Archives | December 2018

Saturday, Dec. 1

• Goodwill Industries plans renovation, expansion of South Hill location

• Townhomes slated for Logan neighborhood property

• Faith and Values: Traditions, both constant and changing

• Buying Christmas Bureau toys is a full-time job

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Spiting flu warnings, thousands take to the streets for fair and dance

All stories for Dec. 1, 2018 »

Sunday, Dec. 2

• Motley Fool: Quack, quack

• Nerd Wallet: Home affordability in midsize U.S. metros

• Business Beat

• Trade deficit getting bigger – despite president’s promises

• 100 years ago in Spokane: 9-year-old boy holds out as flu ravages family

All stories for Dec. 2, 2018 »

Monday, Dec. 3

• Then and Now: Spokane’s rocky landscape

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Schools closed as flu spreads to the young

• Getting There: The steep climb from Poverty Flats to Peaceful Valley

• WSU coach Mike Leach thinks his Cougars should have made the New Year’s Six. Here’s why his wallet agrees with him.

• Volunteering puts Arby’s Jerry Pederson in the Christmas spirit

All stories for Dec. 3, 2018 »

Tuesday, Dec. 4

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Dances and other gatherings banned as city tries to stop spread of flu

• Robert B. Reich: Trump takes on General Motors (and guess who wins?)

• Froma Harrop: Why Barbara Bush is so high up in George H.W.’s obituaries

• Longtime Christmas Bureau volunteer specializes in giving lunch breaks

• Discovery Networks films documentary of Coeur d’Alene pastor shooting

All stories for Dec. 4, 2018 »

Wednesday, Dec. 5

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Flu cases – and deaths – spike

• ‘Opening act’ art installment shines at Spokane’s First Interstate Center for the Arts

• Central Valley District chooses Ridgeline High School as name of third high school

• The Christmas Bureau is a holiday tradition for longtime volunteer

• Rob Curley: You’re going to ‘like a’ FICA lot

All stories for Dec. 5, 2018 »

Thursday, Dec. 6

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Public gathering ban drives rift through citizenry as flu cases grow

• Spokane Indians net nearly 100 stuffed animals for Christmas Bureau

• With a doubling of traffic in 30 years, vehicles on I-90 in Spokane far exceed original design standards

• Dental office in Spokane Valley will have bakery

• Washington records

All stories for Dec. 6, 2018 »

Friday, Dec. 7

• 100 years ago in Spokane: As flu cases climb, city health officer hardens line on public gatherings

• Retired priest Mike Savelesky ready to volunteer at Christmas Bureau

• The Gilded Lily Florist marks reopening at Monroe Street location

• Shawn Vestal: A thank you to regulators who nixed Avista deal

• Patricia Murphy: From Bush’s lips to our ears: To heck with campaign promises

All stories for Dec. 7, 2018 »

Saturday, Dec. 8

• Wake Up Call, dental office included in Liberty Lake mixed-used development plans

• Real estate firm’s renovation of downtown Spokane building will lead to move

• De Leon’s Taco & Bar to open third Spokane location

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Conflicting messages as flu death toll continues

• Sue Lani Madsen: Initiative 1000 barking up the wrong tree

All stories for Dec. 8, 2018 »

Sunday, Dec. 9

• Tom Kelly: Don’t trust another to communicate with your real estate agent

• Business Beat

• Motley Fool: Garbage Greatness

• BBB Tip of the Week: In aftermath of the Marriott data breach

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Authorities crack down on violators as flu death toll reaches nearly 300

All stories for Dec. 9, 2018 »

Monday, Dec. 10

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Empress reopens – with a stern warning

• Lyft, Uber drivers will have to pay new fees, follow new rules under Spokane City Council proposal

• Getting There: Near completion but yet unfinished, two major street projects go to rest for the winter

• The Christmas Bureau opens this week. Here’s what you need to know.

• Then and Now: Buchanan Chevrolet

All stories for Dec. 10, 2018 »

Tuesday, Dec. 11

• Spokane Valley woman discovers World War II veteran father, far-flung family from DNA kit

• Washington records

• Volunteers swarm the Christmas Bureau to unload toys

• Paul Turner: Keeping the holiday civil with fruitcake

• Stuart Rothenberg: Where Republicans, Democrats stand heading into 2019

All stories for Dec. 11, 2018 »

Wednesday, Dec. 12

• Christmas Bureau ready to throw open the doors

• Washington records

• Shawn Vestal: Police union again undermines independent oversight by ombudsman

• Cheney marijuana grower scrutinized for failed bacterial test amid legal tussle over ownership

• E.J. Dionne Jr.: Are Republicans abandoning democracy?

All stories for Dec. 12, 2018 »

Thursday, Dec. 13

• Big crowd braves cold on Christmas Bureau’s opening day

• Washington records

• Washington State’s Ernie Kent on transfer Arinze Chidom: ‘He has done everything we’ve asked him to do, I’m going to miss him’

• Former manager of Cum Inn Bar & Grill to spend 30 days in jail for defrauding government

• Love story: First date at movies had really sick ending: After inauspicious start, Smiths will celebrate 50th anniversary

All stories for Dec. 13, 2018 »

Friday, Dec. 14

• Shawn Vestal: Shea finds questioners in Poland more to his liking

• Retired teachers, librarians bring experience to Christmas Bureau children’s book selection

• Paul Waldman: How Nancy Pelosi put down a rebellion and allowed everyone to win

• Marc A. Thiessen:On Saudi Arabia, Trump is channeling his inner George H.W. Bush

• With new openings, city, charities seek to balance shelter space with need

All stories for Dec. 14, 2018 »

Saturday, Dec. 15

• 100 years ago: ‘Big Bend reclamation project’ pitched to irrigate central Washington

• Faith and Values: When friends disagree – A Buddhist perspective

• Sixteen cottages planned for property land near University and Fairview

• Campfire Couture opens in downtown Sandpoint

• Eye on Boise: All told, far more raised, spent on ballot measures than governor’s race

All stories for Dec. 15, 2018 »

Sunday, Dec. 16

• BBB Tip of the Week: Study finds deceptive free trial scams rake in millions with misleading ads, fake celebrity endorsements.

• Motley Fool: Google this stock

• Nerd Wallet: It may be time to stop itemizing your taxes

• Tom Kelly: The playing field should be the same for first-time buyers, investors, agents

• Business Beat

All stories for Dec. 16, 2018 »

Monday, Dec. 17

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Businesses petition to lift on public gatherings ban; health officer unmoved

• Whitworth’s tobacco and chewing ban starts Jan. 1, provoking pushback from some students

• Getting There: The weird machines of Spokane’s past

• Former Christmas Bureau volunteers honored with memorial tree

• Then and Now: George Washington Carver USO Club

All stories for Dec. 17, 2018 »

Tuesday, Dec. 18

• Paul Turner: Here’s some help for parents of Santa doubters

• Hugh Hewitt: Know who would love impeachment? Trump.

• Timothy L. O’Brien: How Donald Trump got caught in a legal vise

• Local congressional delegation leery of partial federal government shutdown set to begin Friday

• Spokane Valley development has neighbors frustrated about traffic

All stories for Dec. 18, 2018 »

Wednesday, Dec. 19

• Feature Creature: Clyde

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Theater owners fight back against health officer’s attempt to stop flu

• Parents grateful for Christmas toys for their children

• Knowing when to turn it off: Spokane teens struggle with addictiveness of smartphones, sleep

• Shawn Vestal: Hey Ben Shapiro, you think media exaggerate abuse by priests? Take a stroll to the Bea House at Gonzaga.

All stories for Dec. 19, 2018 »

Thursday, Dec. 20

• Washington records

• On Christmas Eve, Santa delivers presents … and a few extra heart attacks

• Rogers High School students help take care of kids at the Christmas Bureau

• For what it’s worth, aquatics can be rigorous exercise

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Police accuse man of killing girlfriend with strychnine

All stories for Dec. 20, 2018 »

Friday, Dec. 21

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Strychnine poisoning case grows compilcated as second ‘sweetheart’ shows up

• Christmas Bureau closing, but donations still sorely needed

• Jacob Silverman: The Facebook scandal isn’t really about social media. It’s about capitalism.

• Marc A. Thiessen: Trump is about to repeat Obama’s mistake in the Middle East

• Delegates quiet as shutdown takes effect

All stories for Dec. 21, 2018 »

Saturday, Dec. 22

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

• $2.2 million remake, expansion set for downtown hotel

• First permits issued for construction of U-District’s Catalyst Building

• 204-unit apartment complex planned in Airway Heights

All stories for Dec. 22, 2018 »

Sunday, Dec. 23

• Tom Kelly: Revisiting how our nation participates in housing

• BBB Tip of the Week: How to recognize and avoid holiday scams

• Motley Fool: Calling on Verizon

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Soldiers and sailors clear socialist meeting hall

• Spin Control: Can’t join in any reindeer games? Try 12 Trivias of Christmas

All stories for Dec. 23, 2018 »

Monday, Dec. 24

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Talk of suicide in strychnine case ‘all bosh,’ safety commissioner asserts

• Partnership between school’s Mark Anderson, city’s Rick Romero led to landmark school and library bonds

• Garco Construction gives big boost to the Christmas Bureau

• Getting There: Ever wonder how Santa logs all those miles in a night?

• When’s Santa Claus comin’ to town? NORAD’s tracker can tell you

All stories for Dec. 24, 2018 »

Tuesday, Dec. 25

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Investigators raise doubts that strychnine death was suicide

• Youth Spotlight: Community School students teach English to refugees

• Shawn Vestal: The birth of Jesus reminds us we should provide shelter in our community

• Travis Pattern and Foundry helps push weekend Christmas Bureau donations to nearly $100,000

• Don Brunell: Christmas wreaths help ease pain

All stories for Dec. 25, 2018 »

Wednesday, Dec. 26

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Suitors remain focus of investigation into woman’s death from strychnine

• Planned $15M behavioral health building at Spokane VA Medical Center canceled

• Amphetamine hospitalizations increasing every year in Spokane, rivaling opioids

• Megan Hulsey helps spark entrepreneurs in Spokane

• Marijuana businessman and former federal inmate Cip Paulsen faces new legal problems

All stories for Dec. 26, 2018 »

Thursday, Dec. 27

• Renowned Sandpoint violin maker works slowly, his care redefining meticulous

• Family in limbo after suspected arson in Logan neighborhood leaves home in ruins

• Almost half of young voters who signed up in 2018 didn’t cast ballots

• Construction starts on Catholic Charities $4.48 million unit for homeless

• Willard students learn good manners are elementary, and fun

All stories for Dec. 27, 2018 »

Friday, Dec. 28

• Ready for Grandma duty: Superior Court Judge Clark retires after 25-year run on the bench

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Admission of forgery adds to body of evidence in strychnine death

• Washington records

• State Sens. Mark Schoesler, Shelly Short offer GOP perspective for upcoming legislative session

• Difference Makers: Taking art to the streets of Spokane

All stories for Dec. 28, 2018 »

Saturday, Dec. 29

• Additional $300,000 in improvements slated for Centennial Hotel Spokane

• Spokane City Credit Union completes major renovation

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Spanish flu, in the wane, claims former Spokane mayor

• Faith and Values: Time to interrupt the norm

• Washington records

All stories for Dec. 29, 2018 »

Sunday, Dec. 30

• Business Beat

• Week Ahead

• Motley Fool: Cancer-fighting biotech

• Nerd Wallet: It’s time to fix Social Security’s tax burden

• BBB Tip of the Week: Five steps to avoiding scams in 2019

All stories for Dec. 30, 2018 »

Monday, Dec. 31

• Wharton has helped thousands as a nurse, chaplain, Red Cross volunteer, counselor and more

• Then and Now: The Palace and J.C. Penney

• 100 years ago in Spokane: After dodging bullets overseas, 20-year-old dies in a fall

• From 50 to 50,000, ‘Leopard of the Kootenai’ makes spectacular rebound in Kootenai River

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: 2018, the year we lost ourselves

All stories for Dec. 31, 2018 »