Voices

For Libertarian Randy McGlenn II, the best way to get something done is to do it yourself. After years of watching voters elect Democratic leaders in the 3rd Legislative District, and after years of hearing stories of residents feeling they weren’t being represented, the longtime IT worker decided to run against incumbent Democrat Marcus Riccelli in 2014. He didn’t make it out of the primary, earning less than 8 percent of the vote.

With decline of landlines, Spokane Valley faces a tough reality: Switch utility tax to natural gas or power, or run out of road maintenance funds.

Free Rein Therapeutic Riding has a new home at the Spokane Equestrian Center. The nonprofit has access to its own outdoor arena and indoor tack up area, and the ability to keep as many as 15 horses on site. The horses, aided by volunteers, give rides to people with a variety of disabilities every week.

I just came back from a delightful trip with our youngest son to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. We saw five plays, had terrific walks and talks, bought a few gifts and had some lovely meals at restaurants we found as we wandered through the city.

Spring roundup of GNL girls’ soccer conference schedule.

Kraft is available for adoption from the Spokane Country Regional Animal Protection Service. Shelter workers say shes a sweet girl. She has only one tooth, so needs to be fed soft food.

One could say Christina Heston returned home to a monumental surprise when she found a beautiful memorial to military members and their families on her Spokane Valley front lawn.

Jeannie Kyle is the person in charge of scheduling those 48 drivers and nine vans, and she’s racked up some impressive statistics, too. In August, the 62-year-old hospital service coordinator was honored with the Seal Award at the DAV National Convention in Atlanta for having amassed 14,000 volunteer hours.