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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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New pacifier monitors electrolytes in newborns

ATLANTA – Creators of an innovative pacifier believe it will transform neonatal care. According to team lead and associate professor Hong Yeo in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, this is the first device in the world that can continuously measure a baby’s electrolyte concentrations.
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Big Spokane Italian family traces roots back home, finds cousins and sets sights on another trip to Sicily and Sardinia this spring

Geri Guinn knew she came from a large Italian family; that much was clear. Growing up in Chicago with her parents and two sisters, she lived near her aunts, uncles and paternal grandparents, Pietro and Crocifissa Congiu, who had immigrated to the United States from Italy in the early 1900s. Although her grandparents only spoke Italian, weekly spaghetti dinners were loud and boisterous, and the family was close-knit.
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What your marriage therapist thinks when you’re fighting over chores

While the 2006 rom-com “The Break-Up” wasn’t particularly beloved by critics, it has one scene that belongs in a museum. In it, Jennifer Aniston’s character asks her boyfriend, played by Vince Vaughn, to help her do the dishes after a dinner party. He demurs. After she outlines all of the housework she did that day, in addition to her full-time job, he begrudgingly agrees to join her at the sink. But neither of them are happy about it.
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All cooped up: Learn about raising chickens in your backyard

If the increasing egg prices have you considering the idea of your own backyard egg production, you’re not alone. Raising chickens, like many other homestead-oriented hobbies, has only increased in popularity since the start of the pandemic, and resources for beginners are plentiful.
A&E >  Stage

Actors, costumes and sets bring Narnia to life in Liberty Lake

The team at Theatre Arts Center at the Lake has deemed its 2024-25 season the “Season of Imagination.” The season began with Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” and was followed by “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” based on the novel by Barbara Robinson.