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Jim Kershner jimkershner@comcast.netis a senior correspondent who writes for the Today section.
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Oct. 13, 2019, 5 a.m.
The war in Europe had been over for almost a year, but the uncertainty continued for some some local parents. Five Washington men, including two from Spokane, were still listed as missing in action, and no word had yet emerged about their fate.
Oct. 12, 2019, 5 a.m.
Spokane’s main advantage, she said, was that it had “such a wide variety of scenery within so small a radius.”
Oct. 11, 2019, 4 a.m.
The Wobblies threatened to “fill Spokane’s jails” if 13 of their brethren in the Industrial Workers of the World were convicted of felonies for the crime of wearing Wobbly badges, the Spokane Daily Chronicle reported. About 1,400 Wobblies were preparing to show up at the courthouse wearing badges in defiance of the law.
Oct. 10, 2019, 4 a.m.
The Spokane City Council passed a new ordinance that prohibited public garages (auto shops) in residential areas – the first step toward what the Spokane Daily Chronicle called a “city zoning system.”