Charles Apple

Current Position: designer editor

Charles Apple joined The Spokesman-Review in 2019 as a design editor. He designs weekly Further Review pages that cover subjects such as the history of comics, William Shatner, Tiger Woods, autism spectrum disorder and even how to get your Spokesman-Review aboard the International Space Station. Apple has worked for papers across the nation, large and small. He is considered an informational graphics guru, winning countless international awards and his work consulting and training newsrooms around the world.

Email: charlesa@spokesman.com

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An Enemy Identified: Looking Back 40 Years After HIV Was First Linked to AIDS

Tue., April 23, 2024

During the Reagan administration came a new threat with AIDs, and a swirl of drama, as then U.S. secretary of health and human services announced a potential vaccine and scientists raced to be the first to find the virus behind the disease.

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Easy To Be ‘Hair’: A Look Back At The Smash-Hit Musical That Crossed Culture With Counterculture

Fri., April 19, 2024

In 1969, as the Vietnam War and the growing counterculture movement came to a head, a Broadway show called 'Hair' debuted, serving as a timeless musical love letter to the hippie movement

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The Beginning of an Epidemic: Columbine, 25 Years Later

Thu., April 18, 2024

A quarter-century ago, two heavily armed teens shocked middle America in what was then the first highly publicized school shooting. Fifteen people died in the Columbine shooting, and since then, the number of injuries and fatalities caused annually by school shootings has skyrocketed.

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Unraveling The Works Of Edward Humes, The Journalistic Renaissance Man Who Mastered The Art Of The Deep Dive

Sun., April 14, 2024

Over the past 31 years, Humes' written 16 journalistic books in which he’s taken deep dives in history, ecology, education, sociology and true crime. His 17th book — “Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World” — was released earlier this month.Over the past 31 years, Humes' written 16 journalistic books in which he’s taken deep dives in history, ecology, education, sociology and true crime. His 17th book — “Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World” — was released earlier this month.

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Lights Out: How America Stopped Smoking

Tue., Jan. 9, 2024

Decades ago, smoking was a casual part of many Americans' lives. But as research started to show the ill health effects, more people began to quit. Here's a look at how what was once a commonplace part of our culture evolved in the years since.

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Oskar Schindler: In Real Life & On The Silver Screen

Fri., Dec. 15, 2023

This page covers both the real life story of Oskar Schindler alongside the story of how he was brought to theaters in Spielberg's award-winning Schindler's list.

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A super movie: The making of ‘Superman: The Movie’

Tue., Dec. 12, 2023

45 years ago Superman in his first appearance on the big screen, launching the career of the unknown actor who played the titular character, Christopher Reeve. This movie spawned a series and set records for highest grossing opening day at the time.

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The Beginning And End Of American Revolution - 250 Years Later

Sun., Dec. 10, 2023

Two hundred and fifty years ago Saturday, an angry mobof American colonists swarmed three ships moored at the docks in Boston, seized 45 tons of tea and tossed it into the harbor. Within this page, we review the breakdown of relations between the U.S. colonies and U.K. that led to this.

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The Star Wars Holiday Special: Incase You Were Lucky Enough To Miss It

Sun., Dec. 10, 2023

Embarrassingly low-budget, panned by the very stars who appeared in it, and rated by author David Hofstede as the worst two hours of television to ever occur. That's the Star Wars Holiday Special. Let's explore how this disaster happened.