Archives | April 2023

Saturday, April 1

• Can you bring legal weed back to Idaho from a neighboring state? Here’s what the law says

• The necessity of patriotism (even in times like these)

• What the Republican Push for ‘Parents’ Rights’ Is Really About

• David A. Hopkins: The gun lobby’s strength is cultural, not financial

• Commentary: How the debt ceiling could prevent the next banking crisis

All stories for April 1, 2023 »

Sunday, April 2

• U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rate eases to six-week low of 6.45%

• Do we know how many people are working from home?

• Motley Fool: A promising deal

• It should be outrageous that Trump’s indictment is not a federal case

• By indicting Trump, Alvin Bragg restores our faith in the rule of law

All stories for April 2, 2023 »

Monday, April 3

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Boy scouts make most of spring break at Upriver training camp

• The aerospace industry needs climate-friendly fuel. Can the state of Washington help?

• The Full Suburban: Seven people, one RV, 1,900 miles. What could go wrong?

• Ask Dr. Universe: How many beetles are there? More than one can imagine

• Windsong School families knitting together community one blanket at a time

All stories for April 3, 2023 »

Tuesday, April 4

• MultiCare joins other regional health care facilities in dropping universal masking

• Don’t expect U.S. shale to quickly fill the gap left by OPEC+ cut

• What is an ‘assault weapon’? Lawmakers, retailers disagree on the definition as Washington Legislature considers ban

• Post Falls getting its version of Kendall Yards: Millworx, ‘where people can live, dine and visit’

• Walmart’s job-cut tally tops 2,000 in e-commerce warehouses

All stories for April 4, 2023 »

Wednesday, April 5

• 100 years ago in the Pacific Northwest: Feds up their efforts to bust bootleggers at sea, borders

• Carl P. Leubsdorf: This is just the beginning for Trump

• New mentoring program at Yasuhara Middle School helps girls ‘work through it in this space’

• Bill to create state prosecutor’s office to review police use of force fails to move forward

• Long-anticipated landfill near Washtucna set to open in 2024, changing the way waste is processed for much of the Inland Northwest

All stories for April 5, 2023 »

Thursday, April 6

• Amazon looks to grow diamonds in bid to boost computer networks

• A football field-sized boat will service U.S. offshore wind farms

• Messages made public as judge prepares to weigh new Spokane City Council maps amid gerrymandering accusations

• Foundation honors 160 Spokane Scholars at annual banquet

• Weathercatch: Hail? No, it’s graupel!

All stories for April 6, 2023 »

Friday, April 7

• 100 years ago in Spokane: An agriculture dignitary warned a crowd that fossil fuels, food production were dwindling

• Trump, the incredible shrinking defendant

• WSU student makes handbag out of fermented kombucha; practices sustainability

• Washington trying to ban out-of-state puppy mills from selling in state

• Film has always been entranced by the Empire State Building. It started with ‘King Kong.’

All stories for April 7, 2023 »

Saturday, April 8

• A Virginia official says drag queens hurt kids. She’s missing the real threat.

• Treefort crowds did a number on this Boise park. The price to fix it? Not a small one

• 100 years ago in Washington D.C. (by way of Spokane): Elizabeth Poindexter had a harsh take on job-seekers in the capital

• Spokane expects findings of fluoridation study in June

• Spokane Falls student and ‘big dreamer’ from Madagascar taught himself English to pursue American education

All stories for April 8, 2023 »

Sunday, April 9

• How to make $100,000 or more and pay no income taxes

• Motley Fool: Value in games

• Your Money Adviser: A federal tool could soon make it easier to compare credit cards

• Mortgage rates in the US are slipping – again

• 2023 second-quarter housing trends: Uncertainty prevails

All stories for April 9, 2023 »

Monday, April 10

• 100 years ago in Spokane: President Warren G. Harding announces itinerary for visit to city in August

• Ask Dr. Universe: Ants slow things way down to get through the winter

• A digital footprint that begins before birth

• TikTok is addictive for many girls, especially those with depression

• Tesla to open battery factory in Shanghai as China seeks foreign investment

All stories for April 10, 2023 »

Tuesday, April 11

• ‘Ridiculous’ but graceful: Thousands of sandhill cranes pass through Washington every spring

• Foo Fighters coming to Spokane Arena on Aug. 4

• Hyundai commits to $18 billion spend in shift to electric cars

• A Grip on Sports: The ongoing showers have nothing on the flood of April sports stories, including another sloppy M’s defeat

• Boeing tops Airbus in plane deliveries for first time since 2018

All stories for April 11, 2023 »

Wednesday, April 12

• ‘It’s time to end the failed experiment’: Bill to repeal advisory votes heads to Inslee’s desk

• Cotopaxi founder Davis Smith, who built a company with a mission to combat poverty, to speak at Gonzaga Thursday

• Closed Village Centre Cinemas at Airway Heights for sale at auction; sellers seeking minimum $1.7M

• Midas meal: Archaeology group to recreate 2,700-year-old meal based on tomb excavation

• Top U.S. banks to reveal $521 billion deposit drop, most in decade

All stories for April 12, 2023 »

Thursday, April 13

• Inflation is falling. Why aren’t people noticing?

• Washington lawmakers try to expand access to abortion with multiple bills this session

• Weathercatch: April showers - and oh, but those clouds!

• Journey’s Jonathan Cain shares the real-life story behind ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ ‘ as band prepares for Spokane show

• Air-lifted from his farm, man having a stroke gets life-saving surgery from a friend

All stories for April 13, 2023 »

Friday, April 14

• New comic book publisher sees creators as partners, and stockholders

• Airway Heights could join Spokane County Library District to free up tax revenue

• She fought to change hair-braiding law. Now, Boise refugee owns one of Idaho’s first salons

• WSU partners to open Spokane autism clinic aimed at earlier diagnosis, reduced wait time

• Hempfest gears up for 26th edition

All stories for April 14, 2023 »

Saturday, April 15

• Jamelle Bouie: Harlan Crow, Clarence Thomas’ benefactor, is not just another billionaire

• Max Stier: The IRS is becoming a model of efficiency. Really.

• David Brooks: Why people are fleeing blue cities for red states

• Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels returns from Tajikistan after talks on training partnership with foreign police

• Spokane County might start deleting ‘transitory’ emails to save money and improve record requests

All stories for April 15, 2023 »

Sunday, April 16

• Survey: 56% of workers plan to look for a job in next 12 months

• Motley Fool: Solid business, fat dividend

• Your Money Adviser: Allocating tax refund wisely can bolster your finances

• U.S. small businesses face worst credit in a decade after SVB

• She had invasive surgery after Idaho Dr. Ryan Cole misdiagnosed her. Now she’s suing.

All stories for April 16, 2023 »

Monday, April 17

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Woman jumping from speeding, stolen car starts manhunt in Rosalia

• The Full Suburban: RV road trip a success, bumps and all

• Ask Dr. Universe: Evolution is at work all the time, in a bunch of different ways

• Kellen Cares nonprofit offers suicide prevention education

• Parents of runaway youth seeking gender-affirming or reproductive care wouldn’t be notified by shelter under bill approved in Washington Legislature

All stories for April 17, 2023 »

Tuesday, April 18

• A new hub for homeschoolers and their parents aims to serve ‘hundreds of kids’ in Spokane Valley

• As Bonner County’s only labor hospital prepares to close, hundreds show up for ‘unhappy hour’ to grieve and share their fears

• Spokane schools’ use of restraints, isolation, violated civil rights of special needs students, DOJ says

• Laid off by Big Tech, then recruited for contract work — at the same place

• A Grip on Sports: Some April traditions never seem to change while others have gone away

All stories for April 18, 2023 »

Wednesday, April 19

• Washington may change real estate excise taxes to build affordable housing

• Business lunches make comeback in Spokane: ‘People always longed for that human connection in deal-making’

• Google’s rush to win in AI led to ethical lapses, employees say

• Apple’s mixed-reality headset to offer iPad apps, virtual workouts

• A Grip on Sports: Kraken does something historic and the M’s do something pretty normal these days

All stories for April 19, 2023 »

Thursday, April 20

• More Americans are losing their homes as foreclosures on U.S, properties rise

• Spokane County leaders unveil $305M concept for new jail complex paid for with proposed sales tax boost

• Reddit wants to get paid for helping to teach big AI systems

• Weathercatch: Not long ago, April 20 felt like July 20 – definitely not this year

• Gardening: Some plants, such as blueberries, spruce, grow best if you acidify soil

All stories for April 20, 2023 »

Friday, April 21

• EWU gets broader authority for doctorate degrees

• ‘Not just a crisis of Indian country’: Washington to form special unit to investigate scourge of slain Indigenous people

• Tony Orlando and the magic of ‘Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree’

• Author Nic Stone will take Northwest Passages stage to talk about teen mental health and stigmas

• Before fleeing Afghanistan, she was an army commando. Now living in Spokane, she just wants to learn to drive

All stories for April 21, 2023 »

Saturday, April 22

• Lawmakers still searching for compromise on Washington’s drug possession law as session nears end

• In honor of Earth Day, here’s a look at five environmental bills in Washington that could literally change the world

• A Grip on Sports: If you don’t want to make a road trip through the Palouse, there is still plenty to watch tonight

• Jim Meehan: Former Mt. Spokane standout golfer Gunnar Knutson back in the swing at Weber State

• Prep roundup: Charlie Caldwell leads Clarkston past East Valley in doubleheader sweep

All stories for April 22, 2023 »

Sunday, April 23

• The Dirt: Multifamily project with 29 units planned for Hillyard

• Tech industry pioneer and Sketchpad creator sees a way for the U.S. to lead in advanced chips

• The startup that lets hedge funds bet millions on real-life events

• Preserving KOOL Oldies is a local effort

• ‘It really is a lifestyle’: Medical Lake alum returns to lead school district, carrying on family legacy of educating

All stories for April 23, 2023 »

Monday, April 24

• Charles M. Blow: I want to be the old man with the orange socks

• 100 years ago in the Inland Northwest: More clues yielded in suspicious deaths of 2 men

• Money is pouring into stock ETFs at a time when bearish warnings soar

• The Full Suburban: When your house loses its new home smell for all the wrong reasons

• Ask Dr. Universe: Early relative of the rhino qualifies as a unicorn

All stories for April 24, 2023 »

Tuesday, April 25

• GM, Samsung SDI outline $3 billion spend on U.S. battery plant

• Biden is setting up an $11 billion chips network to bolster U.S. national security

• U.S. new-home sales unexpectedly increase to a one-year high

• A Grip on Sports: NHL playoff anxiety is a (somewhat) real thing and probably should be recognized by the AMA

• Alec Baldwin ‘grateful’ for support in Montana as ‘Rust’ resumes

All stories for April 25, 2023 »

Wednesday, April 26

• 22 Out of 25 melatonin products were mislabeled, study finds

• Kohberger defense team wants Moscow survivor’s testimony

• Tiny but tough twins born under 2 pounds each ‘doing well’ after treatment at Deaconess NICU

• Heart Strings: How a classic Nashville guitar pull inspired MultiCare’s star-studded Spokane benefit show

• Apple plans AI-powered health coaching service, mood tracker and iPad health app

All stories for April 26, 2023 »

Thursday, April 27

• Wyoming fisheries biologists adapt to elude controversy on cutthroat trout restoration

• Briefs: Spokane Audubon meeting features woodpecker researcher

• Spokane Farmers’ Market moves to Browne’s Addition as conservation district secures funding for permanent market

• Dr. Ryan Holbrook, surgical oncologist and pioneer in innovative cancer operations, retires

• Saving the Symphony: Spokane orchestra looking for more donations as it faces $1 million deficit after pandemic

All stories for April 27, 2023 »

Friday, April 28

• ‘Need is great’: Project would boost housing for Boise homeless. Will city help fund it?

• Sources: Lee newspapers plans to reduce printing days

• Iron Man’s Robert Downey is among questionable casting choices that worked out

• Spokane’s trees provide more than aesthetic benefits to residents

• A Grip on Sports: Seahawks play contrarian role once again in first round of NFL’s draft

All stories for April 28, 2023 »

Saturday, April 29

• Lori Vallow Daybell’s case spans 3 states, 4 deaths. Here are all the key people involved

• This GM design team’s work shows up in all kinds of places besides cars

• Commentary: How self-defense laws can allow violent racism to go unpunished

• Commentary: Ending affirmative action would be bad for our health

• Commentary: Why one judge in Amarillo got to decide whether any American could use the abortion pill

All stories for April 29, 2023 »

Sunday, April 30

• Rates on CDs are soaring, but the high rates may not last

• U.S. home-price gains cool as buyers squeezed by higher rates

• Four steps for setting your investment goals

• Venezuelan tattoo artist creates graffiti mural for kids room at Wenatchee mission

• In the Garden: One can never have too many plants, and the Associated Garden Clubs’ annual sale is here to help

All stories for April 30, 2023 »