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John Blanchette: 12th Man movement first found traction at EWU

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page A1 On those thick, laborious August afternoons, John Yarno would look beyond the fence and see something that made the practice burden a little lighter. Faces. 5
Doug Clark: Hug from father to son waited a lifetime

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B1 The father and child reunion took place Jan. 7 inside a modest apartment in Independence, Missouri. Richard A. Hodge, 72, a retired Spokane photographer, had come to finally meet the … 7
COPS nudged toward more independence

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B1 Spokane’s volunteer group Community Oriented Policing Services will move its headquarters out of the Public Safety Building this year, thanks to a city push to make the group more independent. … 3
That’s NEWS to you

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B1 If you followed the news last week, you could be a winner in our weekly news quiz. Warm up by taking the newspaper version, and then go to www.spokesman.com/newsquiz, where …
The mighty bull trout

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B1 Salmon make an epic journey, swimming hundreds of miles from the ocean to return to their birthplace. To Tom Whalen, the shorter migration of Lake Pend Oreille’s bull trout is …
Jim Kershner’s this day in history

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B1 From our archives, 100 years ago Four sheepmen near Yakima had been plagued by disappearing sheep. They had been wintering 104 sheep on a range outside of Toppenish, but 44 …
Huckleberries: Hudson’s racks up another tasty tribute

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B2 You can add another accolade to the pile accumulated by historic Hudson’s Hamburgers in downtown Coeur d’Alene – “Most Iconic Restaurant in Idaho.” So says the Huffington Post, which picked …
That’s News to you answers

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B2 Here are the answers to this week’s quiz: 1. C. Known worldwide as “Mr. Cub,” Ernie Banks became the Chicago Cubs’ first African-American player on Sept. 17, 1953, and went …
Let’s define government’s ‘openness’

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B2 OLYMPIA – Openness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder for government officials. This is clear in the discussions – some might call them grumblings – of proposed …
Biologist to address grizzly recovery

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B2 The grizzly bear is not a terrible beast that spends its days roaming the countryside looking for things to kill and eat. But it’s no teddy bear either. “The real …
Cigar bar bill clears panel

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B2 OLYMPIA – For the fourth time since the statewide smoking ban took effect, Washington state is seeing a movement to give cigar lovers state-regulated places to smoke. A bill passed …
Washington records

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B2 Spokane County Marriage licenses
Spokane police to investigate chase, shooting

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B3 The Spokane Police Department is leading the investigation into the exchange of gunfire Friday night between a man and a county deputy who was chasing him in Spokane Valley. A …
Idaho citizens push expanded access to Medicaid

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B10 BOISE – During a joint hearing of the House and Senate Health and Welfare committees, citizens testified over and over that they want lawmakers to expand access to free health …
Two climbers rescued from Mount Hood

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B10 PORTLAND – An Oregon National Guard helicopter airlifted two climbers off Mount Hood after they were injured in a fall, rescue officials said. The two climbers, a male and a …
Draining drama pays dividends

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page B10 “Orphans” begins with a quiet scene of childlike glee and ends with a pained, howling, almost primal scream. Those moments bookend a character study that careens from one dramatic extreme …
The Dirt

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page E1 Franklin Park Mall gets new Rite Aid Vandervert Construction is building a new Rite Aid store on the north end of Franklin Park Mall. At a project value of $2.8 …
Always prepared

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page E1 Some people see James Wesley Rawles as an anachronism, others as a prophet. Perhaps he’s both. The enigmatic author lives somewhere in the Inland Northwest, which Rawles considers part of …
Can automated switchboards really be improved?

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page E1 The automated switchboard, that most satanic of corporate innovations, isn’t going away even though the vast majority of consumers despise it. In fact, the technology may play an even greater …
BBB Tip of the Week

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page E2 Reports of fake community alert emails warning of a child predator living nearby have surfaced. The email claims to have been sent based on your local area code, may claim …
As the cost of gasoline shrinks, small businesses can think big

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page E2 For small-business owners who deliver goods and services via car, truck or SUV, lower gas prices have brought more customers within reach and put more money in their pockets. As … 2
Biotech leader AbbVie shows steady growth, promise for future

Feb. 1, 2015 on Page E2 Among well-managed and profitable large-cap biotech companies, AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is growing faster than many, posting a strong 7.8 percent increase in revenue year over year in its third quarter. …
Spokane Police Department to investigate officer involved shooting

Jan. 31, 2015 The Spokane Police Department is heading up the investigation into the officer involved shooting involving a Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy at a gas station at Barker Road and Cataldo Friday … 13
Inslee, lawmakers all hail Hawkington

Jan. 31, 2015 on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Which of the following did not happen at the Capitol on Friday? A. Seahawks jerseys replaced business attire in the Legislature. 8
No charges for deputy in young cyclist’s fatal crash

Jan. 31, 2015 on Page A1 Three separate investigations into the death of a 15-year-old bicyclist last May in Spokane Valley have determined that a speeding patrol car driven by a sheriff’s deputy did not strike … 111
Julyamsh event canceled

Jan. 31, 2015 on Page A1 The big Julyamsh powwow held annually at the Greyhound Park in Post Falls has been canceled, the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort announced Friday. The announcement comes as four Indian tribes … 64
Deputy shoots man during foot chase

Jan. 31, 2015 on Page A5 A Spokane County sheriff’s deputy shot a man Friday night after the man fired at him during a foot chase. “We are very lucky we don’t have an injured deputy,” … 87
Spokane entrepreneurs pave the way to collect rain with porous bricks

Jan. 31, 2015 on Page A5 Kevin Kunz, a young entrepreneur in Spokane, poured a bottle of water across the surface of a new type of paver brick that his startup company hopes to sell across … 16
Shawn Vestal: Economy finally recovering … for the 1 percent

Jan. 31, 2015 on Page A5 We’re No. 9! A new analysis of income growth in America confirms and updates the depressing reality of our so-called economic recovery: Virtually all recent bounceback has occurred in the … 57
Spokane River’s flow model challenged

Jan. 31, 2015 on Page A5 Nearly 2,000 people wrote to the Washington Department of Ecology when the agency was developing flow rules for the Spokane River last fall. Some discussed how Spokane’s urban river looked … 15