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I have decided to take The News Tribune's offer of a buyout and leave the paper after 21 years here as a reporter and editor.
It's hard to go, for sure, but the truth is I have been thinking about a change for some time now. I'm looking forward to starting something new.
I'll wrap things up here next week. I don't think the editors have decided who will cover the military beat, but I suspect they'll make that assignment soon.
In the meantime, thank you, readers, for your interest and your support.
KXLY TV in Spokane interviewed the two Fort Lewis soldiers accused of deserting and then going on a petty crime spree to feed their addiction to prescription painkillers.
Below is the Spokane County Sheriff's Office press release about the arrests.
And I'm just going to leave it at that.
Deserters Nabbed In Mini-Crime Wave
A pair of U.S. Army deserters was arrested Tuesday after Spokane Valley property crimes detectives linked them to a series of thefts and other criminal incidents committed during the past two months.
Michael W. Grenkavich, 21, and Mitchell L. Rea, 22, have been living a transient lifestyle in Spokane since deserting from Ft. Lewis within two days of each other last July. Grenkavich had ties to the
Spokane area prior to enlisting in the military.
