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• Riverview Retirement Community opens $5 million aquatics center

  May 16, 2013 in Business on Page A8 Riverview Retirement Community opened a state-of-the-art, 13,000-square-foot aquatics and fitness center Wednesday, anticipating a booming demand among its seniors for water aerobics and water-based physical and recreational therapy. It even … 3

• Gregoire a big winner from old pension rules

  May 6, 2013 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – Former Gov. Chris Gregoire is benefiting from old state pension rules that ended in 1977. Gregoire receives a pension of $159,608, the most of any retiree from state … 12

• State burned by spiked fire pensions

  April 7, 2013 in City on Page A1 LAKEWOOD, Wash. – By the end of 2009, three veteran managers at Lakewood Fire District 2 earned salaries that topped $175,000 annually – more than Seattle’s fire chief, who was … 8

• Opportunities

  March 11, 2013 in Features on Page C4 Whether you’re new to Spokane, or a lifer who might have taken some of its qualities for granted during the course of a long career, Boomer U would like to …

• More aging workers are balking at retirement

  March 4, 2013 in Features on Page C1 Even after four decades in practice, Sacramento, Calif., family law attorney Hal Bartholomew, 66, has no wish to retire. “It’s disappointing to talk to someone who can’t wait to retire,” …

• Find the truth behind common retirement myths

  December 9, 2012 in Business on Page E1 No matter how many years you are from calling it quits, it’s essential to have some kind of plan in mind for financing retirement. The days of counting on Uncle … 1

• Spin Control: Retirement leaves Lampert no time for 17th candidacy

  May 20, 2012 in City on Page B3 When the dust from candidate filing week settled at the close of business Friday, there were a few surprises in who is running for what. But the biggest surprise was …

• Five ways to balance retirement, college savings

  May 13, 2012 in Business on Page E1 Imagine if retirement were financed by scholarships, grants and loans. You could qualify for a substantial aid package to pay for your senior years. Your stellar job “grades” and career …

• 4 percent retirement withdrawal rule still holds true

  March 4, 2012 in Business on Page E1 Avoiding the nightmare financial scenario in retirement — running out of money – is getting trickier. Rising life expectancy means having to pay for a longer retirement. The lack of … 1

• Condon to keep salary at $100K for 2012

  February 3, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor David Condon will hold his salary at $100,000 this year as promised, despite the recent controversy over his predecessor’s pay. But he said he will review his options … 63

• Leaving a job? Take your 401(k) with you

  January 22, 2012 in Business on Page E1 NEW YORK – Don’t forget to take your 401(k) on the way out. As the job market picks up, one of the most important loose ends to tend to when …

• Money-smart retirement: 9 tips for sound spending

  December 18, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Retirement tests everyone’s money skills. Seniors have to stretch savings over as much as three decades, face steep health care costs and have few ways to make up for any … 1

• Stowell’s tenure held challenges

  December 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 During her final six months as Spokane Public Schools superintendent, Nancy Stowell plans to write a retirement wish list on a big piece of paper that will hang on the … 12

• Trustees to narrow library chief hopefuls

  November 5, 2011 in City on Page A6 Eight applicants will be scrutinized today as replacements for Mike Wirt, who will retire Feb. 24 as director of the Spokane County Library District. Trustees will meet in a closed …

• Retirement plan providers try new 401(k) ideas

  October 23, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Several 401(k) providers are rolling out new bells and whistles. Some of the changes are driven by the realization that many workers haven’t saved enough to get them through retirement. …

• Think twice before making 401(k) hardship withdrawal

  October 2, 2011 in Business on Page E1 The numbers show that times are still tough financially. More workers are taking money from their 401(k) accounts early and using the hardship withdrawal rules to give them access to … 1

• Websites help tackle the task of funding retirement

  October 2, 2011 in Business on Page E4 What does it cost to retire? The answer depends on many factors, including your age and expectations for what life should be like in your older years. These sites help …

• Linda Carper retires after 31 years at EV

  June 16, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Linda Carper has been a ninth grade English teacher and a middle school librarian in the East Valley School District. After 36 years in education, she will retire at the …

• Penberthy retires from WV career of championing the underdog

  June 16, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 After almost 40 years in education, Cleve Penberthy, 63, principal at Contract Based Education, is retiring from the West Valley School District. Penberthy has come full circle in his career … 1

• Skeffington-Gretsch retires after 29 years in Spokane schools

  June 16, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 When Peggy Skeffington-Gretsch was growing up, first in Spokane and later in California, she somehow always knew she wanted to be a music teacher. And when Cooper Elementary School’s bell …

• Sherry Johnson has seen many changes in business education

  June 16, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Business education in schools has gone through many changes during the past 35 years. Students learned to type on typewriters when Sherry Johnson started her teaching career. She’s retiring after …

• 2011 Spokane Public schools retirees

  June 16, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Adams Elementary Cathy Hawley, teacher, 17 years of service

• Many women face heightened obstacles on way to retirement

  May 15, 2011 in Business on Page E1 It took the collapse of her marriage to jolt Luanne Schmidt into action. After years of taking a hands-off approach toward money, the 50-year-old nurse from Lannon, Wis., only recently … 1

• Kootenai County sheriff won’t seek re-election

  March 22, 2011 in City on Page A7 Kootenai County Sheriff Rocky Watson will not seek re-election next year and will leave office after serving a total of 17 years. Watson was sheriff for one four-year term in …

• Front Porch: Boomer not ready for rocker

  January 27, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 From my vantage point at the head of the parade of baby boomers now turning 65 – I declared my status two weeks ago, so I might as well stick …

• Baby boomers find themselves struggling as retirement nears

  January 2, 2011 in Business on Page E1 Through a combination of procrastination and bad timing, many baby boomers are facing a personal finance disaster just as they’re hoping to retire. Starting in January, more than 10,000 baby … 4

• It’s never too late to save

  January 2, 2011 in Business on Page E1 As Theodore Roosevelt once said: “Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.” But it’s not too late for baby boomers …

• Police investigate Kootenai official

  December 29, 2010 in City on Page A5 Coeur d’Alene police are investigating a suspected long-term pattern of embezzlement by Kootenai County’s recently retired chief deputy clerk, a county employee for almost 35 years. Kootenai County’s top elected … 2

• Kootenai County investigates ‘sizable’ embezzlement

  December 28, 2010 in Idaho, News Coeur d’Alene police are investigating a suspected long-term pattern of embezzlement by Kootenai County’s recently retired chief deputy clerk, a county employee for almost 35 years. 7

• Are you on track for retirement?

  December 19, 2010 in Business on Page E1 It’s unusual for someone to feel financially well-prepared for retirement. That’s due partly to the poor performance of stocks over the past decade. But mostly it’s due to people not … 1

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