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Jonathan Brunt

Jonathan Brunt

Current Position: Asst. Managing Editor (Govt)

Jonathan Brunt joined The Spokesman-Review in 2004. He is the government editor. He previously was a reporter who covered Spokane City Hall, Spokane County government and public safety.

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News >  Spokane

Investigators say man set house fire

Spokane Valley fire investigators believe a man set fire to his home after assaulting his girlfriend Wednesday evening. William C. Szabrowicz, 33, was arrested at the fire scene on suspicion of choking his girlfriend. A charge of first-degree arson was added Thursday afternoon.
News >  Spokane

Candidate pigs out on ads

The campaign of Spokane County Commission candidate Bill Burke is hard to miss at this year's Pig Out in the Park. Signs adorn the music stages, many Pig Out workers wear his T-shirts and Burke's campaign ad takes up most of the back page of this year's program.
News >  Spokane

Backers cheer for Bush while opponents knock on doors

As George W. Bush accepted his nomination and capped off the convention, Spokane-area supporters gathered to watch his speech and local opponents fanned out across the city to urge union members to help defeat him. Some 60 Republicans, mostly college students, viewed the speech at David's Pizza and cheered enthusiastically along with GOP delegates in New York, chanting "Four More Years!" and "Viva Bush!"
News >  Spokane

Employees union plans contract rally

State officials and unions have entered the final month of negotiating contracts for 60,000 state employees, and both sides say they're hopeful agreements are within reach. But the largest of the unions involved in negotiations, the Washington Federation of State Employees, is holding a rally today in Spokane to keep pressure on Gov. Gary Locke's office, which is negotiating the contracts.