AltWeeklies Wire
A Canadian Daredevil's Final Actnew
After allegedly landing a helicopter filled with marijuana in a national forest, a young Canadian mountain biker takes his own life in a Spokane, Wash., jail. Is he a casualty of the war on drugs?
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
03-11-2009 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs, Jackson Lindsay-Brown
'Halo Wars': Trying to Command In Order to Conquer
In videogames, killing someone is easy. Telling someone else to kill someone is hard.
The Inlander |
Marty Demarest |
03-09-2009 |
Video Games
It's For the Sake of Justice, Sure, But Storing It All Can Be a Bitchnew
The evidence room for law enforcement agencies in Spokane, Wash., is stuffed and deteriorating. Here's a look inside.
The Inlander |
Nicholas Deshais |
03-05-2009 |
Crime & Justice
When Down is Up: Ten Jobs That Are Doing Well Because You're Notnew
From arms dealer to repo man to private eye, here are some professions that are not only recession-proof, but actually seem to benefit from an economic downturn.
The Inlander |
Joel Smith, Nicholas Deshais, Daniel Walters, Derek Casanovas and Jordy Byrd |
03-05-2009 |
Economy
Tags: jobs, economic issues
'Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon'
With solid game mechanics undercut by awkward enhancements, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon is the least luminous entry in a long-burning series.
The Inlander |
Marty Demarest |
03-05-2009 |
Video Games
The Sin Indexnew
For whatever reason, sin and vice seem to have made frequent appearances in the news in the last month. Here’s a market analysis of some of the best bits, locally and nationally.
The Inlander |
Joel Smith |
02-18-2009 |
Politics
Solo Mission to the South Polenew
Todd Carmichael races against time, frostbite and insanity to become the first American to slog 700 miles to the South Pole -- alone.
The Inlander |
Jacob H. Fries |
02-12-2009 |
Sports
A Little-Known Website Is the Future of Transparency in American Governmentnew
While USAspending.gov brings transparency to government spending, government contractors seem to be in the dark that their information is available to anyone with a computer.
The Inlander |
Nicholas Deshais |
02-05-2009 |
Policy Issues
Obama for President
Obama's nearly two-year campaign has offered ample proof that he has the right mix of such gifts and skills; he's got calm, cool and collected covered, too. But what is especially right for these times might be his devotion to the same issue that defined our very first president: national unity.
The Inlander |
Staff |
10-23-2008 |
Commentary
Walking the Tricky Tightrope: How Can We Solve the Economic Crisis?
Forests are restored by fire, and so are markets. In a real market, I'd be inclined to say we should let it burn. What grows up to replace the old forest is always healthier. But thanks to greed and mismanagement, ours has clearly become a fake, faith-based market. So we're left to attempt to bring our economy in for a soft landing, hopefully enabling the kind of fresh start we need without endangering people's money.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
09-24-2008 |
Commentary
Yet Another Election-Year Media Muddle
For the third time this decade, the mainstream media is making a big election all about small things.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
09-10-2008 |
Commentary
Sarah Who?
Today, Sarah Palin is a high-profile, sass-talking, self-described lipstick-wearing pit bull. But 25 years ago, a kid with big '80s hair came down from a small Alaska town to attend two colleges in Idaho (among five she attended in all) and was so nondescript that even teachers and students who know they shared a class with her have no memories of her.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
09-10-2008 |
Politics
The Democratic Veepstakes Winners
Colin Powell and other vice president picks so crazy they might just work for Obama.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
06-11-2008 |
Commentary
'Nixonland' Underlines the Real Lesson of 1968
Today that lesson teaches that we should seek a president who can heal the still-festering wounds of race and class, who can lead us out of war and who can move us past the political purgatory Perlstein calls Nixonland. But by invoking that sad chapter in our history, Hillary Clinton has cast herself in the Dick Nixon role.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
05-29-2008 |
Nonfiction
Spokane Police Think They've Found a Serial Killernew
Piecing together cold cases, police now believe five Spokane women may have been killed by the same man.
The Inlander |
Jacob H. Fries |
05-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
