Recent stories by Mike

• Whitworth In Red From Bankruptcy

  June 3, 1995 in City on Page B1 The bankruptcy of a East Coast fund-raising organization leaves Whitworth College in a dilemma, and $3.5 million in the red. Whitworth is short of the cash it was going to …

• Blacks Say New Board Too White Panel To Disburse State Funds To Combat Youth Problems

  June 1, 1995 in City on Page B1 Members of Spokane’s black community said Wednesday they are being neglected in an important new program to combat youth problems. Only one black person now sits on a 23-member Spokane …

• Radio Station Supporters Argue For Sfcc Program

  June 1, 1995 in City on Page B1 Supporters of the rock radio station at Spokane Falls Community College argued Wednesday against cutting it from the budget, but won no promises. Last month, a 12-member council proposed pulling …

• Ccs Gets $1.5 Million For Technology Links

  May 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 The Washington Legislature is down-loading $1.5 million to improve computer capabilities at the Community Colleges of Spokane. “You are talking about a load of technology here,” said Dick Hol, director …

• Sfcc May Turn Off Radio Station College Targets Ksfc-Fm As Part Of $500,000 In Proposed Cutbacks

  May 29, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Spokane Falls Community College may pull the plug on its 100 watts of rock. KSFC-FM radio is one of 20 items on a list of budget cuts proposed by a …

• Budget Crisis Forces Hiring Freeze Hold On Hiring Likely To Be Accompanied By Other Cuts, Budget Director Says

  May 27, 1995 in City on Page B1 Spokane city officials announced a hiring freeze Friday to hold off a budget crisis this fall. A slowdown in the economy, problems in the county assessor’s office and higher expenses …

• Veterans Hope Flame Is Restored Arena Board To Reconsider Decision Not To Move Burned-Out Memorial

  May 24, 1995 in City on Page B1 Mrs. Galileo Bossio, left, and Mrs. Wesley D. Schierman, whose husbands were in Vietnam, look at the Flame of Hope the day it went into use at the Coliseum in …

• Addition Gives Ewu Students More Room To Expand Minds

  May 23, 1995 in City on Page B1 The new addition to EWU’s Pence Union Building includes a large area for dining. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

• Bond Deals: City Gets A Bit, Dealers Get A Lot

  May 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 The bond-market deal makers who raised the cash to build Spokane’s garbage incinerator are hot with new ideas. They’re putting together packages to refinance the 1989 solid-waste bonds and give …

• Whitworth Victim Of Ailing Fund-Raiser Organization That Owes College $3.5 Million Files For Bankruptcy

  May 18, 1995 in City on Page B1 Whitworth College is one of 300 unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy of a nationwide fund-raising organization. Whitworth President Bill Robinson said Wednesday the college is owed about $3.5 million by …

• Graduation Celebrates Woman’s Will School Helped Recovery From Tragic Accident

  May 13, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 After surviving a fatal wreck, Alycia Jones will graduate with honors. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

• More Funds For Colleges Urged Sfcc Student Leaders Also Call For Minimal Tuition Increases

  May 9, 1995 in City on Page B2 Student leaders from Spokane Falls Community College called Monday for minimal tuition increases and better funding for state colleges. “We want to encourage our legislators to continue funding higher education …

• Ewu Wants More Brain For The Buck

  May 6, 1995 in City on Page B3 Eastern Washington University administrators want to stop students from signing up for classes and then withdrawing at mid-term for frivolous reasons.

• Gu Students Gear Up For Work Force

  May 6, 1995 in City on Page B1 Gonzaga University student John Line takes a recumbent bike for a spin during the School of Engineering’s Project Day open house on Friday. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

• City Says Hotel’s Work On Trail Comes Up Short

  May 2, 1995 in City on Page B1 Gonzaga University student Mattias Herzog comes to the end of the paved trail as he encounters a gravel section near Cavanaugh’s River Inn. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

• Sowing For Diversity WSU Seed Bank Preserving Crop Plant Varieties

  April 30, 1995 in City on Page B2 Dr. Rich Hannen of Washington State University stands in the seed repository where seeds of thousands of strains of beans, chickpeas, beets and other plants are preserved in cans kept …

• Clipped Vocals Sweet Adelines Gather For Barbershop Harmony, Camaraderie

  April 22, 1995 in City on Page B1 At the floating stage near the Spokane Opera House, Nancy Connell and Pat Kern sing with the quartet “Jet Cities of Federal Way, Washington,” in a mass outdoor gathering Friday. …

• Ewu Students Do A Number On Competitors Math Team Places First In State On Difficult Putnam Exam

  April 21, 1995 in City on Page B3 Eric Johnson, left, and Emil Kraft, right, helped put Eastern Washington University’s math team at the top among Washington schools and second in the Northwest in the recent Putnam national …

• Former Student Sues Gonzaga

  April 20, 1995 in City on Page B5 A Pierce County man is suing Gonzaga University, charging the school discriminated against him because he is disabled. Darin Dressler, 27, claims he tried to get a degree from Gonzaga, …

• A Grandma To Everyone Woman Who Has ‘Never Known A Bad Kid’ Honored

  April 19, 1995 in City on Page B1 Crosswalk volunteer Bea McElroy thanks the General Federation Woman’s Club of Spokane for nominating her. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

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