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Friday, March 8, 2013
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Say no to pot scares
March 8, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 In “Pot to hurt the poor,” Martina Coordes’ Feb. 25 letter, outdated scientific findings speculatively linked to adult IQ reduction from early pot-smoking poor kids was disseminated. 63
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Drone outrage appropriate
March 8, 2013 in Opinion on Page A11 You could say that a filibuster occurs when a senator drones on and on. The problem with the U.S. Senate was that there were too few senators speaking about drones … 12
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Fagan debased us all
March 8, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 So this is who we are in Spokane: crass, uncivil, overly angry bullies. We, via an elected Spokane City Council member, call our governor a “lying whore.” Editorial headline: “Fagan … 45
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Congress doesn’t represent us
March 8, 2013 in Letters, Opinion on Page A11 Congress is completely out of control. First, they pass legislation imposing deep automatic budget cuts, supposedly to force a budget agreement. Then, they continue playing their political games while these … 19
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Editorial: Nourish, don’t clip, voter power in Idaho
March 8, 2013 in Opinion on Page A11 Can it be that mostly rural Idaho has a lesser regard for grass-roots democracy than more urban Washington? Could be. And sadly so.
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Flowers’ caffeine aids bees’ memory
March 8, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A12 NEW YORK – Talk about a caffeine buzz: A new study says honeybees get a shot of caffeine from certain flowers, and it perks up their memory. That spurs them … 1
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Fossils reveal dramatic heat spike
March 8, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A12 WASHINGTON – A new study looking at 11,000 years of climate temperatures shows the world in the middle of a dramatic U-turn, lurching from near-record cooling to a heat spike. …
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Eating meat linked to disease, early death
March 8, 2013 in Health, Nation/World on Page A12 Another study has found an association between eating meat and premature death, this time linking the consumption of bacon, sausage and other processed meats with cardiovascular disease and cancer in … 1
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Dickey eager to pitch in Classic
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Baseball: Many big-name pitchers found reason to say no to the World Baseball Classic. R.A. Dickey was an automatic yes. The knuckleball master, winner of the N.L. Cy Young Award …
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Get-well gift for head coach
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – Washington State interim women’s basketball coach Mike Daugherty has two reasons for wanting the team’s head coach to return for tonight’s game with fourth-ranked Stanford. First, the head …
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WSU QB takes his best shot
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Jeff Tuel spent six weeks in Orlando, Fla., recently, living and training with former teammate Marquess Wilson and former Eastern Washington receivers Brandon Kaufman and Greg Herd. The … 1
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GU women’s team surging at right time
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 LAS VEGAS – Consider it an indication of just how much the Gonzaga women’s basketball team has improved the last two months that coach Kelly Graves started with a couple …
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Whitworth turns to McCargar for scoring punch
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 Warming the bench never felt this good. Not that it stays warm for long, the seat Colton McCargar leaves behind before he puts the heat on another team at Whitworth …
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Borel finally able to ride winner No. 5,000
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 Jockey Calvin Borel has claimed career win No. 5,000 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. Borel picked up the win Thursday aboard Hezunusal in the sixth race. The Oaklawn …
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Newsmakers
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 Retired Indianapolis gave Jeff Saturday a chance to fulfill his NFL dream. On Thursday, he came back to thank the town and the team that embraced his improbable journey from …
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Woods tied for lead; McIlroy struggles
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 Golf: Tiger Woods and most of the world’s best golfers were on their games Thursday in the Cadillac Championship in Doral, Fla. Except for the world’s No. 1 player.
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Kickalicious outing
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 Just call him “Kickalicious.” That’s what coaches with the Detroit Lions did after they had too much trouble pronouncing Havard Rugland’s name during a tryout earlier this week. Rugland is …
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Brewers’ Melvin stung by scorpion
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin spent three hours in the emergency room Wednesday night after he was stung by an Arizona bark scorpion inside his spring training condominium in …
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Hamlin fined $25k by NASCAR for criticizing car
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 LAS VEGAS – A furious Denny Hamlin says he won’t pay the $25,000 fine leveled on him by NASCAR on Thursday after his criticism of the Gen-6 race car. The …
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Source: Rivera plans to retire after 2013
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 NEW YORK – The great Mariano Rivera is getting set to close his career. The New York Yankees’ reliever plans to announce this weekend that he will retire after the …
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M’s ace satisfied with his outing for the most part
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 SURPRISE, Ariz. – Felix Hernandez waited almost two weeks to get in a game for the Seattle Mariners. The Kansas City Royals went just as long without a loss. Hernandez …
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Friday’s area sports schedule
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 Baseball College: Washington State at UT San Antonio, 4 p.m.; Washington at LSU, 5; Gonzaga at Hawaii, 9:35.
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On the air
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B4 For 03-08-2013
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Players’ association gives OK to NHL realignment
March 8, 2013 in Sports on Page B5 NEW YORK – The NHL moved a step closer to realignment Thursday as the players’ association approved a proposed plan that is set to go into effect next season. Now …
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