Archives | January 2019

Tuesday, Jan. 1

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Spanish influenza pushes death rate to record high

• This year, find the resolve to win Bloomsday

• Washington records

• Donors meet fundraising goal for the 2018 Christmas Fund

• Local stocks experienced tough year, losing value

All stories for Jan. 1, 2019 »

Wednesday, Jan. 2

• Key Tronic will open Vietnam factory as hedge in U.S.-Chinese trade war

• Spokane, Boy Scouts picking up fresh-cut Christmas trees

• After delay, Dungeness crab season opens on Oregon coast

• Landowner donates Idaho land once planned for subdivision

• Hundreds ring in New Year with icy dip in Lake Coeur d’Alene for Polar Bear Plunge

All stories for Jan. 2, 2019 »

Thursday, Jan. 3

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Strychnine death suspect likely destroyed evidence, police say

• Around the Corner

• Washington records

• Habitats, trail systems and sound barriers: Spokane Parks Department lays out master plan for Finch Arboretum

• New business park filling up in Spokane Valley

All stories for Jan. 3, 2019 »

Friday, Jan. 4

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Public safety commissioner lays out motive theory in strychnine killing

• Washington records

• Whitworth students shut out of Smithsonian

• Megan McArdle: What’s wrong with modern politics? The internet is the best answer

• Washington state gets a new kind of clout in new Congress

All stories for Jan. 4, 2019 »

Saturday, Jan. 5

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Young men charged after aiding girls’ escape from juvenile jail

• Permits issued for crisis nursery’s new building on Sprague

• Airway Heights development to include 72 townhomes

• ESD 101 conference center expansion finished

• Sue Lani Madsen:

All stories for Jan. 5, 2019 »

Sunday, Jan. 6

• That ‘live check’ promises cash, but there’s a catch

• Put credit repair on New Year’s resolution list

• Motley Fool: A buy-and-hold contender

• BBB Tip of the Week: Con uses phony balance check website to drain gift cards

• Business Beat

All stories for Jan. 6, 2019 »

Monday, Jan. 7

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Vaudeville ‘king of newsboys’ to entertain his vassals

• Getting There: The curious case of Benjamin Burr

• With impressive track record behind him, local greeting card artist launches own company

• Then and Now: East Spokane grain elevators

• Idaho Humane Society blasts jury verdict, calls feeding of live puppy to turtle ‘wanton cruelty’

All stories for Jan. 7, 2019 »

Tuesday, Jan. 8

• 100 years ago in Colville: Mother and 2 sons die in house fire

• Washington records

• Maybe Bing deserves a Spokane birthday bash

• Robert B. Reich: What to expect of House Democrats

• Max Boot: It’s hard to have a foreign policy with a president who doesn’t know his own mind

All stories for Jan. 8, 2019 »

Wednesday, Jan. 9

• Washington records

• Second building announced as part of Catalyst project in Spokane

• Shawn Vestal: It’s not too late for flu vaccine

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Ice harvesters having good year at area lakes

• Father of Portland child killer Michele Dee Gates accused of shooting her husband in Stevens County

All stories for Jan. 9, 2019 »

Thursday, Jan. 10

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Dream of a Hollywood North starts to fracture

• Huckleberries: We suspect new Disneyland prices have Walt spinning in his grave

• Could podcast on mysterious killing of Zachary Lamb help solve Spokane cold case?

• Another roundabout planned for Spokane Valley

• Park board to lay out guidelines for moving Vietnam Veterans Memorial

All stories for Jan. 10, 2019 »

Friday, Jan. 11

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘King of Newsboys’ is downright fun

• Washington records

• With events planned across the country, Inslee insists Washington will continue to have his full attention

• Decades-old bomb disposal robot presents challenge for Sacajawea engineering class

• Shawn Vestal: Rechecking the stats on pot and violence

All stories for Jan. 11, 2019 »

Saturday, Jan. 12

• 100 years ago in Spokane: AAA seeks to debunk ‘desert stunt’ of western travel

• Week Ahead

• Construction of Avista parking garage to begin

• Builder plans triplex in Nevada Heights neighborhood

• Washington records

All stories for Jan. 12, 2019 »

Sunday, Jan. 13

• Tom Kelly: Reverse mortgage ‘subordination’ clarified

• BBB Tip of the Week: Returning holiday gifts

• Motley Fool: Video game growth

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Pandemic petering out, emergency hospital at last closes doors

• Business Beat

All stories for Jan. 13, 2019 »

Monday, Jan. 14

• Getting There: Lighting up the dark spots on Spokane’s roadways

• Advocates, vets say animal care services are a growing need for homeless, low income population

• Man who killed officer said he was hit by ultrasonic waves

• Family: Wisconsin teen in ‘good spirits’ post-kidnap, escape

• Then and Now: Spokane Steam Laundry

All stories for Jan. 14, 2019 »

Tuesday, Jan. 15

• Washington records

• Paul Turner: Maybe ‘Spocaine’ wouldn’t be so bad after all

• Spokane Valley voters asked to support $113 million fire department levy

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Elaborate hoax or drowning tragedy? Case of Newport man’s death a mystery

• Despite shutdown, funds still available for school lunch programs

All stories for Jan. 15, 2019 »

Wednesday, Jan. 16

• 100 years ago in Hillyard: Mayor says Spokane residents can’t hold dances in his city to avoid flu restrictions

• Shawn Vestal: Tonasket mayor discovers there is such a thing as bad press

• Washington records

• Spokane school officials drop annual Band and Strings Spectacular concert at Arena

• Proposal for new restrictions on pot shops questioned

All stories for Jan. 16, 2019 »

Thursday, Jan. 17

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Wobbly defendants found guilty of planned mayhem; maintain silent defense

• Harrington mayor helps Gov. Jay Inslee pitch state funds to close broadband ‘gaps’

• Lottery winner in Spokane County

• Local farm offices to open briefly during shutdown

• Inslee tax plan draws critics, supporters in budget hearing

All stories for Jan. 17, 2019 »

Friday, Jan. 18

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Drowned’ man located hiding out in remote cabin

• Washington records

• Sen. Mitch McConnell: Call H.R. 1 what it is: The Democrat Politician Protection Act

• Randall D. Eliason: Barr is right about releasing Mueller’s report

• City to resume sit-lie enforcement in February

All stories for Jan. 18, 2019 »

Saturday, Jan. 19

• 100 years ago in Spokane: New route proposed for large-scale irrigation project

• Maverick station planned at Ruby and Montgomery

• Improvements continue at Hillyard manufactured-home park

• Sue Lani Madsen: Housing Policy Forums, the end of the beginning

• Washington records

All stories for Jan. 19, 2019 »

Sunday, Jan. 20

• Motley Fool: Set to takeoff

• BBB Tip of the Week

• Tom Kelly: Appraisers are not building inspectors

• Week Ahead

• It’s not too late to save money on 2018 business taxes

All stories for Jan. 20, 2019 »

Monday, Jan. 21

• 100 years ago: Crisis erupts as shipyards go on strike

• East Central neighborhood rising with plans for Carl Maxey Center

• Getting There: Spokane didn’t just follow suit and rename a street for MLK – it built a new one

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Closures, events around the city

• Then and Now: Cohn Bros. Furniture

All stories for Jan. 21, 2019 »

Tuesday, Jan. 22

• Landmark Air Force chapel suffering from leaks, corrosion

• 100 years ago in Spokane: 3,000 welcome returning World War I soldiers at Great Northern Depot

• David Von Drehle: We honor Martin Luther King Jr. not for his victories but for his vision

• Robert B. Reich: The shutdown and the dismal failure of Trumponomics

• Three groups; many videos; many interpretations of DC encounter

All stories for Jan. 22, 2019 »

Wednesday, Jan. 23

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Police raid Wobblies ‘secret headquarters’

• Washington records

• Shawn Vestal: Riccelli fighting for a nutritious plan

• Max Boot: Trump should not take solace from Mueller’s cryptic correction

• For Gonzaga University, prime real estate in dowtown Seattle was just too good to sell

All stories for Jan. 23, 2019 »

Thursday, Jan. 24

• 100 years ago in Spokane: City considers blimp passenger service

• Washington records

• City prepares for next phase of north-south freeway: Water, sewer infrastructure

• Hope and help are paid forward with Butterfly Coins

• State of the State of the Union: Experts see erosion of decorum in Trump-Pelosi feud

All stories for Jan. 24, 2019 »

Friday, Jan. 25

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Prosecutor declines to charge suspect in strychnine death

• Washington records

• Shawn Vestal: Fears of minimum wage hikes ruining economy fall flat

• Patricia Murphy: The shutdown is exactly what voters asked for

• Trudy Rubin: The parallel paralyses of a Brexiting Britain and a shutdown America

All stories for Jan. 25, 2019 »

Saturday, Jan. 26

• Renovation of Pacific Fruit building will bring financial company offices, coffee shop, restaurant

• Eagles Temple building to undergo $2.2 million conversion

• Work to begin on restaurant upgrade as part of River Hotel renovation

• Washington records

• Visual learning catching on in Spokane schools

All stories for Jan. 26, 2019 »

Sunday, Jan. 27

• Tom Kelly: The comparative expense of a reverse mortgage

• BBB Tip of the Week: Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week

• Motley Fool: Law-and-order profits

• Nerd Wallet: Could you live on your retirement savings for 23 years?

• Business Beat

All stories for Jan. 27, 2019 »

Monday, Jan. 28

• Spokane-area hospitals post prices online under federal directive criticized as imperfect

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Museum hopes to find mastodon skeleton on ranch

• Census Bureau recruiting in Spokane County for the 2020 census

• Spokane Valley nuisance property law gives neighborhood new lease on life

• End of shutdown still leaves contract workers hanging

All stories for Jan. 28, 2019 »

Tuesday, Jan. 29

• 100 years ago: Prohibition goes nationwide with passage of 18th Amendment

• Washington records

• Paul Turner: This Saturday we should look to Spokane marmots for winter prognostication

• State grants totaling $2 million support rural development in Spokane and Stevens counties

• Sweeping new report blames Big Food for ills far beyond flab

All stories for Jan. 29, 2019 »

Wednesday, Jan. 30

• Washington records

• Shawn Vestal: The 100-mile rule runs contrary to reasonable searches

• Troublesome abandoned house along Bloomsday route to be torn down, owner says

• Tiny, beloved Spokane County school district has one 105-year-old school, 36 students and a superintendent pushing 90

• 100 years ago in Puget Sound: 130 unions to participate in general strike

All stories for Jan. 30, 2019 »

Thursday, Jan. 31

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: NAACP chapter established; health officer allows dancing again

• Spokane Valley residents seek zoning changes to limit development of duplexes, apartments and town homes in residential neighborhoods

• Fetching for a living: Sam the English springer spaniel helps customers at Otis Hardware

• Michael Gerson: Trump’s 2016 campaign has been revealed as false advertising

All stories for Jan. 31, 2019 »