Page A11 Romney unfit for office A story has surfaced about Mitt Romney assaulting another boy suspected of being gay while he was in prep school. Romney, along with several other boys, …

Page A11 We are gathered here today to memorialize a man who revolutionized our lives. So what did Eugene J. Polley do? What was the nature of his great leap forward? Did …

Page A11 A story has surfaced about Mitt Romney assaulting another boy suspected of being gay while he was in prep school. Romney, along with several other boys, tackled and held the … 44

Page A11 After wiping tears from my eyes and going for a walk to think and process, I feel like I need to write to you and tell you how powerful Archbishop … 2

Page B8 In Washington, charter schools are like most late library books: overdue without a good excuse. The state ought to have them. Most others do. But voters have said no three … 5

Page B8 The past several days of Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s life have been painfully amusing to watch. Painful because Booker, a rising Democratic star, is such a good guy. Amusing, because … 4

Page B8 The Congressional Budget Office toted up the consequences of the scheduled year-end budget cuts and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, then delivered the bad news. The economy would … 4

Page B9 If Hollywood gave us a dramatic, apocalyptic-style disaster movie that provided a story line that actually got the crisis resolved by a community’s citizenry pulling itself together in steadfast, old-fashioned … 2

Page B9 Diamond choking downtown While the Downtown Spokane Partnership laments retailer moves to the Valley (April 28), many city dwellers avoid downtown for a simple reason: Diamond Parking. This operation has …

Page B9 While the Downtown Spokane Partnership laments retailer moves to the Valley (April 28), many city dwellers avoid downtown for a simple reason: Diamond Parking. This operation has cornered most of … 2

Page B9 The city of Spokane has a citizens board to advise on using tax dollars for street projects. The city could hire new workers, train those hired, get mediocre work for … 6

Page B9 My heart and prayers go out for the daughter of Rob Leach (April 28). He is correct: Many liberals label the unborn as fetuses or viable tissue masses. This is … 14

Page B9 As you correctly say in your editorial of May 23, a successful lawsuit to remove John Roskelley from the ballot over his brief and temporary residence away from his home … 1

Page B9 There have been recent letters praising former Assistant City Attorney Rocky Treppiedi for his tenacity on the job. Obviously, the authors of these letters have never been on the receiving …

Page B9 Often, in a vacuum of information, mothers choose abortion and later wonder in anguish why nobody told them the truth. The ultrasound bill had the potential to prevent that and … 9

Page B9 For more than a week now, I have searched for a mention in your paper of the commencement services held May 13 for Whitworth University graduates. Admittedly, I was disheartened … 4

Page B9 For 50 years, European socialist democracies and our own republic have incurred debt they can never repay, primarily by promising entitlements that exceed the value of their gross domestic product. … 1

Page B9 I noticed in the May 19 edition that ol’ Joseph Duncan was feeling very poorly for his family! He surely felt they would be further harmed if he were to … 1

Page B9 You go, Colorado! Colorado projects a $25 million annual tax boon, and growing, from medical marijuana. By comparison, progressive Washington state marketed, and literally banked on, greater consumption (by way … 3

Page B4 It was our much-anticipated quarterly lunch with Tim Kurkjian, baseball analyst extraordinaire, wherein George Will and I bathe in a constant flow of obscure statistics, Kurkjian oddities and ribald anecdotes, … 2

Page B4 We recently saluted Leslie Sabo for giving his life to save fellow soldiers in Vietnam 40 years ago. Injured after shielding a comrade with his body, the Pennsylvanian grabbed his … 22

Page B4 The trustees of the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture owe Spokane an explanation for the firing of Forrest Rodgers as museum director. At a special board meeting held Wednesday, … 2

Page B5 Activists waging a national war on coal have turned their sights on the Pacific Northwest, targeting proposed shipping terminals in Washington and Oregon that would export coal to China. They’re … 21

Page B5 In their continuing effort to emulate Seattle and the rest of the “Left Coast” (I don’t know why), the city of Spokane is going to adopt single-stream recyling collection. Again, … 9

Page B5 It is impossible to put a dollar value on a human life. I applaud that the settlement reached between the city of Spokane and the family of Otto Zehm will … 10

Page B5 Steve Massey (May 12) advises President Barack Obama to read his Bible more closely to see that it condemns gay marriage. Read your Bible closer, Massey. Marriage is prescribed for … 11

Page B5 With the April 30 article “Federal judge stops Texas law on women’s health,” one is forced to inquire which issue is more important: federalism or basic human rights (access to … 3

Page B5 Forty-two million. That is the number of abortions that take place each year around the world, 1.37 million of them are in the United States alone (according to the Center … 4

Page B5 I read someone’s letter that said we should just forget the Buffett Rule, but why should we? To begin with, President George W. Bush decided to give the rich tax … 9

Page B5 No wonder the taxpayers are complaining about the ever-rising costs of education. Recently, the Spokane School District hired a new superintendent at a very high salary of $240,000 per year. … 7