Recent stories by Doug

• Doug Clark: Ryan’s Lincoln is red hot

  January 17, 2013 in City on Page A5 Attention Spokane car lovers. The Hot Rod Lincoln, star of the world’s best car song, goes on the block Saturday afternoon at the big Barrett-Jackson car auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. … 20

• Looking for misery? ‘Les Miz’ is just the ticket

  January 15, 2013 in City on Page A5 Not feeling lousy enough about how rancid and rotten the world can be, I decided to get really depressed by seeing a musical Sunday night. It wasn’t the song-in-my-heart mood … 12

• Doug Clark: Trust zapped by Operation Lips-Zipped

  January 13, 2013 in City on Page B1 For the record, I have no interest in the list of individuals whose credit card charges were on file at any of the eight supposed houses of happy endings that … 67

• Clark: State gets weeds of advice

  January 10, 2013 in City on Page A5 Last November’s passage of High-502, the initiative legalizing marijuana for hacky sack and other recreational use, has motivated many Washington residents to give the state their cannabis crop suggestions. And … 8

• A name that should only be used in an obit

  January 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 One of the regrettable realities about life in the Information Age is how quickly the outrage of the moment becomes a forgotten relic of the past. Maybe we’re so bombarded … 19

• Doug Clark: Hey, thief, this topping not on menu

  January 6, 2013 in City on Page B1 Considering all the human-on-human crime going on around here of late, it’s doubtful police will spend any time worrying about who snatched the robot head on New Year’s Eve in … 5

• Clark: Time to celebrate Elvis’ birthday a la Klein

  January 3, 2013 in City on Page A5 It’s time we Americans came to grips with the fact that Elvis isn’t coming back. Not without a lantern and a shovel, anyway.

• Odds stacked in favor of Budnicks for 25 years (so far)

  January 1, 2013 in City on Page A5 Welcome to the “silver” anniversary of the Budnick Awards. Yes, today is the 25th airing of the awards that I bestow on my favorite oddball, dubious or quirky newspaper stories … 1

• Doug Clark: Names for Apple’s bar hip, hideous

  December 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 With the world scheduled to end sometime on Friday, I thought it would be a good idea to tie up some loose ends, like helping Bob Apple choose the right … 8

• Clark: Red kettle fundraiser ends with overtime loss

  December 18, 2012 in City on Page A5 “Jingle bells, jingle bells, I can’t feel my fingers …” Strange things can happen to a guy after six hours of singing and playing guitar for the Salvation Army in … 4

• Clark: Ascension to rock star status slow, deserved

  December 16, 2012 in City on Page B1 His name looms high on the cover of the latest Slash album as well as in the songwriting credits. When he isn’t touring and recording with the former Guns N’ … 2

• Doug Clark: Ringing bells keeps me away from red field

  December 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 My hope of experiencing a déjà toot with the Eastern Washington University band must be a dream deferred. The good news is that I didn’t waste any time trying to … 5

• Bobbing for Apple bar names, I’ve come up empty

  December 11, 2012 in City on Page A5 The South-Hillyard. End of the Roll. The Golden Gadfly … 13

• Doug Clark: Gas, oil, air: check. Exorcist: Not yet

  December 9, 2012 in City on Page B1 I’ll be first to concede that I have the understanding of a frozen pot pie when it comes to automobile maintenance or the vagaries of the infernal combustion engine. I’ve … 11

• Clark: The speech the Eagles must hear

  December 6, 2012 in City on Page A5 (COLUMNIST’S NOTE: Sadly, a restraining order for over-exuberance still prevents me from getting within field goal range of the Eagles locker room. Therefore I must use today’s column to deliver … 4

• Doug Clark: Helping the needy, and bragging rights – a win-win

  December 4, 2012 in City on Page A5 I always knew I’d one day have to step in and do the mayor’s dirty work. Not that I’d characterize helping a charity as dirty. 2

• Clark: Blame my Powerball ticket for symphony strife

  December 2, 2012 in City on Page B1 My surefire plan to end the Spokane Symphony strike failed miserably Wednesday night with the following depressing announcement. The winning Powerball tickets were sold in Arizona and Missouri. 3

• Doug Clark: High-tech gadget guy a perfect ‘prepper’

  November 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 From an impenetrable gate to under-mattress safes, John Adrain’s cliff-side Spokane County manor (don’t ask where it is or I’ll have to kill you) is a survivalist showcase worthy of … 9

• Doug Clark: Professor Pilgrim is back for another round

  November 22, 2012 in City on Page A15 Drop your forks, folks, and make ready for the sixth annual serving of Ask Professor Pilgrim. Since 2006, this forum has been devoted to answering Thanksgiving questions that an Iron … 5

• Clark: Justice finally served in Thompson case

  November 18, 2012 in City on Page B1 It’s a good day, Spokane. There’s no snow in the potholes, the river’s still running and Karl Thompson Jr. is already ensconced in a federal lockup on the other side … 83

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