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Saturday, February 23, 2013
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Investors cooling on stocks after strong January
February 23, 2013 in Business on Page A8 Investors have been plowing billions of dollars into stocks this year, but new data show the torrent of money has been slowing this month – particularly into U.S. equities. Starting …
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Under Armour suing Nike over ‘I will’ tagline
February 23, 2013 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Under Armour Inc. wants to protect its “I will” catchphrase. The athletic clothing maker, based in Baltimore, has filed a trademark infringement suit against Nike Inc., claiming … 1
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Seeking a job? You better have one
February 23, 2013 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Help wanted. Qualifications: Must already have a job. It’s a frustrating catch for those out of work in an era of high unemployment: looking for a job, …
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Northwest wheat
February 23, 2013 in Business on Page A9 Soft white Cash bid Change Feb. 8.45-8.50 down 0.03-0.11 March 8.50-8.60 down 0.06-0.01 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change Feb. 8.45-8.58 up 0.13-down 0.08 Hard red winter …
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Photo: Good humor man
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B1 Say, Cheese: Elementary school kids laugh as Harlem Globetrotter Cheese Chisholm bounces a basketball off his back Friday at St. Charles School in Spokane. Chisholm spoke with students about the …
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In brief: Fagan stands behind his criticism of Inslee
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B1 Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan is standing behind a letter he signed that called Gov. Jay Inslee “a lying whore.” Fagan and the two other co-directors of Voters Want More … 35
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Council candidate’s residency questioned
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B1 A candidate for Spokane City Council who already has the backing of two other elected leaders may be ineligible to run. Mark Hamilton, the pastor of the former Spokane Christian … 24
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago How old was Alexander Daylight when he died at his grandnephew’s home on the Colville Reservation?
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Schools say Facebook is haven for bullying
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B1 A Facebook page focusing on a Spokane high school turned vicious this week, prompting the school’s principal to issue a stern warning about possible legal action. “I’m trying to make … 6
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Region plans for sequester
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B1 WASHINGTON – The so-called “sequester” squeeze will cost Inland Northwest school districts millions of dollars and throw into question conservation and recreation programs if implemented. The deadline to avert the … 51
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In brief: Toddler stable after second-story fall
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B2 Police say a toddler fell from a second-story window Friday night in Coeur d’Alene. The child, who is between age 1 and 2, was transported to Kootenai Medical Center and …
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Photo: Delicate cycle
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B2 Puppies saved, but dog dies: With fellow firefighters tending the trucks, firefighter Luke Mohney takes a moment to check on six Havanese puppies he rescued from a burning home in …
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Youth detention center’s services to remain intact
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B2 A new financial arrangement with the private operator of Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility in Medical Lake is keeping the lockup open for the counties and Inland Northwest tribes that … 1
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Washington records
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B2 Spokane County Marriage licenses
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Obama ban on Chinese-owned wind farm upheld in court
February 23, 2013 in Nation/World on Page B3 WASHINGTON – A federal judge said Friday she can’t overturn President Barack Obama’s decision to revoke a Chinese company’s purchase of four wind farm projects in the vicinity of a …
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Steve Massey: We best reflect God when we offer love
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B3 When are we most like God? Is it when we judge? After all, God certainly judges and will judge all of us one day with finality. 6
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Religion notebook
February 23, 2013 in City on Page B3 North Idaho This week Old Time Hymn Sing-along – Sunday, 5-6 p.m. in the Worship Theater at the Ray and Joan Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road, Coeur d’Alene. …
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Froma Harrop: Sanford’s faults not ordinary
February 23, 2013 in Opinion on Page B4 Most of us do bad things. We betray friends, make hurtful remarks, lie. Often an apology will suffice in restoring trust and respect. But some very successful people engage in … 6
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Editorial: State needs flexibility on property tax payments
February 23, 2013 in Opinion on Page B4 Washington law regarding real and personal property tax collection is trapped in the early 1980s. An overhaul is due, and legislation introduced by 4th Legislative District Rep. Matt Shea and … 1
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President Barack Obama’s immigration plan leak a signal to Marco Rubio, Republicans
February 23, 2013 in Opinion on Page B4 The president suggested he would hold off introducing his own immigration bill as long as bipartisan Senate negotiations were proceeding apace – until his own immigration bill mysteriously leaked precisely … 2
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Sherman’s march not laudatory
February 23, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Mike Lee, in his letter of Feb. 5, mentions Gen. William Sherman burning his way across the South at the end of the Civil War. Mike writes that Sherman had … 31
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Halftime was trashy
February 23, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Not everyone was wowed by the halftime performance during the Super Bowl. Just when did that event become some sort of trashy, adult entertainment? With Beyonce in a Mad Max … 6
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Medicare quality will drop
February 23, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 During the State of the Union address, the president said, regarding Medicare: 9
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Shooters, collectors ignored
February 23, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 “Defend Freedom, Defeat Obama”; cover, November 2012 “American Rifleman.” I shrugged, another paranoid polemic from the National Rifle Association. After four years of no new gun laws, I felt safe. 9

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