Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers recently assured constituents she was working to make sure the government delivers on its payments to school districts that have large hunks of federally owned land in them, like national parks, military bases or tribal lands.She sponsored legislation to require the…
Dino Rossi announced he's picked up the endorsement of Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who is one of the most visible and vocal fiscal conservatives in the Senate.Paul Akers has a "meet and greet" later this week at a private residence in Spokane. It's scheduled for…
At the risk of sounding nerdy, this is one of those rare days when numbers line up in a nice sequence.It is 08/09/10.These things happen every 13 months and one day. Next nerdy numeric day comes in October, when we will mark 10/10/10. Start planning…
Spokane County turnout -- OK, turn-in if you prefer -- is nearing 16 percent after this morning's ballot sort.The county had its heaviest day last Tuesday, when it got more than 11,000 ballots in the mail. The Tuesday after the first weekend ballots are in…
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