Archives | August 2017

Tuesday, Aug. 1

• Samuelson: Fed chair walks political tightrope

• 100 years ago in Medical Lake: Bank robbers make off with $14,000 after locking clerks in safe

• Huckleberries: Slow driver jamming I-90 traffic wasn’t crazy, so Joe had a good laugh

• SYSA says YMCA caused youth tackle football league to shutter

• UberEATS launches food delivery service in the Spokane area

All stories for Aug. 1, 2017 »

Wednesday, Aug. 2

• Republicans show signs of breaking with Trump

• HUB hosting Native American hoops tournament; hopes to make event annual celebration

• 100 years ago in Butte, Montana: Wobbly lynched by masked mob

• Taliban suicide bomber strikes NATO convoy in Afghanistan

• Notre Dame football coaching legend Ara Parseghian dies at 94

All stories for Aug. 2, 2017 »

Thursday, Aug. 3

• Unbridled Trump can’t be reined in

• Washington Records

• Huckleberries: Those aren’t Idaho rednecks, they’re French Canadians

• Heat wave persists as Spokane air quality drops

• Former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko retires

All stories for Aug. 3, 2017 »

Friday, Aug. 4

• Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan: Call for police brutality is no joke

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Vaudevillians bring more than their show to town

• Washington Records

• Spokane Indians’ groundskeeper named a ‘Smile Maker’

• A tossing good time at the annual Highland Games

All stories for Aug. 4, 2017 »

Saturday, Aug. 5

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Man who traded with Spokane Tribe says tribal language should be saved before its too late

• Charles Krauthammer: Institutions passing the Trump stress test

• Froma Harrop: ‘Dunkirk’ led to national health care

• Sue Lani Madsen: Healthcare – moving on

• New affordable housing on East Sprague seen among catalysts for transformation

All stories for Aug. 5, 2017 »

Sunday, Aug. 6

• Business Beat

• Week Ahead

• Motley Fool

• Tom Kelly: Second home? How to determine what you really can afford

• Kathleen Parker: Another knee jerks on immigration policy

All stories for Aug. 6, 2017 »

Monday, Aug. 7

• Kelli Scott: Gratitude, humility gained through fire

• The People’s Pharmacy: Antidepressant restores sexual enjoyment

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Local nurses go to war

• Bear attack avoidance tips offered by biologist

• Priest Lake black bear attacked woman, dogs with no warning

All stories for Aug. 7, 2017 »

Tuesday, Aug. 8

• 100 years ago in Spokane: 26 men fail to appear before draft board

• Robert J. Samuelson: Beware of economic growth as magic elixir

• Washington Records

• Gear Junkie: Camping above the ground

• Out & about: Washington State surveys public attitudes on plethora of public land access permits

All stories for Aug. 8, 2017 »

Wednesday, Aug. 9

• Trudy Rubin: Tillerson guts mission, morale of department

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Young men given somber farewell before heading to World War I

• Washington Records

• New cottages to house homeless families in Spokane

• Whitworth athletics overhaul begins with installation of artificial turf at Pine Bowl

All stories for Aug. 9, 2017 »

Thursday, Aug. 10

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Women pitch in for wartime rationing

• Trump is plenty popular … in Russia

• Timeline of conflict: creation of the modern Koreas

• Washington Records

• Spokane County Conservation District pays $1.2 million for unused quarry in Spokane Valley

All stories for Aug. 10, 2017 »

Friday, Aug. 11

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Prohibition causes headaches for Catholic churches needing sacramental wine

• Eli Lake: Why hasn’t U.S. attacked N. Korea?

• Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan: Hair-trigger president must cool rhetoric

• Washington Records

• Health officials: Trump’s opioid announcement could mean more resources for Washington

All stories for Aug. 11, 2017 »

Saturday, Aug. 12

• Tending nature’s bounty: Denominations come together for Spokane Valley garden

• Froma Harrop: Way of life versus fossil fuels

• Michael McFaul: Trump remains soft on Putin

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Tuberculosis, family farms among reasons for Spokane’s low acceptance rate in World War I draft

• Washington Records

All stories for Aug. 12, 2017 »

Sunday, Aug. 13

• Nerd Wallet: How well do you know your credit cards?

• Business Beat

• Childhood home of Harriet Beecher Stowe for sale on eBay

• Michael Gerson: Quick library trip would aid Trump

• Alexandra Petri: ‘I am a millennial … I am sorry’

All stories for Aug. 13, 2017 »

Monday, Aug. 14

• House Call: Vaccinations are a back-to-school essential

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: With this president, subtlety a greater sin

• Huckleberries: Washington driver gets his digs in

• 100 years in Spokane: Locals adjusted diets to bolster war effort

• Roundabout construction underway on U.S. 2 at Airway Heights

All stories for Aug. 14, 2017 »

Tuesday, Aug. 15

• Samuelson: Two-track economy complicates solutions

• 100 years ago in North Idaho: Attorney gets lost during Lake Pend Oreille fishing trip

• Gary Graham: World is watching rancor in America

• Huckleberries: Kootenai County Republican leaders picked on the wrong woman

• Washington Records

All stories for Aug. 15, 2017 »

Wednesday, Aug. 16

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Popular actor Tyrone Power plans to build movie studio

• Retailers sell out of safety glasses in advance of Monday’s eclipse

• ‘Cowgirl Camp’ to emphasize role of women in agriculture

• LeBron James calls for love, unity before taking swipe at President Donald Trump

All stories for Aug. 16, 2017 »

Thursday, Aug. 17

• Charlottesville shakes Trump presidency

• Bloem celebrates 40 years of selling flowers, chocolates, cards

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Apprehended ‘urchins’ don’t spook easily

• Doug Clark: It’s been one heckuva ride

• ‘Transformative’ renovations on the way for section of Fort George Wright Drive

All stories for Aug. 17, 2017 »

Friday, Aug. 18

• Goodman: Tear down white supremacy symbols

• 100 years ago in Spokane: With widow’s visit, city hears case for Irish independence

• New initiative seeks to grow community through urban farming

• Rob Curley: In an early-morning call, losing an old friend and finding a way forward

• Wells Fargo’s scandal damaged their credit scores. What does bank owe them?

All stories for Aug. 18, 2017 »

Saturday, Aug. 19

• Michael Gerson: Soul of Trump presidency is empty

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Two teenage girls swim the Columbia

• Christine Flowers: Conservatives are not rooting for racists

• A Main route through downtown: Spokane ponders dedicated bike lane, more pedestrian friendly link to University District

• Seahawks’ mid-preseason outlook: Wilson, as expected is impressive

All stories for Aug. 19, 2017 »

Sunday, Aug. 20

• Motley Fool: Growing Amazon will get bigger

• Tom Kelly: Homebuilders take hotel service to heart

• Dana Milbank: Jewish advisers disgrace themselves

• Lawrence A. Kuznar: Detestable monuments should remain

• Week Ahead

All stories for Aug. 20, 2017 »

Monday, Aug. 21

• Knitting for a cause: Purple baby caps signal normal crying patterns, aim to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome

• Ride to Care expands into Spokane Valley

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Charlottesville didn’t spring from nowhere

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Wobblies strike undermined by authorities

• Then and now: Duncan Garden reaches its peak

All stories for Aug. 21, 2017 »

Tuesday, Aug. 22

• Robert J. Samuelson: U.S. must challenge China on intellectual property

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Montana: Arson suspected in loss of 23 Great Northern Railway freight cars

• Spokane City Council to consider jumping into Washington state construction budget fight

• Spokane seeks long-term solution at Manito’s murky Mirror Pond

All stories for Aug. 22, 2017 »

Wednesday, Aug. 23

• Trudy Rubin: Afghanistan is Trump’s war now

• Washington Records

• Pedestrian bridge rises in Spokane’s University District

• Marshallese students build traditional sailing boat in summer class

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Newspaper says Germans among Wobblies held for tribunals

All stories for Aug. 23, 2017 »

Thursday, Aug. 24

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Attorney fails to secure release of Wobblies arrested in military raid

• Can Trump stem wave of racism?

• Washington Records

• The show goes on at Newport’s Roxy Theater

• Sexual assault allegation investigated after Democratic meeting

All stories for Aug. 24, 2017 »

Friday, Aug. 25

• Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan: Trump flips script on endless war

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Boys test flammibility of gasoline, escape unscathed

• Washington Records

• Unbeaten by polio, Spokane golfer lobbies to reinstate fee waiver for disabled players

• Spokane County GOP launches ad campaign pushing equality for women

All stories for Aug. 25, 2017 »

Saturday, Aug. 26

• Washington Records

• Sue Lani Madsen: Confederate statues should stay – with historical context, warts and all

• Froma Harrop: U.S. needs coherent immigration policy

• 100 years ago in Pasco: Police detain men in rail yards during strikes

• Gerson: Trump’s reality shifts pose problems

All stories for Aug. 26, 2017 »

Sunday, Aug. 27

• Motley Fool: Diversified soft drink giant a good defense

• BBB Tip of the Week: Does the do-not-call list work?

• Nerd Wallet: How do I help my parents pay off college debt?

• Business Beat

• Week Ahead

All stories for Aug. 27, 2017 »

Monday, Aug. 28

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Reprieve spotlights death penalty’s flaws

• Getting There: Spokane, Coeur d’Alene drivers already living American dream of shorter-than-average commute

• City works to educate on upcoming housing voucher law

• Then and Now: Spokane Humane Society

• Feds say WSU student leader solicited sex with minor

All stories for Aug. 28, 2017 »

Tuesday, Aug. 29

• Christine Flowers: Pardon of Arpaio is shameful

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Woman using gasoline to wash clothes suffers burns

• Architectural firm, wine tasting room owner dispute work costs

• Father-son combos work for Petrinos, Ellisses in Vandals football program

All stories for Aug. 29, 2017 »

Wednesday, Aug. 30

• Sun Belt Conference football predicted order of finish

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Wobblies arrested after rail car fracas on Great Northern train

• Modest proposal for fascists, anti-fascists

• Shawn Vestal: Caring for city’s homeless is a tall order. It’s also a necessary one.

• ‘Net neutrality’ advocacy group targets McMorris Rodgers on downtown Spokane billboard

All stories for Aug. 30, 2017 »

Thursday, Aug. 31

• Ramesh Ponnuru: Republicans face scaled-back tax plans

• Lisa Brown, former lawmaker and WSU chancellor, announces 2018 run for Congress

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Northwest farmers flinch at announced wheat prices

• Washington Records

• WSU’s 2017 difference maker: Tavares Martin Jr.

All stories for Aug. 31, 2017 »