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• Worm composting plan takes Spokane economy summit spotlight

  April 7, 2013 in City on Page B1 A worm farm could be the next big business plan to boost Spokane’s economy. But so could a community farm on more than 400 acres and an online closet of … 11

• Guest opinion: Allow tribe’s STEP project a fair chance

  September 30, 2012 in Opinion on Page B9 It is sad that arguably the largest privately funded economic development project to come to Spokane in decades has been turned into a political football by those who appear to … 14

• 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

• 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

• Equipment, legalities create ballot-counting bottlenecks

  December 23, 2010 in City on Page A5 Washington’s election system has many virtues, but speed isn’t one of them. Only 40.6 percent of last month’s Spokane County general election ballots were counted on election night.

• Commissioners maintain conservation priorities

  December 15, 2010 in City on Page A8 Last-minute pleas to preserve land on Beacon Hill failed to persuade county commissioners to shuffle a priority list for Conservation Futures property acquisitions. Eight people urged the commissioners to give …

• County budget to tap reserve

  December 8, 2010 in City on Page A5 Next year’s Spokane County budget will dig deeper into county reserves, not taxpayers’ wallets. County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday not to impose legally permitted 1 percent increases in property tax … 2

• County considers using reserves to save public safety jobs

  December 3, 2010 in City on Page A7 Spokane County commissioners may dip into reserves to save jobs and offset some of the most painful cuts in their 2011 general fund budget. Commissioners Mark Richard and Bonnie Mager … 6

• County recalculates building permits

  December 1, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane County commissioners decided Tuesday evening to charge more for dog licenses and change the way building permit fees are calculated. No one objected. Almost no one was there. 2

• County raises fees, extends jail contract

  November 18, 2010 in City on Page A7 A public relations contract to promote a Spokane County jail construction bond measure will be extended four months at a cost of $46,156. In other action Tuesday, county commissioners voted … 4

• Mager concedes race to French

  November 18, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager conceded defeat Wednesday in her bid for a second term. The election is to be certified Friday, and the latest results show challenger Al French … 4

• Commissioner Mager concedes defeat

  November 17, 2010 in City Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager conceded defeat Wednesday in her bid for a second term. The election is to be certified Friday, and the latest results show challenger Al French … 13

• Voters vent frustrations with GOP gains in county, state

  November 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 Democrat Chris Marr conceded defeat Wednesday night in the record-breaking million-dollar battle for a Spokane County state Senate seat. Marr made up some ground in the second day of ballot … 4

• E-mail, signs accuse Mager falsely

  October 29, 2010 in City on Page A6 An anonymous e-mail that began circulating this week falsely accuses Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager of cheating on her taxes. Her election opponent, former Spokane City Councilman Al French, denied … 9

• French, Mager issue accusations on ethics

  October 27, 2010 in City on Page A6 County Commissioner Bonnie Mager and her general election challenger, former Spokane City Councilman Al French, peppered each other Tuesday with allegations of unethical conduct. As in a similar exchange earlier … 13

• Youth forum evokes best in politicians

  October 15, 2010 in City on Page A7 Seen the new attack ad on Chris Marr? I won’t repeat any of it, other than to note that it formally marked the moment when the local election season went … 7

• Study finds room for urban growth

  October 13, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane County’s urban growth areas have enough land to serve the metropolitan area for the next 20 years, according to a study that will be discussed tonight. Planning officials will …

• Spokane County Commission, Position 3

  October 12, 2010 in City Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager and her re-election challenger, former Spokane City Councilman Al French, seem to have mixed up their political party playbooks. 1

• Mager fires back at French

  October 9, 2010 in City on Page B1 County Commissioner Bonnie Mager said Friday that her election challenger, Al French, was hypocritical when he accused her of wanting to make tax increases easier. “I think somebody who actually … 4

• County commission objects to shoreline rules

  October 6, 2010 in City on Page A6 A state rewrite of Spokane County’s shoreline regulations is a “prime example” of state agencies “out of control,” Commissioner Mark Richard said Tuesday. With Washington’s budget on life support, the … 3

• Mager, French debate raceway, waste

  September 30, 2010 in City on Page A6 The “only candidate who has created jobs” will face the “only fiscal conservative” in a prerecorded county commission debate tonight at 7 on KSPS-TV. Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager will … 5

• Medical Lake site chosen for jail in 2-1 vote

  September 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane County commissioners accepted no public testimony but aired their own views on a new jail for an hour and a half Tuesday. They then voted 2-1 to confirm a … 44

• Corrections center choice likely tonight

  September 28, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane County commissioners are scheduled to confirm this evening their tentative selection of a site for a replacement of the Geiger Corrections Center. Commissioners previously voted 2-1, with Bonnie Mager … 2

• Spokane County approves land, sewer deal

  September 22, 2010 in City on Page A6 County commissioners unanimously approved an agreement Tuesday to trade 70 acres of undeveloped Spokane County Raceway land for Airway Heights sewer and water connections.

• Clark: Let’s commission a monument to runaway spending

  September 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 How about that Spokane County Raceway, huh? Ho, hum. Another day. Another $850,000 blown out the ol’ exhaust pipe. 5

• County settles raceway suits, resolving contractors’ claims

  September 15, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Spokane County Raceway will cost taxpayers $850,000 more under a lawsuit settlement county commissioners approved Tuesday. Commissioners Mark Richard and Bonnie Mager, who don’t agree on much about the … 4

• French hangs on for general election

  September 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 A final vote count in last month’s primary election, to be certified today, didn’t turn around any races or trigger an automatic recount. Republican county commissioner candidate Al French retained …

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