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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Accuracy watch
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A2 For 06-19-2013
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Peres’ birthday attracts A-list
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 JERUSALEM – Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof Tuesday to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres for his upcoming 90th birthday, reflecting world respect …
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Immigration bill a boost, CBO says
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The sweeping immigration overhaul bill received a boost Tuesday as senators appeared to narrow their differences on border security and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported that newly …
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Franco on Indiegogo seeking to fund films
June 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 Following crowd-funding campaigns from “Veronica Mars” and Zach Braff, James Franco is trying to raise $500,000 to bankroll a trilogy of movies. Franco on Monday night started a campaign on …
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Revenue windfall could end stalemate
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – An improving economic outlook could allow the Legislature to do something in the next few days that it has been unable to do for nearly six months: negotiate …
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Facebook ruse halts kidnap
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A5 A Spokane father who discovered his 15-year-old daughter was being wooed by a man twice her age took matters into his own hands. After hatching a Facebook ruse that drew …
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Wrong-way crash injures two
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A5 A wrong-way driver caused a head-on collision Tuesday morning on U.S. Highway 195 that put two people in the hospital and diverted traffic for hours. One person was in each …
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Cuts to Guilds’ School stir criticism
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A5 Funding cuts to an organization serving vulnerable children have caused backlash for county health officials as they restructure how to distribute stagnant funding at a time when needs are growing. …
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Jim Kershner’s this day in history
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago Mrs. E.J. Hyde, owner of Hyde’s Jewelry Store, thought she could trust attorney Carl B. Campbell to convey $20,000 worth of diamonds to her …
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Trial set for Spokane pair in prison contraband case
June 19, 2013 in Region on Page A6 WALLA WALLA – Two Spokane residents are set for trial starting Aug. 27 on charges they intentionally left marijuana and chewing tobacco for distribution on the grounds of the Washington …
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Vacant Priest Lake lots will be put up for auction
June 19, 2013 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho will auction off three undeveloped cabin sites on Priest Lake in North Idaho this year, partly to get a sense of land values on the lake as …
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In brief: North Side fires may both be arson
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A6 Investigators are looking for a connection between two Spokane fires that occurred on the same block within 24 hours, and they said at least one of them was intentionally set. …
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Library branches’ hours extended
June 19, 2013 in City on Page A6 First came the money, then the hours. The Spokane Public Library board of trustees voted Tuesday to open three outlying branches eight hours a day, five days a week. The …
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