Archives | June 2018

Friday, June 1

• 100 years ago: Hot words towards National Guard land city employee in hot water

• Washington Records

• Tariff war could hit Washington state apple sales to Mexico

• Shawn Vestal: A new generation keeps the spirit of local journalism alive

• Trudy Rubin: Putin’s info war against America amplified by Trump

All stories for June 1, 2018 »

Saturday, June 2

• 100 years in Spokane: Soldier witnesses carnage in Paris

• Washington Records

• Steve Hoffman: Congress abandons veterans just before Memorial Day

• Robert Samuels: How it feels to be called a monkey

• Sue Lani Madsen: Supporters of gun storage laws better off working with gun rights groups

All stories for June 2, 2018 »

Sunday, June 3

• Motley Fool: A Visa to Profitland

• Nerd Wallet: How to hack your employee health benefits

• BBB Tip of the Week: Scammers take advantage of our connections to our phones

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

All stories for June 3, 2018 »

Monday, June 4

• Paul Turner: Perhaps ‘Spokane Man’ should find himself a local biker babe

• Then and Now: Union Station

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: RFK and the nation we might have been

• U.S. expects fallout from Snowden leaks for years to come

• Tower at Flight 93 memorial to open by 9/11 anniversary

All stories for June 4, 2018 »

Tuesday, June 5

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Officials praise new limits on free speech

• Keep an eye on that summer beverage

• Shelly O’Quinn outlines vision for making a difference through charity

• Lady power: How volunteer housewives helped build Spokane’s community foundation

• Holocaust survivor recounts survival and urges Spokane to lead with kindness

All stories for June 5, 2018 »

Wednesday, June 6

• Paul Turner: On your calendar or not, D-Day worth remembering

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Sonora Smart Dodd backs plan to merge Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

• Shawn Vestal: Modern-day Nazis hide swastikas under sheep’s clothing to sneak into GOP flock

• Michael Gerson: Kevin McCarthy has been a leader in Trump’s troop of enablers

• Families reeling after three men hang themselves with bedsheets in Spokane County Jail during past year

All stories for June 6, 2018 »

Thursday, June 7

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago: New highway needed for east side of Lake Coeur d’Alene

• Some state health insurers ask for substantial individual market rate increases next year

• Paul Turner: Finding that Spokane connection

• Around the Corner: Papé Machinery opens new dealership in Ponderay

All stories for June 7, 2018 »

Friday, June 8

• 100 years ago in Spokane: In twilight of her career, French actress alights on Spokane

• Friends of Manito to host plant sale Saturday with over 550 species

• Washington Records

• Rick Santorum and George Miller: There are no losers when we invest in early child care

• Dana Milbank: With no Eagles around, Trump acts like a turkey

All stories for June 8, 2018 »

Saturday, June 9

• Washington Records

• Kathleen Parker: A Bee in Barr’s bonnet

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Twilight’ falls on Spokane during near-total solar eclipse

• How to get a raise: Be a white man

• Osprey discovered nesting at the top of the U.S. Pavilion

All stories for June 9, 2018 »

Sunday, June 10

• BBB Tip of the Week: Sweepstakes, lottery schemes target seniors

• Tom Kelly: Father’s gift was more than summer vacation

• Motley Fool: Digital real estate

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

All stories for June 10, 2018 »

Monday, June 11

• Major projects, development planned for Felts Field

• In a first, Spokane was top choice for all incoming UW medical students in Spokane

• Then and Now: Washington Water Power building

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Harrowing saga earns Spokane man high honors from British Army

• Free swimming will require SplashPass in Spokane, other pools offer free days

All stories for June 11, 2018 »

Tuesday, June 12

• We should be exploring the ocean’s twilight zone, not exploiting it

• Michael Gerson: G-7 debacle proves Trump is operating on a different map

• Toyota investing $1 billion in ride-hailing company Grab

• House Call: Take precautions for summer travel

• Brrr … Warm May gives way to cool June, but temperatures expected to heat up

All stories for June 12, 2018 »

Wednesday, June 13

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: German-born women, girls required to register

• ‘Challenging’ fire season predicted for Washington

• Sometimes the drive-in had unintended consequences: swearing and marriage

• Plenty in store for new tenants at The M Apartments

All stories for June 13, 2018 »

Thursday, June 14

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Anti-jaywalking ordinance hits city streets

• Paul Turner: About that missing invitation to the lake

• Gonzaga alumnus to take on world’s best soccer player at World Cup

• Honor Point Museum at Felts Field to close

• Marked and tattered U.S. flags are saved from recycling for a proper retiring

All stories for June 14, 2018 »

Friday, June 15

• 100 years ago: Search and seizure of illicit booze keeps law enforcement busy

• Shawn Vestal: Treatment of SeaTac asylum-seekers shows how far we still have to go

• Washington Records

• Marc A. Thiessen: Trump deserves more latitude and less attitude

• Glover Field, which honored Spokane’s third mayor, renamed Redband Park

All stories for June 15, 2018 »

Saturday, June 16

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Unknown hero’ leaps into river for daring rescue

• Free and cheap: Summer activities that won’t break the bank

• Washington Records

• Sue Lani Madsen: No more newsboys

• Sandpoint man’s racist robocalls offer defense of Spokane transit executive

All stories for June 16, 2018 »

Sunday, June 17

• Nerd Wallet: Beware of hidden taxes in retirement

• Motley Fool: Fab-less and fab

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

• James Stavridis: Trump is crumbling the transatlantic bridge

All stories for June 17, 2018 »

Monday, June 18

• Then and Now: Spokane in 1910

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Star actor leaves local studio, never to return

• Getting There: Ditch the car and meet your neighbors – Summer Parkways is Thursday

• Paul Turner: Good luck keeping kids to their books this summer

• This Spokane parks patrol program looks a lot like the Old West

All stories for June 18, 2018 »

Tuesday, June 19

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Women doctors ready for medical service as war rages

• Ann Telnaes: An American editorial cartoonist has been fired for skewering Trump. He likely won’t be the last.

• Spokane Valley uses reserves for street repairs as telephone taxes slump

• Minor League Report: Monday’s Northwest League and Texas Rangers affiliates results

All stories for June 19, 2018 »

Wednesday, June 20

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Woman forced to register as German alien was born in Chicago cemetery

• Street Music Festival raises nearly 30K for food banks

• ’Oh my god’: Giant 45-pound catfish caught in Seattle’s Green Lake

• Gonzaga Prep’s Ilina Logani searches for answers and finds solutions, sans Google

All stories for June 20, 2018 »

Thursday, June 21

• 100 years ago in Spokane: German ‘aliens’ of various temperments submit to registration

• Paul Turner: Not just another roadside attraction

• ‘Modern-day medicine people:’ Students get hands-on experience at Na-ha-shnee Health Sciences Institute

• Washington Records

• Shawn Vestal: The myth of the immigration ‘emergency’

All stories for June 21, 2018 »

Friday, June 22

• 100 years ago: Gonzaga grad wins medal for ousting spy

• Washington Records

• Restoration of historic Otis Hotel underway again after delay

• Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers votes against Republican legislation on immigration

• Supreme Court’s sales tax ruling could boost Washington budget

All stories for June 22, 2018 »

Saturday, June 23

• New development – and more traffic – coming to Indian Trail neighborhood

• Sue Lani Madsen: Children in our own state suffer from serious separation anxiety

• 100 years ago: Loose talk lands watchman in jail on charges of espionage

• Low returns for Northwest farmers may reflect a larger trends in international policy

• Washington Records

All stories for June 23, 2018 »

Sunday, June 24

• BBB Tip of the Week: Beware of fake fun runs this summer

• Motley Fool: Profitable relationships

• Week Ahead

• Food recalls explained: Why it seems like food contamination is on the rise

• Spokane-area public pools offer movies, lessons, end-of-year dog parties

All stories for June 24, 2018 »

Monday, June 25

• 100 years ago in Spokane: City rallies behind its soldiers

• Paul Turner: Enough about your caffeine addiction

• Then and Now: Agnes McDonald and the electric car

• Getting There: City eyes ordinance to strip parking requirements in some parts of town

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Not how justice is supposed to work

All stories for June 25, 2018 »

Tuesday, June 26

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Disloyal remarks regarding Germans land Spokane mining engineer in jail

• Dana Milbank: Message on first lady’s jacket should be motto of Trump campaign

• Spokane Schools looking at $436 million budget and considering bond for November ballot

• Average wage in Spokane County rose nearly 4 percent in 2017

All stories for June 26, 2018 »

Wednesday, June 27

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Official claims that female teachers made schools ‘hotbed of pacifism’

• Spokane City Council dedicates $430,000 in public dollars to Catalyst building in University District

• Minor League Report: Tuesday’s Northwest League and Texas Rangers affiliates results

• Michael Gerson: Trump’s tests of loyalty are really tests of character

All stories for June 27, 2018 »

Thursday, June 28

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Mom organizes book donations for soldiers in Alaska

• Washington Records

• Paul Turner: Time to consider those midyear resolutions

• Huckleberries: Leaving quibbles in the library suggestion box

• House Call: Be mindful of the heat as summer gets warmer

All stories for June 28, 2018 »

Friday, June 29

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Local rail baron Daniel Corbin dies

• Washington Records

• McMorris Rodgers welcomes Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Monday

• Petula Dvorak: I’m feeling like a kid in America after the shootings of my fellow journalists

• North Spokane Corridor a harsh reality for homeowners, businesses still in its path

All stories for June 29, 2018 »

Saturday, June 30

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Exotic animals on display at Al Barnes circus

• Sue Lani Madsen: Declaration of Indepence should guide us on immigration reform

• Jim Camden: Remembering when Spokesman-Review newsroom ‘security’ was our elevator operator

• Idaho’s kindergartners lagging, but catch-up efforts in play in Kootenai County

• Spokane Fire Department gives reminder that fireworks are illegal in most of Spokane County

All stories for June 30, 2018 »