Archives | September 2018

Saturday, Sept. 1

• Shawn Vestal: Student launches program to collect school food for the hungry

• No daily catch limit for trout at West Medical Lake

• Faith and Values: When the answer to a prayer is ‘wait’

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Flying is hot work, writes local aviator

• City agrees to move driving speed feedback sign on Maple Street amid outcry from West Central neighborhood

All stories for Sept. 1, 2018 »

Sunday, Sept. 2

• Business Beat

• BBB Tip of the Week: Watch out for scammers trying to profit after natural disasters

• Motley Fool: Take a bite of Apple

• Nerd Wallet: Skip student loan forbearance – do this instead

• The 20 worst-paying jobs for women right now

All stories for Sept. 2, 2018 »

Monday, Sept. 3

• Doug Clark’s back with a song in his heart about Rachel Dolezal

• 100 years ago in Spokane: More than 60 unions converge for massive Labor Day celebration

• Paul Turner: Pig Out’s greatest hits

• Care on wheels: Mobile health clinic to serve Blessings Under the Bridge patrons

• Then and Now: Desert Caravan Inn

All stories for Sept. 3, 2018 »

Tuesday, Sept. 4

• WSU Spokane scientists developing drug to ease tobacco withdrawal

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Bear attacks man at Interstate Fair

• Max Boot: It’s not about Kavanaugh’s judicial philosophy

• Senate hearings to get underway on Trump Supreme Court pick

• Salish School of Spokane adding high school students

All stories for Sept. 4, 2018 »

Wednesday, Sept. 5

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Fort George Wright soldiers allowed furlough to celebrate Rosh Hashanah

• Washington Records

• Paul Turner: Big talk before this Saturday’s EWU football game

• Spokane has second fastest commute in Washington

• Proposal to ban drones in Spokane Valley parks raises concerns among hobbyists, commercial operators

All stories for Sept. 5, 2018 »

Thursday, Sept. 6

• 100 years ago in Spokane: $1,000 worth of stamps lands some luck for ‘Hobo Jim’

• Washington Records

• Strong as a mother: Following national trend, Spokane women flock to high-intensity gyms

• Tentative deal reached in Central Valley School District teachers’ contract negotiations

• Paul Turner: A support group for the HGTV-obsessed

All stories for Sept. 6, 2018 »

Friday, Sept. 7

• Washington Records

• Whitworth grad Kayla Leland makes next round for NCAA Woman of the Year

• Dana Milbank: Never have we seen such a spectacle

• Traci Cromwell, mother of triplets featured on ‘Today’ show, dies at 49

• WSU Spokane researcher Lois James’ study of police bias helps earn her YWCA recognition as a Woman of Achievement

All stories for Sept. 7, 2018 »

Saturday, Sept. 8

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Soldier’s arrest nearly leads to wholesale riot

• Nikki Haley: When I challenge the president, I do it directly

• Washington Records

• Before parental ‘screen time’ concerns, there was radio, and even novels

• Sue Lani Madsen: Taking diabetes treatment into his own hands

All stories for Sept. 8, 2018 »

Sunday, Sept. 9

• Tom Kelly: Looking for a quick credit fix? Co-signer usually not the answer

• Motley Fool: A towering portfolio candidate

• BBB Tip of the Week: Customer support callers targeted by gift card scam

• Week Ahead

• United tests lie-flat seats for longest U.S. routes

All stories for Sept. 9, 2018 »

Monday, Sept. 10

• Paul Turner: Lou Grant would hate my spunk

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Anti-Catholic group draws attention of authorities

• Getting There: Spokane’s new bikeshare still has a way to go

• Then and Now: End of the streetcar era

• Worlds at their fingertips, young architects get busy at the Spokane County Interstate Fair

All stories for Sept. 10, 2018 »

Tuesday, Sept. 11

• 100 years ago in Spokane: J. Stanley Webster wins primary to take on Congressman C.C. Dill who opposed declaring war

• Robert J. Samuelson: Why we don’t prepare for the future

• Washington Records

• Washington apple crop awaits answers amid ongoing trade uncertainty

• Spokane chefs offer their take on the finer points of county fair food

All stories for Sept. 11, 2018 »

Wednesday, Sept. 12

• Washington Records

• Commissioners to host public meetings on Spokane County budget

• What makes a tomato a grand champion? A Spokane County fair judge explains.

• Built immediately after Great Spokane Fire, Genesee Block Building transforms from pawnshop to upscale

• Campus vote shaping up as battleground in race between Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Lisa Brown

All stories for Sept. 12, 2018 »

Thursday, Sept. 13

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Rousing chant raises wartime spirit at the Davenport

• Ad watch: Ephrata group targets McMorris Rodgers, Newhouse with questionable claims about taxes, veterans

• Huckleberries: Bridge pilgrimage recalls stories from another era

• 24 new cottage homes to provide permanent residences for women, children in Spokane

All stories for Sept. 13, 2018 »

Friday, Sept. 14

• 100 years ago: Some 900 officers-in-training – including Gonzaga men – beset by food poisoning

• Washington Records

• With new text reminders, Spokane County criminal justice officials hope to curtail rise in jail population

• Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Lisa Brown lay out health care philosophies at Spokane conference

• Kathleen Parker: Things left behind

All stories for Sept. 14, 2018 »

Saturday, Sept. 15

• Molly Roberts: It’s finally Google’s day of reckoning

• Rich Lowry: The blue-collar recovery

• Trudy Rubin: Mideast peace ‘deal of century’ eludes Trump, 25 years after Oslo Accords

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Paris Symphony coming to town

• Washington Records

All stories for Sept. 15, 2018 »

Sunday, Sept. 16

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

• Motley Fool: Prescription for profit

• BBB Tip of the Week: Scam risk decreases with age

• Nerd Wallet: How to choose a college major with loan debt in mind

All stories for Sept. 16, 2018 »

Monday, Sept. 17

• 100 years ago in Seattle: Former Spokane pastor pitches in for wartime dock work

• Then and Now: Spokane’s first auto mechanic

• Timm Ormsby’s election opponent focused on legislation, not Ormsby’s recent driving charge

• Getting There: A piece of forgotten history runs along North Monroe

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Woodward sets off alarm for America

All stories for Sept. 17, 2018 »

Tuesday, Sept. 18

• Washington Records

• Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Lisa Brown set for town hall event in downtown Spokane on Wednesday

• Michael Gerson: Kavanaugh nomination now hangs by thinnest of strings

• Charlene L. Fu And Curtis S. Chin: China is stealing American intellectual property. Trump’s tariffs are a chance to stop it

• North Central’s Myah Rodriguez pursuing her own history after beating cancer

All stories for Sept. 18, 2018 »

Wednesday, Sept. 19

• Washington Records

• Pullman airport nets $7 million federal grant for runway expansion

• Buzz kill: Spokane schools trying to discourage students from ‘energy’ drinks

• Education notebook: Mt. Spokane teacher to receive Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching History

• Shawn Vestal: Legendary WSU quarterback Jack Thompson’s alleged comments in Jason Gesser case fit a pattern of cover-up

All stories for Sept. 19, 2018 »

Thursday, Sept. 20

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Anti-American sentiments land two in hot water

• Washington Records

• U.S. News & World Report ranks Gonzaga No. 4 among similar regional universities in the West

• Walking School Bus helps Spokane children get to school and instills confidence

• Spokane Public Schools planning to reduce staffing through attrition to pay for teacher raises

All stories for Sept. 20, 2018 »

Friday, Sept. 21

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Peach pits pile up at Clemmer Theater in gas mask drive

• Washington Records

• Shawn Vestal: As federal government stalls, Spokane takes its place among localized climate actors

• I-1634 would ban new local taxes on all groceries, including soda

• Why Trump must not declassify the Carter Page warrant

All stories for Sept. 21, 2018 »

Saturday, Sept. 22

• Faith and Values: Silence has many faces

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago: Flu epidemic getting worse on East Coast and spreading west

• Longtime local accountant finds tax cuts will benefit middle class

• Vote next week could bring hundreds of new apartments to Spokane’s Five Mile Prairie neighborhood

All stories for Sept. 22, 2018 »

Sunday, Sept. 23

• Tom Kelly: Empty house on the market may cost more to insure

• Motley Fool: Made-to-order growth

• BBB Tip of the Week: New law makes credit freezes, thaws easier and free

• Shawn Vestal: Battling hate, one conversation at a time

• Week Ahead

All stories for Sept. 23, 2018 »

Monday, Sept. 24

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Bootlegger accuses police officer of taking a bribe

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Hazards of the era of digital lynch mobs

• Then and Now: 1972 International House of Pancakes

• Michael Baumgartner, David Green differ on role of Spokane County treasurer

• Republicans launch full-scale save-Kavanaugh campaign

All stories for Sept. 24, 2018 »

Tuesday, Sept. 25

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Wolfhound, likely rabid, escapes movie studio and bites children, kills puppies

• In 9th District, Schmick facing first Democratic opponent in a decade

• Washington Records

• Downtown Spokane businesses may seek more lights and video cameras to fight crime

• Margaret Sullivan: A user’s guide to the media maelstrom ahead

All stories for Sept. 25, 2018 »

Wednesday, Sept. 26

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Logger lands in jail after admitting he hadn’t bought war bonds

• Shawn Vestal: McMorris Rodgers’ vow against Social Security and Medicare cuts rings hollow

• Landline exclusive: No political motives in hanging on to the house phone

• Washington Records

• Adam Deadmarsh embracing chance to be back on the ice as Spokane Chiefs assistant coach

All stories for Sept. 26, 2018 »

Thursday, Sept. 27

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Local action called for as Spanish Influenza spreads

• Paul Turner: The rush to fireplace season

• Injured horse rescued by helicopter near Seattle, euthanized in Pullman

• Huckleberries: Politics in the public library

All stories for Sept. 27, 2018 »

Friday, Sept. 28

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Last arrest made in attempt to suppress Wobblies’ uprising

• Washington Records

• Fareed Zakaria: Trump is hastening the arrival of a post-American world

• Ruth Marcus: Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony was devastating

• Eviction notices stoke anxiety at The Academy senior living facility

All stories for Sept. 28, 2018 »

Saturday, Sept. 29

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Spanish influenza arrives in a rush

• Sue Lani Madsen: A teachable moment on teen drinking

• Faith and Values: Turn a blind eye and bias takes over

• Feds focused on single rancher dispute despite efforts to solve similar land use issues

All stories for Sept. 29, 2018 »

Sunday, Sept. 30

• BBB Tip of the Week: Beware of deceptive licensing websites

• Nerd Wallet: How to write a will that won’t trigger a family feud

• Take this stock for a spin

• Week Ahead

• Event center in Spokane Valley adding casino

All stories for Sept. 30, 2018 »