Recent stories by John

• Country club seeking bankruptcy protection

  May 11, 2013 in City on Page A1 The Spokane Country Club has filed for bankruptcy to avoid paying $1.7 million in legal costs tied to its loss in a gender discrimination lawsuit. The private golf club, formed … 71

• Valley man denies SEC fraud charge

  May 1, 2013 in City on Page A8 A Spokane Valley businessman is fighting aggressively against federal accusations that he duped investors with claims of huge financial gains and instead spent thousands on vacations, gifts and gambling. Daniel … 1

• SEC alleges financial scam

  April 26, 2013 in City on Page A8 Federal agents have accused a Spokane Valley man of running an investment scam that preyed on the patriotic spirit of investors while offering promises of a financial windfall. Daniel F. … 3

• SEC accuses Spokane Valley businessman of defrauding more than 20 investors

  April 25, 2013 in City Federal agents accuse a Spokane Valley man of running an investment scam that preyed on the patriotic spirit of investors while offering promises of a financial windfall. 17

• Inland NW Baby may reach milestone with diaper drive

  April 11, 2013 in City, Health on Page A5 By the end of this week, Jesse Sheldon hopes to have collected more than 100,000 diapers for infants and toddlers in need across the Inland Northwest. The fourth-annual diaper drive … 6

• Providence, CHS have split Spokane’s health care system

  March 17, 2013 in City, Health on Page A1 Ten years ago, doctors called the shots when it came to health care in Spokane. Most owned their practices or plied their specialties in larger clinics. They freely referred patients … 47

• Critical caregivers

  March 16, 2013 in City on Page A1 Health care reform should come with a Help Wanted sign: Nurses are needed to help care for 32 million people. That’s how many Americans are expected to gain health coverage … 20

• State says Montvale owner may have committed fraud

  March 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 A state official asked a judge Thursday to strip management of the Montvale Hotel from Rob Brewster Jr., saying the once-prominent Spokane developer owes $140,000 in back taxes and may … 11

• Jeffreys’ request for bond rejected

  March 2, 2013 in City on Page B1 Vulgar and threatening comments about a female FBI agent have unraveled Greg Jeffreys’ latest efforts to bond out of jail as he fights a massive federal fraud and money laundering … 10

• Spokane’s Montvale Hotel faces bankruptcy

  February 22, 2013 in City on Page A5 Mounting bills and economic malaise has forced downtown Spokane developer Rob Brewster to file for bankruptcy protection on his Montvale Hotel. The multimillion-dollar bankruptcy reorganization is the latest setback for … 17

• Death tied to probe at nonprofit

  February 16, 2013 in City on Page A1 Police are investigating the death of a woman suspected of embezzling $500,000 from a Spokane nonprofit that links people with developmental disabilities to employers. The apparent suicide of Shannon Patterson … 24

• Tidyman’s workers triumph

  January 11, 2013 in City on Page A5 The former employee-owners of Tidyman’s have won a $29 million judgment against the defunct grocery chain’s insurer. It’s a major victory and could restore at least some lost retirement savings … 16

• Growers hear from harsh critic

  November 14, 2012 in City on Page A1 Ken Cook has been raising havoc with American farm policy for more than a decade. By offering a free, easy-to-search online list of every federal subsidy paid to every individual … 31

• Scotts settles grass seed legal battle

  November 6, 2012 in City on Page A5 A multimillion-dollar legal fight pitting The Scotts Company LLC, one of the world’s leading lawn companies and the maker of Miracle-Gro fertilizer, against Northwest farmers and two grass seed dealers … 2

• Two deals help raise profile of local bank

  November 3, 2012 in City on Page A6 AmericanWest Bank completed a blockbuster week that saw the Spokane-based lender finish the purchase of a small California bank and strike a deal to buy an Oregon bank that will …

• Couture is next Providence CEO

  October 27, 2012 in City on Page B1 Elaine Couture will take over as chief executive officer of Providence Health Care, directing the region’s largest private employer and medical provider through the challenges of health care reform and … 2

• Blaze razes grain elevator in Odessa

  October 18, 2012 in City on Page A7 Fire destroyed an Odessa, Wash., grain elevator Tuesday night, burning more than 20,000 bushels of wheat, barley and canola. The cause of the fire at the Odessa Union Warehouse Cooperative’s …

• Public Health Clinic not part of 2013 district budget

  October 13, 2012 in City on Page B2 Spokane County’s Public Health Clinic is a candidate for closure next year, as fewer patients rely on the services it provides and budget cuts loom. The proposed closure is yet …

• Spokane Diocese claims lawyers mishandled bankruptcy

  October 10, 2012 in City on Page A1 The Catholic Diocese of Spokane has accused its own lawyers of mishandling its historic bankruptcy, which exposed decades of clergy sex abuse and cost parishioners and insurers $50 million. A … 35

• Fred Meyer to close East Francis Avenue store

  October 4, 2012 in Business, City on Page A8 Fred Meyer will close its store on East Francis Avenue early next year after failing to renegotiate its lease. Fred Meyer, a division of The Kroger Co., told its 167 … 1

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