Stories by Andrea Vogt for the Spokesman-Review

News > Spokane

Internet Access On The Line Some Area Universities Considering Restrictions

Sun., March 30, 1997

With a few easy keystrokes, students logging on to computers at the region's public universities can access some of the best academic databases in the world. They can also brush up on bondage, fetch a story about sexual fetishes or download Playboy's latest centerfold.

News > Spokane

Horizon Flight Turns Back, Lands Safely On One Engine

Sat., March 29, 1997

A Horizon Air Dash 8 en route to Seattle was forced to land just minutes after takeoff Thursday morning after losing power in one engine. The 13 passengers and three crew members on Flight 2179 returned to Pullman safely on one engine, but Horizon's Pullman-Seattle service was disrupted for the remainder of the day because the same plane is used for both flights.

News > Idaho

Nic To Give Phys-Ed Majors Running Start Toward UI Degree

Thu., March 27, 1997

The University of Idaho will offer an undergraduate program in physical education from its Coeur d'Alene center next fall. The new Coeur d'Alene-based program is the result of an agreement between the UI and North Idaho College.

News > Spokane

Farmers Can’t Smoke During WSU Games

Sat., March 22, 1997

Whitman County officials are proposing a ban on all agricultural burning when the Cougars play football at home. If the ban is adopted, thousands of motorists who travel through Whitman County to attend Washington State University football games may breathe easier.

News > Spokane

When Spring Cleaning Can Be Deadly Health Officials Advise Precautions To Prevent Hantavirus

Sat., March 22, 1997

The attic's full of boxes, the garage is totally mud-tracked and the tool shed badly needs organizing. It's officially spring - the season cleaning projects inch their way up the priority lists of those eager to put winter behind them. But Washington and Idaho health officials are urging Northwest residents to use proper precautions when embarking on spring cleaning projects to avoid contracting hantavirus, a rare but potentially deadly respiratory disease spread by rodents.

News > Idaho

UI Wants To Shift Into High Gear Transportation Research Center Hopes To Lure Federal Dollars

Fri., March 21, 1997

The financial horsepower driving a University of Idaho transportation research center could double if Congress gives a federal highway bill the green light.

News > Nation/World

Researchers Fear Backlash Over Cloning Projects At WSU, UI Could Be Impeded, They Say

Mon., March 17, 1997

Stepped-up government efforts to regulate cloning research are breeding concern among Palouse scientists.

News > Nation/World

WSU High On Marijuana As Medicine But Only In Synthetic Form, Study Concludes

Fri., March 14, 1997

The state should expand availability and research of medicinal marijuana, according to a Washington State University study commissioned by the Legislature. The report is drawing fire in some circles because it backs medicinal use of marijuana and in other circles because it recommends supplying only synthetic forms of THC, the drug's active ingredient. Critics, including a senator who requested the study, said a political haze hangs over the report. WSU maintains it just did what was asked - and then some.

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