Archives | April 2000

• For Many Educators, Cashing Out Makes Sense Staying On The Job Carries Financial Penalty Under Retirement Plan’S 30-Year Glitch

• Democrats Take Lonely Stand Die-Hards Watch Defections Make State Gop Even More Dominant

• Exodus Hits Education System State Retirement Plan Gives Top Administrators A Reason To Leave

• Police In Poland Under Fire Underpaid Force Botches A Chain Of Security Situations

• U.S. 95 Won’T Get Fix From Legislators Focus Turns To Protecting Scheduled Projects

All stories for April 1, 2000 »

• The County Lines

• Polynesian Pigout Whitworth’S Hawaiian Club Brings The Islands To Spokane

• Mormons To Build Temple In Tri-Cities

• Dialysis Center May Have Buyer Renal Care Negotiating Purchase Of Sacred Heart Operations

• Public Periscope

All stories for April 2, 2000 »

• This Is For Bragging Rights

• Mead Wins Battle Of Unbeatens

• South Hill Cougar Sighted, But Animal Eludes Police

• Nurses Spurn Thorburn No-Confidence Vote In Health District Chief; Some On Board Restate Support

• Thigpen Leads Mead To Victory

All stories for April 3, 2000 »

• Cheese Cakes

• This Baby Book Has All The Dish

• Test Goes To The Dogs

• Girl Still In Custody After Bomb Threat

• Another Coug Gone From Basketball Team Graham Takes Scholarship From Freshman Whitehead

All stories for April 4, 2000 »

• Top Cop Finalists Outsiders Cda Police Lt. Hotchkiss Out Of Running For Chief

• Senate Oks Plan To Trim Medicaid Funds But Budget Doesn’T Save State As Much As Kempthorne Had Recommended

• Phosphate Could Stir Up Lake Cda Pollution Conditions Caused By Chemical Overload Could Pull Toxic Metals From Mine Tailings, Sending Them Downstream

• Executive Pay Rises With Cost Of Health Care State’S Three Largest Insurance Companies Handed Out $2 Million In Bonuses Last Year

• Study Finds Increased Lead Levels In River

All stories for April 5, 2000 »

• Roots Rediscovered ‘I Believe We Have A Voice And A Gift To Bring To This Country,’ Native American Actress Says

• Sentence Overturned In Gang Shootout Man To Get New Prison Term After Court Rules Sentence Shouldn’T Exceed State Guidelines

• Animal Shelter’S Crematorium To Be Replaced Director Says Device Needs Tinkering Just To Keep It Operating

• Panel Will Review Strong Mayor Plan City Manager Offers Revisions For Draft Of Government Reorganization Plan

• Region Listed Among Worst Water Offenders But State Agencies Defend Programs That Monitor Pollution, Say Environmental Group Is Off Base

All stories for April 6, 2000 »

• Building Permits

• A Higher Level Playing Sports In College Is Different Than High School, But Cassie Beyer Is Ready To Face The Challenge

• Sale, Auction Will Benefit Snowmobile Accident Victim

• Public Meetings

• Doughnut Shop Has New Owners

All stories for April 7, 2000 »

• Medical Lake Sweeps A Twinbill

• Cougs Defense Is Looking Good Price Pleased With Line’S Depth, Speed

• Base Jumper’S Body Recovered From Snake

• Sheriff Steve Gets Drop On City Straight Shooter Says Cleaning Up The Town Is A Lonely, Scary Job

• Stokey Powers Gu Sweep

All stories for April 8, 2000 »

• Donkey Kong Fans Will Want New Game

• Education Leads To Better Understanding

• Catchy Opening Attention Getter

• Action Scenes Cover Up What’S Lacking In ‘Romeo’

• Obituaries

All stories for April 9, 2000 »

• Amend Lawsuit Settled County To Pay $85,000 For Former Coroner’S Comments To Mother Of Murder Victim

• Idaho Records

• Lead Tests Scheduled In Schools Sampling In Silver Valley Schools To Begin In Early May, Not Expected To Disrupt Students

• Chad Blubaum Quickly Masters The Game Of Golf

• Fixing Dangerous Curve Near Heyburn Planned Steep S Curve Of Idaho Highway To St. Maries Has Deadly History

All stories for April 10, 2000 »

• Nc’S 10-0 But Isn’T Finished Indians Ride Early Lead To Victory Over Mead

• University Nips Lewis And Clark In 9 Innings, 4-3

• Usbl Team In Kansas Drafts WSU’S Crosby

• Much Informative Reading Available For Outdoorsmen

• Official Records

All stories for April 11, 2000 »

• Milestones

• Today In History

• Kids Get Hurt As Bureaucrats Fight

• The County Lines

• Spokane Woman Faces Tense Times In Bolivia

All stories for April 12, 2000 »

• Old Art Gains New Respect

• Housing Director Finalists Named

• Former Aryan Pleads Guilty In 1998 Car Assault John Yeager Faces Up To Five Years In Prison

• School District Taps Indian Trottier Is First Native American To Run Plummer/Worley Schools

• Couple Arrested In Alleged Murder-For-An-Old-Truck Plot

All stories for April 13, 2000 »

• Building Permits

• Issues Of Aging Population In Rural Areas Complex Senior Companion, Homemaker Programs Help Elderly To Continue To Stay In Their Own Homes

• Letters To The Editor

• Public Meetings

• Making A Difference: An Occasional Series Profiling North Idaho’S Community Leaders Keeping Art Spirit Alive Steve Gibbs Has Created An Atmosphere That Attracts Many Artists From Throughout The Region

All stories for April 14, 2000 »

• Caring Worker Suffers Abuse

• Business Beat

• Fibromyalgia Conference Scheduled

• Stewart-Preston Spokane

• Welch-Hoffman Seattle

All stories for April 15, 2000 »

• Outstanding Warrants

• Pot Was Legal, But Students Still In Dutch

• Week Of Events Culminates In Earth Day Hear A Global Warming Debate, Meet A Wolf, Go On A Bird Survey, Learn About Ponderosa Pines

• The County Lines

• Board Alleges Doctor Had Role In Man’S Death Complaint Says Silverton’S Chris Christensen Violated Restrictions On Prescribing Drugs, Seeks 14-Year Suspension, $342,000 Fine

All stories for April 16, 2000 »

• Roskelley Challenger Gets Help Wilkinson Raises $18,000 In Two Months As Other Republicans Lag; Incumbent Has Zero

• Bucs’ Hornstein 5Th In Pentathlon

• Pullman Sweeps Into First

• Fountain Leads Lc Over Cv

• Holland’S Homer Leads Cda Past Wv

All stories for April 17, 2000 »

• Faculty Leaders Protest Third College Community College Staff Never Asked About Expansion, Sfcc Teachers Say

• Cancellation Stirs Debate At Gonzaga President’S Decision On Planned Parenthood Spurs Dialogue On Mission, Academic Freedom

• Tribe Removes Whale From Beach

• Man Gets 7-1/2 Years On Child Rape Charge Donald Townsend Used Internet To Attempt Sexual Encounter

• Utility Policy Has Residents On The Hook New Developments In Southwest Spokane Face Connection Fees

All stories for April 18, 2000 »

• Sheriff Links Suspect To At Least 12 Killings Robert Yates Charged In 1997 Prostitute Death

• Hemp Contest For Kids

• Downtown Parking Garage Bonds Take Ratings Hit National Service Cites Revenue Problems In Lowering Rating From Bb- To Ccc

• The County Lines

• Seattle Address For Taxes Throws Many For A Loop

All stories for April 19, 2000 »

• Back In The Swing

• Highlanders Make Grade Vs. Wildcats

• Good Help All Around Helps Cougs End Skid

• University Of Idaho Lineman Gets Free-Agent Contract From 49Ers

• Lewiston Dominates Top Rival Cda

All stories for April 20, 2000 »

• Luncheon To Benefit American Cancer Society

• On Target Tim Manges Found His Niche When He Picked Up Air Rifle; Now He’S In Contention For Olympics

• Key To Boating Fun Is Being Safe, Sensible

• Family Experience Silverwood Has Something For Everyone On Its 200 Acres Of Developed Land

• Best Part Of Job For Reverend Is Investing His Life In People

All stories for April 21, 2000 »

• Mine Landfill Safety Debated Residents Worry Plastic Liner Won’T Forever Contain Worst Pollutants Buried At Bunker Hill

• Today In History

• Milestones

• Experts At Blending In Their Ability To Seem Like Everybody Else Is What Makes Serial Killers So Successful As Predators

• Teen Moms Find Unexpected Friends Baptist Women Share Time, Prayers With Girls Sometimes Shunned By Religious Groups

All stories for April 22, 2000 »

• ‘Simpsons’ Too Violent

• Obituaries

• Reunions

• Rap Star’S Music Lives On With Help Of A Few Friends

• Alissa Underhill Serves As Senate Page

All stories for April 23, 2000 »

• Developers Say City Should Ok Garage Loan River Park Square Llc Foresees ‘Train Wreck’ If Loan Not Approved; Rodgers Says She Will Only Vote For ‘Something Reasonable’

• The County Lines

• Dad, Two Children Survive Plane Crash

• Jury Clears Spokane Police Of Gender Bias Female Officer Filed Complaint After She Was Asked To Dust File Cabinet

• Spring Thaw Creates Sense Of Awe Snowmelt Swells Rivers, Lakes, Causing Flooding In Some Areas

All stories for April 24, 2000 »

• Two Die In U.S. 95 Wreck; Troopers Search For Pickup Four Others Injured As Car Swerves Into Oncoming Lane Near Silverwood

• Judy Says Tax Hikes Are Answer Historic Resistance To Increases Put City In Current Bind, Mayor Says

• Sheriff, Prosecutor Detail List Of Expenses County Commissioners Urged To Cover Mounting Costs In Case Against Suspected Serial Killer

• Tucker To Take Lead In Yates’ Prosecution High-Profile Case Lures Top County Prosecutor

• Police Seek Yates Ties To Coupeville Killing

All stories for April 25, 2000 »

• 19 Senior Serenaders Perform In Carnegie Hall Singers In All-Ages Chorus Presenting ‘Requiem’

• White Canes To Aid Lions’ Sight Programs

• New Albertson’S Replaces Smaller Store

• Home Sales

• Would-Be Car Jacker Flees After Cell Call Man Displays Knife To Woman Locked In Car

All stories for April 26, 2000 »

• Chiefs’ Goalie Feels The Heat Labarbera Trying To Block Out Hometown Hecklers, Jinx

• WSU Ace Suspended Following Fight With Student

• Arena Upgrade To Include Video Display Board Upon Approval, Project May Reach $2.6 Million

• Ritzville’S Benzel A First-Team Big West Selection

• Cougars’ Hattenburg Hungers For Attention Despite .373 Average, Scouts Are Few, Far Between

All stories for April 27, 2000 »

• Coeur D’Alene Sorry To See Its Fire Chief Go Rick Lasky Takes Texas Job To Be Near Son

• Happy Birthday, Honey

• Milestones

• Vietnam Anniversary: Touched By War

• Lottery Numbers

All stories for April 28, 2000 »

• Odyssey 2000 Rigors Of Tour Taking Toll On World Travelers Most Cyclists Modify Grueling Ride Schedule

• Decline To Sign, Locals Say

• Turning Day Into Night 20 Years After Eruption, St. Helens Continues To Change

• Dining Out While In Poland Can Be A Flavorful Adventure

• Alluring Classics To Be Retired

All stories for April 29, 2000 »

• Four Students Receive Global Cu Scholarships

• ‘High Fidelity’ Good In Strange Sort Of Way

• Obituaries

• New ‘Play’ Pleasant And Mellow

• Faults Of ‘The Simpsons’ Common In TV Land

All stories for April 30, 2000 »