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• Home hunters need to put finances in order

  March 3, 2013 in Business on Page E1 After years in the doldrums, the housing market appears back on track. Home sales and prices are up, and mortgage rates remain near historic lows, reinvigorating the appeal of homeownership. …

• Careful planning can avert financial calamities

  December 16, 2012 in Business on Page E1 The Mayan calendar is supposed to end next week and that has led some to believe we’re on a countdown to a global apocalypse. One gambling website, MyTopSportsbooks.com, puts the …

• Overlooking disability insurance can be costly

  July 29, 2012 in Business, Health on Page E1 CHICAGO – Long-term disability insurance is the forgotten insurance. The importance of auto, health, homeowners and life insurance is well known. But disability coverage, which replaces lost earnings if you …

• Fed says economy is healthier; takes no new steps

  December 13, 2011 in Nation/World The Federal Reserve on Tuesday portrayed the U.S. economy as slightly healthier and held off on any new steps to boost the economy. Hiring is picking up and consumers are … 3

• Retirement plan providers try new 401(k) ideas

  October 23, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Several 401(k) providers are rolling out new bells and whistles. Some of the changes are driven by the realization that many workers haven’t saved enough to get them through retirement. …

• Feds: Probe into WaMu ends with no charges

  August 5, 2011 in Business, Nation/World The Justice Department says it has closed its investigation into the collapse of Washington Mutual without any criminal charges filed. 4

• Caldwell: Wizard of wealth passes it on in new book

  January 2, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Glenn Petry estimates he taught finance to 15,000 Washington State University students. Now, he wants to teach you. The retired but apparently untiring professor has written his first book, “The …

• Campaign finance law doesn’t need party décor

  June 2, 2010 in Opinion on Page A11 A bill in Congress contains some ingredients for healthy campaign finance reform, but it’s ruined with gooey gamesmanship and a nutty partisan center. That’s too bad, because if the bill …

• Revolving loan fund offers boost to firms

  February 10, 2009 in Business on Page A8 Spokane’s totally tech-focused loan program, after a quiet beginning, is close to firing on all cylinders this spring, its managers say. The Sirti technology growth fund, which has $3 million …

• Clinton Rolls Dice With Tobacco Money Bases Popular Budget Items On Congress’ Ok Of Tobacco Deal

  February 2, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 The $1.7 trillion budget that President Clinton will unveil today is built on a grand political bargain: Appealing new programs are linked to congressional approval of the national tobacco settlement. …

• Idaho’s Coffers Flush With Cash Surplus Totals $12.3 Million; Withholding, Tax Receipts High

  January 1, 1998 in Idaho on Page B3 The strongest monthly paycheck withholding in nearly three years pushed state revenue collections more than 7 percent above the target for November to more than double the cash surplus. The …

• Commissioners Cut Valley Fire Budget By Half A Million New Vehicles, Public Education Position Trimmed

  May 10, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Valley Fire District commissioners on Wednesday approved nearly $500,000 in budget cuts they hope will prevent a repeat of the cash flow problem that forced the district to seek a …

• Lawsuit Payoff Helps Fund Street Improvements For Towns

  December 14, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Millwood will get new sidewalks, but taxpayers won’t pay for the entire project. Rockford officials are considering a similar plan. New street lights, along with repairs to existing ones, are …

• Stadium Foes File Initiative To Get Vote

  December 6, 1996 in City on Page B7 King County would be required to get voters’ approval before spending more than $50 million on any building under a proposed initiative by opponents to publicly financed stadiums. The measure …

• Services Building Supported But Cda School Board Delays Vote For Two Weeks

  November 12, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 A proposed support services building, to be paid for without new taxes, is an even better deal than expected for the Coeur d’Alene School District. That’s what school board members …

• School Board To Hold Hearing On Building

  October 25, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 The Coeur d’Alene School Board will hold a public hearing Monday on a proposal to build a $1.4 million support services building. The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. in …

• Fair Revenue Up, Attendance Drops

  September 17, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 Revenue hit a record but attendance at the Spokane Interstate Fair dipped for the second straight year. Nearly 281,000 people attended the 10-day fair, which ended under Sunday’s clouds. That …

• Fire District Seeks Approval Of Special Levy

  September 14, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Spokane Valley Fire District No. 1 will ask voters on Tuesday to approve a $6.325 million special levy. The cost to individual residents will be $1.49 per $1,000 or assessed …

• School Board Likely Will Wait Until 1998 To Ask For Computers

  September 12, 1996 in City on Page B2 Spokane school board members say they’ll likely wait until 1998 to ask taxpayers to stock schools with some $19 million in computer equipment. They’re scaling back plans to come up …

• WSU Wants Fees Back From State Agency Collected On Sales Of Timber From Trust Lands

  August 11, 1996 in City on Page B8 Washington State University plans to seek a refund for the millions of dollars in management fees the state Department of Natural Resources has collected on sales of timber from WSU …

• Deadbeat U.S. Leaves U.N. Strapped For Cash

  July 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 A failure by the United States to pay the United Nations a promised $80 million in back dues means that the world body will run out of money this month …

• Committee Ponies Up For Trail But $450,000 Not Enough To Repair Tunnel

  July 18, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved spending $450,000 to fix part of the Taft Tunnel Trail. The money isn’t enough, however, to fix the 1.7-mile-long tunnel on an abandoned …

• Soccer Work Kicks Off At Albi Crews Begin Digging, Raising, Widening To Make A Home For Spokane Shadow

  June 26, 1996 in City on Page B1 Heavy equipment works on renovating Joe Albi Stadium to accommodate games to be played by the Spokane Shadow soccer team. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

• Donation To Fund Peace Institute

  March 24, 1996 in Idaho on Page B5 A donation of property in the Sun Valley area will be used to fund a trust for the Martin Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution at the University of Idaho. …

• Batt Vetoes Diversion Of $1 Million In Lottery Funds

  March 5, 1996 in Idaho on Page B6 Gov. Phil Batt on Monday vetoed legislation diverting $1 million in state lottery profits to parks and recreation facility development. The governor said the diversion would break faith with the …

• Dole Regrets Spurning Donation From Gay Group

  October 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Robert Dole

• Gramm’s Campaign Funds Falter

  October 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Contributions to Senator Phil Gramm, who built his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on his fund-raising prowess, have dropped sharply in recent months, and despite outspending all his rivals, …

• Ex-Defense Minister Arrested In Colombian Scandal

  August 16, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 The former defense minister and director of President Ernesto Samper’s campaign was arrested Tuesday for interrogation as Colombia’s biggest drug scandal reached ever closer to Samper himself. Fernando Botero, who …

• Whitworth Victim Of Ailing Fund-Raiser Organization That Owes College $3.5 Million Files For Bankruptcy

  May 18, 1995 in City on Page B1 Whitworth College is one of 300 unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy of a nationwide fund-raising organization. Whitworth President Bill Robinson said Wednesday the college is owed about $3.5 million by …

• Reassessments Play Havoc With Budgets Assessor’s Office Criticized For Wildly Fluctuating Property Values

  May 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Last-minute changes to commercial property values in Spokane County are leaving the city, county and schools with a lot less money to spend than expected. During the two days before …

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