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Thursday, November 1, 2012
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Blanchette: Rypien more than lives up to name
November 1, 2012 in Sports Downtown Spokane: a coffee shop, a couch, a newspaper and another episode of “He Said, She Said,” high school football edition.
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Running backs Peterson, Lynch carry major loads
November 1, 2012 in Sports RENTON, Wash. – They are relics in a league where quarterbacks get the headlines and running backs are considered increasingly disposable. 1
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WSU’s defense starts to show its bite
November 1, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – The players gathered at the coach’s house, some of them dressed in Halloween garb. Darren Markle won best costume. He came as himself, wearing a body-building outfit. 1
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Last-minute election push is on
November 1, 2012 in City With five days left until Election Day, campaigns are shifting their focus from policy arguments to pleas for action. Candidates, meanwhile, are crisscrossing the state to make their final pitches. 5
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Mt. Spokane girls soccer moves to state
November 1, 2012 in Sports Domination wasn’t measured on the scoreboard Thursday afternoon on the soccer field at Mt. Spokane High.
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Chiefs will play Red Deer without leading scorer
November 1, 2012 in Sports The Spokane Chiefs head into Friday night’s one and only meeting with the Red Deer Rebels without leading scorer Mitch Holmberg, who returned from the team’s last road trip with …
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Pac-12 basketball coaches stick together
November 1, 2012 in Sports SAN FRANCISCO – Long ago, back in, say, 1992, Pittsburgh point guard Sean Miller rooted against conference opponents in nonconference games.
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Murphy makes most of shot with Eastern
November 1, 2012 in Sports In a classic mismatch, the NFL-bound quarterback rolled out on third down, planted and threw downfield. Waiting for him, one hand in a cast, was a 5-foot-9, second-string defensive back …
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Spokane selects four warming shelter sites
November 1, 2012 in City Spokane will open four temporary shelters for the homeless during the coldest winter nights.
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The Sandy 15? Superstorm comfort-eating on menu
November 1, 2012 in Health Jamie Sanders went to the grocery store in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy with good intentions. Cucumbers and apples were on her list.
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Otter steps forward in latest school reform ad
November 1, 2012 in Idaho The latest campaign ad in Idaho’s school reform fight features Gov. Butch Otter endorsing Propositions 1, 2 and 3 in a positive, feel-good message. 10
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Spokane’s Mike Redmond to manage Florida Marlins
November 1, 2012 in Sports The Miami Marlins’ celebrity manager was a bust, so they’re calling one up from the minors. Mike Redmond, who spent the past two years managing Class A teams in the … 6
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Robbers target South Hill coffee shop
November 1, 2012 Police are investigating a morning robbery at the Tully’s at 2009 E. 29th Avenue. 1
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Tacoma police arrest candy muggers
November 1, 2012 in News, Region Police say six teens wearing blue bandanas robbed children and adults in six armed holdups on Halloween in Tacoma. 5
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Northeast faces slow recovery
November 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEA BRIGHT, N.J. – President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, an unlikely pair thrust together by a national crisis, toured ravaged stretches of the coast on Wednesday. …
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NYC mayor big donor in Idaho vote
November 1, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – A secretive campaign group that claimed to be providing Idaho parents a voice in the state’s school reform referendum fight actually was bankrolled in large part by an … 4
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Proposed city budget contains some raises
November 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 At the same time he has proposed eliminating 100 jobs, Spokane Mayor David Condon is calling for big raises in the 2013 budget for administrators in the city’s finance division. … 43
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Wells and Co. has been revitalizing cityscape for decades
November 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 Preservation architect Ron Wells dreams of putting an observation deck on top of one of the old Steam Plant stacks that tower 225 feet above downtown Spokane. Based on his … 3
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Winds stir up ash from 1912 eruption
November 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 JUNEAU, Alaska – A smoglike haze that hung over part of Alaska’s Kodiak Island this week was courtesy of a volcanic eruption – 100 years ago. The National Weather Service …
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Smugglers’ SUV gets stuck on fence
November 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 YUMA, Ariz. – Suspected smugglers who tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot-tall border fence had to abandon their plan when the Jeep became stuck on … 2
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Social secretary during Kennedy White House dies
November 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Letitia Baldrige, an etiquette maven who served as social secretary to first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and later wrote books and a syndicated column advising readers on good manners in contemporary …
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Zerban fights to engage VP hopeful
November 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 JANESVILLE, Wis. – Rob Zerban spent his morning on his hands and knees scrubbing a toilet in a homeless shelter. Half a country away, Paul Ryan stood under a spotlight …
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Treasury warns U.S. nearing its debt ceiling
November 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The nation’s debt ceiling once again looms as an economic threat. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the U.S. probably will hit its $16.4 trillion borrowing limit by … 6
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In brief: Air Force Academy site of brawl, 27 hurt
November 1, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 Denver – The Air Force Academy said 27 cadets were injured in a brawl during an unofficial ritual marking the first snowfall of the season. Six cadets were taken to …

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