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Archives | December 16, 2011

Results

Business

Regulators approve Jan. 1 Avista rate increases
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Thank you, 14Four. Improved sobriety test protects you from reckless tweets
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
CDA Tribe donates $35,000 to Post Falls weekend student food program
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
The unemployment line is getting shorter
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Kmart and the secret Santas
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Chinese trade practices attacked
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Briefcase
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Column

Shawn Vestal: Face-Off’s focus on students is debatable
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Crime/Public Safety

Ex-tribal jail deputy acquitted of rape
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Barefoot Bandit sentenced to 7+ years
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Suspect ID’d in ice cream shop robbery
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Suspect wanted in repo officer assault
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Man who evaded SWAT still wanted
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Fleeing Ore. men hurl marijuana from car
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
‘Barefoot Bandit’ to plead guilty today
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Extremist in fire faced child rape charge
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Suspects arrested after pocket dialing 911
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Editorial

Editorial: Slanted ‘debate’ can still serve as civics lesson
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Entertainment

12 Days of Holiday Crafts, Day 7: Decorated Tree Centerpiece
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
12 Days of Holiday Crafts, Day 6: Snow Globes!
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Talking trees: what’s an environmentally-conscious Christmas fan to do?
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Features

Five pictures of families watching TV
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Revenge of the recent newspaper retiree
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Christmas in Iraq…
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Happy birthday to the late Jane Austen
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
No. 1 song on this date 25 years ago
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Dan Fogelberg died on this date in 2007
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
This date in “Twilight Zone” history
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Here’s a trade Santa will live to regret
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Just wondering
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Fizzies for adults
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Holiday lights
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Mom can’t keep anything secret
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Nightclubs
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Coming Up
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Midnight Cry puts holiday music on edge
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Watch play as friends, not critics
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Things to Do
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Horoscope
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Local filmmakers take spotlight at ReelSpokane
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Chipmunks hard to hate, even for parents
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Film events
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Theron gets down, dirty in ‘Young Adult’
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Dunst makes ‘Melancholia’
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
No mystery: Sherlock keeps it fun
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Bird makes sure mission succeeds
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Life on the bright side
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Alcoholics magnanimous
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Gonzaga basketball

Hart’s clutch 3-pointer helps Zags win
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

ID Government

Moscow police: Bustamante acted alone
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Clarification from guv’s office: Otter held no elected post from ‘77 to ‘87
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Public invited to view Idaho House remodel at open house today
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Idaho

TGIF Wild Card — 12.16.11
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Parting Shot — 12.16.11
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Facebook Timeline Going Live Soon
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
PM Scanner Traffic — 12.16.11
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
PM Headlines — 12.16.11
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Bonds Given 30 Days Of House Arrest
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Rumorama
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Post Falls Man Wanted In Hit-&-Run
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
ICB: Taliban Still Has Idaho Soldier
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Guilty, Shackled, No Longer Barefoot
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Hayes Wants Fewer Voting Precincts
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
ISO: Will Adults Control Legislature?
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Parent-Kid Kiss Prank Brings Apology
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
High Noon: Curses, Foiled Again
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
INW Headlines — 12.16.11
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
AM Scanner Traffic — 12.16.11
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
25 Years Ago: No. 1 Song
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
IFF To Govt: Stop Economic Plotting
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Hucks Poll: 3rd Otter Term? Hell No!
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Bad Hair Day
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Merry Xmas, I’m Running For Office
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Police: UI murder-suicide investigation finished
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Luna Claim: I Discussed Ed Reforms
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Trib: Jeers To Hart For Wolf Claim
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Op-Ed: Hagadone Preserves Dream
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
AM Headlines — 12.16.11
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Gingrich Takes Fire From Rivals
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
World’s Smallest Woman
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Quotable Quote — Idaho Democrats
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Yabetcha: No RINO IN Reasonable R’s
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Idaho jobless rate falls to 2-year low in November
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Christopher Hitchens, 62, Writer, RIP
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Anderson: War Games
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Otter says he’ll seek third term as governor
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Letters

Road closing ignores people
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Income tax in disguise
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Scanning for budget cut
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Marketing

Keystone XL: “The pipeline that won’t die”
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Nation/World

Freaky Friday news: PETA protests possum drop
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Washington, 8 other states win early learning grants
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Tentative deal averts shutdown
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Feds blast Arizona sheriff
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Chinese villagers ‘pushed too far’
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Syrian rebels kill 27 as violence escalates
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Chapter closed in Iraq
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Use of chimpanzees in research curtailed
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Romney, Gingrich bury the hatchet
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Author, pundit Hitchens, 62, dies
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Spending bill highlights
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
EPA to impose limits on mercury
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Cain thinking of Cabinet post
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Iraq before and after the war
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

News

Tentative deal reached to avoid federal shutdown
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Judges block millions in state budget cuts
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Obituaries

Silenced forever: Christopher Hitchens
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Opinion

Ferris High School debate questions
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
No more excuses on climate
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Other

Cd’A Tribe donates $35,000 to food bank
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Outdoors

Four-year effort protects 10,000 acres in Cascades for wildlife
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Bears denning for hibernation; have you checked your basement lately?
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Salmon anglers get good forecast for 2012 runs
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Website points bargain hunters to Salt Lake ski vacations
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Hunting and fishing
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Pacific NW

Justice Dept.: Seattle police used excessive force
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
‘Barefoot Bandit’ to plead guilty in Wash. court
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Seattle Mariners

Japan’s Kawasaki could help Mariners as a utility player
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Spokane

‘Visionary’ Schneidmiller dies at 93
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Washington records
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Zehm settlement elusive
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
A gift that speaks volumes
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Ban on used glasses hobbles eye clinic
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Idaho records
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
In brief: Preservation group lists top structures
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
What they said
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Stowell’s tenure held challenges
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Seismic activity recorded near mine
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
In brief: Spokane dips in rating of most secure cities
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Suspect’s video is evidence
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Gregoire considers efficiency measures
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Jim Kershner’s This day in history » On the Web: spokesman.com/topics/local-history
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Accuracy watch
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

Sports

Everett beats Chiefs for first time this season
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
University topples LC in battle of unbeatens
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
GU ready for Arizona
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Eastern cruises past Pacific Lutheran
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Montana loses in FCS semifinals
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Battle in Seattle big for Bell, Edi
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Day after Oral Roberts
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Another Friday from WSU
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Bowman’s career effort leads Carolina
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Free agent Crawford heading to Portland Trail Blazers
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Atlanta Falcons score complete victory
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
NCAA puts $2,000 stipend on hold
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Bears receiver Hurd locked up
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Las Vegas’ ‘limitless’ racing singled out in Wheldon wreck
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Newsmakers
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Tri-State tournament turns 40
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Bonds to learn fate
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
NCAA D-III football title game today
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Scoreboard
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Today’s Best
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Two Eagles make AP FCS teams
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Browner blossomed when Seahawks gave him a shot
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
NC wrestling knocks CV from unbeaten ranks
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Boise State deserved better than third-rate bowl
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Montana takes on Sam Houston’s long winning streak
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
Today’s menu
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
On the air
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
UC Riverside drops Idaho
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

WA Government

Worth a look: Initiatives that are paid for
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011
State ‘unoccupies’ park
Fri., Dec. 16, 2011