David Gergen, senior political analyst and former adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton, has predicted higher taxes, saying, "There's going to be upward pressure on corporate taxes. There's going to be upward pressure on taxes and

In their rock anthem "My Generation," The Who sang, "I hope I die before I get old."Nearly a half-century later, that could be the theme song for aging Who fans determined to live a long time without conforming to previous generations' notions a

Planet Beach day spa to open at Wandermere Marie Rosenthal says she has leased a 1,900-square-foot space in the Wandermere Village Shopping Center, on the east side of U.S. 395 in the Wandermere area, and plans to open a day spa named

The city of Spokane has awarded a $500,000 contract to an Oregon company to repaint, both inside and out, the big Shadle Park water tower in northwest Spokane.S&K Painting Inc., of Clackamas, Ore., won the job after the original low bidder, bid

Whitewater Creek Inc., of Hayden, Idaho, has received building permits for a $4 million multifamily affordable housing project, at the big Tullamore development in Post Falls. Whitewater Creek is listed as the contractor for an associated LP, to

Post Falls businessman Lloyd Sauberan and a partner have opened a Lloyd's Tire & Automotive store in Spokane Valley, and Sauberan's son has opened his second Lloyd's Automotive, a separate business, on Spokane's South Hill.The new Lloyd's Tire &

Pizza Pipeline Inc., of Spokane, has moved its commissary operation and its original pizza restaurant from their long-time location at 1303 N. Washington to two separate locations here.Mike Kight, who founded the restaurant with partner Gene 21