May 3-9, 2012

Vol. 19, No. 29

News

  • Breaking Ground

    How one neighborhood's victory against an asphalt plant may be another neighborhood's loss.

    By Daniel Walters

  • Awards and Damages

    The Spokesman-Review is sued. Plus, a recount at the Riverside School District.

    By Chris Stein, Joel Smith and Daniel Walters

  • Walk This Way

    A city plan looks at where the feet should be.

    By Joe O'Sullivan

  • A Little Help from Friends?

    Why the U.S. Border Patrol is responding to local 911 calls.

    By Joe O'Sullivan

  • 'An Unusual Case'

    The complicated testimony of Grant Fredericks, and how it may bring down the conviction of Karl Thompson.

    By Chris Stein

  • Q&A: Patrick Blum

    The advocate with Coeur d'Alene's Disability Action Center talks disabled access in Idaho and what will happen if the Supreme Court tosses Obamacare

    By Joe O'Sullivan

  • Land-Use Limits

    In the name of saving Fairchild, County Commissioner Al French has made a solid case for better planning in Spokane County.

    By Robert Herold

  • Trail Mix

    Why we should repeal the Twelfth Amendment. Plus, which state will the tightest in the 2012 election?

    By Ted S. McGregor Jr.

Culture

Food

Screen

  • With Avengeance

    The latest Marvel superbrawl will be a hit with the slavishly devoted and the completely clueless.

    By Ed Symkus

  • Nevermore

    John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe, crime-solver, could have been great. It isn't.

    By Maryann Johanson

Music

Special Guides

James Cunningham @ V du V Wines

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