March 4, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 LONDON – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized Sunday over an apparent stomach infection that has ailed her for days, a rare instance of ill health sidelining the long-reigning monarch. … 1

March 4, 2013 in City on Page A5 “What?” That simple question gets asked by many people as they age and hearing loss begins to creep into daily life. Before my elderly mother got her hearing aids, it … 27

March 4, 2013 in Region on Page A6 SEATTLE – The family of a Chinese international student who faces a vehicular homicide charge has posted the $2 million bail to free him from custody, presenting a cashier’s check … 9

March 4, 2013 in Region on Page A6 SEATTLE – Law enforcement agencies have paid nearly $1 million in damages from police dogs wrongly attacking people in the past five years. In that time span, 17 people claimed … 8

March 4, 2013 in City on Page A6 Coeur d’Alene police are searching for a 14-year-old girl missing since Friday. Jaidyn Deann Bendocchi left a note saying she was running away prior to leaving, the department said in …

March 4, 2013 in Opinion on Page A7 One day, many years ago, I was working in my college bookstore when this guy walks in wearing a T-shirt. “White Power,” it said. I was chatting with a friend, … 73

March 4, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page A7 Here we go again. The sky is falling. From Obamacare to Obamascare. With the sequester enacted, planes will fall from the sky when air controllers are fired. Police and firemen … 38

March 4, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page A7 With sequestration, I am saddened by the predicament this country has found itself in. I am old enough to remember that this was once a country that funded big projects … 56

March 4, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 With regular-season West Coast Conference championships in hand, the Gonzaga men’s and women’s basketball teams have a few extra days to prepare for the conference tournaments in Las Vegas. Gonzaga’s … 1

March 4, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 WILLOW, Alaska – Dogs aching to run bolted out of the chute Sunday to launch the 41st running of Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Now 65 teams will be …

March 4, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 Lauren Silberman’s NFL tryout lasted all of two kicks, neither of which traveled 20 yards. Silberman became the first woman to compete at an NFL regional scouting combine on Sunday …

March 4, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 Beating Connecticut is no longer a rarity for Notre Dame. The Irish are getting to be old hands at this. The second-ranked Fighting Irish have beaten the third-ranked Huskies in …

March 4, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 Two-time defending champion Japan beat China 5-2 on Sunday in Fukuoka, Japan, to improve to 2-0 in Group A of the World Baseball Classic. With Japan up 2-0 in the …

March 4, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 Los Angeles Angels slugger Mike Trout figures if he keeps producing like he did during his historic rookie season, he’ll be in line for a handsome raise soon enough. The …

March 4, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 Brady Bagby’s 21 points led four Community College of Spokane players in double figures Sunday as the Sasquatch beat Everett Community College 88-78 in the second round of the NWAACC … 1

March 4, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 Cal State Northridge used a five-run third inning to beat Washington State 5-3 on Sunday in nonconference baseball in Pullman, snapping the Cougars’ eight-game winning streak. Yale Rosen’s two-run home …

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