Spokane's Past Echoes Through Time | Spokane News

In 1976, Dixy Lee Ray electrified Spokane as a gubernatorial candidate, boldly attacking Washington’s regressive tax system and rejecting “no-growth” ideology—while Jimmy Carter’s VP search overlooked Spokane’s own Tom Foley. Fast forward to 1926: Wenatchee hosted a Ku Klux Klan convention with 1,500 robed members, fiery sermons about “God-given” racial purity, and a chaotic parade that turned the town into a spectacle of hate and spectacle—proof that history doesn’t just repeat, it rhymes. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d8936c9140fd3cdc