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Cindy Hval

Cindy Hval

Current Position: freelancer

Cindy Hval is a freelance columnist and correspondent. Her "Front Porch" column appears on alternate Thursdays in the Voices section. Her articles appear in the Features section and throughout the newspaper. Visit her at www.cindyhval.com

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News >  Spokane

STEM student relishes time at Riverpoint

Riverpoint Academy is an innovative, award-winning, project-based STEM and entrepreneurial high school in the Mead School District. And it’s been a perfect fit for Cierra Dalzell.
News >  Spokane

Lilac queen from Gonzaga Prep clears racial hurdles, embraces leadership

She’s been told to sit in the back of the bus by classmates. Told her skin was the color of dirt. Her curls have been called “nappy” and compared to a poodle’s. But on Jan. 29, a glittering tiara graced those curls, as Gonzaga Prep senior August Corppetts was crowned Lilac Queen. It marked the first time in 25 years that the school has had a Lilac Queen.
News >  Spokane

Spokane gears up for Navy Week on May 15-21

With our close proximity to Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane residents are used to seeing airmen around town, but next week sailors will be showing up on our shores. Well, actually on our streets and in our schools and libraries.
News >  Spokane

Ronald McDonald House Spokane celebrates 30 years

On April 27, 1987, Spokane’s Ronald McDonald House opened its doors, offering shelter, food and support to families with children in medical crisis. In the past 30 years, more than 13,000 families from across the Inland Northwest have found refuge within its welcoming walls.
News >  Health

Looking for a perfect match: Blood center working to get more people on the bone marrow registry

In the United States, sickle cell disease affects 70,000 to 100,000 people. It’s most common among African-Americans and Hispanics, according to the National Heart Blood and Lung Institute, but is also found in other ethnic and racial groups. The only cure is a bone marrow transplant. The only known cure for the disease is a bone marrow transplant. However, finding a marrow match is difficult.
News >  Spokane

Business steeped in love for tea

From direct sales and in-home parties, to a new brick and mortar location in Hillyard, Sherri Davey has found a way to provide income for her family while indulging her love for tea and her passion for baking.
News >  Spokane

Spokane librarian selected for national award

Vanessa Strange, librarian at the North Spokane Library, won the Gordon M. Conable Award from the Public Library Association because of her commitment to intellectual freedom and the Library Bill of Rights.