Archives | October 2019

Tuesday, Oct. 1

• Robert J. Samuelson: Dissent at the Fed

• Washington records

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Belgian royalty visit to Spokane includes Davenport dinner open to all

• With one year to go, Real ID deadlines loom for airline passengers

• Survey finds 3,300 homeless students in Spokane County

All stories for Oct. 1, 2019 »

Wednesday, Oct. 2

• Marc A. Thiessen: Why is the media bending over backward to absolve the Bidens of wrongdoing?

• New construction values exceed $1 billion in Spokane County for 2019

• Reader photo: Late summer siesta

• Washington records

• Shawn Vestal: Only a football coach can talk about students that way

All stories for Oct. 2, 2019 »

Thursday, Oct. 3

• Dana Milbank: Trump’s violation of the law is as clear as if he shot somebody on Fifth Avenue

• Inland Northwest companies share their success stories at Triangle Venture Expo

• Feature creature: With SCRAPS guidance, shy Ferron getting more confident

• Gardening Early fall is the perfect time to transplant

• Education notebook: Deer Park Rotary announces September students of the month

All stories for Oct. 3, 2019 »

Friday, Oct. 4

• Trudy Rubin: ‘Absolutely, this harms Ukraine.’ Prominent NGO official in Kyiv talks about Trump shakedown

• Michael Gerson: What follows Trump’s menacing rhetoric?

• Violence escalates in Iraq even after top cleric urges calm

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Last of 4 sibling McNutt murder suspects still at large

• Washington records

All stories for Oct. 4, 2019 »

Saturday, Oct. 5

• Froma Harrop: Which America speaks to Hong Kong?

• Big Tech’s eco-pledges aren’t slowing its pursuit of Big Oil

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Yellowstone autos promote parks’ tourism; more McNutt murder details emerge

• Sue Lani Madsen: Private property rights include the right to be an eyesore

All stories for Oct. 5, 2019 »

Sunday, Oct. 6

• Motley Fool: Infrastructure investing

• Business Beat

• Week Ahead

• Less pay growth among managers explains tepid U.S. wage gains

• American lives taking shape: For refugees from the Congo, life in Spokane is one of hope, heartache

All stories for Oct. 6, 2019 »

Monday, Oct. 7

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: How the times have changed

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Female Spokane swimmer makes cold crossing of Golden Gate

• Faith and Values: Through God’s forgiveness, we have peace with him

• Washington falls slightly in State Energy Efficiency Scorecard rankings

• Getting There: Questions and answers with the soothsayers of Spokane’s parking future

All stories for Oct. 7, 2019 »

Tuesday, Oct. 8

• Around the Corner: AristaPoint opens Spokane employee benefits office

• Erwin Chemerinsky: The Supreme Court starts its new term this week. Expect divisiveness

• Kathleen Parker: Quids and quos gone wild

• Like Ellen Degeneres befriending George W. Bush, political opposites in Spokane find common ground

• Parent of Toys R Us teams up with Target to power online biz

All stories for Oct. 8, 2019 »

Wednesday, Oct. 9

• President’s windmill hatred is a worry for booming industry

• Michael Gerson: The moral decay of our politics

• Avista hosts Energy Fair in Colville

• Surprise October snow in Spokane knocks out power, blocks streets, closes schools

• Washington records

All stories for Oct. 9, 2019 »

Thursday, Oct. 10

• Dana Milbank: Will Gorsuch abandon his judicial philosophy to get what he wants?

• As Spokane Public Schools begins implementing security recommendations, armed personnel remain a consideration

• 100 years ago in Spokane: City takes first step toward zoning system

• Washington records

• Candidates seek to prevent wildfires, lower insurance costs in Spokane County Fire District 4

All stories for Oct. 10, 2019 »

Friday, Oct. 11

• Ranesh Ponnuru: Why the ‘Never Trumpers’ now love Trump

• Trudy Rubin: Another Trump phone call opens door to slaughter of Syrian Kurds

• Jury finds Olympia police officer Donald didn’t violate brothers’ civil rights in 2015 shooting

• Water usage continues to decline in Pullman, Moscow

• Mining company wants Idaho tribe’s lawsuit put on hold

All stories for Oct. 11, 2019 »

Saturday, Oct. 12

• Former Vien Dong restaurant home sold, to be renovated

• North 40 Outfitters moves forward with plans for new retail location in Airway Heights

• Explanatory signs to be intalled at sewer overflow tanks

• Catherine Rampell: The deficit has gotten worse. This shouldn’t be a surprise.

• Tom Mueller: Whistleblowers say aloud what many of us think in silence

All stories for Oct. 12, 2019 »

Sunday, Oct. 13

• BBB Tip of the Week: Cryptocurrency red flags and what you can do to protect yourself

• Tom Kelly: Long-term, fixed-rate loans are not the only option

• Motley Fool: The Disney empire

• Nerd Wallet: Wake up to the truth about ‘dream schools’

• Business Beat

All stories for Oct. 13, 2019 »

Monday, Oct. 14

• Faith and Values: ‘Running the homeless out of the city is running Jesus out of the city’

• The Zone Project in northeast Spokane seeks to help students overcome generational obstacles

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Extradition sought for sisters believed to be involved in death of W.H. McNutt

• Then and Now: Federal courthouse in downtown Spokane

• New childhood obesity data shows progress, room for improvement in Spokane and nationwide

All stories for Oct. 14, 2019 »

Tuesday, Oct. 15

• Incumbent says voters should vote for her opponent for Riverside School Board

• Homebuilders group announces Fall Festival of Homes award winners

• Gary Shilling: A strong U.S. consumer won’t prevent a recession

• Paul Waldman: Supreme Court must be part of Democrats’ debate

• Former paraeducator finds new career as owner of vintage, collectibles shop on Monroe Street

All stories for Oct. 15, 2019 »

Wednesday, Oct. 16

• Michael Gerson: O’Rourke’s proposal would hand victory to Trump

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Auto club plans to clear ugly signs

• Shawn Vestal: New project puts torture program, and its Spokane architects, on silver screen

• Former Pompeo aide testifies; Senate talks impeachment trial

All stories for Oct. 16, 2019 »

Thursday, Oct. 17

• Cheney High construction project halfway there

• Gardening: Recent heavy, wet snow downed trees and branches, stunted fall leaf colors

• 2020 calendar highlights 80-year history of Spokane Valley Fire Department

• WVSD K-6 kids can visit the animals before school on late start days

• Central Valley football gets back on track by keeping it simple

All stories for Oct. 17, 2019 »

Friday, Oct. 18

• Dana Milbank: The world is staring at Trump, mouth agape

• Thousands of genealogy books being phased out at downtown Spokane library ahead of renovations

• 100 years ago in Walla Walla: ‘Model prisoner’ kills vicious inmate

• Washington records

• Shawn Vestal: The chill between cops and watchdog deepens, as controversial case approaches public release

All stories for Oct. 18, 2019 »

Saturday, Oct. 19

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Boys accused of “forcibly hugging and kissing” telephone operators given lecture by judge

• Motley Fool: Not a bitter pill

• Doug Sosnik: What to expect when you are expecting impeachment

• Marc A. Thiessen: Warren would sink booming economy

• Kathleen Parker: Yet again, the truth outed

All stories for Oct. 19, 2019 »

Sunday, Oct. 20

• Nerd Wallet: In ‘SIM swap,’ criminals really have your number

• Tom Kelly: Tracking down the landlord became a mystery

• BBB Tip of the Week: Printers can be a place for scammers to linger

• Inland Northwest’s thriving turkey population is an invasive nuisance or a conservation success – or both

• Mitch McConnell: Withdrawing from Syria is a grave mistake

All stories for Oct. 20, 2019 »

Monday, Oct. 21

• Charter schools are having their moment in Spokane and the rest of the state

• 100 years ago in Spokane: McDonald sisters to return to Spokane for murder trial

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: If we can’t be free within ourselves, then we cannot be free

• Much-vandalized Emmett Till memorial replaced again in Mississippi

• Getting There: Northwest Spokane City Council candidates talk Monroe, Five Mile and other needed street repairs

All stories for Oct. 21, 2019 »

Tuesday, Oct. 22

• 100 years ago today in Spokane: Investigation clears state school in death of boy in bed restraints

• Robert J. Samuelson: Why we should impeach and remove

• Coworking space geared towards women entrepreneurs to open in Coeur d’Alene

• Washington records

• Eugene Annis, founder of Spokane law firm Lukins & Annis, dies at 84

All stories for Oct. 22, 2019 »

Wednesday, Oct. 23

• Million-dollar mayor’s race: Spending reaches benchmark Tuesday, expected to grow

• Differences, money drive Spokane school board candidates as election approaches

• Critics cry foul over moratorium on sewer hookups in Spirit Lake, saying it stymies growth

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Police aim to keep Wobblies in line

• Spokane plans to manage its own emergencies, drop out of county agreement

All stories for Oct. 23, 2019 »

Thursday, Oct. 24

• Former Guild School executive director awarded Sister Peter Claver Humanitarian Award

• Woman teams with Morning Star Baptist Church to bring ‘gathering place’ for seniors

• Education Notebook: STCU awards $27,000 in grants to area teachers

• Ferris takes defensive stance in race for Greater Spokane League title

• Milbank: The words that could end a presidency

All stories for Oct. 24, 2019 »

Friday, Oct. 25

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Rival to Methodists’ Deaconess Hospital proposed by Lutherans

• ‘Miss Saigon’ stars candid with LC students

• Randall D. Eliason: Republicans’ ‘due process’ arguments are nonsense

• Robert J. Samuelson: The inflation mystery

• Prep football: Jovan Ruffin interception return lifts Ferris over Lewis and Clark

All stories for Oct. 25, 2019 »

Saturday, Oct. 26

• Andrew P. Bakaj and Mark S. Zaid: Whistleblower’s identity is no longer relevant

• Ramesh Ponnuru: What liberals don’t get about Facebook, facts and freedom

• Trudy Rubin: Trump demolishes machinery of diplomacy just when America needs it most

• The pick: Why No. 11 Oregon will beat Washington State

• Recap and highlights: No. 11 Oregon beats Washington State with last-second field goal

All stories for Oct. 26, 2019 »

Sunday, Oct. 27

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

• Motley Fool: Blue chip biotech

• Tom Kelly: Reverse mortgages proposed as option for long-term care challenges

• Nerd Wallet: Will you get what Social Security promises?

All stories for Oct. 27, 2019 »

Monday, Oct. 28

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Women are not the ones who need fixing

• Book-hiding Trumper continues to stymie librarians

• Getting There: Council candidates Lori Kinnear, Tony Kiepe weigh in on street congestion, commuting

• Then and Now: TraveLodge River Inn

• Class sizes shrink for youngest students in Spokane Public Schools

All stories for Oct. 28, 2019 »

Tuesday, Oct. 29

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Famous animal trainer to help film movie at Minnehaha studio

• Brett McGurk: Baghdadi’s death underscores what we’ve lost in Syria

• With each pitch at Series, call gets louder for robot umps

• Washington records

• Small businesses worry higher credit card costs will cut profits

All stories for Oct. 29, 2019 »

Wednesday, Oct. 30

• New Fairfield Town Council member faces challenger

• Washington records

• Shawn Vestal: Plaza project helps erase the boundary between river and city

• As economies grow, so does homelessness in cities like Spokane, evidence suggests

• Vietnam vet, retired stone mason Richard Hemming serves his brothers on a motorcycle

All stories for Oct. 30, 2019 »

Thursday, Oct. 31

• Whitworth-NWAC women: Underclassmen power Pirates after falling short of Northwest Conference Tournament

• Community college men: CC Spokane Sasquatch stepping up; North Idaho loaded with talent again

• Whitworth men: Pirates starting anew after departure of coach, leading scorer

• Idaho women: After graduation of top scorers, Gina Marxen next in line for Vandals

• Idaho men: New-look Vandals forge ahead after upheaval

All stories for Oct. 31, 2019 »