Coming Sunday

Sat., June 3, 2000

It’s worse than you think.

The epidemic of methamphetamine abuse raging through the Inland Northwest is destroying minds and bodies, families and their homes.

On Sunday, The Spokesman-Review begins a five-day series of reports on meth and its widening swath of destruction.

We’ll show you how this home-cooked menace is swamping police, jamming court dockets and jails, overwhelming an array of social service agencies and polluting our neighborhoods.

And we will offer vivid portraits of tormented meth addicts and their victims, their children.

“Meth: a deadly epidemic” will be published Sunday through Thursday.

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Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.

Coming Sunday

Jesse Tinsley

Jim Meehan

Molly Quinn

Rob Curley

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