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National and regional award-winning journalist, photographer, and activist (Hanford, Spokane River, regional clean air issues, national nuclear weapons and waste policy). Former senior editor Camas Magazine, former client and communications director, Center for Justice, Spokane.

Bromeliad

From the story When Murray Met Helen

When Helen arrived in Murray’s hospital room on the second day she was bemused not only to find Sid, whom she’d met, but also Vic, Chili, Fitz, and Renard. They were all octogenarians, all former marines, and, with the exception of Renard, all equipped with canes or walkers.

“Oh for christsakes,” she exclaimed, “looks like Sid brought the dream team.”
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615 days, Plus One

Spokane’s new police oversight commission is finally seated, and launches its first key challenge to the City’s police department.

Tim Connor
As of this morning, it’s actually been 616 days since Spokane voters approved Proposition 1, an amendment to the city charter that was supposed to require independent investigations of citizen complaints against police officers. Continue reading 615 days, Plus One