Archives | May 2019

Wednesday, May 1

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Billy Sunday, famous evangelist, to lead rally at armory for Victory bonds

• Dr. C Family Dentistry offers scholarships

• NW Parkinson’s Foundation hosts conference Saturday at Northern Quest

• Shawn Vestal: From downtown developer to federal convict, the fall of Ron Wells is stunning

• Washington records

All stories for May 1, 2019 »

Thursday, May 2

• Dana Milbank: Stephen Moore needs a vacation from women

• Grounded MAX jets could contribute to higher summer fares

• Dishman Hills High School posts third term honor roll for 2018-19 school year

• Washington records

• Prep softball: University to host Central Valley in intense finale

All stories for May 2, 2019 »

Friday, May 3

• Eugene Robinson: Give Mueller the mic

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Whitworth College closes for year amid financial shortfalls

• Shawn Vestal: Kootenai County GOP is free to speak up against dangerous nonsense

• Spokane Schools downsizing Eagle Peak, relocating students and programs throughout district

All stories for May 3, 2019 »

Saturday, May 4

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Valley fruit trees hit hard by frost

• Mitch Daniels: A Big Idea for the border

• David Von Drehle: We get Cinco de Mayo wrong, but we’re not wrong to celebrate it

• Catherine Rampell: The worst thing Barr did this week had nothing to do with the Mueller report

• Further Review: Hit the road

All stories for May 4, 2019 »

Sunday, May 5

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Teamster and chauffeurs strike and bakers strike continues

• BBB Tip of the Week: Marking Small Business Week

• Nerd Wallet: Income can peak before you’re ready

• Motley Fool: A big, fat dividend

• Tom Kelly: Second-home owners ‘go creative’ to fill vacancies

All stories for May 5, 2019 »

Monday, May 6

• Week Ahead

• Trump taps former border patrol chief as ICE director

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: ‘Dying of whiteness’

• The refugees Merkel welcomed to Germany are starting to help its economy

• Trump now says Mueller should not testify before Congress

All stories for May 6, 2019 »

Tuesday, May 7

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Soldiers, terrier celebrate return from World War I

• Eugene Robinson: If you dream of seeing the Great Barrier Reef, don’t wait

• Paul Turner: Keep your hands to yourself and watch what you say at cookouts

• Washington records

• Plague of frogs: Five Mile property owners say stormwater pond is ruining their neighborhood

All stories for May 7, 2019 »

Wednesday, May 8

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Plans announced to build new Episcopal cathedral in honor of soldiers killed in World War I

• Airway Heights building first recreation facility in West Plains

• Washington records

• Shawn Vestal: The Morris family’s ‘War on Christmas’ got them exactly what they wanted – publicity

• Investigation into homeless man’s shooting death continues; no weapon found yet

All stories for May 8, 2019 »

Thursday, May 9

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Valley irrigation company prepares to auction ‘choice suburban tracts’

• Steve Christilaw: Reader feedback almost always welcome

• Dreaming of spring melodies: Men’s vocal group Pages of Harmony marks nearly 70 years

• Washington records

• Crestline Street loses arterial designation on South Hill much to the approval of developers looking to add 236 homes in area

All stories for May 9, 2019 »

Friday, May 10

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Dead’ World War I soldier declares himself alive; Spokane Club saves itself

• Dana Milbank: No, Mitch, the case isn’t closed

• Washington records

• Bill Gates to speak on polio eradication during regional Rotary conference in Spokane

• Shawn Vestal: The 800 former federal prosecutors who signed a letter alleging Trump obstructed justice are heroes

All stories for May 10, 2019 »

Saturday, May 11

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Urban farmers with cows squeezed by new Washington law

• Jamie Rankin: Congress isn’t just a co-equal branch. We’re first among equals.

• David Lincicum: ‘Daddy, am I on the list of children to be shot?’

• Jonathan Bernstein: McConnell’s Senate is making judges, not laws

All stories for May 11, 2019 »

Sunday, May 12

• BBB Tip of the Week: Avoid paying shipping for nonexistent ‘free’ products

• Motley Fool: A champion yield

• Nerd Wallet: Is better credit worth exposing your bank data?

• Business Beat

• Kathleen Parker: Women who run

All stories for May 12, 2019 »

Monday, May 13

• Tom Kelly: Second-home owners look to alternative financing

• Pentagon will shift an additional $1.5 billion to help fund Trump’s border wall

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: People are dying for nothing

• Saudi Arabia says 2 oil tankers damaged by sabotage attacks

• How today’s political polarization has fueled the measles outbreak

All stories for May 13, 2019 »

Tuesday, May 14

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Report in S-R about travel record between Latah and Spokane lands driver in front of judge

• James Stavridis: National security risks are rising with sea levels

• Spokane couple opens Realty One Group Eclipse in the Garland District

• Seven candidates file for the city’s two top positions on the first day of filing week

• Washington records

All stories for May 14, 2019 »

Wednesday, May 15

• 100 years ago in Spokane: City prepares for train with 300 wounded soldiers; North Central High School girls embrace stricter dress code

• Former GSI executive Maria Vandervert transitions from business advocate to owner

• Washington records

• Shawn Vestal: New safety standards for oil trains are needed to prevent tragedy

• Spokane police arrest 2 in Safeway bicycle theft sting; here’s what happened to those arrested in previous sting

All stories for May 15, 2019 »

Thursday, May 16

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Seventh-graders build sidewalk, drinking fountains, basement floors at Hamilton school

• Robert J. Samuelson: Are we losing the trade war?

• Spokane Valley Tech to hold annual tradeshow

• Washington records

• Gardening: Never underestimate Spokane’s fickle spring weather

All stories for May 16, 2019 »

Friday, May 17

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Juries award $1,500 to parents of boy who died from rabies and family of girl who fell in Hutton Building elevator shaft

• Tom Santopietro: Doris Day was more complicated, and more forward-thinking, than she ever got credit for

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: The Republican Party working to repeal the 20th century

• Historic grain elevator off Trent Avenue coming down

• Gonzaga plans to demolish four houses recently vacated by the university

All stories for May 17, 2019 »

Saturday, May 18

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

• Is sea rise wrecking coastal home values? The answer: Maybe

• David Von Drehle: Ant-iabortion laws are anything but conservative

• Gina Rarick: I train racehorses in France. They live long and love their jobs.

All stories for May 18, 2019 »

Sunday, May 19

• Tom Kelly: Revisiting the way our nation approaches housing

• Nerd Wallet: The life-changing magic of working a bit longer

• Motley Fool: General dividends, growth

• BBB Tip of the Week

• Marc A. Thiessen: Joe Biden’s heresy

All stories for May 19, 2019 »

Monday, May 20

• Ken Jennings: I’m rooting for James Holzhauer

• Tokyo’s Olympic Village condos to become apartments

• Saudi Arabia says no to war with Iran but vows strong response

• Trees that are centuries old help tell story of Spokane

• Getting There: Lobbyists may have more staying power than Infrastructure Week

All stories for May 20, 2019 »

Tuesday, May 21

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Mayor warns veterans not to act as mob against radicals

• Washington records

• P.J. O’Rourke: It’s time to make rich people uncomfortable again

• Robert J. Samuelson: Twilight of the boomers

• School district making changes to ensure poor students have better chance at gifted school

All stories for May 21, 2019 »

Wednesday, May 22

• Michael Gerson: The missing option in American politics

• Retailers, shoppers could feel more pain if tariffs spread

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Inland Northwest: Spokane movie wins praise by Variety; Nez Perce Tribe to be featured in Hollywood film

• Shawn Vestal: Universities should look at their out-of-classroom spending growth before they start slashing budgets

All stories for May 22, 2019 »

Thursday, May 23

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Founder of Deaconess movement honored at Spokane convention as hospital prepares for new six-story building

• Froma Harrop: A cap on interest rates charged consumers? Yes

• Kathleen Parker: Crazy in Colorado?

• Years after feeling the country took everything from her, Spokane woman flies flag high atop her 100-foot-tall tree

• Gardening: Proper research can prevent common tree-planting mistakes, experts say

All stories for May 23, 2019 »

Friday, May 24

• 100 years ago in Spokane: City wins seized German cannon in World War I Victory bond drive

• Amitabh Pal: Modi win bodes ill for India, world

• Dana Milbank: Slow-walking impeachment may look weak. But restraint is Democrats’ greatest strength.

• Give us some credit: Spokane ranks third in the nation for rising credit scores in 2019

• Washington records

All stories for May 24, 2019 »

Saturday, May 25

• Work to begin on repurposing of old Pacific Fruit warehouse

• River City Pizza to open second location in Spokane Valley

• Barry McCaffrey: Trump’s war-crimes pardons would dishonor our forces

• E.J. Dionne: Trump’s other cover-up

• Patricia Murphy: The politics of abortion surge to forefront of 2020 debate

All stories for May 25, 2019 »

Sunday, May 26

• Tom Kelly: Creative tools bolster vacation rental industry

• Nerd Wallet: Let’s get real about health costs in retirement

• Week Ahead

• Motley Fool: Give it a Whirlpool

• Ford’s way to finish driverless deliveries: Package-carrying robots

All stories for May 26, 2019 »

Monday, May 27

• John D. Hollis: Honor our WWII veterans while they are still among us

• David Von Drehle: Remember what the statistics of war represent

• Iraq offers to mediate in crisis between its allies Iran, US

• The outsize influence of cable news

• Getting There: No more sleepy Geiger; roadwork begins with eye on Amazon

All stories for May 27, 2019 »

Tuesday, May 28

• 100 years ago in Spokane: North Central High School girls vote for stricter dress code

• Donna F. Edwards: The national parks need our help

• How Mount Everest’s popularity turned fatal

• Once common in Eastern Washington, the monarch butterfly is rare. But the Painted Lady remains easy to find.

• Grip on Sports: Basketball memories can be buffeted by the winds, but never blown away completely

All stories for May 28, 2019 »

Wednesday, May 29

• North Central music program gets $5,500 boost from the Ford Motor Co.

• Elizabeth Cobbs: Harriet Tubman, America’s foremost female patriot, belongs on the $20 bill now

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Medical Society debate shows the debate over paying for health care isn’t new

• Washington records

• Shawn Vestal: Spokane hacks Seattle and strikes a nerve

All stories for May 29, 2019 »

Thursday, May 30

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Witnesses back up landlady who shot and killed drunken man who brandished club. But she remained in jail.

• Black flies are back and biting people and pets in Spokane

• COPS Logan opens doors near G-Prep after transition from GU site

• University High School science teacher nets $5,000 grant for classroom innovation

• Gardening: Well-planned pot has thrillers, spillers and fillers

All stories for May 30, 2019 »

Friday, May 31

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Soldier recently home from World War I to speak at NAACP event; prosecution develops motive in landlady murder case

• Elizabeth Bruenig: Want millennials to get married and have babies? Change policies that stop us.

• Dana Milbank: An invitation to impeach, in Mueller-speak

• Young women of a Rogers High club look to themselves, others for empowerment

• Washington records

All stories for May 31, 2019 »