Archives | March 2016

Tuesday, March 1

• The Slice: Comparing Spokane to the Beav’s town

• Annie’s Mailbox: Rearing of boy concerns grandma

• Ask Doctor K: Moving to assisted living doesn’t have to be traumatic

• Robert J. Samuelson: New inequality theory emerges

• Washington records

All stories for March 1, 2016 »

Wednesday, March 2

• Carolyn Hax: Pushover trying to be more assertive

• Miss Manners: Non-apology welcome, but to be negated

• Box office: ‘Deadpool’ keeps earning in third weekend

• Trudy Rubin: Will Americans fall for ‘strongman’ Trump?

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Movie theater owners promise to avoid “immoral pictures”

All stories for March 2, 2016 »

Thursday, March 3

• Annie’s Mailbox: Daughters may need space, not Mother

• Protecting ourselves from Zika

• The Slice: Which would you want to be your babysitter?

• Redbox’s Top 10 DVD rentals

• Movie review: ‘Zootopia,’ Disney’s latest, might be more for adults

All stories for March 3, 2016 »

Friday, March 4

• Movie review: ‘London Has Fallen’ stumbles

• Movie review: Tina Fey’s war correspondent is a bit too glib in ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’

• The Slice: When you’ve gotta have it

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Woman complains to city about noisy children playing

• Amy Goodman: Felonious vote suppression underway

All stories for March 4, 2016 »

Saturday, March 5

• The Slice: When “Our turn” seems to go on forever

• Charles Krauthammer: Trump has tough-guy appeal

• Froma Harrop: Real revolutionaries storm GOP

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Former mayor who supports prohibition receives death threats

• How to repair a chipped tile with epoxy and paint

All stories for March 5, 2016 »

Sunday, March 6

• The Motley Fool: Take stock in real estate trust

• Tom Kelly: First-time homebuyers should try everything else before tapping IRA

• BBB Tip of the Week: Illegal robocalls about health insurance

• Consumer Confidential: Government may soon begin putting an end to forced arbitration clauses

• Gary Crooks: Who can explain Trump’s appeal?

All stories for March 6, 2016 »

Monday, March 7

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: GOP’s obstruction strategy boomerangs

• Spokane’s community court an experiment that’s paying off

• The Slice: Not that your age defines you or anything

• HPV rates drop among young women

• The intimate link between impotence and heart disease

All stories for March 7, 2016 »

Tuesday, March 8

• The Slice: Don’t leave home without it

• Use care when taking ibuprofen for pain after angioplasty

• Best friends are becoming high maintenance

• Robert J. Samuelson: Up with political bosses

• Trudy Rubin: Syrian mess awaits next president

All stories for March 8, 2016 »

Wednesday, March 9

• Carolyn Hax: Family doesn’t want mom to go back to work

• Miss Manners: Declining alcohol need not be explained

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Mayor wavers on hiring first female police officer

• Washington records

• Liberty Lake Police want to tweak golf cart rules

All stories for March 9, 2016 »

Thursday, March 10

• ‘Il Duce Donald’ flirts with fascism

• Education Notebook: ‘Ham on Regal’ returns

• Lottery winners

• The Slice: Choose your lawn care anthem

• The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store

All stories for March 10, 2016 »

Friday, March 11

• Annie’s Mailbox: Caretaking sister refuses help herself

• Summer baby misses out on birthdays

• Carolyn Hax: Relationship with cousin hinges on apology

• Movie review: ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ is dark, nasty fun

• Amy Goodman: Dim the polls, spotlight the issues

All stories for March 11, 2016 »

Saturday, March 12

• Annie’s Mailbox: Dementia prevents desire to see doctor

• Ask Doctor K: Natural sleep aids not effective

• The Slice: Ah, sweet mystery of life

• Charles Krauthammer: Holocaust martyrdom mustn’t be sole legacy

• Froma Harrop: Pollsters were biggest losers

All stories for March 12, 2016 »

Sunday, March 13

• The Motley Fool: Little known Kimball Int. delivers furniture profits

• Consumer Confidential: Why is a group of lawmakers working to undermine tighter rules for the payday-loan industry?

• The Week Ahead in business

• BBB Tip of the Week: BBB Impersonators

• Business Beat: A collection of regional advancement and achievement

All stories for March 13, 2016 »

Monday, March 14

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Defeating Trump won’t erase what made him possible

• Restaurant, bar design features test hearing, patience

• The Slice: What’s your favorite flavor?

• Then and Now: Spokane’s telephone companies

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Education leader proposes junior highs

All stories for March 14, 2016 »

Tuesday, March 15

• Husband quitting alcohol should consult doctor first

• The Slice: Up by 10, down by 10

• Robert J. Samuelson: Plans to soak the rich wouldn’t end deficit

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Man killed by massive slide under railroad track

• Drug spending up 5 percent in 2015, report says

All stories for March 15, 2016 »

Wednesday, March 16

• League of Women Voters to host forum on courts

• Misdirected email cause for anger

• Carolyn Hax: Readers give sound advice on parenting

• Trudy Rubin: Mideast needs new borders

• Second Harvest hosts kitchen volunteer training

All stories for March 16, 2016 »

Thursday, March 17

• The Slice: Maybe just go to O’Doherty’s instead

• Spokane County to add new cabin to popular offerings at Liberty Lake

• Dana Milbank: Rubio candidacy trumped by vulgarity

• Redbox’s Top 10 DVD rentals

• Movie review: ‘Allegiant’ is more dull than dazzling

All stories for March 17, 2016 »

Friday, March 18

• Movie review: ‘The Bronze’ has the tinny sound of a dud

• Amy Goodman: Fascism? Can it happen here?

• On solo tour, Crosby bares all

• Bride tries in vain to avoid a ‘people-props’

• The Slice: Here’s your Spokane FAQ

All stories for March 18, 2016 »

Saturday, March 19

• Froma Harrop: How the West was shunned in primary politics

• The Slice: Just call them Grandpa McCoy and the Young Democrats

• Charles Krauthammer: Both sides guilty of campaign ugliness

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Auto club suspects gas gouging

• Washington records

All stories for March 19, 2016 »

Sunday, March 20

• BBB Tip of the Week: Spring cleaning and repair scams

• Around the remote: TV Picks for the week of March 20-26

• Consumer Confidential: Should a man taken to the ER in an ambulance against his will have to pay the bill?

• Business Beat: A collection of regional advancement and achievement

• The Week Ahead in business

All stories for March 20, 2016 »

Monday, March 21

• Courtesy titles not necessary

• Annie’s Mailbox: Fiancé’s ex puts damper on big day

• The Slice: Spokane history being used as insulation

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: End punishment that never ends

• Pioneering approach to prevent peanut allergies in children provides ongoing protection, study shows

All stories for March 21, 2016 »

Tuesday, March 22

• 3-D printers are starting to be used in medicine

• Housemate’s unsanitary habits nauseate

• Anniversary: Virgil and Kathryn Dymond celebrate 72 years of marriage

• Anniversary: Cyril and Helene Wolff will mark 50 years of marriage

• Robert J. Samuelson: Myths shroud free trade realities

All stories for March 22, 2016 »

Wednesday, March 23

• Carolyn Hax: With kids, it gets better

• Miss Manners: Just order your favorite wine

• Culinary Calendar

• Trudy Rubin: Syrian Kurds may provide solution

• Casto crowned Miss Spokane Interstate Rodeo

All stories for March 23, 2016 »

Thursday, March 24

• Intensive treatment for diabetes can cause complications

• Review: Worlds collide in ‘Batman v Superman’

• Redbox’s Top 10 DVD rentals

• Movie review: Nothing new in ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’

• Education Notebook: Chase Youth Award winners named

All stories for March 24, 2016 »

Friday, March 25

• On sale

• iTunes Top 10

• The Slice: You believe what you want to believe

• Amy Goodman: Fight back with stronger values

• Gallery glance

All stories for March 25, 2016 »

Saturday, March 26

• Harrop: Tech and terrorism: Figure it out

• The Slice: If you will be getting dressed up Sunday

• Krauthammer: Obama oddly unmoved by terror

• Review: ‘The South Side’ explores American segregation

• Washington records

All stories for March 26, 2016 »

Sunday, March 27

• Consumer Confidential: Grieving passenger has bumpy ride with American Airlines

• The Motley Fool: Finding dependable income with MetLife

• Week ahead

• BBB Tip of the Week: FTC releases 2015 Consumer Sentinel Data Book

• The Slice: Untold stories behind the walls

All stories for March 27, 2016 »

Monday, March 28

• Annie’s Mailbox: Grandkids should be shielded from abuse

• ‘Sorry’ not always meant literally

• The Slice: Marmots have issues

• Profile: Benjamin Gaines recalls his days on the railroad as a Pullman porter

• ‘Granddogs’ a win-win for owners and their dog-sitting parents

All stories for March 28, 2016 »

Tuesday, March 29

• Attention, with kids, not always undivided

• The Slice: Couple’s children respond after seeing column

• The Styrens will mark 50 years of marriage

• Glockhoff marks 100th birthday

• Was suicide triggered by pain medicine?

All stories for March 29, 2016 »

Wednesday, March 30

• Carolyn Hax: Daughter considers military, with boyfriend’s input

• Miss Manners: Daughter shunned after tennis win

• Washington records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: farm agent declared war on rats

• Spokane district fifth-graders using Sqord to track activity, make fitness fun

All stories for March 30, 2016 »

Thursday, March 31

• 100 years ago in Spokane: “Madame Butterfly” reviewer effusive in praise for production

• Washington records

• Feedback: Memories of Patty Duke

• Northwest wheat

• Let Them Eat (Wedding) Cake

All stories for March 31, 2016 »