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Washington’s handgun database lags behind sales

Dec. 8, 2013 The Washington firearms database is missing information from thousands of handgun sales as the state struggles to keep up with the speed of purchases. 6
Objections filed against Idaho, Mont. forest plans

Dec. 8, 2013 Hundreds of pages of objections by 60 individuals or organizations have been filed against a U.S. Forest Service draft management plan concerning two national forests with borders stretching into northern … 2
Christmas Bureau offers tours to potential donors

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page A1 After growing up in Spokane and reading about the Christmas Bureau for years, I thought I understood the essence of the charity. I was wrong. It’s one of those things … 3
In their corner: Attorneys help veterans resolve employment disputes

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page A1 Spokane attorney and National Guard reservist Matt Crotty never meant to mimic his father. “Oh God, as a teenager he was the last thing I wanted to follow,” Crotty said, … 7
County agency offers range of veteran assistance

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page A6 Chuck Elmore took the reins of Spokane County Veterans Services in January 2008, just as the country braced for an economic downturn it continues to claw its way out of. … 2
Doug Clark: Mother Nature gave my EWU gig a chilly reception

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B1 ICE STATION CHENEY – How cold was it Saturday at Eastern Washington University’s triumphant football playoff game? So cold the band couldn’t perform outside with instruments. 4
Oil terminal proposal would increase train traffic through Spokane

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B1 Last year, a train carrying crude oil from North Dakota chugged across Eastern Washington en route to a Puget Sound refinery. The oil train was the first for the region, … 69
That’s NEWS to you quiz

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B1 If you followed the news last week, and maybe even if you didn’t, you could be a winner in our weekly news quiz. Try the newspaper version, then go to … 1
Spokane proposal to end free parking on some holidays draws objections

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B1 The co-founders of Spokane’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration say a proposal from city leaders to start enforcing parking meters on the holiday indicates that officials consider the day … 153
Jim Kershner’s this day in history

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago The “whiskey poisoning” mystery in Spokane deepened when a second Spokane woman died after drinking from the same bottle. 2
Huckleberries: The cosmetic perks of cold weather

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B2 Horse whisperer Erica Curless (now also part of The Spokesman-Review team producing the Monday Boomer U page) sez it’s “never good when your trailer tire passes you at 60 mph.” … 1
Pearl Harbor survivors mark anniversary in Spokane

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B2 Ray Garland knew only one thing on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941: He had a job to do. Garland watched for a moment as the bombs from Japanese forces …
In brief: Teenage boy dies on Delta flight

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B3 A 16-year-old passenger suddenly died on a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Atlanta on Saturday morning, forcing the plane to land in Spokane. The boy had a prior … 1
Spin Control: One year later, marriage is still an institution

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B3 As of Friday, same-sex marriage has been legal in Washington for a year. So the obvious question is: How much worse off is your marriage now that men can marry … 18
Signing chimpanzees from Ellensburg settling in well in Quebec

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B9 ELLENSBURG – Tatu and Loulis, two sign-language-using chimpanzees formerly housed on Central Washington University’s campus, are integrating well into their new home at the Fauna Foundation sanctuary in Quebec, according … 2
That’s NEWS to you answers

Dec. 8, 2013 on Page B9 Here are the answers to this week’s That’s News to You quiz: 1. E. Because some American Indians took different names at different periods of their lives, and white researchers … 1
Firefighters quickly extinguish South Hill retirement home blaze

Dec. 7, 2013 Due to rapid response by Spokane fire crews, a blaze at a retirement home on the South Hill resulted in minor damage to the building. At 7:36 a.m., an automatic … 1
Delta Air Lines flight forced to land when teenage passenger dies

Dec. 7, 2013 A Delta flight from Seattle to Atlanta was forced to land in Spokane after a 16-year-old passenger suddenly died. 21
Cold-weather tips help during frigid temperatures

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A1 This weekend’s frigid weather brings a list of warnings and tips for Christmas shoppers, skiers, travelers and sports fans. Temperatures are far below norms. Saturday’s low will flirt with zero, … 9
Christmas Bureau book a gift that keeps giving

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A1 As Lisa Davis opens a Mother Goose book of nursery rhymes to read to her grandson Gryphin Scott, she recalls reading the same book to her daughter. “It’s got some … 5
Work underway to close abandoned North Idaho mine shaft

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A1 A special state fund derived from mining profits will be tapped to close a dangerous, publicly accessible abandoned mine shaft on private land in North Idaho. But first, state and … 17
East Central Community Center makes some blacks feel excluded

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A5 Several black residents say their community has been ignored in the new operations of the East Central Community Center. Sandy Williams, Eastern Washington representative for the Washington Commission on African … 131
Patricia Neumann wins Latah Town Council election on tiebreaker

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A5 Sitting on a courthouse bench with a friend Friday afternoon before her political fate was decided by two balls the size of marbles, Latah Town Councilwoman Patricia Neumann said she … 3
Shawn Vestal: It’s time to decide what value we place on parks

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A5 Is it too soon to declare our state parks a complete failure and call in the profiteers? Or should we cut their budgets further first? Maybe to zero? We are … 43
Photo: I’ll take a kokanee, please

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A5 Soaring high: A bald eagle wheels patiently high above Lake Coeur d’Alene on Friday during the annual gathering of eagles in December to feast on spawned-out kokanee salmon. Though fewer … 8
Jim Kershner’s this day in history

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago Slightly more than 100 acres of land on the edge of the Hangman Creek bluff were donated to the Spokane Park Board. 2
In brief: Search dog locates bodies of father, daughter after fire

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A6 FOX ISLAND, Wash. – A search dog used to locate disaster victims helped firefighters recover the body of a doctor who was trapped with his 8-year-old daughter when fire raced …
Oregon governor has deal for Intel

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A6 PORTLAND – Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Friday that he’s giving Intel a tax deal similar to the one he granted Nike a year ago. The 30-year agreement promises that any … 1
Democrat A.J. Balukoff gave money to GOP candidates

Dec. 7, 2013 on Page A6 BOISE – As recently as 2008, Democratic gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff and his family have identified as Republicans and given more than $10,000 to various GOP candidates, including his potential … 4
Idaho records

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