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Friday, March 8, 2013
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In brief: Rebels willing to release hostages, source says
March 8, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 Manila, Philippines – Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with …
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Other leaders on display
March 8, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 World leaders whose bodies have been preserved and put on perpetual display: Vladimir Lenin: Body of Soviet Union’s founder has been displayed since January 1924 in a mausoleum at Red …
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Han, Leia, Luke will join ‘Star Wars VII’
March 8, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 It appears the Force is still strong with Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. In an interview posted online Thursday, George Lucas said the trio from the original “Star … 3
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Chavez’s body to be on permanent view
March 8, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 CARACAS, Venezuela – Hugo Chavez’s body will be preserved and forever displayed inside a glass tomb at a military museum not far from the presidential palace from which he ruled … 2
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane University, a new institute of higher learning, announced that it had bought a tract of land in the Spokane Valley.
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State says Montvale owner may have committed fraud
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 A state official asked a judge Thursday to strip management of the Montvale Hotel from Rob Brewster Jr., saying the once-prominent Spokane developer owes $140,000 in back taxes and may … 11
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Deputies cleared in fatal shooting
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 Two Spokane County deputies have been cleared in the shooting death of a kidnapping suspect in Spokane Valley last September. After reviewing the case, the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office determined … 21
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Investor trying to rebuild his life
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 In 2006 and 2007, things were going very well for Brian Main. Main was involved in several real estate deals that seemed ripe to produce fast, fat profits – deals … 5
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Man shot in the chest ‘told me he was dying’
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 Kim Blackmore stood shivering in the cold Thursday, describing how her estranged boyfriend – the father of her unborn child – had forced his way through a dog door into … 65
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Bill to end death penalty draws support, slim hopes
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Every year for the past five years, Rep. Reuven Carlyle has sponsored a bill that would eliminate Washington’s death penalty. And every year the bill went nowhere. But … 7
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Washington records
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses
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State lawmakers attempt to reform ‘failing’ schools, end old mandates
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – The Senate spent part of a second day making changes to the state’s education laws Thursday, approving a plan to identify and change “persistently failing” schools and another … 1
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Photo: Picking a leader
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A6 The votes are in: All Saints Catholic School eighth-graders dressed as cardinals crowd around Joseph Lopez after he was voted the new pope during a Thursday conclave. Fifty-five students gathered … 3
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House backs revamping election laws
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Some would-be voters would have more time to register online, and younger ones could preregister as early as age 16 under election law changes approved Thursday by the … 1
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In brief: Adult faces charge in teen runaway
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A6 A California woman who authorities say helped a 14-year-old Coeur d’Alene girl run away last week will be charged with second-degree kidnapping. Coeur d’Alene police said they have obtained a … 1
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Idaho records
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A6 For 03-08-2013
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Pot tax bill would fund early learning
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Washington state lawmakers are already starting to count on revenue from the legalization of marijuana, with the House approving a bill that would tap those tax dollars to … 8
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Photo: Meeting of hearts, minds
March 8, 2013 in City on Page A7 Collective hopes: “It’s such a powerful experience to pray for our kids,” said Ellen Stephens, center, of Coeur d’Alene, as she and Kim Moehring, of Dalton Gardens, pray during the …
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Unemployment claims drop to near five-year low
March 8, 2013 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 last week, driving down the four-week average to its lowest level in five years. The … 2
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Sherwood Mall to get upgrade
March 8, 2013 in Business on Page A8 Two Spokane investment groups plan to renovate the downtown buildings formerly known as the Sherwood Mall and bring in new tenants. New owners of the two side-by-side downtown properties include … 1
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Facebook announces changes to News Feed
March 8, 2013 in Business on Page A8 MENLO PARK, Calif. – Facebook has redesigned its social network to address complaints that the News Feed on its website has turned into a jumble of monotonous musings and random …
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Households gain back lost wealth
March 8, 2013 in Business on Page A8 WASHINGTON – It took 5 1/2 years. Surging stock prices and steady home-price increases have finally allowed Americans to regain the $16 trillion in wealth they lost to the Great …
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Young investors look to fuel housing market
March 8, 2013 in Business on Page A8 At 28, Rob Lananna wants to make real estate investing a full-time gig. Lananna is part of a group of professionals in their 20s and 30s trying to capitalize on … 1
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Northwest wheat
March 8, 2013 in Business on Page A9 Soft white Cash bid Change March 8.52-8.61 up 0.08-0.11 April 8.42-8.61 up 0.02-0.01 Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change March 8.35-8.58 up 0.20-0.15 Hard red winter (11.5 …
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