Archives | July 2025

• This day in history: Lilac Festival Association considers combining parades into one event; Spokane implements 9 p.m. curfew for youths younger than 14

• Report: Gonzaga to face Alabama, Maryland in opening games at Players Era Festival

• A Grip on Sports: The rebuilt Pac-12 has reached the NCAA’s legal football age but there is one more school it needs to tap to be complete

• ‘Still the best job in the world.’ Former Gonzaga wing Corey Kispert reflects on career with NBA’s Wizards during Spokane visit

• Commentary: Texas State addition completes Pac-12’s new look, but is it enough?

All stories for July 1, 2025 »

• Idaho maker of fries for McDonald’s faces big change forced by activist investor

• How to help families of firefighters shot: No-Li Brewery and others rally with fundraisers

• A Grip on Sports: The euphoria of realizing a long-held dream only lasts so long and, in Seattle University’s case, a key part didn’t last long at all

• Locally: Spokane Zephyr add former BYU All-American Cameron Tucker

• Commentary: Why Kraken need homegrown prospects like Berkly Catton to hit to become perennial contenders

All stories for July 2, 2025 »

• Gardening: Watering and weeding most important yard tasks right now

• On this day: S-R special section highlights ‘All-American City’

• Steele Venters has been cleared to return to the court. Now Gonzaga’s veteran wing looks to regain his confidence

• What ‘globalize the intifada’ really means

• A Grip on Sports: There are a few things I never believed would happen, such as the M’s catcher starting the All-Star Game, but even long-held beliefs can change

All stories for July 3, 2025 »

• Commentary: This Independence Day, you’re not as free as you think

• Microsoft layoffs a reminder — WA’s job market can melt down

• What killing tax credits means for the electric vehicle market

• 3 weeks after Air India Boeing 787 crash, industry waiting for answers

• This day in history: Tammy Wynette headlined Spokane Valley festival. Numerous fires sparked by fireworks

All stories for July 4, 2025 »

• Nia-Malika Henderson: Michelle Obama is quitting politics. Or is she?

• Ronald Brownstein: We’ve never seen a president this unconstrained

• Michelle Goldberg: At Glastonbury, left-wing politics are shocking again

• This day in history: Spokane police rescued kidnapping victims trapped in car trunk. Girl mistook firework for candy

• Allison Schrager: America’s broken politics is breaking economics, too

All stories for July 5, 2025 »

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• United frontcourt: Why Graham Ike and Braden Huff couldn’t pass up another season together at Gonzaga

• A Grip on Sports: No matter what happens down the road, never bet against hypocrisy to win no matter the consequences

• Jesus Bugarin knocks in go-ahead run in 8th, Spokane Indians edge Tri-City 7-6

• Seattle Storm take down New York Liberty with dominant second half

All stories for July 6, 2025 »

• David Brooks: Junk food for the mind

• The Northwest Tandem Bike Rally graces the trails of Spokane Valley

• This day in history: City of Spokane sees 3% population growth in 5-year period; police make arrest in connection with ‘baseball pool’ gambling scandal

• Then and Now: Fort George Wright

• Gonzaga’s Khalif Battle joins Phoenix Suns’ Summer League roster

All stories for July 7, 2025 »

• Shoshone County sheriff on 30-day medical leave

• This day in history: Aerosmith, bumped in Spokane concert in favor of BTO, walked out. Spokane war hero joins French fight in Morocco

• A Grip on Sports: After a brief introspective dilemma, we finally realize it is the local stories that bind us together on life’s journeys

• Jim Meehan: How Russell Grove is building a new EWU men’s golf program from scratch

• What’s Caitlin Clark’s worth to the WNBA? Probably more than a $78,066 salary

All stories for July 8, 2025 »

• Michael R. Bloomberg: The Texas floods were made worse by climate denialism

• This day in history: Walla Walla inmates protested strip search. Judge took pity on man who made beer

• Former Zag Chet Holmgren agrees to five-year maximum extension with Oklahoma City Thunder

• A status quo rate in Trump tax bill is big win for corporations

• A Grip on Sports: The answer to all your college football questions these days seems to be money – from inside and outside your favorite school

All stories for July 9, 2025 »

• Gardening: Now’s the time to divide and transplant bearded iris

• This day in history: Mutt and Jeff comic strip characters took over Spokane Chronicle’s sports department. Second trail of man accused of killing judge was underway

• ‘How we’re getting through it’: Musicians from across the country flock to Coeur d’Alene to honor fallen Idaho firefighters

• Idaho prosecutor in Kohberger case has history of plea deals over death penalty

• The Collector: A plethora of Piglets - Ainsley Ness’ collection started before she was born

All stories for July 10, 2025 »

• Commentary: Does students’ use of AI spell the end for homework?

• This day in history: Downtown Spokane water main break flooded downtown. Ranger drowned in Clearwater River

• ‘Everybody wants to help’: Firefighters from across Idaho fill in for Coeur d’Alene firefighters during funerals

• Motor Maids ride into downtown Spokane

• Algae bloom prompts health advisory on north end of Hayden Lake

All stories for July 11, 2025 »

• Robin Abcarian: Oh please, the right is reviving a tired trope about women

• Ronald Brownstein: Congress is addicted to megabills — despite their risks

• George F. Will: How the coronavirus sparked an epidemic of intellectual malpractice

• This day in history: Businesses continued the cleanup after flood hit downtown Spokane. Sheriff promised that his department employed no ‘stool pigeons’

• A Grip on Sports: Just when it seemed the NIL tug-of-war might be over, along comes another issue to drag everyone involved through the mud

All stories for July 12, 2025 »

• Nia-Malika Henderson: The messaging war for the working class is only just beginning

• Leana S. Wen: Why it matters if the U.S. loses its measles elimination status

• This day in history: Elks walked black bear outside Davenport Hotel. Meat processor vowed to get more people to eat rabbits

• Cool Critters: Goofy on land, graceful in the air, the American white pelican is back for the summer

• A Grip on Sports: Life is too short to eat bad doughnuts – or to spend every July hoping the Mariners will take on payroll to fill the lineup holes

All stories for July 13, 2025 »

• Michelle Goldberg: How to make Senate Republicans pay for their awful bill

• This day in history: Skies clear in time for Soap Box Derby Race, which turns out to be serious business for these kids

• Then and Now: Spokane Grand Prix

• Regional library consortium members vote to dissolve Cooperative Information Network

• Tyon Grant-Foster’s waiting game continues but GCU transfer excited to join Gonzaga: ‘Most focused I’ll ever be’

All stories for July 14, 2025 »

• Catherine Rampell: First thing we do, let’s fire all the statisticians

• Maureen Dowd: Trump’s Cabinet of incompetents

• This day in history: Wives of Spokane firefighters protested program to recruit women firefighters. Teen girl rescued toddlers from runaway car

• Apple to buy rare earths from Pentagon-backed US producer MP

• A Grip on Sports: It may have come down to a matter of inches for Cal Raleigh to win the Home Run Derby, but that’s nothing compared to how close the M’s might be to actually succeeding

All stories for July 15, 2025 »

• Michelle Goldberg: Trump’s fans forgive him everything. Why not Epstein?

• This day in history: 2 Lilac parades in downtown Spokane combined. Metaphysician promised instantaneous healing at Moose Hall

• Cheney locals climb, swing and slide into summer at new pool

• Idaho parents were paid to care for their disabled children. Those days are over

• The 10 best bets to win this year’s British Open

All stories for July 16, 2025 »

• Gardening: Turkeys aren’t usually a problem for gardens, but can become aggressive in urban areas

• Carl P. Leubsdorf: Trump’s problems in determining Putin’s desire for peace

• This day in history: Creston, Washington’s business district destroyed by fire. Testimony concluded in trial of man accused of killing Pasco judge

• Construction begins at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral

• Fishy tales on the menu: Liar’s Club keeps members of the Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club hooked up between official meetings

All stories for July 17, 2025 »

• Bret Stephens: Mamdani for mayor (if you want a foil for Republicans)

• This day in history: Jury found Ricky Anthony Young guilty in killing of Pasco judge. Prohibition officers were on lookout for pilot smuggler

• Trudy Rubin: Trump’s toothless threats against Putin will do little to end the war

• ‘Bleed Blue’ Bronco says Boise State fired her for reporting age discrimination

• A Grip on Sports: MLB’s midseason break is over, allowing us to look forward to the weekend and beyond

All stories for July 18, 2025 »

• Fareed Zakaria: Trump is deporting fewer people than Obama - he’s just louder and meaner

• This day in history: 50 Vietnamese refugees were arriving to live temporarily at Eastern State College

• Mark Gongloff: The flash-flood era is here, and we’re not ready

• Commentary: We desperately need a dose of ‘Truth, Justice, and the American Way’

• Marc Champion: Bomb Moscow? Trump surely couldn’t be that reckless

All stories for July 19, 2025 »

• Liam Denning: Pump prices aren’t the problem for Americans. Plug prices are.

• Patricia Lopez: America’s anti-immigrant fever is starting to break

• Commentary: Uncle Sam wants you … to rat on national parks that reflect true history

• This day in history: Yup, the cost of living has spiked beyond normal inflation. Consider the price to buy a home in Spokane in 1975

• A Grip on Sports: If Scheffler can put together another performance for the ages in Ireland on Sunday, he then engenders some debates about his place in history

All stories for July 20, 2025 »

• Spokane Impact provides new opportunities for soccer players who have disabilities

• This day in history: Festival kicks off at Riverfront Park with bread-baking ceremony; wildfire destroys logging forest in NW Wash., N. Idaho

• A Grip on Sports: The NFL season may be a while away but when training camp blasts off this week, our eyes will turn to the Seahawks

• Michael Saylor’s Strategy now owns 3% of Bitcoin

• ‘That city deserves a team’: Former Sonics star Dale Ellis weighs in on NBA expansion, modern basketball

All stories for July 21, 2025 »

• George F. Will: How Trump dominates and corrupts the private sector

• This day in history: Union, Spokane firemen’s wives persuaded city to drop plan to hire female firefighters. Popularity contest sparked lawsuit

• RV fire leaves one dead, four injured in Coeur d’Alene

• ‘What he’s done is incredible’: Mt. Spokane’s Brycen Phillips named two-time U.S. Paralympics Track and Field High School All-American

• Should Christians’ investments align with biblical values? Idaho firm thinks so

All stories for July 22, 2025 »

• This day in history: Auto club official suggested these 4 Eastern Washington landmarks to be made state parks

• A Grip on Sports: Even with another Legion of Boom accolade and Cal Raleigh home run, money in college athletics grabs our attention again

• Locally: College Preparatory Academy Volleyball U17 team wins at world tournament

• Idaho french-fry maker for McDonald’s to lay off hundreds of employees

• Luis Castillo, Mariners crushed by Brewers in series finale

All stories for July 23, 2025 »

• Timothy L. O’Brien: Trump can’t put the Epstein genie back in the bottle

• This day in history: Magicians sword trick in Lewiston goes horribly wrong in Lewiston. Brewster farmer sponsored 12 refugees

• Special Interest Group: West Valley class of 1955 get a dose of Darcy’s every other month

• A Grip on Sports: There will be a competition between the Raiders and Seahawks this season though their preseason game isn’t at the crux of it

• Buried treasure: How a long lost ring reconnected the family of EWU Hall of Famer Bink Wall with their late father

All stories for July 24, 2025 »

• This day in history: BN Railroad proposes huge switchyard on Rathdrum Prairie

• A Grip on Sports: The M’s fire the first trade arrow but a rain of them may be needed to hit the one mark everyone would like to see

• Idaho judge makes provisional ruling on law blocking HIV treatment to immigrants

• Countdown to fall camp: WSU’s safety corps primed for big step forward

• Commentary: Credit Mariners for Josh Naylor deal … now go get Eugenio Suárez

All stories for July 25, 2025 »

• Jason Bailey: America needs Colbert

• This day in history: Jack Benny keeps it young for Expo ‘74

• Dave Boling: Along rise to NFL, Levi Horn questioned if he belonged. He’s driving next generation at Rogers High to know they do.

• A Grip on Sports: Anyone can just be lazy on a Saturday, including me, though oftentimes there is more work to be done than any other day

• ‘A tremendous human being’: Bill Smithpeters, who coached EWU women to first NCAA Tournament berth, dies at 94

All stories for July 26, 2025 »

• Drones are key to winning wars now. The U.S. makes hardly any

• Spokane family competes and wins national mountain biking competition

• This day in history: In two-year period, 14 people die in Spokane River

• ‘Double penalty’: One man’s crusade to shine spotlight on forgotten segregation-era Black baseball players

• A Grip on Sports: Ichiro’s induction into baseball’s Hall of Fame connects him, and us, once again to the history of a game known for its generational connections

All stories for July 27, 2025 »

• New WA wildfire law mandates officials to inform pet owners of resources

• This day in history: Miss Budweiser damaged, ‘went dead in the water,’ at Tri-Cities boat race as Pay ‘N Pak earns first

• Then and Now: Brownie Baking Company

• A Grip on Sports: Even at his Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Ichiro shows he can still deliver a few hits, steal the show and give baseball fans a smile or two hundred

• Deion Sanders had his bladder removed after a cancerous tumor was discovered

All stories for July 28, 2025 »

• Commentary: Cane sugar Coke? Bringing back the Redskins? Trump’s little gripes serve a larger purpose

• This day in history: Spokane City Council meetings got their evening start, and a man with ‘advanced’ leprosy sought help here

• She had an uncomplicated birth at a Boise hospital. This is what it cost her

• A Grip on Sports: Ryne Sandberg was a Spokane legend in so many ways – and in so many stories

• California, other states sue Trump administration over bill defunding Planned Parenthood

All stories for July 29, 2025 »

• Bret Stephens: The Trump presidency takes a better turn

• This day in history: A pre-disgrace Bill Cosby performed with ‘punch’ in Spokane

• A Grip on Sports: WSU opens preseason camp but not before new coach Jimmie Rogers and his staff level the playing field in a way

• Commentary: Has UW’s talent level risen enough to become Big Ten contenders?

• Why this could be make-or-break camp for Seahawks OL Christian Haynes

All stories for July 30, 2025 »

• Gardening: Blooms that stand up to the late-summer heat

• This day in history: Walk in the Wild zoo gets high praise from Kansas expert

• Sweat, celluloid spheres and swatting paddles soon to fill The Podium as table tennis stars arrive in Spokane

• Father-son duo hunt down $10,000 in Spokane treasure hunt

• Local teachers recharge with extra credit gigs over the summer

All stories for July 31, 2025 »