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ON INLANDER.COM

The state's superintendent is suing several school districts, including Spokane. 

A prosecuting attorney in Kootenai County won't be disciplined for his racist social-media posts. 

We talked to a Washington "standup economist" about his proposal for a carbon tax. 

Vancouver, WA, took a symbolic stand against oil refineries. 

ELSEWHERE

Maybe his Google calendar didn't update
One of the finalists for the Spokane police chief job didn't show up for his interview this morning. (KXLY)

Power switch
Fairchild Air Force Base had a change of command yesterday. (Spokesman-Review)

A bit extreme
A Coeur d'Alene man allegedly tried to run over his wife, a month before his trial for a vehicular manslaughter charge. (CdA Press)

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

They really did it
Former game-show host and serial bankruptcy artist Donald Trump is officially the nominee of the Republican Party to be leader of the free world. (Washington Post)

The original didn't copy Michelle Obama
According to reporting by the New York Times, the original text for Melania Trump's speech Monday night didn't include those pesky plagiarized portions. 

Ben Carson is still around
And he somehow connected presumptive Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton with Satan. Oh, Ben. We missed you. (CNN)