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• County, city at odds over plan for YMCA

  May 13, 2009 in City on Page A6 County commissioners are balking at changes Spokane city officials want to make to a plan to buy the YMCA building in Riverfront Park partly with taxpayers’ money. Commissioners told city … 3

• Elderly man in morning crash identified

    April 23, 2009 in City A man crashed into parked trailer after suffering a medical condition while driving near the intersection of Nevada Street and Empire Boulevard this morning.

• Fish Lake Trail work has deadline

  March 20, 2009 on Page A5 Construction on a paved rail-trail bicycle route between Spokane and Cheney must begin by June under stipulations for recently appropriated federal stimulus funding. Plans for the second phase in developing …

• Testimony favors undeveloped shorelines

  February 25, 2009 in City on Page A6 A slide show of waterfowl, a recording of a songbird and a few human cries for the defense of private property rights greeted Spokane County commissioners Tuesday night as they …

• Quintet receives recognition for athletic achievements

  February 12, 2009 in Sports on Page B6 The lure of a challenge and long years of dedication to their craft earned five people special recognition during Wednesday’s Youth Awards Luncheon. Area coaches Don Fox, Ron Long and …

• Huckleberries: ‘The Boss’ still deserves some ‘Glory’

  February 7, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I2 Yeah, yeah, Barack Obama is cuh-razy about Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, particularly after the support “The Boss” gave him during the prez campaign. Moi? I was impressed …

• Our View: Errors like one made by prosecutor imperil rights

  January 15, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 The judge arrived Monday morning expecting to preside over a home-invasion trial involving four suspects. Defense attorneys were set. The suspects, after spending months in jail, would get their day … 1

• ‘Careless handling’ draws ire of judge

    January 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 The Spokane County prosecutor’s office was sanctioned Monday and fined $8,000 by a judge angry over mishandling of a critical detail surrounding a home-invasion case that could send several men …

• Eyman files tax-cap initiative

  January 5, 2009 in City Undeterred by voters’ rejection of his last ballot measure at the polls in November, initiative pitchman Tim Eyman — baby in hand — today filed his “Lower Property Taxes Initiative” …

• Ranger station sale on hold in Twisp

  November 1, 2008 in City on Page B1 The U.S. Forest Service has suspended the auction of its former ranger station in Twisp, Wash., after the Colville Confederated Tribes complained that it should have had the right to …

• Riding momentum

  October 19, 2008 in City on Page A1 When the SpokeFest organization held its first community bicycle ride in September, 1,255 people showed up. More than 900 people signed up for the first Bike to Work week in …