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Verdict: Judge is no carpetbagger
October 18, 2009 in City on Page B3
When someone hurls a political slur during campaign season, it’s probably too much to expect for the slur-slinger to get it right. But still … In an e-mail to constituents …
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Study finds early campaigner catches the older voter
September 20, 2009 in City on Page B3
Note to candidates and campaign managers: If you’re going after voters in the upcoming election, you may want to target seniors early and hit the Gen Ys after Halloween. At …
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Obama citizenship ‘settled’ for McMorris Rodgers
August 16, 2009 in City on Page B3
Bad news for “birthers,” those people who think Barack Obama isn’t legally president because he wasn’t born in the United States: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers isn’t on your side. Birthers …
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Buck Knives nervous about Customs language
July 5, 2009 in City on Page B2
There’s a switchblade fight going on in Congress. Depending on who wins, North Idaho could bleed jobs. This is not some latter-day version of the Sharks and the Jets, minus …
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There’s a reason some news is never reported
June 14, 2009 in City on Page B12
About once a week, some reader is kind enough to forward something from the Internet that shows what an absolutely abysmal job the news media are doing on some topic. …
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Spin Control: Looking to run? Take my advice
April 12, 2009 in City on Page B3
For some, spring means it’s time to train for Bloomsday or get the Hoopfest team together. For others it’s time to lose a few pounds, tone up the abs or …
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Spin Control: Schools fared well, but city misfired on appeal to voters
March 15, 2009 in City on Page B2
Asking voters for more money in a recession is a difficult task. The government entities that made that request last week probably didn’t know how bad the economy was going …
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Spin Control: Guard training sparks a Web of far-fetched rumors
March 1, 2009 in City on Page B2
A platoon of reservists from the 455th Engineering Co. took a walk down a street in Hayden last month and made a right turn into the blogosphere. Once there, they …
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Spin Control: All signs point to drivers’ confusion
February 23, 2009 in City on Page A6
The city of Spokane has created a new type of parking sign in downtown, and a new parking district. And, shockingly enough, it has people confused. Drivers passing around the …
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Spin Control: Another dime for a gallon of gas? We’re unimpressed
February 15, 2009 in City on Page B2
Driving past the corner gasoline station each day, watching prices ratchet up a dime at a time, it seems that it may be a curse to have a long memory. …
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Tanker contract should go to winner
February 1, 2009 in City on Page B2
With the U.S. House and Senate competing with each other to see who can add what to the stimulus package, one might think all the crazy ideas to spend taxpayer …
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