There's a guy who drives a white van -- he's white, in his 40s, skinny, short hair and black beard -- who has been approaching Spokane County children and trying to lure them into his van. (Read second story in this briefs column.) It's terrible…
The explosion six inches above my head sounded like a gunshot; I kept control of the car as I drove 60 mph down the freeway, but moved my right hand over my body checking for bleeding. I know people have been shot and not known…
The State of Aging and Health in America 2013 just released its annual report today. The collaborative report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lists a report card in one section that measures how…
My Sunday story was about the sisters of the Holy Names celebrating 125 years in Spokane. As a Marycliff High School girl, I was taught by the Franciscan Sisters of the Perpetual Adoration, but Marycliff and Holy Names girls knew each other well, usually because…
We spent two days in Yellowstone Park recently, and many of the park rangers and volunteers looked boomer age and older. Lots of silver hair. I watched the three pictured here work the desk in the busy visitor center at Old Faithful. They graciously answered…
I keep a list in my head of all the things I'll do in my older years, if I feel lonely, sad, neglected. After a recent -- and first -- trip to Yellowstone Park, I've added a new one. I will become a "geezer geyser…
As children, we took assessment tests that measured our brain power. As college students we relied on our GPA to tell us how well we were doing. Landing a job with a handsome salary meant we had arrived. But where? What about the skills to…
When I was eight years old my friend Patty asked me to attend her Lutheran church with her. My mom wouldn’t let me saying, “Catholics are not allowed to attend non-Catholic churches.” And now Pope Francis I writes about atheists, saying “open dialogue free of…
We love our dogs and they love us – and they are willing to protect us in dangerous situations. And that is exactly what one dog did. Remarkably, the adults listened to the dog when it “warned” them of an abusive babysitter they had hired…
After a childhood of abuse, Katherine Reddick was not going to write a dishonest obituary about the mother who harmed her and her siblings. So, when her mother - whom Katherine had not seen in over 30 years – died, Katherine told the truth. Katherine’s…
As we look forward to cozy sweaters and apple cider, take a few minutes to enjoy these summer images of earth, wind, water and fire from the Seattle side of Washington state. (S-R archives photo: The Columbia River flows past Astoria, Ore., under the bridge…
…to do the right thing. A Connecticut slave, known as “Mr. Fortune,” died in 1798, after a life of known hardship. His owner, a physician, had Mr. Fortune’s bones boiled in order to study anatomy. The skeleton was given to a Waterbury museum by one…
While we are pacing politically over Syria, we recall the terror on our own soil 12 years ago. Threats, evil and grief linger. On this anniversary, we do well to pause, to hold in our hearts the struggle and pain still felt among survivors and…
In my Monday Boomer U story, I profiled two women who faced serious situations they could not change and decided instead to change themselves. Now they're helping others do the same. Susie Leonard Weller survived stage 3 colon cancer but uses a permanent colostomy; Peggy…
They courted at the fair –a first date between neighborly teens in 1941. Now, Earl and Eva Shadle will once again return to the Puyallup Fair as they have over the seven decades of their married life. The lovers, who once walked to school together,…
Yes! I knew it was good for me! Chocolate milk feels like a great go-to drink in any situation or with any mood or with any activity. Now science says it is a great post-workout beverage choice, too. (S-R archive photo)
Facebook has its downsides, for sure, but one thing it does well is connect communities that grieve. Som Jordan, freelance music critic with a long history at The Spokesman-Review, died yesterday. See story. On Facebook, people who knew Som from all the worlds he traveled…
Fresh from the U.S. Census today: The percentage of households with a microwave climbed from 82 percent in 1992 to 97 percent in 2011. Similarly, the percentage with a computer jumped from 21 percent to 78 percent over the period. Landline phones followed the opposite…
At my desk, taped to a wall I glance at between writing and reporting tasks, I now have hanging this drawing by Mitchell Raymond. In my Monday Boomer U story about the drawing, I explained: In November, Mitchell showed his “Wampa” – Mike Davey –…
Diana Nyad arrived at her destination: a dream fulfilled. She is the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the protection of a shark cage. Her remarks upon arrival: never give up...you are never too old to chase your dreams...and no such thing…
Thanks to my former colleague, Doug Floyd, for taking up his pen again and writing our main Labor Day story today in the Boomer U section. One of my favorite lines: "I loved my job, and I miss the friends and the engagement with events…
Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.
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