Archives | May 2020
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Friday, May 1
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100 years ago in Spokane: Bigamist-murderer confesses to killing 1 wife after she found out about another
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Locally: Spokane’s Jerry Campbell to receive CFL honors
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Shawn Vestal: Firing of officer who kicked suspect is a good step, if it survives the effort to unfire him
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On the Front Lines: Spokane Valley Fire Department mechanic ensures crews make it to the scene
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Idaho congregations will be able to return to church this weekend, but not all are going back yet
Saturday, May 2
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100 years ago in Spokane: Further confessions expected from bigamist-murderer who killed 2 local women
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WSU student uses 3D printer to make protective masks
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In french fry heartland, spring turns bitter as coronavirus cuts into global demand
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Larry Stone: Seahawks’ emphasis on grit during NFL draft could come with a risk during coronavirus pandemic
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Idaho retailers welcome customers, as state’s four-stage rebound plan gets underway
Sunday, May 3
Monday, May 4
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100 years ago in California: Admitted wife-slayer ‘Bluebeard’ Huirt leads searchers to body of Montana woman
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Isolated by oceans: Hawaii, other islands tamp down virus
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Then and Now: Around the Monroe Street Bridge
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Getting There: Work begins on long-awaited bus rapid transit City Line
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Spokane spray-paint artist Daniel Lopez captures COVID-19 experience with new mural
Tuesday, May 5
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As budget challenges loom, Spokane County hires new CFO
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100 years ago today in Spokane: One of ‘Bluebeard’ Huirt’s many wives wanted him hanged for murder
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Washington records
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Island marble butterfly – once thought extinct and only known to exist in Washington – listed as endangered
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On the Front Lines: State fish and wildlife police offer tips and pleas as state lands open to the public
Wednesday, May 6
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Geriatric nurse juggles tricky balance between isolation and community in rural Washington care home
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100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Bluebeard’ pleads guilt to first degree murder
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Spokane restaurant owners’ makeshift golf course links closure and partial reopening
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Shawn Vestal: Health officer says key to safe, successful reopening is to ‘box in the virus’
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County by county, Washington epidemiologists track earliest symptoms of COVID-19
Thursday, May 7
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100 years ago in Spokane: Census shows slightly shrinking city, dismaying boosters
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Sue Lani Madsen: Where’s the beef? There’s plenty on the hoof
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Sacred Heart hospital chaplain offers patients, staff ‘life-giving moments’ in hard and hectic circumstances
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Home improvement project in Sandpoint goes viral with discovery of old Spokesman-Reviews
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So far, challengers aren’t lining up to run against incumbents in Spokane County
Friday, May 8
Saturday, May 9
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Business Beat
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Shawn Vestal: Projects that connect restaurants to the hungry nourish bodies, hearts
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100 years ago in Spokane: Disappearance of yet another wife of murder-bigamist investigated
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As record unemployment sets in, some in Spokane can’t access benefits. Here are some of their stories.
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Washington records
Sunday, May 10
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BBB Tip of the Week: Don’t get scammed on Mother’s Day
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Motley Fool: Disney for the long run
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Tom Kelly: Taking an extra step to keep senior deferral in place
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Grocery prices and shortages drive consumers to locally grown meat and produce
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77% of laid-off workers believe they will return to their old job, Post-Ipsos poll finds
Monday, May 11
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Black people are dying to know
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Mother’s Day family parade is welcome surprise for residents of South Hill retirement home
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Enterprising Spirit: Haggerty’s Happy Hens makes a strong comeback
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Improved hygiene during pandemic might be to blame for muckier wastewater coming out of Liberty Lake plant
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With Inslee running for re-election, other Democrats staying put
Tuesday, May 12
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Offensive guard Brock Dieu selects Washington State over Arizona State, Oregon and Ivy League suitors
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Washington records
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100 years ago in Spokane: City rejects census count that trims population by 200
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Spokane family mourns loss of hard-working father to COVID-19
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New Catholic high school to open in downtown Spokane
Wednesday, May 13
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100 years ago in Spokane: Local presidential candidate falls far back in new poll
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Spokane middle school teacher spends spare time as advocate at YWCA domestic violence shelter
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Enterprising Spirit: With no lessons and few sales, music store finds new way to stay busy
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Health officer: ‘Very strong likelihood’ masks will be mandated in Spokane soon
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Alan Liere’s fishing-hunting report for May 14
Thursday, May 14
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100 years ago in North Idaho: ‘Peculiar’ gas kills 3 miners
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Front Porch: Get me out of the house, please
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E. Washington, N. Idaho Girl Scouts poised to commence cookie sales; making alternative plans
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Author to look at America’s views of wars, veterans in SCLD website presentation
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Spokane Valley Fire roundup: Illegal burning keeps crews hopping
Friday, May 15
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100 years ago in Spokane: Churchgoing schoolteacher caught in blackmailing, kidnapping scheme
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Trudy Rubin: White House support for Israeli annexation plans will harm Jewish state
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Petrino, Vandal football program has been continuing business as usual during pandemic
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‘It’s going to be a learning curve’: Lincoln County businesses prep to reopen ahead of most of state
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‘Everybody sticks together’ in Garfield County, but they’ve stayed apart enough to reopen without a virus case
Saturday, May 16
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Tom Kelly: Mortgage forbearance is not forgiveness, but it could be an option
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Business Beat
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100 years ago in Spokane: Priest bemoans ‘degeneracy’ of movies, demands censorship
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The Dirt: Haystack Heights cohousing community breaks ground
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Idaho church provides shelter for homeless families during stay-home order
Sunday, May 17
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Agriculture in a time of ash: Mount St. Helens eruption did little to stop momentum of record wheat year
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For Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson, Mount St. Helens makes Hauser Lake gig memorable
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Motley Fool: Big Pharma dividends
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BBB Tip of the Week: Canceling travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Mountain of change: 40 years after the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the volcano’s story is still being told
Monday, May 18
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Faith and Values: This year, graduating seniors deserve even more praise
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100 years ago in Spokane: Great Northern Express robbery revealed as inside job
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Jennifer Rubin: On Reade, Ford: The facts matter
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Then and Now: Transcontinental railroads
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Enterprising Spirit: Homebuilder Todd Sullivan finds hope, investor during shutdown
Tuesday, May 19
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100 years ago in Spokane: Airport now called Felts Field announces plan to install electric lights to allow nighttime landings
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Spokane City Council backs push to reopen economy, enter Phase 2
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Spokane County Jail protects against COVID-19
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Enterprising Spirit: Perry Street boutique Veda Lux innovates by returning to roots
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Women Helping Women luncheon moves online to continue fundraising
Wednesday, May 20
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100 years ago in Spokane: Ex-president gives Chronicle scoop on decision not to run again
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Spokane ends free parking but will be lax about enforcement until June
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Enterprising Spirit: Clay studio owner fires up community even while struggling to keep business alive
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Enterprising Spirit: Owners of Baby Bar and Neato Burrito focus on domestic life while waiting for safer time to reopen
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100 years ago today in Spokane: Local reporter gets the scoop on Taft’s plan
Thursday, May 21
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100 years ago in Spokane: Census revision shows slight growth over previous decade
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Study shows most parents in Washington are worried their kids are falling behind in school
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Spokane County restaurants, retailers and salons gear up to reopen next week
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Sue Lani Madsen: Inslee should be more open about using pandemic to meet his climate change goals
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Weathercatch: Potent upper-level low system erupts over region with uproar
Friday, May 22
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100 years ago in Spokane: Rail executive predicts city, region will be ‘jammed’ with tourists
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Nine Mile Falls man acquitted of rape, kidnapping, burglary
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Froma Harrop: Pandemic makes end-of-life care harder
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Agricultural workers in Central Washington strike to push for greater virus protections
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Shawn Vestal: We shouldn’t act like Phase 2 is the finish line
Saturday, May 23
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Business Beat
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Tuna boat returns after journey into pandemic
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100 years ago in Spokane: Mother, daughters arrested on suspicion of shoplifting
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Isolation is a chance to connect with music, each other, EWU professor says
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Effective and responsive or clunky and costly? County’s Emergency Operations Centers gets mixed reviews
Sunday, May 24
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BBB Tip of the Week: Scammers cash out using information to file for unemployment
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Tom Kelly: Scammers seem to target seniors during tough times
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Motley Fool: An essential business
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The pandemic is changing every aspect of shopping: From store layouts to how jeans are folded
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100 years ago in Grant County: Man wagers he can conjure rain for wheat farmers
Monday, May 25
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100 years ago in Spokane: ‘Erma’ Army tank is the star of the Memorial Day parade
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Faith and Values: Getting unstuck takes some effort
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Baby gorilla badly injured in family skirmish at Seattle zoo
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Then and Now: Spokane College
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Treatment for substance abuse, including art, is out there during the coronavirus pandemic, Spokane experts say
Tuesday, May 26
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100 years ago in Ferry County: Sheriff, agents accused by jury in shooting death
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When a WSU fan began making masks for health care workers, Cougar Nation assisted
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Emergency placements of children deemed not safe at home spike in Washington
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Water Cooler: Give your ears, eyes a treat
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Fire destroys barn in Otis Orchards, kills chickens
Wednesday, May 27
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100 years ago in Spokane: Rainmakers makes rain, but not enough for payment
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Self-employed in Idaho now eligible for state coronavirus-related assistance
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Cherry growers face their own epidemic as harvest nears
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The man with the French horn: Veteran dies of coronavirus at 90
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Enterprising Spirit: Acupuncturist has kept practice open during pandemic
Thursday, May 28
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100 years ago in Spokane: Gas shortage grips city; kangaroos come to Manito
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Group says pandemic’s effects have cost Spokane County $21 million in lost tourism revenue
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Wearable tech can spot coronavirus symptoms before you even realize you’re sick. Here’s how.
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The 50 richest people on the planet
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More than a quarter of Spokane County child care centers are temporarily closed – and many are wondering how they’ll reopen
Friday, May 29
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100 years ago in Spokane: Dentist confronts gas thief as shortage riles city
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Trudy Rubin: Memorial Day should’ve inspired unity on COVID-19, not Twitter rants and red-blue divisions
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Joe Scarborough: Lori deserves better. So does America.
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Spokane area farmers offering fresh produce without crowds
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Concerns about design, tribal involvement lead to pause on decision about statue proposed for Riverfront Park
Saturday, May 30
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100 years ago in Spokane: Scammer stopped before separating railroad worker from savings
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Rich Lowry: The return of the tea party
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: George Floyd’s death raises an old question: ‘How long?’
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Washington records
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Devoted volunteers keep track of Spokane’s homeless community to prevent major outbreak
Sunday, May 31
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Business Beat
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Motley Fool: Let Warren Buffett manage your money
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BBB Tip of the Week: Watch out for roofing scams
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Amid a pandemic, how to find the right financial advice
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Will the Spokane housing market weather the storm? Homebuying during the pandemic remains competitive and continues to favor the seller