Archives | 2021

January

• Christmas Bureau breaks record with more than $734,000 in donations

• Jobless claims rise in state, fall in Spokane County

• 1 in 5 of the 7,000 people tested at Spokane Arena had COVID-19

• ‘We have to move on’: Local experts encourage mental health care into the new year

• Chewy sends pet paintings to keep customers from straying

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February

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Bank robbery suspects rounded up by police

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is blind to irony

• Then and Now: Kaiser Trentwood

• New details, but few clear answers: Homeless provider Jewels Helping Hands remains under investigation by city

• ‘Here comes hope’: Spokane Valley church raises $300k to pay off millions in medical debt for those in need

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March

• 100 years ago in Coeur d’Alene: 15-year-old thief makes brief escape from Kootenai County Jail

• Then and Now: Galland Hall

• The era of the corporate giants

• Spokane Valley demands say in debate over utility tax

• The pandemic’s silver lining: No flu deaths so far this year in Washington

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April

• Championships come with a hateful price for Duke fans like me. Is Gonzaga next?

• ‘I’ve never seen this phenomenon before’: Youth hit hard by mental health crisis in the pandemic

• Wait lists linger for local mental health providers

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A suspected bootlegger fired twice at an officer in a bust gone wrong

• County unemployment rate rises to 6.9% in February

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May

• Dave Anderson: Nine in 20 of us identify as independents. So how can we be polarized?

• This Date in Baseball: May 1

• After loss by 33 votes in March, the Post Falls School District is trying again at a levy extension

• Spokane couple wins $1 million from Publishers Clearing House

• A Grip on Sports: May bursts from the starting gate quickly and continues to put the pedal to the metal

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June

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Modern ‘airship’ promises routes from Spokane to central Washington, north Idaho

• A Spokane icon: the Steam Plant

• After scrutiny sparked by controversial use of Spokane police dog, data show K-9 unit showing more restraint

• Full steam ahead for Jerry Dicker’s latest addition to the entertainment district

• How about them apples? Whitman County apple detective rediscovers 7 lost varieties across Inland Northwest

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July

• Spokane athletic trainer chosen as prestigious award recipient

• Tri-Cities-based El Somm Wine Tours launches all-inclusive packages in Spokane market

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Two men sued a North Monroe drugstore for racial discrimination, and a judge said Mrs. Corbin had to stand trial after all

• MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions opens Spokane office

• Gardening: How to help our heat-stressed lawns

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August

• McGeachin’s education task force discusses calls to disband State Board of Education

• ‘A very McCarthyism feel’: Idaho teachers say McGeachin’s task force stokes fear, confusion

• With just days before the August primary election, there’s still time to turn in your ballot

• Police say new legislative changes handcuffed officers from quickly capturing suspect on Wednesday

• Shawn Vestal: Police were called six times in two days on mentally ill man; the sixth proved fatal

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September

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Here’s how local leaders thought the city should curb unemployment in 1921

• Charley’s Grill & Spirits closes after 43 years of operation; Charley’s Catering Co. to remain in Monroe Street building

• 2021 football preview: Plenty of familiar faces playing in new places around NFL

• Shawn Vestal: Time and time again, researchers link mask use with lower rates of infection

• Growth in U.S. manufacturing up in August despite problems

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October

• Amy Hagstrom Miller: What it’s like operating a Texas abortion clinic under the state’s new ban

• Bringing back city-run police force, promoting tourism among issues in Medical Lake mayoral race between Shirley Maike, Terri Cooper

• Bonner County to conduct 2020 election audit as part of Idaho’s effort to rebut ‘freight train’ of Mike Lindell fraud claims

• ‘Itching to celebrate’: The spooky season has arrived in Spokane as Halloween lovers decorate early

• ‘We won’t forget’: Spokane Tribe honors children who died at boarding schools

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November

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Missing woman implicated in the McNutt murder found in a Mexican jail

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: America’s nightmare

• Poll: Americans sour on economy amid inflation woes

• Women of the Year: Dana Bellefeuille providing jobs to those with physical, developmental disabilities through the Village Bakery

• Spokane Board of Health asks for American Rescue Plan funds, finalizes budget request to county

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December

• Last in line: Dane Isaak carries family name, legacy into 1B title game for Almira/Coulee-Hartline

• Startups use tech, ‘gamification’ for public health problems

• Rising COVID-19 cases pause jury trials in North Idaho

• Christmas Bureau: Volunteers get set up for the big day

• Haynes reflects on two tumultuous years as he leaves Spokane School Board: ‘We wanted to try to make sure our students had everything they need’

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