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Archives | July 29, 2020

Results

A&E

The color of COVID-19: Will vaccine trials reflect America’s diversity?
Wed., July 29, 2020
Dear Annie: 7/30
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
As COVID-19 cases surge in Spokane County, tips for staying social at a distance
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Miss Manners 7/29
Wed., July 29, 2020
Water cooler: Build your own backyard water park
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Lost in space: From ‘Spaceballs’ and ‘Apollo 13’ to ‘Alien,’ these six films are ready for liftoff
UPDATED: Thu., July 30, 2020

Agriculture

Washington residents are receiving seeds from China they didn’t order
Wed., July 29, 2020

Business

Fed sees dim economic outlook as virus squeezes economy
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
SBA watchdog reports ‘pervasive’ fraud in disaster loan program
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Big Tech CEOs get grilling from Congress on competition
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Column

Shawn Vestal: Pandemic creates paradox – we must open schools but we can’t open schools
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 1, 2020

Crime/Public Safety

Washington records
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

EVERCANNABIS

Qualifying for medical cannabis
Wed., July 29, 2020

EWU football

A look at the 13 ex-Eastern Washington and Idaho players at NFL training camps
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 27, 2020

Education

Whitworth confirms plans to ‘resume campus operations’ this fall
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Family

Digital game for ADHD children stirs controversy
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Features

‘Time is muscle’: Heart attack victim says fast response saved his life
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 1, 2020

Further Review

Project Apollo: A recap of the effort to put man on the moon
Wed., July 29, 2020

Going Mobile

Alaska is RV central
Wed., July 29, 2020

Guest Opinion

Guest column: Right Reverend Gretchen Rehberg on racism
UPDATED: Thu., July 30, 2020

Health

With weights difficult to find, resistance bands could be the answer
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

High school sports

WIAA makes revisions to four-season sports calendar
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

International sports

Top-ranked Ash Barty pulls out of U.S. Open, cites travel concerns
Wed., July 29, 2020
Brooks Koepka says knee is improving, eager to defend WGC title
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
2020 Champions League final dropped from U.S. network TV
Wed., July 29, 2020
U.S. Open without qualifying now will be played without fans
Wed., July 29, 2020

Letters

Padden effective, respected
Wed., July 29, 2020
Police state=loss of rights
Wed., July 29, 2020
Let K-9s help police
Wed., July 29, 2020

Local Government

Commissioner French won’t push for next phase of re-opening until case counts decline
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Former Excelsior employee files wrongful termination suit out after raising concerns about political activities
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

MLB

MLB roundup: Nationals beat Blue Jays 4-0 in 10 in road game at home
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
MLB doubleheaders could get shortened to 7-inning games
Wed., July 29, 2020
Quick pivots in schedule needed in MLB coronavirus season
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
John McNamara, manager of ill-fated ‘86 Red Sox, dies at 88
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Larry Stone: Careless behavior, decisions by Marlins and others during COVID-19 pandemic put MLB season in peril
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Dodgers’ Joe Kelly suspended 8 games for buzzing, mocking Astros
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Braves’ Nick Markakis returns 3 weeks after opting out of season
Wed., July 29, 2020
Phillies visiting clubhouse staffer tests positive for virus
Wed., July 29, 2020
Nats OF Juan Soto awaits DC clearance to return after COVID test
Wed., July 29, 2020
With Marlins battling virus outbreak, will they play again?
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Stray souvenirs: Without fans, MLB foul balls left lonely
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Military

US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Montana Sports

Montana Guard Timmy Falls Leaves Program
Wed., July 29, 2020

Movies

See ‘Flannery,’ but don’t forget to read the stories
Wed., July 29, 2020

NBA

NBA notes: Anthony Davis, Zion Williamson say they’re ready for re-opening night
Wed., July 29, 2020
For the NBA, it’s time to play, kneel and demand change
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Game on: NBA finally set to see games that count again
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

NCAA basketball

Former Illinois, New Mexico St. coach Lou Henson dies at 88
Wed., July 29, 2020

NCAA football

Virginia Tech star CB Caleb Farley to skip college football season
Wed., July 29, 2020
ACC schedule includes Notre Dame, 10 conference games
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley extended through 2025, will earn average of $7.5M
Wed., July 29, 2020

NFL

On Football: NFL opt outs more prevalent than many expected
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
NFL MVP Lamar Jackson insists he’s ‘got to do better’ in 2020
Wed., July 29, 2020
AP Source: 49ers GM John Lynch agrees to new 5-year deal
Wed., July 29, 2020

NHL

NHL’s top teams face dilemma on what round-robin play means
Wed., July 29, 2020
Blackhawks ban Native American headdresses at home games
Wed., July 29, 2020
Throwback 5-game series force players to ‘embrace the grind’
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Nation

Murray pushes Senate Democrats’ bill seeking to address racial inequity in COVID-19 and beyond
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Nation/World

Hiroshima court recognizes atomic bomb ‘black rain’ victims
UPDATED: Thu., July 30, 2020
‘We’re getting farther apart’: Murray, Risch weigh in on COVID-19 relief negotiations as deadlines loom
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Train derails on Arizona bridge that collapses, catches fire
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
As virus aid talks stalemate, Trump scorns help for cities
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
After Ecuador eased its lockdown, the virus surged in Quito
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
US jabs Russia over claim of spreading virus disinformation
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Trump seeks out loyal donors in West Texas fracking fields
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Census head wasn’t told about Trump district drawing order
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Gaps in federal oversight add to virus woes at vets homes
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Storm causes erosion at Trump backers’ private border wall
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Prosecutors: Agents will probe crimes, not bust protests
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Guatemala burying dozens of unidentified COVID-19 dead
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Couple apologizes for sheltering accused school shooter
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Researcher pinpoints location of Van Gogh’s last painting
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Turkey: Social media law’s passage raises censorship worries
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Trump on his own yet again as he skips farewell to Lewis
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Early in pandemic, frantic doctors traded tips across oceans
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

News

COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths expected to increase in coming weeks
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Pair of escaped local bison herded into Spokane’s Underhill Park
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Other

Most parents of unvaccinated teens have no intention of getting HPV vaccine for their kids, study finds
Wed., July 29, 2020
Briefs for Thursday
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
U.S. agents to pull back in Portland but will stay on standby
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Young children with pet dogs seen having fewer social interaction problems than other kids
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Plant closings send GM to 2Q loss, but company shows signs of improvement
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Troubles abound, Boeing losses bloom to $2.4 billion in 2Q
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Review: ‘The Fight’ celebrates feats of Trump-era ACLU lawyers
UPDATED: Thu., July 30, 2020

Outdoors

In brief: Impact statement paves way for mining operation in Bristol Bay
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for July 30
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Reader photo: Looking for safe landing
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Pacific NW

As anti-mask billboards go up in Spokane, area officials urge people to follow recommendations
UPDATED: Thu., July 30, 2020
U.S. officials OK eastern Idaho phosphate mine expansion
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Seattle Mariners

Kyle Seager, Dylan Moore propel Mariners past Angels 10-7
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
How top Mariners prospect Jarred Kelenic is making the most of a year upended by the COVID shutdown
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks veteran Bobby Wagner says self-discipline will be key to the NFL weathering the 2020 season
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020

Spokane

Former Gonzaga Prep Jesuit priest added to list of credibly accused abusers
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Black Lives Matter mural defaced with red, white and blue paint
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
Bloomsday goes completely virtual after initial postponement
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020
100 Years Ago in Spokane: Police investigate woman with bullet in her head
UPDATED: Fri., July 29, 2022

Sports

On the Air
Wed., July 29, 2020
A Grip on Sports: It took less than a week for tempers to boil over in baseball and, of course, it happened between the Astros and Dodgers
Wed., July 29, 2020

Washington

Greenhouse Fire burns on as 105 degree temperatures approach
UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2020