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Doug Clark

Doug Clark is a columnist for The Spokesman-Review in the Local news department. He writes a column three times each week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday).

How to contact Doug

Email: dougc@spokesman.com
Phone: 509-459-5432
Fax: 509-459-5482

Recent stories by Doug

Now you don’t see the prosecutor, now you do

February 9, 2010 in City on Page A5 Although I’ve never met the man (that I can recall), I can’t tell you how grateful I am to Dave Stevens. Stevens provided an invaluable service the other day by … 7
Doug Clark: Tourism Day sours into kiss-off

February 7, 2010 in City on Page B1 I love a great breakup scene. Like in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” where actor Jason Segel receives his bad news in the buff? 2
Don’t blow off Thoma’s side of the story just yet

February 4, 2010 in City on Page A5 Let it never be said that Doug Clark’s the sort of guy who can’t admit when he’s wrong. So listen up. I totally blew it on the issue of breathalyzers … 9
Singer of true substance always takes the high road

February 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 Reforming America’s pot laws has a good buzz going. Medical marijuana, for example, has broad popular support among the ill-and-achy baby boomer masses. 2
Doug Clark: In this fight, leaders take no prisoners

January 31, 2010 in City on Page B1 Seems like every bureaucrat in the region has come down with a gibbering case of Hoosegow Fever. Spokane city leaders, Spokane County commissioners, police officials, current one-term mayors. … They’re … 1
Column plans more escapes from field trips

January 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 Thank you, and please be sedated. It’s my honor to deliver another State of The Column address to my many distinguished and demented readers.
Doug Clark: We’ll miss Davenport’s ‘curator’

January 17, 2010 in City on Page B1 Pardon me. But have you bozos over at the Davenport Hotel lost your (insert your favorite expletive) minds? I’m still pinching myself in disbelief over the local news shocker of … 9
Yes they can can: Spokane couple more than halfway to crushing goal

January 14, 2010 in City on Page A5 They don’t call us SpoCan for nothing. Especially after all the worldwide attention Andrea Parrish and Peter Geyer have received. I told you about Spokane’s can-do couple last week. Remember? …
His life was short, but he loved every minute of it

January 12, 2010 in City on Page A5 After 3,500 columns and counting, some of the names, faces and storylines understandably tend to blur a bit. But you don’t forget a kid like Jeremy Cereghino. 2
Doug Clark: Bottle babies in blue make news again

January 10, 2010 in City on Page B1 Corporal Clark is back by popular demand to answer your law enfarcement questions. Q: We’re barely into the New Year and another local cop has made the news for possible … 1
Pair approach nuptials with can-do attitude

January 7, 2010 in City on Page A1 They traditionally play a small, but significant, part in the American wedding. Cans, that is. 9
A look back at the good, the bad and the Dougly

January 3, 2010 in City on Page B1 Here we are, three days into 2010 and yet something feels, well, amiss. Of course things are amiss. We have yet to hand out the Budnick Awards, the only true … 1
Clarnak’s sure-pick predictions for 2010

December 31, 2009 in City on Page A5 Sit back and prepare to be amazed. Clarnak the Magnanimous returns today in his sequined turban and bejeweled loincloth to mystify you with his guaranteed predictions for the coming New …
Doug Clark: Breathalyzer Brad offers wobbly defense

December 29, 2009 in City on Page A5 Another season of peace, love and excruciatingly inconvenient gift-return lines has passed, and it’s time for me to get back to vivisecting the bah-humbug realities of life. And nothing curdles … 2
Doug Clark: Pine Lodge inmates just want to stay there

December 22, 2009 in City on Page A5 ’Tis the season for wishes and dreams, of course. But the letters I received from three women last week didn’t contain any conventional holiday hopes. All they want for Christmas … 3
Doug Clark: Make a donation while you’re buying a gift

December 20, 2009 in City on Page B1 Deck the halls. Cue the carols. Freeze the fruitcake. It’s time for Santa Clark – The Sequel.
Doug Clark: Test your boondoggle detection

December 17, 2009 in City on Page A5 Hello and thanks for playing today’s quiz, “Know Your Boondoggle!” This is a fun way to test your knowledge of Spokane Raceway Park. You know, that racetrack out in Airway … 2
Toast season properly with bad Santa

December 15, 2009 in City on Page A5 Here comes Santa Clark. Here comes Santa Clark … I’m feeling merrier than Tiny Tim after an eggnog-and-rum with a Ritalin chaser. 2
Rights lawyer recognizes bright side to doo-doo on the lawn

December 13, 2009 in City on Page B1 I don’t make a habit of openly agreeing with lawyers. That’s a surefire credibility killer for a guy in my line of work. But I must suspend policy today and …
Fascinating characters leave at stupefying rate

December 10, 2009 in City on Page A5 Barbara Walters, ABC TV’s age-defying news mummy, took to the airwaves Wednesday night to give us “The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009.” (Columnist’s note: Because of the glacial nature …