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State laws mean new graduation requirements for high school seniors

April 21, 2014 on Page A1 High school seniors are miffed. A new law in Washington tossing out culminating projects as a state-mandated graduation requirement kicks in a year too late for them.
Cheney-Spokane-Highway 195 interchange project resumes

April 21, 2014 on Page A1 Work will resume today on the unfinished interchange at U.S. Highway 195 and Cheney-Spokane Road. Selland Construction, of Wenatchee, suspended work late last fall when cold weather arrived.
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April 21, 2014 on Page A5 End Notes By Catherine Johnston
Then and Now: Sportsmen’s and Tourists’ Fair

April 21, 2014 on Page A5 Today’s business and tourism promoters talk about whitewater parks, “Near Nature, Near Perfect” and Spokane’s occasional appearances in top-10 lists. Such promotions are not new. In 1920, as the frantic …
Bear research could advance human medicine

April 21, 2014 on Page A5 I’ve gained 5 pounds since last summer. My body mass index (BMI) is still fine, but I need to stop gaining to keep it that way. Grizzly bears put my …
Jim Kershner’s this day in history

April 21, 2014 on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago War fever raged in Spokane and across the nation – but it had nothing to do with World War I, which would break out …
In brief: Scout was killed while rolling log

April 21, 2014 on Page A6 LILLIWAUP, Wash. – A 12-year-old Washington boy on a Boy Scout trip died after a log that he and his friends were pushing down a hill caught his jacket and …
Seattle businesses back $15 wage, with qualifiers

April 21, 2014 on Page A6 SEATTLE – As the drumbeat for a $15 an hour minimum wage in Seattle grew louder last year following the election of a Socialist city councilmember and a new mayor, …
Local volunteers are key in mudslide cleanup

April 21, 2014 on Page A6 SEATTLE – Just before dark on the drizzling day, the long line of trucks came back. Windshield wipers clicking, headlights beaming, there were firetrucks, aid cars, flatbed trucks with bulldozers …
Oregon marriage ban getting a court review

April 21, 2014 on Page A6 SALEM – The future of Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage goes before a federal judge this week, and while critics will argue that it unconstitutionally discriminates against gays and lesbians, …
Idaho leads nation in payday loan rates

April 21, 2014 on Page A7 SALT LAKE CITY – Idaho, Nevada and Utah have among the nation’s highest interest rates for payday loans, according to a report. The study, released last week by the Pew …
Brewers upset over FDA spent-grain rule

April 21, 2014 on Page A7 PORTLAND – Northwest beer brewers have joined a national outcry over a proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration that they say would make it prohibitively expensive for them …
GOP making bold play for US Senate seat in Oregon

April 20, 2014 The GOP is making a bold play for a U.S. Senate seat in reliably Democratic Oregon, where a Republican hasn’t been elected to a statewide office in more than a … 8
Seattle businesses launch $15 minimum wage group

April 20, 2014 As the drumbeat for a $15 an hour minimum wage in Seattle grew louder last year following the election of a Socialist City Councilmember and a new mayor, the business … 15
Dairy farmers welcome higher milk prices

April 20, 2014 With milk prices steadily rising in recent months, Whatcom County dairy farmers are finding themselves in the unusual position of earning enough to rebuild savings accounts and pay back loans … 8
Brewers fear proposed FDA rule would spike costs

April 20, 2014 Northwest beer brewers have joined a national outcry over a proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration which they say would make it prohibitively expensive for them to recycle … 6
Spokane neighborhood groups strive for urban renewal

April 20, 2014 on Page A1 The drizzle last week did nothing to discourage Grayson and Megan Bjork from one of their regular visits to the South Perry commercial district. The young couple, taking turns holding … 86
Obama will find solemn scene in Tuesday mudslide visit

April 20, 2014 on Page A1 OSO, Wash. – The floodwaters that covered the dead have been drained. Whirring excavators scoop shattered timber and deep muck. Outside each cab, a sentry studies the overturned debris for … 4
Gerlach’s acquittal reflects society’s shifting attitudes

April 20, 2014 on Page A1 The seeds were sown for Gail Gerlach’s manslaughter acquittal in part by a Spokane murder conviction overturned more than 30 years ago. In August 1972, Yvonne Wanrow shot and killed … 294
Doug Clark: In case of helter-skelter, he’s got your shelter

April 20, 2014 on Page B1 Fretting about seismic upheaval, falling nukes or an invasion of human-gobbling zombies? Or maybe you’re in the market for one really impenetrable wine cellar. 2
Nosing out the goodies

April 20, 2014 on Page B1 There was a whole lot of sniffing going on Saturday at the SpokAnimal Dog Park at High Bridge during its second annual Easter egg hunt for dogs. They came by … 2
That’s NEWS to you

April 20, 2014 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. Warm up your news memory by taking …
Sheriff, Spokane Police Department hard-pressed to keep up staffing levels

April 20, 2014 on Page B1 When police detectives and public information officers are told to put on a uniform and hit the streets in a patrol car, it’s evident that staffing levels are a concern. … 59
Jim Kershner’s this day in history

April 20, 2014 on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago Spokane’s fledgling symphony orchestra held its first concert at the Orpheum Theater. A capacity crowd lapped up every note.
Spin Control: Legislative ethics panel weighing meaning of ‘infrequent’

April 20, 2014 on Page B2 OLYMPIA – A special panel is struggling to tell legislators how often they can break bread – and drink various beverages – with lobbyists. State law already carries the stricture … 1
WSU instructor will head Spokane criminal justice reform efforts

April 20, 2014 on Page B2 Spokane County and city officials will hire a Washington State University assistant professor with expertise in criminal justice to lead the initial implementation of criminal justice reforms recommended by a … 2
In brief: Boy killed by falling tree in Olympic National Forest

April 20, 2014 on Page B2 LILLIWAUP, Wash. – A Mason County sheriff’s spokesman said a 12-year-old boy was struck and killed by a falling tree while hiking in the Olympic National Forest on Saturday. Detective …
State logging regulator accepts donations from timber industries

April 20, 2014 on Page B2 SEATTLE – As he campaigned in 2008 to become Washington state’s top logging regulator, Peter Goldmark attacked his opponent for a “reprehensible” conflict of interest – accepting money from timber … 6
That’s News to you answers

April 20, 2014 on Page B10 Here are the answers to this week’s newspaper quiz: 1. B. The Evergreen State leads the nation, accounting for about one-fifth of the craft distilleries.
Flyaway eagle owl recaptured at Tacoma zoo

April 20, 2014 on Page B10 Officials at a Tacoma zoo said a trained Eurasian eagle owl that became spooked and flew off into a nearby park has been spotted and captured. A Point Defiance Zoo …