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WSU MEDICAL SCHOOL
SPOKANE, Wash. — Medical officials predict an aging population and expanded health coverage under the Affordable Care Act will contribute to doctor shortages across the nation. In response to the projected need, Washington State University has begun exploring the feasibility of opening a medical school on its Spokane campus. "It's clear we need more primary care physicians," WSU president Elson Floyd said. The University of Washington has done a great job of putting doctors in the region, he said, but increasing demand in rural Washington state "is so great it may require two medical schools." By Nicholas K. Geranios. SENT: 570 words, AP Photos.
IDAHO SLAYINGS
POCATELLO, Idaho — Oneida County Sheriff Jeff Semrad was in Colorado about a year ago when he received the darkest phone call of his 31-year career in law enforcement. Three people had been found murdered in a remote farmhouse near the tiny community of Holbrook. One of Semrad's deputies shared the shocking news on Friday, April 5, 2013. By Michael H. O'Donnell of the Idaho State Journal. SENT: 710 words.
JACKSON-GROUND SLIPPING
JACKSON — An unstable hillside in the Wyoming resort town of Jackson shows movement, but the shifting is not accelerating. Incident spokeswoman Charlotte Reynolds says the situation hadn't changed Sunday with geologists continuing to monitor the hill. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 300 words by 3 p.m., AP Photo.
IN BRIEF: OLD FAITHFUL; DOLLAR THEATER; BLAINE COUNTY-EASEMENTS.
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OUTDOORS-MOUNTAIN BIKING-SPRINGTIME GEM
BEND, Ore. — The plan was to head to the Horse Butte Trailhead for yet another ride around the increasingly crowded Coyote Loop and Arnold Ice Cave trails. The trailhead is just 6 miles from my house in southeast Bend, and I had been frequenting the area as other trails around Bend were still muddy or covered with snow. When I picked up my friend Dave on the way to the trailhead, he offered a different plan, and I was game. "Have you ever ridden Swamp Wells?" he asked. Swamp Wells Trail is a secret gem in the spring. By Mark Morical, The (Bend) Bulletin. SENT: 750 words.
OUTDOORS-WALLULA GAP
KENNEWICK, Wash. — If you love the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area for dramatic vistas, you'll love Wallula Gap just as much. The Wallula Gap isn't nearly as well known as the designated national scenic area around Hood River, Ore., but the gap that the Columbia River flows through just south of the Tri-Cities has its own quality of beauty, especially during spring when the grassy slopes show dome green and wildflowers are blooming. By Terry Richard, The Oregonian. SENT: 450 words.
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