Archives | December 2017

Friday, Dec. 1

• Amy Goodman: Pocahantas an inspiration, not a slur

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Diocese weighs merits of ‘Santa myth’

• Health district’s nurse-family partnership to expand

• Browne’s Addition residents, visitors asked to move vehicles next week to aid leaf pickup

• Christmas Bureau volunteer roster is full and ready to serve

All stories for Dec. 1, 2017 »

Saturday, Dec. 2

• Christine M. Flowers: Trump’s tweets were un-Christian

• Bier: It’s bad bureaucracy, not ‘sanctuaries’

• Faith and Values: Plenty of constructive ways for Jews to express their anger

• Washington Records

• Christmas Bureau gains new partnership with Walmart

All stories for Dec. 2, 2017 »

Sunday, Dec. 3

• Nerd Wallet: Plan, give and spend smart to avoid holiday debt

• BBB Tip of the Week: Avoid package delivery, porch pirate scams

• Motley Fool: Disney profit channel

• Jamie Tobias Neely: Feminism comfortably mingles with royal weddings

• How to stay safe when riding Uber or Lyft

All stories for Dec. 3, 2017 »

Monday, Dec. 4

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Words fail an empty president

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Wounded Russian soldier passes through, bearing horrors of war with him

• Then and Now: University District

• After the passing of its patriarch, Bergman’s Christmas Tree Farm to close in Spokane Valley

• Spokane County fairgrounds provide warm, spacious home for the Christmas Bureau

All stories for Dec. 4, 2017 »

Tuesday, Dec. 5

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Mayor agrees to give up position

• Washington Records

• Smothered by the Islamic State, an Iraqi teen dares to dream

• Spokane law firm continues decades of giving to the Christmas Bureau

• Shawn Vestal: It’s OK to be white, but bad to be dumb

All stories for Dec. 5, 2017 »

Wednesday, Dec. 6

• Weathercatch:

• Trudy Rubin: World notes Trump’s dangerous tweets

• 100 years ago in Washington: Only 1 in 7 graduate from high school

• Weathercatch: ‘River in the sky’ brings tropical Thanksgiving to Inland NW

• Voters to face decision on Riverside School District levies

All stories for Dec. 6, 2017 »

Thursday, Dec. 7

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Father, 52, wants to join his boys at the front

• Milbank: Court ruling should be a piece of cake

• Handlebars on the tree part of one family’s North Idaho heritage

• There’s only 1 known Pearl Harbor survivor left in Spokane area. This widow is striving not to let community forget attack.

All stories for Dec. 7, 2017 »

Friday, Dec. 8

• Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan: Doomsday Machine is in Trump’s hands

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Stevens County: First American from Inland Northwest dies in World War I

• Last minute volunteer training includes safety lesson at the Christmas Bureau

• Bill Jennings: Let’s hope our ‘flaws’ keep us perfect

All stories for Dec. 8, 2017 »

Saturday, Dec. 9

• Froma Harrop: Moore pollutes Alabama’s business climate

• Christine Flowers: Franken shouldn’t have folded to hysteria

• Lyft adds ride option for skiers, snowboarders in Colorado

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Eight-hour workday for lumbermen draws presidential praise

All stories for Dec. 9, 2017 »

Sunday, Dec. 10

• Jay Ambrose: The right not to design a cake

• Clemson, USC to partner in research with new Samsung plant

• Women raise their profile in the auto industry

• Kathleen Parker: Franken sacrificed on political altar

• Motley Fool: A biotech on the move

All stories for Dec. 10, 2017 »

Monday, Dec. 11

• 100 years ago: Ex-Spokane police chief to take reins of the Emerald City

• Climbing rents in Spokane County a burden for many

• Christmas Bureau helps grandmother raising five grandchildren

• Then and Now: U.S. Pavilion at Expo

• Getting There: Washington drivers wracked up 60 billion miles last year

All stories for Dec. 11, 2017 »

Tuesday, Dec. 12

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Lumberjack’s request granted, and he will fight for British in Mesopotamia

• Mom looks to Christmas Bureau for help with 11 children

• Charles Jenkins, American soldier who defected to North Korea, dies at 77

• Charlottesville denies permit for event marking anniversary of supremacist rally

• Price tag for community colleges’ new IT system goes up $45 million

All stories for Dec. 12, 2017 »

Wednesday, Dec. 13

• Trudy Rubin: Questions abound on trip to Jerusalem

• Washington Records

• Gardening: Remove incentives for havoc-wreaking squirrels

• Generous donors give needed boost to Christmas Bureau

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Boy gang’ attempts to dynamite Stevens School

All stories for Dec. 13, 2017 »

Thursday, Dec. 14

• Will: Trump debases presidency by backing Moore

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Sentence extended for notorious Spokane ‘bad man’

• Washington Records

• Huckleberries: Quit honking you jerk and help push this lady’s car

• Cross-country ski trails proposed at Indian Canyon golf course

All stories for Dec. 14, 2017 »

Friday, Dec. 15

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Attorney accused of pressing witness at gunpoint

• Washington Records

• Volunteer battles illness to help at the Christmas Bureau

• Amy Goodman: Alabama vote a lesson for Democratic Party

• Tests on bighorn skulls and horns show greater genetic diversity in herds of older animals

All stories for Dec. 15, 2017 »

Saturday, Dec. 16

• Christine M. Flowers: Reawakened by resistance to pro-life bill

• Washington Records

• One benefit of a nearly snowless December

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A day in the life of a WWI military medical examiner

• Faith and Values: Jesus would have baked the cake

All stories for Dec. 16, 2017 »

Sunday, Dec. 17

• BBB Tip of the Week: Take these precautions when buying, using gift cards

• Nerd Wallet: A new store card could torpedo your credit score

• Motley Fool: An opportunity in retail

• Business Beat

• Motorcycle industry is in deep trouble and needs help fast, panel agrees

All stories for Dec. 17, 2017 »

Monday, Dec. 18

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Good Fellow’ rally to mother in need

• Then and Now: Downtown shopping

• The spirit of giving is a Christmas Bureau tradition

• Getting There: The woman who fought freeways

• With pineapple and sugar production gone, Hawaii weighs its agricultural future

All stories for Dec. 18, 2017 »

Tuesday, Dec. 19

• Robert J. Samuelson: The true tax gap: How about $12 trillion!

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Army officer predicts Germany to fall

• Shawn Vestal: WSU should keep printing the Evergreen student newspaper each day despite campuswide cutbacks

• Last day of Christmas Bureau doesn’t end the need for donations

All stories for Dec. 19, 2017 »

Wednesday, Dec. 20

• Debate erupts within HHS about ‘words to avoid’ such as ‘vulnerable,’ ‘diversity’ and ‘entitlement’

• Spokane Valley lodging tax panel mostly stands by funding recommendations

• Education notebook: NW Christian students’ efforts benefit those in need here and abroad

• Steve Christilaw: Sporting events an apt stage for more than just athletics

• Somebody Needs You

All stories for Dec. 20, 2017 »

Thursday, Dec. 21

• With Trump Tax, GOP now owns tax code

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Local lad recounts first day flying solo over England

• Washington Records

• A little girl’s allowance goes to help the Christmas Bureau

• University of Idaho students impose ban on Greek Row drinking parties

All stories for Dec. 21, 2017 »

Friday, Dec. 22

• Huckleberries: Seasons admonitions for the grinches among us

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: First interconnection lets Spokane power flow to Yakima

• Goodman: Tax bill passes on darkest day

• At Toys R Us, hopes for a turnaround rest on a last-minute rush for holiday gifts

All stories for Dec. 22, 2017 »

Saturday, Dec. 23

• Froma Harrop: Downtown retail bucks dying-mall trend

• WSU Spokane nets $10 million for scientific health research

• E.J. Dionne: Christmas turned world upside down

• Sue Lani Madsen: Christmas is a time to celebrate the leaders among us

• Local businesses work behind the scenes to keep the Christmas Bureau running

All stories for Dec. 23, 2017 »

Sunday, Dec. 24

• Tom Kelly: What will children remember about holidays at home?

• Motley Fool: A baby boomer business

• Kathleen Parker: ‘The Post’ a rebuttal to ‘fake news’

• Layne Pavey is using her own experience as a felon to push ‘Ban the Box’ and give former prisoners a chance on the outside

• Spin Control unwraps the 2017 version of the 12 Trivia of Christmas

All stories for Dec. 24, 2017 »

Monday, Dec. 25

• Thornton Murphy Park floated as potential site of new South Hill library

• Paul Turner: Don’t let Resting Spokane Face ruin another Christmas

• Rev. Gretchen M. Rehberg: God gives us a present at Christmas. Unwrapping it is the work of our life.

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Humane Society rounds up scraps; plans unveiled for new movie studio

• Christmas Day dawns bright thanks to the Christmas Bureau, but donations are still needed

All stories for Dec. 25, 2017 »

Tuesday, Dec. 26

• 100 years ago: Accused German ‘master spy’ allegedly tried to create colony of Hindus to spy on Canadians from north Spokane

• Robert J. Samuelson: Yellen deserves credit for economy’s success

• Video: Washington State outside linebackers coach Roy Manning post practice Dec. 25

• Video: Washington State inside linebackers coach Ken Wilson post practice Dec. 25

• Video: Washington State coach Mike Leach post practice Dec. 25

All stories for Dec. 26, 2017 »

Wednesday, Dec. 27

• Washington Records

• Downtown bank building to be renovated into a modern food hall

• Paul Turner: Spokanite, Spokanian, Spokanoid? Maybe it’s time we settle on a name

• Spokane nun who spent 55 years in service of others dies on Christmas Day

• East Valley students in Spokane Valley embrace the use of take-home laptops

All stories for Dec. 27, 2017 »

Thursday, Dec. 28

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: German spy said to be plotting base near Spokane

• In moments of high tension, SPD crisis negotiators offer a lifeline

• Michigan State University and WSU are kindred colleges with similar rivals

• New twists, lawsuit in East Spokane pot shop imbroglio

All stories for Dec. 28, 2017 »

Friday, Dec. 29

• Washington Records

• Amy Goodman: The fight to protect journalists

• Spokane man charged after holding home’s residents at gunpoint

• Top 25 Capsules: Brittany McPhee, Stanford upset No. 11 UCLA

• Veteran filmmaker makes his office in Yellowstone National Park

All stories for Dec. 29, 2017 »

Saturday, Dec. 30

• Faith and Values: Jubilee Jesus

• Froma Harrop: Let’s skip the war against baby boomers, OK?

• Sue Lani Madsen: Waving the bloody shirt

• 100 years ago: Wobblies roundup sweeps the region

• Dan’s Barber and Styling Salon still a hub for regulars on 60th anniversary

All stories for Dec. 30, 2017 »

Sunday, Dec. 31

• The Motley Fool: Consider Nike and its strong track record

• Tom Kelly: Some landlords are forgetful, but this one nearly disappeared

• A look at the year of bitcoin

• A year in review: 14 big stories of 2017

• Spin Control: What’s ahead for the state of Washington in 2018? Jim Camden throws out a few possibilities

All stories for Dec. 31, 2017 »