Q. I am concerned about the future of my shares of Jack in the Box Inc. in light of the weak economy. Can you advise?A. This restaurant chain named for a child's toy must cope with the very grown-up issues of an economic downturn: unemployment,

Sept. 2 / Biomed building funding soughtThe Board of Regents at Washington State University approved a supplemental budget request for the upcoming legislative session that includes $35.8 million to complete funding for the Riverpoint Biomedical

Meetings & EventsThe Spokane Regional MarCom Association will hold a Testify! marketing meeting Friday, Sept. 9, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Gonzaga University's McCarthey Athletic Center, 801 N. Cincinnati. Daniel Thorpe, owner of Boom, in Spokane,

Surgery death rates have dropped nationwide over the past decade, says a University of Michigan Health System study. The Michigan study, which appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine earlier this summer, shows surgery mortality dropped

Average investors can cope with occasional rainy days in the markets. Enduring constant thunder and lightning is not so easy.The extended weather forecast for investments indicates no let-up in turbulence. There will be stormy days and sunny on

Unlike the majority of workers, domestic workers, such as housekeepers and paid caregivers of children and the elderly, remain invisible, laboring in the private setting of the home. This situation can lead to exploitative labor conditions, for of