Jim Kershner is a senior correspondent for The Spokesman-Review, focusing on local news in Spokane, Washington. With a keen interest in history and events that have shaped the community, Jim's articles often delve into the past, providing readers with insights into significant moments and milestones in Spokane's history.
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Jim Kershner focuses on local historical coverage, particularly related to the Expo '74 and Spokane. Given his emphasis on evolving stories and breaking news, he may be interested in pitches that tie current events or developments to historic occurrences from 50 years ago.
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By: Jim Kershner
By Jim Kershner The Spokesman-Review Expo '74 souvenir collectors had only one more day to pick up bargains.
By: Jim Kershner
The Spokane Chronicle asked, “Did Expo ’74 wipe out Spokane’s Skid Road?”
By: Jim Kershner
Expo '74 general manager Petr Spurney acknowledged for the first time that “it's becoming more and more evident that a deficit will be experienced.”
By: Jim Kershner
Figures showed that Expo ’74’s season pass holders “visited the fair almost triple the number of times initially projected.”
By: Jim Kershner
Rambo Road and McFarlane Road near Fairchild Air Force Base were reopened, after being closed most of the year for an Expo ’74-related reason: concern about the presence in the area of “foreign dignitaries.”
By: Jim Kershner
One of Expo '74's strangest mysteries was solved when deputies arrested a Spokane man, 32, on suspicion of stealing an entire log cabin from Expo.
By: Jim Kershner
Editor’s Note: We’re reaching the end of our Expo ’74 history chronicle, so we have a question for our history column readers: Should we continue to run two items each day – one from 50 years ago and one from 100 years ago? Or should we revert back to chronicling events just from 100 years ago? Send your response in an email titled “History” to news@spokesman.
Editor's Note: We're reaching the end of our Expo '74 history chronicle, so we have a question for our history column readers: Should we continue
By: Jim Kershner
Lessley G. Perring, of Spokane, wrote in a letter to the editor that “Expo ’74 was the best thing that has happened to Spokane in the 28 years I have lived here.”
By: Jim Kershner
From 1974: A 12-year-old boy told sheriff’s deputies that he had spotted a Sasquatch in an unlikely spot: just north of Spokane in the Forest Hills area.
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