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• Idaho plan would pay kids to graduate early

  March 3, 2010 in Idaho Every high school has at least a handful of them, gifted students who blow through Faulkner as if it were a comic book, teenagers who catch on to calculus as … 3

• Campus assaults not fully reported

  March 1, 2010 in City on Page A1 One reason the frequency of sexual assault on campuses continues to be high is that schools are in denial about the scope of the problem, advocates and victims say. 3

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  Campus sexual assaults still rife

  February 28, 2010 in City on Page A1 First of two parts Disturbingly little has changed when it comes to sexual assaults on college campuses. People still blame the victims. Victims still blame themselves. While there are more … 2

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  Programs provide funds for education, job training

  January 31, 2010 in City on Page A1 Dana Moosman never saw unemployment on the horizon. With a master’s degree in education and five years in the mortgage insurance business, she figured the outlook was promising, or at … 1

• Retraining programs bring hope to the unemployed

  January 30, 2010 in News Dana Moosman never saw unemployment on the horizon. With a master’s degree in education and five years in the mortgage insurance business, she figured the outlook was promising, or at … 1

• College aid seekers may welcome changes in application process

  January 17, 2010 in Business on Page E1 Filling out the form for federal college aid used to be regarded as the equivalent of a root canal. Thanks to some much-needed steps toward simplification, the Free Application for … 2

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  College is online and networking

  January 17, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 In the last few years, as social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter began to dominate the digital landscape and Youtube continued to attract tens of millions of viewers, …

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  NIC video students help put on a show

  December 13, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 The lights flickered and the feed went live. A raucous crowd cheered on the players of a high school football matchup as it unfolded on a multitude of monitors in …

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  Finding a fresh path

  November 14, 2009 in City on Page B1 Dianna Nemitz had worked at Spokane’s Columbia Lighting Inc. for more than 30 years when the company closed its doors last March. At 52, she was not old enough to …

• College crowd keeps growing

  October 30, 2009 in City on Page A9 Community colleges’ enrollment traditionally increases with unemployment rates. A record high of about 11.5 million Americans ages 18 to 24, or nearly 40 percent, attended college in October 2008, according …

• New UW program clears way to 3-year degree

  October 29, 2009 in Region A new University of Washington program will clear the way to a three-year undergraduate degree for students who arrive on campus with 45 credits. 3

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  Hundreds of students weigh their options at college fair

  October 23, 2009 in City on Page A7 Hundreds of high school students considering their futures flooded the Spokane National College Fair at the Convention Center on Thursday. Representatives from about 170 colleges, universities and vocational schools as …

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  College fair draws hundreds in Spokane

  October 22, 2009 in City Hundreds of high school students considering their futures flooded the Spokane National College Fair at the Convention Center on Thursday. 2

• College tuition is up sharply amid recession

  October 20, 2009 in Nation/World With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase. 1

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  M’s top pick shines at CWS

  June 17, 2009 in Sports on Page B5 OMAHA, Neb. – When it comes to naming the greatest hitters in College World Series history, the conversation now must include Dustin Ackley. His numbers certainly back up the argument.

• Coroner: Alcohol caused UI student death

  May 14, 2009 in Idaho A coroner has confirmed that alcohol poisoning caused the death of a University of Idaho student last month. 2

• Gregoire proposes tuition spike

  April 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Saying that the state cannot dismantle its colleges and expect to emerge from the recession strong, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday proposed letting the state’s four-year schools hike … 5

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  UW continues march to madness

  March 13, 2009 in Sports on Page B5 LOS ANGELES – Washington picked a great time to continue its second-longest winning streak of the season. Jon Brockman scored 20 points, Isaiah Thomas sparked a decisive second-half spurt with …

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  Pauley plenty of trouble for UW

  February 20, 2009 in Sports on Page B5 LOS ANGELES – Josh Shipp scored 20 points and No. 20 UCLA held off 22nd-ranked Washington 85-76 Thursday night to move into a second-place tie in the Pac-10, a half-game …

• Beavers upend Ducks

  February 1, 2009 in Sports on Page C4 Calvin Haynes had 15 points Saturday to lead Oregon State to a 57-54 Pacific-10 Conference win over Oregon in the 330th “civil war” meeting between the schools, at Corvallis, Ore. …

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  Blanchette: Zags’ meltdown came at inopportune time here

  January 7, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 The mercury didn’t drop this fast the week before Christmas. The snow – all 80 inches of it – hasn’t fallen with such force.

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  Reasons for Zags’ skid plentiful

  January 6, 2009 in Sports on Page C1 Rebounding, defense, offense, mentality, approach, shooting, confidence, effort, slow starts, shaky finishes, playing together, being the aggressor and the schedule. And A.J. Price.

• Colleges react to proposed cuts

  December 19, 2008 in News, City News that would have sent panic through community colleges a year ago is instead being met with a bit of relief.

• Colleges resist lower drinking age

  August 29, 2008 in City on Page B1 A mini-movement among college presidents to consider a lower drinking age isn’t catching on among university leaders in the Inland Northwest. None of the college presidents in Eastern Washington or …

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  Businessman, father and UI freshman at 48

  August 22, 2008 in City on Page A1 Mike Andrews has the kind of high school record colleges salivate over. A GPA near 4.0. Top SAT scores. National Merit finalist.

• He’s a businessman, father – and freshman

  August 22, 2008 in City on Page A1 Mike Andrews has the kind of high school record colleges salivate over. A GPA near 4.0. Top SAT scores. National Merit finalist.