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News >  Spokane

Clark: Dylan’s words fitting for legislative theme song

Brother. Nothing puts a stain on a fresh new year like hearing that the Washington Liars Club (aka “The Legislature”) is back in business. One moment we’re all looking ahead to the good things in life, like the playoffs and the Super Bowl. Then – wham! – news breaks that the zombies are rising again.

Clark’s coffee cup runneth over

SEATTLE – I experienced my first “cupping” during my slush-free respite here in the Emerald City. And I don’t mean unwanted affection on a Capitol Hill street corner.
News >  Spokane

Economy won’t be fixed until pols feel pinch

I took my 86-year-old mom to her holiday pinochle party Wednesday morning. That gave me a little time to myself on the drive back home, so I decided to fix the economy. Here’s what I came up with:
News >  Spokane

My jet lagged, but Spokane news didn’t

I have returned from my travels with Charlie (Schmidt, that is) and, boy, does it feel good to be back on Spokana Firma. Our plane touched down shortly before midnight Thursday – a full day later than planned. This was due to the mysterious cancellation of our Wednesday flight from Düsseldorf to Amsterdam.
News >  Spokane

Large nose leads the way to a small world

COLOGNE, Germany – It’s a weird, wacky world out here on the global vaudeville circuit. During my tag-along trips with Charlie Schmidt, Spokane’s Lord of the Nose Dance, I’ve encountered oddballs galore, such as …
News >  Spokane

Der Schnoz and der Doug play emissary

Guten Morgen, amigos. By the time you read this (barring unavoidable delays or an unexpected burst of gravity) I should be half-loopy from jet lag and wandering somewhere near the Rhine River.
News >  Spokane

International junket nothing to sneeze at

Guten Morgen, amigos. By the time you read this (barring unavoidable delays or an unexpected burst of gravity) I should be half-loopy from jet lag and wandering somewhere near the Rhine River.
News >  Spokane

Nothing like a little news to quash the holiday spirit

If you’re having a hard time feeling the holiday glow this year, I can’t blame you. Every time you turn around, some TV talking head is telling us about the latest stock market collapse or new bailout plan for another failed industry.
News >  Spokane

Sage Pilgrim breaks down Turkey Day

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to our third installment of Ask Professor Pilgrim. Once again, the professor is filling in for Doug Clark, who has already lapsed into an alcohol-induced state of holiday indolence.
News >  Spokane

Wait … this vampire flick is totally unrealistic

No fangs? My handful of popcorn froze midair a few minutes before midnight last Thursday while my brain cells attempted to digest the content of those two words. I turned to my left and stared at the woman sitting next to me in this River Park Square cinema.
News >  Spokane

Eddie Ray’s latest break merits an ode

‘Will Eddie Ray be joining your family for Thanksgiving?” That’s one e-mail from a wave of expectant and encouraging messages that rolled my way after the big news of the week:
News >  Spokane

Math inability sometimes just plain criminal

Mathematical incompetence has spread to all levels of society. Last spring, for example, only 49 percent – or two thirds – of Washington high school sophomores were able to pass the math part of the WASL test.