Archives | August 2024

• Spike & Dig volleyball tournament to see largest numbers since start in 1992; ‘It’s definitely a historical year for us.’

• ‘There is a place for everyone on the pitch’: Records broken amid growth in women’s sports

• Applebee’s re-introduces all you can eat wings, riblets and shrimp for $15.99

• Proposal would bar airline fees for parents to sit beside kids

• FAA proposes directive after lapse on Boeing Dreamliner aircraft

All stories for Aug. 1, 2024 »

• 50 years ago in Expo History: The Dairy Goat Council had beef with our Garbage Goat

• Weaker labor market stokes fears of a downturn, spurs market sell-off

• A Grip on Sports: Another weekend filled with Olympic competition to watch and yet we still fuss and fret about football

• Chevron to quit California for Texas after warning on rules

• ‘Our products are aging’: New 3M CEO wants more innovation

All stories for Aug. 2, 2024 »

• Why not an all-female ticket? This barrier needs to fall.

• 50 years ago in Expo history: The fair was halfway over, but the PR campaign to push more attendance wasn’t

• A Grip on Sports: Surprises abound, in a good way, this weekend on the Seattle pro sports scene

• WSU coaches impressed by physicality as defense steps up on Day 4 of fall camp

• With a beauty from Trinity Rodman, U.S. women move on to Olympic soccer semis

All stories for Aug. 3, 2024 »

• Charles Blow: Sonya Massey’s killing is Black America’s sorrow

• 50 years ago in Expo history: The fair proved to be a ripe spot for the cherished past-time of people-watching

• A Grip on Sports: Sometimes we feel like a nut and it’s all because we are obsessed with a sport – no matter which one

• Gonzaga’s Grace Lee tests improving game at U.S. Women’s Amateur

• ‘I turned the page.’ Killian Tillie focused on the future, not fixated on the past after waiting 851 days to get back on court

All stories for Aug. 4, 2024 »

• 50 years ago in Expo history: City begins preparations on what to do with buildings after World’s Fair ends

• Then and Now: West Valley High School

• End of Chevron deference carries potentially vast impacts for automakers, other industries

• A Grip on Sports: As the Olympics peel back each layer, we watch as athletes feel emotions not seen on a day-to-day basis

• Survey: Half of American cardholders now carry credit card debt, many with no plan to pay it off

All stories for Aug. 5, 2024 »

• Paul Krugman: The economy Is looking pre-recessionary

• A ‘campaign staple’: Signs with candidates’ names line the streets, but do they really work?

• 50 years ago in Expo history: It was a British invasion at the fair’s Folklife Festival (well, eventually)

• Boeing 737 panel blowout under scrutiny in marathon NTSB hearing

• US trade deficit narrows to $73.1 billion as exports pick up

All stories for Aug. 6, 2024 »

• Is Waffle House closed? Then a storm is really bad. Here’s why.

• Disney’s streaming business turns a profit. But parks show signs of trouble

• A Grip on Sports: The Olympic’s 1,500-meter race highlights many human failings and triumphs, all within less than 4 minutes

• Gonzaga, San Diego State showdown will take place Nov. 18 at Viejas Arena

• First Southwest Airlines joined Google Flights. Now it’s on Kayak

All stories for Aug. 7, 2024 »

• 15-year vs. 30-year mortgage: Which is right for you?

• Microsoft, Palantir team up to sell AI to U.S. defense, intelligence agencies

• Gardening: Mission Meadows garden created an ecosystem for food, friendship

• Warner Bros. shares tumble on $9.1 billion TV network writedown

• A Grip on Sports: There is a (good) chance this U.S. track and field group will go down as the deepest in Olympic history

All stories for Aug. 8, 2024 »

• Bench Lake wildfire in Idaho Sawtooths cost millions. Who will pay the bill?

• A Grip on Sports: The weekend sees the end of the Olympics, sure, but also features the start of the NFL’s season – sort of

• For U.S. basketball, there’s one acceptable Olympic ending – and the job’s not done

• GM names new chiefs for North America, global Buick, GMC

• After abrupt closure, Game Informer staffers reflect on the video game magazine’s impact

All stories for Aug. 9, 2024 »

• Paul Krugman: Walz and the Weird Politics of Free School Lunches

• Commentary: Trouble paying your bills? Meet the culprit

• Robin Abcarian: Even Trump and JD Vance can’t match the unbearable weirdness of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

• 50 years ago in Expo History: Who needs a presidential appearance when you have the Secretary of the Interior coming to town?

• Lisa Jarvis: ‘Tampon Tim’ Walz is a weird meme behind a real problem

All stories for Aug. 10, 2024 »

• The Dirt: Whitworth gets go-head for science building

• Motley Fool: Cruising for profits

• Bankrate: What is the difference between pet insurance and wellness plans?

• Recession risks rise as consumers turn cautious

• Most failed candidates for Congress lining up behind either Baumgartner or Conroy after primary

All stories for Aug. 11, 2024 »

• Idaho is losing a farm a day. Farmers are aging. How will we feed a growing population?

• At D23 Expo, Disney puts its box office hopes on animated sequels and Baby Yoda

• Then and Now: Medical Center Building

• A Grip on Sports: The four-year transition from Paris to L.A. has to wait until we unpack our memories of the just-finished Olympics

• U.S. renters get perks as building boom eases supply, Zillow says

All stories for Aug. 12, 2024 »

• Paul Krugman: Trump calls Harris a ‘communist.’ That shows how worried he is.

• It’s kitten season at SCRAPS. Here’s how the organization’s dedicated foster families ease the burden

• Latinos en Spokane opens free legal services for low-income families

• 50 years ago in Expo history: The ‘speculative nature’ of Ford’s rise to power after Nixon meant pricy commemorative swag was off-limits at the fair

• A Grip on Sports: We have to squint but we’re pretty sure we’ve read all of today’s news correctly, though we have a hard time believing some of it

All stories for Aug. 13, 2024 »

• Marc Champion: Want peace for Ukraine? Let it strike in Russia.

• Small-town patients face big hurdles as rural hospitals cut cancer care

• Idaho sees spike in loss of homes to wildfires. Protecting yours may ‘take a mind shift’

• 50 years ago in Expo history: All’s fair in love and… a war centered on the fair?

• U.S. mortgage refinancing surges by most since 2020 on lower rates

All stories for Aug. 14, 2024 »

• How will new real estate rules work? Your questions answered

• ‘Rebellion’ at Idaho prisons: Here’s why men in maximum security joined a hunger strike

• 50 years ago in Expo history: The fair’s environmental theme proved useful as an ‘instructional resource’ for teachers

• Gardening: Knowing when to pick can make the most of your harvest

• US drug price measure to cut costs by $7.5 billion in 2026

All stories for Aug. 15, 2024 »

• Idaho has ‘the highest potential’ for geothermal power. Why aren’t we using it?

• New ‘wide-sweeping’ Idaho law gives parents rights to access therapy notes, withhold care

• Can NFL journeyman Gardner Minshew be the Raiders’ answer at QB?

• 50 years ago in Expo history: President Ford was nowhere to be found, but his speech still rang out at the fair

• With or without Julio ​​Rodríguez, Mariners’ playoff hopes hinge on their bats

All stories for Aug. 16, 2024 »

• Paul Krugman: Is it morning in Kamala Harris’ America?

• Michelle Goldberg: Trump is no longer even pretending to champion the working class

• 50 years ago in Expo history: There was still hope for a President Ford visit at the fair

• A Grip on Sports: We’re not even going to feign interest is the games of former Pac-12 members – unless we have someone to root against

• Son of a legendary rider, Kody Kopp has shred his own path in pursuit of third straight flat track title

All stories for Aug. 17, 2024 »

• Charles M. Blow: Another ‘nasty’ woman strikes fear in Trump

• Motley Fool: Investors have eyes in the cloud

• 50 years ago in Expo history: Bustown USA? The fair’s many tourist lines certainly gave that impression

• A Grip on Sports: We can’t even get worked up about the M’s right now as we switch our focus to football and all that it entails

• Raiders to start former WSU QB Gardner Minshew vs. Chargers in Week 1

All stories for Aug. 18, 2024 »

• What have first responders learned a year after the Gray and Oregon Road fires?

• Idaho has had no new detection of an invasive mussel. How long until an infestation?

• Washington State names redshirt sophomore John Mateer starting QB for Week 1

• A Grip on Sports: There are many once-a-year happenings in sports, and many of them don’t happen on the field

• Mailbag: WSU and OSU revenue sharing, likelihood of a super league (or super teams), ACC sustainability and more

All stories for Aug. 19, 2024 »

• Paul Krugman: Kamalanomics revealed: A solid center-left agenda

• ‘Spokane’s official ambassador’ celebrates birthday at favorite hamburger joint

• Spokane organizations receive over $1 million to support environmental and climate justice

• 50 years ago in Expo history: Singer Nabors amazes crowd with surprise operatic voice at World’s Fair

• Bronfman makes $4.3 billion offer for Paramount Global

All stories for Aug. 20, 2024 »

• 50 years ago in Expo history: World’s Fair ticket sales manager files lawsuit after being ‘discharged’ from position

• Beyoncé launches SirDavis Whisky honoring her ‘moonshine man’ great-grandfather

• Gardening: September a good time to work on lawns

• Listless in Seattle: The Mariners’ flailing offense is wasting their dominant pitching staff

• Starbucks needs pumpkin spice fans to show up now more than ever

All stories for Aug. 21, 2024 »

• Charles M. Blow: Liberals needed a Beyoncé moment. Kamala Harris is delivering one.

• 50 years ago in Expo history: ‘Lush, green park’ is the desired seen for site following the end of the World’s Fair

• The Collector: Elizabeth Swan is the Care Bear Queen

• A Grip on Sports: We thought we better take a quick look at the local college football scene while we had a chance

• Scott Servais fired as Mariners manager and replaced by Dan Wilson

All stories for Aug. 22, 2024 »

• 50 years ago in Expo history: Henry Fonda’s one-man play is ‘finest’ performance onstage, says S-R critic

• Kent asylum-seeker camp grows as calls for help go unanswered

• A Grip on Sports: If anything illustrates the Mariners’ management ineptitude, it was the way Servais found out he was fired Thursday

• Water tower raised near Hamblen Elementary

• Caden Symons strong in pocket, Coeur d’Alene picks off Rigby three times in 24-14 ‘Week 0’ win

All stories for Aug. 23, 2024 »

• Eagle Ice Arena undergoes renovations before just in time for 50th anniversary

• 50 years ago in Expo history: Reviewers rave about John Denvers shows at Coliseum

• E.J. Antoni: Facing a cost-of-living crisis? You’re not alone

• A Grip on Sports: A happy homecoming for Dan Wilson and our thoughts on Dennis Patchin’s farewell to our TV set

• The king of local TV sports, Dennis Patchin bids farewell with his trademark Hawaiian shirt, a still-spicy attitude and an incredible legacy

All stories for Aug. 24, 2024 »

• 50 years ago in Expo history: Secrets of IMAX film at U.S. Pavilion revealed by co-director

• A Grip on Sports: Saturday may have lasting consequences in many areas, though how lasting and how consequential is still to be determined

• Commentary: The new-look Seahawks have arrived. Can Mike Macdonald engineer an era worth embracing?

• Can Dan Wilson help the Mariners rekindle some of that 1995 magic?

• Best of the West: Oregon, Utah, Arizona and Boise State lead first ranking of 2024, with WSU lurking

All stories for Aug. 25, 2024 »

• Charles Blow: An ode to Bill Clinton

• 50 years ago in Expo history: Australian Pavilion solar power technology worked a little too well

• Then and Now: Montgomery Ward

• A Grip on Sports: Small ball, small players and small complaints are a great way to start a Monday

• WSU CB Jamorri Colson to miss significant time with injury, OL Fa’alili Fa’amoe nearing return

All stories for Aug. 26, 2024 »

• Sarah Gundle: Gus Walz is not your inspiration porn

• Statewide recount of Washington lands commissioner race gets underway in Spokane County

• Digging at historic site in Boise unearths 150-year-old artifacts. What did they find?

• A Grip on Sports: We’re not always happy but we do love to go a-wandering around the world of college football

• Gonzaga wing Steele Venters out for the season with Achilles tendon injury

All stories for Aug. 27, 2024 »

• Amazon on the Palouse? Unnamed warehouse development planned near Pullman airport

• Genetically modified wheat approved for U.S. testing, but may not be boon for Northwest farmers

• ‘Everybody’s gonna eat:’ Pig Out in the Park returns for 42nd year

• A Grip on Sports: The Mariners are doing their best (or worst?) to make the transition to college football season easier for all of us

• Locally: Led by Rodney Stuckey, six to be inducted into Eastern Washington Athletics Hall of Fame

All stories for Aug. 28, 2024 »

• Commentary: Tipping culture is out of control. Trump and Harris would make it worse

• Oddly specific predictions for every Top 25 college football team (with another title for the Big Ten!)

• Mountain West preview: Boise State the clear favorite in a season like no other

• Pac-12 bowl projections: Utah and Oregon jump into the CFP while WSU qualifies for the Independence

• Big Ten football predictions for 2024: Can anyone challenge mighty Ohio State?

All stories for Aug. 29, 2024 »

• Bret Stephens: Can we be a little less selective with our moral outrage?

• ‘Honoring the music’: Tribute bands are filling Spokane stages. Here’s why

• FDA approves Neffy, a nasal spray alternative to an EpiPen that does not need a needle to stop an allergic reaction

• AG Labrador accused of misconduct, subject to Idaho State Bar probe. He calls it meritless

• A Grip on Sports: The weekend is crowded and, in our case, will always be thus with memories of long ago

All stories for Aug. 30, 2024 »

• Bret Stephens: A vague, vacuous TV interview didn’t help Kamala Harris

• This day in Expo history: Despite drop in crowds, fair on track to break event, general manager said

• Makiel’s Lobster Rolls makes it to Pig Out in the Park a week after burglary, vandalism

• Judge agrees to hearing AG Raúl Labrador’s request in Idaho open primaries initiative

• Tekoa native Susannah Scaroni wins third Paralympic medal with silver in 5,000-meters

All stories for Aug. 31, 2024 »