Archives | April 2021

Thursday, April 1

• 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

All stories for April 1, 2021 »

Friday, April 2

• Gonzaga’s patron saint died young as he cared for pandemic victims

• New weekly jobless claims in state, Spokane County increase slightly

• The ‘Nembhard of Mission and Ministry’: Gonzaga campus minister reflects on faith and his time as U.S. House chaplain

• Gonzaga’s run at perfect season a cause for concern among longtime Indiana fans

• Tesla sales of 185K vehicles more than double 2020 numbers

All stories for April 2, 2021 »

Saturday, April 3

• Historic Macy’s building in downtown Seattle sells for nearly $600M

• Robert Wyllie: What do you know about our tax system?

• Lawrence Downes: Live like a cicada: Enter and exit singing.

• Gonzaga team physician sews more than 1,000 masks during pandemic

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A dance hall brawl led to the arrest of several Fort Wright soldiers

All stories for April 3, 2021 »

Sunday, April 4

• Susan Tompor: Some stimulus cash won’t arrive until midweek or later, IRS says

• Motley Fool: Friend this stock?

• Carla Fried: For 20-somethings, how to choose the right retirement account

• Marlene Feist brings new skills, strong reputation to top public works job in Spokane

• New projects at Eastern Washington colleges would be funded in proposed state budgets

All stories for April 4, 2021 »

Monday, April 5

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Small wonder the church is shrinking

• Gimme some Timme: Gonzaga fan favorite Drew Timme is more than a mustache. He shows us all how to live in the present

• The games of summer: the Olympics

• A charitable promposal: Liberty Lake mother, teen daughter are organizing prom dress drive to offer free gowns

• Getting There: Airway Heights could finally get a downtown as major changes to Highway 2 are considered

All stories for April 5, 2021 »

Tuesday, April 6

• 100 years ago today: Huge drug stash found in empty boxcar

• Avista Utilities submits resource plan to Washington, Idaho regulators outlining clean-energy goals

• United seeks to build its own diverse pipeline of pilots

• Trade announcement: Topps will offer stock to the public

• Businesses and philanthropy unite to fight racial wealth gap

All stories for April 6, 2021 »

Wednesday, April 7

• Mariners’ James Paxton leaves after 24 pitches due to elbow injury in loss to White Sox

• Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer

• A year later, visits in long-term care facilities reunite families separated by COVID-19

• 100 years ago in Eastern Washington: A dramatic trial was underway for a Prohibition agent accused of manslaughter

• UW School of Medicine tops U.S. News ranking of best graduate schools for primary care education

All stories for April 7, 2021 »

Thursday, April 8

• ‘Heart of a giver’: After fire, Malden resident opens up donated home to her neighbors

• Still dancing: Zags energy pours over to benefit hospitalized kids at Sacred Heart

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Prosecutors tried to get one Prohibition agent to flip on the other in a manslaughter trial

• Gonzaga grad, surprised by son with tickets to NCAA title game, recalls ‘great experience’

• Weathercatch: Spring’s middle child trots out more than April showers

All stories for April 8, 2021 »

Friday, April 9

• U.S. sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight

• Some counties could move to Phase 2 next week, but it’s unclear which ones - yet

• 100 years ago today: Sensational arguments in trial of federal agents

• Fairchild survival school winters in the Colville Forest

• Spokane Parks and Rec asks for financial boost to support public pools

All stories for April 9, 2021 »

Saturday, April 10

• Nicholas Goldberg: Union defeat at Amazon warehouse bodes poorly for the future of labor in America

• Colville reels after death of high school senior who suffered brain injury during football game

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Reverend’s frustration with ‘too many lawyers in Olympia’ riled up legislators

• Spokane investment expert predicts 2-3% national economic growth in 2021

• University of Idaho student, recognized with national scholarship, researches how susceptible animals are to COVID-19

All stories for April 10, 2021 »

Sunday, April 11

• Motley Fool: Merck – Plenty of potential

• Rebalancing your portfolio: Here’s what that means and how often you should do it

• Susan Tompor: Big money awaits many who forgot to file 2017 tax returns

• Pandemic migration made rent less affordable across the U.S.

• Questions swirl over subsidies for chip industry

All stories for April 11, 2021 »

Monday, April 12

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Another word for anxiety is fear

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Outdoor fair with ‘scent of the wilds’ seeks to bring sportsmen to region

• Faith and Values: Combatting climate change is a duty of our faith — whatever it may be

• Then and Now: Downtown Sears building

• Cycles of knowledge: Mental health counselor Melinda Spohn, 67, plans 2,500-mile cycling trip to check on senior isolation

All stories for April 12, 2021 »

Tuesday, April 13

• Lightning and Maple Leafs among NHL trade deadline winners

• NBA analysis: Injuries wreaking more havoc than virus protocols

• MLB’s 2020 rookies debut all over again with fans in stands

• Olympic torch runs through empty park in Osaka as cases rise

• 100 years ago: Sensational new fraud trial regarding bond scheme

All stories for April 13, 2021 »

Wednesday, April 14

• Deal the Kraken? Ron Francis can’t make official trades – yet

• This Date in Baseball: April 14

• McDonald’s to mandate anti-harassment training worldwide

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Thousands flocked to a popular ‘sportsmen’s and tourist’s fair’

• Pullman businesses disappointed by return to Phase 2: ‘It’s wearing on everybody’

All stories for April 14, 2021 »

Thursday, April 15

• This Date in Baseball: April 15

• Comfort of home: Teacher finds virtual format puts expectant parents at ease

• Spokane-based Gestalt Diagnosics raises $2 million in additional seed funding, expects to add employees

• 100 years ago in the Inland Northwest: The victim in a fraud case took the stand after learning he also could have been murdered

• Woman’s Club of Spokane wants homeless shelter out of its building

All stories for April 15, 2021 »

Friday, April 16

• Trudy Rubin: Can Beethoven temper the political tensions between US and China?

• Constitutional ban on legal marijuana dies in Idaho House

• Nampa man arrested in connection to deadly US Capitol riot

• Turkey to ban cryptocurrencies for buying goods, services

• This Date in Baseball: April 16

All stories for April 16, 2021 »

Saturday, April 17

• This Date in Baseball: April 17

• Lewis Hamilton takes pole for Emilia-Romagna GP ahead of Red Bulls

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A priest spoke out in favor of living wages to avoid putting people ‘into the ranks of the malcontents’

• Chalice Brewing opens in downtown Coeur d’Alene

• ‘Frustrated with it all’: As Whitman County returns to Phase 2, COVID-19 cases at WSU Pullman decline

All stories for April 17, 2021 »

Sunday, April 18

• Carla Fried: Expect to live a while in retirement? Set aside your distaste for annuities

• Motley Fool: Profits brewing?

• This Date in Baseball: April 18

• We the People civics lesson: Why did the United States enter World War I?

• Spokane area adds construction jobs while they decline nationally

All stories for April 18, 2021 »

Monday, April 19

• 100 years ago in the Inland Northwest: Business partner tells of death threats in fraudulent bonds trial

• This Date in Baseball: April 19

• Then and Now: Maplehurst Apartments

• Plant-based knowledge: Six tips on what gardening can teach kids

• ‘A special place’: Steptoe Butte still open after closure planned for 2021 delayed

All stories for April 19, 2021 »

Tuesday, April 20

• Kevin Singer: Gen Z is our best hope for peaceful politics, so let’s stop dismissing them

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Restaurant man’ missing; fraud trial continues

• Audit flags potential conflict of interest in shelter contracts; Stuckart fires back

• ‘An awesome story to be part of’: How a shelter, vets and community members rallied to save an abandoned dog

• Venmo is into crypto, allowing users to buy Bitcoin, others

All stories for April 20, 2021 »

Wednesday, April 21

• This Date in Baseball: April 21

• EPL rebels apologize for Super League mutiny to placate fans

• Super League backer says breakaway competition is on standby

• 100 years ago in the Inland Northwest: The widow of a fraud suspect painted him in a new light when she took the stand

• Downtown versus Albi: A timeline of the Spokane Public Schools stadium issue

All stories for April 21, 2021 »

Thursday, April 22

• This Date in Baseball: April 22

• Earth Day 2021: After COVID-19 derailed efforts to reduce plastic waste, will they move forward again?

• Working2gether: Work2BeWell youth advisory launches with focus on mental health

• 100 years ago in the Inland Northwest: A riveted public heard contradictory arguments over who was the ‘arch-criminal’ in a high-profile fraud case

• Thomas Hammer opens new coffee shop on the South Hill

All stories for April 22, 2021 »

Friday, April 23

• This Date in Baseball: April 23

• 100 years ago in Spokane: One engrossing trial ended in a conviction and another was just beginning

• You can drop off unused prescription pills Saturday at NorthTown Mall, no questions asked

• Gonzaga launches new academic center to address regional climate change issues: ‘The problem is so urgent and so big’

• Prep track and field preview: Area athletes embark on abbreviated season

All stories for April 23, 2021 »

Saturday, April 24

• Rep. Chad Christensen files defamation suit against political activist

• Matthew Rothschild: Chauvin case verdict is just a start

• This Date in Baseball: April 24

• Police tactics bill headed to Inslee’s desk after passing Legislature

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Two women who worked at a match factory duked it out in the street

All stories for April 24, 2021 »

Sunday, April 25

• Motley Fool: Red can, blue chip

• Maxine Waters: I’m not new to this

• Owners past and present mourn after famous Spokane Valley tower house damaged in fire

• We the People: Why does the U.S. have three branches of government?

• This Date in Baseball: April 25

All stories for April 25, 2021 »

Monday, April 26

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Not an open-and-shut case

• 100 years ago in North Idaho: Posse looks for suspects in Post Falls bank robbery

• Then and Now: Riverfront Park dedication

• Fiery fun: Spokane Valley’s Frederick Blauer, 28, creates fantasy adventure card game Dragonvault

• Getting There: New $3/hour parking rates, fines could come soon to downtown Spokane

All stories for April 26, 2021 »

Tuesday, April 27

• Analysis: Coach of the year will be the NBA’s top award race

• Losses, frustration mount as Trail Blazers make playoff push

• This Date in Baseball: April 27

• Bayern appoints Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann to replace Hansi Flick

• As fans pack into Globe Life Field, Texas Rangers aren’t strongly enforcing their own mask policy

All stories for April 27, 2021 »

Wednesday, April 28

• Luxury homes not immune to market limitations

• This Date in Baseball: April 28

• Leading from the heart: How Spokane medical teams saved lives and changed the world of cardiology 50 years ago

• ‘Decades ahead’: Berg’s niece explores the city’s history as a heart attack trailblazer in new book on the ‘Spokane Experience’

• Move to buyer-friendly online tools to show, sell homes likely here to stay

All stories for April 28, 2021 »

Thursday, April 29

• This Date in Baseball: April 29

• Wishing Star literally kidding around with ‘Send a Friend a Goat’ week

• Abandoned but not forgotten: Spokane Valley may tackle shopping cart problem

• Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission staff recommend rate decrease for Avista customers

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A historic building still in use today was badly damaged in a fire

All stories for April 29, 2021 »

Friday, April 30

• This Date in Baseball: April 30

• STCU reopening three branches

• Washington becomes latest state to clarify ban on hemp-derived ‘delta-8’ cannabis products

• Shawn Vestal: Guild’s blockade of protest review shows we haven’t crossed the oversight finish line yet

• Ben Goodwin among contingent of area volleyball referees to step onto the national stage

All stories for April 30, 2021 »