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Columns & Letters

Just when we need Congress most, representatives like Cathy McMorris Rodgers are offering us nothing

By Robert Herold

Jul 22, 2021

Our Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers has largely been given a free pass, both by the Review and the Inlander. When you think about it, what has she done during her now very lengthy stay in Congress?

Cathy Morris Rodgers is not alone in her cone of denial about just about any issue of consequence.

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Question of the Week

What are your favorite Instagram accounts to follow?

Jul 22, 2021
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Question of the Week

In honor of our Best Of Issue, we asked readers: What's the best thing about you?

Jul 15, 2021
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We are an infinitesimal but interconnected part of this grand old evolutionary arc

By Inga Laurent
Jul 15, 2021
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Readers react to Avista's rolling blackouts during last month's heatwave and the resignation of an Airway Heights police officer after domestic violence allegations

Jul 15, 2021
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Question of the Week

The government says it can't explain dozens of mysterious incidents. So, where do you think these UFOs are coming from?

Jul 8, 2021
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Inside the politicized fight over "critical race theory"

By Lawrence B. A. Hatter
Jul 8, 2021
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Question of the Week

How do you plan to stay cool during these record-breaking high temps?

Jul 1, 2021
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Our best hope is to press social media fact-checkers to more aggressively call out dangerous lies

By Steven A. Smith
Jul 1, 2021
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Readers respond to Amazon dropping drug tests for applicants and Cupid Alexander's exit from City Hall

Jul 1, 2021
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Spokane risks further segregating schools with boundary proposal

By Stefan Lallinger
Jun 29, 2021
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Spend your summer disconnecting to connect

By Tara Roberts
Jun 24, 2021
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Question of the Week

If you could travel back in time, what era and/or place would you go and why?

Jun 24, 2021
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On the Street

How should Spokane County spend the $101 million it's getting from the American Rescue Plan?

Jun 17, 2021
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How whitewashed education has left us ill equipped to participate in American civic life

By Jac Archer
Jun 17, 2021
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On the Street

What are you looking forward to most this summer that you didn't get to do last year because of COVID?

Jun 10, 2021
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We have met the enemy, and it is not compromise

By Michael Allen
Jun 10, 2021
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The Appropriation Window: Look inside; there's work yet to be done

By CMarie Fuhrman
Jun 3, 2021
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Readers respond to a news story showing that the redder a Washington county was politically, the less likely its residents were to be vaccinated:

Jun 3, 2021
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On the Street

What’s the worst customer service interaction you’ve experienced?

Jun 3, 2021
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On the Street

If Spokane were a character in a movie, who should play it?

May 27, 2021