1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (795+ words) Our history is told in a variety of ways. It’s told orally, through stories. In books, through the eyes of historians. And in newspapers, told by reporters. Shawn Schollmeyer is doing her part to pass on Washington state history. She’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (431+ words) Spokane Public Radio "The Dog Stars" and "Coyote vs. Acme" Let’s begin with a film about a boy and his dog. Sorry, that was a reference to the 1975 satirical post-apocalyptic film A Boy and His Dog, directed by L.Q. Jones,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (817+ words) With contract negotiations nearing a critical deadline, hundreds of Washington state workers walked off the job for an hour Monday to highlight demands for wage hikes in their next two-year deal. Roughly 100 employees from an array of agencies lined Capitol…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (440+ words) Spokane Public Radio "Tony" and "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" In the book that first brought him fame, Kitchen Confidential, the chef-turned-writer Anthony Bourdain described himself with an unsparing sense of honesty: “I was – to be frank –“ he…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (725+ words) Idaho Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson this year is looking to boost federal funding for tribes to address the ongoing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis. Simpson chairs the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. The…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (284+ words) Spokane Public Radio Inland Journal: Stories about recovering from wildfires and how big traveling teams fight them This week on Inland Journal: "I could not tell you all that was going through my mind. It was just shock, horror, disbelief…...