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    Signs of embarrassment

    The Bloomsday “pro-life” rally was truly an embarrassment to Spokane on a day where thousands of out-of-town guests and local families should have been enjoying the race, not being ambushed … 161

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    IRS chief forced out, behavior denounced

    WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama forced out the head of the IRS on Wednesday, seeking to restore the public’s faith in the tax agency while asserting a measure of control … 137

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    Board recommends lowering drunk-driving threshold to .05

    WASHINGTON (AP) — States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half — from .08 blood alcohol level to 0.5 — matching a standard that has substantially reduced … 136

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    Sarah Palin to speak at Republic HS graduation

    Tyler Weyer and his fellow seniors at Republic High School began considering possible commencement speakers last fall. Confronting them was the reality that the most likely speaker would be a … 129

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    Opportunity for discussion

    Like tens of thousands of other people, I ran in Bloomsday this year. It’s become an annual event for me, much as it has for so many others in Spokane. … 122

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    Sarah Palin to speak at Republic HS graduation

    Tyler Weyer and his fellow seniors at Republic High School began considering possible commencement speakers last fall. Confronting them was the reality that the most likely speaker would be a … 111

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    Marijuana draft rules put product out of sight

    OLYMPIA – Anyone planning to grow legal marijuana in Washington should expect to do so indoors, pass a tough background check and keep up with their paperwork. The state agency … 109

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    Dana Milbank: Obama needs to become presidential

    President Passerby needs urgently to become a participant in his presidency. Late Monday came the breathtaking news of a full-frontal assault on the First Amendment by his administration: word that … 103

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    In brief: Police complete homicide investigation

    The Spokane Police Department has completed its investigation into the death of Brendon Kaluza-Graham, the car thief who was shot and killed as he drove away in north Spokane. Investigators … 95

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    Schools too posh

    For years now, American citizens have seen our friends, families and neighbors lose their jobs, as well as their homes. We’ve watched as government continues to spend money it does … 85

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    GMO labeling campaign money mostly from outside state

    OLYMPIA – Out-of-state money pouring into the campaign coffers of this fall’s initiative to require labeling of genetically modified food products make clear that Washington will once again be a … 82

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    Bad side of ignorance

    In response to “Bad side of liberalism” (May 6): This letter to the editor is a good example of the difference between nonsense and ignorance. Jay Logan’s exclamation, “If all …

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    AAA: Average price of gasoline in Washington $3.91

    BELLEVUE, Wash. — The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $3.91. That’s up 22 cents in a week and it’s 33 … 80

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    Vestal: ‘Citizen’ and ‘illegal’ are nuanced concepts

    Is Guillermo Guzman a good teacher and contributing member of his community? Or is he merely illegal? 78

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    Reject partisan candidates

    Education should be the agenda of the people on our school district boards. Sadly, ideological partisanship has become a larger agenda. Interestingly, every candidate agrees that partisanship has no place, … 77

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    Vote, don’t be afraid

    Those of you who are more afraid of lost business opportunities and support than human survival do not have very good leadership qualities. Let us vote on those propositions that … 74

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    Washington insurance exchange to cut health care costs

    Washington’s consumers got their first, preliminary look at the cost of “Obamacare” on Tuesday. And the news, for many consumers, was good: Health insurance next year will cover more and … 67

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    Unions grounding Boeing

    I read another article last week that slammed Boeing Co. on some recent layoffs; this after several others I had read that also sided with the unions against the company. … 65

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    Health care benefits offer divisive in teacher talks

    Contract negotiations between the Coeur d’Alene School District administration and its teachers union were tense Tuesday night as the two battled about health care benefits. The district’s proposal would double … 64

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    Blinded by phony threats

    It should’ve been the shot heard around the world. Chances are, you didn’t hear it. An ominous sort of history was made last week near Austin, Texas, but it seems … 63