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• Ritzville taps roots to cultivate tourism

  February 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 More than 10,000 cars and trucks whiz past Ritzville on Interstate 90 each day. Some in the town of roughly 1,700 residents hope a wheat-themed interpretive center could lure some … 2

• Jensen-Byrd eligible for historic preservation

  January 19, 2012 in City on Page A6 The company buying the 102-year-old Jensen-Byrd building in downtown Spokane told the city-county Historic Landmarks Commission it still intends to tear it down to make way for new student housing. … 2

• Governor’s proposed capital budget leaves off Spokane medical school

  January 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – A new medical school building in Spokane is not on the list of large construction projects being proposed by Gov. Chris Gregoire for the next two years, a … 9

• With street project, Spokane pays tribute to King’s legacy

  January 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 By the end of this year, a Spokane street will be named after Martin Luther King Jr. – after nearly a quarter century of attempts. Last week, the Spokane City … 22

• Doctor shortage foreseen

  February 27, 2010 in Business on Page A6 Eastern Washington will need almost 1,000 new doctors by 2025, and to fill that prescription the University of Washington School of Medicine should quadruple, if not quintuple, the number of … 2