Archives | September 2021

Wednesday, Sept. 1

• 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

All stories for Sept. 1, 2021 »

Thursday, Sept. 2

• 100 years ago in Spokane: After getting out of arson charges, the caretaker of the torched Corbin mansion was in trouble over liquor

• Avista Corp. seeks to raise natural gas prices by 10%

• 2021 football preview: Ridgeline coach David Myers building culture at new school, program

• 2021 football preview: The key to Shadle Park’s success starts on the line of scrimmage

• 2021 football preview: A redo for Washington State, which now boasts bolstered depth and run-and-shoot experience

All stories for Sept. 2, 2021 »

Friday, Sept. 3

• Collectible prices skyrocket, to the dismay of hobbyists

• Jobless claims decline in Spokane County, state

• Dog park frenzy: As controversy swells around South Hill amenity, two parks could be in the works downtown

• ‘This is an everybody problem’: Study by WSU researchers links Trump votes with LGBTQ+ bullying in schools

• Shawn Vestal: Obituaries paint a portrait of a community

All stories for Sept. 3, 2021 »

Saturday, Sept. 4

• Lawrence Goldstone: Patriotism and freedom: The two most misused terms in U.S. politics

• An urgent plea from the last line of defense for our children

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Drunken baker accused of killing woman in hotel room; Spokane Symphony earns praise

• A Grip on Sports: High school football holds its first complete Friday Night Lights a day before college football does it even later

• A brand new start for old New York

All stories for Sept. 4, 2021 »

Sunday, Sept. 5

• Kimberly Rex: My father was killed on 9/11. I still struggle to understand how he just disappeared.

• Recap and highlights: Washington State drops first game of season to Utah State

• Analysis: Will lawmakers embrace, or ignore, McGeachin’s task force?

• Squandered opportunity on 2-yard line leaves Washington State fans scratching their heads after Utah State loss

• With growing numbers of critically ill pregnant COVID-19 patients, doctors urge expectant parents to get vaccine

All stories for Sept. 5, 2021 »

Monday, Sept. 6

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Shame on Texas

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Interstate fair scofflaws jailed for illegal games of chance

• The fortunes of Malden, Washington, rose and fell largely with the railroads

• ‘We’ve always been involved’: East Valley couple covers pandemic-era student lunch debts, buys diversity books

• ‘A salt-of-the-earth guy’: Spokane lifer, COVID-19 survivor and WWII vet honored for his 100th birthday

All stories for Sept. 6, 2021 »

Tuesday, Sept. 7

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Judge sides with city in fair gambling flap

• A sobering fact Biden is learning: Good policy is not good politics

• ‘A passion for food and a passion for service’: How Kenny Andrews of the Edgewater Lounge brings faith, food and music to Diamond Lake

• With a dancing robot and autonomous submarine, UI’s robotics program is settling into its new space at North Idaho College

• ‘Weddings are a luxury’: As COVID-19 pandemic worsens, engaged couples face tough choices

All stories for Sept. 7, 2021 »

Wednesday, Sept. 8

• Amazon to open two cashier-less Whole Foods stores next year

• NFC predictions: How each team will finish this season

• AFC predictions: How each team will finish this season

• Bureaucratic hurdles making Malden recovery uniquely difficult

• Amazon opens fulfillment center in Spokane Valley

All stories for Sept. 8, 2021 »

Thursday, Sept. 9

• Hoosiers use fast start to rout Idaho 56-14 in home opener

• After last year’s distance-learning decision, Wednesday was the first day for one of Spokane’s biggest kindergarten classes

• Back to health and nutrition: Experts offer tips to help students return to in-person classrooms

• Spokane County’s housing market shows signs of cooling down in August as sales drop, inventory rises

• Best way to honor a King? Spokane Park Board to hear plans for Expo ‘74 booster statue

All stories for Sept. 9, 2021 »

Friday, Sept. 10

• Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting bias

• White House competition council seeks lower consumer prices

• 9/11 led to permanent boost in airport security

• Preventing fires from destroying entire towns will take communities learning to live with fire

• Millwood veteran recalls saving lives during 9/11 attack of the Pentagon

All stories for Sept. 10, 2021 »

Saturday, Sept. 11

• Recap and Highlights: WSU beats Portland State 44-24 behind de Laura’s four touchdowns

• Marquis of Whitman County: Malden leaders have big dreams for future

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Merchants were outraged over plans to abandon streetcar lines on Lidgerwood and North Division

• Spokane Park Board asks for more information before considering King Cole statue

• ‘The hardest day’: Spokane honors ‘the ones who ran to the danger’ on 20th anniversary of 9/11

All stories for Sept. 11, 2021 »

Sunday, Sept. 12

• Michelle Singletary:

• Motley Fool: The Amazon.com of Latin America

• You’ll soon be able to pay the mortgage in Bitcoin – but should you?

• Reza Aslan: Watching TV helped me see America. Can it help America see Muslims?

• The Spokesman-Review is seeking nominations for Women of the Year

All stories for Sept. 12, 2021 »

Monday, Sept. 13

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: America has always run from the truth of itself

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Fatal shooting started with dispute over woodpile, prosecutors say

• ‘I will forever be grateful for the kindness of people’: Gratitude, faith and service follow in decade after loss of youngest son

• Resolution would express Spokane’s support for resettling Afghan refugees

• Report: A land bank could increase affordable housing in Spokane, but there are some major hurdles

All stories for Sept. 13, 2021 »

Tuesday, Sept. 14

• Shawn Vestal: Caught in political stalemate, the street homelessness crisis worsens

• South Korea to fine Google $177M for forcing software on devices

• 100 years ago today: WWP and city at loggerheads over streetcars

• County opens new ‘stabilization unit’ as part of jail diversion efforts

• Council pledges to fund one homeless shelter, holds off on another

All stories for Sept. 14, 2021 »

Wednesday, Sept. 15

• In brief: Bing Crosby House Museum to reopen Saturday

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A social services leader proposed making ‘hobos’ cut wood in exchange for help

• New pipeline will deposit treated water from ex-uranium mine directly into Lake Roosevelt

• ‘It was pretty miraculous’: How University of Idaho forestry students helped slow a particularly risky wildfire

• Crisis standards of care ‘imminent’ in other parts of Idaho after the Panhandle’s desperate decision

All stories for Sept. 15, 2021 »

Thursday, Sept. 16

• Home prices are rising faster than your down payment fund: What to do

• Inland Boy Scouts council contributes to national abuse settlement

• Cryptocurrency explained

• FailSafe for Life raises awareness with suicide prevention movie, training

• Expanding workforce training, industry collaboration key to growing manufacturing industry, observers say

All stories for Sept. 16, 2021 »

Friday, Sept. 17

• School bus driver shortage hits critical stage in Spokane

• 100 years ago in Eastern Washington: Police feared the suspects from the Reardan bank robbery were headed to Spokane, and prosecutors pushed for hanging in the Gracio murder

• Weekly jobless claims in Spokane County drop to pre-pandemic level

• ‘I need surgery, and I don’t know when I am going to get it’: COVID-19’s impact on other vital health care

• Eastern Washington colleges begin crackdown on submission of student, staff vaccine statuses

All stories for Sept. 17, 2021 »

Saturday, Sept. 18

• Recap and highlights: Washington State self destructs as USC comes back to win 45-14

• ‘This is our year to restart’: Excitement and COVID-19 requirements abound for EWU move-in day

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Closing arguments in the Gracio murder trial led the suspect’s wife to faint

• Jaylen Watson, others return to Washington State secondary

• Friday Night (High)Lights: Murky Greater Spokane League races starting to gain some clarity

All stories for Sept. 18, 2021 »

Sunday, Sept. 19

• Mortgage rates dip lower this week; 30-year loan at 2.86%

• Carla Fried: Hidden mutual fund and ETF fees can cost you plenty

• Michelle Singletary:

• Spin Control: Attempt to recall Inslee faces even longer odds than recall of Newsom

• Homelessness a top issue in race between Bingle and Sherazi for Spokane City Council

All stories for Sept. 19, 2021 »

Monday, Sept. 20

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Managing a mentally unbalanced president

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Washington Water Power threatens to yank its streetcars

• Family fun in fall: Eight local autumn activities to do with kids

• Getting There: Federal prioritization of equitable, sustainable projects changes calculus for local planners

• Inside the modeling journey of Maya Samaha, Spokane native and Amazon’s new commercial star

All stories for Sept. 20, 2021 »

Tuesday, Sept. 21

• Jarred Kelenic’s rocky road to September success will help him, and the Mariners, in the long run

• Big Sky Notebook: Eastern Washington and Southern Utah meet once more before the Thunderbirds depart the Big Sky

• Washington State mailbag: Questions about Cougars’ quarterback resurface

• With still no plan to reopen U.S. borders, communities frustrated as Biden eases restrictions on international air travel

• Chinese builder’s debt struggle rattles investors

All stories for Sept. 21, 2021 »

Wednesday, Sept. 22

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A forger was arrested after repeating the same spelling mistakes from one of his checks

• Edwin ‘Goodie’ Magana seeks help making a new life in Spokane after stint in California jail

• Gonzaga University, Sodexo roll out on-campus food delivery robots

• Legislative districts in Spokane County could look different in 2022 as redistricting process begins

• Shawn Vestal: Tales from the COVID units, told by WSU-trained nurses

All stories for Sept. 22, 2021 »

Thursday, Sept. 23

• ‘Cougar fans need to remember that name’: Washington State nickel Armani Marsh, a Spokane product, draws praise

• What really counts as a religious exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine? Employers are trying to figure it out

• Obliterating diabetes: Fundraiser’s youth ambassador Brooklyn Blomgren, 10, dances through life

• 100 years ago in Spokane: 10-year-old twins were being questioned in the drowning death of a boy they reportedly had bullied

• Pandemic projects: Wooden whimsical birds’ ‘only job is to make people smile’

All stories for Sept. 23, 2021 »

Friday, Sept. 24

• Sellouts and busts: Fans are fickle when choosing concerts during COVID-19

• As hate crimes rise nationally, so do Spokane’s community efforts to identify and eradicate them

• 100 years ago in Spokane: The 10-year-old twins last seen with a boy who drowned had differing stories from that day

• Shawn Vestal: Conventional wisdom on hiring crisis isn’t holding water

• A Grip on Sports: Sure, there is a lot of football (and baseball) available this weekend, but the Ryder Cup is the best competition

All stories for Sept. 24, 2021 »

Saturday, Sept. 25

• Analysis: Some trustees and parents are making it tougher to track COVID-19 in schools

• Recap and highlights: Utah overcomes turnovers to beat Washington State 24-13

• Could a La Niña bring a snowy winter to Spokane? There’s a strong chance

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A deputy found ‘the worst case of vandalism’ he had seen while looking for booze

• A Grip on Sports: As WSU travels to Utah again, the Cougars will try to answer some pressing questions

All stories for Sept. 25, 2021 »

Sunday, Sept. 26

• Andrea Felsted: The return of empty shelves and panic buying

• Jackie Calmes: America’s debt limit is a meaningless political football

• Here’s how the proposed maps for Spokane County Commission would divide control between Republicans and Democrats

• Two or three, that is the question: Spokane County redistricting committee debating how to split city

• We the People: 14th Amendment defined citizenship

All stories for Sept. 26, 2021 »

Monday, Sept. 27

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Goodbye, and good riddance

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Civil lawsuit answers question of who was driving car in fatal pedestrian crash

• Then and Now: Front Street

• Physicians, public health experts recommend flu vaccine to avoid strain on already stressed health care system this winter

• ‘Family is what’s important’: Hords’ annual Pizzapalooza features outdoor fun, Native food and friends

All stories for Sept. 27, 2021 »

Tuesday, Sept. 28

• Biden’s plan to vaccinate the world won’t work. Here’s a better one.

• Municipal Judge Matthew Antush faces former Spokane multicultural director Gloria Ochoa-Bruck in election to retain seat

• Gopuff launches delivery service in Spokane

• Investor buys historic Peyton Building for $11.4 million

• Was 2021 the Spokane Indians’ most exciting season ever? Players, workers and fans describe the ups and downs of pandemic baseball

All stories for Sept. 28, 2021 »

Wednesday, Sept. 29

• East Valley School Board candidates share stance on pandemic response

• Exemption alone won’t save state workers’ jobs

• Washington’s plastic bag ban goes into effect Friday – here’s what you should know

• Spokane police plead for ‘PepperBall’ launchers, but council questions request

• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories launches virtual tour of Pullman manufacturing facility

All stories for Sept. 29, 2021 »

Thursday, Sept. 30

• Briefs: County Library District offers free business workshops

• Chalk Walk kicks off YWCA Spokane’s October events as part of Domestic Violence Action Month

• Spokane’s Knight’s Diner is shining again

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A paper’s plan for World Series updates seemed modern in 1921, and a woman’s long-lost gold was in sight — even though she wasn’t

• Inslee urges construction industry labor organizations to support COVID-19 vaccinations

All stories for Sept. 30, 2021 »