Archives | April 2016

• Washington records

• Amy Goodman: States stepping up anti-LGBT activities

• Louis C.K., Matthew Weiner, Al Franken and Jonathan Franzen to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’

• Miss Manners: Unsocial husband acts unreasonable

• The Slice: Another informal time capsule

All stories for April 1, 2016 »

• Froma Harrop: Defense policy deserves scrutiny

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Evangelist and theater enthusiast trade insults

• Washington records

• ‘Conservative’ has lost all meaning

• Ned Rig finesses bass bites with simplicity

All stories for April 2, 2016 »

• The Motley Fool: Is Big Blue for you?

• The Week Ahead

• Business Beat: A collection of regional advancement and achievement

• BBB Tip of Week: Watch out for fake Macy’s emails

• Consumer Confidential: Starbucks’ commitment to donate leftover food to charity deserves praise

All stories for April 3, 2016 »

• Wedding anniversary: Harold and Joyce Read mark 65 years of marriage

• Birth announcement

• Most callers are identified before phone is picked up

• Youngest child teased as family ‘mistake’

• Do sleeping pills increase the risk of dementia?

All stories for April 4, 2016 »

• The Slice: Spring break multiple choice

• Ask Doctor K: Tools can help arthritic hands perform everyday tasks

• Alcohol abuse came on slowly but led to suicide try

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Man praised, jailed for his homemade whiskey

• Robert J. Samuelson: Parallel technology slows productivity growth

All stories for April 5, 2016 »

• Carolyn Hax: Cats keep son from visiting grandma

• Miss Manners: Humor is best response to ‘frenemy’s’ gibe

• Sanders-ism will outlast this year’s campaign

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Magazine convention features extravagance at Davenport Hotel

All stories for April 6, 2016 »

• The Slice: Come again? What’s that you say?

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Tribal members sought for acting roles

• Education Notebook: Three area high school students win EWU scholarships

• Dream Wedding on a Realistic Budget

• Quick & Simple Beauty Timeline

All stories for April 7, 2016 »

• The Slice: He might have said Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

• Honesty not always best policy when asked about gifts

• Mom, 85, takes offense at photos

• Washington records

• Northwest wheat

All stories for April 8, 2016 »

• Amy Goodman: Domestic violence victims who stand their ground punished

• The Slice: Some drug problems result from inattention

• Ann McFeatters: Dear America: It’s not so bad

• Washington records

• Froma Harrop: In Trump sagas, women invisible

All stories for April 9, 2016 »

• The Motley Fool: Low-risk infrastructure companies dole out dividends

• BBB Tip of the Week: Student loan debt relief scam halted

• Consumer Confidential: Prudential pulls a fast one on long-term care insurance policyholders

• Week Ahead

• Offshore accounts are for more than laundering money

All stories for April 10, 2016 »

• The Slice: As tears go by

• Coinsurance trend means seniors likely to face higher out-of-pocket drug costs, report says

• Profile: Polly Mann is still taking on war and racism at age 96

• Why is the FODMAP diet gaining converts?

• Then and Now: Benewah Market

All stories for April 11, 2016 »

• The Slice: You know what they say about the weather

• Robert J. Samuelson: Brazil’s ‘emerging market’ mismanagement a lesson

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Man convicted of blackmailing mining tycoon August Paulsen

• Judge likely to allow Blake Shelton to sue tabloid In Touch

All stories for April 12, 2016 »

• Carolyn Hax: Concerned aunt should let life take its course

• Miss Manners: Housewarming party requires house

• Culinary calendar

• 100 years ago in North Idaho: Siblings struggle to save brother injured in tree accident

• SCOPE North office moves to North Division location

All stories for April 13, 2016 »

• Redbox’s Top 10 DVD rentals

• Movie review: ‘Jungle Book’ is dazzling re-creation of classic

• Movie review: New ‘Barbershop’ gets political

• The Slice: Forget about Tom, Dick or Harry

• Movie review: ‘April and the Extraordinary World’ lives up to its title

All stories for April 14, 2016 »

• Movie review: Get lost with jazz idol Chet Baker in ‘Born to Be Blue’

• Amy Goodman: Obama drives nuclear train wreck

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Eastern Washington: ‘Huge armies’ of crickets worry farmers

• Police arrest man in Spokane Valley after multistate pursuit

All stories for April 15, 2016 »

• Digital decor: Harnessing the riches of online design sites

• The Slice: Of course, the Dodgers/Spokane link came much later

• Charles Krauthammer: Hillary dumps Bill for Bernie

• Froma Harrop: This old house fan dares to dream

• Washington records

All stories for April 16, 2016 »

• Consumer Confidential: On cutting the cord: So far, so good

• The Motley Fool: Energy is out of favor, but promising

• Business beat: A collection of regional advancement and achievement

• Tom Kelly: Who can afford the tax on a raffle home? Most take the cash

• BBB Tip of the Week: Drug trafficking scam targets traveling seniors

All stories for April 17, 2016 »

• Don’t take etiquette lessons from TV shows

• Annie’s Mailbox: ‘Keeper’ has way to address concerns

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: History distorted to exonerate conscience

• Boomers face pitfalls in complex Medicare choices

• The Slice: Before you were sure how to pronounce it

All stories for April 18, 2016 »

• The Slice: And over here is where the bodies are buried

• Robert J. Samuelson: Tax reform needed, but won’t happen

• 100 years ago: Woodrow Wilson schedules address to Congress as tensions grow with Germany

• Spokane’s community court gets $200,000 boost

• Police investigate downtown shooting

All stories for April 19, 2016 »

• Annie’s Mailbox: Save end stall for handicapped users

• Trudy Rubin: Turkey needs to support effort against Islamic State

• 100 years ago: In response to submarine attacks, Woodrow Wilson warns Germany

• Free dump passes available for Northwest neighborhood residents

• Nonprofit collecting electronics for recycling

All stories for April 20, 2016 »

• The Slice: Go past Thudpucker’s and when you see the St. Regis Cafe…

• Bowdish Middle School honor roll

• North Pines Middle School honor roll

• Lottery winners

• Centennial Middle School honor roll

All stories for April 21, 2016 »

• Amy Goodman: Make Tubman the face for wage boost

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Some black citizens hadn’t forgiven theater’s screening of “The Birth of a Nation”

• Washington records

• QBs on display for Eagles’ Red-White game

• The Slice: Even allergies can’t block time travel

All stories for April 22, 2016 »

• Charles Krauthammer: It’s baseball season, and life is good

• Calendar

• 100 years ago in Spokane: As calls for war grow, German Americans urge caution

• Froma Harrop: ‘Silent majority’ not feeling the Bern

• Washington records

All stories for April 23, 2016 »

• Week Ahead

• American Life in Poetry: ‘The Way We Said Goodbye’ by Mark Vinz

• Business Beat

• Around the remote: Chuck Barney’s picks for April 24-30

• The Slice: They say naps help revive you

All stories for April 24, 2016 »

• The Slice: No, it’s not for sale

• Why drinking water with lemon is good for you

• People’s Pharmacy: Pain relievers and blood thinner don’t mix

• Whitworth, GU presidents to speak

• Spokane City Council drops push for transit vote

All stories for April 25, 2016 »

• The Slice: How will you deal with pumped-up volume?

• Robert J. Samuelson: Real gender pay gap much smaller

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Police investigate death at hotel

• Washington records

• Immune system reacts to threats

All stories for April 26, 2016 »

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Teddy Roosevelt sweeps Spokane County in confusing vote

• Fire department nets $50k in new gear for Taylor Swift music video

• Maybe Twitter needs to get used to being small

• U.S. regulators seek more fuel tests from Mitsubishi

All stories for April 27, 2016 »

• Movie review: The clothes make the museum in doc ‘The First Monday in May’

• Redbox’s Top 10 DVD rentals

• Milbank: Will Sanders’ exit look like Clinton’s?

• Washington records

• The Slice: Some souvenirs don’t bring back great memories

All stories for April 28, 2016 »

• Amy Goodman: Media mergers spotlight need for independent outlets

• Theoden Janes: Boycott of N.C. only making officials dig in their heels

• Froma Harrop: Puerto Rico offers lesson in risk

• The Slice: Relationships built to last

• Miss Manners: Yes, you can have the oyster shells

All stories for April 29, 2016 »

• Charles Krauthammer: The jumbled world according to Trump

• American Life in Poetry: ‘With Spring in Our Flesh,’ Don Welch

• Creating a doorway in a concrete block wall

• 100 years ago: Federal officials announce plan to open Colville Indian Reservation to non-tribal homesteaders

• The Slice: The name sounds familiar

All stories for April 30, 2016 »