Stories for February 24, 2007

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  Empire shops its hospitals

  In City on Page A1 Empire Health Services has hired a Wall Street hospital broker to find outside investors or even buyers for Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center. Securing an infusion …

• Trustee asserts diocese bill high

  In Business on Page A1 Bankruptcy lawyers have overbilled the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, sometimes having multiple attorneys review the same documents and attend the same meetings and court hearings, according to the U.S. Trustee’s …

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  Lobbyist takes Bible to Boise

  In Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Those seeking insight on how Fish and Game officials should oversee Idaho’s burgeoning wolf population often look to a management plan approved by the 2002 Legislature. Bryan Fischer …

• Outpatient complaints examined

  In Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates named an independent review panel Friday to investigate what he called an “unacceptable situation” in outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and …

• Budget targets prisons’ needs

  In Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Idaho must spend more on substance abuse and mental health treatment for its prison inmates, legislative budget writers declared Friday. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee set a budget for …

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  Girl Scout cookie bakers trim those trans fats

  In Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – For much of the country, it’s Girl Scout cookie time again. And this year, all those cookies, not just the Thin Mints and a few others, will …

• Man found in jail 17 months after stealing soda

  In Nation/World on Page A2 CROWN POINT, Ind. – Officials are at a loss to explain how they allowed a homeless, mentally ill man accused of stealing a soda to languish in jail for 17 …

• Canadian detention measure overruled

  In Nation/World on Page A3 OTTAWA – One of Canada’s most contentious anti-terrorism measures was struck down Friday by the Supreme Court, which declared it unconstitutional to detain foreign terror suspects indefinitely while the courts …

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  Arrest of leader’s son vexes Shiites

  In Nation/World on Page A3 BAGHDAD, Iraq – The U.S. military detained the son of one of America’s closest political allies in Iraq for several hours Friday, raising the ire of Shiite Muslim officials and …

• Baathists key to revised plan

  In Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Serious new divisions have emerged between the Bush administration and its Iraqi allies over the Baghdad government’s refusal to enact a reform that the White House considers crucial …

• N. Korea invites inspector back

  In Nation/World on Page A6 North Korea on Friday asked the chief U.N. atomic inspector to visit four years after expelling his experts and dropping out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty – an encouraging sign …

• A tough look at Walter Reed

  In Nation/World on Page A7 The common perception of Walter Reed Army Medical Center is of a surgical hospital that shines as the crown jewel of military medicine. But more than five years of sustained …

• NASA has plan for unstable astronauts

  In Nation/World on Page A7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – What would happen if an astronaut came unglued in space and, say, destroyed the ship’s oxygen system or tried to open the hatch and kill everyone …

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  Rodents’ fast-food run closes KFC/Taco Bell

  In Nation/World on Page A7 NEW YORK – New Yorkers are used to seeing rats where they catch their trains – not where they buy their burritos. About a dozen rats were having a grand …

• Businesses hope for break on estate tax

  In Business on Page A8 OLYMPIA – Trying to regroup after voters last fall overwhelmingly voted to uphold Washington’s estate tax, business groups are asking state lawmakers to exempt some property of family-owned businesses from …

• Potlatch to charge recreation fee

  In Business on Page A8 There will be no more free rides from the Potlatch Corp. Starting April 1, Idaho’s largest timberland owner will start charging for recreational access to more than 600,000 acres of …

• Will other suits follow ruling against Microsoft?

  In Business on Page A8 SEATTLE — A federal jury’s ruling that Microsoft infringed on two MP3 patents and must pay $1.52 billion in damages could turn into a major sour note for other technology …

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  And the windfall goes to …

  In Business on Page A8 LOS ANGELES — Movie studios spend millions of dollars this time of year touting the Academy Award nominations garnered by their films. But does an Oscar translate into box-office bucks?

• Owner says property worth $150 a square foot

  In Business on Page A8 Spokane architect Glen Cloninger considers the half-block of property he owns across the street from the city’s new Convention Center to be among downtown’s most desirable development sites. As such, …

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  Forging a new market

  In Business on Page A9 NEW GLARUS, Wis. — The scent of burning metal and whine of a grinder drift through the cool, cavernous warehouse as 15 workers forge swords coveted by collectors who long …

• Stocks fall following oil rise

  In Business on Page A9 Stocks ended a lackluster week with a moderate decline Friday as higher oil prices weighed on investors’ already rickety sentiment and Treasurys rallied amid concerns about a meltdown in the …

• Business Beat

  In Business on Page A9 NEW FACES Dennese Schumacher has been hired as a senior procurement agent at Triumph Composite Systems Inc. She previously worked as a supplier manager at Itronix. Dr. Mary Chiu has …

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  Low on money, Vilsack leaves race for president

  In Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON – Out of cash and barely a blip in the early polls, Tom Vilsack quit the Democratic presidential contest Friday, a move that ultimately might prove more influential than …

• Senate to debate making English official

  In Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Idaho has become the latest state to consider making English its official language. The Senate State Affairs committee voted 7-2 Friday to debate the plan next week, with …

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  Murder plan ends in guilty ruling

  In Idaho on Page B1 Federal jurors in Boise on Friday returned a guilty verdict against a former Post Falls man charged in a murder-for-hire plot against his ex-wife. Paul W. Driggers, 54, was convicted …

• In brief: Block emptied for suspicious device

  In City on Page B1 Spokane police evacuated a block of South Side homes Friday afternoon and blew up a suspicious device, possibly a chemical bomb, that a letter carrier found in a retired couple’s …

• Having a twin around town certainly stirs up confusion

  In City on Page B1 There is something I have to tell you: If you think you saw me at Safeway the other day, it probably wasn’t me. I mean, it could be me, but …

• Bowling to be smoke-free

  In Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – Opponents debated long and loudly, but the Idaho House on Friday easily passed legislation to extend its ban on smoking in most public places to bowling alleys. The …

• Elk ranching bill approved by Senate

  In Idaho on Page B1 The Senate agreed Friday to an industry-backed bill to license the state’s elk ranches. Senators voted 24-9 in favor of SB 1074, which creates a $200 license fee and gives …

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  In Seattle, McCain stands by war

  In City on Page B2 SEATTLE – Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Friday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has sacrificed his career to support the Iraq war, and acknowledged he could face the …

• More of Washington’s youth heavier than ever

  In City on Page B2 SEATTLE – Nearly one-quarter of the eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders in the state are overweight, part of a national trend of increasing child obesity, a University of Washington study indicates. …

• Top Hanford cleanup official will retire

  In City on Page B2 The man who oversees cleanup on half of the Hanford nuclear reservation announced his retirement Friday, creating a second vacancy among the top two jobs charged with steering cleanup of …

• Law doesn’t help gays get benefits

  In City on Page B2 OLYMPIA – If Washington residents are fired from jobs or denied credit because of their sexual orientation, the state’s Human Rights Commission is there to help. But if they can’t …

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  War objector charged again after mistrial

  In City on Page B2 SEATTLE – The Army refiled charges Friday against a Fort Lewis-based lieutenant who refused to serve in Iraq, pursuing the case about two weeks after the lieutenant’s first court-martial was …

• In brief: Reward offered in bank robbery

  In City on Page B3 A $1,000 cash reward was posted Friday for information leading to the arrest of a gunman who robbed the Spokane Valley Mall branch of Wheatland Bank on Feb. 16. The …

• Firm wolf bill clears Wyoming Senate

  In City on Page B3 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Attorney General Pat Crank says the latest incarnation of a wolf management bill would send a message to the federal government: “Put up or shut up.” Unlike …

• Man sentenced in pizzeria robbery

  In City on Page B3 A 20-year-old man told a judge Friday that he kidnapped and robbed his boss at a local pizzeria so that he could pay off medical bills and raise money for …

• Clinton’s victory would be our loss

  In Opinion on Page B4 Let’s face it: No matter how much many of us who oppose the war in Iraq would also love to elect a female president, Hillary Clinton is not a peace …

• Our view: Beef rules irksome

  In Opinion on Page B4 Two developments on the mad cow disease front show that it’s taken just over three years for the nation to go from high alert to hands off. First, documents obtained …

• Spears, Smith also about us

  In Opinion on Page B4 Between hourly updates on the decomposing body of Anna Nicole Smith and the balding of Britney Spears, we can confidently declare that the Jerry Springerization of America is complete. The …

• Smart bombs

  In Opinion on Page B4 After George Nethercutt changed his mind about term limits and declared he would run for a fourth term in Congress, he said this on “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer”: “I …

• Why are the letters in that order?

  In Opinion on Page B5 Question: This question concerns the position of letters printed in the letters to the editor section of the paper. I could be wrong, but as a long-time reader (and sometimes …

• Idaho Records

  In Idaho on Page B6 For 02-24-2007

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  Sex offender missing

  In City on Page B6 The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in locating a level 1 sex offender who has been missing since Jan. 18. Jack W. Beardslee, 52, was last seen …

• Applicants for aquifer board reviewed

  In Idaho on Page B6 Twenty-eight people including state lawmakers, engineers and water board members have applied to serve on a board for the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Protection District, which was approved by voters in …

• Official Records

  In City on Page B6 Marriage licenses Chad M. Olson and Valerie M. Caulk, both of Spokane Valley.

• CHIP may offer birth control

  In City on Page B6 HELENA – A Senate panel Friday endorsed lifting the ban on using the State Children’s Health Insurance Program to pay for birth control. The program, which serves children up to …

• LC, U-Hi clinch berths, meet for title

  In Sports on Page C1 KENNEWICK – There’s no substitute for experience and for University and Lewis and Clark girls basketball teams the semifinals of the 4A Eastern Regional playoffs Friday were a case of …

• Bulldogs focus like underdogs

  In Sports on Page C1 The Gonzaga Bulldogs, apparently in full embrace of the underdog role they insist they have recently inherited, close out one of the strangest and most unpredictable regular seasons in recent …

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  Cougars stop Chiefs

  In Sports on Page C1 Prince George avoided the broom. The Cougars from British Columbia, losers of three straight Western Hockey League games to the Spokane Chiefs, finally broke through in the final meeting of …

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  Woods’ streak ends at 7 wins

  In Sports on Page C1 A winning streak that carried an asterisk ended because of a ball mark. Tiger Woods stared only at the 4-foot path from his ball to the cup, a birdie putt …

• Follow teams with Vince

  In Sports on Page C1 It’s a big day for local college men’s basketball teams. Gonzaga, WSU and Eastern all have important conference games and Whitworth plays in the Northwest Conference title game. Keep up …

• Fast Break

  In Sports on Page C1 For 02-24-2007

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  Cougars go back for their future

  In Sports on Page C1 CORVALLIS, Ore. – The sight was so surprising it was almost laughable. Here was the No. 9 team in the country, lined up across the Gill Coliseum floor, working on …

• Sports in brief

  In Sports on Page C2 Landis’ attorneys cite new testing violation Tour de France champion Floyd Landis claims more mistakes were made in his doping case, this time involving technicians who handled his two positive …

• Oilers cool down Red Wings

  In Sports on Page C2 Ryan Smyth scored the only goal of the shootout, giving the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 win Friday night at Detroit that snapped the Red Wings’ 13-game home winning streak. Smyth, …

• On the Air

  In Sports on Page C2 For 02-24-2007

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  Chandler overwhelms Sonics

  In Sports on Page C2 NEW ORLEANS – Tyson Chandler keeps finding ways to put his 7-foot-1 body in the right spot – and now he’s putting the New Orleans Hornets back in the thick …

• Grizzlies win wild one

  In Sports on Page C2 Pau Gasol had 23 points, Mike Miller added 19 points and seven rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies survived a strange ending to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-102 Friday night …

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  Novelist in clubhouse

  In Sports on Page C3 PEORIA, Ariz. – Jarrod Washburn is reading a hunting magazine. Other Mariners are seated at a table in the middle of the clubhouse, working a crossword puzzle a staffer has …

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  Bay says he will be ready

  In Sports on Page C3 BRADENTON, Fla. – Jason Bay was collecting balls in a bucket while his fellow outfielders shagged flies in the hot sun Friday. That was about the extent of his work …

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  Fans cheer as Sosa returns to baseball

  In Sports on Page C3 Sammy Sosa returned to the field Friday at Surprise, Ariz., after a year away from the game, greeted warmly by fans before his first spring training workout with the Texas …

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  Hargrove has outline for victory

  In Sports on Page C3 PEORIA, Ariz. – It was one of those open-ended questions – What’s on your mind in this camp? – that a big-league manager either brushes off with a trite answer …

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  NO HEADLINE

  In Sports on Page C4 PHILADELPHIA – Somewhere in the second overtime, Drexel coach Denise Dillon was running out of water and Northeastern’s Daynia La-Force Mann was running out of movies to quote. It was …

• Teade leads Colfax into championship game

  In Sports on Page C4 Meagan Teade scored a game-high 19 points and Sadie Lazzarini added 12 as Colfax topped Brewster 59-43 in a 1A Eastern Region playoff game at Eastmont High School on Friday …

• Ferris beats Mead to secure trip to state

  In Sports on Page C4 KENNEWICK – Andre Jennings scored the first and last baskets of the first half with a couple in between on Friday to help propel Ferris into its third straight 4A …

• Cardinals sit in fifth after day one

  In Sports on Page C4 After the first of a two-day run at the NJCAA tournament Friday in Rochester, Minn., North Idaho’s wrestling team is in fifth place with 49.5 points. Defending champion Iowa Central …

• Whitworth men sweep NWC honors

  In Sports on Page C4 The No. 16-ranked Whitworth men’s basketball team swept the postseason Northwest Conference awards, announced Friday. Pirates coach Jim Hayford was named the conference’s Coach of the Year and Bryan Williams …

• Curlew challenges Sunnyside but falls

  In Sports on Page C5 YAKIMA – The juggernaut that is the undefeated Sunnyside Christian boys basketball team is running out of credible opposition at this year’s State 1B tournament. Curlew proved to be the …

• Wrestlers go for the gold

  In Sports on Page C5 POCATELLO, Idaho – Five 5A and six 3A wrestlers from North Idaho will seek state titles in the 50th annual high school championships at Idaho State University’s Holt Arena. In …

• Greyhounds, Bantams advance

  In Sports on Page C5 Kellie McCann-Smith had 16 points and seven steals and Misty Atkinson added 14 points and eight rebounds as Clarkston (16-5) slid past Cheney 48-43 in a District 7 2A playoff …

• NC surprises Mt. Spokane

  In Sports on Page C5 Cody Hauenstein scored a game-high 17 points and Nick Rijon added 14 as North Central upset Mt. Spokane 64-56 Friday in a District 8 3A playoff game at Mt. Spokane. …

• St. George’s, DeSales win

  In Sports on Page C5 On a night when freshmen made the difference, the St. George’s Dragons and DeSales Irish decided sending one team to state just wasn’t enough. Both boys and girls teams for …

• Shaw leads Panthers to state tournament

  In Sports on Page C5 Winning a boys basketball district title is never a small thing. Winning the first district title in your school’s history is always a huge thing.

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  Falcons reach final

  In Sports on Page C5 YAKIMA – Natalie Deking’s patience has been wearing thin the past three days, let alone the last 12 months. Sunnyside Christian – more specifically, one loss against Sunnyside Christian – …

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  Quinn and Russell in classic draft debate

  In Sports on Page C6 Brady Quinn isn’t ready to admit defeat in the race to be the top pick in the NFL draft. Seven weeks since JaMarcus Russell shot up the draft chart after …

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  Titanic blunder

  In Sports on Page C6 INDIANAPOLIS – Adam “Pacman” Jones, entangled in a triple shooting at a Las Vegas strip club, might not be on the Tennessee Titans’ roster next season. Mike Reinfeldt, the team’s …

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  Busch looks to bounce back

  In Sports on Page C6 FONTANA, Calif. – Age is no longer an issue for Kyle Busch. For a while, his accomplishments were attributed to precocious driving. His mistakes? Simply youthful errors. Now, starting his …

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  Buckeyes duo shines

  In Sports on Page C7 COLUMBUS, Ohio – They are a little bit Felix and Oscar, a little bit Mutt and Jeff. Greg Oden is Ohio State’s 7-foot freshman man-child, a likely No. 1 overall …

• Colonials down Hawks

  In Sports on Page C7 Sarah-Jo Lawrence and Jessica Adair both scored 16 points to lead No. 9 George Washington to its 17th straight victory, 87-60 over Saint Joseph’s on Friday in Washington. The 87 …

• Eagles need win to increase odds

  In Sports on Page C7 There is still hope for the Eastern Washington basketball team and it’s enough to create a headache. Heck, the Eagles don’t necessarily have to win tonight’s regular-season finale against Sacramento …

• Four corners

  In Sports on Page C7 Big Sky ConferenceOverallWLPCTWLPCTWeber St.114.7331810.643N. Arizona95.6431511.577Montana86.5711414.500Montana St.86.5711116.407Idaho St.76.5381214.462Portland St.87.5331712.586E. Washington78.4671414.500Sacramento St.410.286918.333N. Colorado212.143422.154

• Today’s menu

  In Sports on Page C8 For 02-24-2007

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  The Slice: Not quite like it was scripted

  In Features on Page E1 OK, here’s my theory. Some women who moved here from other regions were slightly disappointed with the Northwest because life here is not really much like the movie “Seven Brides …

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  Thinking globally

  In Features on Page E1 Instead of providing protection, the United States-led war on terror has accomplished only the opposite, according to the former head of Amnesty International USA. It has sown more fear.

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  Central America venture leaves memories aplenty

  In Features on Page E1 Jim Jaillet has one major passion – travel. “I’m a Sagittarius,” he says, “and we love to travel.”

• Horoscope

  In Features on Page E2 For 02-24-2007

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  He’s not yet a-mouldering

  In Features on Page E2 While Anna Nicole Smith’s body is decomposing so rapidly that an open-casket funeral may not be possible, the still-unburied corpse of James Brown is looking good. Charles Reid, director of …

• Wife devotes all her time to mom

  In Features on Page E2 Dear Annie: My wife’s mother is institutionalized with advanced Alzheimer’s. The facility where she lives is very expensive and provides 24-hour skilled nursing care, therapy and a full slate of …

• Community events

  In Features on Page E3 For 02-24-2007

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  Good vibes

  In Features on Page E3 BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Brian Sims was sitting in traffic when a car with a booming stereo pulled up next to him. Feeling vibrations from the pulsating vehicle, the Baptist pastor …

• Compromised doctrine challenges believers

  In Features on Page E3 When is it right to leave? Leaving a church, especially one you’ve called your own for many years, is one of the toughest decisions a Christian can make.

• Idaho Calendar

  In Features on Page E5 For 02-24-2007

• Spokane Calendar

  In Features on Page E5 For 02-24-2007

• Possible ‘silent heart attack’ worries reader

  In Features on Page E7 Dear Dr. Gott: Last year, I experienced what I thought might be a “silent heart attack.” I had chest pain that extended up to my jaw and ears with a …

• Fidelity looks ahead

  In City on Page F1 NEW YORK – Fidelity Investments did a little planning for its own future in 2006, forgoing some profits in hopes that new investments will mirror some of its past successes …

• Investors borrow at record pace

  In Business on Page F1 NEW YORK – Investors are borrowing at a record pace to sink into the stock market, and the trend is raising concerns on Wall Street about what might happen if …

• Hayden Eagles live by mission of people helping people

  In HandleX on Page I2 From car shows to golf tournaments to dinner theater, Hayden Lake Eagles Aerie 4080 members have been silently and successfully raising money to support community nonprofits. Hayden Lakes Eagles, under …

• Radar just part of whole picture

  In HandleX on Page I2 With all the rain and snow that we’ve been seeing lately, you’ve probably seen your fair share of radar images on television or the Internet. Just as weather satellites do …

• Meet your Neighbor

  In HandleX on Page I3 Name: Wray Wilson Age: 83

• Feature creature

  In HandleX on Page I3 Billy represents one of the hundreds of stray animals that found refuge through the efforts of the Coeur d’Alene Animal Shelter before its doors closed this month. May he remind …

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  Chief of police

  In HandleX on Page I4 RATHDRUM – Kevin Fuhr is no stranger to North Idaho. Raised in Moscow and a longtime tourist to both Priest and Spirit lakes with his wife and 6-year-old daughter, Fuhr …

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  Family includes six Eagle Scouts

  In HandleX on Page I5 A local gang of six has expended a lot of energy to make life a little bit better for those of us who live here and visitors, too. They’re Eagle …

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  Kelsos offer warm respite for shivering teens

  In HandleX on Page I7 Starr Kelso never expected to be the shining knight for two damsels in bikinis. They showed up on his doorstep one January evening, dripping wet and shivering in the frosty …

• Cross-town rivals

  In HandleX on Page I8 Basketball fans from north Idaho traveled to Nampa, Idaho, last weekend to watch Lake City High School and Coeur d’Alene High School compete in the Idaho state girls basketball tournament. …

• Raining Jane performing at NIC Tuesday

  In HandleX on Page I10 The all-female band Raining Jane will perform at North Idaho College on Tuesday. The rock-folk band is made up of guitarist and cellist Mai Bloomfield, guitarist Chaska Potter, drummer Mona …

• Black History Month events at NIC include documentary

  In HandleX on Page I10 North Idaho College will present a film about the struggle for civil rights in honor of Black History Month at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Lake Coeur d’Alene Room of …

• Idaho Commerce and Labor

  In HandleX on Page I10 We have 522 jobs available at Idaho Commerce and Labor this week. There are no fees to use the services. Call 769-1558 for more information and help with your employment …

• Library offers Signing Babies class

  In HandleX on Page I10 Library Signing Babies – a program to help families to communicate with their babies before the children can talk – will again be offered at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, …

• Religion Notebook

  In HandleX on Page I10 “Rewired” RLM Women’s Ministry – today, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Real Life Ministries, 1866 Cecil Road, Post Falls; Attributes of God presentation by Luisa Lettau; contact LaNette at 664-4546. Lenten Series …

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  Coffee roasted to perfection at Cafe Avion

  In HandleX on Page I11 It doesn’t always take a trendy location and hip baristas to produce a good cup of coffee. Buried in a bland-looking Coeur d’Alene office building and sharing space with a …

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  City partners with Lions for park improvements

  In HandleX on Page I12 RATHDRUM – The Rathdrum Lions Club recently added to their long history of community service projects by offering to supply the materials and labor to build a new pavilion at …

• School Lunch

  In HandleX on Page I13 Kootenai County school lunch menus for the week of Feb. 26-March 2 Coeur d’Alene School District

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  Program thriving thanks to parents, businesses

  In Voices on Page I13 It started as a simple idea from a parent at Canfield Middle School. Give kids a reason to get A’s – something more immediate than the “you’ll benefit from it …

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  Handle on Business : Groundbreaking held for new courthouse

  In HandleX on Page I15 This week is a double winner. We get a sneak preview of Coeur d’Alene’s new federal building and a history lesson from the old one. The groundbreaking for the new …

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  Game with higher aim

  In SatValley on Page V1 Saturday mornings at church never used to be this fun. At three area churches – Spokane Valley Church of the Nazarene, Spokane Valley United Methodist and Opportunity Presbyterian – Saturday …

• In brief: Open house for proposed trail

  In SatValley on Page V1 Spokane Valley will hold an open house in the Ponderosa neighborhood Wednesday to present plans for a trail along 44th Avenue. The city plans to build a 10-foot-wide, multiuse pathway …

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  TAGGING CREW

  In SatValley on Page V1 Its windshield was shattered into a million pieces that still clung together in that strange way that auto glass does. And there were wet, rotten clothes spotted with mold on …

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  Brothers celebrate years together in life, business

  In SatValley on Page V1 Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president, once said, “It’s not the years in your life; it’s the life in your years.” Anticipating their 90th birthdays today, identical twins Hank and …

• Day in fast-food trenches raises awareness

  In SatValley on Page V2 As humans, we tend to trivialize fellow humans that are on our margins economically. We deride the filthy rich for possible excesses, convinced we would do better. The poorest among …

• Three appointed to County Parks panel

  In SatValley on Page V2 A former Spokane County employee who ran unsuccessfully for a county commission seat a dozen years ago will get a say on the county’s Parks Board. Lunell Haught, a management …

• Calendar

  In SatValley on Page V2 For 02-24-2007

• Government almanac

  In SatValley on Page V2 Monday Fire District 8 – 6 p.m. at Station 82, 12100 E. Palouse Highway.

• Week in review

  In SatValley on Page V2 Fire District 13 (Newman Lake) – Commissioner Robert Neu was selected as the new chairman and Commissioner Eileen Weyrauch was selected as vice chairman. The district’s auxiliary and the Newman …

• Senior meals

  In SatValley on Page V3 For the week of Feb. 26-March 2 Monday – Beef stroganoff with pasta, zucchini and tomatoes, winter-blend vegetables, sourdough bread, peach Bavarian.

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  Elegant meal makes memorable Valentine’s Day

  In SatValley on Page V3 Cathy, my favorite and lovely wife, decided she wanted to remember something we have done on Valentine’s Day. We will be married for 30 years this summer, and they sort …

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  Family opens second Liberty Lake eatery

  In SatValley on Page V5 A family that eats together, as the saying goes, stays together. So what happens to the mother, son and uncle who open a restaurant together? For one area family, it’s …

• Help feed area seniors through March for Meals

  In SatValley on Page V6 For the past three decades, elderly and disabled persons in the Spokane Valley have depended on Meals on Wheels for a hot meal. For the next few weeks, Meals on …

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  Hard work pays off

  In SatValley on Page V6 Bryan Peterson knows the exact point where the West Valley High School boys basketball season turned and the team decided it was going to win. The Eagles, a perennial power …

• City building permits

  In SatValley on Page V6 City of Spokane Valley building permits issued between Feb. 3-9. Listings include project address; project type; valuation, if given; and name of contractor. For more information, visit www.spokanevalley.org/ sub.aspx?id=262. 17621 …

• WV faces Clarkston Wednesday in playoffs

  In SatValley on Page V6 West Valley boys find themselves a win away from state – which has become an annual rite of March for the Eagles – following a victory Thursday night in the …

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  ‘Black sheep’ still following musical dream

  In SatValley on Page V7 On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Sam Endress sat on a stool strumming his guitar and signing. A string of rose-colored lights marked off the “stage” in the corner of …

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  U-Hi students share science knowledge

  In SatValley on Page V7 Fourth-grade students at Sunrise Elementary got a glimpse of high school lab science. Earlier this month, the fourth-grade classes viewed science lab stations on motion, force and velocity at University …

• Lent brings special services

  In SatValley on Page V8 Lent is a time of reflection and preparation before Easter and several Spokane Valley churches plan to host weekly Bible studies or special worship services to help people in their …

• Group discusses teen drug abuse

  In SatValley on Page V8 While adults drink fine wines and snack on hors d’oeuvres, teens are drinking beer and snacking on what Deputy Craig Chamberlin called “popcorn bowls full of pills.” Teens’ sense of …

• County Building permits

  In SatValley on Page V8 Spokane County building permits issued between Feb. 3-9. Listings include project address; project type; valuation, if given; and name of contractor. For more information, visit http://www.spokanecounty.org/BP/ Permits/PermitStats.asp. 7516 E. Columbia …