Archives | March 2000

• Navajo G.I. Joe

• Basketball Spirit Turns Cities Into Ghost Towns State B Tournament Games Empty Garfield, Palouse

• Kids Race To Include Alumni Run Junior Bloomsday To Hold Contest For Adults

• Reports Show Judges Among The Very Rich Request To Post Disclosure Forms On Internet Spawns Legal Fight

• Father Of I-695 Tries Two Encores Campaign Kicked Off For Initiatives Targeting Property Taxes, Mass Transit Funds

All stories for March 1, 2000 »

• Napavine Relishes ‘Underdog’ Win

• Power Resides In East Ne, Se Fill Boys Semifinals

• Rally Carries West Valley Into Semifinals Eagles Score Six Points In 30 Seconds To Turn Back Washington In 3A Tourney

• Hard-Work Image Masks Asians’ Woes Stereotype Diverts Attention From Poverty, Harassment

• Sasquatch Stifle Clark

All stories for March 2, 2000 »

• Sutter, Keith Place 1-2 For N. Idaho

• Today’S Best Bet: Washington State At Washington

• The County Lines

• Man Admits Severe Beating Of Grandfather He Also Pleads Guilty To Trying To Elude Police After Hit-And-Run

• Woman Guilty Of Machine Gun Charge Joann Peterson Now Faces First-Degree Murder Trial In Shooting Death Of Son-In-Law

All stories for March 3, 2000 »

• Tale Of Disappearing Jackrabbits Species No Longer Home On Range

• Odyssey 2000 Cyclists Find Baja Both Brutal And Beautiful

• The Truth Is Out There…/ …And It’S Not Always Pretty. Our Intrepid Reporter Shakes Down Las Vegas In Search Of Sin City’S Heart And Soul

• High Dining For High Rollers Las Vegas Goes Definitely Upscale In Its Restaurants

• Around The World By Jet In 24 Days All For Just $44,950

All stories for March 4, 2000 »

• Obituaries

• Best Things About Kindergarten

• Parents Have Best Interest At Heart

• Eagles Forced To Pick Up The Pieces Coach Must Prepare Team, While Others Dismantle The Tournament

• Can The Zags Answer The Big Question?

All stories for March 5, 2000 »

• Parking Garage Shortfall Prompts Request For City Loan Pda Chairman Asks Council For $450,000 In Parking Meter Revenue

• Depot Above Aquifer Approved Kootenai County Commissioners Attach Conditions To Rail Project

• Labor Leader Plans Suit Against Depot

• House Approves Two Bills To Head Off Schools’ Suit Pair Of Measures Make Loans Easier But Provide No Real Funding

• Milestones

All stories for March 6, 2000 »

• Zags Fall To S. Illinois At Quik Classic

• Nieman, Clinesmith Earn All-Big West Honors

• Pair Of Eagles Make Big Sky Team Williams, Hansen Get The Nod

• Smith Plays A Leading Role The ‘Next Greg Leeb’ Has Arrived

• Agents Kill Cougars Preying On Bighorns

All stories for March 7, 2000 »

• Fate Frowns, Smiles On Gsl G-Prep Breaks Down, But Ferris Battles Into 4A Quarterfinals

• This Season Requires Seat In Front Row

• Great Northern Takes Its Lumps As Deer Park, Chewelah Tumble

• Pullman, Lakeside Pass Opening Tests

• Bears Stay Alive CV Beats Shelton; Shadle Fails To Follow

All stories for March 8, 2000 »

• CV Girls Early Arrivals Bears Dump Bellarmine, Make Semis Year Ahead Of Expectations

• Gnl Teams Lose Hopes For The Title

• Zags Still Riding Wave Of Acclaim Gonzaga Welcomes Sequel To Last Year’S Hoop Mania

• Lawmakers Miss Stop Sign Locke Calls Special Session To Finish Budget, I-695 Plan

• Ferris Tastes Defeat Bethel Claims A Second Victim From Spokane

All stories for March 9, 2000 »

• Want To Help Out Rathdrum’S Park System?

• Many Athletes Feel Rule Fair, Although Not Strict Enough

• St. John’S Orthodox Gets Ok From County For Cemetery Site Plans Have Been In The Works For Almost Two Years

• Letters To The Editor

• Pastor Says Ministry Has Been His Destiny Since He Was A Boy Rev. Dale Stamper Took His First Position As A Youth Pastor In 1970

All stories for March 10, 2000 »

• Letters To The Editor

• Smith Hits Milestone As Chiefs Romp Left Winger Tops 90-Point Mark In Win

• Codes Of Uncertainty Athletes Make Pledge To Stay On Straight And Narrow, But It’S Not Always Clear When They Cross The Line

• What’S His Cyber Average?

• Long Ends Ivy Career With Flurry Of Honors

All stories for March 11, 2000 »

• State Relaxes Start Up For Tribes’ Slotlike Machines Charitable Bingos Angered By Change From Locke’S Office

• Spring Brakes With Warm Weather, Road Work Speeds Up And Traffic Slows

• Manners Go Modern Even At 5, Kids Receive A Timeless Lesson In Proper Behavior

• Council To Pick Districting Map Tonight Money For Downtown Library, Parking Loan Also On Agenda

• Hidden Dangers Officials Hope Tough Penalties Will Keep The Curious Out Of Old Mines

All stories for March 12, 2000 »

• Maryland Flips A Coin

• You Must Remember This …

• Beware Of Pepe Lepew

• Yes, You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks Trainers Give Pointers For Helping Your Aging Hound Learn Some New Behaviors

• School Levies At Stake Today District 81 Seeks Three-Year Replacement Levy

All stories for March 13, 2000 »

• Two Bills Urge Patriotism Laws Would Require Schools To Take Active Role

• Spokane County Levies Sail To Victory Voters Back Funding For Schools In All Local Districts

• Arena Sells Out For Women Of Faith 12,000 People To Attend Christian Event In April

• Prisoners Used In Radiation Tests Gain Settlement Subjects Of Cold War Fertility Experiments To Get $1.1 Million

• Cogentrix Plant Construction To Begin Opponents Wanted Better Pollution Controls For Gas-Fired Power Plant

All stories for March 14, 2000 »

• He Had The Time Of His Life It Just Wasn’T Very Fast

• Criminal Intent Ruled Out In Infant’S Death Negligence Charges Considered; Boy Died While Napping At Child-Care Center

• Gambling Addicts Get Hope Group Hopes To Create Plan To Help Problem Gamblers

• A Jarring Reality Spokane Streets Face $99 Million Repair Backlog With No Plan To Get Going

• Board Says No To Sports Complex At Fairgrounds Panel Advises County Against Adding Project To Convention Center Expansion Plan

All stories for March 15, 2000 »

• Breaching Hearings Draw 9,000 Nearly 30,000 Submit Opinions On What Should Happen To Snake River Dams

• Board Wants Kinder Inspection Policy

• Tribe Sets Grazing Limit Vote Fences, Water Pollution From Cattle Bother Some

• Campus Awash In Zagmania Hype And Hoopla Abound For Students Who Stayed At Home

• Ex-Gonzaga Leader Rev. Twohy Dies

All stories for March 16, 2000 »

• 7Th Esmeralda: A Long Shot (Or Two)

• Something Special At 17, Lani Elston Already Has Won 70 Junior Golf Events And Is The Reigning Wjga Girls Player Of The Year

• Dream Destinations Grab Your Clubs, Clothes And Don’T Forget Your Cash; You’Re Going To Need Plenty

• Two New B.C. Courses Set To Open In Spring Eagle Ranch, Near Invermere, Will Welcome Golfers In April; St. Eugene, Northwest Of Cranbrook, In May

• The Think-Holes Prairie Falls 9Th: Options Abound

All stories for March 17, 2000 »

• Pulling Their Own Weight Girls Learn Self-Reliance On Backcountry Trip

• Boise State Hosts Harris Jazz Festival

• Parking Fee Added For Colville Forest Five Heavily Used Sites Will Require New Permit

• Journey Of Discovery Lewis And Clark Bicentennial Sparks Lots Of Interest

• Green Wales Proud Gardeners Strive To Become England’S Horticultural Equal

All stories for March 18, 2000 »

• The County Lines

• Mass Wedding

• Public Periscope

• Melting Pot Dissolving Clubs Sons Of Norway, Other Ethnic Groups Have Trouble Attracting Young

• Tonight’S Council Meeting To Study Library Funding

All stories for March 19, 2000 »

• Zagmania Ii: Sequel May Actually Be Better

• Effort To Relocate Terns Meets Stiff Resistance Grays Harbor Appears Unwilling To Take Salmon-Swallowing Birds

• The County Lines

• Epa Seeks To Cut Back Mtbe Use

• Stolen Oscars Recovered

All stories for March 20, 2000 »

• City Hall Shuffle Resumes Attorney Resigns; Parks Director To Leave Early

• Senate Oks Tax Relief For Timber Owners Follow-Up Measure Addresses Possible Shortfalls For Schools

• Short Reports

• Zagnuts: ‘Are We There, Yet?’ Hundreds Of Students Form Southbound Caravans

• Merchandise Madness Zags’ Tournament Run Helps Area Businesses Score Big Profits

All stories for March 21, 2000 »

• Talbott Betting It All On The Zags Stakes High With Mayors Of Purdue’S Hometowns

• Epa’S Plan To Come Out In Two Parts Massive Mining Pollution Cleanup Outline Will Be Released In December, Next Spring

• Dogged Reserve Zag Subs Link Arms, Hearts To Pull For Teammates

• House Makes Budget Deal But Bipartisan Accord Could Be Short-Lived When Senate Takes Up Issue Today

• Milestones

All stories for March 22, 2000 »

• Holm’S Hitting Results In Defeat For Sasquatch

• Colville Moves Up, Still Wins

• Gu Lost Game, But Biggest Loss Is In Personnel

• Sticking To Frahm Was The Plan Purdue Shadowed Zags’ Best Offensive Player All Night, And He Had Few Answers

• Lack Of Timeout Took Its Toll Gonzaga’S

All stories for March 23, 2000 »

• Alternative Schools Part Of The Solution

• Senior Voice Three Strokes Haven’T Stopped Aarp State Chairman Al Sharon From Doing What He Believes In

• Building Permits

• Classical Christian Academy

• We Need To Actively Endorse Human Rights

All stories for March 24, 2000 »

• Lead Ruling Praised, Panned Some Silver Valley Residents Think Judge Went Too Far In Ordering Testing At Schools

• Doctor Advocates Evacuation Lead Cleanup Requires Extreme Action, New Yorker Testifies

• New Breed Of Hatchery Revised Federal Rules Designed To Protect Outnumbered Native Salmon

• Father Spitzer Knows Best Inspirational President Raises The Bar At High-Flying Gonzaga

• Milestones

All stories for March 25, 2000 »

• Chiefs Renew Rivalry With Ams Spokane Opens Series At Home Wednesday With Its Old Nemesis

• ‘Timeline’ Takes You Into The Past

• Births

• Performers Incredible In ‘Wonder Boys’

• Schutz Scores With Pair Of Top Player Awards Krymusa Is Top Scholar; Sauer, TVrdon Best Rookies

All stories for March 26, 2000 »

• The County Lines

• Victims Recovering After Falls At WSU Both In Stable Condition At Seattle’S Harborview

• Kids Busy Training For Annual Run Wednesday Is Deadline For Junior Bloomsday

• Business Group Gets One-On-One With Planners But Commission Reluctant To Give Others A Say On Land-Use Plan

• Time Ripe For ‘Gorge Park’ After 87 Years, Spokane May Be Ready For Green Space Below The Falls

All stories for March 27, 2000 »

• Pet Therapy Fetches Chase Award Dog Owner Among Youths Honored For Good Deeds, Courage

• Despite Tax Increase, Cda Facing Shortfall Early Projections Show City Needs To Find At Least $600,000

• Lawsuit Ties Killings To Fen-Phen Spokane Valley Man Claims Wife Who Shot Sons, Herself Was Driven To Violence By Diet Drugs

• Gun Maker Locked Out Some Dealers Will Drop Smith & Wesson

• From The Capitol

All stories for March 28, 2000 »

• Spreading It Thick

• Court Boosts Fairchild Rampage Suits Appeals Ruling Says Air Force Can’T Plead Immunity In Claims Stemming From 1994 Shooting Spree

• Lawmakers Send Gambling Pact To Idaho Governor Panhandle Tribes Worry Over Deal To Let Judge Decide Which Gaming Machines Are Legal

• Black Rock Project Gets Kootenai County’S Ok Developer Says He Hopes To Start Building Golf Course Next Spring

• Sacred Heart Plans To Sell Dialysis Service Some Patients Worry That Buyer Might Put Profit Before Care

All stories for March 29, 2000 »

• Horse Bolts, Injuring 3 In Carriage Spooked Animal Takes WSU Students For Scary Ride Over Campus Embankment

• White Knight Riding To Rescue Of Compost Site Real Estate Agent Might Turn Area Into Housing Development

• Spokane Lawyer Runs For Mayor John Powers Plans Formal Entry Into Campaign In May

• Real Estate Group Urges Flexible Land-Use Plan Club Makes Pitch To Planning Commission

• Lawmakers Seek To Tap Salmon Fund House Budget Would Divvy Up Fish Recovery Money Not Yet Allocated By New Citizens Committee

All stories for March 30, 2000 »

• Man Says Statue Bears Racist Message Committee To Review Complaint About Downtown Monument

• Ferris Off To 3-0 Start In Gsl Play

• Cougs Deal Gu Unsettling Loss WSU’S Rout Leaves Zags Talking To Themselves

• Anything Goes In Indy It’S Already Unlikely Story With Most Favorites Gone

• Ewu’S Aggers Says Nothing’S Happened

All stories for March 31, 2000 »