[ 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.

Of Cops and Permits

A businessman and an urban planner face off over the transparency and the business-friendliness of Spokane.

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Arts Happenings in September

Everything from Beethoven's Facebook to Merle Haggard to Shann Ray's American Masculine.

Carrie Scozzaro, Michael Bowen, Luke Baumgarten, E.J. Iannelli, Leah Sottile, Nicholas Deshais, Jordy Byrd
| Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The River Loses a Defender

A local environmentalist dies suddenly. Plus, a semantic school argument.

Nicholas Deshais, Daniel Walters
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Not a Press Conference

Mary Verner doesn't take questions at recent press event, raising more questions about police accountability.

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Shock Waves

Though unexploded, Kevin Harpham's backpack bomb sent ripples across the region.

Heidi Groover, Nicholas Deshais, Luke Baumgarten, Jacob H. Fries, Scott A. Leadingham, Daniel Walters
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Rescue from Above

What was really going on when the helicopters started flying over my campsite?

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, September 7, 2011

A Battle at Beacon Hill

A developer gets ready to sue the city; plus, a leaner Spokesman staff and more.

Nicholas Deshais, Chris Stein, Daniel Walters
| Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Let the Sun Shine

The state Supreme Court ruled, and now Spokane's police must be more transparent.

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011

The Debrief

Corker’s out, Verner's way in, and other wrap-ups from last week's primary election.

Chris Stein, Nicholas Deshais, Daniel Walters
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Behind the Curtain

Local Ukrainians recall their escape from the USSR.

Nicholas Deshais
| Wednesday, August 17, 2011
 
 
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