Archives | March 2023

Wednesday, March 1

• Idaho bill to help undocumented drivers just cleared a major hurdle. The Senate is next

• After advocating for herself and her children, Virla Spencer found her calling doing the same for others

• 38,000 people in Spokane County could lose Medicaid coverage as COVID public health emergency ends

• Postal Service taps Ford to build more than 9,000 electric delivery trucks

• Truckers collide with EPA over big-rig emission standards

All stories for March 1, 2023 »

Thursday, March 2

• Charles M. Blow: The spectacular fall of Lori Lightfoot and the politics of race and crime

• Biden administration unveils cyber strategy that takes more aggressive regulatory approach

• S-R accepting listings for summer camp guide

• Weathercatch: It’s spring? Depends on who you ask – and never mind the snow

• Kay Olson went back to school at 42 and went on to become an ‘extraordinary champion’ for local COVID vaccine access

All stories for March 2, 2023 »

Friday, March 3

• Finnish president to address Washington Legislature on Monday

• Kohberger endorses public defender as attorney in hearing over possible conflict issue

• Stan the Man and his salary demand

• Sausage brings the small community of Uniontown together every year, even as some aspects of its annual feed change

• Spokane Valley tax preparer has misled clients that he is an attorney, Washington Attorney General’s Office says

All stories for March 3, 2023 »

Saturday, March 4

• Marc Rubinstein: How Buffett turned a few calls into 3,787,464%

• ‘You got to be a little nasty’: Now healthy, former Gonzaga big man Zach Collins thriving in Alamo City with Spurs

• Trudy Rubin: The steadfastness of Galapagos tortoises is a symbol for our times

• Commentary: Reflections, and regrets, 20 years after I opened the Department of Homeland Security

• Commentary: Guns are the biggest public health threat kids face. Why aren’t we warning them?

All stories for March 4, 2023 »

Sunday, March 5

• Motley Fool: Bargain-priced Media giant

• Do older adults have to rethink their retirement plans?

• Longer mortgage rate locks aren’t worth paying extra

• Michelle Singletary: Four reasons a credit-card balance transfer may be a bad idea

• In most U.S. cities, homes still sell faster than before the pandemic

All stories for March 5, 2023 »

Monday, March 6

• 100 years ago in Spokane: President Warren G. Harding plans summer visit as part of tour of West

• Are Washington kids eating fruits and veggies? Data shows where we rank in U.S.

• Ask Dr. Universe: The balance between predator and prey is an important one to maintain

• Love Rocks: New Spokane group spreads sunshine, one painted rock at a time

• Getting There: T.J. Meenach Drive to close next week for Cochran Basin project

All stories for March 6, 2023 »

Tuesday, March 7

• A watershed moment: Spokane County buying water right for more than $300,000

• Idaho bill would repeal law banning private militias. Here’s how senators voted

• ChatGPT is coming to Slack, and it will help write your messages

• Meta plans thousands more layoffs as soon as this week

• Fed may need more aggressive interest rate hikes, Powell says

All stories for March 7, 2023 »

Wednesday, March 8

• State Senate passes safe staffing standard, in compromise between hospitals, unions

• Spokane International Airport receives $15 million grant to help expansion

• Does your latte need a shot of olive oil? Maybe not, but perhaps your heart does

• Gonzaga women look to come out with ‘ferocity’ in NCAA Tournament after setback against Portland

• Frustrated residents could form cooperative

All stories for March 8, 2023 »

Thursday, March 9

• Spokane County to spend up to $200,000 educating voters on sales tax measure that would pay for new jail

• Spokane Valley buying another $80,000 eye in the sky

• Weathercatch: The cloud of springtime has returned, and these ones don’t portend gloom

• Some $300 million could be coming back to Washington after its first pollution auction

• Bill creating magic mushrooms regulation task forces passes the state Senate

All stories for March 9, 2023 »

Friday, March 10

• DeSantis culture war ignores 600,000 Black children

• Spokane County spending $1 million on gates, lights for railroad crossing

• ‘Mentally unfit for trial.’ What’s it mean? How does Idaho restore defendants’ competency?

• Author Ammi Midstokke brings her passion for storytelling and introspection to Northwest Passages stage March 15

• Billie Holiday’s fame and influence persevere despite tumultuous personal life

All stories for March 10, 2023 »

Saturday, March 11

• A Grip on Sports: Saturday thoughts range from the snow to getting snowed under with college basketball

• ‘It’s kind of the Cougar way’: Washington State coach Kamie Ethridge gleaned talent from around the globe to build Pac-12 title team

• In the garden with Susan: When to start the tomatoes?

• S-R Showcase: Ron Cox shares boys Region coaching duties with son Jamie, battling through brain cancer treatment

• Leprechauns, shamrocks and Irish spirit fill downtown Spokane

All stories for March 11, 2023 »

Sunday, March 12

• U.S. household net worth increased in fourth quarter on stock values

• Motley Fool: Huge and getting huger

• Your Money Adviser: Tips on buying tickets the next time your favorite singer is in town

• Alexis Leondis: Mortgage lenders are giving homebuyers bad advice

• The Dirt: Historic Peyton Building to become ‘livable’ apartments

All stories for March 12, 2023 »

Monday, March 13

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Women’s auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan appear publicly, contribute to unwed mothers home

• Women of Achievement: Heike Lake receives YWCA honor for work at Lutheran Community Services Northwest

• As Latah Valley building pause ends, Spokane city leaders consider huge jump in fees for developers to pay for growth

• Getting There: Spokane public transit a lifeline for many, though ridership slow to recover from pandemic slump

• Federal reserve path is murkier after bank blowup

All stories for March 13, 2023 »

Tuesday, March 14

• S-R Showcase: Ron Adams, pioneer of Spokane girls basketball, named all-star game in memory of best friend

• Dick Fosbury, the Idaho Olympian who revolutionized high jumping, dies at age 76

• Spokane moving forward with $3.1 million settlement for man struck by car in dangerous crosswalk

• 100 years ago in Stevens County: Police confiscate 61 cases of whisky in 2 road blockades

• 100-year-old Holocaust survivor visits Spokane to share his story

All stories for March 14, 2023 »

Wednesday, March 15

• Former S-R outdoors editor Rich Landers reflects on hiring Ammi Midstokke as her book debuts

• America’s largest owner of local sports channels files for bankruptcy

• This conservative group is advocating for renewable energy

• ‘We’ve kind of figured out who we are’: Gonzaga’s progress evident over second half of season

• A Grip on Sports: The game in Pullman last night kicks off a week of basketball excellence

All stories for March 15, 2023 »

Thursday, March 16

• NASA unveils a new moon suit for Artemis astronauts

• YWCA Women of Achievement: Lawyer, professor Mary Pat Treuthart puts ‘passion into practice.

• ‘None of it makes sense’: Family of woman killed in Spokane Valley hit and run worries teen driver won’t be held accountable

• Ada County decision to decline homelessness dollars sets off row with Boise’s mayor

• Weathercatch: March opens with wintry roar; finally turns more lamb-like

All stories for March 16, 2023 »

Friday, March 17

• More than 100 students apply to Eastern’s new nursing program as demand for health workers soars

• Innovia Foundation gets $850,000 from state to start high school mentorship program

• U of Idaho homicides suspect had a rare neurological condition, visual snow. What is it?

• Nonprofits seek relief from Idaho Attorney General Labrador’s ‘fishing expedition’

• Elvis Presley wasn’t the only recording artist to serve his country

All stories for March 17, 2023 »

Saturday, March 18

• Banking crisis hangs over economy, rekindling recession fear

• Babe Vote, March for Our Lives Idaho file suit over law eliminating student IDs for voting

• Charles M. Blow: Donald Trump must be prosecuted

• Amanda Little: Protecting the U.S. food supply means thinking smaller

• Gonzaga women look forward after disheartening NCAA Tournament loss to Ole Miss

All stories for March 18, 2023 »

Sunday, March 19

• The Dirt: Large apartment complex coming to South Hill

• Here’s what you can do to combat the rising risk of check fraud

• 30-Year mortgage rates retreat for first time in 5 weeks

• Motley Fool: Taxes and accounting

• Painting the Pacific Northwest: Idaho artist Andy Sewell has painted his home region for over 30 years

All stories for March 19, 2023 »

Monday, March 20

• Kathleen Parker: Women who have abortions may be headed to prison - or worse

• Hundreds of WSU students could be forced to move midsemester over issues with rental company

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Museum displays Revolutionary War flag

• Drew Timme’s revenge, Julian Strawther hits 1K and three other takeaways from Gonzaga’s opening games at the NCAA Tournament

• Lego stop-motion animation class offers way to expand fun with popular toy

All stories for March 20, 2023 »

Tuesday, March 21

• Back in the Lime light: Spokane’s e-scooter fleet gets a new upgrade

• Coeur d’Alene school board will try to pass levy again as superintendent warns up to five campuses will shutter if it fails a second time

• U.S. studies ways to insure all bank deposits if crisis grows

• Wall Street’s fear gauge crumbles with risk-on bid

• Google’s catch-up game on AI continues with Bard launch

All stories for March 21, 2023 »

Wednesday, March 22

• ‘You’re willing to try’: Adam Morrison relives college career-ending moment in AT&T advertisement

• How Gonzaga’s ‘unparalleled’ decades of dominance have led to national sponsorship clout

• 5 exercises to keep an aging body strong and fit

• Spotify spent less than 10% of its $100 million diversity fund

• A Grip on Sports: Great endings, high expectations and new beginnings are a great way to get over the hump

All stories for March 22, 2023 »

Thursday, March 23

• There was Ocean’s Eleven, and then there’s Spokane’s Eleven: A look at the 11 ties between Las Vegas and the Lilac City.

• Spokane County Sheriff’s Office buying $159,000 worth of rifle suppressors

• Gardening: Thawing ground means it’s time to start seeds

• The Collector: Bruce Ottmar intrigued by Pacific Northwest and Alaska Native artifacts

• 3D-printed rocket fails to reach orbit but still is hailed as success

All stories for March 23, 2023 »

Friday, March 24

• Designing their own studios to meet demand for content

• ‘It’s My Party’: Lesley Gore’s life and career was so much more than a teen anthem

• Weathercatch: From 22,000 miles above, newest U.S. satellite monitors our weather

• Co-owner of Spokane’s marijuana producer Grow Op Farms among 9 indicted in Utah fraud scheme tied to supplements

• Ford teases ‘Project T3,’ next-gen electric pickup to be built in Tennessee

All stories for March 24, 2023 »

Saturday, March 25

• Commentary: Include men in conversations about menopause

• WA hospitals lost more than $2.1 billion in 2022, officials say

• Idaho House introduces late-session medical cannabis bill

• Charles M. Blow: Trump faces prosecution, America faces a test

• A tech job still pays $120 an hour despite mass layoffs

All stories for March 25, 2023 »

Sunday, March 26

• Ann Carrns: A new federal student loan program will move millions toward forgiveness

• In Scotland, making whisky with energy from wind, wood chips and tides

• The Dirt: Company purchases land for possible Amazon expansion

• Motley Fool: An undervalued grower

• End of COVID-19 emergency will usher in changes across the US health system

All stories for March 26, 2023 »

Monday, March 27

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Bears at Manito Park Zoo welcome arrival of spring - most of them

• The Full Suburban: You get what you need, and a collarbone can’t stop it

• Ask Dr. Universe: When it comes to immunity, it takes a little B and T

• Our food hang-ups hurt kids. Here’s how to flip the script.

• Getting There: Euclid Road bridge is still closed. But it’s reopening in September.

All stories for March 27, 2023 »

Tuesday, March 28

• What did we learn from Trump’s Waco rally? He’s stuck in the past

• Claudia Sahm: You know whose deposits aren’t safe? The unbanked

• Spokane County homeowner frustrated as neighbor continues flouting regulations

• Lyft founders step down amid intense competition

• Volunteers needed to train service dogs in Spokane: ‘It gives someone independence they never had’

All stories for March 28, 2023 »

Wednesday, March 29

• Sandy Williams honored with posthumous YWCA award: ‘I believe she’s smiling down’

• Owners of new restaurant, Zozo’s Sandwich House, adjust to Spokane rush

• Spokane County buys 103 acres in Dishman Hills for $3.6 million

• Spokane Vet Center celebrates Vietnam Veterans Day by rehanging dog tags: ‘That brotherhood is everything’

• Is there lead in your lipstick? Arsenic in your face powder? Proposal in Washington legislature would ban those chemicals in cosmetics.

All stories for March 29, 2023 »

Thursday, March 30

• Apple sets June 5 WWDC, where it plans mixed-reality headset debut

• Charles M. Blow: Florida school picks hysterical over historical, bans Disney movie about integration

• Weathercatch: 60-degree weather gives Spokane the cold shoulder so far this spring

• Gardening: Mushroom kits bring the treasure hunt indoors

• Brady Hill takes scenic route from Mt. Spokane to Colorado Rockies spring training

All stories for March 30, 2023 »

Friday, March 31

• Nicholas Kristof: How a president’s arrest can strengthen a democracy

• Bed Bath warns of bankruptcy risk in $300 million stock offering

• Commentary: Will the Nashville shooting inspire action? Past waves of American violence did

• Jim Nantz broadcasts last shining moments in NCAA Tournament with some mourning

• Spokane Valley City Council leaving City Hall for the rest of the year

All stories for March 31, 2023 »