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• Air Force to rank tanker sites

  May 15, 2012 on Page A1 Fairchild and about 60 other Air Force bases will be scored on criteria such as cost, capacity and environmental concerns to decide which will get the first batch of new … 2

• Man shoots, kills armed intruder

  May 15, 2012 on Page A1 Doug Snarski knew someone was going to die when he realized his girlfriend’s ex was inside their home early Sunday. The intruder, Sean Parsons, was armed with a shotgun, a … 17

• Government adopts plan to combat Alzheimer’s disease

  May 15, 2012 on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Obama administration adopts a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer’s today, setting the clock ticking toward a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, … 1

• Spokane schools officials’ pay frozen

  May 15, 2012 on Page A1 Spokane Public Schools central administrators’ pay will remain unchanged for the 2012-’13 school year, district officials announced Monday. The decision comes as the district’s upcoming budget is being finalized. 18

• Man’s dedication to elm made him a local legend

  May 15, 2012 on Page A2 PORTLAND, Maine – Frank Knight’s decades-long battle to save New England’s tallest elm served as an inspiring tale of devotion, so it is fitting that he will be laid to …

• Accuracy watch

  May 15, 2012 on Page A2 For 05-15-2012

• FAMU says band’s suspension extended

  May 15, 2012 on Page A3 ORLANDO, Fla. – The president of Florida A&M University on Monday announced that the school’s famous marching band, which has been suspended indefinitely since shortly after the hazing death of …

• N.J. airport guard used man’s identity

  May 15, 2012 on Page A3 NEWARK, N.J. – A Nigerian man used the identity of the victim in an unsolved murder to hide his status as an illegal immigrant while working undetected for two decades …

• Obama defends view on marriage

  May 15, 2012 on Page A3 NEW YORK – President Barack Obama on Monday defended his view that gay couples should have the right to marry, saying that the country has never gone wrong when it … 1

• ‘Swamp People’ cast member Guist dies

  May 15, 2012 on Page A3 PIERRE PART, La. – A cast member of the History Channel reality TV show “Swamp People” died Monday, a Louisiana sheriff said. Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack said Mitchell Guist …

• Paul effectively ends campaign

  May 15, 2012 on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Ron Paul, Mitt Romney’s lone remaining rival for the Republican presidential nomination, announced Monday that he would stop spending money on the party’s 11 remaining primaries, in … 5

• R.I. expands rights for gay couples

  May 15, 2012 on Page A3 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island’s governor on Monday declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones when it comes … 6

• Bodies in massacre tough to identify

  May 15, 2012 on Page A4 CADEREYTA, Mexico – Authorities struggled Monday to identify 49 bodies without heads, hands or feet to gain clues into the latest in a series of massacres from an escalating war …

• Pakistan may open route to NATO in Afghanistan

  May 15, 2012 on Page A4 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s foreign minister suggested Monday that the country should reopen its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies, saying the government has made its point by closing the route … 1

• ‘Modern Family’ star got dad’s kidney

  May 15, 2012 on Page A4 “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland has had a kidney transplant after a lifetime of pain and fatigue. The 21-year-old actress, who plays teenager Haley Dunphy on the hit ABC comedy, … 2

• Nepal air crash kills 15

  May 15, 2012 on Page A4 KATMANDU, Nepal – A plane crashed into a mountain in the Himalayas while trying to land at an airport in northern Nepal on Monday, killing 15 people and injuring six, …

• Accord ends hunger strike

  May 15, 2012 on Page A4 JERUSALEM – Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners agreed to halt a weeks-long hunger strike on Monday in exchange for promises of better conditions, ending a standoff that left several participants clinging …

• New noise ordinance OK’d

  May 15, 2012 on Page A5 Testimony at Monday’s Spokane City Council meeting included the sounds of William Cruz on guitar and trumpet as some downtown buskers argued against proposed noise restrictions. But Spokane City Council … 7

• Today’s vote a first for Idaho

  May 15, 2012 on Page A5 Idaho voters go to the polls today for the first election under the state’s new closed-primary system. That means for the first time, Idaho voters must register by party. And …

• Six seek to succeed Reed as secretary of state

  May 15, 2012 on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Some political races began filling quickly on the first day for candidates to file for office and pay their fees. The statewide race attracting the most attention on …

• Photo: With military precision

  May 15, 2012 on Page A5 Rock aweigh: U.S. Navy Musicians Third Class Clifton Murray, on guitar, Hector Garcia, on bass, and Sarah Reasner, on keyboards and lead vocals, perform a rock song by Journey with … 1

• Jim Kershner’s this day in history

  May 15, 2012 on Page A5 From our archives, 75 years ago The “fastest bomber in the world” was at Spokane’s Felts Field en route to Langley, Va.

• In brief: Police seek tips on man beaten at park

  May 15, 2012 on Page A5 A developmentally disabled man was assaulted by three people as he watched children play in Cannon Park on Monday. Police are asking anyone near the park at Maxwell Avenue and …

• Washington records

  May 15, 2012 on Page A6 Spokane County Marriage licenses

• Photo: Bring on the season

  May 15, 2012 on Page A6 Titan of the tarps: Hayden Marina employee Garrett Hallett secures the tarps at the marina on Hayden Lake on Monday.

• Hanford Reach plants at risk

  May 15, 2012 on Page A6 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday proposed endangered species protection for two plants, the Umtanum desert buckwheat and White Bluffs bladderpod, found only in Washington’s Hanford Reach National …

• Idaho records

  May 15, 2012 on Page A6 For 05-15-2012

• In brief: Airman found dead in dormitory

  May 15, 2012 on Page A6 An airman attending training at Fairchild Air Force Base was found dead in his dormitory on Saturday morning, a news release from the U.S. Air Force said. Airman 1st Class …

• Investor allowing Red Lion fix time

  May 15, 2012 on Page A7 A New York investor in Red Lion Hotels Corp. says it will give executives of the publicly traded hospitality company time to demonstrate progress before pushing efforts to replace three … 1

• Command Center Inc.

  May 15, 2012 on Page A7 For 05-15-2012

• In brief: EWU professor joins Avista as economist

  May 15, 2012 on Page A7 Two of the Inland Northwest’s best-known economists are shifting responsibilities, with Eastern Washington University professor Grant Forsyth becoming chief economist at Avista Corp. and Randy Barcus, who has held that …

• Best Buy founder leaving chairman’s post

  May 15, 2012 on Page A7 NEW YORK – Best Buy’s founder Richard Schulze is stepping down as chairman of the beleaguered consumer-electronics chain after the company’s investigation revealed that he failed to alert the board …

• Facebook IPO’s price is right for best friends

  May 15, 2012 on Page A7 CHICAGO – Hoping to get in on Facebook’s hotly anticipated public stock offering? You’ll need Facebook friends at very high levels – or a lot of money. Most people who …

• Shareholders next for Dimon

  May 15, 2012 on Page A7 NEW YORK – JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon owned up to stock analysts and went on TV to accept blame for a $2 billion trading mistake. Next he faces shareholders, …

• Northwest wheat

  May 15, 2012 on Page A8 Soft white Cash bid Change May 6.60-6.80 unchanged June 6.60-6.80 unchanged Hard red winter (ordinary percent protein) Cash bid Change May 6.25-6.40 up .05 Hard red winter (11.5 percent protein) …

• Stop Shoshone County litter

  May 15, 2012 on Page A9 This is for the people who enjoy coming to Shoshone County to play winter sports. A large number of snowmobilers enjoy coming to the Wallace area to ride and play. … 2

• Teen moms get a break

  May 15, 2012 on Page A9 On May 5, a group of teens and young adults were treated to a day of pampering at The Salvation Army Spokane. But these weren’t just any regular teenagers, these …

• Letters

  May 15, 2012 on Page A9 Stop Shoshone County litter This is for the people who enjoy coming to Shoshone County to play winter sports. A large number of snowmobilers enjoy coming to the Wallace area …

• Mona Charen: By all means, focus on the economy

  May 15, 2012 on Page A9 Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” former Gov. Eliot Spitzer (why do they give him a forum?) offered the Democratic Party’s defense of the Obama economy. The Republicans, Spitzer sputtered, “want … 24

• Editorial: Deep-sixing extension of census is misguided

  May 15, 2012 on Page A9 In the seemingly bottomless well of issues to divide Americans, here’s another: The U.S. House of Representatives voted last Wednesday to slash the Census Bureau budget and end the valuable … 28

• Bears out to change color of coach’s hair

  May 15, 2012 on Page B1 Most of the dye-jobs are gone now, but the attitude that brought them is still rooted in the psyche of the Central Valley boys soccer team. “It all starts with …

• Ex-Bulldogs stars won’t cross paths

  May 15, 2012 on Page B1 WNBA: The WNBA preseason schedule concludes today when Courtney Vandersloot and the Chicago Sky play at defending WNBA champion Minnesota. The regular season starts on Friday. The former Gonzaga star …

• Pujols giving 110 percent; Angels receiving 1 homer

  May 15, 2012 on Page B1 A year ago, Albert Pujols was a post-modern Stan Musial. Today, he is a living, breathing “John Carter.” (“John Carter” cost $250 million or so to make and was a …

• A jockey’s odyssey

  May 15, 2012 on Page B1 While mathemat- icians might be tempted to disagree, Akifumi Kato continues to demonstrate that the shortest distance between two points is not always a straight line. Those who remember horse … 4

• Leinart the teacher

  May 15, 2012 on Page B2 Matt Leinart has gone from being Carson Palmer’s protege at Southern California to his teacher with the Oakland Raiders a decade later. Leinart (pictured) signed with Oakland this month to …

• Newsmakers

  May 15, 2012 on Page B2 Signed At the downtown Minneapolis site of the team’s current home, the Metrodome, Gov. Mark Dayton signed off on a hard-fought agreement to build the Minnesota Vikings a $975 million …

• Best bet on the Tube

  May 15, 2012 on Page B2 Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin says he will play in Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals even though Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said the decision will …

• Scoreboard

  May 15, 2012 on Page B2 Basketball NBA playoffs

• McRoyal shooting investigated

  May 15, 2012 on Page B2 LOS ANGELES – Police detectives were working Monday to determine a motive and find the killer of a University of Idaho football player who was shot to death at a …

• Oklahoma City routs L.A. to open series

  May 15, 2012 on Page B2 NBA Playoffs: Russell Westbrook had 27 points and nine assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Thunder blasted the weary Los Angeles Lakers 119-90 on Monday night in the …

• Errors do in Cougs at Cal

  May 15, 2012 on Page B4 Taylor Ard had a pair of doubles and four RBIs for Washington State, but they went for naught when defense let down the Cougars (24-24) in a 13-8 nonconference baseball …

• On the air

  May 15, 2012 on Page B4 For 05-15-2012

• Today’s menu

  May 15, 2012 on Page B4 For 05-15-2012

• Understanding the ‘language’ of dying

  May 15, 2012 on Page C1 Q. I’m trying to make some sense of a few things I’m struggling with after my mother’s death. I think I missed my mother’s physical cues as she was dying. … 1

• The Slice: A few ways weathercasters could rain on anchors’ parade

  May 15, 2012 on Page C1 Some Slice readers misunderstand my off-and-on boycott of Spokane TV news. As I have noted several thousand times, I don’t like to be told how to feel about the weather. … 2

• Pertussis shows persistence

  May 15, 2012 on Page C1 The whooping cough epidemic plaguing other counties in Washington has been slow to reach the Inland Northwest. While numbers in West Side counties continued to climb at the end of … 3

• Horoscope

  May 15, 2012 on Page C2 For 05-15-2012

• Spinal tap gives clues on infection

  May 15, 2012 on Page C2 DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor wants me to have a spinal tap to help confirm a diagnosis. What happens during a spinal tap? DEAR READER: A spinal tap is also …

• Focus on children not toxic parents

  May 15, 2012 on Page C2 Dear Annie: My brother-in-law, “Travis,” has been in a relationship with his girlfriend, “Kristin,” for eight years. They now have two young children. Kristin has cheated on him too many …

• Facebook feature leads to rise in organ-donor registrations

  May 15, 2012 on Page C3 A new feature on Facebook has led to a surge of organ-donor registrations in Washington. The feature lets users signify their status as organ donors on their Facebook timeline and …

• BloodMobile

  May 15, 2012 on Page C3 Tuesday – Simplex Grinnell, 10010 E. Knox Ave., 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; St. Blanche’s Church, 27832 Highway 57, Priest Lake, Idaho, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1900 W. …

• Beware of allergic reactions to yellow jackets

  May 15, 2012 on Page C3 Q. I was a nanny last summer, and one day we were in the kids’ backyard. Their dog knocked a yellow jacket down, but it was still alive. Unaware of …

• Health Bulletin Board

  May 15, 2012 on Page C3 New listings Fitness Classes: Abs Core Express followed by Body Fit Camp – Abs Core Express covers new active exercises while tightening, toning, and strengthening the back, spine, and core. …

• Area residents complete military training

  May 15, 2012 on Page C4 James Fisher recently graduated from basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. Fisher is the son of Paul and Jessica Fisher, of Addy, …

• Slowing pertussis with ‘herd immunity’

  May 15, 2012 on Page C5 It takes a herd to whip whooping cough. “Herd immunity” is the idea that people who can’t get immunized for medical reasons – such as autoimmune disorders – or because …

• Obituary: Drury, Omer Harvey

  May 15, 2012 on Page O1 Oct. 21, 1922 - May. 11, 2012