Archives | October 2023

Sunday, Oct. 1

• Charles M. Blow: When Trump says ‘people,’ he means ‘his people’

• Shawn Vestal: Arguments around anti-camping initiative sail into sea of legal uncertainty

• Friday Night (High)lights: Shadle Park says ‘Not so fast,’ comes away with big win in new downtown stadium

• A Grip on Sports: The M’s playoff hopes end and at least one player isn’t happy about how it came about

• Badminton World Junior Championships takes a break from competing to celebrating culture at Riverfront Park

All stories for Oct. 1, 2023 »

Monday, Oct. 2

• George F. Will: How the Supreme Court can limit Congress’s taste for self-diminishment

• The Full Suburban: With six hungry kids, adventurous eating while traveling is a challenge

• Ask Dr. Universe: Scientists know how cats purr, but not why

• Alone, but not lonely: Spokane widow embarked on solo camping adventure

• Then and Now: Developing Riverfront Park

All stories for Oct. 2, 2023 »

Tuesday, Oct. 3

• WA unemployment system still suffering from COVID-19 relief problems

• A Grip on Sports: The Seahawks give us a peek at the future while playing like a great team from their past

• Struggling with defects, Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems fires CEO

• US job openings top all forecasts as white-collar positions jump

• Zillow wins antitrust lawsuit

All stories for Oct. 3, 2023 »

Wednesday, Oct. 4

• Skewers transitions from food truck to restaurant: ‘I think as long as we’re serving the same good food, things will be great’

• A Grip on Sports: Tone deaf probably isn’t strong enough to describe the M’s Dipoto but it will have to do

• US firms added 89,000 jobs, fewest since early 2021 in ADP data

• Uber rolls out package return service so you don’t have to go to the post office

• Half of Gonzaga’s 14 nonconference games could be against ranked opponents

All stories for Oct. 4, 2023 »

Thursday, Oct. 5

• The Collector: Gary Pietz tools through time with antique farm equipment

• Gardening: Step-by-step instructions for creating a native plant garden

• Video game VC funding slumps as publishers battle COVID hangover

• Women are asking for promotions, but men keep getting them

• A Grip on Sports: The rhythm of the football season is comforting, even if a bye or two disrupts it a bit

All stories for Oct. 5, 2023 »

Friday, Oct. 6

• Boise-area library patrons oppose ‘normalizing’ LGBTQ+ lifestyles, records show

• Christmas in October? It’s not too early at the Christmas Bureau

• Week 6 prep football preview: Mt. Spokane takes perfect record against Central Valley; Rogers looks to bounce back from tough loss

• Low water supply in parts of Washington, elsewhere in West reduces hydropower

• US hiring surges, bolstering case for another Fed rate hike

All stories for Oct. 6, 2023 »

Saturday, Oct. 7

• Will mortgage rates change in October? Experts weigh in

• Tyler Cowen: Too much misinformation? The issue is demand, not supply

• Michelle Goldberg: If moderate Republicans were brave, they could save the House

• Sarah Green Carmichael: Managers, stop overlooking women’s potential

• Courtney Vandersloot, Liberty prepare to meet Aces in ‘inevitable’ WNBA Finals

All stories for Oct. 7, 2023 »

Sunday, Oct. 8

• Bankrate: The best home remodels for aging in place: making modifications to fit your needs as a senior

• What ‘The Office’ reboot should look like, according to office workers

• Charles M. Blow: The ripples of Republican chaos

• They were excited to move to Boise. Now they’re suing their HOA for discrimination.

• Message in a film canister leads to a lasting connection

All stories for Oct. 8, 2023 »

Monday, Oct. 9

• Then and Now: Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education

• 100 years ago today: Laundry business owner’s poisoning likely from wine purchased from two women at roadhouse

• A Grip on Sports: In the game before the game, just which Northwest ‘enemy’ will Cougar fans root for Saturday?

• UAW workers at Mack Truck go on strike

• Washington State’s road matchup with Oregon gets kickoff time, TV assignment

All stories for Oct. 9, 2023 »

Tuesday, Oct. 10

• States are trying to prop up the child care industry. It isn’t enough

• Picking employee benefits can be confusing — here’s where to start

• On World Homelessness Day, a look at how Spokane got to crisis levels

• Mizzou ad appears on racist X page as social media site faces concerned advertisers

• A Grip on Sports: The Big-12 needs to make it worth Gonzaga’s time, a prodigal son returns and Idaho should roll

All stories for Oct. 10, 2023 »

Wednesday, Oct. 11

• A Grip on Sports: There is always someone ready to stick their hand deeper into your wallet, espcially when it comes to cable bills

• Washington State men’s hoops picked to finish 10th in preseason media poll

• Gonzaga women’s basketball, led by four preseason All-WCC players, picked to win conference

• US producer prices rise by more than forecast on gasoline, food

• Disneyland announces another round of price hikes in time for the holiday season

All stories for Oct. 11, 2023 »

Thursday, Oct. 12

• Idaho man’s hand broke, healed with ‘deformity’ in prison. It took months to see a surgeon

• Gardening: Still time to plant and transplant before the ground freezes

• The Collector: Claudia Smith searches ground for rocks, feathers and other objects that become collages

• Gonzaga to appear on national television nine times during WCC play in 2023-24

• Saint Mary’s picked ahead of Gonzaga in preseason WCC poll; Zag trio makes preseason all-league team

All stories for Oct. 12, 2023 »

Friday, Oct. 13

• Rams forced to manage Cooper Kupp without hamstringing offense

• Kaiser Permanente and unions reach tentative agreement one week after strike

• A Grip on Sports: There’s a rivalry game in Seattle on Saturday and another in Moscow on a great day for football

• Weight-loss drug frenzy cements Novo Nordisk as Europe’s most valuable company

• Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard in $69 billion gaming deal

All stories for Oct. 13, 2023 »

Saturday, Oct. 14

• Betsey Stevenson: Goldin took women’s careers from economic sideshow to mainstream

• Adam Minter: The NFL needs more than Taylor Swift to win Gen Z

• David Brooks: The missed chance for peace

• A Grip on Sports: There is nothing that can eclipse the drama of a college football Saturday, especially on this day

• Recap and highlights: Arizona dominates all aspects in 44-6 rout of No. 19 Washington State

All stories for Oct. 14, 2023 »

Sunday, Oct. 15

• Charles M. Blow: Do early RSV vaccine trials have a Henrietta Lacks story?

• A Grip on Sports: Turns out Saturday was probably the most overwhelming day on the Palouse since the Great Flood

• How the Huskies turned Oregon’s aggressiveness on fourth downs into opportunity

• Pac-12 rewind: Great escapes, breakout performances, October regressions and title race clarity dominate Week 7

• Commentary: 15 years after moving Sonics, now it’s the Thunder asking for publicly funded arena

All stories for Oct. 15, 2023 »

Monday, Oct. 16

• 100 years ago in Spokane: City Council orders north Spokane faith-healing colony be dismantled

• Spokane County gives go-ahead for luxury village community

• U.S. to tighten curbs on China’s access to advanced chip tech

• Brands are handing out freebies at Walmart as online ads lose appeal

• Gonzaga No. 11 in AP preseason poll, breaks streak of five straight years inside top 10

All stories for Oct. 16, 2023 »

Tuesday, Oct. 17

• Here are the 3 best scenic drives for fall foliage in Idaho, new national survey shows

• Futures fall, yields rise after hot economic data

• A Grip on Sports: There has been a lot going on recently and we decided today was a good day to look at most of it

• U.S. retail sales top forecasts in sign of durable consumer demand

• SpaceX seeks to extend unregulated commercial human spaceflight

All stories for Oct. 17, 2023 »

Wednesday, Oct. 18

• Idaho judge gives Bundy deadline as St. Luke’s seeks to void home sale, collect damages

• Idaho wildfire toll this year: 86K acres

• Stocks fall, oil rises amid geopolitical concerns

• U.S.-E.U. steel talks going down to the wire ahead of Biden summit

• A Grip on Sports: In the king of the months, a lot goes on in football, basketball and everything else

All stories for Oct. 18, 2023 »

Thursday, Oct. 19

• Noah Feldman: Blame the House, not the Constitution, for the speaker mess

• Gardening: Prep soil now for planting blueberries in the spring

• Shawn Vestal: Immigrant’s journey at heart of film to be featured at Latinos en Spokane’s first official fundraiser

• ‘One day at a time’: Fran Rogers celebrates her 100th birthday

• A Grip on Sports: John Madden’s video game is still relevant and even more so in today’s NFL

All stories for Oct. 19, 2023 »

Friday, Oct. 20

• A Grip on Sports: The weekend awaits with more than enough to keep us busy and planted in front of the TV

• Oil hits $90 on war escalation fear as stocks drop

• Steel talks stall before U.S.-E.U. summit, risking tariff return

• Ford announces more layoffs as UAW strike marks day 35

• CEO departures hit highest level on record

All stories for Oct. 20, 2023 »

Saturday, Oct. 21

• Amazon unveils new human-shaped warehouse robot, more powerful drone

• 100 years ago in Spokane: A 50-gallon moonshine still and ‘departed freaks’ were grabbing readers’ attention

• A Grip on Sports: Getting a different perspective on a college football Saturday is always a good thing

• Recap and highlights: Washington State can’t find way to slow down No. 9 Oregon in 38-24 loss

• With Idaho football on bye week, here’s what former Vandals players and coaches have been up to

All stories for Oct. 21, 2023 »

Sunday, Oct. 22

• Charles M. Blow: An evolving moral high ground in the Israel-Gaza war

• Brier Dudley: Despite Congress’ dysfunction, support grows for local news bills

• Gritman Medical Center shows off new building

• Joe Lacob on Klay Thompson’s contract extension talks: ‘Everyone needs to just chill a little bit’

• Ten NBA games featuring former Gonzaga players to mark on your calendar

All stories for Oct. 22, 2023 »

Monday, Oct. 23

• Michelle Goldberg: War in a time of informational chaos

• Then and Now: Post Office Annex

• A Grip on Sports: As we wave goodbye to another weekend, we can’t let go just yet

• The most (and least) entertaining NBA teams to watch this season

• Chevron to buy Hess for $53 billion in latest oil megadeal

All stories for Oct. 23, 2023 »

Tuesday, Oct. 24

• A Grip on Sports: No matter which conference West Coast schools are in next season, night games will still be a big part of the schedule

• Nasdaq 100 climbs 1% as earnings season picks up

• Zippers used by clothing brands found to contain ‘forever chemicals’

• Deficit doubling as U.S. economy grows shows why yields are at 5%

• Spokane soccer team owners name investment group

All stories for Oct. 24, 2023 »

Wednesday, Oct. 25

• Environmentalists fought possible open-pit mine near Boise River. Now this is happening

• These states are seeing the most people leave for Idaho. But where are Idahoans moving?

• ‘Our despair is gone’: As conflicts overseas rage, Thrive International adapts to help more refugees find a new life in Spokane

• A Grip on Sports: As inventions go, only TV rivals the computer in changing sports over the years

• Stocks decline with earnings season in full swing

All stories for Oct. 25, 2023 »

Thursday, Oct. 26

• Spokane Compass Club: Pointing women to friendships

• A Grip on Sports: It’s too bad dollar signs have blinded so many in college athletics to their hypocrisy

• The case to break up Google hinges on four taps and a swipe

• J&J faces 18 talc cancer trials, prompting it again to weigh bankruptcy

• U.S. economy grew at a 4.9% pace last quarter, fastest since 2021

All stories for Oct. 26, 2023 »

Friday, Oct. 27

• Jonah Keller scores three long touchdown runs, Gonzaga Prep comes from behind to beat Lewis and Clark

• Stained glass artist, 85, still at colorful handiwork gives 70 ornaments for nonprofit raffle

• Everything Apple plans to launch at Oct. 30 ‘Scary Fast’ Mac event

• A Grip on Sports: Seasons collide in what may be the best weekend of the year – until, possibly, the next one

• Microsoft’s cloud recovery is outshining rivals Amazon, Google

All stories for Oct. 27, 2023 »

Saturday, Oct. 28

• Lisa Jarvis: Drop that hot dog if you value your health

• Local economists say national spending trend staved off a recession, but Spokane-area impacts remain to be seen

• A Grip on Sports: Is college football a part of Americana? The World Series? How about a Waffle House? We explore it all today

• Prep roundup: Caylee Kerr leads Gonzaga Prep girls soccer into 4A district title game; Mead, Mt. Spokane to meet in 3A title game

• Recap and highlights: Washington State’s losing streak hits four with 38-27 loss to Arizona State

All stories for Oct. 28, 2023 »

Sunday, Oct. 29

• Doomsday family from Arizona last seen in Idaho with teen they believe is chosen of God. His father is desperate for answers.

• ‘It’s fun to be a weirdo’: From sold-out skeletons to shops that specialize in spooky, Halloween in Spokane is serious stuff

• A Grip on Sports: What has a worse future, the Cougars’ bowl hopes or the Pac-12? Unless the defense steps up, the former

• ‘We’re lost’: Eagles members pray for re-opening of unexpectedly closed club

• On the Air

All stories for Oct. 29, 2023 »

Monday, Oct. 30

• Amtrak aims to double ridership within 20 years

• Then and Now: Westview Shopping Center

• 100 years ago in the Northwest: Woman suspected of slaying husband made breakfast before reporting dead body

• A Grip on Sports: It’s never easy following an NFL team but it gets harder away from home

• McDonald’s tops estimates on higher prices as U.S. visits dip

All stories for Oct. 30, 2023 »

Tuesday, Oct. 31

• Former Gonzaga forward Filip Petrusev dealt to Clippers as part of Harden trade

• A Grip on Sports: We have our own towering memories brought back by the passing of a former Spokane Indian

• Ex-Amazon worker critical of return-to-office mandate says she was forced out

• Soaring US childcare costs are weighing on spending and the labor market

• Will Europeans pay $17 a month for Facebook and Instagram?

All stories for Oct. 31, 2023 »