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Difference Maker: Kitara Johnson-Jones, founder of Gabriel’s Challenge, leads ‘from the heart’ to help others fight addiction

Wed., Dec. 24, 2025

Growing up as one of 13 siblings in Chicago’s South Side, Kitara Johnson-Jones remembers walking over coagulated pools of blood on her way to school in the morning.

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Ask Dr. Universe: Belly buttons are scars from time in utero

Mon., Dec. 22, 2025

Dr. Universe: What determines the size and shape of someone’s belly button? – Isana, 16, Washington state

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Spokane health district sues former employee for collecting checks without working

Mon., Dec. 22, 2025

A former Spokane Regional Health District employee did not do the work for which she was paid, a lawsuit filed this past week alleges.

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Coeur d’Alene area Catholic teens flock to youth group in record numbers

Mon., Dec. 22, 2025

COEUR D’ALENE – In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Catholic middle and high school youth group attendance is at an all-time high averaging about 85 teens weekly. This represents more than a 50% increase over past years.

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Crescent memories (Part 3): Readers share memories of the downtown department store

Sun., Dec. 21, 2025

In October, The Spokesman-Review wrote about how “The Strange Beautiful” author Carla Crujido is seeking stories from the Crescent and is calling on readers to submit their tales of the shopping mecca.

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Love Story: It’s a gradeschool kind of love for Dick and Nancy Smith

Sun., Dec. 21, 2025

Dick and Nancy Smith met in Longview, Washington, in 1955 when he was in fourth grade and she was in third.

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We were late for Christmas: This traveler’s hunt for smalltown Christmas ended in a different kind of magic

Sun., Dec. 21, 2025

We missed Christmas.

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These popular holiday plants may be toxic to pets

Sat., Dec. 20, 2025

If you’ve decked the halls with natural plants like holly, poinsettia, mistletoe and amaryllis, you might want to keep them out of your pets’ reach – or reconsider your decor.

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Embrace a retro design aesthetic

Sat., Dec. 20, 2025

Retro design is experiencing a major comeback, infusing bold color and pattern with a modern twist.

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Ask the Builder: An inconvenient truth about garages

Sat., Dec. 20, 2025

Eighteen months ago, I recorded a 30-second video that went viral on YouTube. It’s received hundreds of thousands of views and thousands of comments. Well over 98% of the comments said I had no idea what I was talking about. I never expected this negative outpouring of opinion. I thought many would agree with me.

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As feds further restrict gender affirming care for minors, trans kids already cannot get the medical care in Spokane

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 19, 2025

Even before Thursday’s announcement of a federal rule stripping funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care for minors, that care had stopped for transgender children in Spokane.

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Tanning bed users have nearly twice as much damage to skin cells, Northwestern study finds

Thu., Dec. 18, 2025

Though tanning may be far from people’s minds this winter, a new study out of Northwestern Medicine is highlighting the risks of tanning beds, and showing how they can lead to skin cancer.

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Gardening: Gift ideas for the gardeners in your life

Thu., Dec. 18, 2025

It’s almost Christmas and I know a few of you have gardeners on your list that you have no idea what to buy for them. They have all the tools they need and the plants they want have names you can’t pronounce. So here are some ideas from a gardener who tends to be very practical and thrifty.

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People’s Pharmacy: Can you trust drug side effect information?

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 16, 2025

Have you ever searched for information about the side effects of a medication? These days, most people put the name of their drug into a search engine along with the phrase "side effects." Whatever comes up is assumed to be an authoritative answer.

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Post Falls hospital opens new rehabilitation unit for stroke, spine injury patients

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 16, 2025

North Idaho Advanced Care Hospital’s new rehabilitation unit in Post Falls will help people to their new normal after a stroke or a car crash.

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‘These people show up no matter what’: Valley Hospital employees load up ‘fun and essential’ presents for needy Spokane Valley families

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 17, 2025

Presents for local families in need filled up five cars outside Valley Hospital Wednesday morning amid the windstorm.

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Ask Dr. Universe: It’s difficult to count the world’s volcanoes

Mon., Dec. 15, 2025

Dr. Universe: How many volcanoes are in the world? – Garrett, 10, Maryland

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Every year, she thanks the trooper for the arrest that led to her sobriety

Mon., Dec. 15, 2025

Kimberly Slavens saw the flashing blue lights in her rearview mirror as she neared her Ohio apartment. She knew she was in trouble: She was returning from a bar after drinking about a half-dozen vodka tonics.

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Faith and Values: Finding the right church for our family comes with challenges

Mon., Dec. 15, 2025

When you cover religion for a living, Sunday mornings can lose their sacred quality. Church becomes your office, and after years of taking notes in pews across the region, the idea of attending services for personal worship can feel about as appealing as working overtime.

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Difference Maker: Kitara Johnson-Jones, founder of Gabriel’s Challenge, leads ‘from the heart’ to help others fight addiction

Ask Dr. Universe: Belly buttons are scars from time in utero

Spokane health district sues former employee for collecting checks without working

Coeur d’Alene area Catholic teens flock to youth group in record numbers

Crescent memories (Part 3): Readers share memories of the downtown department store

Love Story: It’s a gradeschool kind of love for Dick and Nancy Smith

We were late for Christmas: This traveler’s hunt for smalltown Christmas ended in a different kind of magic

These popular holiday plants may be toxic to pets

Embrace a retro design aesthetic

Ask the Builder: An inconvenient truth about garages

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As feds further restrict gender affirming care for minors, trans kids already cannot get the medical care in Spokane

Tanning bed users have nearly twice as much damage to skin cells, Northwestern study finds

Gardening: Gift ideas for the gardeners in your life

People’s Pharmacy: Can you trust drug side effect information?

Post Falls hospital opens new rehabilitation unit for stroke, spine injury patients

‘These people show up no matter what’: Valley Hospital employees load up ‘fun and essential’ presents for needy Spokane Valley families

Ask Dr. Universe: It’s difficult to count the world’s volcanoes

Every year, she thanks the trooper for the arrest that led to her sobriety

Faith and Values: Finding the right church for our family comes with challenges