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• Abortion protest prompts Bloomsday complaints

  May 7, 2013 in City on Page A1 Bloomsday organizers are struggling to come up with what they could have done differently after dozens of runners on Sunday complained about an anti-abortion protest along the route. Race director … 220

• Occupy Spokane movement spotlighting its cause

  October 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 A man who calls himself Ziggy leans against his bumper-stickered Dodge Stratus sedan, anchoring a stage light between his body and the roof of the car. He gazes up at … 32

• Police bust NYC ‘Occupy’ protest in nighttime sweep

  November 15, 2011 in Nation/World Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York City in the pre-dawn darkness today, evicting hundreds of demonstrators and demolishing the tent … 7

• Wealthy 1 percent use site to support the 99 percent

  November 1, 2011 in Nation/World While members of the so-called 99 percent take part in Occupy Wall Street protests, a new website lets some of the wealthy 1 percent declare their support for the movement. 20

• Occupy Spokane weighs future

  November 1, 2011 in City on Page A5 Sometimes there are only one or two people carrying signs and waving at cars passing by the little triangle of city property on a corner of Riverside Avenue and Monroe … 6

• Vigils for injured vet, police clear Tenn. protest

  October 28, 2011 in Nation/World Anti-Wall Street demonstrators held vigils for an Iraq War veteran seriously injured during a protest clash with police in California as some Occupy encampments came under growing pressure from authorities … 2

• Occupy Spokane demonstrators look for more support

  October 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 Carroll McInroe, a 62-year-old retired Department of Veterans affairs worker, Army veteran, and “Texas-Irish” no-guff guy, went down to say hi to the Occupy Spokane protesters the other day. A … 145

• Protesters ordered to be less ‘permanent’

  October 1, 2011 in City on Page B1 Occupy Spokane, the 2-day-old action in solidarity with the 2-week-old Occupy Wall Street protest against economic injustice, was visited Friday morning by police enforcing a city ordinance. About a dozen … 5

• Spokane protesters ordered to remove tents, placards

  September 30, 2011 in City Occupy Spokane, the two-day-old action in solidarity with the two-week-old Occupy Wall Street protest against economic injustice, was visited this morning by police enforcing a city ordinance. 37

• Hindu god sculpture draws critics in CdA

  June 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Members of the Kootenai County Constitution Party are planning to protest today the dedication in Coeur d’Alene of a public artwork sculpture of the Hindu god Ganesha – a four-armed … 29

• Wolf hunting sparks plans for demonstrations

  August 25, 2009 in City, Idaho Idaho’s proposed wolf hunt will draw both opponents and supporters to Friday demonstrations at the Idaho Fish and Game office. 1

• 200 gather for Tea Party, Part II

  July 4, 2009 in City About 200 local residents celebrated Independence Day by attending a Tea Party rally at Plantes Ferry Park. Speakers denounced the federal government’s economic policies and growing deficit. The proposed “Community …

• Students protest ‘pay to play’

  May 5, 2009 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Idaho’s budget crunch trickled down to Coeur d’Alene High School on Monday when 150 students walked out of classes to protest perceived cuts in student activities. “This is our community. …

• Thousands protest taxes in Olympia

  April 15, 2009 in News A crowd of 4,000 to 5,000 descended on the state capitol in Olympia today, blasting taxes and government spending. 1

• Woman will fight the power behind the bills

  February 3, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 A Spokane woman is organizing a peaceful protest outside of Avista Corp.’s headquarters on Saturday to draw attention to families’ struggles to pay their power bills. Jenna Cassidy said she … 3

• Sometimes, protesting is just whining

  September 14, 2008 in City on Page B1 Far be it from me to start siding with any weasels who want to erect more condos in this burg. (Frankly, Spokane needs more condominiums like it needs more potholes.)

• Condo protest allowed to go on

  September 10, 2008 in Business on Page A6 A Spokane man can continue his protest of a condo building near his house, so long as he does not target a Realtor with signs or call her, a Spokane …

• Condo protester creates ‘blight’ to make a point

  September 6, 2008 in Business on Page A8 A South Hill resident’s unusual protest of a four-story condominium building across from his house is drawing attention to a once-sleepy street. Offended that the building blocked his view of …

• He’s Wed To Tower Over Love Blocked By Her Parents

  January 21, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A14 For five days, Ashraf Jamal has perched on a communications tower high above downtown New Delhi, tossing pleas written on stiff sheets of paper to a curious crowd gathered below. …

• Residents, Developers Air Cases North Side Neighbors Question Rezoning For Wal-Mart Center

  January 8, 1998 in City on Page B1 Karen Barniol speaks for Citizens for Neighborhood Preservation. Photo by Roger Ames/The Spokesman-Review

• Miss World Sponsor Stormed

  October 30, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A4 Sixteen women stormed a showroom Tuesday and smeared cow dung and coal tar on furniture, locks and soaps made by sponsors of next month’s Miss World beauty pageant. City Police …

• Rights Activists Disrupt Labor Day Pigeon Shoot

  September 3, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 Animal rights activists disrupted this town’s annual Labor Day pigeon shoot, locking themselves in a human chain across shooting fields and trying to free the birds before they could be …

• Aids Activist Refuses Award In Protest

  December 2, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 One of the 20 Montanans who were honored this week for their work in fighting AIDS refused to accept the award because of what he considers the government’s continued oppression …

• March Seeks Stricter Dress Code For Women

  October 10, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Hundreds of demonstrators marched through the Iranian capital demanding stricter enforcement of the Islamic dress code for women, the Akhbar newspaper reported Monday. The Farsi-language daily said demonstrators calling themselves …

• Indians Make Stand On Mall Against Budget Cuts ‘Contract With America’ Viewed By Native Americans As Just Another Broken Promise

  September 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 (Photo of Slade Gorton)

• Camp Shows Protesters How To Prevent Logging Forest Action Camp Teaches Environmentalists Civil Disobedience

  July 13, 1995 in City on Page B5 Joe Gibe, left, a veteran protester and activist with Earth First! of Seattle, shows Josh Brown of the San Francisco area the technique federal authorities use to arrest tree climbers …

• Testimony Taken On Variance For Adult Club

  May 18, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page N7 In/Around Nevada/ Lidgerwood A dozen people - from owners of Tidyman’s and the Lyons movie theaters to parents and police volunteers - testified Tuesday against allowing a variance for an …

• Sit-In Game To Resume

  February 22, 1995 in Sports on Page C2 The Massachusetts-Rutgers game, suspended at halftime because of a student sit-in, will be resumed March 3 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Atlantic 10 Conference officials said. The Feb. 7 game …

• Condom Ads Stay On Radio Despite Hospital’s Objections

  February 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 A radio station will continue using a condom commercial featuring the sounds of a couple having sex even though two other advertisers are withholding their business in protest. Meriter Hospital …

• Peru President’s Wife Begins Hunger Strike

  January 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Higuchi

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