Stories by Paul Turner for the Spokesman-Review

Opinion > Column

Paul Turner: Readers weigh in on Marmot friendly neighborhood cats and Spokedonians

Tue., April 2, 2019

Reader feedback on a variety of topics - including cats.

Opinion > Column

Paul Turner: You can run from Spokane, but you can’t escape it

Sun., March 31, 2019

As you contemplate your 2019 family vacations, there’s something you probably ought to keep in mind.

News > The Slice

The Slice: You’re nobody’s fool, newbie

Sun., March 31, 2019

Longtime residents of the Spokane area sometimes stretch the truth a bit when informing recently arrived transplants about just what will be expected of them here.

Opinion > Column

Paul Turner: Duke? Ducks? Hokies? How to pick

Tue., March 26, 2019

If you have no particular interest in the local college team but still like watching the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on TV, how do you arrive at a rooting interest?

Opinion > Column

Paul Turner: Florida man’s got nothing on Spokane man

Sun., March 24, 2019

You might have encountered “Florida Man” – the internet buzz phrase focusing on the misadventures and criminal antics of various thusly described Sunshine State ne’er do wells.

News > Spokane

Paul Turner: A neighborhood skunk delivers its first blast of spring

Tue., March 19, 2019

We had the season’s first late-night skunk visit in my neighborhood this past weekend.

News > Spokane

Paul Turner: Problems don’t just melt away with the snow

Sun., March 17, 2019

I hate to be the one to break it to you.

News > Spokane

Paul Turner: The keys to calling Spokane your hometown

Tue., March 12, 2019

How long do you have to live in or near Spokane to establish your claim to this being your hometown?

News > Spokane

Paul Turner: Maybe the next mayor candidate should come from a print newsroom

Sun., March 10, 2019

Just about every time someone mentions the possibility of a person with a TV news-reading background running for mayor of Spokane, I have the same thought.

Opinion > Column

Paul Turner: Do you know Mark Few?

Tue., March 5, 2019

It’s that time when distant acquaintances take special note of the fact you live in or near Spokane. Happens every March when the NCAA Tournament nears.

News > Spokane

Paul Turner: What do eight out of 10 Spokane transplants have in common?

Sun., March 3, 2019

Perhaps you saw that story about eight out of 10 newcomers to Seattle having a bachelor’s degree or higher. But what can be said of transplants to our area? What’s something eight out of 10 newcomers to Spokane might have in common?

Opinion > Column

Paul Turner: Do not call when the Zags are on TV unless …

Sun., Feb. 24, 2019

I committed an egregious “Spokane faux pas” the other night: phoning a friend while the Zags were on television.

A&E

The Slice: When street smarts fail

Sun., Feb. 24, 2019

Unexpected street sign causes all sorts of confusion for inattentive delivery folk.

Opinion > Column

Paul Turner: Hello, modern-day Spokane children. I scoff at your puny snow forts.

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 25, 2019

I remember using metal garbage cans as molds and constructing multilayer snow strongholds.

Opinion > Column

Paul Turner: If you hate winter, why not move somewhere warm?

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

What’s stopping people from waving goodbye to something that, as they have been known to point out, clearly makes them unhappy? Here are a few theories.