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Doug Clark: Steve Goodman had a song in his heart, a pennant in his dreams

Mon., Oct. 17, 2016

Doug Clark is rooting for the Chicago Cubs because the song sung at every Cubbies win at home was written by one of his songwriting idols, Steve Goodman.

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Doug Clark: Lawyer turned storyteller celebrates spooky Spokane

Sun., Oct. 16, 2016

A few Octobers have passed since that night when the ghost bus glided to a silent stop outside what tour guide Chet Caskey has dubbed, “the creepiest place in downtown Spokane.” The night something truly chilling happened.

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Doug Clark: The swami offers political predictions and predicaments

Thu., Oct. 13, 2016

Greetings and salutations, all ye faithful followers. Once again I have shed my portly visage and appear to you today in my transcendental state as Clarnak the Magnanimous, the voice of treason, the conduit for all wisdom and solver of life’s most vexing enigmas.

News >  Spokane

Clark: This old Glen Campbell album is more than just a gentle reminder of Mom

Tue., Oct. 11, 2016

Wanna hear a ghost story? Or maybe this is one of those weird, wild coincidences that defy Vegas odds or mathematical calculation.

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Doug Clark: Read of my bitter struggle for survival. In flip-flops. On the South Hill.

Wed., Oct. 5, 2016

Whether you know it or not, we’re all just a brain cramp away from winding up in a pajama-clad struggle for survival.

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Doug Clark: Mr. Asphalt answers all your questions about downtown road construction

Sun., Sept. 25, 2016

Mr. Asphalt answers all your questions about downtown Spokane road construction.

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Doug Clark: ‘All for Sweden’ sure to propel Spokane man to Scandinavian stardom

Sun., Sept. 11, 2016

Spokane resident Patrick Glass just spent six weeks filming a reality TV show - in Sweden.

News >  Spokane

Clark: Comedian Jay Wendell Walker is primed for an old school Spokane roasting

Wed., Sept. 7, 2016

Spokane comedian Jay Wendell Walker has made people laugh for decades. Now it’s time to roast him with fellow friends and reprobates.

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Doug Clark: Patrick Coleman’s gift of Pig Out guitars hits right chord

Sun., Sept. 4, 2016

Luthier Patrick Coleman made two custom guitars for Pig Out in the Park’s founder and one of his band members.

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Doug Clark: the man who brought you Keyboard Cat revolutionizes the tiny house

Wed., Aug. 31, 2016

Local entrepreneur and Keyboard Cat wrangler Charlie Schmidt has come up with a new sensation – the tiniest of tiny houses.

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Doug Clark: Sweet Old Bob’s no more, but the memories live on

Mon., Aug. 29, 2016

Sweet Old Bob’s restaurant has closed, eventually to be razed for the North Spokane Freeway. But nothing can destroy decades of memories for proprietors Bob and Marlene Nordby.

News >  Spokane

Dan’s Total Automotive showed out-of-towners total kindness

Wed., Aug. 24, 2016

“Total” is the operative word in Dan’s Total Automotive. The West Plains auto-repair shop showed out-of-towners nothing but kindness when their car broke down.

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Doug Clark: Just one fellow Feastmaster heeded my call

Mon., Aug. 22, 2016

A winner has been crowned in my Feastmaster Barbecue Bonanza contest.

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Doug Clark: Spokane City Council should reject Craig Meidl for police chief

Sun., Aug. 14, 2016

Craig Meidl, Mayor David Condon’s double-cross selection for police chief, answered questions Thursday night in a crammed stuffy room at Spokane’s West Central Community Center. What this was supposed to accomplish, I haven’t a clue.

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Doug Clark: Bankrupted Hastings the latest chapter in unrequited love

Sun., Aug. 7, 2016

Hastings holds a soft spot in Doug Clark’s heart.

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Doug Clark: Time for a do-over on 2015 mayoral election

Sun., July 31, 2016

Doug Clark said the recent investigation into the city of Spokane’s ouster of former Police Chief Frank Straub validated his position that the incident “stunk like three-day-old road kill.”

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Doug Clark: Cpl. Clark is ready to make Spokane great again

Sun., July 24, 2016

Cpl. Clark is back to address the latest local law enforcement distractions.

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Doug Clark: Every day is a treasure hunt for Spokane auctioneer Jeff Owens

Wed., July 20, 2016

The interesting, unusual and elegant are all in a day’s work for Jeff Owens, one of the Spokane area’s premiere auctioneers.

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Doug Clark: Annual pig roast at Nine Mile Falls comes to “Z-End” after 26 years

Mon., July 18, 2016

An annual pig roast hosted by a Nine Mile Falls couple has come to an end after 26 years.

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Doug Clark: Overnight in the Paulsen penthouse a taste of the high life

Sun., July 3, 2016

Doug Clark gets a taste of the high life when he stays a night at the Paulsen Center penthouse.

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Doug Clark: Spokane’s trendiest spots share one thing – Mark Camp

Wed., June 29, 2016

I’m an hour into my trek through the historic “Washington Cracker Co.” building, 304 W. Pacific Ave., and it appears my impish tour guide has saved the funhouse part like an ace up his sleeve. Funny. The bright second-floor restrooms that Mark Camp has led me to look normal enough.

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Doug Clark: Alligator on the lam could be just what Spokane Valley needs

Sun., June 26, 2016

The missing pet alligator will help put Spokane Valley on the map.

News >  Features

Clarksville: Dave McRae wields a hammer for good

Sun., June 26, 2016

North Idaho College carpentry teacher behind the college foundation’s annual Really Big Raffle, is set to retire this year.

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Doug Clark: 2016 Spokane Street Music Week buys 127,130 meals for food bank

Sun., June 19, 2016

The 14th annual Spokane Street Music Week officially expired at 1 p.m. Friday amid blue skies, sunny dispositions and an unexpected windfall. John Huckabay handed a piece of paper to me.

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Doug Clark: The haircuts aren’t free, and neither is the Barber Pole

Wed., June 8, 2016

The West Side Rule nearly costs the new Brickyard Barbershop its pole.