Recent stories by Doug

• Clark: ‘Red Dawn’ shows truth is stranger than fiction

  May 23, 2013 in City on Page A5 Whoever came up with the supermarket “impulse buy” had a sucker like me in mind. I can’t stand in a checkout line without grabbing a candy bar or a tube … 10

• Fly fishing delivers a lot more patience than pride

  May 21, 2013 in City on Page A5 A river of emotions ran through me on Sunday. Foolishness. Humiliation. 4

• Clark: Prison not sounding like punishment for some

  May 19, 2013 in City on Page B1 Not to frighten any of you, but I predict the entire region will soon be clobbered by a tsunami-sized crime wave. And all because of what’s been going on at … 132

• Clark: Volunteer shows true hospitality

  May 16, 2013 in City on Page A5 Tom Summerson, aka “Mr. Hospitality,” credits a “love of aviation” when I ask what motivated him to become an award-winning champion for Spokane. Uh-uh. 6

• From wannabe to never-was in five easy steps

  May 14, 2013 in City on Page A5 Washington political candidates have until Friday to make their pipe dreams official by filing their intent to run for local office. Welcome to Delusion Week. 8

• Doug Clark: Thanks to the woman who made me what I am

  May 12, 2013 in City on Page B1 She loves Rosauers muffin bread, but only if it’s the thin-sliced kind. When she sends me to the store on a fresh-fruit run, she always adds … 39

• Clark: Gutsy gang of gobblers gets his goat

  May 9, 2013 in City on Page A5 Of course I knew Spokane had a gang problem. But you never take things like that seriously until the birdbrains show up at your doorstep. 6

• Clark: Bloomsday shows how Spokane is fat-man friendly, too

  May 7, 2013 in City on Page A5 I was watching Bloomsday 37 unfold on TV Sunday morning while lolling on my couch eating buttered bagels with cream cheese. All of a sudden this warm and tasty feeling … 9

• Clark: Ride was a classic, and didn’t feel like a rehearsal

  May 5, 2013 in City on Page B1 The 1939 hearse, black like my soul and only slightly smaller than the Queen Mary, came rolling east on Riverside and moored in front of the newspaper to pick me … 5

• Clark: Spokane shows up in support of vets, CD release

  May 2, 2013 in City on Page A5 It’s incredibly satisfying to see someone’s idea go from humble pitch to home run. But from the second Randy Shaw told me what he was planning, I knew that “In … 11

• Moses’ fate isn’t justice, but maybe it’s enough

  April 30, 2013 in City on Page A5 There’s this old saying about how all publicity is good publicity just as long as you spell my name right. Whoever came up with that one probably never considered what … 18

• Clark: Spokane not only city with Street Music Week

  April 28, 2013 in City on Page B1 Seven weeks and change. That’s the countdown until the next Spokane Street Music Week rocks the downtown sidewalks with noon-hour music and entertainment. 15

• Doug Clark: Council candidate’s residency dispute alarming

  April 25, 2013 in City on Page A5 In that ongoing comedy called Spokane politics, a new star is rising. His name is Mark Hamilton. 25

• Earth Day drive leads to environmental hazard

  April 23, 2013 in City on Page A5 Monday was Earth Day, the day we all try to show our friends and neighbors just how much more we care about saving the planet than they do. A good … 28

• Clark: Boston-style bombing could have happened in Spokane

  April 21, 2013 in City on Page B1 And just like that, Boston’s mind-boggling week of murder and mayhem was over. A law enforcement ensemble from what looked like every jurisdiction in copdom caught the last terrorist punk … 59

• Doug Clark: Catching up on the interesting stories

  April 18, 2013 in City on Page A5 Before wandering off on a two-week vacation, I specifically told my editors … “Don’t publish any juicy news stories until I get back!” 30

• Clark: We’ve seen this shooting defense here before

  March 31, 2013 in City on Page B1 I own a pistol for protection. Got a rifle, a couple of shotguns and plenty of ammo, too. 91

• Clark: Bunny leads us down disappointing rabbit hole

  March 28, 2013 in City on Page A5 I was sorry to hear that after a 32-year run, the Easter Bunny won’t be hiding any plastic eggs filled with tooth-rotting candy this weekend at Riverfront Park. Apparently there … 13

• Doug Clark: Mayor building case for ‘condonminiums’

  March 26, 2013 in City on Page A5 So Boy Mayor wants to geld the city’s timer-tested Civil Service rules to make our City of Spocondon a happier place. Oops. 21

• Doug Clark: Avista’s covered win or lose

  March 24, 2013 in City on Page B1 Avista has given us so many blessings over the years. Light. Heat. 24

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