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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Spokane</title>
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		<title>More than 500 people file claims alleging sex abuse against Jesuits in the Northwest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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More than 500 claims filed against NW Jesuits

SPOKANE, Wash. — More than 500 people in the Northwest filed claims against the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus in advance of a November deadline, alleging members of the Catholic order sexually abused them as children.
The Spokesman-Review in Spokane reports the claims against the Jesuits span ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/more-than-500-people-file-claims-alleging-sex-abuse-against-jesuits-in-the-northwest-240718/">More than 500 people file claims alleging sex abuse against Jesuits in the Northwest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Why do we dream of a white Christmas, and what are the chances we will have one?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas K. Geranios</dc:creator>
		
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Why do we dream of a White Christmas?
SPOKANE, Wash. — Bing Crosby didn&#8217;t have to dream of a white Christmas — he could bank on it.

The crooner was from Spokane, a city that is among the most likely to have a white Christmas each year. According to weather experts, Spokane has a white Christmas about .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/why-do-we-dream-of-a-white-christmas-and-what-are-the-chances-we-will-have-one-235855/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Why do we dream of a white Christmas, and what are the chances we will have one?</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Why do we hate? New academic field of hate studies seeks the answer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas K. Geranios</dc:creator>
		
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Why do we hate? Academics seek answer in new field

SPOKANE, Wash. — Why did the Nazis hate the Jews? Why did the Hutus hate the Tutsis?
Hate is everywhere, but the fundamental question of why one person can hate another has never been adequately studied, contends Jim Mohr of Gonzaga University, who is developing a new .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/why-do-we-hate-new-academic-field-of-hate-studies-seeks-the-answer-231959/" title="Why do we hate? New academic field of hate studies seeks the answer">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>First-time buyer tax credit lifts 3Q home sales in Washington state; price declines slow</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Home sales in Washington state rise in 3rd quarter

SPOKANE, Wash. — The number of existing homes sold in Washington state increased in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, the Washington Center for Real Estate Research reported Tuesday.
The federal first-time homebuyer tax credit helped sales increase 15.6 percent, according to the center at ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/first-time-buyer-tax-credit-lifts-3q-home-sales-in-washington-state-price-declines-slow-225758/">First-time buyer tax credit lifts 3Q home sales in Washington state; price declines slow</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman in Washington who owned 1965 VW van found in shipping container wants to buy it back</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Woman would like to buy back long-lost VW van

SPOKANE, Wash. — Michele Squires once owned the 1965 Volkswagen van that was found recently in a shipping container at a Southern California port — 35 years after she had it stolen from a repair shop.
She&#8217;d now like to buy it back.
Squires told The Spokesman-Review that she .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-in-washington-who-owned-1965-vw-van-found-in-shipping-container-wants-to-buy-it-back-224648/">Source article &nbsp;: Woman in Washington who owned 1965 VW van found in shipping container wants to buy it back</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Red Lion Hotels names George Schweitzer EVP and COO of hotel operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Red Lion Hotels names Schweitzer EVP, COO of unit

SPOKANE, Wash. — Red Lion Hotels Corp. said Monday that George Schweitzer has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of hotel operations.
Schweitzer, 54, has over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Schweitzer was founder and CEO of LaborSage Inc., a software and .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/red-lion-hotels-names-george-schweitzer-evp-and-coo-of-hotel-operations-223596/">Red Lion Hotels names George Schweitzer EVP and COO of hotel operations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Van stolen 35 years ago in Wash. state found in shipping container at LA/Long Beach seaport</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Van stolen 35 years ago in Wash. state recovered

SPOKANE, Wash. — A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.
Customs agents found the 1965 van on Oct. 19 when they opened a shipping container bound for The Netherlands, The Spokesman-Review newspaper ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/van-stolen-35-years-ago-in-wash-state-found-in-shipping-container-at-lalong-beach-seaport-219957/">Van stolen 35 years ago in Wash. state found in shipping container at LA/Long Beach seaport</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Van stolen 35 years ago in Spokane is found in shipping container at LA/Long Beach seaport</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Van stolen 35 years ago is recovered
SPOKANE, Wash. — A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.

The Spokesman-Review newspaper reports that customs agents found the 1965 van on Oct. 19 when they opened a shipping container bound for The Netherlands. .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/van-stolen-35-years-ago-in-spokane-is-found-in-shipping-container-at-lalong-beach-seaport-219951/" title="Van stolen 35 years ago in Spokane is found in shipping container at LA/Long Beach seaport">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>8 Wash. State Patrol troopers to be suspended, not fired, over fake diplomas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Wash. troopers to be suspended over fake diplomas

SPOKANE, Wash. — Eight Washington State Patrol troopers who used diplomas from fake schools to try to get pay raises will be suspended but not fired.
The State Patrol reversed itself Friday and decided to modify a recommendation from August that the troopers be fired.
State Patrol spokesman Jeff DeVere .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-wash-state-patrol-troopers-to-be-suspended-not-fired-over-fake-diplomas-213124/">Read the original article &nbsp;: 8 Wash. State Patrol troopers to be suspended, not fired, over fake diplomas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Potlatch posts 82 percent increase in 3rd-quarter profit on timber deed sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Potlatch 3Q profit boosted by timber deed sale

SPOKANE, Wash. — Timber real estate investment trust Potlatch Corp. said Monday its third-quarter profit rose 82 percent, boosted by the proceeds from the sale of a timber deed.
Potlatch earned $45.8 million, or $1.15 per share, compared with $25.3 million, or 63 cents per share, for the same ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/potlatch-posts-82-percent-increase-in-3rd-quarter-profit-on-timber-deed-sale-207733/">Potlatch posts 82 percent increase in 3rd-quarter profit on timber deed sale</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wash. officials plan briefing to explain new steps after killer&#8217;s escape from hospital outing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington state officials are planning a news conference Friday afternoon to announce new precautions they&#8217;re taking after a schizophrenic killer escaped while on a field trip.

Phillip Arnold Paul walked away from the Spokane County Interstate Fair last month while on an outing with a group from Eastern State Hospital. He was recaptured ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wash-officials-plan-briefing-to-explain-new-steps-after-killers-escape-from-hospital-outing-185196/">Original article on  : Wash. officials plan briefing to explain new steps after killer&#8217;s escape from hospital outing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spokane County, Wash., sheriff says he&#8217;ll bill state $37,000 in hunt for escaped killer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane County sheriff says he&#8217;ll bill Washington state $37,000 for the cost of hunting down an insane killer who walked away from a county fair field trip arranged by his mental hospital.

Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich tells the Spokesman-Review that the search for Phillip Arnold Paul involved a team of deputies and the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spokane-county-wash-sheriff-says-hell-bill-state-37000-in-hunt-for-escaped-killer-178376/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Spokane County, Wash., sheriff says he&#8217;ll bill state $37,000 in hunt for escaped killer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Insane killer says escape was unplanned, took opportunity of outing at county fair in Spokane</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — The insane killer who walked away from a county fair field trip arranged by his Washington state mental hospital says he didn&#8217;t plan his escape.

Phillip Arnold Paul told KXLY-TV he saw an opportunity at the Spokane County fairgrounds and took it. He was on the run for three days before he was .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/insane-killer-says-escape-was-unplanned-took-opportunity-of-outing-at-county-fair-in-spokane-177709/">Source &nbsp;: Insane killer says escape was unplanned, took opportunity of outing at county fair in Spokane</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Head of Wash. mental hospital resigns in wake of escape of criminally insane man</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — The head of a Washington state hospital has resigned in the wake of the escape last week of a criminally insane man who stayed on the run for three days.

Eastern State Hospital CEO Hal Wilson announced his resignation on Wednesday. He has contended the mental hospital did everything according to policies and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/head-of-wash-mental-hospital-resigns-in-wake-of-escape-of-criminally-insane-man-176928/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Head of Wash. mental hospital resigns in wake of escape of criminally insane man</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities: Insane killer likely planned getaway from Washington state mental hospital outing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — A helicopter clattered over transient camps and rail yards in the expanding search for an insane killer as investigators tried to determine whether he planned his getaway from a field trip organized by a mental hospital.

Phillip Arnold Paul left little clothing in his room at Eastern State Hospital and carried a backpack .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-insane-killer-likely-planned-getaway-from-washington-state-mental-hospital-outing-173723/">Authorities: Insane killer likely planned getaway from Washington state mental hospital outing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Insane killer escapes on field trip to county fair in Washington, has past history of fleeing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — A criminally insane killer from eastern Washington is on the run after escaping during a field trip to the county fair that his mental hospital organized.

Why such a dangerous person was out in public was a question many, including Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, were asking as authorities searched for Phillip Arnold Paul.
Authorities ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/insane-killer-escapes-on-field-trip-to-county-fair-in-washington-has-past-history-of-fleeing-172428/">Read more : Insane killer escapes on field trip to county fair in Washington, has past history of fleeing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Insane killer escapes on visit to Spokane fair, may be headed to parents&#8217; home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Authorities have put out a statewide alert for a mentally ill killer who escaped during a hospital field trip to a fair in Spokane.

Sgt. Dave Reagan of the Spokane County sheriff&#8217;s office says Phillip Arnold Paul remains at large Friday and officials believe he&#8217;s headed to the town where his parents live.
Reagan .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/insane-killer-escapes-on-visit-to-spokane-fair-may-be-headed-to-parents-home-172380/">Insane killer escapes on visit to Spokane fair, may be headed to parents&#8217; home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Wash. teen gets 22-year sentence for beating, stabbing dad to death</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — A teenager who helped beat and stab her father to death has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.

Eighteen-year-old Jackie Wortham said in Spokane County Superior Court on Wednesday that she thinks about her father every day and regrets what she did.
Daniel Wortham was attacked in March 2008 when he returned home ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/wash-teen-gets-22-year-sentence-for-beating-stabbing-dad-to-death-170524/">Wash. teen gets 22-year sentence for beating, stabbing dad to death</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Medical marijuana dispensary raided in Spokane, owners arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane police on Thursday raided a medical marijuana store, shutting it down, arresting the owners and warning similar operations to close, too.

Police said it was the first time in the state that medical marijuana distributors had been arrested on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance.
Law officers searched a store called .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/medical-marijuana-dispensary-raided-in-spokane-owners-arrested-165282/">Medical marijuana dispensary raided in Spokane, owners arrested</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Walgreens in Washington hope to deter Oxycontin robberies by putting painkiller in safes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Robberies involving the narcotic OxyContin are so common that Walgreens has installed time-delayed safes in its 114 pharmacies across Washington to secure the powerful painkiller.

The drug store chain is investing heavily in the security measure because Oxycontin robberies in the state are the most in the nation for the company, said Robert .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/walgreens-in-washington-hope-to-deter-oxycontin-robberies-by-putting-painkiller-in-safes-157693/">Walgreens in Washington hope to deter Oxycontin robberies by putting painkiller in safes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Avista declares regular quarterly dividend of 21 cents, payable Sept. 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Energy company Avista Corp. said Thursday its board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 21 cents.

The dividend is payable Sept. 15 to shareholders of record on Aug. 27.
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		<title>Sterling Financial files papers to raise up to $500M in shares, debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Sterling Financial Corp. said Tuesday it has filed paperwork to increase the amount of money it may raise in additional shares, debt or other securities.

Sterling said it may raise up to $500 million.
&#8220;By updating and expanding our shelf registration, we are ensuring that Sterling has the ongoing financial flexibility to meet the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sterling-financial-files-papers-to-raise-up-to-500m-in-shares-debt-116346/" title="Sterling Financial files papers to raise up to $500M in shares, debt">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1 person dead in confrontation with Spokane police</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Police fatally shot a man after he allegedly beat a woman with a skateboard and stabbed a pit bull during a rampage Friday morning.

Police received 911 calls that a man tried to break into one home on Spokane&#8217;s north side, then assaulted a woman after breaking into another residence, where he also ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1-person-dead-in-confrontation-with-spokane-police-106297/">1 person dead in confrontation with Spokane police</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Conservation groups again seek endangered species protection for giant, spitting worm in Wash.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators.

They filed a petition Tuesday with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requesting the worm be protected as an endangered species.
&#8220;The giant Palouse earthworm is critically endangered and needs the protection of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/conservation-groups-again-seek-endangered-species-protection-for-giant-spitting-worm-in-wash-95952/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Conservation groups again seek endangered species protection for giant, spitting worm in Wash.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spokane police arrest man they contend led an organized ring of grocery store meat thieves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Police have arrested a man they contend led an organized ring of thieves who stole meat from area grocery stories. Police suspect the man, 37, led a group of people who would steal six to ten packages of meat at a time from various grocery stores.

The suspects would take the meat to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spokane-police-arrest-man-they-contend-led-an-organized-ring-of-grocery-store-meat-thieves-92484/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Spokane police arrest man they contend led an organized ring of grocery store meat thieves</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Spokane, Wash., officer indicted on federal civil rights charge over fatal confrontation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — A police officer was indicted on federal civil rights charges over a fatal confrontation with a developmentally disabled man who was struck and Tasered in 2006 at a Spokane, Wash., convenience store.

The indictment announced Monday contends Officer Karl Thompson deprived Otto Zehm of his civil rights and made a false statement to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/spokane-wash-officer-indicted-on-federal-civil-rights-charge-over-fatal-confrontation-89171/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Spokane, Wash., officer indicted on federal civil rights charge over fatal confrontation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Sorry&#8217; _ guard gets punched trying to stop couple desperate to make off with box of diapers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. — Authorities in Washington state say a couple were so determined to make off with merchandise without paying that a security guard who tried to stop them got punched.

The loot that was so important to the couple was a package of disposable diapers — $18 worth of diapers.
Spokane County Sheriff&#8217;s Sgt. Dave Reagan .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sorry-_-guard-gets-punched-trying-to-stop-couple-desperate-to-make-off-with-box-of-diapers-32187/">&#8216;Sorry&#8217; _ guard gets punched trying to stop couple desperate to make off with box of diapers</a>.]]></description>
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