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News >  Nation/World

Bridges Show Age Half Of County Spans Inadequate Or Obsolete, Inspection Records Show

1. The landmark Monroe Street Bridge, built in 1911, is deteriorating. "It's seen its day. It needs to be fixed," says Mark Serbousek, city bridge engineer. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review 2. Truck traffic is restricted to middle lanes on the Latah Creek Bridge. Interstate 90 construction has put increased pressure on the old Sunset Boulevard structure. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review
News >  Nation/World

Monroe Street Span Has Seen Better Days

When the Monroe Street Bridge was built in 1911, it was heralded as the longest and highest concrete span in America. The stout bridge was born in an era of horse travel, a time when police were switching to "patrol wagons" they called "gasoline speeders."
News >  Spokane

Law Would Go After ‘Deadbeat’ Dads

Sex with a teenage girl on welfare eventually could lead to jail time in Washington. The state Legislature is considering prosecuting fathers who impregnate young welfare recipients and don't pay support for their children. The law is designed to prevent "deadbeat" men from preying on poor young girls who need public money to raise their babies.
News >  Spokane

State Says Survey Of Foster Homes Encouraging Inspection Of Nearly 1,400 Homes In State Resulted In 12 Licenses Revoked, Including One In Spokane

When state inspectors visited a foster home on Spokane's South Hill they found a developmentally disabled young man making a fire in a cold, messy, knifestrewn house without supervision. It was considered the worst foster home of the 150 homes inspected in the area late last year. The state responded by revoking its license.
News >  Spokane

Kiwanis Helping Fill Housing Need Downtown

Six-foot-four Jim "Tiny" Wegner calls his baseball bat an "eviction notice." The pony-tailed night manager of the Collins Apartments at Second and Wall has booted 21 tenants in the last seven months to make the building safer. "It's my way or the highway," explained Wegner, a former homeless man who says he hasn't had a drink for a year and a half.
News >  Spokane

Sweetser Pledge At Issue In Court Fired Workers Say Prosecutor Shattered Campaign Promise

Spokane County Prosecutor Jim Sweetser sat at a defense table Tuesday as a string of witnesses indicated he broke a campaign promise not to fire people for backing his opponent. A political rival, a union leader and two journalists testified that Sweetser pledged during the campaign to protect office employees from on-the-spot firings. Sweetser maintains he never made such promises.
News >  Spokane

Families Valued Spokane Club Sheds Old-Boy Image To Diversify Clientele

Above, Phil Alexander, a member since 1934, helps fellow Spokane Club member Dave Levitch do the honors during a mortgage-burning party at the club. At left, Paul and Pattie Buller play handball together once a week at the club's athletic facility. A Spokane institution for more than a century, the club is shedding its good-old-boy reputation by catering to women and families. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review