Recent stories by Jim

• Nethercutt, Former Law Partner Sued Seattle Family Contends The Partnership Mishandled A Will

  August 1, 1996 in City on Page B3 U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt is being sued for legal malpractice and conflict of interest in a case involving his former law partnership and a group of people he’s never met. …

• Coalition Insists Guides Are ‘Non-Partisan’

  July 31, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Christian Coalition chapters in Washington and Idaho distributed thousands of candidate “scorecards” in 1994, and spokesmen for both groups say they plan to continue. “One of the main things we …

• Foreman Says Youth No Excuse Gubernatorial Candidate Wants ‘Three Strikes’ Law To Apply To Kids

  July 30, 1996 in City on Page B1 Dale Foreman holds a news conference Monday outside the Public Safety Building. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

• Too Many Anti-Terror Agencies? Top House Budget Writer Says Consolidation May Be Needed

  July 29, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A10 Congress needs to do a thorough review of the many agencies that gather intelligence and monitor and fight terrorists - and may need to consolidate them, the House Republicans’ chief …

• Candidates Come To Town Loaded With Ideas Rice Talks About A Mobile Capitol; Waldo Goes After Taxes; Maleng Tackles Crime

  July 24, 1996 in City on Page B1 King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng thinks 17-year-olds who commit crime should be tried as adults. Tacoma attorney Jim Waldo thinks the state should change the 6 percent limit on annual …

• Election Season Not Official Until Candidates Officially File

  July 21, 1996 in City on Page B1 It may come as a shock to most voters that the election season does not officially start until tomorrow. After all, labor unions and business groups already have spent thousands …

• TV Stations Pull Commercial Rep. Nethercutt Complains, Contends Ad Is Deceptive

  July 20, 1996 in City on Page B1 Two Spokane television stations pulled a commercial this week that Rep. George Nethercutt contends is deceptive. A third station refused, saying it doesn’t want to censor political debate. The ad, …

• Colville Republican Wants Juvenile Jail

  July 19, 1996 in City on Page B4 Republican Cathy McMorris wants two more years in the state House of Representatives to push for a new prison for juvenile criminals and tax relief for property owners. In announcing …

• New Law Cuts Drug Addicts Off Benefits Addiction No Longer Will Be Considered A Disability

  July 16, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Alcoholics and drug addicts who receive Social Security benefits because they can’t work will be cut off, cold turkey. A little-known section of a federal law taking effect Jan. 1 …

• Environmental Groups Take Aim At Nethercutt Congressman Calls TV Ad A ‘Disservice’ To Debate And Defends His Voting Record

  July 10, 1996 in City on Page B1 With the swish of the Spokane River and the hum of a diesel generator in the background, two environmental groups unveiled the latest ad campaign Tuesday against Republican George Nethercutt. …

• Voters Get Another Shot At Term Limits Casino Gambling And Bear-Baiting Also To Appear On November Ballot

  July 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Washington voters could put limits on their members of Congress and on bear hunters this year. They also could take a chance on opening Indian reservations to casino gambling. Supporters …

• Republican Candidate In 3rd District Will Talk To Wide Range Of People Electronics Technician Seeks Seat Vacated By Lisa Brown

  July 6, 1996 in City on Page B2 An Itron electronics technician will run for the state Legislature this year, promising to talk to a wide range of people and “meet everybody in the middle.” Asa Jay Laughton, …

• Hostage’s Friends Still Hope If Anyone Could Survive, They Say, It’s Hutchings

  July 4, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Keith Mangan, Donald Hutchings, Dirk Hasert and Paul Wells appear in August 1995 photo released by their Kashmiri captors. They have been held for one year today. File/Associated Press …

• It’s Time, Says Captive’s Wife Year Later, Spokane Teacher Speaks Out, Pleads For Rebels To Free Husband

  June 21, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Jane Schelly, wife of Hutchings

• Mellberg Survivors Bring Suits Air Force Faces Claims From 29 Victims

  June 20, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 The anniversary of Spokane’s worst mass murder will pass quietly today at Fairchild Air Force Base, where two years ago a deranged former airman turned a hospital complex into a …

• Two Gop Candidates For Governor Defend Burning Of Grass Fields Brazier’s Stance Blunt: ‘You Stay Inside. You Take A Vacation.’

  June 15, 1996 in City on Page B4 People who suffer the ill effects of grass smoke should stay inside or go on vacation when the fields are burned, Nona Brazier, a Republican candidate for governor, said Friday. …

• Rep. Jean Silver Closes Career In Legislature North Side Republican Says She’s ‘Going To Take A Little Time Off’

  June 13, 1996 in City on Page B3 Silver

• Slow Boating Urged For River Groups Want Motorized Crafts Kept Off Parts Of Spokane River

  June 13, 1996 in City on Page B1 Ten Spokane-area groups involved in recreation and wildlife activities want motor boats and personal watercraft banned from two sections of the Spokane River. Groups such as Friends of the Centennial …

• Memorial To Honor All In Wwii Cast Your Vote For One Of Three Designs For Monument

  June 12, 1996 in City on Page B1 Thomas Gummer, who served in the Army in World War II and his wife, Helen, examine one of three proposed WWII memorials on display Tuesday at Franklin Park Mall. Photo …

• Parties’ Platforms Provide Window Into Basic Beliefs

  June 9, 1996 in City on Page B3 If you think the federal government should stay out of schools, partial-birth abortions should be banned and taxes should be “simpler and fairer,” you would probably support Republicans this year. …

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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.