Archives | January 2021
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Friday, Jan. 1
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Christmas Bureau breaks record with more than $734,000 in donations
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Jobless claims rise in state, fall in Spokane County
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1 in 5 of the 7,000 people tested at Spokane Arena had COVID-19
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‘We have to move on’: Local experts encourage mental health care into the new year
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Chewy sends pet paintings to keep customers from straying
Saturday, Jan. 2
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Recap and highlights: No. 1 Gonzaga too much for San Francisco
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A Grip on Sports: A few schools’ tight grip on the CFP trophy isn’t good for college football
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6 years later, Alabama and Ohio State go at it again with national championship on the line
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France’s giant curfew-busting party is over after two nights
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‘It’s just unprecedented’: Senate hinges on Georgia runoff chaos
Sunday, Jan. 3
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Motley Fool: Chick magnate
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Ruben Navarrette Jr.: In politics, centrists are the real action heroes
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Sarah Green Carmichael: There’s a science to keeping New Year’s resolutions
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George Ball: Growing hybrid politics; Congress’ monoculture must evolve
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Eden, Utah woman gets Idaho college degree 6 decades after dropping out
Monday, Jan. 4
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Jesse Jackson: Americans looking for bold leadership from Biden
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100 years ago in Spokane: Roosevelt Hotel landlady arrested after drunken lumberjack escapades
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Then and Now: Rosemary Apartments
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Laid-off employees of Ponderay Newsprint are running out of time and money
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These are the Washington laws changing in the new year
Tuesday, Jan. 5
Wednesday, Jan. 6
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In reversal after pro-Trump mob storms Capitol, McMorris Rodgers votes to certify election results; Pence declares Biden winner
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New Dry Fly Distilling production facility begins to take shape in downtown Spokane
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Second potential buyer submits bid for Ponderay Newsprint in Usk
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Shawn Vestal: With her vote today, McMorris Rodgers finalizes the sale of her soul
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Preparing for ‘the worst’ as pandemic rages, officials call for volunteers to join Medical Reserve Corps
Thursday, Jan. 7
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Recap and highlights: No. 1 Gonzaga cruises past BYU, 86-69
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Weathercatch: 2020 recap – wildfires, record snow and rain, and fleeting snowmen
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Front Porch: Take guess on 2020’s words of year – new vocabulary sprang up around COVID-19
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Quentin King, former educator and longtime West Valley schools shop teacher, celebrates 100th birthday
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Pandemic projects: Patsy Pinch plays piano for friends over 300 days and counting
Friday, Jan. 8
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Start of Washington’s legislative session will be secure, but safety protocols still under review
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Increase in jobless claims in state, Spokane County spurred by seasonal construction, retail layoffs
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Shawn Vestal: A COVID-19 death, turned into both a memorial and a mask campaign
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Glucose Revival owner donates 220 blood sugar kits to law enforcement for diabetic emergencies
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COVID-19 grades? Pandemic prompts area colleges to implement new grading systems
Saturday, Jan. 9
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Graham Lampa: Trump’s Twitter account should belong to all of us
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Rich Lowry: Trump’s disgusting coda
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Recap and highlights: Joel Ayayi has triple-double, No. 1 Gonzaga thumps Portland
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New Liberty Lake mayor Cris Kaminskas hopes to focus on collaboration, community engagement
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Spokane businessman Vince Bozzi, who died of COVID-19, remembered for ‘boundless optimism’
Sunday, Jan. 10
Monday, Jan. 11
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: After D.C. riot, sweep out the garbage
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100 years ago in Spokane: Canadian man tries to pass forged check under baseball star’s name
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Then and Now: Broadway Truck Service
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City eyes $200,000 settlement with woman who fell on uneven sidewalk in 2019
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Who’s next? Long-term care facility residents, staff should get COVID-19 vaccinations this month
Tuesday, Jan. 12
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100 years ago in Spokane: U.S. Marshal’s 16-year-old son back home after joining Navy using false information
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F1 season to start in Bahrain after Australian GP postponed
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COVID-19 vaccine trial comes to Cheney MultiCare clinic
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Spokane County median home price jumped 15.4% last year; strong demand likely to continue in 2021
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Post Falls Police arrest Spokane man they say had child pornography
Wednesday, Jan. 13
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Another tournament in Hawaii, a fresh start for most players
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Carla Fried: 4 steps to realizing your emergency savings goal
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To cancel or not?: IOC, Japan press ahead with Tokyo Games
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Franz announces proposed legislation for wildfire fighting, prevention
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Ferry County agrees to pay $165,000 to woman in sidewalk chalk First Amendment case
Thursday, Jan. 14
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Recap and highlights: No. 1 Gonzaga runs away from Pepperdine in second half
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State Senate passes resolution extending COVID-19 emergency orders in first debate of many on virus restrictions
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COVID-19 cases rising in schools following winter break
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Kootenai County home prices increase 15.1% in December
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Science behind the storm: A low pressure center took a ‘very favorable track’ to create a lot of wind
Friday, Jan. 15
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Inslee’s capital gains tax gets mixed reaction in first public hearing
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What’s the holdup? How vaccination delays are affecting state, local distribution
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Senate committee releases broad recommendations for post-COVID-19 economic recovery
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Experts: There have been warnings of far-right violence for decades, including in the Spokane area
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Spokane puts ‘all hands on deck’ in hopes of clearing remaining trees by Sunday
Saturday, Jan. 16
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Jacqueline Salit: More excessive partisanship will make wound from Capitol siege even worse
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Rich Lowry: The Flight 93 Post-Election
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Recap: No. 1 Gonzaga fends off Saint Mary’s
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House votes to extend Inslee’s COVID-19 orders until end of state of emergency
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Annual homeless count disrupted by COVID-19, but city vows to complete census
Sunday, Jan. 17
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Motley Fool: Tech dividends
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Susan Tompor: New rule helps those who lost jobs in 2020 qualify for key tax credits
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Mark A. Stein: There’s probably creepy software on your work laptop
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The Dirt: Spiceology planning new production facility at Playfair Commerce Park
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Police reform in focus during first week of state Legislature
Monday, Jan. 18
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Eboo Patel: What Martin Luther King Jr. taught us about embracing our enemies
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100 years ago in Spokane: Jilted husband-to-be files lawsuit against woman who scorned him
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China economy grows in 2020 as rebound from virus gains
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Then and Now: Ace Concrete gravel pit
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COVID-19 contact tracers in Spokane are now screening people for mental health issues
Tuesday, Jan. 19
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100 years ago in Spokane: Bank robbers get away with $1,200 cash
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New state Rep. Rob Chase hires former Spokane County GOP chairwoman who resigned after defending white nationalist
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In effort to get kids back in school, state Republicans introduce bill to change reopening metrics
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New COVID-19 rules give some Washington restaurants ability to open inside dining (but bring a coat)
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European aviation agency: 737 Max to be cleared next week
Wednesday, Jan. 20
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When does food go bad in a power outage? ‘Best to err on the side of caution,’ experts say
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Developers concerned Spokane Valley moratorium on planned residential development could exacerbate region’s housing crisis
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A Grip on Sports: The transition between 2020 and 2021 in Pullman won’t be as difficult with Abraham Lucas returning
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EU fines video game firms for blocking cross-border sales
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Wall Street hits records as hopes build for more stimulus
Thursday, Jan. 21
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State patrol spent $1.6 million so far on capitol security leading up to Inauguration Day
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How much would you pay for better roads in Spokane Valley? The city wants to know
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Front Porch: Birthday brings reflections of two American stories
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Spokane Community Observance of the Holocaust holding annual writing contest; KSPS to help produce video of local survivors
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Love story: Haugens mark 60th anniversary
Friday, Jan. 22
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A state proposal that could impact distribution of funds for local emergency communications higlights tensions between city, county
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About 150 laid-off Ponderay newsprint workers granted federal assistance
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Economic stimulus money on prepaid debit cards causes confusion
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Denver-based Mercer Global Advisors acquires Hart Capital Management
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New jobless claims in state, Spokane County decline for second week in a row
Saturday, Jan. 23
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Trudy Rubin: Biden’s first big foreign policy test
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Rich Lowry: No, there won’t be unity
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Kristin Kobes Du Mez: Five myths about evangelicals
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Dipti S. Barot: My grandmother was named Kamala. And now, so is my vice president. Why that matters
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Jim Litke: Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes ‘cleared’ for AFC Championship. What could go wrong?
Sunday, Jan. 24
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Motley Fool: Blown Away
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Consumer Confidential: Complaints about movers soar as millions relocate because of the pandemic
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Pandemic spurs technology growth in insurance industry
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New in-vehicle technology shows we’re using cars ‘as much for living as traveling’
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Arab Spring exiles look back 10 years after Egypt uprising
Monday, Jan. 25
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: No way for decent people to ‘unite’ with racism, anti-Semitism or homophobia
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100 years ago in Spokane: Trial in manslaughter case of slain widow delayed
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Then and Now: Washington National Guard
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Conifers’ wind-wrought woes renew calls for diverse urban forest in Spokane
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How much should events pay for security from Spokane cops? City Council weighs options
Tuesday, Jan. 26
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Twitter permanently bans My Pillow CEO
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100 years ago in Spokane: Driver who dragged pedestrian for 13 blocks found guilty of manslaughter
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Bill that would ban large-capacity magazines gets mixed reviews in first state Senate committee hearing
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Bill to change composition of public health boards receives strong support in public hearing
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EU urges U.S. to draft joint rule book to rein in tech giants
Wednesday, Jan. 27
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Washington lawmakers want to ban openly carrying firearms at state Capitol, public demonstrations
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West Valley School District asks voters to approve replacement, capital projects levies
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Spokane County’s unemployment rate increased to 7.4% in December
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Stockwell’s Chill n Grill opening this weekend in Millwood
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Commission starts work of redrawing district lines in Washington state
Thursday, Jan. 28
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A Washington bill to waive some graduation requirements in emergencies is closer to becoming law
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Emails between Dr. Bob Lutz and Spokane Mayor Woodward show tense, but not dysfunctional relationship
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‘Dense tissue can hide cancers’: New clinic to offer imaging technology to detect small breast cancer mass
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Inland Northwest Partners, Avista launch market research tool for local businesses
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Kids at Spokane Public Schools now have a new way of getting to class
Friday, Jan. 29
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New jobless claims in state, Spokane County decline for third consecutive week
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Proposed WSU funding shift to athletics frustrates faculty: ‘We haven’t been able to invest in other areas’
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Caterpillar 4Q sales slip, but results top Wall Street
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U.S. consumer spending fell 0.2% in December in face of virus
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U.S. employment costs rise modestly in fourth quarter
Saturday, Jan. 30
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Education, vaccines, masks: BSU policy study sheds light on public opinion
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Rich Lowry: ‘Free speech for me, but not for thee’
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Martin Schram: How top House Republican threw GOP bus under Trump
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Recap and highlights: No. 1 Gonzaga uses balanced attack to beat Pepperdine, 97-75
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Washington Legislature sends unemployment insurance relief bill to governor