Archives | July 2021
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Thursday, July 1
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Spokane athletic trainer chosen as prestigious award recipient
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Tri-Cities-based El Somm Wine Tours launches all-inclusive packages in Spokane market
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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
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MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions opens Spokane office
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Gardening: How to help our heat-stressed lawns
Friday, July 2
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As current dry, hot conditions increase fire risk, authorities in Inland Northwest counties urge against fireworks this Fourth
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100 years ago in Spokane: A crowd gathered to hear updates on the Dempsey-Carpentier boxing match
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New jobless claims rise slightly in Spokane County last week
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Driver who tested positive for three drugs after 2020 fatal crash charged with vehicular homicide
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‘An exciting tool’: Spokane County dispatch system will now livestream 911 calls to deputies
Saturday, July 3
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Kevin Singer: Members of Gen Z say the government is letting them down
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Ramesh Ponnuru: The rickety politics of the infrastructure bill
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Virginia Heffernan: The Trump Organization indictments — and the unknowable mystery of Trump’s barnacle loyalists
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Roberto Loiederman: I thought of her as a daughter until a confession years later made me question my memories
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These are the candidates to replace the Spokane School Board’s outgoing president
Sunday, July 4
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Motley Fool: Handmade and vintage e-commerce
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Warren Buffett’s top tips for beating inflation
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Carla Fried: Women financial advisers — too few, but worth the search
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Michelle Singletary: A reality TV couple wanted to ‘bless’ Black people suffering financially, but FTC says it was a pyramid scheme.
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Elizabeth Shackelford: The U.S. in Afghanistan: It was always going to end this way
Monday, July 5
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100 years ago in Spokane: Firecrackers blamed for many 4th of July fires
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You know Fredy Montero, the Sounders legend and all-time leading scorer. Here’s his story off the pitch
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Rogers High School football players help neighbor move during last week’s extreme heat
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Getting There: With climate getting hotter, gas power can’t cool us down
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Fairmount Memorial opens first eco-burial garden in Inland NW, but can it bring back burials in Washington?
Tuesday, July 6
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Research aims to examine ‘compounding’ health effects of climate change
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Evening edition: The Spokane Chronicle, returning July 12 as e-edition, served community for 111 years
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Shawn Vestal: Some neighborhoods have it made in the shade – and some don’t
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‘This is the worst year’: Berry growers face new challenges in wake of scorching heat
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Northeast Spokane man stabbed due to argument over lighting fireworks
Wednesday, July 7
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Two running for Deer Park mayor, but third candidate remains on ballot
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Drug overdoses increased during the pandemic, and treatment programs are grappling with the demand
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100 years ago in Spokane: The arrest of a bad-check artist led to a major clue in the disappearance of a St. Louis couple
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Stay Alfred founder launches new company to take guesswork out of homebuying
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Solving for ‘R:’ EWU clinic uses ultrasound technology to help children with speech disorders
Thursday, July 8
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Sports clinic featuring NBA star Lenny Wilkens and actor Danny Glover aims to help Native youth ‘Rise Above’
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Avista Corp. files natural gas rate adjustments in Idaho
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100 years ago in Spokane: Radium was the newest health fad, and the man suspected of a role in a couple’s disappearance was said to have ‘insanity’ from a head injury in the war
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Sidewalk, storm water system and Appleway Trail extension projects planned
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Weathercatch: Heat wave still hot news; plenty of summer ahead
Friday, July 9
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Chris Cargill: There is no reason to keep collective bargaining talks secret
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100 years ago today: drownings lead to better lifesaving equipment at area resorts
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Summer 2021 ties for second place with 1894 as most consecutive days above 90 degrees
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Gonzaga School of Business to teach student athletes on personal branding amid new NIL rules
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Volunteers from Sandpoint church caught up in Haiti’s political crisis after president’s assassination
Saturday, July 10
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Noah Feldman: Gorsuch critique of landmark libel case should be taken seriously
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Charlie Cooper: Voting rights legislation should have passed, but not for the reasons you think
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Leonid Bershidsky: Why both Russians and Americans got nowhere in Afghanistan
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Will Bunch: Live free and die: Inside the bizarre political philosophy of America’s unvaccinated
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Volunteers pull trash from Spokane River as residents flock to the water to beat the heat
Sunday, July 11
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Aleta Payne: Hannah-Jones is right. Go where you’re wanted and let UNC address why she isn’t there
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Mental health professionals – not police officers – could soon respond to some 911 calls in Spokane
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Spin Control: As numbers were drawn, the draft lottery had 18-year-olds on edge – including me
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We the People: Registering for the Selective Service is not the same as having a draft
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Spokane tops the nation in real estate bidding wars
Monday, July 12
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: They fear nothing quite so much as the loss of whiteness and its privileges
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Three candidates step forward to serve northeast Spokane on City Council
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100 years ago in North Idaho: A longtime judge was killed in a mining explosion
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Getting There: Lax enforcement makes Lime scooters a hazard for some
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‘Aim higher’: EWU’s new tribal relations director seeks to empower Native American students
Tuesday, July 13
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100 years ago in Spokane: Experts debated whether driving was giving people ‘motor hoof’
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Avista Foundation awards $276,700 in grants to support youth development, education
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Former EWU women’s basketball coach on unlawful termination claim: ‘It hurts my heart’
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Where there’s no smoke, there’s still fire: Spokane fortunate to avoid smoke, but luck could change at any time
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Rising Above: At sports clinics for Native youth, lessons on dribbling blend with lessons on life
Wednesday, July 14
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100 years ago in Spokane: Artwork from San Francisco worth thousands of dollars somehow wound up in a Hillyard lodging house
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Baker Construction & Development breaks ground on Tesla service center in Liberty Lake
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Man bit by Spokane police dog reaches $50,000 settlement with city
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Mark Cipolla, former Spokane County chief criminal deputy prosecutor, dies at 62
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Wholesale inflation over past year jumps by record amount
Thursday, July 15
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Western Washington’s golden paintbrush flower could be removed from endangered species list
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Daybreak Power Inc. obtains permit for pumped storage hydro facility near Lake Roosevelt
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Dry Fly Distilling opening new production facility Thursday in downtown Spokane
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Spokane’s housing crisis has the council questioning whether tax breaks for developers really help
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Spokane Valley Fire roundup: Authorities investigate trash bin burns
Friday, July 16
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LZ Granderson: Why should gun worship define American patriotism?
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100 years ago in North Idaho: An ‘alarming’ fire near Priest River threatened a lumber camp
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Spokane County new jobless claims drop to pre-pandemic low
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Downtown Spokane is poised to come back after pandemic, but it won’t be the same
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Spokane International Airport CEO Larry Krauter elected board chair of American Association of Airport Executives
Saturday, July 17
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Cynthia M. Allen: Texas Democrats insult the voters they say they’re protecting with Washington walkout
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Mark Z. Barabak: He called out Trump’s election lie. That made him toxic to fellow Republicans
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Spokane Valley pastor’s social media apology for ‘one-piece swimsuit only’ rule goes viral
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The U.S. women’s soccer team is the heavy Olympic favorite, seeking a feat never achieved before
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Stevens County fire near Rice burns one home, temporarily displaces 50 residents
Sunday, July 18
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Incoming Post Falls Police Chief hopes to strengthen department’s ties to community
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As fires roar through its hills and forests, once again the Colville tribe watches its ‘life’s blood burn’
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Why heat can be so dangerous
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After 20 heat-related deaths, some say Spokane region needs better planning for future heat waves
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Five seek to replace Candace Mumm to represent northwest Spokane on City Council
Monday, July 19
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Ignorance is death
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100 years ago in Spokane: Judge finds Anna Corbin insane, orders her to be committed to asylum
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American father, son get Japan prison terms for Ghosn escape
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Getting There: New fees to aid failing central Spokane Valley intersections
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Biden’s pick to lead Bureau of Land Management under fire from Republicans over ties to 1989 tree spiking in Idaho
Tuesday, July 20
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New chief selected for Capitol Police after 1/6 insurrection
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For Carli Loyd, other older Olympians, age is just a number
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For the health of it: 100 years ago men spent summer walking up and down Mt. Spokane
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Hutton Settlement cottages renovated with donation from Davenport Hotel owners
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‘Unprecedented conditions’ lead to resource shortages for firefighting agencies
Wednesday, July 21
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Spokane County unemployment rate falls to 4.8% in June
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‘It’s great to be back’: Garland Theater reopens for movies Friday
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State Rep. Rob Chase’s anti-vaccine comments removed from Facebook, called ‘false information’
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New basketball court mural to become first in Spokane to honor and celebrate tribal culture and history
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Tokyo, Paris, L.A., Brisbane – 2032 Olympics go to Australia
Thursday, July 22
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Realtors pump big campaign money into Spokane City Council races ahead of August primary
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100 years ago in Spokane: A man was suspected of killing a taxi driver, and possibly a restaurateur months earlier
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‘An alternate reality’: Cohousing community nears completion in South Perry
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‘I don’t know his reasons’: Reactions mixed to WSU coach Rolovich’s decision to decline COVID-19 vaccine
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Front Porch: Readers share their reading memories
Friday, July 23
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Hundreds of new Washington laws go into effect on Sunday covering areas from police accountability to wildfires to education
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Washington sheriffs sign letter vowing to uphold Second Amendment, but some question their messaging
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As police-reform laws go into effect, sheriffs and activists disagree on their effectiveness
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Washington State’s Max Borghi charging $70 for customized Cameo videos, will share earnings with O-line
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Latest Latah Valley development plan to be subject of community meeting
Saturday, July 24
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Eddie Lucio Jr.: I joined Texas Democrats’ walkout in 2003. Here’s why I’m staying in Austin this time.
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100 years ago in Spokane: A toddler walked into the Spokane police headquarters and demanded a teddy bear
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Crew begins work on ‘Stepwell’ art feature in Riverfront Park
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‘A pressing national challenge’: WSU to lead new regional cybersecurity education and research institute
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‘So overwhelmed with gratitude’: GoFundMe campaign started for owner of Rusty’s Produce in Spokane Valley as he battles medical condition
Sunday, July 25
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Proposal to lay cables under Columbia met with skepticism
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The Spokesman-Review’s first high school Interns are enjoying the ‘coolest’ summer job in Spokane
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As first monthly child tax credit payments arrive Washington congresswoman pushes to make them permanent
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100 years ago in Spokane: Police raided the women’s section of the jail and ‘made a big haul’ of cigarettes and drugs
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Two former orphans from Haiti announced commitments to Washington State on June 28. Here’s how Jakobus Seth and Djouvensky Schlenbaker are connected through fate, fortune and football
Monday, July 26
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: She is 8 years old
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100 years ago in the Inland Northwest: Ephrata attorney gifts President Harding a pair of bear cubs
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How the Russians caught the U.S. in gymnastics
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‘It’s aggressive. It’s interesting’: East Trent gym mural pays homage to classic 1984 film ‘The Karate Kid’
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Getting There: Can a 6-lane I-90 and $1.5 billion prevent gridlock in 300,000-person Kootenai County?
Tuesday, July 27
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Virginia Heffernan: Clapton’s not God, he’s just another anti-vaxxer
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Disbelief, support in Japan after Naomi Osaka’s elimination
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Western lawmakers ask USDA for more aid to farmers, ranchers stricken by heat, drought and fires
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100 years ago today: 21st Infantry headed to Hawaii amid tensions with Japan
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No violations found at controversial alt-right ex-comic’s Boundary County property
Wednesday, July 28
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U.S. bounces back from Olympic-opening loss, routs Iran 120-66
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Gov. Little joins governors, premiers in calling for border reopening
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Shriveled and burned: Extreme temps take a toll on Washington fruit industry
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100 years ago in Spokane: Rumors of a growing local Ku Klux Klan chapter swirled, but members claimed the group was misunderstood
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‘His laugh was so contagious’: Fiancee of fatal victim from Spokane Valley bar shooting remembers Daniel Martinez as kind, fun-loving
Thursday, July 29
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Robin Ball retiring after 26 years as CEO of Sharp Shooting Indoor Range & Gun Shop
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Spokane’s cooling plans debated again as city expects return of triple-digit heat this week
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100 years ago in Spokane: A booze runner was facing a federal trial related to whisky, but not in the way you think
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‘Truly a family store’: The General Store in Spokane, celebrating 75 years, plans for new Liberty Lake location
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Gardening: Container plants versus this heat
Friday, July 30
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Cheney School Board incumbent faces two challengers on Tuesday’s primary ballot
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WSU to lead new research institute to apply artificial intelligence innovations to farming
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100 years ago in Spokane: Driving was becoming more popular, and the county had the numbers to prove it
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Area colleges in-state registration holds, fines for students who don’t comply with COVID-19 vaccine requirement
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Worker pay rises strongly as businesses fight to fill jobs
Saturday, July 31
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100 years ago in Spokane: Two bootleggers were caught running a ‘neighborly moonshine industry’ that was on the rise
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Natural gas debate heading to Spokane ballots in November
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To the quarters: U.S. routs Czech Republic, 119-84 in Tokyo
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A Grip on Sports: From frogs to pools and everywhere in between, July is the best month to be a kid
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Durant sets record, example for US Olympic men’s hoops team