Vol. 17, No. 38
Strong Arm of the Law
What happens when someone complains a cop used excessive force? Usually, not much.
By Nicholas Deshais
Fourth of July: By the Numbers
How big are your shells?
By Heidi Groover
A History of Violence
The nature of law enforcement is dangerous. Sometimes it ends in violence. Here's a selection of incidents in Spokane County during the last 15 years.
Oil and Cop-Watching
Idahoans don't seem too enamored of oil gear mucking up their highways, and the Spokane City Council actually voted on stuff.
By Kevin Taylor and Daniel Walters
Palin's Picks
The former VP candidate has her sights on Northwest races, but what does her endorsement really mean?
By Joel Smith
Professor Hank
Classes are too large, teaching assistants too uneven, professors too inaccessible.
By Robert Herold
Accounted For
For census takers, there’s a bit of schooling involved in learning how to count everybody.
By Steve Wing
Spirit of '76
Happy 2nd of July. (Yeah, you read that right.)
By Ted S. McGregor Jr.
'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest,' Stieg Larsson
After nearly 1,800 pages, the Millennium Trilogy fails to pull off a satisfying conclusion.
By Kevin Taylor
Outsider Artists
If artists are vendors, are we just consumers? This month’s Saranac show is both cutesy and disturbing.
By Carrie Scozzaro
Pretending To Be Mean
In the CdA production of Cinderella, Ellen Travolta is playing her sisters’ mother. But then, she’s used to bossing them around.
By Michael Bowen
On Deck
The Spokane Indians aren’t worried about the season’s slow start — they’re confident their time will come.
By Dan Herman
A Bit of Italy in Browne's
Plus, boat-in dining in Sandpoint.
By Carrie Scozzaro and Kevin Finch
Fire in the Hole
This little clay oven pizza trailer went to market.
By Luke Baumgarten
Super Mario Galaxy 2
A universe of action revolving around a supernova of different styles.
By Marty Demarest
Children of the Night
Vampires are sensitive, werewolves are decisive and girls are idiots. Nice message, Twilight.
By Maryann Johanson
Unthinkable
Nuclear terrorism? Lopping off fingers? Seen it...
By Daniel Walters
Baby Craving
In Mother and Child, adoption warps lives, then heals them.
The Good Guys
An odd couple in an odd world.
'Something for Everybody,' Devo
Their name stands for devolution, and their new album examines humans' backward development.
By Chris Dreyer
Old Soul
Sara Jackson-Holman is just learning as she goes.
By Leah Sottile
Instru-metal
Chicago’s Russian Circles are a great band — and by adding Brian Cook, they are even better.
'Future Breeds,' Hot Hot Heat
Hot Hot Heat needs resuscitation — and this new album isn't it.
By Seth Sommerfeld
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