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Jim Camden
Jim Camden is a reporter for The Spokesman-Review in the Local news department. He works on computer-assisted reporting projects and covers politics.
How to contact Jim
- Email: jimc@spokesman.com
- Phone: 509-459-5461
- Fax: 509-459-5482
Recent stories by Jim
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Poison conviction contested
November 19, 2009 in City on Page A6
A Spokane Valley man serving 10 years in federal prison for making a deadly chemical poison is asking to have his conviction overturned because one of the government’s expert witnesses …
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Valley man challenges 2003 conviction for making ricin
November 18, 2009 in City Kenneth Olsen argues his conviction and sentence should be overturned because of problems with prosecution’s expert witness 3
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Endorsing women’s right to be chosen
November 15, 2009 in City on Page B2 A swath of central Spokane – roughly from the river to Wellesley Avenue – may have more women representing it in elective office than anyplace else in the country. Eastern … 3
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County issues layoff notices
November 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane County has started handing out layoff notices, and a few employees will be asking this week to leave at the end of November so they can take advantage of … 7
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Wounded in war, vets receive Purple Hearts in ceremony
November 12, 2009 in City on Page A1
Staff Sgt. Lawrence Jefferson remembers the morning last November in Herat, Afghanistan, when “the whole world just went crazy.” It was 7:30, and he was in a line of Humvees …
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Annual wreath-laying holds value for vet’s generation, others
November 10, 2009 in City on Page A1 Phil White paused recently at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Riverfront Park, gesturing to the names of the fallen beginning with “W.” “Here, but for the grace of God, am …
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R-71 done, but intriguing chaser on petitions remains
November 8, 2009 in City on Page B7
By late last week one question surrounding Referendum 71 was settled: The measure passed and the “everything but marriage” statutes go into effect for the whole state, after it was …
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Indians official files to run for state House
November 6, 2009 in City on Page A9
Andy Billig, the president of the Spokane Indians Baseball Club, wants to play in a different league. He’s running for the state Legislature in central Spokane’s 3rd District. As ballots …
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County shows off courthouse, before and after restoration
November 6, 2009 in City on Page A5
When the flagpole on top of the Spokane County Courthouse began to tilt nearly three years ago, county commissioners knew they had a remodeling project. But in a process that …
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Jail sales tax, I-1033 fail; R-71 favored
November 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 Voters seemed wary Tuesday of ballot measures that would cost them money or mandate too much more change. Kootenai County voters shot down a pair of ballot measures that would … 19
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Today’s postmark a must on mail-ins
November 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 It’s Election Day in Washington and Idaho. Although the 2009 elections may not have as many momentous decisions as last year, voters are being asked to decide a range of … 3
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Salish Sea moniker an idea that finally holds water
November 2, 2009 in City on Page A1 The Pacific Northwest has its own sea, and soon maps made in the United States and Canada will carry the name of the newest maritime unit: the Salish Sea. The …
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Campaigners count down to Tuesday
November 1, 2009 in City on Page B1 Washington voters who have yet to turn in their ballots – and based on the latest figures, that’s most of us – have some interesting choices to make between now … 13
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Following trail of Prop 4 campaign spending turns up twist
November 1, 2009 in City on Page B2
Among the talking points hotly debated by both sides in the campaign over the city of Spokane’s Proposition 4 is whether the proposed changes are good or bad for local …
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City says Zehm 911 recording was mislabeled
October 31, 2009 in City on Page A1
A woman describing Otto Zehm as “on something” to an emergency dispatcher can be heard on a video compilation released by police in October 2006, but not on an audio …
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County boots raceway operator; debts remain
October 30, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane County commissioners Thursday fired the company they hired less than a year ago to operate the county’s Raceway Park, their controversial purchase near Airway Heights that drew crowds this … 13
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County jail lieutenants make contract concessions
October 30, 2009 in City on Page A6
Spokane County jail lieutenants have agreed to contract concessions wiping out their cost-of-living raises, overtime and comp time in 2010. The agreement with the county, which comes as most departments …
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Former city manager dies at 94
October 28, 2009 in City on Page A6
Frank Sylvin Fulwiler, who served as Spokane’s city manager from the planning of the World’s Fair through its aftermath, died Monday, eight days short of his 95th birthday. Fulwiler, Spokane’s …
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Sheriff, prosecutor beg budget relief
October 28, 2009 in City on Page A5
Spokane County’s top law enforcement officials made an impassioned plea Tuesday to spare their budgets from spending cuts next year, suggesting commissioners tap the “rainy-day” fund to help prop up …
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County, ball club to sign 10-year stadium deal
October 28, 2009 in City on Page A6
Spokane County commissioners will sign a 10-year lease with the Spokane Indians for the baseball team to use Avista Stadium. Longball Inc., a division of Brett Sports that manages the …
Recent videos by Jim
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Two-arm garbage truck
April 8, 2009 in City Raw footage of the city of Spokane’s new two-arm garbage truck being demonstrated Wednesday, April 8, 2009.
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