Adrian Rogers

Recent stories by Adrian

• Gallup poll: Horses ideal for therapy, studies

  May 22, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Horses are born survivors. That may be why they’re born teachers, too. Horses are particularly suited for therapy and educational work, said Patricia Pendry, an assistant professor of human development …

• Programs such as Free Rein give people with disabilities a therapeutic escape

  May 22, 2012 in Features on Page C1 It took Karla Kimbrough a few minutes and some coaxing to step from an elevated ramp in an airy horse barn and swing her leg over Chester, a Fjord-Welsh pony … 2

• Facebook feature leads to rise in organ-donor registrations

  May 15, 2012 in Features on Page C3 A new feature on Facebook has led to a surge of organ-donor registrations in Washington. The feature lets users signify their status as organ donors on their Facebook timeline and …

• Pertussis shows persistence

  May 15, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The whooping cough epidemic plaguing other counties in Washington has been slow to reach the Inland Northwest. While numbers in West Side counties continued to climb at the end of … 3

• Slowing pertussis with ‘herd immunity’

  May 15, 2012 in Features on Page C5 It takes a herd to whip whooping cough. “Herd immunity” is the idea that people who can’t get immunized for medical reasons – such as autoimmune disorders – or because …

• Stay the course

  May 8, 2012 in Features on Page C1 The post-Bloomsday glow is sweet, lending its aura of accomplishment and fitness over all who slip on their hard-won T-shirts. Bad news: The glow dims. Some runners and walkers who’d …

• Before riding bicycle, check helmet’s size, fit, useful life

  May 1, 2012 in Features on Page C5 It’s Bike Month in Spokane. Do you know where your helmet is? If you’re pretty sure it’s either in the garage or under your ski boots – but not entirely … 1

• Pain reliever

  May 1, 2012 in Features on Page C1 After decades of “hard livin’ ” – football and baseball as a young man, 23 years as a Marine pilot, serving in the Vietnam War – Bill Nichols suffers from …

• Beating obesity

  April 24, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Barb Beck wrote a list of 1,703 things she couldn’t do – things she “lost,” she said – because she was too fat. They were measures of obesity’s toll on … 1

• While effective, surgery is last option

  April 24, 2012 in Features on Page C1 Two bariatric-surgery studies published last month supported what many doctors and patients already knew: Weight-loss surgery works better than medicine alone to put type 2 diabetes in remission, or at … 3

• Generosity of donors pushes Christmas Fund past goal

  January 1, 2012 in City on Page A1 The Christmas Fund made its goal – and then, for good measure, Spokane-area residents gave a little more. The fund’s final tally for 2011: $531,237.54. Organizers set a goal of …

• Sacrifices big and small speak to Spokane’s heart

  December 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 Merry Christmas to Spokane, from Spokane. Here’s your present: Barbie and her car. A miniature easel, just your size. A doll who laughs when you poke her tummy. A helicopter …

• With large gifts coming in, Christmas Fund nears goal

  December 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 On the eve of Christmas, the Christmas Fund is close to its goal. The fund, which pays for gifts for thousands of low-income residents, now stands at $481,568.60.

• Friends in need and deed

  December 23, 2011 in City on Page A1 Friends for 20 years, Joy Allen and Kimberley Lesky sat together for lunch at the Christmas Bureau one day, taking a break from helping the charity that helps them. They’ve …

• Garco, Landmark match employees’ gifts over year

  December 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Christmas Fund is growing closer to its goal, thanks in part to a hefty gift from Garco Construction and the people who work there. Garco’s $20,000 check, which includes … 2

• Toys to the world – or at least to 17,321

  December 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 As the Christmas Bureau closed for the season Tuesday, the Christmas Fund – which pays the bills for the charity – picked up steam. Travis Pattern & Foundry, of Spokane, … 1

• Rookies, old-timers blend well

  December 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 Childhood penmanship-award winner and 30-year waitress Mabe Hunter, 72, submitted handwriting samples to Christmas Bureau organizers in securing a volunteer job. It didn’t hurt – Monday was Hunter’s third day …

• Christmas Fund memorial gifts perpetuate generosity

  December 19, 2011 in City on Page A1 Russell Holliday had a giving instinct. He helped serve meals for people in need. If he saw someone on the street with their hand out, he put something in it.

• Christmas Fund behind last year; gifts still rolling in

  December 18, 2011 in City on Page A1 The good news: The Christmas Fund is more than halfway to meeting its goal to raise $525,000 for the Christmas Bureau, a 10-day, volunteer-fueled event that distributes toys, children’s books …

• Nurturing niche

  December 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 For 10 days each December, Marilee Roloff stands behind the neat stacks of children’s books at the Christmas Bureau, helping to give them away. Like others who stand there, Roloff …

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