Archives | November 2023

Wednesday, Nov. 1

• College basketball 2023-24: Women’s hoops will lose ‘beautiful conference’ when Pac-12 breaks up

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘The spirit was splendid’ at the city’s downtown Halloween celebration

• College basketball 2023-24: Idaho women enter new era under coach Carrie Eighmey

• College basketball 2023-24: First-year coach Alex Pribble focuses his Idaho men’s team on ‘belief building’

• College basketball 2023-24: Big Sky co-favorite Eastern Washington women ready to ‘start a legacy’ with deep roster

All stories for Nov. 1, 2023 »

Thursday, Nov. 2

• 100 years ago in Spokane: The ‘father of city planning’ predicted a metro population of 300,000 by 1930, and others hoped the Bureau of Reclamation would put its headquarters in the city

• Gardening: Plant now for indoor holiday blooms

• Spokane Handweavers’ Guild adds community to often solitary endeavor

• Bryan Kohberger defense is due some DNA records, though may not get them all

• A Grip on Sports: On the day after the Rangers get their first ring, we say goodbye to a complicated coach and hello to Eastern’s former one

All stories for Nov. 2, 2023 »

Friday, Nov. 3

• Amazon execs destroyed years of evidence before FTC action, agency says

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A newspaper test ballot showed heavy support for incumbent President Coolidge, and Gonzaga featured a performance from a young Bing

• Shoppers keep splurging on little luxuries like Starbucks, fried chicken

• A Grip on Sports: Yes, the two bullies of the Pac-12 are in action this weekend – though their big court battle is down the road

• Red-hot crypto rebound cools as Bankman-Fried is found guilty

All stories for Nov. 3, 2023 »

Saturday, Nov. 4

• Motley Fool: Promising PayPal after recent Apple partnership

• Jennifer Rubin: Nikki Haley has a shot. But a really, really long one

• Idaho legislative leaders sets deadline targets for 2024 session

• A Grip on Sports: November’s first weekend includes key games for every local college football team and a rout by Gonzaga’s men

• Gonzaga-LCSC rewind: Dusty Stromer, Braden Huff provide solid minutes off Bulldogs’ bench in exhibition rout

All stories for Nov. 4, 2023 »

Sunday, Nov. 5

• Gail Collins: Here’s what doesn’t happen after a mass shooting

• What the Fed’s November rate pause means for homebuyers and sellers

• The Dirt: Progress made for 226-unit project near airport

• Charles M. Blow: I grew up in Mike Johnson’s district, where kindness can mask cruelty

• ‘Our language identifies who we are’: Determined to preserve the Salish language, the Spokane Tribe is turning study into a full-time job

All stories for Nov. 5, 2023 »

Monday, Nov. 6

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Daily Chronicle runs photo of 20-year-old Bing Crosby

• Then and Now: Retail Trade Bureau

• ‘Idaho stands with Israel’: Israel-Hamas War draws hundreds of demonstrators at Capitol

• A Grip on Sports: If you hate tight losses and/or blowouts for teams you follow, then luckily we have just the antidote

• Tyson recalls dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets after metals found

All stories for Nov. 6, 2023 »

Tuesday, Nov. 7

• A Grip on Sports: It’s a good day no matter what as college basketball is underway in a big way for the Pac-12

• WeWork files for bankruptcy after years of losses

• Millions of retired Americans aren’t coming back to work as predicted

• Police arrest man armed with long gun near U.S. Capitol

• After SBF’s conviction, investors are targeting Larry David, Tom Brady and other FTX endorsers

All stories for Nov. 7, 2023 »

Wednesday, Nov. 8

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A local resident’s death had national significance, and an early Bing performance wasn’t as well-received as his GU peer’s

• Caesars, Las Vegas workers reach deal easing strike threat

• Auto wage hikes complicate the search for an affordable EV

• WeWork creditors brace for losses as bankruptcy hearings start

• ‘Very happy in his skin.’ Gonzaga’s Jun Seok Yeo following lightly-treaded path of South Koreans to play Division I

All stories for Nov. 8, 2023 »

Thursday, Nov. 9

• Latest mortgage news: 30-year rate backs off from 8%

• Will the Fed raise interest rates one more time this year? Some economists aren’t convinced

• Gardening: Digging in to the trends

• Amazon to expand grocery delivery, resume supermarket openings

• Microsoft record leads $1.5 trillion Nasdaq surge

All stories for Nov. 9, 2023 »

Friday, Nov. 10

• A Grip on Sports: No matter what condition your condition is in, it’s a good weekend to sit and watch sports

• Mostly Bs: Reporter Bob Condotta grades the Seahawks’ first half of the 2023 season

• A grocery chain just fired its self-checkouts

• Gonzaga target Zoom Diallo narrows down college list to four schools

• Larry Stone says farewell after 27 years at the Seattle Times

All stories for Nov. 10, 2023 »

Saturday, Nov. 11

• Jesse Wegman: The one audience Trump can’t hoodwink

• Gonzaga rewind: Hitting the reset button after Steele Venters’ knee injury

• A Grip on Sports: The view in September was golden but as we wind down the college football season, the luster has faded a bit

• Here’s the need the Mariners have identified coming out of GM meetings

• Analysis: It was just one women’s basketball game, but Washington State’s thrilling win over Gonzaga revealed plenty

All stories for Nov. 11, 2023 »

Sunday, Nov. 12

• Electric vehicles are hitting a road block: Car dealers

• Motley Fool: Don’t make these risky retirement moves

• 100 years ago in Spokane: LC’s football team was so good they had to travel to Ohio for a worthy competitor

• A Grip on Sports: As the Pac-12 rolls to its finish line, the wheels are starting to come off and no one seems to be doing anything about it

• Commentary: Huskies may make things too exciting, but they’re not winning by accident

All stories for Nov. 12, 2023 »

Monday, Nov. 13

• Celebrating 100 years of the jungle gym

• 100 years ago in Eastern Washington: A paroled convict was still on the run and had ‘a lot of explaining to do,’ Whitman County’s sheriff said

• Then and Now: Parkmaster parking

• Pac-12 legal affairs: Our predictions for Tuesday’s hearing on lawsuit filed by WSU and OSU

• Health insurance is about to boost U.S. inflation after months of relief

All stories for Nov. 13, 2023 »

Tuesday, Nov. 14

• One year since Idaho college students were killed, here’s where murder case stands

• Inflation eased in October in latest sign of cooling economy

• YouTube to require disclosure when videos include generative AI

• A Grip on Sports: A big hearing in Colfax, some big emotions at press conferences and a big mismatch in the Kennel

• Trump Media reports loss on paltry sales with SPAC deadline near

All stories for Nov. 14, 2023 »

Wednesday, Nov. 15

• Mike Johnson might be a more skillful speaker than expected

• Robots outnumber people 15-to-1 at UPS’s massive new warehouse

• U.S. retail sales slow ahead of holidays, but remain resilient

• U.S. producer prices decline by most since April 2020 on gasoline

• Amazon to sell $2,350 Astro robot for businesses in bid to boost interest

All stories for Nov. 15, 2023 »

Thursday, Nov. 16

• Honoring veterans: Volunteer group brings military ceremony to funeral services

• Gardening: SCC poinsettia sale gives students real world experience

• Bond yields slide on ‘Fed-friendly’ economic data

• U.S., E.U. seek to extend steel truce amid stalemate on longer fix

• Starbucks baristas strike on ‘Red Cup Day’ over schedules, staffing

All stories for Nov. 16, 2023 »

Friday, Nov. 17

• New U.S. home construction increased unexpectedly in October

• Amazon is laying off hundreds of people in Alexa division

• A Grip on Sports: Thankfully, a week before Thanksgiving we get a main course on Friday night, allowing more free time for Saturday and Sunday

• Boeing is at risk for still more delays - and losses - for costly Air Force One planes

• SpaceX to attempt another Starship rocket launch after mid-air explosion

All stories for Nov. 17, 2023 »

Saturday, Nov. 18

• Global trade gets a bad rap. But we can’t stop climate change without it.

• Idaho secretary of state says he can’t enforce new GOP voter affiliation deadline

• Commentary: What will the Matthew Perry toxicology results reveal? Here’s why it shouldn’t matter

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A New York writer liked the city’s downtown, but offered a ‘gentle rebuke’ on residents’ fashion sense

• ‘Kicked our butts.’ Colorado’s Deion Sanders left stunned by 56-14 loss at Washington State

All stories for Nov. 18, 2023 »

Sunday, Nov. 19

• Charles M. Blow: The question of anti-Zionism and antisemitism

• ‘Here for the long haul’: How the Spokane Region Long Term Recovery Group formed to help residents after the Gray, Oregon Road fires

• ‘It was just raining fire’: The day the Gray fire changed a town forever

• Grip on Sports: Saturday was near-perfect thanks to college football, college hoop and the hope of a winning Sunday

• Benny G Show, Ep. 2: Ben Gregg welcomes Ryan Nembhard to the podcast, talks Maui Invite, Fisher-Price hoops and a potential Dad cookoff

All stories for Nov. 19, 2023 »

Monday, Nov. 20

• 100 years ago in Spokane: 169 cases of liquor seized, 8 arrested, 1 dead following gun battle with rum-runners

• Women of the Year: Petra Hoy inspires ‘hope, equity and democracy’ through grassroots organizing

• Then and Now: Spokane before Expo

• Treasuries fall in run-up to $16 billion bond sale

• Black Friday, Cyber Monday spending projected to hit new high

All stories for Nov. 20, 2023 »

Tuesday, Nov. 21

• Recap and highlights: No. 11 Gonzaga controls the paint, beats Syracuse 76-57 in Maui Invitational

• U.S. existing-home sales slide further, still lowest since 2010

• What richer Americans do on Black Friday

• Ford to scale back planned battery plant on weaker EV demand

• Musk’s X sues Media Matters after report shows ads next to pro-Nazi posts

All stories for Nov. 21, 2023 »

Wednesday, Nov. 22

• Women of the Year: Pingala Dhital helps refugees like her find belonging in Spokane – ‘It takes a whole community’

• Altman returns as OpenAI CEO in chaotic win for Microsoft

• Deere falls as profit outlook disappoints on sales worries

• Ships across the world face hefty $3.6 billion climate bill

• Shippers spend $235 million in bid to bypass Panama Canal congestion

All stories for Nov. 22, 2023 »

Thursday, Nov. 23

• Barbie, Hot Wheels, Care Bears and other nostalgic favorites stay plentiful on toy shelves this year

• Women of the Year: Teresa Skinner champions the power of parasports

• The Collector: Ginger Wright’s potholder collection started with a gift from her grandmother

• Gardening: Apps help citizen scientists share data

• A Grip on Sports: Yes, we are thankful today but we decided to balance off that sweetness with a few sour patches

All stories for Nov. 23, 2023 »

Friday, Nov. 24

• Democrats are the true majority in the House

• ‘It’s up to us’: Rural town of Fernwood will break ground on new library after community effort

• The Christmas Bureau is back – here’s what’s new this year

• Boise-area sewage treatment plant violated clean-water law 16 times. Here’s what happened

• The mystery of the Perry Street stairs may be solved, and the neighborhood resident behind the clues now hopes for a historical marker there

All stories for Nov. 24, 2023 »

Saturday, Nov. 25

• Trudy Rubin: It will take more than the Israeli military to beat Hamas

• Commentary: I’m the child of a Holocaust survivor. I know the trauma inflicted on Gaza will last for generations

• Commentary: Presidential candidates and the myth of dwindling manufacturing

• Former Gonzaga forward Filip Petrusev waived by Sacremento Kings

• A Grip on Sports: One last full Saturday football charge into the breach for the doomed Pac-12, though ironically, the real villain, USC, has the week off

All stories for Nov. 25, 2023 »

Sunday, Nov. 26

• Coeur d’Alene Christmas Cruise returns, this time with a renovated North Pole

• Carl P. Leubsdorf: Congress avoided shutdown, but didn’t solve big issues

• Commentary: Trump called the latest 14th Amendment ruling a ‘victory.’ He couldn’t be more wrong

• Commentary: Biden’s executive order on AI is ambitious — and incomplete

• Volunteers Craig and Cathy Blankenstein jumped in when help was needed – ‘We love the Christmas Bureau’

All stories for Nov. 26, 2023 »

Monday, Nov. 27

• Ferris High School students craft wooden toys and trucks for the Christmas Bureau

• Women of the Year: YWCA director of legal services Sally Winn strives to help women in domestic violence and supports local communities

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Spokane ‘mermaid’ is bound for the London stage

• Where in America are we actually building new housing?

• Stocks set for breather after four-week rally

All stories for Nov. 27, 2023 »

Tuesday, Nov. 28

• ‘The guys behind the curtain’: Restock volunteers keep the Christmas Bureau’s toy room in tip-top shape

• ‘An icon at the Bureau’: Fern Swecker, the Teddy Bear Queen, is remembered at the Christmas Bureau

• Transfer tracker: Here’s which Washington State players have announced they’re entering the portal

• Cyber Monday sales hit record $12.4 billion even as savings dwindle

• U.S. home prices hit record with eight straight months of gains

All stories for Nov. 28, 2023 »

Wednesday, Nov. 29

• As shoppers balk at higher cereal prices, many switch to less-expensive store brands

• Jim Geraghty: The evangelical case for U.S. military aid to Ukraine

• Women of the Year: Shari Williams-Clarke ‘stays engaged despite the challenges’

• Stock futures gain on ‘Goldilocks’ economic signs

• U.S. economy grew 5.2% in third quarter, more than first estimated

All stories for Nov. 29, 2023 »

Thursday, Nov. 30

• Idaho investigation into school district finds mistreatment of students with disabilities

• Help kids open those Christmas Bureau presents in cozy new pajamas with Catholic schools’ donation drive

• Women of the Year: LaRae Wiley uses ‘natural gift’ with students to keep Salish language alive

• Call for help gives nonprofit a new direction

• Gardening: Region sees some shifts on USDA’s new hardiness map

All stories for Nov. 30, 2023 »