We are nearing the finish line, thanks to this community’s unwavering support for vibrant local journalism.
As we move from generations of family ownership to make The Spokesmen-Review one of the nation’s first community-owned newspapers, we have been blown away by how you have stepped up to make it happen.
This April, we plan to match the $2 million donated by the Cowles family and begin transferring the newspaper’s ownership to the nonprofit Comma Community Journalism Lab.
Find out more: Ways to Give
Founding Collaborators
Nancy Schaub
Avista
The Cocchiarella Family
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Jerry & Patty Dicker
Numerica
Jim Sheehan
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Robert Pyle & Lunell Haught
Ron & Debbie Reed
$25,000 to $49,999
Alene Alexander-Scrudder
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Bank of America
$10,000 to $24,999
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Frank Etter
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Philip Rettger
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Irv & Angie Zakheim
$5,000 to $9,999
Mary Alberts
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Dave Clack
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Carla Nuxoll
Chris Mary Paxson
Arnold & Sarah Peterson
William Pifer & Sharon Villers-Pifer
Thomas & Barbara Richardson
Rick & Cheryl Robinson
David Schaub & Heidi Lasher
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Stephen Thew
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Bill Yeend & Sheri Ellis
$3,000 to $4,999
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The Curley Family
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Brooks C. Sackett
Nan Smith
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Tim & Elaine Sweet
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Thomas Tilford
Diana & Rick Wilhite
Peter Witherspoon
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Comma is a registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Your contribution helps power The Spokesman-Review and ensures that independent, community journalism continues to serve the Inland Northwest. EIN: 93-4345076.
In the interest of full disclosure and transparency, please be aware that any contributions to Comma, The Spokesman-Review, Northwest Passages and the First Amendment Club membership program are solely in support of community journalism and literary and literacy programs. Donors have no control or influence over the newspaper’s editorial decisions.