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Doug Clark

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News >  Spokane

Clark: Idling minds run a bit rich on track tribute

Thanks to some of my diabolical readers, the raceway monument to our con-men commissioners is right on track. If you recall, I sounded the alarm last week for assistance in creating some sort of fitting tribute to commemorate the role Todd Mielke and Mark Richard played in the Spokane County Raceway fiasco.
Doug Clark
Opinion >  Column

Doug Clark: Sticking it to Tacoma chases blues

Spokane has been officially reaffirmed as Washington’s second-largest city, once again snuffing our nemesis Tacoma like a cigarette butt under a biker’s boot heel. The numbers were unveiled last week by the state Office of Financial Management.
Doug Clark
Opinion >  Column

Doug Clark: Baton story fails to clear cop’s conduct

Santa Claus. The Tooth Fairy. The Easter Bunny … The Keebler Elves. Open wide, compadres. We have a brand new myth to swallow. It’s called… “The Phantom Baton Blow.” Believing in magic is about the best way to make sense out of what Deputy Brian Hirzel says happened the night Wayne Scott Creach was fatally shot Aug. 25 in Spokane Valley.
Doug Clark
Opinion >  Column

Doug Clark: Robber to be commended for sustainability act

It’s Sustainable September, folks, which makes it the perfect time to give a little credit to those who are going the extra mile for the planet. In that regard, I can’t think of anyone who deserves to be singled out more than the serial bank robber known for fleeing the scene on a bicycle.
Opinion >  Column

Doug Clark: Here’s to a beefy city center

When I heard that Ron’s Drive-in was celebrating 52 years of burger-flipping, I fired up my ’67 Vista Cruiser and aimed it east on Wednesday for Spokane Valley. OK. The fact Ron’s owner Denny Hegewald was selling burgers at 19 cents apiece had more to do with my trip to the iconic drive-in than mere nostalgia.
Doug Clark
Opinion >  Column

Doug Clark: What’s a little smoke among friends?

T oday we peek in on Hazy Acres, the retirement home for old and burned-out North Idaho grass farmers. Oh, look. Several residents are sitting in their rockers on the front porch and they’re having a loud and animated discussion. Let’s listen in.
News >  Spokane

We’re near normal, and that’s OK

I couldn’t help but notice the shocking letter that appeared on our Opinion page Friday. The writers, Kevin and Julie Hall, expressed their disappointment in what they saw during a recent trek through Riverfront Park.