Friday, July 1, 2011

MORNING HEADLINES: A greener way to fill landfills

Posted By on Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:14 AM

Green Garbage -- The Spokane City Council approved the purchase of 14 new garbage trucks -- three of which are hybrids, that get a whopping 3.5 miles per gallon. (SR)

Pool hall Trouble (with a capital T) -- Far West Billiards, despite just recently celebrating its 10-year anniversary, suddenly went out of business yesterday. For several months, the pool hall had been struggling after flood, and slow business. (KREM)

Death of the living will -- Washington State's living will registry -- established four years ago, a few years after the Terri Shiavo controversy -- is no longer accepting new customers. Previous living wills will be held by a private company. (KXLY)

Un Innocent? -- Evidence suggests that Dominique Strauss-Kahn -- despite remaining a certified creep -- may be innocent after all. Or at least, evidence may introduce enough reasonable doubt to deny a conviction. (NYT)

Tags: ,

Mark as Favorite

American Girl of the Month Club @ Coeur d'Alene Public Library

Third Thursday of every month, 1-2 & 4-5 p.m.
  • or

Daniel Walters

A lifelong Spokane native, Daniel Walters was a staff reporter for the Inlander from 2009 to 2023. He reported on a wide swath of topics, including business, education, real estate development, land use, and other stories throughout North Idaho and Spokane County.His work investigated deep flaws in the Washington...