012 in City on Page B1 How closely were you following the news last week? Find out with this week’s quiz. And try our interactive version at spokesman.com/ newsquiz, where you could win $50 to the … 1

March 25, 2012 in City on Page B2 Two men are dead after a motorcycle struck a bicyclist in Spokane Valley on Saturday night, authorities said. A woman said she and her husband were on an evening bicycle … 9

March 25, 2012 in Region on Page B2 BELLEVUE – James Schumacher, 71, walked into the Bellevue Police Department on Friday afternoon and announced that he had killed his wife two days prior. Officers went to a home …

March 25, 2012 in Region on Page B2 SALEM – Two antique watches, one of which belonged to famed cartoonist Homer Davenport, have disappeared from a Silverton, Ore., museum, and some of the volunteers who work there believe …

March 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – The Idaho Legislature has created its own $200,000 legal defense fund, to be controlled by House Speaker Lawerence Denney and Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill. The surprise appropriation, … 1

March 25, 2012 in City on Page B3 Whether there’s a War on Women being waged by politicians around the country is open to debate. There is definitely a War over the War on Women, and Washington has …

March 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 IDAHO FALLS – An Idaho couple married 76 years died 16 hours apart at a retirement center. Ninety-five-year-old Cleda Leavitt Blair died at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. Her husband, 94-year-old Rosemond …

March 25, 2012 in City on Page B7 Here are the answers to this week’s quiz. 1. A. The court ruled the Sacketts had the right to challenge an EPA order that kept them from building on property …

March 25, 2012 in Opinion on Page B8 A week ago Friday was “match day” for the first class of students to complete their studies at the WWAMI medical school program in Spokane. Six of the 20 matched …

March 25, 2012 in Opinion on Page B8 I spent many frustrating hours studying up on the Washington Legislature’s formation of a health insurance exchange called for under the federal Affordable Care Act. The exercise cemented my long-held … 35

March 25, 2012 in Opinion on Page B8 LAS VEGAS – As the sun rises and dabs Caesars Palace with morning rouge, irony struts down the strip of casinos, shops and nightclubs. What better place to contemplate moderation, … 5

March 25, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 Joseph Harari’s March 8 letter calling for an American attack on Iran is both historically false and currently provocative. He asks, “How come we didn’t use sanctions against Cuba and …

March 25, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 About one month ago, traders announced that the price of gasoline would go up about $1 by summer. Amazingly, within days this self-fulfilling prediction began to come true. 3

March 25, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 As a freshman at Mead High School, I see the way teenagers and young adults act every day. About 25 percent of our population today is made up of teenagers. … 3

March 25, 2012 in Opinion on Page B9 To hear supporters tell it, tax cuts will cure all that ails Idaho by launching a golden era of commerce and employment growth. They’d have a hard time proving it. … 1

March 25, 2012 in Opinion on Page B9 Democrats are the extremists We only see this tremendous upsurge in “militia” activity when a Democrat is in the White House (“Extremist groups burgeon,” March 9). This phenomenon occurred, also, … 1