March 3, 2013 in City on Page B3 A man was shot late Friday night in an east Spokane home outside of which police said a dead body was found earlier that day. Jeremy Paul Lambert, 35, suffered …

March 3, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page B3 Ron Lahr, president of Kootenai County’s Reagan Republicans, tells Huckleberries that he speaks four words in “The Crucible.” Which is the intense play about the 1692-’93 Salem witch trials in …

March 3, 2013 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – A blizzard of numbers was presented to legislative budget writers Friday on the potential impact of the federal sequestration cuts on the state. Overall, it showed a potential … 2

March 3, 2013 in City on Page B7 A Spokane man suspected of selling forged tickets to Gonzaga University basketball games was arrested Saturday evening. A woman contacted Spokane police and told them she had bought on Craigslist …

March 3, 2013 in City on Page B7 Here are the answers to this week’s quiz. 1. B. Fearing the proliferation of businesses that sell pot before Washington even finishes crafting regulations for the state’s new legalized recreational …

March 3, 2013 in Idaho on Page B7 BOISE – No bill has even been introduced yet to repeal Idaho’s $141 million personal property tax on businesses. But one potential beneficiary aims to kick-start debate by putting its … 1

March 3, 2013 in Opinion on Page B8 Washington residents don’t like their taxes. They have repeatedly voted to keep them in check by supporting initiatives that require a two-thirds “supermajority” vote of legislators for increases. Thursday, the … 11

March 3, 2013 in Opinion on Page B8 To the world beyond the Beltway, it might not mean much that Bob Woodward of the famed Watergate duo went public with his recent White House run-in. This would be … 14

March 3, 2013 in Opinion on Page B8 Robed barbarians have thwarted the will of the people ! Taxmageddon is upon us! Relax. Just because the state Supreme Court tossed the supermajority requirement for tax increases, it doesn’t … 13

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 I don’t understand why neither side of Congress ever talks about cutting and or quitting giving huge amounts of money to other countries (foreign aid). 21

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 I remember working with Mike Fagan many years ago. I found him to be a hard-working and passionate guy. Very good qualities. However, I feel his latest tirade about our … 15

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 The 535 members of Congress, and the president, are supposed to be responsible adults. They act more like a bunch of bratty children. I don’t need senators, representatives and the … 13

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 With the federal budget shortfall, why don’t we get the heck out of Afghanistan now? We are scheduled to get out in 2014, and it costs over $100 billion a … 10

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 President Abraham Lincoln loved the theater. President Barack Obama creates his own as he struts his hour upon the stage. He presents the tragedy of our times. The sky is … 20

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 There is a lot of news about the sequester and the loss of jobs. One estimate is that there will be a loss of 200,000 in the defense industry. I … 22

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 I don’t have a problem with our state gasoline tax going up 10 to 15 cents a gallon. Since we don’t have a state income tax, it is understandable that … 23

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 In regard to “Judge tosses lawsuit over C+ grade” (Feb. 15), I think people should know there is a lot of discrimination in graduate schools over gender, sex, race, religion, … 5

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 This letter is in regard to the upcoming Coeur d’Alene school levy. 4

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 I felt compelled to write to express my disappointment, shock and disgust at Mike Fagan’s comment regarding the governor. Whether a Democrat, Republican, independent, tea partyer or citizen, no one … 10

March 3, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page B9 For those who voted for Mike Fagan for councilman, you must be pleased to see he has so eloquently described our governor as a “lying whore.” What a grasp he … 8

March 3, 2013 in Opinion on Page B9 Change is coming in mathematics education for the United States. The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers are overseeing the development and … 19