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• Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission

  November 16, 2009 in Nation/World Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station.

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  NASA turns to tweeps

  November 16, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A2 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off today: About 100 of NASA’s geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, …

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  Local businesses turn to Twitter

  October 9, 2009 in City Large companies like Dell and Starbucks, and hundreds of small businesses, like OneCall in Spokane, have turned to Twitter, the free online message tool that lets people track discussions or …

• Kathleen Parker: Tweet belittled weight of loss

  October 8, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 WASHINGTON – For those whose lives revolve primarily around real people in real time and real space, hurry, go hide. Here’s what you missed in the social networking universe the …

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  For Spokane Valley designer, it’s in the cards

  September 10, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N13 It’s a bit ironic that Tanya Goodall Smith connected with Russ Haan on Twitter – the social media network that lets users send short electronic messages about what they are …

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  Tweets mark surgery progress

  September 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 DES MOINES, Iowa – From anesthesia to the recovery room, 70-year-old Monna Cleary’s children followed her surgery – 140 characters or less at a time. Twitter is opening doors to …

• All atwitter over the governor’s random thoughts

  June 28, 2009 in City on Page B2 Word came last week from Gov. Chris Gregoire’s office that she is now on Twitter. In truth, she’s been tweeting for a few weeks. But with the revolution in Iran …

• Cat takes Twitter by the tail

  June 1, 2009 in Features on Page C5 He’s one of the most popular users on Twitter. More than 500,000 follow his growing celebrity, his every adventure and, well, his cat naps. Meet Sockington. Twitter’s latest star is …

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  Can all that Twitters turn to gold amid the gloom?

  February 15, 2009 in Business on Page E6 SAN FRANCISCO – Twitter Inc. has spawned a new way to communicate by limiting messages to 140 keystrokes. So here’s a way to describe the Internet’s latest craze within Twitter’s …

• Common ground found in water

  August 21, 2008 in Voices on Page PF1 So there I was belly deep in the Spokane River when Paula Marano floated up to me. She and her hubby, Judge Gene Marano, were sunbathing nearby on North Idaho …