Archives | August 2021
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Sunday, Aug. 1
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McGeachin’s education task force discusses calls to disband State Board of Education
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‘A very McCarthyism feel’: Idaho teachers say McGeachin’s task force stokes fear, confusion
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With just days before the August primary election, there’s still time to turn in your ballot
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Police say new legislative changes handcuffed officers from quickly capturing suspect on Wednesday
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Shawn Vestal: Police were called six times in two days on mentally ill man; the sixth proved fatal
Monday, Aug. 2
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: We can’t endanger the lives of the many to humor the misconceptions of the few
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100 years ago in Spokane: Two gas station thieves were caught in gunfight at Mount Vernon hotel
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Getting There: How should Spokane County’s transportation system grow?
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Spokane animal shelters see uptick in surrendered pets as housing emergency looms post-COVID-19
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Spokane County to pause federal emergency alerts as location glitches persist
Tuesday, Aug. 3
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Jean Guerrero: How the Border Patrol helped cause the ‘browning’ of America
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Spokane Regional Health district considering moving treatment services
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Some hospitals, including MultiCare, will require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19
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Roam Roasters opens coffeehouse in Medical Lake
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100 years ago today: ‘Secret initiation’ of Ku Klux Klan branches takes place in Spokane
Wednesday, Aug. 4
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Longtime Spokane City Attorney Jim Sloane remembered as ‘outstanding person’
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100 years ago in Spokane: The ongoing feud between two fruit merchants ended when one of them shot the other
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Air Quality Index, explained: What it means when Spokane’s air is rated ‘unhealthy’
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Shawn Vestal: The Spokane Regional Health District’s leadership should handle criticisms in the daylight
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People’s Pharmacy: Breakthrough COVID-19 infections from wedding
Thursday, Aug. 5
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In hot water: Warmer lakes might feel nice for some swimmers, but they come at a cost
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Spokane massage instructor has an Olympic touch: A fan of the Games, Gary Schwander worked at the global events in 1996 and 2002
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Avista Corp. adjusts customer utility rates
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100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Ain’t no more trouble coming,’ relative of slain fruit merchant promised
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Avista Corp. reports dip in Q2 earnings, cites increase in power supply costs
Friday, Aug. 6
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‘We didn’t lose everything’: Fire destroyed trailers, but Athol family’s just glad kids are OK
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Clearwater Paper Co. reports second-quarter net loss
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New jobless claims rise slightly in Spokane County, state
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100 years ago in Spokane: Residents fought back against an emerging Ku Klux Klan faction with a new group, Three Brothers
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Just how old is a historic Colville Indian Agency cabin? A University of Idaho team is studying tree rings to find out
Saturday, Aug. 7
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Seattle loses its last Elephant Car Wash location
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Trudy Rubin: China’s big COVID-19 lie makes a new pandemic harder to prevent
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100 years ago in Spokane: Stan Laurel, of later ‘Laurel & Hardy’ fame, gets skewered by critic
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Laura Collins and William McKenzie: Getting information right is crucial to solving the border crisis
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Dream season for Nelly Korda now includes Olympic gold medal
Sunday, Aug. 8
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Gov. Little appoints task force to tackle cybersecurity, election security in Idaho
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How Richard Sherman’s family, police and a gun dealer intervened to prevent potential tragedy
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Motley Fool: Just do it?
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We the People: Susan B. Anthony helped lead the way to expanding the vote to women
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Physical and mental fatigue ‘compounding’ for overworked and underpaid wildland firefighters in Washington
Monday, Aug. 9
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Let’s talk about the things they will not learn
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100 years ago in Spokane: Oil-drilling dreams near Latah Creek turn out to be a pipe dream
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Unions at reunion: As Mead High Class of 1970 prepares to gather, three couples of alumni are also celebrating longtime marriages
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Will Spokane’s long-term care facilities require COVID-19 vaccines?
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Getting There: City goes back to drawing board to design Fish Lake Trail connection
Tuesday, Aug. 10
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100 years ago in Spokane: Shipwreck survivors share harrowing story
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Liberty Lake woman is West Point’s top cadet
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Mercer International Inc. acquiring former Katerra plant in Spokane Valley for $50 million
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Inland Northwest climatologists sound off on U.N. report: ‘We definitely need to worry about snowpack’
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Texas Gov. Abbott seeks out-of-state help against COVID-19
Wednesday, Aug. 11
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Late-arriving ballots will decide race between Sherazi and Jasmin to face Bingle for Spokane City Council seat
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Meet the Mariners fans who have waited most of their lives to see their team in the postseason again
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Katie Lou Samuelson opens up on disappointment of missing Olympics with COVID-19, how she coped and how she’s ready to move forward
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Here’s what you need to know about Washington’s new vaccine mandate
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Uninsured and facing fire: Destructive wildfires on Colville Reservation highlight lack of home, renters insurance
Thursday, Aug. 12
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Race to the finished lines: Redistricting committee close to drawing new commissioner maps
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‘It leaves a hole’: Jim’s HomeBrew closing on North Division after 70 years, marking end of an era for local brewers
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Official certification: Food labels follow a path to get stamped organic
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100 years ago in Spokane: After 15 years, a woman’s deathbed confession seemed to solve a baffling murder
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Spokane Valley Fire roundup: Watchful neighbors help save house fire ignited by lightning
Friday, Aug. 13
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Nicholas Goldberg: COVID was a dress rehearsal for global climate change. And it didn’t go well
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‘A huge win for our kids’: Inside Spokane Valley’s new Ridgeline High School opening this fall
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27 people aboard Carnival cruise test positive for COVID-19
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100 years ago in Spokane: The tragic story of Mrs. Stone’s mountain rescue came to light
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After more than 20 years of operation, Fery’s Catering & Takeout up for sale
Saturday, Aug. 14
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Tricia Bishop: We did everything right, but our kid still got COVID
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Ruben Navarrette: Anti-mask parents try to bully schools to bend in their direction
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City of Spokane will considers fluoride study funded by $600,000 grant
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100 years ago in Spokane: Why the S-R believed the city had ‘reason to be optimistic’
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‘A self-inflicted wound’: Former ambassador to Afghanistan, Spokane Valley native Ryan Crocker says Taliban rout was avoidable
Sunday, Aug. 15
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Personal Finance: How much should you set aside in emergency savings?
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Motley Fool: An e-commerce growth story
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Michelle Singletary: Student loan relief is extended until Jan. 31, 2022. Here’s what you need to know.
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As kids head back for full-time in-person instruction, experts urge masks, vaccines as COVID-19 risk remains high
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Spokane and the King of Hollywood: Photos reveal Clark Gable trained here as a turret gunner in World War II
Monday, Aug. 16
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Skepticism can make you blind
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100 years ago in the Inland Northwest: Pair of old Spokane homesteaders relocate to ‘castle’ near Twin Lakes
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Carla Fried: If you can do without, now’s great time to sell your car
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Survey finds Washington’s nurses are stressed, and some are seeking jobs elsewhere in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Getting There: Can Spokane’s light rail effort be revived?
Tuesday, Aug. 17
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Those with invalid drug possession convictions can petition Inslee to eliminate remaining supervision, likely paving way for 1,200 commutations
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100 years ago today: Infamous murder case passes through Spokane
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Common Language Brewing Co. plans brewery in downtown Spokane’s Chronicle Building
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GOP hits Biden despite divides over Afghanistan withdrawal
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Prosecutors push Biden to prioritize criminal justice reform
Wednesday, Aug. 18
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Nicholas Goldberg: We can’t blame the unmasked and unvaccinated for being irresponsible? Really?
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Hillyard campus is much more than a new Shaw Middle School
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2020 Census finds Spokane is growing – and growing more diverse
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Private well owners near site of Fairchild contamination can have water tested by Indiana researchers
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A wrenching situation: Spokane mechanics struggle to fix a surge in older cars amid labor shortage
Thursday, Aug. 19
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Real estate expert says buying property in your kid’s college town may be a smart move
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Analysis: American promises to those who helped in Afghanistan are becoming hard to keep
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Bringing the battle NEAR: New WSU-led project to combat dementia in Native, Pacific Islander communities
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River Park Square hosting job fair Thursday
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Five Spokane-area companies make Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies nationwide
Friday, Aug. 20
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Organizers gear up for 27th annual Unity in the Community in Riverfront Park
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Statewide mask mandate is back for everyone, but there are some exceptions. Here’s where you need to wear a mask in Washington
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Shawn Vestal: Feeling oppressed by masks in schools? Here’s the perfect solution
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Reports of targeted Taliban killings fuel Afghans’ fears
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Stocks finish up Friday but can’t overcome weekly loss
Saturday, Aug. 21
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COVID-19 cases just as prevalent in community now as during winter surge, new report says
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100 years ago in Eastern Washington: A determined posse got some intel on the Metaline Falls bank robbers, and radium was back in the headlines as a miracle treatment
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A Grip on Sports: There is no such thing as a bad Saturday though fall Saturdays are (probably, maybe, could be) the best
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Former Gonzaga standout Johnathan Williams signs with Italian team
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‘We just want compliance’: Spokane Valley might do more to combat nuisance properties
Sunday, Aug. 22
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Census 2020 data illustrates Idaho’s urban, rural divide
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Vaccines in the real world: Two Idaho success stories at care facilities
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Delta surge is leading to some of the highest hospitalizations seen during the pandemic
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Front & Center: Former Rosauers CEO Jeff Philipps attained grocery industry success by giving back, supporting employees
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The Dirt: Former Spokane Fire Station No.1 building to be redeveloped into new restaurant, bar in downtown Spokane
Monday, Aug. 23
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: The dots had names
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100 years ago in Spokane: Young women arrive from New York, are questioned as potential Wobblies
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‘This car has been through so much’: Donated vehicle used to start Blessings Under the Bridge helps former homeless mom with kids
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Getting There: City pursues West Central greenway as citizens ask for citywide bike network
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Washington’s new mask mandate takes effect Monday
Tuesday, Aug. 24
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Yusei Kikuchi starts hot but implodes in sixth, giving Kansas City win over Mariners
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100 years ago in Spokane: Prosecutor says wrong teen was convicted in death of fruit grower
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Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment
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Idaho unemployment rate holds steady at 3% in July
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Will outdoor events carry on despite the rise in hospitalizations?
Wednesday, Aug. 25
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Cascadia Public House permanently closes Hamilton Street restaurant
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Shawn Vestal: Our narratives often roar past the facts, but the Sturgis facts, again, are bad
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Seniors can register for fall prevention class online
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Woman sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for stabbing man in Yakima area
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A Grip on Sports: As Pac-12 expands its influence, Washington State contracts its quarterback competition
Thursday, Aug. 26
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100 years ago in Spokane: A man’s ‘perpetual motion’ machine was making headlines — front-page ones
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Return to ‘Myst’: New version of classic video game from Mead developers releases Thursday
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Realtor.com: Spokane Valley ZIP code among top 50 hottest housing markets in the nation
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Two sisters open Elz Tastes and Tea in Spokane Valley
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Front Porch: Getting along with loved ones a blessing, not always a given
Friday, Aug. 27
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Michael Ryan: The COVID-19 denial won’t die
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100 years ago today: Wilson finds success as short story writer
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Nonprofit offers transportation for cancer patients in the Inland Northwest
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Shawn Vestal: SPS board president used his gavel to stop circus before it could begin
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A Grip on Sports: It’s been a while, but we finally get to watch college football with fans in the stands again
Saturday, Aug. 28
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Froma Harrop: Preventing COVID is much cheaper than treating it
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Elizabeth Shackelford: Disinformation sowed our failure in Afghanista
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100 years ago today: Train derailment sends 30 into a ditch
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Spokane County unemployment rate drops to 4.2% in July
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Spokane NAACP President Kiantha Duncan to host W.E.B. DuBois great-grandson in “Descendants” talk for Northwest African American Museum discussion series
Sunday, Aug. 29
Monday, Aug. 30
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: The wisdom of experience is a priceless gift … that many spurn
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100 years ago in the Inland Northwest: Pair of teenage criminals surrounded by posse in Springdale
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Getting There: Spokane seeks to link denser development to better transit, achieve a ‘green dividend’
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State: Religious exemptions for teachers to Washington COVID-19 vaccine mandate should be reviewed by human resources
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Counting Crows and checking cards: Saturday concert first to require proof of vaccination or negative test at Pavilion
Tuesday, Aug. 31
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Survey: 55% of Americans expect to search for a new job over the next 12 months
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As COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline draws near, unions hurry to reach bargaining deals
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100 years ago in Valleyford: Acquitted of arson, busted for bootlegging
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WSDOT touted new placemaking engagement process for NSC, but Minnehaha residents say their input ‘didn’t matter’
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‘I’ve been crazy, crazy lucky’: An all-encompassing Q&A with Mike Roth one day before Gonzaga’s 24th-year AD says farewell