Archives | April 2019

Monday, April 1

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Media owe no apology to Trump or anyone else for covering Mueller investigation

• Washington could elevate razor clam to special status

• Getting There: City joins broader effort to reclaim downtown alleys as cultural, artistic pathways

• Faith and Values: spiritually protecting your home, families

• 100 Years Ago in Spokane: Isolated residents of Lincoln Heights ask city to pave 29th Avenue

All stories for April 1, 2019 »

Tuesday, April 2

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Compromise raises streetcar fare to 6 cents; Minnehaha movie studio in trouble

• Washington records

• Froma Harrop: Climate change a peril we must face

• Out of Right Field: Recap, takeaways from the Mariners’ 6-3 victory against the Los Angeles Angels

• Paul Turner: Readers weigh in on Marmot friendly neighborhood cats and Spokedonians

All stories for April 2, 2019 »

Wednesday, April 3

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Jitneys undercut new 6-cent streetcar fare

• Duluth Trading Co. to open retail store April 11 in Spokane Valley

• Reader photo: Just passing through

• City of Spokane Valley files claim against contractor after new City Hall shows signs of structural damage

• Committee backs money for nonlethal wolf control

All stories for April 3, 2019 »

Thursday, April 4

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Washington Water Power says it will buy bankrupt downtown steam plant; chewing gum craze arrives

• Artist who created first paint-by-numbers pictures dies

• Former Cassano’s being transformed into Open Doors family shelter expected to open in summer

• Northwest Aurora Rotary’s $10,000 grant to Riverpoint Academy boosts science lab, two-way relationship

• Spokane County Fire Distict 4 invests $50K into aerial platform truck purchase

All stories for April 4, 2019 »

Friday, April 5

• Washington records

• Dana Milbank: Mitch McConnell undid 213 years of Senate history in 33 minutes

• Washington state awards grant to Excelsior Wellness Center for substance abuse facility

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Harry M. Wicks arrested for disloyalty after speech advocating workers lay down tools

• New cyanide cleanup plan proposed for former Kaiser Aluminum smelter site in Mead

All stories for April 5, 2019 »

Saturday, April 6

• Week Ahead

• Business Beat

• Philip Skinner: My community would be a ghost town if the border were closed

• David Von Drehle: Has Impossible Burger pushed America to Peak Meat?

• Petula Dvorak: Crashing jets. Dangerous strollers. Scary pork. That’s a world without regulators.

All stories for April 6, 2019 »

Sunday, April 7

• BBB Tip of the Week: Look out for scam calls with political twist

• Tom Kelly: Double-check a couple of deductions before April 15

• Motley Fool: Pfor your pfortpfolio?

• Marc A. Thiessen: Why was a well-deserved award rescinded from Mike Pompeo?

• Kathleen Parker: Kiss me, kiss me not

All stories for April 7, 2019 »

Monday, April 8

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: ‘We are Americans first’ … aren’t we?

• Cold February puts Washington wheat farmers a month behind

• Getting There: Congestion pricing isn’t coming to Spokane, but these roads aren’t free and never were

• 100 Years Ago in Spokane: Bolshevist ties, labor council vote all in a day’s paper

• Faith and Values: Smudges, sneers and small gods

All stories for April 8, 2019 »

Tuesday, April 9

• Lawrence H. Summers: IRS should release Trump’s tax returns

• Robert J. Samuelson: Let states, localities fix the schools

• Report: Washington State’s Ahmed Ali, Isaiah Wade enter NCAA transfer portal

• Washington records

• Paul Turner: Do we dress like slobs?

All stories for April 9, 2019 »

Wednesday, April 10

• Around the Corner

• Further Review: The Tiger Woods Effect

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Woman abandons six-month-old baby with Lewis and Clark science teacher

• Washington records

• Ice buildup may have caused barge to capsize at North Idaho Navy base

All stories for April 10, 2019 »

Thursday, April 11

• Kalispel Tribe opens casino in Cusick

• Washington records

• Education notebook: University High’s Syvanna Arwood elected lieutenant governor of Key Club

• Gardening: Time to aerate, fertilize and spot treat weeds to revive lawn

• City delays land deal with Union Gospel Mission, partly over concerns on LGBT policies

All stories for April 11, 2019 »

Friday, April 12

• Face recognition researcher fights Amazon over biased AI

• Trudy Rubin: Netanyahu victory in Israel’s election means the end of illusions about a Palestinian state

• 100 years ago in Coeur d’Alene: Officials map out road around lake to connect towns

• Washington records

• City considers requiring businesses to update outdated heated sidewalks

All stories for April 12, 2019 »

Saturday, April 13

• Third Avenue McDonald’s – the third location in Spokane – set for renovation

• FCC to hold big 5G auction, spend $20B for rural internet

• Hospital pharmacies to receive upgrades to bring them in line drug-handling standards

• Mayor Jenny A. Durkan: Here in Seattle, we’re not afraid of immigrants

• Cynthia M. Allen: ‘Unplanned’ forces those willing to watch to see the reality of abortion

All stories for April 13, 2019 »

Sunday, April 14

• Motley Fool: Building profitable model

• BBB Tip of the Week: April is the Month of the Military Child

• Nerd Wallet: What students can learn from the days before college loans

• Week Ahead

• Amazon in Seattle: An economic godsend or tech-giant pain

All stories for April 14, 2019 »

Monday, April 15

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: A few reasons to feel hopeful

• Faith and Values: There’s room for everyone in religion

• Then and Now: The Lang Building

• 100 Years Ago in Spokane: Hutton Settlement’s construction underway

• EWU restructuring programs, cutting positions to fix $3.6 million shortfall

All stories for April 15, 2019 »

Tuesday, April 16

• Robert J. Samuelson: What really caused the financial crisis?

• Stephen Stromberg: Notre Dame Cathedral will rise again. But it will never be the same.

• Who ruled the world? In ancient Egypt, often times it was a woman.

• San Francisco eyes charge to drive its famed Lombard Street

• Gonzaga economist: Economic issues associated with wealth distribution, immigration and trade policy pose problems

All stories for April 16, 2019 »

Wednesday, April 17

• Michael Gerson: Trump is a threat to religious freedom

• Eva Lassman Memorial Art And Essay Contests: third place essay, middle school

• Shawn Vestal: School layoffs and renewed push for higher local taxes show school funding far from fixed

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Turner Hall threatened with charges of ‘criminal syndicalism’ for radical assemblies

• Washington records

All stories for April 17, 2019 »

Thursday, April 18

• Why Easter is called Easter, and other little-known facts about the holiday

• Froma Harrop: Change is coming to health care. Vote wisely.

• Eva Lassman Memorial art and essay contests: Tasyn Oosting takes second place in art for middle school

• Eva Lassman Memorial art and essay contests: Arach Thang takes third place in art for middle school

• Earth, meet Polo: Ralph Lauren unveils plastic bottle shirt

All stories for April 18, 2019 »

Friday, April 19

• Godiva moves beyond chocolate to open 2,000 cafes

• John Podesta: An assault on our democracy

• Michael Gerson: There is no vindication for Trump

• Tacos El Cabron to open brick-and-mortar restaurant in Spokane Valley

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Courtroom fight spills out onto the streets

All stories for April 19, 2019 »

Saturday, April 20

• Business Beat

• Hugh Hewitt: What comes after the Mueller report

• George F. Will: Supreme Court’s census case has bigger ramifications

• Froma Harrop: Paris and New York are united by urban horror

• Washington records

All stories for April 20, 2019 »

Sunday, April 21

• Motley Fool: Dividends and growth

• BBB Tip of the Week: Check out this new twist on phony debt collection

• Boeing 737 Max’s reputation will also need repair

• Marc A. Thiessen: Trump is right to call out Democrats for their hypocrisy on sanctuary cities

• Kathleen Parker: It is finished

All stories for April 21, 2019 »

Monday, April 22

• State legislators’ HEAL Act targets environment, inequality

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: GOP, you look dopey when you attack AOC

• Giuliani: Nothing wrong with Trump camp taking Russian help

• AP sources: U.S. to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil

• George Zimmerman was just kicked off another dating app

All stories for April 22, 2019 »

Tuesday, April 23

• 100 years ago in Walla Walla: Eastern Washington farmers flock to tractor show as they consider motorization

• Adam B. Schiff: Take steps to ensure that Trump isn’t working for foreign interests

• Robert J. Samuelson: Can the Fed stay independent?

• For summer road trips, a new app turns insect splats into a detective game

• Coming to store shelves: cameras that guess your age and sex

All stories for April 23, 2019 »

Wednesday, April 24

• 100 years ago in Spokane: City prepares for flying circus and returning World War I soldiers

• Robotic device winds its own way through beating pig heart

• Bower Climbing Coalition, The Great PNW honoring alpinist Jess Roskelley

• Washington records

• Share a beer, a joke and join a legendary running institution

All stories for April 24, 2019 »

Thursday, April 25

• Andrew M. Cuomo: 35 questions about our political climate

• Marc A. Thiessen: To restore Notre Dame, we must restore its fundamental purpose

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Flying Circus brings high-flying stunts to town

• Gardening: Change soil conditions and bid adieu to moss-colonized lawn

• Democratic group teaches political skills to emerging women leaders

All stories for April 25, 2019 »

Friday, April 26

• 100 years ago in Spokane: First aerial pictures of city show downtown from eyes of flying circus aviators

• Dana Milbank: Now playing at the Supreme Court: How to preserve white power in four easy steps

• Martha Ackmann: She would have been the first American woman in space; Congress held her back

• RVs, campers riding high, fueled by millennial enthusiasm

• Somebody needs you: Household items, doors requested

All stories for April 26, 2019 »

Saturday, April 27

• 100 years ago in Central Washington: Railroad workers strike over lack of bathtubs, decent meals

• How to pick the best real estate agent to sell your home

• My husband and I owned three homes before the age of 30 and paid off one mortgage in cash – here’s how we did it

• Sellers remain at an advantage in Spokane-area housing market

• Do you take that offer on your house? Here are some guidelines.

All stories for April 27, 2019 »

Sunday, April 28

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Trainloads of soldiers to make Spokane go ‘hero wild’

• BBB Tip of the Week: Digital spring cleaning for 2019

• Tom Kelly: Where’s the buyer loyalty when open-house agents surface?

• Motley Fool: A biotech contender

• Business Beat

All stories for April 28, 2019 »

Monday, April 29

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Teamsters threaten to strike

• Faith and Values: The Demands of a Post-Truth Era

• Leonard Pitts Jr.: Don’t evangelicals ever get tired of being wrong?

• EPA warns of climate change impacts

• Margaret Sullivan: How should journalists report on data hacks?

All stories for April 29, 2019 »

Tuesday, April 30

• 100 years ago in Spokane: Milkmen demand 1 day off in 7

• Charles Lane: ‘Jeopardy!’ has stopped being fun because James Holzhauer is a menace

• Robert J. Samuelson: Who’s afraid of robots – and why

• Drone used to aid 3D remake of Japanese internment camp

• Colorado State graduate transfer forward Deion James becomes Kyle Smith’s first commit at Washington State

All stories for April 30, 2019 »