February 23, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Three months since the election, and I still dream of President (Mitt) Romney. I dream of what could have been with this great man as our president. 58

February 23, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 In 2001, Spokane passed an ordinance prohibiting hard-core sex shops from being within 750 feet of schools, churches and other sex shops. According to some people, these shops are offensive … 8

February 23, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 When I read the viewpoints of those who write in, I’m reminded that discussing politics in this day and age is like talking to a wall. Those on the extreme … 2

February 23, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Washington’s voters passed the current indoor air laws in 2005 with 64 percent of the vote. The message was clear: The voters do not want to be exposed to any … 7

February 23, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Waste Management’s “Proposed Effective Monthly Garbage and Recycling Rates,” starting March 5, have no incentive or reward for anyone who takes reduce, reuse and recycle seriously. 1

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

February 23, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 During the State of the Union address, the president said, regarding Medicare: 9

February 23, 2013 in City on Page B6 East Sprague Avenue in Spokane Valley isn’t zoned to allow adult entertainment businesses and never has been, attorney Ken Harper argued Friday in a hearing on whether an adult retail … 5

February 23, 2013 in City on Page B6 For 02-23-2013

February 23, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 TUCSON, Ariz. – With his team riding a seven-game losing streak and entrenched in the Pac-12 cellar, Washington State men’s basketball coach Ken Bone knows what he wants to see …

February 23, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 The West Coast Conference men’s basketball championship has always been a priority on Gonzaga’s checklist of goals. There was no check mark next to the regular-season title a year ago … 2

February 23, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 Until Manti Te’o’s girlfriend shows up in a remake of “Ghost,” sports will continue to get the back of Oscar’s hand. I mean, what’s the “sports” offering at Sunday’s Academy …

February 23, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 Jim Boeheim slowed as he pedaled the stationary bicycle, his mind racing back more than three decades. “It was the premier rivalry during the history of the Big East,” Boeheim …

February 23, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 Baseball MLB spring training

February 23, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 Double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius was granted bail Friday, paving the way for him to be freed from custody pending his trial in the Valentine’s Day shooting death of his girlfriend …

February 23, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 Kobe Bryant Dominated Trail Blazers with 40 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 111-107 Lakers win.

February 23, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 Hired Former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has been hired as the athletics director at Sacred Heart University. The university in Fairfield, Conn., said Friday that Valentine’s appointment will …

February 23, 2013 in Sports on Page C3 Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez said tests for performance- enhancing drugs he was given by Major League Baseball have come back negative. Gonzalez and other players were listed in a …