Our racial roots

The country's becoming less white with each passing year. Demographers predict a nonwhite majority in the United States by 2042.
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Audio: Local perspectives on race and relations

Valleyfest draws thousands

Spokane Valley mother Heather Hubbard took her two sons, 10-year-old Aiden and 8-year-old Jacob, to Valleyfest on Saturday. The Hubbards ended up watching people square off with two foam rubber swords. Showing people how to use the swords in competition was Chris Knight, a teacher at Spirit Martial Arts, a Spokane Valley school.
Slideshow: More photos from Valleyfest

Bailout smells, but it beats recycling foil

Was it a wretched week, or what? Right before our eyes, the U.S. economy went from fat cat to that fat kid we used to de-pants on the playground.

Running on fumes

Washington farmers can grow almost anything, but they are not growing much fuel. Despite excitement over the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make the United States more energy independent, biofuels have so far not fully taken root, despite fertilization in the form of state loans.

Spokane Garry

Most of us know exactly one thing about Chief Garry: His crumbling statue in Chief Garry Park was hauled away in May.
Maybe you picked up a few other details as well: Spokane Garry, as he was also known, was a leader of the Spokane tribe through most of the 19th century; he spoke and wrote English fluently; and was a powerful advocate for peace and for a fair allocation of his tribe's ancestral lands along the Spokane River.

Debate on Harris hire, layoff goes on

When the son of a powerful, three-term Spokane County commissioner was hired by the county three years ago, officials touted his business experience.
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We've Acoustically Exploded

Acoustic music is folking up the local scene. Since 7's inaugural Acoustic Explosion in 2006, singer-songwriters have stolen the spotlight from hard rock bands that once defined live music in Spokane.

Best of the Voices: Asphalt plant triggers turmoil

Opponents of a proposed asphalt batch plant near Rathdrum thought they could rest easy after Kootenai County officials rejected the project in July. When Coeur d'Alene Paving nonetheless moved forward with construction on the 30-acre site, neighbors like Tiny Wilson were flummoxed.

» Our racial roots

» Debate on Harris hire, layoff goes on

» Political pioneers reflect

» Project records melting glaciers

» Valleyfest draws thousands

Funding flows in after Palin pick

John McCain raised more than $8.8 million in the two days after he announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would join him as his running mate on the Republican ticket – his biggest two-day haul of the long-running presidential campaign.

» South Africa's president to resign

» Child porn case leads to raid

Broncos chuck Ducks

All those quarterback injuries finally caught up to Oregon against Boise State.The Broncos upset the 17th-ranked Ducks 37-32 in Eugene, Ore., for their first victory on the road over a BCS-conference team. Redshirt freshman Kellen Moore led the way for Boise State with 386 yards passing and three touchdown throws.

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» Zero reasons to panic

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If you have just $20 or $30 per month to invest in stocks, you can do so effectively, thanks to dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs).

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David Broder: It's going to be a great debate

Friday evening in Oxford, Miss., Barack Obama and John McCain will meet in the first presidential debate of 2008, and this dramatic campaign will in all likelihood reach another turning point.

» Our View: One obstacle to convention center growth removed

» Our View: Pay package for government workers is unrealistic

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