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Doug Clark

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News >  Nation/World

Clark: Thanks to all who helped stop monster bin Laden

There are those who say it’s always wrong to revel in another’s misfortune. There are those who say the old “eye-for-an-eye” philosophy has no place in a civilized society. There are those who say that killing another human being is never justified. I have three words for those who say these things. Go pound sand.
News >  Spokane

Clark: Interim vortex will engulf chief

In like a lioness. Out like a mugging victim. Can’t say I was too shocked to read that Anne Kirkpatrick has already told the mayor to start trolling the asylums for another Spokane police chief.
News >  Spokane

Clark: Strong spirit sustains her

When life hands you a lemon, so the old cliché goes, you’ll hopefully find the inner grace to whip up some lemonade. But what do you make when life pelts you with lemons at the speed of major league fastballs?
Doug Clark
Opinion >  Column

Doug Clark: Doomsday may be looming, but don’t fret

It should be obvious to everyone by now that the world is going to end on May 21 or next year on Dec. 21 or sometime pretty darned soon, anyway. So today I must ask: Have you given any thought to what you’re going to wear or what to pack when it all comes down?
News >  Spokane

Clark: Idaho lawmakers envision higher caliber of education

It’s a Wild West sideshow at the Idaho Legislature these days, where some of the elected buckaroos are trying to rewrite the “Three R’s” of higher ed. If they get their way, college soon will be a place of “Reading, ’Riting and Rugers.”
News >  Spokane

Brilliant musician jazzed up our city for years

At age 3 he would perch at his grandmother’s old upright Kimball piano, picking out from memory the various melodies he had heard. The boy had found his calling. He practiced so much his mom sometimes would send him out of the house with orders to go have fun with the kids in his Kalispell, Mont., neighborhood.
Doug Clark
Opinion >  Column

Doug Clark: Bing, census still going our way

Last week, while I was off recharging my fat cells, the government gave birth to new census numbers, reaffirming our lilac wonderland as Washington’s second-biggest burg. Shortly afterward, Tacoma News Tribune columnist Peter Callaghan officially tossed in the towel on our “Who’s Number Two?” bet in a highly amusing column that also aired in this newspaper.
Doug Clark
Opinion >  Column

Doug Clark: Switch to semesters strokes ego of avid Eagle

Today I’m giving a rare “hats off” salute to Washington lawmakers for taking a break from screwing over taxpayers to officially honor Eastern Washington University, my alma mater, on our recent national football championship. As my astute colleague, Jim Camden, reported the other day:
A&E >  Entertainment

Clark: Spokane bigger than Tacoma? Betting on it

I hope nobody minds, but I have put our Spokane pride on the line in a friendly cross-state wager with Peter Callaghan, a columnist with the Tacoma News Tribune. Our bet centers on the soon-to-be-released U.S. census numbers that will reaffirm my hometown as Washington’s second-largest metropolis.