Jimmy Carter

April was a tough month for Matthew Danielson, director of Spokane Pride.

A black, massive Hong Kong-registered ship inched its way through the churning waters of the Panama Canal — guided by tugboats stern and aft, and sweating Panamanians hoisting yellow ropes to latch onto the ship's higher levels.

Jimmy Carter traveled the country and the world, wearing a toolbelt, swinging a hammer and shaking hands with regular people inspired to help others in their communities.

The nation bade farewell to former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday with a majestic state funeral for a man who saw himself as anything but, remembering a peanut farmer from Georgia who rose to the heights of power and used it to fight for justice, eradicate disease and wage peace not war.

Amid a snowy week and the start of a new Congress, Washington’s elite are gathering to honor a man the city never fully embraced: former president Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at 100 years old.

A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after trying to enter the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center with a machete and knives during the Jimmy Carter casket viewing.

The Rev. Tony Lowden often goes back to the voice message. It was March 25, 2019, a day after Lowden, who had pastored at churches in Macon and Warner Robins, served as a guest preacher at Maranatha Baptist Church, the home church in Plains of former President Jimmy Carter.

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers paid their respects to Jimmy Carter as the former president’s casket arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday, with both Republicans and his fellow Democrats remembering the one-term leader as a humble man who earned wide respect after a presidency that few considered successful at the time.

Most Spokane County offices will be closed Thursday to coincide with a declared National Day of Mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.