Archives | November 2025

• This day in history: The great razor-blade scare for Halloween candy had begun

• How Nick Emmanwori is showing Seahawks were smart to trade up for him

• A Grip on Sports: Two divided by one equals one heck of a busy Saturday evening for some of us

• ‘People need to eat’: Salvation Army hosts ‘emergency food drive’ to keep up with ‘unprecedented demand’

• Gonzaga, Tennessee or Purdue: Who is men’s college basketball’s most tortured fan base?

All stories for Nov. 1, 2025 »

• Patricia Lopez: Hungry Americans will pay the price for this shutdown

• This day in history: Paving paradise? The question was up for consideration near the St. Joe River

• The Dirt: First health simulator planned for Spokane’s University District

• Susannah Scaroni claims third New York City Marathon women’s wheelchair title to complete domestic sweep

• A Grip on Sports: If the Cougars are going to finish strong, the joy OSU displayed in its 10-7 win over the Cougs must reappear on the WSU sideline – and offensive huddle

All stories for Nov. 2, 2025 »

• This day in history: Plane out of CdA goes missing in Glacier National Park; Spokane Municiple Band recognized as organization

• Then and Now: Joe Albi Stadium

• Seasonal hiring season comes for Spokane jobseekers

• Bloomsday Perennial: Jack Tenold, fighting Stage 4 lung cancer, doesn’t think he’ll have the strength for race’s 50th year

• A Grip on Sports: It’s not Christmas yet – no matter what the ads on TV may scream – but it’s another day of presents as college basketball begins

All stories for Nov. 3, 2025 »

• This day in history: Officials warned that more sewage would be dumped in Spokane River. East Central bank robber convicted

• O Canada! Amid political tension, Idaho’s northern neighbor puts tourism on ice

• Mariners free agency preview: Josh Naylor is prime option at first base

• ‘Dangerous’: North Idaho Republican party shares opponent’s Social Security number

• A Grip on Sports: With only minimal competition, college basketball opened its season with some grand performances on grand stages

All stories for Nov. 4, 2025 »

• This day in history: Spokane’s election didn’t go to the dogs

• Bloomsday Perennial: Still ‘crazy’ after all these years, Linn Sampson readies for 50th Bloomsday

• A Grip on Sports: We can’t say sports used to be better but we are sure all of them used to be different – and a lot cheaper

• Jorge Polanco declines Mariners contract option, to become free agent

• Gonzaga, Oregon to meet in future game at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena

All stories for Nov. 5, 2025 »

• This day in history: Spokane voters soundly voted out incumbents across a variety of races

• Can trustees fire a teacher over a ‘welcome’ sign? Here’s what school boards do

• Peru declares Sheinbaum persona non grata as asylum case heightens tensions

• A Grip on Sports: Does reading this column make your heart race? Probably not, but I found a way writing it could do that

• Q&A: Gonzaga tangles with deep Oklahoma roster rebuilt via transfer portal

All stories for Nov. 6, 2025 »

• This day in history: 12-year-old was acquitted in mother’s killing. Accused safecracker went on trial in brazen Paulsen Building burglaries

• Idaho Gov. Little seeks to ‘make rural America healthy again,’ asks feds for $1B

• U.S. judge rules Trump illegally ordered National Guard to Portland, Oregon

• A Grip on Sports: Raindrops falling like pebbles on the roof last night meant today’s schedule was disrupted long before the sun came up

• Key matchup: Well-traveled Oklahoma guard Nijel Pack could put Gonzaga’s improved perimeter D to the test

All stories for Nov. 7, 2025 »

• This day in history: A real-time bank robbery and a sinister threat from a ‘physical wreck’

• A Grip on Sports: There are a few extra hours on our schedule today, which we will use to rake leaves – or watch football – as fall always demands

• Tyon Grant-Foster quickly finding his way in Gonzaga’s offense

• Instant takeaways: Defense helps Gonzaga topple Oklahoma 83-68

• Seahawks vs. Cardinals: Keys to the game, how to watch and prediction

All stories for Nov. 8, 2025 »

• Michelle Goldberg: Nick Fuentes was Charlie Kirk’s bitter enemy. Now he’s becoming his successor.

• Abby McCloskey: Democrats, curb your enthusiasm

• How China’s rare earth chokehold could strangle Europe’s military buildup

• Bloomsday Perennials: Water mains and valves couldn’t stop Tom Leonard from finishing annual race

• This day in history: A freak accident with a rope nearly claimed a 6-year-old’s life, and a local football player wasn’t so lucky

All stories for Nov. 9, 2025 »

• This day in history: Group lobbies for better Amtrak schedules in Spokane; Escaped convicts use beadsheets, springs to build ladder

• Then and Now: JCPenney’s Toyland

• A Grip on Sports: It’s Monday and we look at the Seahawks’ quarterback, but it isn’t the typical Monday morning second-guessing

• Gonzaga’s Graham Ike named preseason third team All-American by Sporting News

• ‘We’re going into a hornet’s nest.’ No. 23 Creighton visits No. 19 Gonzaga in highly-anticipated Top 25 showdown

All stories for Nov. 10, 2025 »

• This day in history: City Council at odds over city-funded Spokane Arts Commission; Spokane war heroes honored on Armistice Day

• Bloomsday Perennial: Ken Hill helped create this ‘wonderful monster’

• Mariners free-agency preview: Rotation likely set barring surprise trade

• Josh Naylor expected to have lots of suitors in Vegas at GM meetings

• A Grip on Sports: Yes, we stick to the column title today, though we roam a bit farther afield due to the holiday

All stories for Nov. 11, 2025 »

• Allison Schrager: Want to buy a home? It’s OK to wait till you’re 40

• This day in history: Shooting, kidnapping spree that started in Liberty Lake ends in Stevens County. ‘Booze runner’ nabbed near Sandpoint

• Spokane Valley to open its first soup kitchen this weekend

• A Grip on Sports: Gonzaga shined bright Tuesday night but were practically luminescent on defense in the second half

• Mead thrower Simon Rosselli signs letter of intent with Oregon

All stories for Nov. 12, 2025 »

• This day in history: Spokane leaders pledged tough action against noodle cafes

• Why Cooper Kupp won’t call it a revenge game when Seahawks play Rams

• ‘It’s like family.’ No. 19 Gonzaga’s visit to Arizona State doubles as long-awaited Homecoming for Adam Miller

• Key matchup: Gonzaga set to face Arizona State point guard Moe Odum at third school

• Pac-12 signs deal with USA Network, rounding out media rights package

All stories for Nov. 13, 2025 »

• This day in history: Film and TV star Rhonda Fleming attends grand opening of Fox Theater’s new triplex. Elk High accused of ‘dirty play’ after winning county football championships

• Bloomsday Perennial: Doug Clark put the ‘Finish’ in Bloomsday

• Idaho woman says family ‘mishandled,’ mistreated at Wilder raid, hints at lawsuit

• Commentary: Mariners’ Cal Raleigh is rightful AL MVP over Yankees’ Aaron Judge

• A Grip on Sports: The A.L. MVP news was not surprising, being the numbers weren’t in Cal Raleigh’s favor even before the voting, but at least it’s in the past now

All stories for Nov. 14, 2025 »

• This day in history: Movie star Rhonda Fleming attends Fox Theater’s grand opening; Daredevil canoeist faces near-death experience

• The scale tells a story: success story comes from Northwest weight loss surgery hub

• A Grip on Sports: It was sort of a TV sports watch party last night though everything may not have turned out as you wished

• Mailbag: Grading the Pac-12’s media rights deals

• Dave Boling: Why Seahawks showdown with Rams is Mike Macdonald’s most important game yet

All stories for Nov. 15, 2025 »

• Timothy L. O’Brien: Trump stoked the Epstein scandal. It’s come back to bite him.

• This day in history: Davenport Hotel promoted a renovation. Explosion in St. John, Washington, destroyed a third of the business district

• Analysis: With 28-3 win over Louisiana Tech, WSU sets itself up with a chance to earn Jimmy Rogers’ first signature victory

• Bloomsday Perennial: He missed his daughter’s graduation from college, but gave her plenty of warning

• Seasonal hiring weakest since the Great Recession, reports show

All stories for Nov. 16, 2025 »

• Nancy Mace turns embarrassing airport feud into political war

• This day in history: SPD officer shoots, kills unarmed teen. City assures it will crack down on ‘noodle cafes’

• Then and Now: Howard and Riverside, a Spokane financial hotspot for well over a century

• ‘They can hear us’: locals cheer on Spokane Velocity FC in championship game at a pub watch party

• A Grip on Sports: Handing a win to the Rams wasn’t the best thing to do on a Sunday afternoon but it also wasn’t a fatal blow to the Seahawks’ goals

All stories for Nov. 17, 2025 »

• This day in history: Police shooting of unarmed Lewis and Clark High School student sparked protests. New women’s club launched

• As tiny village moves forward in west Spokane, neighbors concerned for ‘another Second and Division’; supporters say protections are in place

• Bloomsday Perennial: Stop that plane! Roger Aldrich nearly missed the big race twice

• A Grip on Sports: James Madison presents the WSU Cougars with multiple challenges – and vice-versa – as the Dukes hope to impress the CFP committee

• Future of Washington-Washington State men’s basketball series in doubt

All stories for Nov. 18, 2025 »

• This day in history: NAACP called for coroner’s inquest in police shooting death of LC student. Men hadn’t given up hope for oil

• Idaho Republican wanted to save an Army ROTC program. He called in Trump

• A Grip on Sports: Not every sports take is a winner, something ESPN showcases every day, but a few times a year everyone posts a W

• Always a Bulldog: After a ‘special’ year at Gonzaga, Michael Ajayi off to roaring start with Butler

• State tournament previews: Gonzaga Prep football continues revenge tour; GSL well represented at big school volleyball; West Valley girls soccer seeks title

All stories for Nov. 19, 2025 »

• Michelle Goldberg: The MAGA crackup might finally be here

• This day in history: A fatal police shooting drew counter-protestors in support of the blue

• This day in history: Carl Maxey hinted at new details in the fatal police shooting stirring public outcry

• Bloomsday Perennial: Ron Douglas laced up the first time for a six-pack

• A Grip on Sports: We are asking a lot of the best air freshener in the world to overcome the odor underlying college athletics these days but it comes through

All stories for Nov. 20, 2025 »

• Bret Stephens: The case for overthrowing Maduro

• Andreas Kluth: A U.S. stand-down over Venezuela is still possible

• Super Mario? Saint-Superman? El Principito? Gonzaga’s Mario Saint-Supery doesn’t care what you call him, just get used to saying his name

• A Grip on Sports: As traditions fall this time of year like so many maple leaves, everyone who wants to just sit back and watch college football can hope it gets better next year

• Boise schools will pay millions in sex abuse cases. Where is that money coming from?

All stories for Nov. 21, 2025 »

• Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens: Marjorie Taylor Greene was bot on our bingo card

• Michelle Cottle: The three GOP women who broke Trump’s grip on Congress

• This day in history: Major leaguer Frank Howard returned to manage Spokane Indians. Accused bootlegger faces new allegation

• What’s on the menu for college hoops’ Feast Week: Teams, tournaments and title games to watch

• A Grip on Sports: Just a simple man asking for a simple way to spend a Saturday watching a simple game

All stories for Nov. 22, 2025 »

• Trudy Rubin: Trump’s Gaza peace plan is in danger of failing, unless he sees what’s in front of his nose

• This day in history: Expo expedited plans for riverfront. Man accused of killing man in drunken driving crash, dies in crash

• Spokane City Council considers tax increase on water, sewer and trash bill and extra rate increase to pay for it

• I talked to three women who asked for higher pay. This is what they got – and what they learned

• Motley Fool: Investing in artificial intelligence

All stories for Nov. 23, 2025 »

• This day in history: Skyjacker D.B. Cooper remains at large after jumping from plane in SW WA. Trial ends with committee ruling in favor of Elk over championship game

• As budget deadline looms, Spokane council weighs its own budget against the library’s

• Gonzaga climbs to No. 12 in latest AP college basketball poll

• A Grip on Sports: It took us years to realize numbers are nothing to fear, even as we still have trouble figuring out our car’s gas mileage

• Analysis: No. 12 Gonzaga counters Labaran Philon Jr. and No. 8 Alabama’s best shot to stay unbeaten 95-85

All stories for Nov. 24, 2025 »

• Allison Schrager: The American middle class is shrinking, and that’s OK

• This day in history: Stay Alive at 55? WSP was strictly enforcing the new nationwide speed limit, but its intent was not what it seemed

• Bloomsday Perennial: Jeff Snow finds it hard to act his age when the starter pistol goes off

• Are nonpartisan elections doomed? Idaho GOP head calls them a ‘farce’

• A Grip on Sports: As Thursday’s meal prep rolls on, there is one more thing you should prep as well – your sports thankfullness list

All stories for Nov. 25, 2025 »

• This day in history: Spokane mayor suggested he opposed forming police review board. Rules at local college ban smoking …. by women

• RIP productivity. Most workers will be shopping online this Monday

• A Grip on Sports: Money has always held sway in college sports, sure, but what the Players Era hoop tourney illustrates now is the athletes are getting a large, and deserved, share

• On the air

• Three takeaways: Michigan dominates from the start, Graham Ike struggles in rout of Gonzaga

All stories for Nov. 26, 2025 »

• This day in history: Prosecutors asked for redo of Liberty Lake sewer vote. Match company bought more timber land

• Women of the Year: Sally Johnson uses her 50-plus years as nurse to care for Spokane’s underserved

• How much have tax cuts removed from Idaho’s budget? It’s in the billions, study says

• A Grip on Sports: Is it a cliche to be thankful on this holiday? Of course it is, though it is too important to skip just because it is expected

• Hundreds fed for Thanksgiving by the Salvation Army

All stories for Nov. 27, 2025 »

• Bloomsday Perennial: Bill Sleeth’s post-race parties were the talk of the neighborhood – and possibly the police precinct

• This day in history: The tales of Thanksgiving humanity, live from Riverside Avenue

• Christmas Bureau returns to Spokane as need is higher than ever in recent memory: ‘We’re sure glad we can be here’

• Foreclosures are rising in Idaho. What’s it mean for homeowners?

• A Grip on Sports: When Black Friday arrived not that long ago, we used to line up to buy gifts and then head home for an unsurpassed weekend of watching college football

All stories for Nov. 28, 2025 »

• This day in history: This Oscar-winning songwriter had ‘high hopes’ his donation to Gonzaga would be appreciated

• City council again turns to increase in Spokane’s utility tax to balance budget

• Davenport Hotel launches new holiday tradition with inaugural tree-lighting celebration

• A Grip on Sports: The revamped college football rivalry weekend continues, though locally the future is more important in some regards

• Recap and highlights: Washington State dominates Oregon State to clinch a bowl appearance

All stories for Nov. 29, 2025 »

• A tale of toys and tariffs: How The Christmas Bureau copes as buying is more costly than ever

• This day in history: Man sits on cross on St. Aloysius cross at Gonzaga; new arena was proposed

• Woman of the Year: Carlee Howie fights to keep kids out of foster care through Strong Families

• Want to donate locally for Giving Tuesday? Here are some Spokane charities and nonprofits looking for help

• Pros and cons of debt consolidation: Is it a good idea?

All stories for Nov. 30, 2025 »