Zack Zappone opened his 2025 re-election bid on social media by insisting, “Special Interests Want to Buy City Council Seats.”

In the crucible of human interaction, struggling against the eternal story of a world that tends to tilt toward evil, only the light of faith and belief in its meaning can set the course right.

So as to Council Member Navatette’s claims that “Undocumented immigrants do not get benefits” and “So educate yourself”, Please consider the following:

Zack Zappone speaks to a Spokane AOC Party on April 26 calling Spokane business leaders the ‘Spokane Oligarchy’.

“Homeless camping ban struck down by state Supreme Court”

Amber Letchworth sits on the board of a criminal rights nonprofit. She now sits in a Kootenai County, Idaho jail for moving meth & fentanyl armed with a saw-off shotgun.

Under Betsy’s convoluted plan, a citizen may have to wait more than six months to speak again.

Stay tuned Spokane. Much more about Wilkerson’s dealings don’t pass the smell test. We’re watching (and filing public records requests).

Stuckart misfires in Spokesman-Review letter to the editor. We request an explanation from the three-minute-man.

Zack Zappone is adamant that he never voted on his own district map. Now he wants to take your right to vote away.

Zack Zappone has had 4 months to express any concerns about the unanimous resolution passed by his own colleagues giving the voters control over political district decision-making.

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The Democratic Party wouldn’t have to go producer shopping in the porn studios of Los Angeles if they would put out messages that Washington State talent could stomach.

Spokane County Measure One supporter Jennifer Thomas makes a compelling closing argument for all of us to get out the vote.

Forced by Sherazi to resolve the Israel-Hamas war, Wilkerson is presented an opportunity to demonstrate Solomonic wisdom today.

On Wednesday evening, SPD made two arrests following a string of car thefts from a dealership in North Spokane. Because the jail was in a red-light status, the suspects could not be booked.

In 1994, Lisa Brown voted for the “Ethics in Public Service” Bill. Thirty years later, that law may prevent her from fulfilling her biggest campaign promise

Former Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich in his own words … “The rank-and-file police officers in the City of Spokane are very frightened of having Lisa Brown elected Mayor.”

CALL TO ACTION - Will Spokane environmental activists rise up in protest against their own?

Yet Brown claiming that she didn't vote raise tuition is a little like if Hillary Clinton had claimed she didn't vote for a war in Iraq, because she simply voted to give President George W. Bush the authority to go to war in Iraq.