"She's such a joy," said Valerie Stichweh of Spokane about her 18-month-old daughter Faith Ann while swinging at Finucane Park in Hayden on Wednesday/Kathy Plonka, Spokesman-Review.

Eye On Boise: GARVEE funds for Idaho highway projects coming up far short here.

1. David Horsey/Seattle PI believes the wild West will return if Washington passes Initiative 933, which is similar to Idaho's Proposition 2 in requiring local government to pay developers when its action decreases the value of their property here.

2. For the first time in who knows when, property taxes in Kootenai County, Idaho, are going to drop significantly this year despite rapid increases in valuations here.

3. A suspended Washington state trooper facing felony unlawful imprisonment charges is accused of suggesting that two women should expose themselves to him during a traffic stop. The women complied and were let off without a ticket here.

4. A Gonzaga High School teacher went on to molest at least four more young boys after Jesuit leaders shipped the troubled priest to Seattle University in 1950 here.

5. The Baja 1000! It is arguably the most intense off-road race in the world and not the place you'd expect to see the executive team from a technology company. But this November, that's exactly where Micron's CEO and his company officials will be, racing 1,000 miles through the Mexican desert of Baja, California here.

6. IMHO-NW: Spokesman-Review (Gregoire shows poor dinner judgment), Rich Landers/Spokesman-Review (Issues abound for fragile hatcheries), Dan Hammes/St. Maries Gazette (Don't use Indian names), Jinx Beshears/River Journal (Smartest women at "Man Show"), and Jared Downing/WSU Evergreen (Higher-ed needs practical focus).

Online Poll: 78% of 320 respondents to a Helena Independent Record poll support imposition of impact fees on developers.

*Family, friends dedicate statue to Spokane wastewater worker killed in 2004 accident here.

*Cable show to debut new Washington State dating show here.

*Stabbed Nampa woman alerts police before she dies in car trunk here.

*Bill Zadek of Great Falls, Mont., has won the world wrestling championship at 145 1/2 pounds here.

Orbusmax Special: Judge: Former AG John Ashcroft doesn't have absolute immunity in lawsuit filed by ex-UI footballer here.

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