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Archives | February 17, 2019

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A&E

‘Alita’ leads a slow Presidents Day box office weekend
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Carolyn Hax: Wife discovers husband’s long-term infidelity, inflicts pain on entire family
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Setting goals: James Porter’s path takes him from a reservation in North Idaho to the ice arenas of the WHL
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Miranda Lambert reveals secret marriage
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Area sports

Gonzaga baseball team drops to 0-3 with loss to New Mexico
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
WSU baseball team drops pair to Saint Mary’s
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

Books

Review: ‘Winter Loon,’ by Susan Bernhard
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Business

On the rise: Local factories part of tall wood-building movement
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
The Dirt: Riverview Retirement Community adding more housing for memory care residents
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Motley Fool: Bank on it – online
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
BBB Tip of the Week: BBB sees more phony agency calls
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Nerd Wallet: Companies flunking retirement planning
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Cartoons

Michael Ramirez
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Lisa Benson
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Column

From the real to fake, Spokane has its own bits of history to remember this Presidents’ Day
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Shawn Vestal: SkyRide naming decision shows just how far Spokane will go to monetize parks
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

EWU basketball

EWU guard Jacob Davison as proud of his Eagle Scout status as he is of his basketball accolades.
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Idaho and Eastern Washington men and women hoops teams face off in Cheney doubleheader
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

Editorial

Editorial: Lawmakers still want to keep secrets from Washingtonians
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Gonzaga basketball

Duke probably will be new No. 1, followed by Gonzaga
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Gonzaga rewind: Passing grades for Zags on two-game road sweep
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

Guest Opinion

Lucinda Whaley: State parks are good public investment for Washington
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

High school sports

Wrestling: Led by Trent Baun and Chase Tebbets, Eastern Washington has big day at Mat Classic XXXI
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

Idaho

From freeway to fridge: Here’s how one Boise woman makes use of Idaho roadkill
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Eye on Boise: Little slows down minimum teacher salary boost, as school budget-setting approaches
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

International sports

J.B. Holmes outlasts Justin Thomas to win at Riviera
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Denny Hamlin cruises to second Daytona 500 victory in four years
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

Letters

Liberals’ hypocrisy
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Learn from our misery
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Prop 1 for the common good
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Shutdown-free options
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
A troubling trend
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Teach by bad example?
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Irony of Trump’s illegal workers
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
What about other laws?
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Oust Catholic hypocrites
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Inmates running the prisons
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Lucky to have Clarke
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Music

Concert review: James Lowe makes a strong debut with the Spokane Symphony
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Spokane’s Brittany O’Neal recaps time at the Grammys
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

NBA

Team LeBron rallies to beat Team Giannis, 178-164
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

NCAA basketball

Men’s Top 25 capsules: No. 9 Houston beats Tulane 85-50 for 10th straight victory.
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Top 25 roundup: No. 20 Miami women rally to beat No. 2 Louisville 79-73
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Baylor women roll to 36th consecutive Big 12 win
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

NHL

NHL capsules: Blues top Wild 3-0 for 3rd straight shutout, 10th win in row
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
NHL roundup: Blues beat Avalanche 3-0 for 9th straight victory
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Nation

Aide says Trump will veto disapproval of declaration
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Rare owls thrive in ghost town near Los Angeles airport
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Ex-FBI official says ‘Crime may have been committed’ by Trump
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Supreme Court to hear undeliverable mail case
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Disgraced ex-congressman Anthony Weiner released from prison
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
State Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
No peanuts or Cracker Jack at the old ballgame in Hartford
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Police: Aurora attacker used gun he shouldn’t have owned
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Potential privacy lapse found in Americans’ 2010 census data
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

News

AI can make up news stories from handful of words
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Outdoors

Wolf trapping is a tool Idaho wildlife managers want to keep, but at what price?
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Border Patrol agents want road reopened through grizzly habitat north of Priest Lake
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Seattle Mariners

M’s new backstop Narvaez playing catch-up with new staff
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019

Spokane

EWU student crowned Miss Spokane
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Rash of stolen cars has police warning public
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Clouds part on Presidents Day
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
State Need Grant could get new budget, new name
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
As Gonzaga University grew, the tightly knit neighborhood surrounding it transformed
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
100 years ago in Spokane: As private car ownership rises, so does the cost for a streetcar ride
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Sports

Watermelon farmer Ross Chastain gets top-10 finish at Daytona 500
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Area Sports Menu for Monday, February 18
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
On the air
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Grip on Sports: It’s a tough lesson to learn, but winning tight games is an acquired skill for every team
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Syndicated columns

Kathleen Parker: The three amigas
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019
Froma Harrop: The star-crossed romance between Amazon and New York City
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

TV

Around the remote: Stars gather for ‘Elvis All-Star Tribute’
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Travel

Historic hideaways: Five historic hotels with guided tours that bring the past to life
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

Washington

As Washington lawmakers debate ending life imprisonment for 3-strikes, mom of Spokane murder victim speaks out
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Spin Control: Why legislators have a responsibility to reveal sources the news media don’t
Sun., Feb. 17, 2019

World

‘Taking their last breath’: Once-dominant
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe remains mum on reports he nominated President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019
Family: U.K. teen who joined Islamic State has baby in Syria
UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 20, 2019