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Spokane Indians President Andy Billig

A "Serious Campaign"

Breaking News: Spokane Indians President Andy Billig to run for state rep. Plus, Mayor Verner presents her 2010 budget. Daniel Walters, Kevin Taylor, Nicholas Deshais

Election Wrap-Up

Photo slideshow from Election Night. Plus: The domestic partnership measure wins, Prop 4 fails, Spokane's City Council shifts to the left, and the revolution succeeds in Spokane Valley Joel Smith

Thomas Linzey and Bernadette Powers with a copy of the Bill of Rights, shortly after the election results [Photo: Tammy Marshall]

Prop. 4 Fails

Now that Prop. 4 has been shot down, what’s next? Kevin Taylor

Beckett and Rochelle Schoenleber with Amber Waldref (right) at her victory party [Photo: Tammy Marshall]

New Direction?

Nothing’s official yet, but it appears the Spokane City Council may be moving a bit to the left Nicholas Deshais

Station manager Lupito Flores and program director Angela Johnson [Photo: Young Kwak]

Free Radio, Spokane

As Spokane’s community radio station joins the big leagues, the underserved are about to get served Nicholas Deshais

Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson (right)

Collision Course

A new documentary pits infamous atheist Christopher Hitchens against local pastor Douglas Wilson. A buddy movie ensues. Joel Smith

Rosalee Landers and her daughter [Photo: Cassandra Lindquist]

Catch-22

A vet finds himself barred from treatment after PTSD behaviors get him in trouble Kevin Taylor

Racetrack manager Jay Livingston [Photo: Young Kwak]

False Start

Spokane County fires its raceway operator and is left with a $1.2 million tab  Nicholas Deshais

Letters to the Editor

On veterans, domestic partners and the small press Ted S. McGregor, Jr.

Barack and James

Reaching Madisonian compromise is getting harder than ever Robert Herold

Photo: Young Kwak

Worth a Shot

There’s no need to be scared of shots, experts say Daniel Walters

Police ombudsman Tim Burns

Shortsighted?

With a new guild contract in the works, why isn’t the city pushing to empower the police ombudsman? Kevin Taylor

Jacey Hoag [Photo: Young Kwak]

Going Underground

A Seattle lawyer tells local medical marijuana dispensaries to go on the “down-low.” Will they listen? Nicholas Deshais

[Photo: Young Kwak]

Blood Money

In lean times, people tap a renewable resource: their own plasma Don Gronning