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• Five interview for vacant Spokane Valley council seat

  January 31, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council spent more than two hours Tuesday interviewing the candidates vying to fill the vacant seat created by the resignation of Councilwoman Brenda Grassel, who moved … 1

• Shea gun charge dropped

  January 19, 2013 in City on Page B1 State Rep. Matt Shea no longer faces a misdemeanor gun charge sparked when he pulled a gun during a road-rage dispute. Shea, R-Spokane Valley, was charged in 2011 for keeping … 10

• Amy Biviano applies for Spokane Valley council

  January 14, 2013 in City, News Former Washington state legislature candidate Amy Biviano is one of nine people who have applied to fill a vacant position on the Spokane Valley City Council. Biviano lost to Rep. … 15

• Clark: Friendship, hug are election night surprises

  November 8, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Presidential Press Posse had just prowled into the Lair of Democrats in the Red Lion Hotel at the Park when a guy I barely know sidled up to me. … 7

• Democrats holding edge in Legislature

  November 7, 2012 in City on Page A7 Democrats appear likely to hold on to both chambers of the Washington Legislature. Republicans had pushed to recapture the state Senate, where the Democrats currently have five more seats than … 6

• Ad Watch: Mix-up in Shea mailer

  November 4, 2012 in City on Page B3 State Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane, mailed a new ad to voters late last week that sharply criticizes media coverage of him and misrepresents his and his opponent’s positions on key … 12

• Doug Clark: Amy Biviano vs. Matt Shea, the race that keeps on giving

  October 21, 2012 in City on Page B1 The tipster called me midday Friday with two eye-popping political developments, namely that 4th District state legislative candidate Amy Biviano appeared topless in a 1995 Playboy magazine spread. Five words … 38

• Legislative candidate Amy Biviano unfazed by Playboy pic

    October 20, 2012 in City on Page B1 Amy Biviano, the Democratic challenger in a high-profile battle for a legislative seat representing Spokane Valley, is defending a 1995 topless photo shoot with Playboy magazine as a confidence-building experience … 82

• Legislative hopeful Amy Biviano posed topless in Playboy

    October 19, 2012 in City Amy Biviano, the Democratic challenger in a high-profile battle for a legislative seat representing Spokane Valley, is defending a 1995 topless photo shoot with Playboy magazine as a confidence-building experience … 41

• Solidly GOP district seeing spirited race between Matt Shea, Amy Biviano

  October 13, 2012 in City on Page B1 To Republican state Rep. Matt Shea, Americans are on the verge of becoming slaves, and he has a plan to stop it. Among his proposals: The federal government should make … 29

• West Valley district students learning the election process

  October 6, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Most of them may not be old enough to vote in the general election Nov. 6, but they still hold strong opinions about the issues. Students across the West Valley …

• Doug Clark: Stunt Shea pulled far from clean campaigning

  September 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 Matt Shea – the Road Rage Republican running for re-election in Spokane Valley – has his knickers in a knot over his opponent’s supposedly dirty campaign tactics. Or in other … 27

• Anti-Shea mailer features pointing gun

  September 19, 2012 in City on Page A5 Democratic challenger Amy Biviano is turning incumbent Republican state Rep. Matt Shea’s road rage case into a campaign issue. But the mailer that began arriving in Spokane Valley mailboxes over … 15

• GOP chief asks Shea to pull photo

  August 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 It may have started as a joke, but the controversial photo of state Rep. Matt Shea standing on his Democratic challenger’s property has become a political hot potato for Republicans. … 14

• Shea’s picture backed by GOP

  August 18, 2012 in City on Page B1 The chairman of the Spokane County Republican Party is standing behind state Rep. Matt Shea’s decision to post a picture of himself on the Internet standing on his Democratic challenger’s … 30

• Matt Shea, Q&A on 15 topics

  July 15, 2012 in City, News Did not respond to requests to complete The Spokesman-Review’s legislative candidate’s questionnaire. 1

• Amy Biviano, Q&A on 15 topics

  July 15, 2012 in City, News 1. Why do you feel that you are the best candidate? My background as a CPA and a public school volunteer gives me the right blend of small business experience, …

• Democrat quotes Knezovich’s praise

  July 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 Republican Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich has given a boost to the campaign of a Democrat running for state Legislature in Spokane Valley, a move that highlights division in the … 19

• Democrat joins prosecutor race

  February 17, 2010 in City on Page A6 A Democrat is joining the race for Spokane County prosecutor. Longtime local attorney Frank Malone is officially launching his bid to challenge Prosecutor Steve Tucker today. Meanwhile, Tucker is scheduled …

• Race for prosecutor’s office getting crowded

  February 16, 2010 in News A Democrat is joining the race for Spokane County prosecutor. 6