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Kevin Graman

Kevin Graman is a reporter for The Spokesman-Review in the Local news department. He covers general assignments.

How to contact Kevin

Email: kevingr@spokesman.com
Phone: 509-459-5433
Fax: 509-459-5482

Recent stories by Kevin

Tribal program is saving Salish

March 7, 2010 in City on Page A1 USK, Wash. – For the first time in a couple generations, young people are speaking ancient words of hope for Native Americans on the brink of losing the first language … 1
Vet pleased by Iraq success

March 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olson has a lot invested in the future of Iraq, and he would like to believe his sacrifice was not in vain. What he saw in … 11
Former agent wins judgment against BIA

February 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 A former federal law enforcement agent, who was fired after he investigated police corruption on the Spokane Indian Reservation, has won a $400,000 lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs … 13
Jury clears Morning Star in first sex abuse lawsuit

February 13, 2010 in City on Page A1 A unanimous jury ruled against plaintiff Kenneth Putnam on Friday, handing victory to Morning Star Boys’ Ranch in the first of 19 sex abuse lawsuits to go to trial. Putnam, … 3
Concern over child care cuts

February 12, 2010 in City on Page A8 Angel Fairbanks, of Spokane, worries that if proposed cuts in the state’s child care subsidy for working families are enacted by the Legislature, she will no longer be able to …
Proposed Washington day-care subsidy cuts draw protest

February 11, 2010 in City Angel Fairbanks of Spokane worries that if proposed cuts in the state’s child care subsidy for working families are enacted by the Legislature, she will no longer be able to …
Jury deliberates abuse case

February 10, 2010 in City on Page A5 Jurors in the Morning Star Boys’ Ranch trial began deliberations Tuesday afternoon after opposing attorneys tried to define the case as all about accountability or all about profit. “This case … 2
Defense questions accuser

February 9, 2010 in City on Page A5 Attorneys defending Morning Star Boys’ Ranch rested their case on Monday after bringing the ranch’s accuser, Kenneth Putnam, to the stand in the civil trial’s last day of testimony. Closing …
Former ranch director denies abuse allegations

February 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Rev. Joseph Weitensteiner said Thursday that he would sometimes get angry during his 52-year career at Morning Star Boys’ Ranch, but that he “never, never” sexually abused the boys … 1
Lawyer refutes payoff claim

February 3, 2010 in City on Page A5 A former attorney for Morning Star Boys’ Ranch rebutted the testimony of a witness who said the ranch’s former director paid him to keep quiet about alleged abuse in the … 1
Testimony contests abuse claim

February 2, 2010 in City on Page A8 A former resident of Morning Star Boys’ Ranch testified Monday that Kenneth Putnam was motivated by financial gain in suing the ranch for alleged abuse. Spokane County Superior Court jurors … 7
Fewer veteran suicides reported

February 2, 2010 in City on Page A1 The number of suicides among veterans in the Spokane region dropped dramatically last year, according to newly released records. In response to a Spokesman-Review request for information, the Spokane Veterans … 1
Putnam often combative, witness says

January 29, 2010 in City on Page A11 A former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch employee and close friend of a counselor accused of abusing a former ranch resident testified Thursday that he never saw inappropriate conduct. Ray Roberts, …
Witness says ranch knew of abuser

January 28, 2010 in City on Page A6 Attorneys for a former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch resident rested their civil case in Spokane County Superior Court on Wednesday after bringing to the stand an 84-year-old woman who testified … 2
Ranch’s standard of care criticized

January 27, 2010 in City on Page A6 For decades, Morning Star Boys’ Ranch was run entirely by its director, the Rev. Joseph Weitensteiner, without oversight by the board of directors, whose members were concerned more about property … 2
Witness says he was paid to keep quiet

January 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 A former resident of Morning Star Boys’ Ranch told a Superior Court jury on Monday that he was repeatedly abused by the ranch’s director more than 30 years ago and … 7
State funds offer healthy savings

January 23, 2010 in City on Page B1 When it came time for dental hygiene student Dana Tasche to be tested on Friday, her professors at Eastern Washington University’s Riverpoint Campus found some teeth that really needed work. … 1
Sex procurement alleged in boys’ ranch trial

January 22, 2010 in City on Page A5 An unexpected witness may testify that former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch director Joseph Weitensteiner had him procure boys for sex and then gave the witness money years later to keep … 4
Boys ranch ex-director testifies

January 21, 2010 in City on Page A5 Patrick O’Donnell – whose infamy as the abuser of as many as 66 children was inextricably linked to the scandal that bankrupted the Catholic Diocese of Spokane – also insinuated …
Boys ranch abuse trial opens

January 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 Either Morning Star Boys’ Ranch management turned a blind eye to decades of child sexual abuse or it is being persecuted by discreditable former residents looking to make a buck. … 1