Sun., June 16, 2019, 5 a.m.
Shawn Vestal: It may not seem like it, but crime in Spokane is down
Would it surprise you to know that crime in Spokane – and crime downtown, in particular – is down significantly so far this year?
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Shawn Vestal
Shawn Vestal joined The Spokesman-Review in 1999. He currently is a columnist for the City Desk.
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Fri., June 14, 2019
Shawn Vestal: Teachers make lasting, important impressions
As another academic year comes to a close, as schools mark the end of this season, celebrate graduations and promotions, and commence summer vacation, I remember all of my teachers.
Wed., June 12, 2019, 5 a.m.
Shawn Vestal: Don’t compare a drag queen to a blackfaced minstrel
When people try to co-opt blackface for their own unrelated political aims – by, say, comparing drag queens to blackface performers – it cynically reduces the historical crime of blackface to littl...