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• High court takes criminal fees case

  May 24, 2009 in City on Page A8 The Washington Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Spokane case concerning the jailing of people for court debts. Currently, every person booked into jail for charges stemming from failing … 2

• Washington Senate OKs ban on lead tire weights

  April 15, 2009 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – Those little lead weights clipped onto your tires soon may go the way of lead type, lead toy soldiers and lead paint. Washington’s state Senate on Tuesday voted …

• Veradale man killed in crash near Freeman

  April 1, 2009 in City The driver killed in a two-car collision Tuesday night near Freeman was identified this morning as a man from Veradale, state troopers said.

• Many feel threatened as state funding prospects fade

  March 11, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – In Cheney, college administrators are going back into the classroom and teaching without extra pay. At the Crosswalk teen homeless shelter in Spokane, staffers wonder if they’ll have …

• John Blanchette: Well, this is a B-utiful mess

  March 6, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 If school administrators did indeed fix what wasn’t broken when they split the State B basketball tournament in half, just wait until they try to reconstruct Humpty Dumpty. Someone is … 1

• CV slips past Mt. Spokane

  January 31, 2009 in Sports on Page C5 Central Valley moved into third place in the Greater Spokane League on Friday night, but just barely. The Bears (11-4) slipped past upstart host Mt. Spokane 62-60 while Shadle Park …

• State Ecology Department seeks to clear the air about washing cars in driveways

  October 24, 2008 in Idaho on Page A1 Soaping up your rig at home is still OK in the Evergreen State. The Washington Department of Ecology fired off three press releases in recent weeks, clarifying that it hasn’t …