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• Shawn Vestal: Hint of truth gives credence to school critics

  March 10, 2012 in City on Page A5 Last June 6, Michael Miller, a teacher at Shadle Park High School, wrote a series of email messages regarding school board candidate – now school board member – Deana Brower. … 16

• Doug Clark: Hopefully, Condon won’t stop the insanity

  January 5, 2012 in City on Page A5 First real day on the job and Mayor David Condon makes noises about fulfilling his campaign promise to restore the public’s faith in the Spokane Police Department. Folks, I’m worried. 14

• Spokane’s new mayor takes the reins

  December 31, 2011 in City on Page A1 Now all David Condon has to do is wait. After a year of researching, campaigning, debating and fundraising in what some thought was a long-shot bid to become mayor of … 5

• Rush forgos hand recount, concedes race

  December 11, 2011 in City on Page B1 Spokane City Councilman Richard Rush said Saturday he has decided against paying for a hand recount in his race against Mike Allen. Rush said that after further consideration of the … 4

• Recounts confirm returns; hand count still to come

  December 8, 2011 in City on Page A6 Mike Allen’s lead over Richard Rush grew by three votes, to 91, on Wednesday after a recount in the Spokane City Council election for the city’s south district. But the … 3

• Ex-city economic director to lead Condon transition

    November 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor-elect David Condon on Tuesday announced that his transition will be led by the city’s former economic development director, and he promised to oversee an open government. “Obviously, I … 15

• Doug Clark: Condon, put your pull where your rhetoric was

  November 13, 2011 in City on Page B1 We’re still weeks away from that familiar moment when Spokane’s next one-term mayor will slide behind the desk in that spiffy City Hall office with a view. Although quite frankly, … 22

• From rhetoric to reality: Mayor-elect faces challenges

  November 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 And now comes the hard part: governing. David Condon made a spectacular comeback in his bid to become the mayor of Washington’s second largest city. 50

• Spin Control: Giving credit where dubious credit is due

  November 13, 2011 in City on Page B3 The best thing for political junkies about an off-year election – and arguably the worst thing for everyone else – is there’s another election so close we can feel it …

• Shogan aside draws protest

  November 12, 2011 in City on Page B1 After years of frustration over Spokane City Council President Joe Shogan’s temper, a majority of council members for the first time this week engaged in a minor protest of Shogan’s … 9

• Doug Clark: Thank Mayor Bair for the one-term curse

  November 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Now comes that post-election moment for rationally minded pundits to scientifically pick apart how David Condon, a political upstart, made up a Goliath-size disadvantage to knock off a sitting Spokane … 21

• CdA mayor still backs McEuen Field remake

  November 10, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and three council members say the election Tuesday of three critics of a multimillion-dollar plan to remake a downtown park does not sway their support for the …

• State must close all of its liquor operations by June

  November 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Sometime after the first of next year, the impact of the successful initiative ending Washington’s 78-year control of liquor sales will become more apparent. That’s when state liquor stores, which … 22

• Spin Control: New district maps hand out party favors

  November 6, 2011 in City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – Tuesday is Election Day 2011 – or what passes for one in a state that mailed out its ballots two weeks ago and will spend more than two …

• Many candidates, issues familiar from past ballots

  November 6, 2011 in City on Page A1 Washington voters checking their ballots this weekend for the first time may feel a sense of déjà vu. They voted last year on proposals to get the state out of … 59

• Condon campaign donation scrutinized

  November 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 The state Republican Party gave David Condon’s campaign for mayor $25,000 on Oct. 27. It’s easily the largest contribution to a Spokane candidate this year, and has supporters of Mayor … 49

• Endorsements: Condon, Stuckart top our choices for election

  October 30, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 Following is a summary of The Spokesman-Review’s endorsements for the general election. To read the full endorsements online, go to spokesman.com/tags/ 2011-endorsement. For full election coverage, go to spokesman.com/elections. City … 11

• Contrast clear in CdA council race

  October 30, 2011 in Idaho on Page B7 When Ron Edinger began serving on the Coeur d’Alene City Council, Adam Graves had not entered the world. Now the two – the 75-year-old with 40 years of incumbency and … 2

• Measure would extend care workers’ training, more

  October 30, 2011 in City on Page B1 For the second time in four years, Washington voters are being asked to set tougher standards for the people who care for some of the state’s most vulnerable residents. But … 1

• Spokane races top Nov. 8 ballot

  October 23, 2011 in City on Page A8 Get ready for the final stretch of the 2011 election season. In Washington, ballots for the Nov. 8 general election have begun arriving in the mail. Idaho voters still cast …

• Condon to open coffers for TV ad blitz

  October 23, 2011 in City on Page B10 Spokane voters likely will have plenty of chances in the next few weeks to see David Condon on TV. The candidate who is challenging Spokane Mayor Mary Verner has spent … 8

• Hession-Stuckart race is a contrast in styles

  October 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 Primary election voters in Spokane didn’t seem eager for a change. They gave incumbent Mayor Mary Verner a big victory over her opponents and former Mayor Dennis Hession a first-place … 29

• District 1 race draws outspoken council critics

  October 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 After a packed, six-way primary, voters in northeast Spokane have two unconventional choices to fill the Spokane City Council seat that will be vacated at the end of the year … 14

• Adminstrator form of government on Liberty Lake ballot

  October 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V13 The Liberty Lake City Council will deal with several issues in the near future, including the recently implemented 6 percent utility tax and what could be a change in the …

• Complaint filed against Spokane Valley candidate

  October 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A complaint has been filed with the Washington state Public Disclosure Commission against Spokane Valley City Council candidate Marilyn Cline, alleging that she has been running a home-based business without … 1

• Carroll challenges incumbent Grafos for Valley Council seat

  October 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Ballots for the November election are being mailed at the end of the week, making it decision time in the races for the four Spokane Valley City Council seats up …

• Candidates for council District 3 talk jobs

  October 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 The race to represent Northwest Spokane has turned into one about priorities. Is the top priority jobs, as Steve Salvatori argues, or is jobs one of many priorities, as Joy … 16

• Salvatori, Jones outline differences

  October 19, 2011 in City on Page A12 Candidates for Spokane City Council responded to 20 questions from The Spokesman-Review soon after filing to run for office. Because only two candidates filed to run for the Northwest seat, …

• City Council seat rivals weigh in on issues

  October 18, 2011 in City on Page A10 Candidates for Spokane City Council responded to 20 questions from The Spokesman-Review soon after filing to run for the office. Because only two candidates filed to run for the south …

• Scaled-back Bill of Rights still packs in issues

  October 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 Much is different and much is the same in Envision Spokane’s second attempt to get voters to approve a version of its Community Bill of Rights. Its proposal on the … 12

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