May 6, 2012 in Idaho on Page B1 Much is at stake in Idaho’s May 15 primary election, from hotly contested county races to every seat in the Legislature. Because Republicans so completely dominate state politics, many of … 1

May 6, 2012 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago The Rev. Fred Taylor of the Olivet Baptist Church gave his sermon on the evils of swearing. He said it was becoming impossible to …

May 6, 2012 in Region on Page B2 LONGVIEW – The Cowlitz Indian Tribe has taken ownership of the towering steel and wooden monuments located along Interstate 5 outside of Toledo, Wash., after the 2010 death of their …

May 6, 2012 in Region on Page B2 MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Don Hill says he’s lucky to be alive. And while he’s on this Earth, he wants to make it a better place for people in need.

May 6, 2012 in Idaho on Page B2 Coeur d’Alene has wonderful pieces of public art, from David Govedare’s “Guardians of the Lake” (aka “The Feathers”) on Northwest Boulevard to kid favorites Mudgy & Millie in five downtown … 2

May 6, 2012 in City on Page B2 BURLEY, Idaho – Law enforcement officials in south-central Idaho have seized synthetic marijuana worth at least $100,000 from two businesses in Burley. The Mini-Cassia Drug Task Force and local sheriff’s …

May 6, 2012 in Idaho on Page B2 BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter’s skills as a pitchman paid off for a North Idaho biotech company that has landed a deal to sell pregnancy tests to China’s third-largest dairy. …

May 6, 2012 in Region on Page B3 SEATTLE – One of the leaders of a multimillion-dollar drug distribution ring was sentenced this week in federal court in Seattle to 15 years in prison for conspiracy and money … 1

May 6, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – David Adler, a longtime political science professor and constitutional scholar at Idaho State University, has been named the new director of the Andrus Center for Public Policy at …

May 6, 2012 in City on Page B3 The head-on collision in Whitman County that killed one and injured five others was caused by a 21-year-old driver who fell asleep at the wheel, the Washington State Patrol said …

May 6, 2012 in City on Page B3 Spokane County Marriage licenses

May 6, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page B7 BOISE – A Christian civil rights group is taking aim at the University of Idaho’s nondiscrimination policy, claiming it wrongly prohibits faith-based student organizations from selecting members based on religious …

May 6, 2012 in City on Page B7 Here are the answers for this week’s quiz: 1. B. “Idaho’s a firearms friendly state,” Potlatch Mayor David Brown said, of plans to advertise its old mill site as a …

May 6, 2012 in Opinion on Page B8 While exercising in the basement, I watched some of the televised debate over the ordinance to change Spokane’s initiative process. I thought this was about tweaking it to provide for … 6

May 6, 2012 in Opinion on Page B8 WASHINGTON – News that Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng and his family might be allowed to leave China for a university fellowship in the U.S. brought relief not only to Chen, … 1

May 6, 2012 in Opinion on Page B8 Lisa Brown’s departure from a position of power is sudden, but no less surprising than her arrival. From a lone Democratic island in a sea of Eastern Washington conservatism, she … 9

May 6, 2012 in Opinion on Page B9 Wanted to get caught? I read The Spokesman-Review’s April 29 story about the body of a fugitive found in a bunker. Peter Keller spent eight years carving himself a bunker …

May 6, 2012 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 In the fall of 1974, I got into a heated argument with a shipmate over the last seat on the liberty boat departing to the aircraft carrier that we were … 1