Stories for March 13, 2007

• WSU foe knows his opponent

  In City on Page A1 Ben Haynes moved to Pullman when he was 3 years old. He played basketball for the Greyhounds in high school, and all the while he followed Washington State, harboring dreams …

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  History of abuse

  In City on Page A1 A 4-year-old Spokane girl stopped breathing in the bathtub Saturday night as her resentful stepmother left her alone to cook an anniversary meal for the girl’s father, according to court …

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  GU women Stanford bound

  In City on Page A1 Good fortune arrived Sunday, when the Gonzaga men’s basketball team was sent to Sacramento, and it stayed until Monday night, when the Bulldog women got a ticket to Stanford University. …

• Wounded soldiers swamp Army’s disability system

  In Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The thousands of soldiers wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have overwhelmed the Army’s system for evaluating their eligibility for disability benefits, leading to a near-total …

• Study disputes beta carotene’s value to vision

  In Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – Carrots, rich in beta carotene, long have been thought to sharpen eyesight, but a new study suggests that beta carotene pills are powerless against a common type of …

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  Marriage forces farewells

  In Nation/World on Page A2 KUNEITRA CROSSING, Golan Heights – In a buffer zone between two bitter enemies, Arwad Abushahen bid a heartbroken farewell to her family on Monday, her joy at marrying the man …

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  Walter Reed fallout expands

  In Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Army’s surgeon general has been forced out, becoming the third high-ranking Army official to lose his job in a widening scandal over substandard conditions for wounded soldiers …

• Gunmen kidnap BBC reporter

  In Nation/World on Page A3 Masked Palestinian gunmen kidnapped a BBC reporter from his car in Gaza City on Monday, Palestinian security officials said. As he was being taken, the journalist threw a business card …

• U.N. report accuses Sudan of war crimes

  In Nation/World on Page A3 UNITED NATIONS – A high-level U.N. mission to Darfur reported Monday that the Sudanese government had orchestrated human rights crimes against its own people and urged that leaders of Sudan’s …

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  In Guatemala, Bush discusses free trade

  In Nation/World on Page A3 GUATEMALA CITY – President Bush, in the poorest of the five Latin American nations he’s visiting, on Monday extolled the benefits of free trade and singled out a U.S.-backed farm …

• Big-rig safety laws assailed

  In Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – More than 100 people a week are killed in large truck crashes in this country, according to safety groups that called Monday for reducing how long big-rig drivers …

• Ex-President Bush faints while golfing

  In Nation/World on Page A4 Former President George H.W. Bush was in good spirits as he gave a speech Monday night, a day after being overcome by the sweltering desert heat and staying overnight at …

• City defends strict immigration laws

  In Nation/World on Page A4 SCRANTON, Pa. – The United States’ first trial debating the rights of local governments to curtail illegal immigration began Monday in federal court, with officials from the city of Hazleton …

• Terror profiles prove elusive

  In Nation/World on Page A5 ZUTPHEN, Netherlands – On the surface, the young Dutch Moroccan mother looked like an immigrant success story: She studied business in college, hung out at the pub with her friends …

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  Security crackdown strains to quell violence

  In Nation/World on Page A5 BAGHDAD, Iraq – Hundreds of Shiite Muslims, beating their chests in mourning, accompanied 17 coffins through Baghdad’s main Shiite Muslim district Monday, demanding that militiamen be allowed to protect them …

• Sides dig in over Iraq withdrawal debate

  In Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – As the House prepares to mark up a war-spending bill this week, the biggest congressional showdown yet on Iraq looms over a timetable for withdrawal of American troops. …

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  A vision of sharing

  In Business on Page A6 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — After nearly seven years of getting strangers to rent cars for a few hours at a time, Zipcar Inc. believes it has the know-how to leap beyond …

• Can’t get enough stock-market information?

  In City on Page A6 If you’re a Spokesman-Review subscriber who’s looking for comprehensive weekly stock and mutual-fund listings, market stories and other information, you can request Investments, a free Saturday supplement to The Spokesman-Review. …

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  Cable operators offering wireless to compete with telecoms

  In Business on Page A6 Two months ago, Fred Poteet walked into a Sprint store to resolve some technical problems with his cell phone service. When he walked out, he had a new wireless contract …

• Seminar focuses on avoiding fraud

  In Business on Page A6 State financial regulators and the AARP are offering a seminar this week designed to fight fraud – especially those perpetrated by con men attempting to steal from retired Americans. The …

• The arts are a big player in regional economy

  In Business on Page A6 Art and cultural activities are more than mere playthings to Spokane’s annual economy, according to a new study by Eastern Washington University’s Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis. Such …

• Subprime mortgage situation is ‘manageable,’ official says

  In Business on Page A6 WASHINGTON — The government is monitoring the distress in the subprime mortgage industry and believes the current situation is “manageable,” a high-level Treasury Department official said Monday. The comments by …

• Idaho job market is a qualified success

  In Business on Page A6 Jobless numbers in Idaho have hit lows that must have some companies considering press gangs as a recruitment tool. Not press, as in media, but press as in Royal Navy …

• Boeing collects more 787 orders

  In Business on Page A7 Boeing Co. on Monday added nearly a dozen orders for its new 787 Dreamliner, the fuel-efficient passenger jet scheduled to make its first flight later this year. The deals sent …

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  Slim’s portfolio gets fatter

  In Business on Page A7 MEXICO CITY — The world’s third-richest man, Carlos Slim, is gaining rapidly on Bill Gates and Warren Buffet with a fortune that grew $19 billion last year — the largest …

• Humane Society wants action on dog fur sales

  In Business on Page A7 WASHINGTON — A national animal rights group wants to put a group of fur retailers and manufacturers in the dog house. The Humane Society of the United States will ask …

• Investors look past subprime lender woes

  In Business on Page A7 Wall Street’s recovery from last month’s plunge gained momentum Monday, with stocks rising as investors looked past widening cracks in the subprime lending sector and bought in response to another …

• Sorority ousted from university

  In Nation/World on Page A9 GREENCASTLE, Ind. – DePauw University’s president on Monday ordered a sorority off campus by fall after Delta Zeta kicked out nearly two dozen members and drew accusations that only attractive, …

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  Wildfire nears containment

  In Nation/World on Page A9 ANAHEIM, Calif. – A stolen Honda Civic that was set ablaze sparked a wildfire that threatened houses in the hills southeast of Los Angeles and forced hundreds to temporarily evacuate, …

• The scoop on NCAA hoops

  In City on Page A10 Frequently asked questions regarding the NCAA tournament in Spokane and Sacramento:

• VA orders systemwide checks

  In Nation/World on Page A10 WASHINGTON — The VA is ordering its 1,400 hospitals and clinics to report on the quality of their facilities to determine if squalid conditions found at Walter Reed exist elsewhere. …

• Saddle up for some naked bear riding

  In Idaho on Page B1 At Huckleberries Online, the writer of the Making Flippy Floppy blog is known as “OrangeTV.” You know him as Patrick Jacobs, the new local restaurant/nightlife reviewer for our Handle Extra. …

• Feds seek restitution from Post Falls man

  In City on Page B1 Federal authorities are trying to collect $170,000 from James C. Stone, a Post Falls businessman who pleaded guilty last year of stealing money from his employees’ pension plan. On Monday, …

• Senate OKs plan to deny state aid

  In Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – The Idaho Senate on Monday overwhelmingly approved a plan to exclude illegal immigrants from most state benefits, despite concerns about unintended consequences. Sen. John McGee, R-Caldwell, the bill’s …

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  City extends incentive for multifamily buildings

  In City on Page B1 After fire gutted the Lloyd Building in 2005, the owner used a new tax incentive to rebuild and continue providing housing to low-income families. Mark Agee, the Lloyd’s owner, said …

• Senate OKs tax-break review

  In Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – As a committee chairman, Sen. Brent Hill can kill new tax exemption bills just by leaving them in his desk drawer. “I’ve got five in my drawer that …

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  Sisters return business to their roots

  In City on Page B1 If there is anything that rivals the bond between Spokane tribal members Marina TurningRobe and Monica Simeon, it is their ties to their homeland. The sisters have built a business …

• Hells Angels’ trial begins

  In City on Page B2 SEATTLE – The federal racketeering case against the Spokane-based chapter of the Hells Angels and four of its members is nothing more than “grand theater” conjured up by two informants, …

• Saturday funeral scheduled for paratrooper killed in Iraq

  In City on Page B2 The funeral is scheduled for Saturday afternoon in Colville for a 21-year-old paratrooper killed earlier this month by an explosion in Iraq. The service for Spec. Ryan Bell is set …

• Get free gas for beating his ghastly guzzler

  In City on Page B2 Gasoline prices are again soaring higher than a Gonzaga University rebounder on magic mushrooms. Analysts say we may soon be looking at $3-a-gallon gas, which could provoke more panic at …

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  Judge gives Heytvelt chance to clear record

  In City on Page B2 If suspended Gonzaga basketball star Josh Heytvelt displays good behavior for one year, his felony drug possession charge will be dismissed, leaving him a clean criminal record. Heytvelt, 20, struck …

• House OKs lower school levy bar

  In City on Page B2 OLYMPIA – With rhetoric that pitted overtaxed homeowners against under-funded schools, the state House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that could make it easier for schools to raise …

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  Rivers’ rise expected to ease as winter hits the homestretch

  In City on Page B2 Heavy mountain rainfall and unseasonably high temperatures Sunday and Monday triggered rapid rises on several Inland Northwest rivers, but the runoff was expected to subside today before flooding occurs. Forecasters …

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  Woman sentenced for beating boy, 6

  In Idaho on Page B3 A Coeur d’Alene woman was sentenced to supervised probation Monday for beating a 6-year-old foster son so severely that he was hospitalized with a head injury. Joyce D. Hibshman, 37, …

• Funeral to be held for paratrooper

  In City on Page B3 A funeral is scheduled for Saturday afternoon in Colville for a 21-year-old paratrooper killed earlier this month by an explosion in Iraq. The service for Spec. Ryan Bell is set …

• Gregoire says state costs are down $239 million

  In City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – Washington’s healthy budget picture has improved with news that state services will cost $239 million less than previously projected, Gov. Chris Gregoire said Monday. The state already has …

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  Man gets 9 years for drugging girl

  In Idaho on Page B3 A registered sex offender who drugged a 9-year-old girl was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison. Scotty J. Bailey, 36, will serve at least two years in prison before …

• Our view: Shed light on policy

  In Opinion on Page B4 This is Sunshine Week around the country, which is a time when the media highlight the benefits of open government and drawbacks of secrecy. But the battle for transparency is …

• Despite Castro, racism lingers

  In Opinion on Page B4 HAVANA – Leonides Terrero Silot wanted to take me to the Lincoln Hotel. This slender black man with the silver-gray hair and a bushy mustache insisted it’s a place that …

• Misguided priorities

  In Opinion on Page B4 The following editorial appeared Monday in the Washington Post.

• GOP losing storytelling war

  In Opinion on Page B4 “History will be kind to me,” Winston Churchill once said, “for I intend to write it.” Indeed, he did. His multiple-volume histories of the two world wars are still widely …

• Reservists deserve fair job opportunities

  In Opinion on Page B5 Shortly after President Bush announced the decision to send an additional 21,000 troops to Iraq, the Department of Defense changed its mobilization policy for members of the military’s National Guard …

• Idaho budget writers reduce transportation fund

  In City on Page B6 BOISE – Legislative budget writers on Monday gave the Idaho Transportation Department less money for fiscal 2008, as revenue from the federal government and state fees stagnated. Lawmakers recommended a …

• Idaho Records

  In Idaho on Page B6 For 03-13-2007

• Senate quashes bill to make some reckless driving a felony

  In City on Page B6 The Senate on Monday killed a plan to make reckless driving that causes serious injuries a felony, as foes argued it would have unfairly boosted penalties on an offense that’s …

• Warrants

  In Idaho on Page B6 Bonner County Bonner County has a backlog of outstanding warrants. Officials are asking the public for information about the following people, identified by name, age, last known city of residence, …

• Official records

  In City on Page B6 Spokane County Marriage licenses

• NCAA selectors got it right for Cougs, Zags

  In Sports on Page C1 Man, do I love it when an Ivy League guy is in charge of the bracket. During the many public grillings Gary Walters – athletic director at Princeton, former college …

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  Rise of Downs

  In Sports on Page C1 The question was posed to Micah Downs on Sunday, shortly after he and his Gonzaga University teammates had learned the NCAA had awarded them a No. 10 seed in the …

• Fast Break

  In Sports on Page C1 For 03-13-2007

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  Senior duo lead the way for ORU

  In Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – Dissect Thursday’s first-round NCAA tournament game all you want. Eventually, from the perspective of Washington State’s opponent, everything comes down to one simple concept. “This is Oral Roberts’ …

• Tanguay, Iginla put Flames on top in SO

  In Sports on Page C2 Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla scored in the shootout Monday night, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues in Calgary, Alberta. After the team’s …

• On the Air

  In Sports on Page C2 For 03-13-2007

• Rahe named Big Sky Coach of the Year

  In Sports on Page C2 Weber State’s Randy Rahe was named Big Sky Conference men’s Coach of the Year after his team went 11-5 in the Big Sky, 20-11 overall. The Wildcats are preparing for …

• MLB deal with DirecTV has baseball fans crying foul

  In Sports on Page C2 Major League Baseball is in the process of shifting its Extra Innings package of games from a combination of satellite and cable carriers to DirecTV. From the reaction of certain …

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  Win Francella’s first

  In Sports on Page C2 HUIXQUILUCAN, Mexico – Even Meaghan Francella found it hard to believe: She actually beat Annika Sorenstam in a playoff for her first LPGA Tour victory. “Words can’t describe how I …

• Warriors put end to Mavs’ winning streak

  In Sports on Page C2 Mickael Pietrus scored 20 points and the Golden State Warriors emphatically snapped the Dallas Mavericks’ 17-game winning streak, dominating the league leaders throughout a 117-100 victory Monday night in Oakland, …

• Cal coach excited to be going home

  In Sports on Page C3 BERKELEY, Calif. – Joanne Boyle is going home for California’s first-round NCAA tournament game against Notre Dame. “I was born in Philadelphia, but we moved to Pittsburgh when I was …

• Field has a ‘local flavor’

  In Sports on Page C3 If the area players who make up 80 percent of the starting lineup for the Arizona State women’s team are going to make it to the Final Four it’s going …

• Conradt resigns at Texas

  In Sports on Page C3 AUSTIN, Texas – Texas women’s basketball coach Jody Conradt resigned Monday after her team failed to reach the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. The 65-year-old Conradt is second …

• Fresno has juicy story lines; Dayton loaded

  In Sports on Page C3 The Fresno regional is loaded with juicy story lines. The Dayton regional is just loaded. Tennessee – a No. 1 seed along with Duke, North Carolina and Connecticut – headlines …

• Miller leads WSU to win

  In Sports on Page C4 A couple of four-run innings sparked Washington State to an 11-6 non-league baseball win over Rider on Monday night at Bailey-Brayton Field in Pullman. Jeff Miller’s fourth home run of …

• NO HEADLINE

  In Features on Page C4 BASEBALL MLB Spring Training

• Today’s menu

  In Sports on Page C4 For 03-13-2007

• Hernandez, Mariners outlast A’s

  In Sports on Page C5 The numbers on the scoreboard – and scale – are getting better for Felix Hernandez. So is his confidence. Seattle’s slimmed-down pitcher tossed four scoreless innings against the team he …

• Let’s focus on world down below

  In Features on Page D1 Here’s a finish-this- sentence multiple-choice exercise. … No Spokane area basement is truly complete without. …

• Feeling less sunny

  In Features on Page D1 Daylight saving time begins three weeks earlier this year and lasts one week longer – welcome news for people who relish the extra afternoon light to garden, ride a bicycle, …

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  Playing safe

  In Features on Page D1 Little League elbow. Jumper’s knee. Shin splints. Heel pain. Back pain. Shoulder pain. Ouch.

• Horoscope

  In Features on Page D2 For 03-13-2007

• In-laws refuse to include her

  In Features on Page D2 Dear Annie: I’ve been married to “Ed” for six years. We are not young. Ed is an only child and, according to his parents, can do no wrong. We live …

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  Bottom line: keep it ‘live’

  In Features on Page D2 Regis Philbin announced on Monday’s “Live With Regis and Kelly” that he will have heart bypass surgery this week. “I had been feeling chest pains, you know, and, uh, shortness …

• Hints from Heloise

  In Features on Page D2 Dear Heloise: The letter about placing eating utensils at the end of the buffet line reminds me of unnecessary lines at coffee urns. When using a coffee urn to serve …

• Bulletin board

  In Features on Page D3 Today A Prescription for Exercise – Dr. Eric Anderson of Rockwood Clinic Family Medicine will speak on general fitness recommendations, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today at the Meyer Health and Science Building, …

• Try bad-tasting balm to stop lip licking

  In Features on Page D3 Q. My lips are constantly dry, so I use ChapStick repeatedly. The relief is short-lived, though. I seem to be addicted to ChapStick. Is there a safe alternative? A. Most …

• “I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.” – F.D. Roosevelt

  In Features on Page D4 Take a look at this deal from the Orlando Blue Ribbon Pairs and check out the play in six no-trump, reached after South opened an optimistic strong no-trump. Sadly, some …

• ‘Heiress’ follows time-worn plot

  In Features on Page D4 Is there any story more enduring (or cliché) than that of the damsel in distress? The new series “American Heiress” (8 p.m., MY Network) stars Alicia Leigh Willis as Elizabeth, …

• Idaho Calendar

  In Features on Page D5 For 03-13-2007

• Lakeland High announces first semester honor roll

  In Features on Page D5 The following students have been named to the first semester honor roll at Lakeland High School in Rathdrum, Idaho. Seniors

• Diluted apple cider vinegar defeats insomnia

  In Features on Page D7 Dear Dr. Gott: About two years ago, I started having difficulty sleeping. I could barely get two hours of sleep each night. My doctor put me on a mild anti-depressant …

• Spokane Calendar

  In Features on Page D7 For 03-13-2007

• Contact us

  In Home on Page Z2 Editor Cheryl-Anne Millsap

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  Inside this week’s issue

  In Home on Page Z2 Retirement community Couple enjoys customizing their new condo to fit their lifestyle.

• Welcome Home!

  In Home on Page Z3 Houses have their secrets. Years of sheltering the busy and cluttered lives of the men, women and children who occupy them leave their mark with odds and ends tucked into …

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  Costume jewelry has timeless appeal

  In Home on Page Z4 When people start looking around at their treasures, preparing to take them to an appraiser, they look for the usual things: art, silver, pottery and some textiles. And fine jewelry, …

• Cabinet makes most of empty corners

  In Home on Page Z5 No matter how much storage space a home has, it seems like there’s always a need for more. When you consider that most rooms in a typical house contain four …

• Sealing granite countertops critical

  In Home on Page Z5 Dear Tim: I’ve talked to three different people about granite sealers and have received three different answers. I’m hoping you can set me straight about if granite needs to be …

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  Practical living

  In Home on Page Z6 Tucked away just north of Upriver Drive, is a new style of retirement community living. Village West, a neighborhood of condominiums was developed and is owned by Riverview Retirement Community …

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  Genuine jug in field of phonies

  In Home on Page Z7 Dear Collector, Enclosed is a photo of the Shirley Temple pitcher given to me by my grandmother who is 86 years old. She had it for more than 60 years. …

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  Birdhouses take inspiration from Guggenheim

  In Home on Page Z8 Tom Dukich Art form: Assemblies, video, sound.

• Drop us a line

  In City on Page Z8 Each month Spokesman-Review staff writer, Julianne Crane, profiles a local artist or craftsman or woman who creates art objects or crafts for the home or garden. She’ll tell us a …

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  Furniture from recent decades is the next old thing

  In Home on Page Z9 Leigh Keno has devoted his life to the study, acquisition and sale of the very finest 18th- and early 19th-century American antiques. Yet in the past few months he has …

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  Rediscovering hidden history

  In Home on Page Z10 Frank Naccarato was a master hand with an ax. After more than a century, the skill he honed making railroad ties is once again apparent in a showplace of a …

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  Prune after spring bloomers bloom

  In Home on Page Z12 The big dilemma for gardeners this time of year is to determine what flowering trees and shrubs should be, or can be, pruned now and those that should be left …

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  deer feast on tasty tulips

  In Home on Page Z13 I went out to check the garden today, and to my surprise and subsequent alarm, some tulips are already poking up out of the ground. Not only that, some of …

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  Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

  In Home on Page Z14 Whatever the occasion, flowers can be an important part of any celebration. Novelty floral designs are unique arrangements that are often made entire out of flower heads and blooms. They …

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  Two houses in one

  In Home on Page Z15 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2006 the oldest members of the baby boom generation turned 60. The aging boomer population is now caring for elderly parents. This presents …

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  Downtown living suprises, suits Spokane native

  In Home on Page Z16 When Jonathan Smith returned to Spokane after a 16-year hiatus in the Bay Area, he was surprised to learn that people were living downtown. “When I lived here before, lofts …

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  Connie and Bill Postmus

  In Home on Page Z18 Connie Postmus found her dream home on the Internet. Postmus and her husband, Bill, had flirted with moving to the Northwest from Southern California for more than 15 years. They’d …

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  Most dog bites preventable

  In Home on Page Z19 The statistics are alarming. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 4.7 million Americans (or 2 percetn of the population) are bitten by dogs each year. One out of six …