[ 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.

Reefer Lawfulness

How budget troubles in Olympia might make marijuana legit

Nicholas Deshais
| Thursday, January 21, 2010

Bad Medicine

Forget meth, cocaine and heroin: Prescription drugs are the No. 1 killer in the Inland Northwest. And the epidemic shows no end.

Nicholas Deshais
| Thursday, January 21, 2010

Winter Readiness?

Spokane’s new snow strategy; plus, a ban on surface parking and an election challenge in Coeur d’Alene

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, January 20, 2010

What Are The Chances…

We asked those in the know what to expect in the next decade

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, January 20, 2010

"Dark Side of the Moon," The Flaming Lips

When the Flaming Lips announced that they'd recorded the Pink Floyd classic in its entirety, a man in the audience blurted out: “Whaaaat the f---?! Yeah!”

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Bearded

Facial hair is cool again. What’s a guy to do?

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, January 20, 2010

"Somers Town"

The art-house version of Netflix presents a film about a little wanker from Nottingham

Nicholas Deshais
| Thursday, January 14, 2010

The River Man

Rick Eichstaedt has a cool job title, might sue the city and isn’t optimistic about seeing salmon runs near City Hall

Nicholas Deshais
| Tuesday, January 12, 2010

The Pit and the Pendulum

What happens when the owner of an illegal mine is also a big donor to the officials deciding his fate?

Nicholas Deshais
| Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Hidden in Plain Sight

Nicholas Deshais
| Tuesday, December 8, 2009
 
 
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