Recent stories by Jim

• Congressmen Vow Freer Rein For Business Gov. Lowry Is Voice In The Wilderness At Economic Forum

  July 8, 1995 in City on Page B1 Paul Redmond, WWP president and Jack Roberton, deputy administrator for Bonneville Power Administration, participate in the afternoon roundtable discussion at the Washington State Economic Forum on Friday. Please see related …

• License Dispute Disarms Some Federal Court House Guards Private Security Personnel Must Have Valid State Licenses

  July 4, 1995 in City on Page B1 While security tightens at federal buildings around the country, most private security guards at the federal court house in Spokane have been disarmed, at least temporarily, in a dispute over …

• A Flight To The Past Son Helps Reunite World War Ii Veteran With A Lost Love: The B-17 Bomber

  June 26, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. Bob Cummings Jr. arranged a B-17 flight to Boise for his 72-year-old father, who was a tail gunner in World War II. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review 2. Bob …

• One Last Battle For B-52 Fairchild Plan To Remove, Possibly Scrap Monument Draws Fire

  June 24, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Fairchild has two B-52s on display. The base’s last working B-52 was destroyed in a crash in 1994. File/The Spokesman-Review

• Candidate Says Message Is Key Long-Shot Gop Candidate’s Strong Speaking Skills Have Helped Him Do Well In Polls

  June 22, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 Keyes

• Demos Issue Apology Grievance System Planned 2 1/2 Years After Racial Slurs

  June 22, 1995 in City on Page B1 (From For the Record, Friday, June 23, 1995:) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons did not join a lawsuit against the Spokane Democratic Party. The NAACP’s involvement …

• Freeholders’ Charter Plan Comes Up Blank

  June 20, 1995 in City on Page B3 Spokane County freeholders have a vision for a new combined government. But we can’t see it just yet. Copies of the proposed city-county charter rolled off the presses and into …

• Fairchild: One Year Later Carnage Fuels Gun Debate Moves To Restrict Weapons Rise, Fall As Massacres Occur, Are Forgotten

  June 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 1. “It burned so much,” said Hazel “Joy” Roberts of the bullet that hit her. “The blood was boiling.” Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review. (This photo appeared in Spokane edition …

• Fairchild: One Year Later Statistics Can Be Loaded In Assault-Gun Debate

  June 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Good numbers are hard to come by in the debate over semiautomatic assault weapons. Gun-rights advocates say statistics prove guns such as the MAK-90 rifle, which Dean Mellberg used in …

• Fairchild: One Year Later Air Force ‘Didn’t Learn A Thing,’ Widow Says

  June 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 A series of bad policies and administrative failures shaped Dean Mellberg’s mental illness before he went on his murderous rampage. One year later, the U.S. Air Force has changed some …

• Spokane Has Plans For Hometown Hero

  June 14, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Capt. Scott O’Grady will talk to Air Force survival instructors, meet city leaders and be reunited with old friends later this week in Spokane. O’Grady, the Spokane native who was …

• Killer’s Violent Threats Detailed Stories Undermine Contention Fairchild Rampage Predictable

  June 8, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Dean Mellberg scared people. Co-workers at a Fairchild Air Force Base laboratory joked he was the person most likely to return with a gun for revenge one day, “like some …

• Officers Ignored Mellberg’s Troubles Report Finds Commanders Repeatedly Overruled Fairchild Gunman’s Doctors, Instructors

  June 8, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 UNPUBLISHED CORRECTION: The name of Dean Mellberg was misspelled in this story. Dean Melberg’s identification card File/The Spokesman-Review

• Nethercutt Gets Mixed Welcome Representative Defends Cutting Social Programs To Reduce Deficit

  June 4, 1995 in City on Page B1 Congressman George Nethercutt addresses area chambers of commerce last week at the Red Lion Inn in the Spokane Valley. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

• Do Away With Irs, Chenoweth Says Idaho Lawmaker Wants To Let The States Collect Taxes

  June 1, 1995 in City on Page B1 Reps. George Nethercutt and Helen Chenoweth share a laugh at the Red Lion in the Spokane Valley on Wednesday. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

• Eliminate Irs, Says Chenoweth Idaho Lawmaker Wants To Let The States Collect Taxes

  June 1, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Reps. George Nethercutt and Helen Chenoweth share a laugh at the Red Lion in the Spokane Valley on Wednesday. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

• Foley Will Supervise Union Vote

  May 27, 1995 in City on Page B3 Tom Foley will help supervise a possible end to one of the state’s longest-running labor disputes this summer when a group of vineyard workers decides whether it wants to join …

• Fairchild Losing Another Commander Change Made Despite Criticism That High Turnover Rate Has Caused Problems At Base

  May 25, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Brig. Gen. Gary Voellger will give up command at Fairchild Air Force Base in August. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

• Nethercutt: Court Ruling Doesn’t Vindicate Foley Representative Says Voters Will Just Have To Elect More Lawmakers In Favor Of Term Limits

  May 24, 1995 in City on Page B1 The U.S. Supreme Court didn’t vindicate Tom Foley when it struck down term limits for Congress, the man who defeated the former House speaker said Tuesday. Monday’s 5-4 ruling that …

• Air Force Reprimands, Fines Colonel Officer Who Was In Charge Of Flight Operations Says B-52 Crash Will Haunt Him For Rest Of His Life

  May 23, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 FOR THE RECORD: (May 24, 1995): The Spokesman-Review incorrectly identified the position of Defense Secretary William Perry in Tuesday’s editions.

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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.