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  Condon gala aids Chase foundation

  January 29, 2012 in City on Page B3 Addressing the crowd at his inaugural ball, Spokane Mayor David Condon said he will strive to be like the popular mayor who led the city when he was a boy, …

• Doug Clark: Mary, Mary, you’ve become quite contrary

  January 15, 2012 in City on Page B1 Listen up, gang. I’m looking for volunteers to make cookies, cupcakes and zucchini bread for our first (and hopefully last) Mary Verner Bake Sale. We need to raise $140,000. That’s … 39

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  Spokane’s new mayor takes the reins

  December 31, 2011 in City on Page A1 Now all David Condon has to do is wait. After a year of researching, campaigning, debating and fundraising in what some thought was a long-shot bid to become mayor of … 5

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  Verner looks back at trials, triumphs

  December 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner will leave office at the end of the week as the city’s longest serving strong mayor of the four who have served in that capacity. But … 18

• Closed meetings lead to resignation

  December 22, 2011 in City on Page A10 The portion of the Mayor-elect David Condon’s transition team devoted to public safety has decided to keep its discussions confidential, leading one member to quit the group. Tim Connor, communications … 4

• Condon transition team lists subcommittee members

  December 10, 2011 in City on Page B3 The following is the full list of Mayor-elect David Condon’s transition team, which was announced late Thursday night. Theresa Sanders, who served as the city’s economic development director from 2007 … 59

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  Shogan aside draws protest

  November 12, 2011 in City on Page B1 After years of frustration over Spokane City Council President Joe Shogan’s temper, a majority of council members for the first time this week engaged in a minor protest of Shogan’s … 9

• It’s now Spokane Mayor-Elect Condon

  November 10, 2011 in News, City David Condon, the former deputy chief of staff of Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, claimed enough votes on Thursday to make any last-minute, shocking comeback by Mayor Mary Verner … 33

• Doug Clark: Thank Mayor Bair for the one-term curse

  November 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Now comes that post-election moment for rationally minded pundits to scientifically pick apart how David Condon, a political upstart, made up a Goliath-size disadvantage to knock off a sitting Spokane … 21

• Incumbents slide, try to explain shift

  November 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Many of those elected Tuesday to serve in Spokane City Hall were the most outspoken ahead of the election that Proposition 1 would doom the economy. But the same electorate … 19

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  Condon campaign donation scrutinized

  November 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 The state Republican Party gave David Condon’s campaign for mayor $25,000 on Oct. 27. It’s easily the largest contribution to a Spokane candidate this year, and has supporters of Mayor … 49

• Condon to open coffers for TV ad blitz

  October 23, 2011 in City on Page B10 Spokane voters likely will have plenty of chances in the next few weeks to see David Condon on TV. The candidate who is challenging Spokane Mayor Mary Verner has spent … 8

• Verner looking to limit burden

  October 11, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner warned Monday that her budget for 2012 will focus on spending cuts rather than new taxes to help cover projected shortfalls. “We also must limit the … 6

• Mayor renews water rate debate

  October 1, 2011 in City on Page B1 The long summer debate over water rates in Spokane apparently will extend into the fall. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner this week promised to float a new proposal on water rates … 7

• Doug Clark: Mayor race yields losers, worse losers

  August 18, 2011 in City on Page A5 The primary is past tense. The shocking election results are (mostly) in. In capturing a whopping 59.9 percent of the vote Tuesday night, incumbent Mary Verner is making the most … 9

• Verner’s winning margin unrivaled for sitting mayor

  August 18, 2011 in City on Page A5 In Spokane, where voters routinely chew up and spit out their chief elected officials after one term, Mayor Mary Verner’s primary win Tuesday was rare. But to finish with nearly … 10

• Verner takes commanding lead in re-election bid

  August 16, 2011 in News, City Spokane Mayor Mary Verner took a commanding lead in early results Tuesday, capturing 16,290 of the ballots cast. Challenger David Condon laid claim to the second spot in the five-way … 34

• Mayor seeks rare re-election

  July 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 Can Mary Verner break the curse of the one-term mayors? For a big clue, residents can look to the upcoming primary election. No Spokane mayor has won re-election in four … 21

• Q&A: Mary Verner, running for Spokane mayor

  July 14, 2011 in News Mary Verner gives her positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Verner, the incumbent, faces Michael Noder, Robert …

• Q&A: Barbara Lampert, running for Spokane mayor

  July 14, 2011 in News Barbara Lampert gives her positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Lampert faces Michael Noder, Robert Kroboth, Mary …

• Q&A: David Condon, running for Spokane mayor

  July 14, 2011 in News David Condon gives his positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Condon faces Michael Noder, Robert Kroboth, Mary …

• Q&A: Michael Noder, running for Spokane mayor

  July 14, 2011 in News Michael Noder gives his positions on taxes, libraries, streets and other issues facing the city in The Spokesman-Review’s Spokane City Council candidate questionnaire. Noder faces Robert Kroboth, Mary Verner, David …

• Two enter mayoral race

  June 9, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane voters gained two more choices for mayor on Wednesday, and one of them already tops the list for fundraising. David Condon, former district director for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris … 1

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  Condon’s criticism of public salaries could backfire

  June 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane mayoral hopeful David Condon has made government salaries an early issue of his campaign, targeting specifically city employees earning more than $100,000 a year. But until taking a leave … 42

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  Condon running for mayor of Spokane

  May 3, 2011 in City on Page A7 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner finally has an obstacle in her re-election bid. David Condon, the deputy chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said Monday that he … 13

• Lab analyst running for mayor

  March 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner has her first official opponent in this year’s mayoral race. Christopher W. Fenton, 32, filed paperwork last month announcing his intention to run for the city’s … 2

• City contemplates pink slips for 120

  August 3, 2010 in City More than 120 city employees could face pink slips at the end of the year unless city unions agree to concessions or the City Council increases taxes, officials warned Tuesday. … 21

• Council delays ombudsman decision

    June 22, 2010 in City The long debate over the power of Spokane’s new police ombudsman will last at least one more week. Early Tuesday morning, the Spokane City Council voted 6-1 to delay a … 3

• City to buy warehouse for police evidence

  June 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 Fifteen months after voters rejected a tax to pay for a new police evidence building, city officials say they can open an improved facility without new taxes. The city announced … 15

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  Verner launches re-election bid

  April 23, 2010 in City on Page A6 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner on Thursday held a $40-a-plate campaign kickoff breakfast for her re-election bid. That’s 18 months before Election Day.

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