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• Growth vote unsupported by the math

  March 15, 2013 in City on Page A5 Math is hard. Guessing is easy, and occasionally useful. It’s guessing – wild guessing – by the county’s chief planning official that has some people feeling that the public debate … 36

• Clark: That’s one solution to bloated government

  January 31, 2013 in City on Page A5 I couldn’t be more impressed by the $2.8 million upgrade being planned for Spokane Indians Stadium* by the county. (* I truly hate using that sterile, commercialized A-word when referring … 7

• Officials consider coroner inquests

  January 27, 2013 in City on Page B1 Spokane County officials, rebuffed by their own medical examiner for years, want to take another look at using coroner inquests to help restore public trust in the integrity of investigations … 50

• Commissioners ready to drop pact with Spokane Tribe over proposed casino

  January 25, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners today are likely to terminate a 2010 agreement that prevented them from taking a stance on a proposed second tribal casino in Airway Heights. The action follows … 40

• Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility may close

  November 29, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners are pulling their funding from Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility in Medical Lake, a move that threatens to close the lockup that has served nine counties in … 12

• French, Mielke ask to reverse casino deal

  November 2, 2012 in City on Page A7 Two Spokane County commissioners are asking the Bureau of Indian Affairs to overturn a 2010 contract that prevents the county from taking sides on the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino in … 9

• County monitoring Harley Douglass fraud investigation

  October 13, 2012 in City on Page B1 Spokane County Commissioner Al French said Friday that he and his fellow commissioners are keeping an eye on a criminal fraud investigation involving a settlement paid by the county to … 3

• County denied voice on casino

  August 29, 2012 in City, Region on Page A5 Airway Heights city officials have refused a request by Spokane County to unwind a 2010 agreement that prohibits county officials from taking sides on the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino. The … 9

• Closing Geiger: Wise or worrisome?

  May 30, 2012 in City on Page A1 On its face, moving inmates from the Spokane County jail system to a jail in Kennewick solves big problems. In the short term, local governments would save hundreds of thousands … 20

• Condon to keep salary at $100K for 2012

  February 3, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor David Condon will hold his salary at $100,000 this year as promised, despite the recent controversy over his predecessor’s pay. But he said he will review his options … 63

• County districts nearly equal in population after latest adjustment

  December 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 Starting this month, when residents of nine Spokane County precincts call their commissioner, they can call him Al. Not Todd or Mark. 1

• County cuts preservation office funds

  December 8, 2011 in City on Page A6 The Spokane historic preservation office will get only $5,000 from Spokane County in the $136.6 million 2012 budget county commissioners adopted Wednesday. The county has given $20,000 a year to … 1

• Vote recount will test new machines

  December 2, 2011 in City on Page A9 Spokane County election officials took advantage Thursday of an opportunity to test their vote-counting machines for free. The county Canvassing Board – Auditor Vicky Dalton, Commissioner Al French and County … 1

• Sewer rates should stand pat

  October 5, 2011 in City on Page A6 A new report on Spokane County sewer charges may give ratepayers a sigh of relief. A consultant’s study shows no increase in adopted rates is necessary and small reductions are … 1

• County passes helmet law

  September 14, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday requiring helmets for bicycling and other wheel sports in unincorporated areas. The law applies to children 3 through 15 years old, and …

• County edits shelter proposal

  September 7, 2011 in City on Page A7 A proposal to build a new regional animal shelter will be a ballot “measure,” not a “proposition,” in the Nov. 8 general election. Spokane County commissioners approved a new designation …

• Waste disposal costs to rise

  August 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 Revisions in the contract for operating Spokane’s garbage incinerator would contribute to a proposed 10.2 percent increase in countywide garbage disposal costs. County commissioners directed their staff Wednesday to take … 2

• County may pull head gear plan

  June 10, 2011 in City on Page A7 County commissioners are tapping the brakes to avoid colliding with constituents who want to ride their motorcycles and bicycles without interference. Without once using the phrase “back-pedaling,” commissioners managed Tuesday … 2

• Sheriff gets $128,000 for gear

  June 8, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County commissioners gave Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich $128,223 from reserves Tuesday – about one-third of the amount he requested for equipment and software. Knezovich requested $372,631 last week, but commissioners … 10

• Kootenai, Spokane counties think big

  June 7, 2011 in City on Page A6 What if: • Kootenai County’s free Citylink bus system connected with Spokane Transit Authority routes to allow commuters to travel back and forth across the state line? 2

• County’s Earth Day proclamation became lukewarm, critics say

  May 1, 2011 in City on Page B7 Proclamations are the Cocoa Puffs of government pronouncements. They mainly nourish the imagination. A Spokane blogger acknowledged that, but still complained that county commissioners failed to deliver meat and potatoes …

• Proposal increases county commission from 3 people to 5

  March 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 Voters may get a chance to decide whether Spokane County needs more than three commissioners to run local government, the number it’s had since Washington became a U.S. territory in … 12

• Commissioner French touts fiscal health of Spokane County

  March 12, 2011 in City on Page B3 The state of Spokane County isn’t as bad as it might have been and things are looking up, county commission Chairman Al French said Friday. French told some 215 business … 3

• State of county not so bad

  March 11, 2011 in News County Commissioner Al French addresses 215 business and civic leaders at Greater Spokane Inc. breakfast meeting Friday. 5

• Verner or not, garbage summit is a go

  January 28, 2011 in City, News Next week’s regional Solid Waste Summit will occur with or without Spokane participation, County Commission Chairman Al French announced Friday. The two-day gathering of local government officials throughout the county … 5

• Clark: Bruised Bonnie bemoaning rough and tumble

  January 20, 2011 in City on Page A5 Aw, Bonnie. Say it ain’t so. How disappointing to learn that former Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager has been spending her post-election days trying to wreck her laudable legacy. 2

• Mager accuses successor French of libel

  January 19, 2011 in City on Page A7 Former Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager on Tuesday announced a Public Disclosure Commission complaint accusing her successor, Al French, of libel. With exhibits, Mager’s complaint is 107 pages long and … 5

• Mager levels libel charge against French

  January 18, 2011 in City, News Former Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager Tuesday announced a Public Disclosure Commission complaint accusing her successor, Al French, of libel. 11

• City, county plan waste summit

  January 12, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane County commissioners slogged through garbage issues for three hours Tuesday on their way to a Solid Waste Summit. They authorized Chairman Al French to join Spokane Mayor Mary Verner … 1

• Canine appeal dominates commissioner’s first meeting

  January 6, 2011 in City on Page A5 New Spokane County Commissioner Al French was tested in doggy court Tuesday during his debut meeting. He cut to the chase in an appeal on behalf of Chaos and Henry, … 3

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