[ Nicholas Deshais ]
Bio:

Nicholas Deshais is a former news editor and staff writer for The Inlander. He has reported on city, county and state politics, as well as medical marijuana, transportation and development. In May 2012, he was named as a finalist for the prestigious Livingston Award for an Inlander story about (now former) Assistant City Attorney Rocky Treppiedi and his involvement in the Otto Zehm case. Previously, Deshais reported for Portland’s altweekly, Willamette Week, and the daily Times Herald in Port Huron, Michigan.

Mad as Hell

Why ex-Republicans, right-wing radicals and a few crazies love the Tea Party

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Asylum at the Jail

As the county debates where to expand the jail, others wonder why the jail is the second-largest mental health institution in the state

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The GOP Offensive

Local Republicans lay the groundwork to get out of the political wilderness

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Cop Out

The city has been taken off Shonto Pete's lawsuit. Not everyone's happy about that.

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Lost at Sea

A local boy watches his ship go down in the Atlantic Ocean and spends two days on the open sea

Nicholas Deshais
| Thursday, March 11, 2010

For Whom the Bike Tolls

A ghost bike appears in Spokane. Leaders ponder the next move.

Nicholas Deshais
| Thursday, March 11, 2010

Y Ideas

The future of the YMCA; plus, revisions to the city’s initiative process

Nicholas Deshais
| Thursday, March 4, 2010

Excuse My French

The state’s legal codes watch their language. Sarah Palin would be pleased.

Nicholas Deshais
| Thursday, March 4, 2010

Dive Bars

Searching for low-brow booze across Spokane

Nicholas Deshais
| Thursday, February 25, 2010

A great guide for the road-warrior hiker. But where are all the Spokane hikes?

Nicholas Deshais
| Thursday, February 25, 2010
 
 
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