Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Vestal: Hip block of West Main crying out for edgy moniker

  April 3, 2013 in City on Page A1 You know something’s really alive when you get the urge to name it. That’s where things stand in the little block on the east end of West Main Avenue – … 40

• Spin Control: Political force is strong in this one

  July 1, 2012 in City on Page B10 Politicians are always looking to expand their base, even when they divide the electorate into different groups. Business owners. Union members. Blue collar workers. Soccer moms. Seniors. College students. John … 1

• Labor Council backs Riccelli without seeking views of other Democrats in House race

  May 11, 2012 in City on Page A5 Candidates haven’t even officially signed up to run for office, but the contest for a state House seat representing central Spokane is heating up. The race for the seat held … 3

• Snyder, Waite enter field for House seat

  May 5, 2012 in City on Page B1 The scramble is on for a state House seat in central Spokane, part of the fallout of Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown’s surprise decision not to seek re-election. Brown said … 4

• Council candidate stays on the air

  August 13, 2011 in City on Page A6 No candidate for Spokane office has had as much air time this campaign season as Mike Fagan, and he hasn’t had to dig into his campaign funds to get it. … 1

• Northeast Spokane council candidates have all run for office before

  July 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 To the cynical voter, the crowded field of candidates running to represent northeast Spokane on the City Council could be seen as a list of rejects. Each of the six …

• Q&A: John Waite, running for Spokane City Council seat representing Northeast Spokane

  July 14, 2011 in News John Waite gives his positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Waite faces Gary Pollard, Mike Fagan, Luke …

• Council candidates split on global warming’s cause

  August 9, 2009 in City on Page B1 Only four of the dozen candidates running for Spokane City Council say human activity contributes significantly to global warming. The rest – including two incumbents – question what has become … 4

• Union contracts contentious issue in six-way council race

    July 22, 2009 in City on Page A5 It’s not easy to goad Nancy McLaughlin into a fight. Even during the most passionate Spokane City Council debates, she’s among the least likely of the seven members to shout, … 6

• Candidates enter fray

  June 2, 2009 in City on Page A6 About a dozen candidates for local offices waited Monday morning for the door of the Spokane County Elections Office to open to officially launch their campaigns. “They are marching us …