Ended up finding a lot of paper related to the oil business. I remember him telling us, im going to make millions of dollars. A big money venture oozing with outlaws. A violent individual, been to prison for robbery. Big man. 250 pounds of steroid, rock muscle. Significant criminal history. Greed is what killed my dad. Greed is what caused all of this. A thirst for oil, an lust for blood. I trusted a con artist. I trusted a sociopath. Wild isnt it, what can happen to a quiet Little Prairie town when oil comes along . Yeah. Among the green and pleasant landscapes of american privilege is a fine, historic rise of land called the south hill. Here for 100 years has been the home of spokane, washingtons elite in their queen annie craftsman mansions, peace lives here. Quiet and certainly not the kind of story were about to tell. The kind of story with ambitious men, dark plots and dames. I asked him. I said, am i just the dumb blonde who missed it or did everyone miss it . The one so many pe
The hottest parade of the year, Mid-Summer Mardi Gras, will light up Oak Street and Carrollton Avenue on Saturday (Aug. 27). The Krewe of OAK is reviving the parade and sweat-soaked bacchanal after a two-year hiatus, with a few changes. The revelry will start in the 8300 block of Oak Street at around 6 p.m. […]