Page A11 A commendable effort to expand in-state tuition access for veterans sailed through both chambers in Olympia on unanimous votes. Then it stalled over the issue of who would get credit … 1

Page A11 Doctors are controlled by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and society is judging those who truly need pain management and necessary drugs to treat multiple conditions. It’s all a train … 11

Page A11 It does not add up: Do you know how much they pay in Spokane County for information leading to the arrest of people who ran down and killed a pedestrian? 40

Page A11 The land trade proposed by Western Pacific Timber and fully supported by wilderness advocacy groups has been controversial since it was first proposed. If past practices are any indication, the … 3

Page A11 Is Rep. Raul Labrador really representative of Idaho? 25

Page A9 Eighty-three-year-old Ron Kilmartin was in a hospice, dying of lung cancer. His daughter was at his bedside, cracking jokes about it. Here’s one: “Last week, Dad coughed and said, ‘choking.’ … 1

Page A9 Bravo to the Spokane Symphony and Spokane Civic Theatre for their outstanding weekend performances of “Les Miserables” at the Fox Theater. 3

Page A9 Sexual attraction has only one purpose: to facilitate reproduction. Humans have the intelligence to understand this, and that people of the same sex cannot reproduce. For one person to be … 95

Page B8 When the going gets tough, well, why not just make the going easier? This seems to be the conclusion of the College Board, which administers the dreaded SAT college entrance … 3

Page B8 The Kansas Supreme Court did a McCleary on Friday with a ruling that state lawmakers are not meeting their constitutional obligation to appropriately fund K-12 education. McCleary, remember, is the … 1

Page B8 Our country has the highest medical costs in the world, so the last thing we ought to encourage is treating healthy people. But our system does just that, and the … 7

Page B9 Call me highly sensitive. But I’m enough of a child of the Cold War to feel uneasy about any new tension between the United States and Russia. I grew up … 2

Page B9 I’m writing to thank Teresa Nevins for her letter “Failed another young man,” (Feb. 22). I’m extremely upset with the pastor’s comments at Jedadiah Zillmer’s funeral. 48

Page B9 Roy Tiefisher’s letter (Feb. 22) expresses complete misinformation; clearly he gets all of his information from Fox News or Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. He stated we would be better off … 62

Page B9 This is their proposal? The Republicans want to change the tax code? Those earning up to $75,000 will pay 10 percent. From there up to $450,000, people will get a … 43

Page B9 The country’s being taken apart, piece by piece, and our elected officials are doing nothing to stop it. The voters must have a way to fight back – those paying … 10

Page B9 I like dogs. I just don’t enjoy shopping with them. I have found myself faced with dogs in a variety of stores, from grocery to hardware to Macy’s. 16

Page B9 Over the past few months, neoconservative columnist Charles Krauthammer has called for the United States to get back in Iraq, stay in Afghanistan, plan for Iran, get serious about Syria … 7

Page B9 The president favors a segment of American youth. He has launched the Brother’s Keeper program. “In strong, often personal terms President Barack Obama on Thursday called for vigorous efforts to … 92

Page B9 Shawn Vestal’s March 1 report on Emily Languell and her tax refund fees from H&R Block really missed the boat. While I agree paying $25 to use a prepaid debit … 1

Page B9 In your Feb. 26 editorial, you bemoaned the fact that the Senate’s proposed budget did not include a pay hike for teachers for a fifth year. Once again, you provided … 6

Page B9 I was saddened by Brett Delegard’s March 3 reaction to the Feb. 15 op-ed written by Robert Archer. I think Delegard missed the point of Archer’s discussion, exemplifying the problem … 10

Page A10 Vladimir Putin is a lucky man. And he’s got three more years of luck to come. He takes Crimea, and President Obama says it’s not in Russia’s interest, not even … 62

Page A10 Many American cities now enjoy an amazing reversal of fortune. Once hollowed-out shells mainly for those too poor to move – or those so rich they didn’t have to deal … 3

Page A10 As with marijuana, the state of Washington is facing another smoking issue that would be a lot easier to resolve if the federal government acted first. That virtual pack of … 8

Page A11 Washington Farm Bureau is dedicated to the best interests of our farming community, which includes protecting our natural resources and enhancing ecological security. This equals economic security for our state, …

Page A11 Over the years, I’ve tried to talk to many teachers about the state of education reform. What I’ve come up against time and time again is fear; long-standing, well-established fear … 18

Page A11 I was appalled to see your cartoon of the WWJD bracelet in your March 2 newspaper. How dare you disrespect so many Christians, and especially teens in this city wearing … 34

Page A11 Charles Krauthammer’s Feb. 22 column attacks climate science and scientists on the basis that the science is not “settled,” and those “who pretend to know exactly” what human-caused carbon dioxide … 59

Page A11 I just read the disturbing March 2 letter to the editor, “Inslee being callous,” from Joshua Ross about the death penalty moratorium in our state. Regarding condemned criminals, he wrote … 3