Jul 1-7, 2010

News

• Local News

  Strong Arm of the Law

  What happens when someone complains a cop used excessive force? Usually, not much.

  By Nicholas Deshais

  Jun 29, 2010

  
• Local News

  Fourth of July: By the Numbers

  How big are your shells?

  By Heidi Groover

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Local News

  A History of Violence

  The nature of law enforcement is dangerous. Sometimes it ends in violence. Here's a selection of incidents in Spokane County during the last 15 years.

  By Heidi Groover

  Jun 29, 2010
• Local News

  Oil and Cop-Watching

  Idahoans don't seem too enamored of oil gear mucking up their highways, and the Spokane City Council actually voted on stuff.

  By Kevin Taylor and Daniel Walters

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Local News

  Palin's Picks

  The former VP candidate has her sights on Northwest races, but what does her endorsement really mean?

  By Joel Smith

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Columns & Letters

  Professor Hank

  Classes are too large, teaching assistants too uneven, professors too inaccessible.

  By Robert Herold

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Columns & Letters

  Accounted For

  For census takers, there’s a bit of schooling involved in learning how to count everybody.

  By Steve Wing

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Columns & Letters

  Spirit of '76

  Happy 2nd of July. (Yeah, you read that right.)

  By Ted S. McGregor Jr.

  Jun 30, 2010

  

Culture

• Arts & Culture

  'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest,' Stieg Larsson

  After nearly 1,800 pages, the Millennium Trilogy fails to pull off a satisfying conclusion.

  By Kevin Taylor

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Arts & Culture

  Outsider Artists

  If artists are vendors, are we just consumers? This month’s Saranac show is both cutesy and disturbing.

  By Carrie Scozzaro

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Arts & Culture

  Pretending To Be Mean

  In the CdA production of Cinderella, Ellen Travolta is playing her sisters’ mother. But then, she’s used to bossing them around.

  By Michael Bowen

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Arts & Culture

  On Deck

  The Spokane Indians aren’t worried about the season’s slow start — they’re confident their time will come.

  By Dan Herman

  Jun 30, 2010

  

Food

• Food News

  A Bit of Italy in Browne's

  Plus, boat-in dining in Sandpoint.

  By Carrie Scozzaro and Kevin Finch

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Food News

  Fire in the Hole

  This little clay oven pizza trailer went to market.

  By Luke Baumgarten

  Jun 30, 2010

  

Screen

• Movie Reviews

  Super Mario Galaxy 2

  A universe of action revolving around a supernova of different styles.

  By Marty Demarest

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Movie Reviews

  Children of the Night

  Vampires are sensitive, werewolves are decisive and girls are idiots. Nice message, Twilight.

  By Maryann Johanson

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Movie Reviews

  Unthinkable

  Nuclear terrorism? Lopping off fingers? Seen it...

  By Daniel Walters

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Movie Reviews

  Baby Craving

  In Mother and Child, adoption warps lives, then heals them.

  By Michael Bowen

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Movie Reviews

  The Good Guys

  An odd couple in an odd world.

  By Daniel Walters

  Jun 30, 2010

  

Music

• Music News

  'Something for Everybody,' Devo

  Their name stands for devolution, and their new album examines humans' backward development.

  By Chris Dreyer

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Music News

  Old Soul

  Sara Jackson-Holman is just learning as she goes.

  By Leah Sottile

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Music News

  Instru-metal

  Chicago’s Russian Circles are a great band — and by adding Brian Cook, they are even better.

  By Leah Sottile

  Jun 30, 2010

  
• Music News

  'Future Breeds,' Hot Hot Heat

  Hot Hot Heat needs resuscitation — and this new album isn't it.

  By Seth Sommerfeld

  Jun 30, 2010