Kelly McBride

FOR THE RECORD: 3-26-98 Wrong amount: The YWCA expects donations from its fund-raiser on Tuesday to reach $75,000. The amount was incorrectly reported Wednesday.

Women struggle to deal with sexual allegations against President Clinton because, says Carol Vines of EWU, "He's still the best president women have ever had." Associated Press file

Before he became a preacher and theologian, Tex Sample worked in oil fields and drove taxis. At 63, he's still a trash-talking Southerner deep down in his soul.

Prayers answered The pews were jammed Sunday as the Slavic Pilgrim Baptist Church celebrated its first service in the newly acquired First Baptist Church building downtown. Photo by Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review

Michael and Linda Cunningham have spent vacations in Africa restoring sight to people blinded by cataracts. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

Anthony Glatt, left, and Jacob Aguiar bring contribution to the Catholic Pastoral Center on Monday as part of a donation drive by Catholic schools. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

Every year, Tom Jeannot polls the students in his ethics class at Gonzaga University about lying. And every year the consensus is the same: Lying is generally acceptable. "They mainly think of lying in utilitarian terms," he said. "If a particular lie produces more good consequences than bad consequences, then they are not morally offended by it." Lie about the age of your 2-year-old to save a couple hundred dollars on an airline ticket? No problem.

More than 200 people gathered Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church to consider whether Spokane is a "good city." It was a powerful debut for City Forum, a monthly speakers program with the downtown church as host. Politicians, preachers and business people packed the auditorium for the luncheon. The idea of a church-based speakers program was imported from San Diego, where First Presbyterian's pastor, the Rev. Woody Garvin, used to work. Similar programs are running in San Francisco and Seattle.

Gratia and Bill Griffith commemmorate the 25th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade ruling at the Kootenai County Courthouse. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review

The Rev. Jo Hein says he makes it a point to hold a baby every day of his life. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review

John and Pam Myers and their children, from left, John, 4, Angel, 5, and Casey, 18 months, have a home after working with the Interfaith Hospitality Network. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

Menorahs and mangers. Pierce and Louisa Schultz-Fix light a candle for Hanukkah in a home that also celebrates Christmas. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

Voices of angels. The children's choir practices in St. Joseph's Parish Center in preparation for the Mass on Sunday celebrating the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Photo by Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review

Jack De Blasi Lost job in store. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review <

Rhonda King came to Catholic Charities seven years ago with nothing but the baby in her arms. In September, the 37-year-old single mother got her first full-time job. Over the weekend, a state licensing board notified her she had passed the exam to become a licensed radiology technician - a professional.

Washington residents believe marriage is a lifetime bond, despite the fact that half of all marriages in the state end in divorce, according to a recent poll. "What people say and what people do are two totally different things," said John Tusant, executive director of the Greater Spokane Association of Evangelicals. "People say marriage is important, yet marriages everywhere are falling apart."

"I don't think God intended us to be so divided," says Bishop Walton Mize, who will preach at an interfaith service today. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

First Baptist Church's congregation has dwindled to 25 active members, forcing the sale of the historic building at Second Avenue and Lincoln Street. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

Donors pledged an estimated $5.05 million during this year's United Way of Spokane County campaign, the charity announced Tuesday. It could be a record amount and could break a fiveyear stagnation. The announcement was made at a celebration dinner attended by more than 300 United Way volunteers.

The Vatican announced appointment of two Northwest archbishops Tuesday, and many Catholics in Eastern Washington were relieved Spokane Bishop William Skylstad wasn't one of them. "You bloom where you're planted," Skylstad said. He said he had paid scant attention to speculation that he was in line for one of the jobs. "I'm committed to being in Spokane," he said.

Barbara Burnett participates in the chanted Mass at St. Aloysius Church at Gonzaga University on Saturday evening. Photo by Liz Kishimoto/The Spokesman-Review

Federal prosecutors say a Wenatchee man's abortion protests a decade ago escalated into a serial arson spree in which eight medical buildings were torched in four states. Richard T. Andrews set fire to offices and clinics in Montana, Idaho, California and Wyoming, prosecutors claim in court documents. He also may have targeted clinics in Spokane, according to notes seized from his car during a 1996 traffic stop.

Volunteers David Perfors, left, and Rodney Abele, right, talk with Willie Barber outside the House of Charity after lunch. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

1. Elinor Young, here playing with her dog Gulliver at home in Elk, spent 17 years as a missionary in Indonesia. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review 2. Elinor Young. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review