Archives | November 2017

Wednesday, Nov. 1

• SCRAPS offering discount adoptions to curb ‘frightening’ number of homeless cats

• Trudy Rubin: Can’t separate indictment Trump

• Washington records

• Spokane urban design awards honor Urban Outfitters building

• Around the Corner

All stories for Nov. 1, 2017 »

Thursday, Nov. 2

• Democrats setting themselves up to lose

• Washington records

• November: The month when turkeys are selected (or elected)

• 100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Tile house’ a total loss after fire

• Three new middle schools planned as Spokane Public Schools prepares for sixth-grade influx

All stories for Nov. 2, 2017 »

Friday, Nov. 3

• Goodman: Puerto Rico defends against disaster capitalism

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Child born to ‘schoolgirl’ considered for adoption

• Incumbent East Valley School Board member challenged by man with minor criminal record

• Washington records

• Bundle up: First snow of the year to descend Friday

All stories for Nov. 3, 2017 »

Saturday, Nov. 4

• Christine M. Flowers: Political opportunism, again, after attack

• Alexandra Petri: Eleven minutes of tweetless bliss

• Sue Lani Madsen: Public Disclosure Commission snafu was a collision of good intentions and bad timing

• Colville Confederated Tribes release 98 more pronghorn on reservation

• Washington records

All stories for Nov. 4, 2017 »

Sunday, Nov. 5

• BBB Tip of the Week: Scams targeting military veterans

• What was Toyota’s ‘Halloween curse’? 60 years later, it’s a distant memory

• Kathleen Parker: Clinton’s extended day of reckoning on harassment

• Jennifer Rubin: Business groups cool to tax plan

• Eye on Boise: Ada County asks Rep. Giddings to repay homeowner’s exemption

All stories for Nov. 5, 2017 »

Monday, Nov. 6

• Pitts Jr.: No compromise on truth about slavery

• House call: One-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work in screen time debate

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Region’s spruce eyed for aircraft manufacture

• Then and Now: Felts Field

• Getting There: Ban studs to save the roads or keep them for safety?

All stories for Nov. 6, 2017 »

Tuesday, Nov. 7

• Samuelson: Absent politics, Powell at Fed is fine

• Drugs for alcoholism go largely unused

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Cigar-store betting markets accurately predicts city council race

• Seattle bank’s app among numerous technologies targeting ATM theft, other fraud

• Washington records

All stories for Nov. 7, 2017 »

Wednesday, Nov. 8

• Trudy Rubin: Will Trump play North Korea roulette?

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Restaurants go gluten-free for the day

• Education notebook: Freeman High School plans community art night Nov. 16

• Landmarks: WWP pioneer investor and his wife owned West Central home built in 1885

• Montana district hacked, threatened by foreign hacking collective offers lessons to Spokane-area schools

All stories for Nov. 8, 2017 »

Thursday, Nov. 9

• Milbank: Trump was on the ballot and lost

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Revelation lands fireman with a new identity – and a fortune

• ‘Landslide Marano’ lays claim to Fernan council seat

• New program buoys purchases of fresh food with food stamps

All stories for Nov. 9, 2017 »

Friday, Nov. 10

• Amy Goodman: Domestic violence connected to mass shootings

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Editorial sounds note of alarm on Bolshevik revolution

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Trumpism wounded, but not dead

• Spokane stylist heading to Cambodia to teach endangered youths a way out of servitude

• Washington Records

All stories for Nov. 10, 2017 »

Saturday, Nov. 11

• Froma Harrop: Democrats, though not all, learn how to win

• Cass R. Sunstein: End of silence: Sexual harassment norm shattered

• 100 years ago in Spokane: City’s symphony orchestra marks a milestone with Beethoven’s Fifth

• Tricia Bishop: Men, why is this so difficult?

• Sue Lani Madsen: Time to discard outdated stereotypes about mental health

All stories for Nov. 11, 2017 »

Sunday, Nov. 12

• Tom Kelly: Let’s keep seniors from falling through the cracks

• Week Ahead

• Motley Fool: This stock is going places

• Business Beat

• Kathleen Parker: Tax cuts, polar bears, Roy Moore … oh my!

All stories for Nov. 12, 2017 »

Monday, Nov. 13

• Research finds hot flashes, night sweats connected to obstructive sleep apnea risk in middle-aged women

• Coping with the loss of a pet

• Then and Now: Sprouse Reitz Variety Stores

• Getting There: City floats plan to phase parking lots out of downtown

• Spokane police chief, ombudsman say they want to rewrite use-of-force policy

All stories for Nov. 13, 2017 »

Tuesday, Nov. 14

• Robert J. Samuelson: Americans aren’t taxed enough

• Washington Records

• 100 years ago in Colville: Jury acquits woman who shot and killed father and son while holding her baby

• Zombie houses plague neighborhoods and leave families heartbroken

• Sessions open to idea of Clinton Foundation special counsel

All stories for Nov. 14, 2017 »

Wednesday, Nov. 15

• What more evidence of Trump collusion with Russia do you need?

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Man jailed for murder disavows friend accused of diamond robbery in Denver

• Washington Records

• Women’s Top 25 capsules: Ariel Atkins and No. 2 Texas pound McNeese State, 100-34

• Spokane city planners to detail ideas for keeping housing affordable

All stories for Nov. 15, 2017 »

Thursday, Nov. 16

• Garrison Keillor: It’s not so bad to be old

• Washington Records

• Dalai Lama: We need global, secular ethics

• 100 years ago in Lewiston: Vice President Thomas Marshall says war with Germany is justifiable

• Huckleberries: Sometimes it’s best to stop searching for cell service

All stories for Nov. 16, 2017 »

Friday, Nov. 17

• Amy Goodman: Trump’s climate change denial inspires American movement to oppose him

• 100 years ago in Spokane: News from around the medical community

• Couple sue Spokane Arena over fall at a concert in 2013

• Scientists say concerted effort needed to study types of chemicals leaked into Fairchild water

• Spokane Valley residents face fines for not clearing snow from sidewalks

All stories for Nov. 17, 2017 »

Saturday, Nov. 18

• Froma Harrop: Go Ahead, Republicans. Investigate Hillary. Again.

• Francis Wilkinson: A Clinton reckoning likely will come

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Editorial raises specter of ‘enemy aliens’ as threat to U.S.

• Sue Lani Madsen: Bring back the slap

• Spokane VA to expand urgent care while scrapping plans to re-open emergency room

All stories for Nov. 18, 2017 »

Sunday, Nov. 19

• David Von Drehle: Christians, our silence on Roy Moore isn’t enough

• BBB Tip of the Week: Ready, set, holiday shop!

• Apple delays HomePod smart speaker

• Travelers love airline flash sales but the ultra-cheap fares are becoming less common

• Greg Sargent: Angry exchange between senators unmasks the GOP’s tax-cut lies

All stories for Nov. 19, 2017 »

Monday, Nov. 20

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: The diversionary tactics of a child president

• Getting There: How about some love for roundabouts?

• Then and now: Consolidated Freight Lines

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Migrant labor – from China – proposed as stop-gap to labor shortage

• Counterfeit opioid pills are tricking users – sometimes with lethal results

All stories for Nov. 20, 2017 »

Tuesday, Nov. 21

• Dr. Zorba Paster: Not all artificial ingredients are created equal

• Mayo clinic Q&A: Lifelong strategies for preventing dementia

• Samuelson: U.S. hasn’t always been a free trade nation

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Deputies search for midwife who ‘performed illegal operation’ that resulted in death of teen

• Washington Records

All stories for Nov. 21, 2017 »

Wednesday, Nov. 22

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Sheriff accuses county commissioners of ‘childish displays’

• Rosenberg: Look for pattern in abuse allegations

• Washington Records

• SCRAPS opening vet clinic to speed pet adoptions

• Indian police probe Maria Sharapova housing fraud case

All stories for Nov. 22, 2017 »

Thursday, Nov. 23

• Tips to break the Thanksgiving ice

• 100 years ago at Camp Lewis: As Washington soldiers train for World War I, they get fed well for Thanksgiving

• Washington Records

• Photographer sues EWU after hammer throw hits leg

• An elevator fit for the Grinch

All stories for Nov. 23, 2017 »

Friday, Nov. 24

• Dana Milbank: A bounty of gratitude, if you must know

• 100 years ago in Washington state: Going without meat, wheat and sherbert a ‘patriotic duty’

• Downtown Spokane’s Madonna holiday lighting display in storage amid construction

• Mill Pond dam removed as restoration project shutdown for winter

• Top 25 capsules: No. 1 Duke rallies to beat Texas 85-78 in overtime

All stories for Nov. 24, 2017 »

Saturday, Nov. 25

• Froma Harrop: Tax plan would hurt homeowners everywhere

• Christine M. Flowers: Another teen crush leaves us

• Faith and Values: I truly don’t understand when believers settle for spiritual shallows

• 100 years ago today: Stevens County draft dodger caught after accident required medical care

• Sue Lani Madsen: I beg your pardon, but Wishbone and Drumstick would have been a fine feast

All stories for Nov. 25, 2017 »

Sunday, Nov. 26

• Business Beat

• Motley Fool: Facebook is social titan

• Kathleen Parker: A shift from big boxes to small towns

• Frederico Bartels: Congress must act on unused military bases

• Eye on Boise: AG Lawrence Wasden finds Mar-a-Lago ‘interesting,’ not really his ‘style’

All stories for Nov. 26, 2017 »

Monday, Nov. 27

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: What does it mean to be a man?

• Study abroad students undeterred by international acts of terrorism

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Hunt on for Italian ‘anarchist society’

• Getting There: Gas taxes – soon to be marked on the pump – already stretched thin

• Syrian refugees struggled to communicate until they learned American Sign Language at Ferris High School

All stories for Nov. 27, 2017 »

Tuesday, Nov. 28

• Self-harm rises sharply among tween and young teen girls, study shows

• Paul Waldman: Republicans making tax bill even worse

• New store in Spokane selling refurbished medical equipment to help those in need

• 100 years ago today in North Idaho: Gruesome killing of entire family in Rose Lake

• Volunteers collect pajama donations for children served by the Christmas Bureau

All stories for Nov. 28, 2017 »

Wednesday, Nov. 29

• Sullivan: Real journalism bags fake-news hunters

• 100 years ago in North Idaho: Investigators determine that dad killed wife, 3 children by slashing their throats

• NBC News fires Matt Lauer over inappropriate sexual behavior

• 1,191 cases of suspension or expulsion in Spokane Public Schools in first 60 days

• Former roofer finds joy in the Christmas Bureau

All stories for Nov. 29, 2017 »

Thursday, Nov. 30

• Samuelson: Tax bill is wrong policy, wrong time

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Police pledge ‘purity squads’ to crack down on prostitution

• Not just for kids: Christmas Bureau provides help for single adults and people living outside Spokane County

• Facing kidney failure, local man shares story to raise awareness for organ donation

• Video: Washington State coach Ernie Kent post practice Nov. 29

All stories for Nov. 30, 2017 »