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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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Vestal: Simple scents make good retail sense
November 28, 2012 in City on Page A5 It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas. Pine, cinnamon, gingerbread, mulled wine, roasting chestnuts – all the sensory cues that strap us to the mast of seasonal nostalgia. Retailers, … 5
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Votes reveal political map
November 28, 2012 in City on Page A5 A voting district southeast of the Spokane Valley city limits can bask in the bright red glow of being the county’s most conservative Republican precinct. Part of Browne’s Addition, just … 28
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Fish and Wildlife sets aside land for caribou
November 28, 2012 in City on Page A5 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating about 30,000 acres in northeast Washington and North Idaho as critical habitat for woodland caribou, a fraction of the 375,000 acres originally … 15
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
November 28, 2012 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago Mrs. Seldell, of Spokane, picked up the phone and heard a tremulous woman’s voice say, “Is everything all right at your house?”
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Washington records
November 28, 2012 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses
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Man pleads guilty after dog hurt by trap
November 28, 2012 in Region on Page A6 HAMILTON, Mont. – A Florence man has pleaded guilty to trapping violations after a dog was injured when it was caught in a trap at a fishing access site. Juan …
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Idaho records
November 28, 2012 in City on Page A6 For 11-28-2012
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In brief: Stabbing may have been in self-defense
November 28, 2012 in City on Page A6 Police say a stabbing that killed a man Saturday may be a case of self-defense. No arrests have been made in the death of 25-year-old Robert H. Fletcher, who died …
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County 911 system still under repair
November 28, 2012 in City on Page A6 Spokane County 911 operators continued to work out of a backup communications center following Monday’s system failure of the main emergency calling system. Phone lines for 911 and Crime Check, … 1
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Pocatello pursuing protections for gays
November 28, 2012 in Region on Page A6 POCATELLO – City leaders in Pocatello are joining a handful of other Idaho cities pursuing anti-discrimination safeguards based on a person’s sexual identity. Pocatello City Councilman Roger Bray said city … 2
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Seattle Art Museum fixing Pollock work
November 28, 2012 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – The Seattle Art Museum is restoring a 1947 Jackson Pollock painting that was altered in the 1970s with a coat of varnish. Work started last summer in the …
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Ocean acidity seen as threat
November 28, 2012 in City on Page A7 SEATTLE – Rising acidity levels in the oceans pose a serious threat to shellfish and other marine life, and tackling that problem in Washington will require reducing carbon dioxide emissions, …
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West Coast senators want refinery probe
November 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Six U.S. senators from West Coast states urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to conduct a refinery-by-refinery probe to determine the causes of punishing gasoline price spikes earlier …
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Immigration reform pitched
November 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Under political pressure to take action on immigration reform, three Republican senators introduced an alternative version of the Dream Act on Tuesday that would give legal status for … 3
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In brief: Bob Dole checked in for routine procedure
November 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A8 Washington – Former Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas checked himself into Walter Reed Army Medical Center for what his spokeswoman described as a routine procedure. Spokeswoman Marion Watkins says the …
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Suit targets combat policy for women
November 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A8 The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense, challenging its policy that since 1994 has categorically excluded women from most direct combat positions. …
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President-elect supports reform
November 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Mexico’s incoming president told President Barack Obama on Tuesday that he hopes to help him pass a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration policy. “We fully support your proposal,” …
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Clothing, stardom are retail match
November 28, 2012 in Business on Page A10 This holiday season you’re likely to spot singer Jennifer Lopez in Kohl’s. You could get a peek at pop music icon Madonna in Macy’s. You might even catch a glimpse …
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Business picking up in RV industry
November 28, 2012 in Business on Page A10 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The RV industry’s recovery from the Great Recession has picked up speed. Recreational vehicle makers are churning out higher numbers of travel trailers bound for dealers’ lots …
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Low water on Great Lakes threatens small harbor towns
November 28, 2012 in Business on Page A10 ONEKAMA, Mich. – The Great Lakes, the world’s biggest freshwater system, are shrinking because of drought and rising temperatures, a trend that accelerated with this year’s almost snowless winter and … 6
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Stocks down on fiscal warning
November 28, 2012 in Business on Page A10 NEW YORK – Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was frustrated by the lack of progress in talks over the U.S. budget …
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Microsoft visa plan sparks concerns
November 28, 2012 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Microsoft is so eager to find qualified engineers and programmers for its thousands of vacancies that it has offered to pay a bounty to the government in exchange …
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Northwest wheat
November 28, 2012 in Business on Page A11 Soft white Cash bid Change Dec 8.85-9.03 up .15-.24 Jan 8.70-9.09 unchanged-up .14 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change Dec 9.71-9.92 no comp Hard red winter (11.5 …
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Kelley targets comments by critics
November 28, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A12 TAMPA, Fla. – A Tampa socialite embroiled in the scandal that cost CIA Director David Petraeus his job fought back Tuesday after more than two weeks of silence as her …
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