Archives | February 2017

Wednesday, Feb. 1

• Dealing with those insensitive relatives to food allergies

• How to throw a Super Bowl party like a pro

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Olympia: ‘Treaty’ between Washington State College and UW signed, preserving WSU’s future

• Johnny Depp’s former business managers countersue actor

All stories for Feb. 1, 2017 »

Thursday, Feb. 2

• Movie review: De Niro cuts loose in ‘The Comedian’

• Review: In ‘The Salesman,’ echoes of Arthur Miller in Tehran

• Liberty High School honor roll

• Redbox’s Top 10 DVD rentals

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Spokane’s ‘perfect’ baby slated to illustrate chapter on babies in new encyclopedia

All stories for Feb. 2, 2017 »

Friday, Feb. 3

• Movie review: ‘The Space Between Us’ veers off-course

• Spokane Arts turns focus to artists of color for Black History Month

• Amy Goodman: Douglass legacy lives on in protests

• Favorite football flicks

• 100 years ago in Spokane: As U.S. breaks ties with Germany, armed patrols begin guarding armory

All stories for Feb. 3, 2017 »

Saturday, Feb. 4

• Charles Krauthammer: We can thank Reid for Gorsuch

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Under city official’s plan, all streets would be numbered and Division would be Sixth Street East

• Froma Harrop: Centrist coalition could save U.S. from Trumpism

• The Slice: Wrong numbers, odd and heartbreaking

• Dick Meyer: Navigating the Middle Finger Economy

All stories for Feb. 4, 2017 »

Sunday, Feb. 5

• Rental pool: Never underestimate your circle of friends

• Consumer Confidential: Former officials deride Trump’s ‘mindless’ 2-for-1 deregulation plan

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

• Kathleen Parker: Gorsuch is Trump’s best move

All stories for Feb. 5, 2017 »

Monday, Feb. 6

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: ‘I had forgotten that I am black’

• Rejoice, weekend warriors: A few days of camping tunes up your circadian clock

• The Slice: Two kinds of people

• I-90 through Coeur d’Alene repaired after pavement broke apart in midwinter thaw

• Planning summer activities for kids? Submit listings to The Spokesman-Review 2017 Summer Camp Directory

All stories for Feb. 6, 2017 »

Tuesday, Feb. 7

• Dear Annie: Struggling to find forgiveness

• Another way

• Blood bank

• Robert J. Samuelson: Trump vs. the regulatory state

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Work on Post Street Bridge suspended after two men killed and many injured when falsework collapses

All stories for Feb. 7, 2017 »

Wednesday, Feb. 8

• Culinary calendar

• Family favorites: Casserole and cake recipes stand the test of time

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Two newcomers to Spokane land buscuit company jobs as their money runs out; third man dies in Post Street Bridge collapse

• Washington Records

• Weathercatch: Flash of spring couldn’t undo January’s bitter cold

All stories for Feb. 8, 2017 »

Thursday, Feb. 9

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Housemaid union calls for $10 weekly wage; Lewis and Clark High School runners race Seattle school via telegraph

• Education Notebook: Mead drama department opens ‘The Dining Room’

• The Slice: Some people have an answer for everything

• Movie review: ‘John Wick’ returns for more stylized violence

• Movie review: ‘LEGO Batman’ might be the best Batman movie ever

All stories for Feb. 9, 2017 »

Friday, Feb. 10

• The Slice: Life in the state named after George Warshington

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Union demands answers into collapse of Post Street Bridge, which killed 3 workers

• Washington Records

• Shawn Vestal: When cops seize property, due process is lacking

• Huckleberries: Not your usual business card, but it did the trick

All stories for Feb. 10, 2017 »

Saturday, Feb. 11

• 100 years ago in Spokane: New company planning to pipe natural gas 100 miles from Benton County to Spokane

• The Slice: Love is in the air

• American Life in Poetry: ‘L.A. River’

• Charles Krauthammer: Travel ban a needless disaster

• Megan McArdle: Democrats have own immigration problems

All stories for Feb. 11, 2017 »

Sunday, Feb. 12

• The Motley Fool: AT&T stock offers solid income

• NerdWallet: Consumers have a powerful tool in credit card chargebacks

• Dana Milbank: GOP downgrades health care ‘disaster’

• Front & Center: Spokane native oversees videography company Hummingbird Productions

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Decade-old murder mystery solved when convict who escaped two federal prisons shot by Spokane fire captain

All stories for Feb. 12, 2017 »

Monday, Feb. 13

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Dogcatcher prepares to round up unlicensed dogs

• The Slice: Hearts and flowers

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: White terrorism not as bad?

• Wedding anniversary: Nine Mile Falls couple mark 50th

• Common weed could help fight deadly superbug, study finds

All stories for Feb. 13, 2017 »

Tuesday, Feb. 14

• The Slice: Remembering a sibling’s obsession

• Achievements: Wyatt Burley of Spokane earns Eagle Rank

• Robert J. Samuelson: Dodd-Frank cripples next response

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago: S-R editorial page defends college women accused of ‘high crimes against romance’

All stories for Feb. 14, 2017 »

Wednesday, Feb. 15

• Fresh Sheet: Roll with it

• 100 years ago in Spokane: 4 found guilty of fraud in sensational white-collar trial

• Washington Records

• Spokane’s Ronald McDonald House seeks volunteers

• Chico, an adoptable dog

All stories for Feb. 15, 2017 »

Thursday, Feb. 16

• Movie review: Horror film ‘A Cure for Wellness’ is masterful, but flawed

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Boy Scouts prepare for outbreak of World War I

• Movie review: ‘Toni Erdmann’ is a gloriously unpredictable father-daughter comedy

• Dana Milbank: Republican leaders on the run

• The Slice: Let’s set up a GU togs focus group

All stories for Feb. 16, 2017 »

Friday, Feb. 17

• Movie review: ‘Fist Fight’ gets by on its stars’ chemistry

• On the slopes: Sky House lodge restaurants offer grab-and-go, fine dining in the clouds

• 7 presidential television, film favorites for the holiday weekend

• Funny man Harland Williams makes his first trip to Spokane

• The Slice: Zzzzzzzzz entertainment survey

All stories for Feb. 17, 2017 »

Saturday, Feb. 18

• The Slice: Earworms that last more than 50 years

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Big stars help celebrate birthday of today’s Bing Crosby Theater

• Charles Krauthammer: A cover-up in search of a crime

• Washington Records

• Froma Harrop: Image is everything to Trump

All stories for Feb. 18, 2017 »

Sunday, Feb. 19

• Motley Fool: Look to biotech sector for undervalued stocks

• Tom Kelly: Despite safeguards, predatory lenders still operating

• BBB Tip of the Week: Look out for fashion fakes

• Around the remote: New HBO whodunit ‘Big Little Lies’ features star-studded cast

• Gary Crooks: Political stress spreads to letters

All stories for Feb. 19, 2017 »

Monday, Feb. 20

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Grocery company says hunter killed zoo bear; Ida Tarbell criticizes tariffs

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: U.S. divided between ignorant and informed

• The Slice: Re: A movie not appropriate for all ages

• Dr. Zorba Paster: Solitude not a problem when it’s a choice

• Unwanted tunes

All stories for Feb. 20, 2017 »

Tuesday, Feb. 21

• Quality patient care should be provided by all doctors

• The Slice: Let’s see if we can skate by

• Robert Samuelson: Carbon tax is a limited solution

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Famed hotelier tells Ida Tarbell ‘women have no place in politics’ at business luncheon

All stories for Feb. 21, 2017 »

Wednesday, Feb. 22

• Trudy Rubin: Trump makes smart move at NSA

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Davenport, other restaurants raise potato prices in response to war-time vegetable shortages

• Washington state gems shine with Hollywood stars

• Open Doors family shelter needed to offer safe refuge for Spokane’s homeless 24 hours a day

All stories for Feb. 22, 2017 »

Thursday, Feb. 23

• James Baldwin comes back to urgent, insistent life in ‘I Am Not Your Negro’

• Movie review: Provocative, funny ‘Get Out’ is a horror film with a serious message about race

• Emotional documentaries dominate Oscar shorts field

• Redbox’s Top 10 DVD rentals

• KPBX Recordings & Videos Sale

All stories for Feb. 23, 2017 »

Friday, Feb. 24

• Movie review: ‘Rock Dog’ may have a ‘ruff’ going in theaters

• Movie review: ‘Cast Away’ meets ‘Spirited Away’ in beautifully animated ‘Red Turtle’

• The Slice: And over here, in our ‘Dave’s Not Here’ exhibit …

• Amy Goodman: Remember the lesson of Anne Frank

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Judge suspends trial to search for meowing cat

All stories for Feb. 24, 2017 »

Saturday, Feb. 25

• Hugh Hewitt: Stumbling presidencies are nothing new

• Charles Krauthammer: Two-track foreign policy might work

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Even as prohibition gets stricter, woman wins permit to give whiskey to parrot

• American Life in Poetry: For the Love of Avocados

• Washington Records

All stories for Feb. 25, 2017 »

Sunday, Feb. 26

• Motley Fool: AMC down, but don’t count it out

• BBB: Before you say ‘I do,’ do your homework

• Nerd wallet: How to buy a home when you haven’t sold yours yet

• The Dirt: Spokane Transit Authority plaza upgrades in full swing

• U.S. musician makes mics in Russia using Kalashnikov machinery

All stories for Feb. 26, 2017 »

Monday, Feb. 27

• The Slice: Looking to youth for answers

• Air pollution affects preterm birthrates globally, study finds

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: For some, Trayvon had to be guilty

• Huckleberries: They’re all around us and they’re scarier than Poltergeist

• Getting There: Avista opens electric car charging station in Rosalia

All stories for Feb. 27, 2017 »

Tuesday, Feb. 28

• The Slice: Memorable page designs, memorable page designer

• Sharp vision: New glasses help the legally blind see

• This is why doctors hate to stop CPR even when they know it’s time

• People’s Pharmacy: Salty pretzels normalized blood pressure

• 100 year ago in Spokane: ‘Giggling, gum-chewing charmers and toothless granddads’ among those seeking prohibition-era liquor permits

All stories for Feb. 28, 2017 »