Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Editorial: Keep public assistance programs accountable

  May 5, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 What might be lost in the controversy over welfare debit card abuse is the fact that the state is taking serious steps to address the problem. The unfortunate distraction emerged … 2

• Nomination near for federal judge

  April 16, 2011 in City on Page B3 President Barack Obama is expected to make his nomination soon for the next federal judge for the Eastern District of Washington. The opening became available in mid-2009 when U.S. District …

• Editorial: Federal marijuana laws don’t keep pace with reality

  February 11, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 Several efforts are under way in Washington state to loosen marijuana laws, from fully legalizing it to making in readily accessible to patients who need it for medicinal purposes. A … 9

• Drug web snagged many

  November 29, 2009 in City on Page B1 Snow covered the ground and the wind howled furiously as a young Canadian man approached the Colville National Forest, piloting a helicopter packed with marijuana. Federal agents say Samuel Jackson … 1

• Pilot’s story sought for big, small screens

  November 29, 2009 in City on Page B6 Samuel Lindsay-Brown’s popularity in the sport of extreme mountain-biking led to wide attention when he committed suicide in Spokane County Jail in February. Since then, Lindsay-Brown’s story has been told … 1

• Pot grower sentenced to 75 months

  August 7, 2009 in City on Page A9 A Mexican national arrested a year ago when federal and state agents shut down a large marijuana growing operation in the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests was sentenced to 75 …

• Pot grower ordered to pay for environmental damage

  August 6, 2009 in City A Mexican national arrested last August when federal and state agents shut down a large marijuana growing operation in the Okanogan and Wenatchee national forests was sentenced to 75 months …

• Board clears McDevitt of conflict of interest

    April 17, 2009 in City on Page A5 James McDevitt does not have a conflict of interest between the River Park Square project and his role as U.S. attorney for Eastern Washington, a state bar association panel ruled … 3