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Saturday, February 9, 2013
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Show appreciation for libraries
February 9, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 All of us who benefit from our amazing Spokane City library system need to step up. Anyone who has ever checked out a book or movie, used a library computer, … 6
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Leave artifacts where they lie
February 9, 2013 in Opinion on Page B5 The Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s aboriginal territory spanned nearly 4 million acres across the region. For thousands of years, our ancestors before us centered their lives on Lake Coeur d’Alene and … 4
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Preserve level of service
February 9, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Prop. 3 supporters describe the Spokane Public Library as vitally important to our city. Each time I go in, there are a number of people looking for books and DVDs, … 6
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Reasons for supermajority
February 9, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 Shawn Vestal (Jan. 26) posed the question of why we should require a supermajority for tax increases when only a simple major is required to approve the supermajority requirement in … 3
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Protect our money
February 9, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 I urge Spokane voters to vote yes on Proposition 2 in the election on Feb. 12. Prop. 2 is the local version of statewide Initiative 1185, one that Spokane County … 6
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An offensive comparison
February 9, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B5 The Spokesman-Review reported (Jan. 31) that Idaho Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood, compared private insurance companies to “Jews boarding the trains to concentration camps.” She then defended this comment by saying, … 11
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‘Rock of Ages’ fun and sassy ’80s sojourn
February 9, 2013 in City on Page B6 I was expecting to not like “Rock of Ages,” the rock musical that opened Thursday at the INB Performing Arts Center as part of the Best of Broadway series. After …
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Ways to experience God individual, boundless
February 9, 2013 in City on Page B6 ‘Tell me about God in 600 words or less!” I can’t and won’t do that. But I can invite us all to experience God in that word limit. My invitation …
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Religion notebook
February 9, 2013 in City on Page B6 “Love … The Greatest Gift” CWC Luncheon – Reservations and cancellations due Tuesday for the Coeur d’Alene Christian Women’s Connection lunch on Thursday, noon-2 p.m. at The Coeur d’Alene Resort, …
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First, he’d like to raise a banner
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 Wade Gebbers has always been big on fundamentals. His life is a three-man weave of faith, family and basketball that’s carried him through four standout seasons at Whitworth University, and …
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Ex-WSU coach Sweeney, 83, dies
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 FRESNO, Calif. – Former Washington State football coach Jim Sweeney has died at age 83. Fresno State, where Sweeney coached for 19 seasons and retired with a school-record 144 victories, …
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Bulldog’s Winters a super sub
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 Gonzaga’s 27-point lead over BYU had shrunk to nine in a matter of 7 1/2 minutes. The smart money said the Bulldogs would attempt to stem the tide by turning …
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Gonzaga wants to avoid upset epidemic
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 The sixth-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs have sidestepped the upsets above and below them in the polls with five straight wins. “We definitely see all of that but we’re just trying to …
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Pistons halt Spurs’ winning streak at 11
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 NBA: Greg Monroe had 26 points and 16 rebounds as Detroit snapped San Antonio’s 11-game winning streak with a 119-109 victory over the short-handed Spurs on Friday in Auburn Hills, …
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Power company takes blame for Super Bowl blackout
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 The company that supplied electricity to the Super Bowl in New Orleans took the blame Friday for the power outage that brought the big game to a halt, explaining that …
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Scoreboard
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 Basketball NBA
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Today’s Best
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 Stephen Curry Golden State guard had 32 points, five rebounds and eight assists in 99-93 loss to Memphis.
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Newsmakers
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 Hired The new athletic director at Miami is Blake James, who has been hired after serving in the job on an interim capacity for the past four months. Miami officials …
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IOC to shuffle sports
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C2 The IOC executive board will meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, and announce Tuesday which of the current 26 sports on the Olympic program will be dropped for the 2020 Games. The …
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New-look Lincecum ready for a comeback
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C3 SAN FRANCISCO – Sporting short hair and black specs he doesn’t need but chooses to complete his new look, Tim Lincecum hardly resembled the hard-throwing San Francisco pitcher the Bay …
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Ex-congressman defends saying UM recruited ‘thugs’
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C3 MISSOULA – Former U.S. Rep. Pat Williams has defended and repeated his contention that the University of Montana is recruiting “thugs” for its football team. The Democrat, who is now …
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No. 19 Oregon reeling after 3rd straight loss
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C3 EUGENE – Just 11 days ago, Oregon was riding a seven-game winning streak and had broken into the top 10 in the Associated Press poll for the team’s highest ranking …
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Wallace calls induction biggest day of career
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C3 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Rusty Wallace touched on his early days trying to make it as a professional race car driver, the lessons he learned from NASCAR’s pioneers and his relentless …
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MLS great Joseph gives Sounders a try
February 9, 2013 in Sports on Page C4 TUKWILA – One of the most accomplished players in MLS, who is under contract with another team, just strolled into a Sounders FC practice on Friday morning. It didn’t take …
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
