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For the first time since 1994, the University of Idaho ventured to Cheney to face Eastern Washington which send the Vandals back to Moscow with a 38-14 loss.... Full story
So let me get this straight. Lisa Brown supports universal health care, free education and all the other entitlements now on the books of the federal government, which represent the majority of the U.S. budget. And she is adamantly against the federal deficit, stating she wants to reduce it. Has she explained how she is going to pay for all those beloved entitlement programs and reduce the federal debt? Lisa Brown claims to be an economics professor. But it is doubtful she could be an economics professor at Hogwarts, even...
In 2010, the Affordable Care Act was passed. People with diabetes, folks previously priced out of the health insurance market by their pre-existing condition, were able to afford insurance. As an ophthalmologist I was able to save or restore the sight of many of these newly insured people before it was too late, people who were then able to continue to work, to drive, to read and to see their wives and children. Over the next eight years I watched in dismay as our U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers voted time and...
So far, I have watched three of the four debates between Lisa Brown and Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The moderators largely ignore how McMorris Rogers has been voting against the welfare of women, children and families. Back in 2014, at a town hall meeting in Cheney, when in a response to an EWU student’s question about her votes against equal pay for women (Lilly Ledbetter and Paycheck Fairness), McMorris Rodgers defended her vote by saying these bills cause lawsuits. Later, an audience member (me) asserted that obviously any t...
All candidates should be consistent in their views and no candidate should accept support when the person endorsing her has admitted to a dubious past when they were a teenager. It is best to put distance from these types of people with a troubled past. Certainly Lisa Brown would never be associated with someone with this type of history judging from her remarks about Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Lisa when are you going to disavow the endorsement from Barrack Obama, or have you not read his biography? Mike Cloke...
Please don’t be fooled by a recent mailer urging voters to write in Joe Pakootas instead of voting for a very qualified candidate, Jess Lewis, in the upcoming 6th District senate race. Pakootas was shocked to see this false mailer, and has stated he is “100 percent behind Jessa Lewis.” He also has not completed any paperwork to be a write-in candidate. Lewis has shown herself to be a great candidate for this senate seat. She supports affordable health care coverage for pre-existing health conditions, schools, infra...
When you live in Eastern Washington, particularly outside of the city, you spend a lot of time in the car. Driving long distances is a necessity here, whether for business or just to see friends and family. That’s why I dug into the facts on Initiative 1631, and am voting NO. The research proves this measure will cost us billions and have no impact on reducing our emissions. I-1631 is a deeply-flawed energy tax that would force Washington farmers, small businesses, families and consumers to pay billions more in taxes for g...
As I write this I am still in a state of shock. We recently had a yard sale in our rural neighborhood. I was told that a “conservative” person declined to come to the sale because we were “too liberal.” We don’t have a sign at the end of our driveway saying “liberal people live here” — all we have is a Lisa Brown for Congress sign. I think it is a very sad indicator of the times we are living in when someone wouldn’t go to a yard sale because we have a sign on our property which differs from their political persuasion. The s...
The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released in October was a wake-up call to countries all across the world. The report describes the continued rising seas, wildfires, and more frequent and extreme storms we have been facing, which are happening at a frequency and intensity that is higher than scientists had earlier predicted. That means we now have to work even more quickly if we hope to keep climate change from stealing our health and our children’s future. But the report didn’t stop there. It...
Eastern Washington University's Gallery of Art is presenting it's 2018 Faculty Art Exhibition beginning Thursday, Nov. 8. An opening reception will be held Wednesday, Nov. 7, at noon at the gallery. The exhibition offers students and community members throughout the region the opportunity to experience the high quality of artwork currently being produced by Eastern Washington University's faculty teaching in Art and Design. The exhibition includes a diverse array of artistic...
Eastern Washington University has reopened its "living room." Hundreds of university students, faculty and staff gathered near the central campus commons to celebrate the ribbon cutting that formally reopened the Pence Union Building after almost two years of remodeling and construction work. The student union building was closed in December 2016 after students voted to increase their activity fees earlier in the year to pay for the remodel, which utilizes the footprint of...
Medical Lake High School band teacher Craig Johnson passed up being officially honored last Friday, Oct. 26 as that district's West Plains Chamber of Commerce "Educator of the Year" at the group's awards gala. Johnson chose instead to direct the band and a group of graduating seniors at the football game against Deer Park. Johnson's honor was announced at halftime while he was surrounded by band members....
The Cheney School Board discussed its upcoming boundary review and heard several project updates at their Oct. 24 meeting, including an assessment of the Cheney High School athletics program by Athletics Director Jeff Chandler. The board heard the reasoning for the boundary review being undertaken by the district, which will evaluate current elementary and middle level attendance areas. The goal of the review is to gather community input regarding priorities and recommend new attendance area boundaries. The last boundary...
Maybe it was the urgency to get to watch game one of the 2018 World Series, but whatever the reason, the Medical Lake School Board was in and out of its Oct. 23 meeting in quick fashion, under 30 minutes. The board gave unanimous approval to a variety of policies and action items, as well as assigning diploma distribution duties to Ron Cooper and Felicia Jensen for the June 8, 2019 high school graduation exercise. Of note among the policies was No. 5252 dealing with keeping...
Sunset Elementary physical education teacher Nels Radtke received the "Educator of the Year" award from the West Plains Chamber of Commerce at the Best of the West Gala hosted by the chamber Oct. 26. Radtke has been teaching young students at Sunset for more than 10 years. He is also the coach for the varsity girls soccer team at Cheney High School and teaches a before-school fitness club for students in the spring. His selection for the accolade came as a total surprise,...
The race for Spokane County Commissioner in District 3 has heated up in recent weeks, as incumbent Al French takes on political newcomer Robbi Anthony. French has served as County Commissioner for nearly eight years. The GOP candidate currently serves on a variety of boards and committees, including the Washington State Association of Counties and the Spokane International Airport Board. Anthony is a first-time candidate, running as a Democrat. She owns two small businesses in Spokane, has sat on the board of two local...
The race for the 6th District state House of Representatives Position 1 pits incumbent Mike Volz against political newcomer Kay Murano. Volz, a Republican, is seeking a second term, defeating Lynnette Vehrs in 2016, 55.34 – 44.66. He is a veteran, has over 30 years’ experience in the public and private sectors, degrees from EWU and Gonzaga, and is a CPA. Murano is executive director of the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium. She has a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from Trinity Western University. As in...
Former Cheney High School teammates, but now Big Sky Conference foes, Ty Graham (2016, Keenan Williams (2015) and Chris Fuentes (2017) met on the red turf at Eastern Washington University's Roos Field following the Eagles 38-14 win over visiting Idaho. Williams is a senior for Eastern Washington while Graham is a junior and Fuentes a redshirt freshman for the Vandals....
Cheney’s City Council members believe they have taken steps to protect the city’s electrical system from becoming over-taxed by large users locating in Cheney due to its cheap power. At its Oct. 23 meeting, the council passed an updated line extension policy designed to cover users who seek one megawatt or more of power for their business uses. The policy came about in response to a six-month moratorium enacted by the council in April due to two cybercurrency mining businesses beginning operations in the city. The policy was...
Law enforcement officials still don’t know who or why someone opened fire on people dining at Cheney’s Zip’s restaurant early Saturday morning. Three individuals, all unrelated men in their 20s, were injured and transported to an area hospital, none with life-threatening injuries although one was listed in critical condition at the time of transport. Cheney Police Department Capt. Rick Beghtol said they received a report of shots being fired at Zip’s, 911 First St., at 3:50 a.m. At least 18 rounds from a 9 mm handgun were ai...
The Medical Lake program that began by getting a couple of feet inside the door nine years ago, and over the last half-dozen seasons has become a dominant force in high school cross country in Washington state, will try to defend their 2017 crown this Saturday, Nov. 3 at Pasco. For the Cardinal girls, who did not qualify as one of only two team entries from the Northeast A League, they send freshman Allison Payne to the big race.... Full story
The Medical Lake program that began by getting a couple of feet inside the door nine years ago, and over the last half-dozen seasons has become a dominant force in high school cross country in Washington state, will try to defend their 2017 crown this Saturday, Nov. 3 at Pasco. Using a gut-check finish where key runners overtook their opposition in the final 100 yards, the Cardinals earned a runner-up finish on the rainy fairways of the Chewelah Golf and Country Club and once... Full story
The Medical Lake program that began by getting a couple of feet inside the door nine years ago, and over the last half-dozen seasons has become a dominant force in high school cross country in Washington state, will try to defend their 2017 crown this Saturday, Nov. 3 at Pasco. Using a gut-check finish where key runners overtook their opposition in the final 100 yards, the Cardinals earned a runner-up finish on the rainy fairways of the Chewelah Golf and Country Club and once... Full story
It was one of those contests where the final score certainly did not indicate how really close this final Northeast A League football game was, or could have been. Deer Park's 41-13 win on Oct. 26 at Holliday Field that concluded the regular season for each team, got out of hand on three plays that yielded the Stags 20 points in all of about 30 seconds.... Full story
For the first time since 1994, the University of Idaho ventured to Cheney to face Eastern Washington which send the Vandals back to Moscow with a 38-14 loss.... Full story
