Archives | August 2018

Wednesday, Aug. 1

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Skunk skinning stinks up downtown

• Washington Records

• Shawn Vestal: Spokane GOP again in awkward embrace of white nationalist James Allsup

• Downtown Spokane stadium plan gets backing from boosters, maybe a second chance from City Council

• Wildfires prompted emergency call for Guard help

All stories for Aug. 1, 2018 »

Thursday, Aug. 2

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Details sparse in death of local fighter pilot

• Washington Records

• Sun Dance Golf Course to close; developer weighing options, including possibility of future housing

• The fate of Chef’d tells us where the meal-kit industry is heading

• Lawmakers, recreation advocates appear united in working to reauthorize popular Land and Water Conservation Fund

All stories for Aug. 2, 2018 »

Friday, Aug. 3

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Gonzaga’s night watchman guards agains ‘ingenuity’ of mischevious pupils

• Washington Records

• Shawn Vestal: The Amazon effect on local pay should be scrutinized

• Spokane-area Reps. Shea, Volz on group studying open records for state Legislature

• McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Forest Service chief tout public-private forest thinning partnership in Colville Forest

All stories for Aug. 3, 2018 »

Saturday, Aug. 4

• Motley Fool: A super market?

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago Spokane: ‘War plant’ replaces Princess Skating Rink

• Faith and Values: Caring for our sacred places

• Trump administration’s lowering of capital gains taxes would deliver a fat pay packet to donors

All stories for Aug. 4, 2018 »

Sunday, Aug. 5

• Nerd Wallet: Insurers turn to technology to woo drivers

• BBB Tip of the Week: Postcards from senior supplemental referral service mislead

• Business Beat

• Week Ahead

• Ann Carlson and Cara Horowitz: Trump begins his biggest assault yet on the environment

All stories for Aug. 5, 2018 »

Monday, Aug. 6

• Action over Papua New Guinea: At 96, WWII flying ace recalls time in the air

• 55 years after war’s end, WWII flying ace returns flag to family of fallen Japanese soldier

• Tribes join together to make second annual Remember the Water paddle

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Draft age extended, and even politicians make the list

• Then and Now: Havermale Island

All stories for Aug. 6, 2018 »

Tuesday, Aug. 7

• 100 years ago in North Idaho: Mine managers ask for troops to get strikers back to work

• Washington Records

• Clarence Page: QAnon: When reality is just too much

• Sen. Chuck Grassley: I’m ready to work to confirm Kavanaugh. I invite Democrats to join me.

• Air quality could remain unhealthy until Friday

All stories for Aug. 7, 2018 »

Wednesday, Aug. 8

• 100 years ago: Watch deflects German bullet, saves Spokane soldier’s life

• Shawn Vestal: Analysis shows why expanded Medicaid coverage in Idaho makes sense for everyone

• Mexican man who spent a decade in South Dakota arrested at Spokane Intermodal Center

• Farmers voice concerns about trade war during visit by Senator Murray

• Fairfield’s Willean Lindstrom turns 105 years old

All stories for Aug. 8, 2018 »

Thursday, Aug. 9

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Young burglar, unreformed, goes on city-wide crime spree

• Washington Records

• Huckleberries: Idaho goodwill on the shoulder of a rural road

• At groundbreaking, officials say Catalyst Building will be smartest ever built

• Montana woman immigrated from Germany, tied world-famous trout flies for decades

All stories for Aug. 9, 2018 »

Friday, Aug. 10

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Joyride ends in protracted disaster for area youngsters

• Shawn Vestal: Ruckelshaus reminds us what Nunes and company have forgotten

• Washington Records

• Land sale splits gun club membership; school district could seek condemnation

• Megan McArdle: The private musings and short fuse of Elon Musk

All stories for Aug. 10, 2018 »

Saturday, Aug. 11

• Sue Lani Madsen: Wildfire – reading between the lines

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: All stops pulled out to entertain boys in uniform

• The Business of Cool: How local businesses, organizations help Spokane cope when temperatures crack 100

• Jonah Goldberg: Are we to blame for the Alex Jones problem?

All stories for Aug. 11, 2018 »

Sunday, Aug. 12

• BBB Tip of the Week: Protect yourself during live sports season

• Motley Fool: Microsoft has been changing

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

• Tom Kelly:

All stories for Aug. 12, 2018 »

Monday, Aug. 13

• 100 year ago: Famous beauty recommends ‘milk cure’ for losing weight

• Then and Now: Baxter General Hospital

• Paul Turner: What tales apartment walls may tell

• Reversing three-year trend, discipline rises in Spokane Public Schools

• Getting There: Driverless technology is closer than you might think

All stories for Aug. 13, 2018 »

Tuesday, Aug. 14

• 100 years ago near Metaline Falls: Club explores Gardner Cave

• School nurses train to treat victims of mass shootings before school year starts

• Italian bridge collapse sends cars plunging, killing 26

• Spokane starts Tuesday morning with unhealthy air

• WH insists Trump’s no racist as he vilifies another minority

All stories for Aug. 14, 2018 »

Wednesday, Aug. 15

• Robert J. Samuelson: Trump’s no-win trade war

• Michael Gerson: The only way to save the GOP is to defeat it in the House

• Paul Turner: The deeper meaning of ‘Blue Skies’

• Analysis: Late ballots swing to Cathy McMorris Rodgers throughout district, Spokane County in race against Lisa Brown

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Doctor turns sleuth to nab car thief

All stories for Aug. 15, 2018 »

Thursday, Aug. 16

• Marc A. Thiessen: Trump’s failure to condemn the bigots of the alt-right tars his presidency

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Reports from Seattle tell of skyrocketing cost of living

• Washington Records

• Paul Turner: What if, Spokane?

• As smoke blankets Northwest, National Weather Service says Washington air quality worst in the country

All stories for Aug. 16, 2018 »

Friday, Aug. 17

• 100 years ago: Rabbit’s hole proves fatal

• Washington Records

• Ferry County ballots left in drop boxes a week after election

• Parks storage facility to get $1.1 million renovation

• Spokane police use ‘bait bike’ to arrest three people outside a Safeway store

All stories for Aug. 17, 2018 »

Saturday, Aug. 18

• Froma Harrop: Good Republicans must vote for Democrats

• Christine M. Flowers: Channeling sorrow and anger after reading the clergy abuse report

• Twelve-cottage development underway in Shiloh Hills neighborhood

• Former Eagles Temple downtown to offer 21 residences, retail

• 100 years ago: Husband, abandoned, seeks wife in Spokane

All stories for Aug. 18, 2018 »

Sunday, Aug. 19

• BBB Tip of the Week: Protect yourself when heading back to school

• Can you afford to help your kid start a business?

• Motley Fool: A mouse for your house

• Week Ahead

• Kathleen Parker: It’s a dog-eat-dog White House

All stories for Aug. 19, 2018 »

Monday, Aug. 20

• Paul Turner: Who made you the arbiter of shorts?

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Tiger’ Johnson killed in escape attempt

• Then and Now: The Spokane River

• On 50th anniversary, Post Falls Marine veteran remembers Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

• Getting There: Smoke plagues our air today. A quarter-century ago, it was dust.

All stories for Aug. 20, 2018 »

Tuesday, Aug. 21

• Robert Samuelson: Will what happens in Turkey stay in Turkey?

• Washington Records

• MAC making changes after audit finds museum accounting problems

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Soldier ‘doing well’ after German bullet to the chest

• State Rep. Matt Shea calls journalists ‘dirty, godless, hateful.’ GOP leader says he remains qualified for task force.

All stories for Aug. 21, 2018 »

Wednesday, Aug. 22

• Rich Lowry: The immortal Indianapolis

• Washington Records

• Catholic Charities refutes claims of lawlessness and building a ‘small army’ of homeless people

• Former Spokane chef faces up to life in prison following Richland sex sting

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Whitworth College trustees turn school over to government for military training use

All stories for Aug. 22, 2018 »

Thursday, Aug. 23

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Spokane urged to do its patriotic duty and fight the scourge of venereal disease

• Washington Records

• Inslee says Shea shouldn’t be on task force; GOP leader says he’ll stay

• Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers touts tax reform, Inland Northwest economic growth in speech at Greater Spokane Inc.

• Dana Milbank: GOP turns to toilets to suppress more black voters

All stories for Aug. 23, 2018 »

Friday, Aug. 24

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Reports of injuries trickle in from the Front

• Michael Gerson: There is, again, a cancer on the presidency

• School starts for most kids next week – here’s what to know for the transition

• Washington Records

• Ammi Midstokke: Pursuing friendships and other excuses to play outside

All stories for Aug. 24, 2018 »

Saturday, Aug. 25

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Editorial offers impassioned defense of Spokane as aviator’s training ground

• Sue Lani Madsen: Log it, graze it or watch it burn

• Mead schools, teachers union reach tentative contract; legislator calls for state intervention in strikes

• Froma Harrop: Mothers who do too much

All stories for Aug. 25, 2018 »

Sunday, Aug. 26

• BBB Tip of the Week: Beware of job offers from Amazon Cash Websites

• Motley Fool: Shopping for Shopify

• Tom Kelly: Mid-week rentals … and travel insurance

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

All stories for Aug. 26, 2018 »

Monday, Aug. 27

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Letter from a French hospital bed

• Paul Turner: At a retirement party, looking back, looking forward

• Citizen commission to evaluate pay raises for Spokane Valley City Council

• The ABCs of the new school year

• Getting There: Say Hello to the new Foley Highway

All stories for Aug. 27, 2018 »

Tuesday, Aug. 28

• Robert J. Samuelson: Still arguing over Lehman’s collapse

• Paul Turner: Troubling tales for incoming seventh-graders turned out to be rather tall

• Washington records

• Don’t say ‘good night’ to Davenport mattress

• Spokane Tribe launches ‘Children of the Sun’ solar initiative, with long-range plans for energy independence

All stories for Aug. 28, 2018 »

Wednesday, Aug. 29

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Authorities believe kidnapper hiding victim west of Lake Coeur d’Alene

• Shawn Vestal: Council pushback shows progress on how we handle ‘quasi-impossible’ problems around homelessness

• Paul Turner: Spokane resents public sector wages - especially when they’re higher

• Washington records

• Chris Carlson’s writings and wisdom will be missed

All stories for Aug. 29, 2018 »

Thursday, Aug. 30

• 100 years ago in North Idaho: Girl kidnapped in Spokane rescued in Elk River hotel

• Around the Corner

• Paul Turner: First day of school, take two

• Primary candidates want recount of 25 precincts to check for ‘anomalies’

• New 911 leader hired amid controversy over integrated Spokane emergency communication system

All stories for Aug. 30, 2018 »

Friday, Aug. 31

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Notorious bootlegger found slacking on the draft

• With fire trucks and high-fives, Roosevelt Elementary opens for first day of school

• Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Lisa Brown have agreed to four debates that don’t include Gonzaga/League of Women Voters event

• Man died by choking on vomit in Spokane County Jail

• Washington records

All stories for Aug. 31, 2018 »