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Today, June 19, 2013
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Landers: No end to worries over adventurous daughters
June 19, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports I’ve finally become “the old man” my father was to me. The reality struck Tuesday during the 8-hour journey back to Spokane from the San Juan Islands.
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Cougars add Rutgers to football schedule
June 19, 2013 in Sports Wisconsin’s trip to Pullman has been delayed eight years, but Washington State announced an addition to its 2014 and 2015 football schedules.
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Eastern men will play Seton Hall, UConn
June 19, 2013 in Sports Eastern Washington University’s men’s basketball team will play some high-profile teams on the East Coast next season, according to the schedule released Wednesday.
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James Gandolfini dead at 51
June 19, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO and James Gandolfini’s managers say the actor famous for his role in “The Sopranos” has died in Italy. 3
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Inmate arrested on armed robbery charges
June 19, 2013 in City Spokane police arrested a Spokane County Jail inmate for the armed robbery of a South Hill bank. 5
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Slow-starting Indians fall to 1-5
June 19, 2013 in Sports VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Spokane Indians can point to a specific pattern to explain their 1-5 start to the Northwest League baseball season.
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State jobless rate lowest since November 2008
June 19, 2013 in Business, City Washington’s unemployment rate in May fell to 6.8 percent, the lowest since November 2008, according to the state Employment Security Department. 23
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Tribes celebrate opening of $50M fish hatchery
June 19, 2013 in Outdoors, Region The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will celebrate the opening of a $50 million salmon hatchery Thursday on the Columbia River. 4
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Three rabid bats found in CdA area
June 19, 2013 in Idaho, Outdoors Three rabid bats have been found in the Coeur d’Alene area in recent weeks – an unusually high number so soon after the mammals have emerged from hibernation. “Generally we … 7
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Law enforcement from fatal Lookout Pass shooting identified
June 19, 2013 in Region The law enforcement officers involved in the fatal shooting near Lookout Pass last week have been identified as Shoshone County Deputy Adam Durflinger and Idaho State Trooper Todd McDevitt.
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Walla Walla sweet onion harvest begins
June 19, 2013 in Region WALLA WALLA — Some farmers in the Walla Walla area have already started harvesting their Walla Walla sweet onions. KVEW reports the harvest is starting about a week-and-a-half early. The … 11
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Energy secretary to visit Hanford
June 19, 2013 in Region RICHLAND — New Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz was set to make his first visit today to the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site since being confirmed by the Senate last month.
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Choice to support sister by cutting hair stirs row
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A1 There was no doubt in Melanie Strandberg’s mind when her sister was diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer. She had to shave her head. She’d already done it once. Marisa … 108
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Other options
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 Larry Altose, spokesman for the Washington Department of Ecology, said the state may choose to commission studies of climate change and rail traffic impact under the State Environmental Policy Act, … 1
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Valley man subdues intruder at gunpoint
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A1 The trespasser was bent over, rummaging through a barrel of scrap material at a Spokane Valley residence Tuesday, when he looked up into the barrel of a 12-gauge shotgun. The … 48
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Coal plan boosted by corps decision
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not review the broader climate-change impacts of proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest, an agency official told Congress on … 7
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Accuracy watch
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A2 For 06-19-2013
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Approach to Syria evades leaders
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland – President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement – …
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Manager says IRS screening not political
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – An IRS manager who described himself as a “conservative Republican” told congressional investigators that no one in the agency’s Cincinnati office was trying to target tea party organizations … 8
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GOP bill would limit abortion after 20 weeks
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats condemned as yet … 10
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Los Angeles limits plastic bags
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles on Tuesday became the largest city in the nation to move toward a ban on plastic grocery bags, with the City Council barring them in … 4
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AT&T, New York team up, install charging stations
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – It’s a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there’s no charger in sight. Now that could be a thing … 4
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NSA: 50 terror events stopped by surveillance
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The director of the National Security Agency testified Tuesday that the government’s massive surveillance program helped thwart more than 50 terrorist “events” worldwide since Sept. 11, 2001, including … 3
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Brazilians protest government services
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 SAO PAULO – About 50,000 protesters energetically returned to the streets of Brazil’s biggest city Tuesday night, a demonstration of anger toward what they call a corrupt and inefficient government …
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