October 14, 2012 in Features on Page D6 Eva Gayle Six, author of the historical novel “Jennie’s Tiger,” has a couple of author events planned around the region this month. She will be at the Meyers Falls Market …

October 14, 2012 in Features on Page D6 Kansas poet Wyatt Townley has written a number of fine poems about the swift and relentless passage of time, one of the great themes of the world’s poetry, and I …

October 14, 2012 in Features on Page D6 Fiction 1. “The Casual Vacancy,” J.K. Rowling (Little, Brown, $35)

October 14, 2012 in Features on Page D8 Horticulture Class Series - Presented by Washington State University Spokane County Extension. Topics include: pest management, landscape design and maintenance, sustainable gardening, soils and composting and more. Thursdays from 6-9 …

October 14, 2012 in Features on Page D8 October is the bulb-planting month for spring surprises, so think daffodils, tulips, crocus, hyacinths and other early season-flowering beauties. At Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Gloucester, Va., there are always …

October 14, 2012 in Features, Travel on Page D10 WASHINGTON – Amtrak trains carried 31.2 million passengers in the fiscal year ending in September, the highest annual ridership since the railroad was formed in 1971, the nation’s intercity passenger …

October 14, 2012 in Business on Page E1 If you are trying to figure out if small businesses are hiring, it depends on where you look. Just last Friday when the government was raising suspicious eyebrows with its …

October 14, 2012 in Business on Page E1 Brad Barsness will open his first Rosa’s Pizza in Spokane in November. Barsness has operated two pizza businesses for several years in Cheney and Airway Heights.

October 14, 2012 in Business on Page E2 While many people may know General Mills (NYSE: GIS) for its variety of delicious consumer goods products (Cheerios, Yoplait, Haagen-Dazs and Nature Valley, to name a few), many fail to …

October 14, 2012 in Business on Page E2 Today ASWA Fall CPE Seminar - Reservations due by today for Wednesday’s event hosted by the American Society of Women Accountants Spokane Chapter 4 in partnership with Xero. All proceeds …

October 14, 2012 in Business on Page E2 In today’s digital world it’s easy to find reviews on every product and service you need. Online users leave comments, write reviews and rate products.

October 14, 2012 in Business on Page E2 According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), today’s business owners must protect against information security risks. It’s not only part of protecting your bottom line, it’s a part of …

October 14, 2012 in Obituaries on Page O1 May. 20, 1914 - Oct. 7, 2012

October 14, 2012 in Obituaries on Page O1 Dec. 27, 1941 - Sep. 11, 2012

October 14, 2012 in Obituaries on Page O1 Mar. 30, 1955 - Oct. 6, 2012

October 14, 2012 in Obituaries on Page O1 Mar. 3, 1924 - Oct. 6, 2012

October 14, 2012 in Obituaries on Page O1 Mar. 23, 1936 - Oct. 6, 2012