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• Getting There: Plow drivers want to keep rescuing slide-offs

  December 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane County road crew workers want to keep pulling stranded motorists from snowy ditches despite fears by the county’s risk manager that the practice puts the county in jeopardy for … 12

• County leaders open to merging police forces

  December 14, 2011 in News, City, Region Spokane County Commissioners this week said they are open to the possibility of combining city and county law enforcement agencies. 17

• Area boards seek members

  November 17, 2011 in City on Page A6 The Spokane Public Facilities District needs some new talent. County commissioners are seeking candidates to replace Sandra Wade, who will leave the district’s board of directors at the end of …

• Preventing head injuries should be a no-brainer

  August 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 I was taken aback to read that our Spokane County commissioners (Larry, Moe and Curly) were taking time to “consider” passing a mandatory helmet law for bicyclists, skateboarders and other … 1

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  Sheriff working to upgrade fleet

  July 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County is upgrading its “navy.” County commissioners agreed last week to buy a 19-foot Custom Weld jet boat that Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich says is part of a stepped-up effort … 9

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  We dreamed of things that were, and said ‘Y not!’

  June 24, 2011 in City on Page A5 If you were on the fence about the proposal to knock down the old YMCA building in Riverfront Park, go take a look now that it’s gone. My guess is … 13

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  Face Time: Judge has relished chance to help change lives

  June 6, 2011 in City on Page A5 For 36 years, Richard “Rick” White has reported to his job at the Spokane County Courthouse, mostly on foot. White started in 1975 working as a juvenile probation officer, a … 5

• Recycling plan proposed for West Plains

  May 5, 2011 in City on Page A7 Sunshine Disposal wants to introduce curbside recycling service in a large portion of its West Plains territory. Spokane County commissioners were briefed this week on the proposal, which calls for …

• County’s Earth Day proclamation became lukewarm, critics say

  May 1, 2011 in City on Page B7 Proclamations are the Cocoa Puffs of government pronouncements. They mainly nourish the imagination. A Spokane blogger acknowledged that, but still complained that county commissioners failed to deliver meat and potatoes …

• Price changes conservation priorities

  April 28, 2011 in City on Page A7 County commissioners are shuffling their Conservation Futures shopping list to take advantage of a half-price sale. They accepted Parks Director Doug Chase’s recommendation to snap up 552 acres in the …

• Doug Clark: Bigger government? Send in the clowns

  March 20, 2011 in City on Page B1 I’ve never been more excited about Spokane County government. There’s a sentence you probably never thought you’d read in my column. 15

• Doug Clark: MAC needs a lesson in greasing commission

  February 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture has turned to the Spokane County Commission for help, which should tell you just how leaky things are over at our poor, budget-strapped … 8

• Clark: Bruised Bonnie bemoaning rough and tumble

  January 20, 2011 in City on Page A5 Aw, Bonnie. Say it ain’t so. How disappointing to learn that former Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager has been spending her post-election days trying to wreck her laudable legacy. 2

• City OKs incinerator deal

  January 11, 2011 in City on Page A6 The fate of a $25 million contract to operate the city’s West Plains trash incinerator will rest with Spokane County commissioners. The Spokane City Council on Monday voted 6-1 to … 1

• County proposes garbage summit

  January 7, 2011 in City on Page A5 Public officials are seeking a “fast-track” decision on who should control the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System. County commissioners Thursday accepted Spokane Mayor Mary Verner’s call for an agreement within … 3

• CityCable adding new programming

  December 30, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S4 CityCable 5, the city of Spokane’s government-access cable station, recently announced additional live public meeting coverage and other new programming for 2011. To accommodate the changes, CityCable 5 will change …

• Grants pave way for construction

  December 16, 2010 in City on Page A6 Part of Farwell Road will be rebuilt with one of four road grants Spokane County commissioners accepted Tuesday – if another, larger grant is approved as officials hope. The section … 1

• Old YMCA worth saving? Landmarks panel to decide

  December 12, 2010 in City on Page B1 It could be the final chapter for the former downtown YMCA. Or it could be the start of more painstaking, political maneuvering. 5

• Consultant explains prospects for Geiger Spur

  October 13, 2010 in Business on Page A10 A long, low railroad tunnel on Snoqualmie Pass could help Spokane County’s Geiger Spur railroad project. A consultant told county commissioners recently that westbound trains from the East Coast might … 1

• Spokane County Commission, Position 3

  October 12, 2010 in City Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager and her re-election challenger, former Spokane City Councilman Al French, seem to have mixed up their political party playbooks. 1

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  Mager fires back at French

  October 9, 2010 in City on Page B1 County Commissioner Bonnie Mager said Friday that her election challenger, Al French, was hypocritical when he accused her of wanting to make tax increases easier. “I think somebody who actually … 4

• Richard, Knezovich spar over budgeting

  October 7, 2010 in City on Page A6 A 2 ½-hour Sheriff’s Office budget meeting Tuesday produced more heat than light. Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and County Commission Chairman Mark Richard each accused the other of “insulting” … 8

• County commission objects to shoreline rules

  October 6, 2010 in City on Page A6 A state rewrite of Spokane County’s shoreline regulations is a “prime example” of state agencies “out of control,” Commissioner Mark Richard said Tuesday. With Washington’s budget on life support, the … 3

• Medical Lake site chosen for jail in 2-1 vote

  September 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane County commissioners accepted no public testimony but aired their own views on a new jail for an hour and a half Tuesday. They then voted 2-1 to confirm a … 44

• Corrections center choice likely tonight

  September 28, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane County commissioners are scheduled to confirm this evening their tentative selection of a site for a replacement of the Geiger Corrections Center. Commissioners previously voted 2-1, with Bonnie Mager … 2

• Clark: Idling minds run a bit rich on track tribute

  September 23, 2010 in City on Page A5 Thanks to some of my diabolical readers, the raceway monument to our con-men commissioners is right on track. If you recall, I sounded the alarm last week for assistance in …

• Council members send tab tax support to county

  September 22, 2010 in City on Page A12 Creation of an annual vehicle tab tax of $20 appears to be gaining support on the Spokane City Council. A letter signed by six of the seven Spokane City Council … 2

• Spokane County approves land, sewer deal

  September 22, 2010 in City on Page A6 County commissioners unanimously approved an agreement Tuesday to trade 70 acres of undeveloped Spokane County Raceway land for Airway Heights sewer and water connections.

• Clark: Let’s commission a monument to runaway spending

  September 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 How about that Spokane County Raceway, huh? Ho, hum. Another day. Another $850,000 blown out the ol’ exhaust pipe. 5

• County settles raceway suits, resolving contractors’ claims

  September 15, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Spokane County Raceway will cost taxpayers $850,000 more under a lawsuit settlement county commissioners approved Tuesday. Commissioners Mark Richard and Bonnie Mager, who don’t agree on much about the … 4

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