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here is a cascade of leadership books centered around the notion that leading effectively is largely about executing certain skills with precision and accuracy. What if there is more required to leading well? Leadership skills will never be maximized if the leader has not yet earned the right to lead from the people they are serving.

During the 1950s, organizational theory suggested that leadership is confined to the person with the highest title, or in today’s terms, the C-Suite. This theory has been lodged in the consciousness of America ever since. The Greatest Generation, many Baby Boomers and Generation X have been largely comfortable that a position naturally grants permission to lead others. While these three generations were taught to respect and follow the title, Millennials and

the emerging individuals of Generation Z generally do not exclusively follow a title, but they will follow a person. To lead effectively in this new context, leadership is something that will need to be earned from the people being served.

It is not uncommon for organizations to be populated with a positional leader as well as an emotional leader. People follow the emotional leader because trust and commitment has transpired. The positional leader may have minimal influence in their organization or department if they have not earned the right to lead. People follow an emotional leader because they know that individual is invested in

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While at an Aspen Institute reunion, where I have been a fellow for a number of years, an editor from Time magazine spoke to us and said that every person who follows us will fundamentally ask two questions, “Where are we going, and do you care about me?” If this is true, wisdom suggests one should hold tightly to the knowledge that each employee, customer or co-worker desires some level of an emotional connection. Earning the right to lead comes from earning the trust from your employees and co-workers. As a result, influence is a privilege given to us by the people we serve.

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When the famous Lou Holtz was initially given the position of head coach for Notre Dame football, he was given meaningful advice by former Notre Dame President Father Cavanaugh just moments prior to being officially introduced to the world in his new exciting role. Father Cavanaugh said, “I can give you the title of head coach, but only your team can give you the position of leader.” The Millennials and Generation Z members will ultimately decide whom will have the most influence over them. n Kevin Parker is an entrepreneur and teaches leadership and business courses at Whitworth University. Previously, he served as a Republican state representative for the 6th Legislative District.

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Q&A JERRELENE WILLIAMSON The author of African Americans in Spokane and a 40-year NAACP member shares her thoughts on our past and present surrounding race

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hen Jerrelene Willamson was a young girl, African American soldiers waiting to go overseas to fight weren’t allowed into the same United Service Organization club as white soldiers. Spokane had never had an African American mayor, and African American restaurant owners had to admit only white people six days a week to survive. On May 1 this year, she will receive the Community Impact Award from the Spokane Public Library Foundation for founding the Spokane Northwest Black Pioneers Society, her years of ministry in nursing homes and for her book, African Americans in Spokane.

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ous time. Both sides had guns when they were working. Both sides had their guns and they went to work. There was still animosity. I think it got better for everybody because they were just as good workers as the other workers were. They built homes there, and shops, and churches and all of those different things in Roslyn.

INLANDER: What was the most difficult part of writing your book?

WILLIAMSON: Well, putting it together really.

It was my daughter, Jennifer Roseman, who helped a lot with it. I had the stories, and she put them together. Actually, when she was in Cincinnati one time, she saw that Arcadia Publishing had a book about African Americans in Cincinnati, and then she found out that there were other places that this company had went and put out books on African Americans. Then she came back to me and we knew that we had all this material that we had gotten from our community here, and she said, “Well, you know, Mom, I think that you could write a book. You have that material and those pictures and all, and you can write a book about it.” And that’s what we did.

Who did the most for equality in Spokane?

Carl Maxey. He was very great. He was an orphan, and then he got his education from Gonzaga University, and he became the first black attorney here in Spokane. He’s the one who came and helped so many people to find justice in the courts in Spokane and in other places. They were going to try to close the Lincoln School. The Lincoln School had black, Mexican, all kinds of nationalities in that school. I was in the PTA, and we went to call Maxey and said, “We don’t want them to close our school. Why don’t they close one of the other schools instead?” They were trying to save costs, I guess. The school board had all but decided that they were going to close Lincoln School, [and then] Carl Maxey walked in the door. He was a big guy, he was an athlete, and he was a big brown guy. So, he walked in the door, and they went in a huddle and we said, “There’s Carl! There’s Carl!” And then the school board turned to us and said, “We’re not going to close the Lincoln School this year.” Just him being there with his size and the knowledge they knew about him, he stopped them from closing that school. Next year they did, but he had an impact here that was something else.

How did African American families first settle here?

They were recruited from the Southern states [by a mining company that] brought them in a train up to Roslyn. They didn’t know that they were coming to break a strike; they thought they were just coming to get jobs. But when they got there, the miners and all were pretty angry and there was fighting. They were being shot at. It was a danger-

How does racism manifest itself today?

In [people’s] thinking, “I’m better than that person.” That’s where civil rights comes in. “I’m better than that person. They can’t have the same things I have, because they’re a different color.” That applied to Indians, too, and even the Japanese when they came here. It’s the feeling in the mind that I’m better, and that I don’t have to associate with these people. n

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class of 2022 at North Central High School. Last week at school, we were notified that 325 staff members within just Spokane Public Schools were being laid off.

When one teacher in particular told us that she was one of them, the class immediately burst into tears. A teacher who makes this kind of impact on their students, no matter what they teach or how newly hired they are, does not deserve this and should not have this happen to them.

As a student, I will not sit by and let this happen. A teacher should not be measured by the impact they made on a student’s brain, but by the impact they made on the student’s life.

I am not naive and I am not ignorant.

LETTERS I have done my research and I know Send comments to why this is happening in not only our editor@inlander.com. district but in many others around the state. Poor decisions have been made with school levies and because of this I am losing my teachers. I refuse to believe there is nothing you can do.

We will continue to fight for our teachers until the fight is won. We will continue to spread the word until our voices are heard. We care about our teachers and we will continue to make our fight known until everyone has joined in. Please consider everything I have said to you in this letter and do something to help our cause.

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Readers respond to a failed proposal by Spokane City Councilwoman Kate Burke to protect homeless people from “sit-lie” laws (“Throwing Things Out There,” 4/11/19):

STEPHEN TERRY: Perhaps it is important to understand that the homeless typically do not represent a voting constituency and the members of City Council are obligated to support the interests of those who voted them into office.

Any concerns of those who did not vote are therefore considered only secondary to those who did vote.

BRANDON BIRKLAND: Whether you agree or not, constitutionally if they’re on public property and ain’t breaking the law, they can hang out anytime they want.

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aving Puget Sound’s southern resident orca pods and the salmon they depend on for food is not a contentious idea.

People across the political spectrum agree they want to see those endangered species survive and thrive.

But hackles raise when it comes to looking at proposals like whether taking out the four Lower Snake River dams might help, or even asking how Washington state would be impacted if that were to happen.

So while a $750,000 budget item typically wouldn’t get much attention in the broader scope of Washington state’s more than $54 billion operating budget, a proposed series of community meetings to talk about dam removal has generated significant debate, says Sean O’Leary, a spokesman for the Northwest Energy Coalition. The coalition has studied how renewables could replace power generated by the dams.

“The mere notion of talking about dam removal has really upset a lot of people in the Tri-Cities and in Eastern Washington,” O’Leary says.

The statewide “stakeholder process” to consider the positives and negatives if the dams were removed to help salmon runs was recommended by Gov. Jay Inslee’s Orca Task Force. Currently the Senate operating

budget includes $750,000 for that work, but the House operating budget does not.

“So in the next few weeks there’s going to have to be a negotiation to determine whether or not this element of the Orca Task Force goes forward,” O’Leary says. “This is one of those rare occasions in which people on both sides of the dam removal issue are very focused and passionate.”

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tudy of the four Snake River dams that were finished between 1962 and 1975 — Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite — has gone on for decades, as conservationists, fishermen and others have pushed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for solutions to save fish runs along the federal waterway.

It’s resulted in significant investments to help fish better traverse the dams, including by increasing the amount of water allowed to flow freely instead of through turbines. But courts have also ruled the government hasn’t gone far enough in considering how to help the fish.

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Simon ordered a full environmental review, including whether breaching or removing the dams might help restore fish.

That environmental impact study (EIS) is being put together now. The White House put it on an accelerated timeline, meaning the draft should be done by February 2020.

For some, spending state money to look at the impacts of breaching the dams would be repeating part of the federal study, which will analyze economic impacts.

Dam decisions also fall to federal entities.

“For the state of Washington to divert taxpayer dollars for a stakeholder study of something that they ultimately wouldn’t have any direct enforcement on seems like a highly duplicative effort,” says Rob Rich, vice president of marine services for Shaver Transportation Company, which barges grain along the Snake River.

“Because the state would not be in any position to exert any action over the operation, it seems like it could be more politically motivated rather than motivated by any demonstrated void or need.”

That said, Rich says he does see value in the state better understanding the importance of the Snake River dams, which enable 10 percent of the country’s grain exports to be barged to port. A little less than half of Shaver’s barges originate in the Snake River, Rich says, and their 100-employee company is just one of several that ship products along the river system.

Getting into that kind of detail, and digging even deeper, is the exact reason dam removal proponents want to see the state stakeholder process take place.

Where the federal study will get a bird’s eye view, a state process would allow people to get into specifics, says

Sam Mace, Inland Northwest Director for Save Our Wild Salmon, which has been pushing for dam removal for more than 20 years.

“The EIS process that’s going on is not going to get to those nuts and bolts of what a transition plan would look like, or the real costs for Lewiston, Clarkston, Washtucna and Colfax,” Mace says.

The state study could do that, and if it turned out that dam removal would be economically dire, that would come out in the process as well, she says.

“I wonder, ultimately, what they’re so afraid of,” Mace says of those who oppose the meetings. “If the dams are the linchpin of Eastern Washington’s economy, like they like to propose, those kind of analyses will come out in this planning process. … If there are other ways to meet the needs those dams provide and have communities be better off, that will also come out in that process.”

to perhaps look at some solutions to a 40-year, 50-year problem that actually may result in a savings of dollars, and a more efficient method to save salmon, and help farmers get their grains to market.”

Jones says he now pays 47 cents per bushel in shipping costs to the grain elevator where he sells his wheat, but they decide whether it ships by barge or rail. He

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heat farmer Bryan Jones’ farm is a mile outside of Dusty, Idaho, and about 19 miles from Central Ferry, Farmer Bryan Jones grows wheat and raises cattle on the Palouse. JEANNIE RAYMOND PHOTO where his grain has been loaded on barges and shipped downriver. can’t control that shipping cost, or the price of wheat, so To him, the state process is necessary. It will likely any solution ultimately has to include farmers’ voices, he be left to the state to figure out how much it would cost says, because they can’t just eat higher costs. farmers to change their shipping methods, or where infra“I think we can look at this practically and find solustructure upgrades and grain storage are needed, he says. tions that work for everybody,” Jones says. “Before the “I think really to examine this issue with the little bit dams, we managed to get our grain to market. After the of money that’s actually being requested is nothing but dams, we’ll manage to get our grain to market. Things wise,” Jones says. “I’m for a conversation that allows us will change.”

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thers who ship commodities along the Columbia Snake River System from Lewiston/Clarkston to Portland say the state stakeholder process is, at the least, premature.

“I think we all agree that we need to do something for the salmon and something for the orcas,” says Kurt Miller, executive director of Northwest RiverPartners, a coalition of public utility districts, farmers and other businesses.

But the federal study should be completed before the state spends money to look at its options, Miller says.

“That needs to be completed before we would ever think it would be appropriate to start preparing communities for life after dams,” Miller says.

Indeed, even undertaking the state’s stakeholder work presupposes that dam removal would be recommended by federal agencies to help salmon, when, so far, it hasn’t, says Kristin Meira, executive director of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association.

“These questions are already being asked, and being asked in a way that follows the correct federal process,” Meira says, “not a hastily called stakeholder panel from those who think they already know what the answer should be.”

Plus, if the dams were removed, that process would take years to unfold, Meira says.

“It would not be an overnight process,” Meira says. “So the idea that Washington has to hold a stakeholder panel in 2019 otherwise folks would be caught unprepared is also just not true.”

But Mace can’t help but think of her Oregon hometown.

They didn’t plan for timber companies to ever leave. When they did, there was no contingency plan, she says.

“I come from a resource community, a little timber community that saw the writing on the wall and did not start looking at the what-if scenarios,” Mace says. “It’s in our best interest to be prepared for the negatives and positives of whether the dams stay or whether the dams go.”

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OSPREYS EVICTED Last year, a family of osprey took up residence atop one of Spokane’s most iconic landmarks: the Riverfront Park Pavilion.

But this year, in place of the osprey nest, is a small plastic dome of interconnected pipes — a NEST EXCLUDER built to prevent the osprey from ever building atop the Pavilion again. The parks department says the nest was removed in consultation with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife over concerns that the “area will need to be accessed for routine maintenance, and will feature light blades and noise from concerts and other large events.” (DANIEL WALTERS)

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POKÉMON GO-ING PLACES To many people, Pokémon Go was a WORLDWIDE FAD that started in June 2016 and quickly vanished, like a ghost-type Pokémon. In fact, the game lives a vibrant second life that feeds off of social media buzz and new in-game features. Now people can easily catch Pokémon with friends and strangers. One of these new features is the ability to go on “raids” with groups where many people can work together to defeat a powerful Pokémon. Some powerful Pokémon can only be captured during raids, so they present an exciting opportunity for players. Pokémon Go’s resurgence also owes some of its success to players who love the game and invite many friends to play. (JACKSON ELLIOTT)

ONE-OFF OR RED FLAG This winter, an unusual thing happened in the Pacific Northwest.

Following the October 2018 explosion on the Enbridge pipeline in British Columbia, which brings in much of the region’s NATURAL GAS, supplies were curtailed. So it came to pass that during a March coldsnap, gas prices that usually sit around $3 per million British thermal units in Sumas (where the pipeline enters the country) spiked upwards of $150. The spike affected both home heating prices and the entire power market. Already, some utility customers will be seeing higher bills to make up for the higher costs their companies had to pay. Renewable energy advocates say the events were a red flag for the vulnerabilities of gas, which unlike wind or solar is subject to a potentially volatile fuel market.

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Give and Take Spokane Public Schools prepares for layoffs

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n late August, days before the start of the school year, Spokane teachers were celebrating huge salary hikes in SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS that resulted from an influx of state money put toward education.

Yet last week, less than eight months since the pay raises, 182 teachers were told they would be laid off at the end of the year. The layoffs will affect a total of 325 staff members as the district manages a $31 million budget shortfall. Every librarian in the district received notice that they will lose their jobs.

Superintendent Shelley Redinger has told the Inlander that the district negotiated the salary increases while knowingly facing a budget shortfall because it’s important to “pay teachers and staff competitively.”

Redinger and union leaders argue that state lawmakers should be the ones to fix the budget gaps.

“Unfortunately, because of changes in state funding, our district is facing budget cuts, including job losses, that will affect our students and staff,” a press release from the Spokane Education Association says. “District administrators have been clear these cuts are because of decisions made by legislators in Olympia, not because of the educator salaries we negotiated last summer.”

But some lawmakers have pushed back against criticism from districts. Rep. Mike Volz (R-Spokane Valley) said in a statement he was “perplexed” by the district’s

“outcry over a lack of funding.”

“Again, while I disagree with the policies set forth in the ‘McCleary-fix’ legislation, the bottom line is there is more money being funneled into K-12 education and SPS now than there was before the law was enacted,” Volz says.

The added state investment into education last year came with a simultaneous cap on what school districts could collect from local levies. It’s meant that districts all over the state face budget deficits even after negotiated pay raises for teachers last year.

It’s put added pressure on the Legislature, which is in session and working out potential ways to solve schools’ budget problems. But while many districts want the Legislature to lift the local levy cap again, Redinger thinks the funding shouldn’t come from local dollars. Spokane voters just approved a major bond, after all.

Rather, district spokesman Brian Coddington tells the Inlander that the district’s priorities are that the state fully funds special education, smaller class sizes and new mandates. In the meantime, Spokane Public Schools is planning for the worst. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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This year’s “point in time” count found 1,309 homeless people in Spokane County, a 5 percent increase over last year. The annual count is intended to give a snapshot of HOMELESSNESS in the county and is required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

During the count, 318 adults self-reported a serious mental illness, 159 reported substance abuse, and 125 reported surviving domestic violence. (Some people may fall under multiple categories.)

The primary reason people cited for being homeless was family conflict, followed by lack of income, lack of af-

fordable housing, job loss, eviction and drug use.

Overall, homelessness among single adults continues to rise, with that group making up 75 percent of the total.

Meanwhile, family and veteran homelessness has gone down. Part of the city’s strategy is to continue focusing resources to targeted groups, in the hopes they can replicate successes like reductions in veteran homelessness, says Tija Danzig, the city’s homeless services program manager.

A scene from the homeless count in 2017.

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To help reduce the number of homeless single adults, the city plans to open another shelter this year, with access to trained staff who can help people transition into permanent housing.

There’s also a new center designed to prevent homelessness by offering resources in a one-stop shop. The Spokane Resource Center — a HUD EnVision center — opened this week and will provide access to job training, educational materials, medical appointments and other social services.

“We want to be able to help prevent their homelessness in the first place,” Danzig says. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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Specifically, Gallina, 55, was charged with rape in the second degree, assault in the fourth degree and indecent liberties. The judge was arrested on April 10 and was ordered that he turn in his keys to the courthouse. (Gallina eventually posted his $50,000 bail.)

Now, a Spokane-based defense attorney is representing Gallina and Spokane County Superior Court Judge Michael Price is presiding over the case. (Price was appointed to the case by the state Supreme Court due to the fact that Gallina is the only Superior Court judge in Asotin County.

The Washington State Patrol first received reports of the allegations on April 1. After preliminary interviews were conducted with potential victims and witnesses between April 8 and 10, investigators learned that the allegations stretched back to 2014, when Gallina was first appointed to the bench by Gov. Jay Inslee.

One of the women interviewed alleged that one month after she started working at the courthouse in 2017, Gallina began making inappropriate comments about her breasts and clothing and that whenever she was called into his chambers the judge would ensure that the door was locked, according to court documents.

The behavior escalated to unsolicited groping and sexual assault while Gallina held her in a chokehold.

The woman told investigators that she didn’t know what to do about Gallina’s conduct because she was afraid for her job and Gallina had “authority in the courthouse.”

In total, law enforcement interviewed nine women who worked at the Asotin County Courthouse, all of whom reported varying degrees of sexual misconduct perpetrated by Gallina.

Most of those women reported fearing for their safety because of Gallina’s behavior and stature.

Gallina’s attorney told the Associated Press that he denies the allegations and will enter a not guilty plea. (JOSH KELETY)

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NEWS | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Superior Court Judge Maryann Moreno handled the controversial case.

A Case of ‘Contrast’ Two young men — one white, one black — were convicted for killing a man in Airway Heights, but the difference in their sentences has some claiming racial bias

BY JOSH KELETY

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arly in the morning on Aug. 25, 2017, law enforcement responded to calls reporting a fight in progress at an Airway Heights apartment complex. Upon arrival, one police officer reported finding a “bludgeoned” man laying on the ground with “blood draining out of every orifice of his head.” The man was later identified as 55-year-old Terry L. Toner, who died at the scene.

Witnesses told law enforcement that Toner died after he was struck multiple times with his own baseball bat and punched and kicked by 18-year-old Christian J. Palmer and 19-year-old Brandon L. Pierce, after an argument over the noise coming from a house party that the young men were attending, according to court records.

(Before he died, Toner allegedly assaulted Pierce and swung at other guests at the party with the baseball bat, per court documents.) One witness told investigators that both Palmer and Pierce were hitting and stomping Toner while he was lying on the ground motionless.

Now, Palmer and Pierce — now both 20-years-old — have been convicted of manslaughter after pleading guilty. But their sentences for the same altercation are far apart. Palmer, who is white, was sentenced last November to two years in state prison by Spokane County Superior Court Judge Maryann Moreno. In contrast, Pierce, who is black, was sentenced to almost six years in prison. And some critics allege that the disparity was racially biased.

“The contrast speaks for itself,” Kurtis Robinson, president of the Spokane NAACP, tells the Inlander.

Robinson attended Pierce’s sentencing hearing last week.

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longer sentences than their Caucasian counterparts.”

Additionally, the two young men got charged differently — even though they were both reportedly involved in the killing. Palmer received second-degree manslaughter in his plea deal, while Pierce pleaded to a first-degree manslaughter.

“He [Palmer] got a reduction to manslaughter in the second degree which I thought for his involvement was a hefty reduction,” Joe Kuhlman, Pierce’s defense attorney, tells the Inlander. “I felt that the evidence supported my client receiving the reduction to manslaughter in the second degree.”

Kurtis Robinson While Judge Moreno declined to respond to the Inlander’s request for comment, she reportedly gave Palmer a lighter sentence due to his lack of criminal history.

Pierce, by contrast, already had two juvenile convictions — third-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief — as well as several adult felony convictions, including taking a motor vehicle without permission and assault in the third degree.

“Pierce doesn’t come to court on equal footing,” Moreno said in court, per the Spokesman-Review. “Palmer didn’t have criminal history.”

“It’s very easy to look at these criminal histories first and evaluate the evidence in a secondary nature,” Kuhlman says.

David Partovi, a local defense attorney, says that Moreno’s sentence for Palmer is in line with Washington state’s sentencing guidelines.

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“That seems a lot more like a judge following the [sentencing] guidelines than evidence of racial bias,” he says by email. “If Palmer had no history, he got the midrange sentence for zero priors.”

County prosecutors had originally asked for almost 12 years of jail time in Pierce’s case, citing his record. In contrast, Pierce’s attorney wanted four years for him.

Kuhlman says that while he can “understand how the optics look” of Pierce, a young black man, getting a heavier sentence than Palmer, Moreno wasn’t excessive with her ruling given the conviction and that she was cognizant of Toner’s role in escalating the situation that resulted in his death.

“Judge Moreno recognized the actions of the victim and made the appropriate ruling,” he says. “It was Terry Toner that created this situation and assaulted these kids.”

But the rationale doesn’t entirely alleviate feelings among Pierce’s family and the broader community that his race had something to do with his harsher sentence.

Extensive research and academic literature has been produced on racial disparities in sentencing in the criminal justice system — especially federal courts. Black male defendants in federal criminal cases garner significantly longer prison sentences than their white counterparts, according to a 2014 University of Michigan Law School study. Similarly, a 2017 report from the Federal U.S. Sentencing Commission found that black male offenders received sentences that were, on average, roughly 19 percent longer than “similarly situated white male offenders.”

“There’s all kinds of justifications for it,” Robinson says, referring to disparate sentences. “But it keeps ending up that way.”

He says that young people like Pierce who commit crimes need support and services to help address the root cause of their behavior, and that incarcerating them only sets them up to fail.

“What we really need and what people like him really need and what all people involved in the justice system need is wrap-around services to help them address the behavior,” he says. “Their brains are still developing.”

Robinson adds that recidivism prospects for young people who are incarcerated aren’t promising: “Their chances aren’t good,” he says.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (right) helped spearhead the controversial “Green New Deal” resolution. SENATE DEMOCRATS PHOTO

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Earth Day, on April 22, was first celebrated in 1970.

THE GREEN NEW DEAL, EXPL AINED

Here’s what’s in the controversial Green New Deal climate change-related resolution and what it means for local environmentalism

BY JOSH KELET Y

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ast October, a group of scientists convened by the United Nations released an alarming report on global warming which described an apocalyptic future of global food shortages, wildfires, increased poverty and droughts — occurring as early as 2040.

The report concluded that global temperatures are “likely” to increase one-and-a-half degrees Celsius between 2030 and 2052 if current emissions trends continue, and that the projected impacts from such a shift will undermine “health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, and economic growth.”

It serves as a disturbing reminder about the eventual impacts of climate change if drastic measures aren’t quickly taken to reduce global carbon emissions. So when freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) rolled out a 14-page nonbinding resolution dubbed the “Green New Deal” in early February calling on the federal government to engage in a “10-year national mobilization” to reshape America’s infrastructure and industry to make it carbon neutral, the document cited the U.N. report. Notably, the resolution deems climate change to be a “direct threat to the national security of the United States.”

The document quickly prompted an intense response in national discourse. Republicans took it up as a tool to bludgeon Democrats with, incorrectly asserting that it would cost $93 trillion and that beef burgers would be “outlawed” under the resolution. (Both characterizations sidestepped the fact that the document is a nonbinding resolution with no fiscal note or specific call to ban burgers.) Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidates lined up to endorse it in something of a progressive litmus test while Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) wouldn’t commit to giving it a floor vote. Eventually, the Senate voted down the resolution on March 26.

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o what is the Green New Deal? What would it actually have done?

The short answer is nothing. It was a document that served as an endorsement of a broad vision for an expansive federal effort to tackle climate change. As a nonbinding resolution, the Green New Deal wouldn’t have enacted any actual policies or spent any federal dollars. And beef definitely wouldn’t have been banned.

Specifically, the resolution declares that it is the “duty of the Federal Government” to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, create “millions” of high-wage jobs, invest in sustainable infrastructure and promote equity by stopping the oppression of marginalized communities. (In addition to climate change, the resolution also cites issues like rising income inequality and the gender pay gap in the United States, calling them “related crises.”)

These goals would be achieved, per the resolution, by upgrading existing buildings to achieve maximum energy efficiency, removing emissions from the manufacturing industry as is “technologically feasible,” investing in sustainable farming practices, and promoting emission-free and affordable public transportation, such as “high-speed rail” — among other proposals.

Harkening back to the early 20th century, the resolution’s “Green New Deal” title refers to when President Franklin D. Roosevelt successfully pushed an aggressive series of national programs and laws to jumpstart America’s recovery from the Great Depression — the implication being that the U.S. needs a similar level of national government mobilization to address climate change.

Deric Gruen, program director at Front and Centered, a coalition of groups representing communities of color advocating for equitable climate change policy, says that the Green New Deal is more of a “frame” as opposed to a “set of policy beliefs.”

“It’s a frame that is trying to incorporate the need to address our climate crisis, jobs crisis, and broader environmental equity crisis together in one,” he says. “Right now we need vision more than anything else.”

“We can work towards a more equitable economy and a cleaner environment at the same time,” he adds.

bill, says that there are “parallels with the Green New Deal” and local legislative efforts.

While many local environmentalists agree that the Green New Deal generated needed publicity for the urgent issue of climate change, some activists think that its boldness may have been counterproductive.

Gabrielle Duebendorfer, president of the Sandpoint chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, says that the broad

“WE NEED TO BE RESPONDING TO THE SCIENCE AND THE REAL FACTS ON THE GROUND.”

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ick Abraham, a spokesman for Washington Conservation Voters, says it seemed like there was broad confusion over the actual function of the Green New Deal: “There was clearly some disconnect,” he says. “It was only talked about like it was an actual bill rather than a statement of principles.”

While the Green New Deal may have generated vitriol and consternation at the federal level, environmental activists in Washington say that the intersectional principles of the resolution (i.e., tying issues of income inequality, racial inequity and climate change together) are already a mainstay in local environmental discourse and policy initiatives.

“This is something that we’ve tried to be out in front on,” Abraham says of local environmental groups.

He points both to Initiative 1631, the failed carbon tax initiative that pushed investments in areas like financial assistance for low-income energy consumers impacted by the fee, and a bill requiring that local utility companies purge fossil-fuel-powered electricity from their output by 2045 that recently passed the state House and Senate.

Washington state Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (D-Spokane), a sponsor of the 100 percent clean power

scope of the Green New Deal and its tethering of climate change with issues like income inequality, the racial wealth gap and improving the welfare state could alienate moderates and conservatives who might be open to addressing global warming.

“It’s kind of a two-edged sword,” she says. “It is so large and nonspecific.

“All the Democratic liberal premises are included in there,” Duebendorfer adds. “It’s really important to have the connection [between] these issues pointed out, but from a political perspective, it’s not very savvy.”

Others argue that partisanship taints every issue in today’s polarized political climate and that environmentalists shouldn’t cater their messaging to try and bridge the arguably “unbridgeable” political divide: “We need to be responding to the science and the real facts on the ground rather than any political traps,” Gruen says.

For now, the Green New Deal seems to have been put on the backburner. Ocasio-Cortez and like-minded interest groups and lawmakers are reportedly working on specific bills to achieve individual goals outlined in the original resolution, per reporting from the Hill.

But activists say that the energy generated by the Green New Deal — particularly among young progressive activists in the Democratic Party base who are taking an increasingly assertive role — is long lasting.

“I think something has changed,” Duebendorfer says.

“The politicians know that there is a young force and [new] politicians who are rising that need to be reckoned with.”

“I don’t think it’s faltered, especially because it’s going to be such a huge piece in the Democratic [presidential] debates,” Abraham says. “The base is so behind it.

There’s so many Democratic activists for this.” n

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IDAHO POWER GOES CLEAN While Washington state lawmakers debated a measure that would push the state’s utilities to get to 100 percent clean electricity by 2045, a utility in Idaho announced it would, on its own, be doing just that.

On March 26, Idaho Power announced it would move away from coal completely, and invest in more wind and solar, adding to its already strong portfolio of hydropower to get to 100 percent clean sources by 2045. The utility services the most populated portions of the state, including Boise and other cities along Interstate 84.

Idaho Power plans to cease getting power from a coal plant in Boardman, Oregon, by 2020, another plant in Nevada by 2025, and is in ongoing discussions on when and how to exit a third plant in Wyoming.

“Providing 100-percent clean energy is an important goal for Idaho Power. More and more customers are telling us it is important to them, too,” Idaho Power President and CEO Darrel Anderson said in the March announcement. “We believe this goal is attainable. We have a great head start, thanks to our clean hydropower plants that produce almost half the energy our customers use.”

The announcement came as a welcome surprise to some folks at the Northwest Energy Coalition, which pushes for investment in renewable and clean energy technologies with an eye on maintaining consumer protections and reliability.

“It was fairly surprising, I think, to most everybody that they’re among one of the first major utilities to announce this,” says Sean O’Leary, a spokesman for the energy coalition. “They, like a lot of other utilities, are coming to the conclusion publicly that a lot of that stuff about ‘the sun doesn’t always shine, the wind doesn’t always blow’ really doesn’t have a lot to do with the reliability of renewable resources. That can be adequately managed.”

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The Clean Water Act and Clean Water Rule are partly to thank for improvements on the river and treatment at places like the Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility.

‘MULTIPRONGED ASSAULT’

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The EPA might roll back multiple clean water protections, creating a confusing patchwork of winners and losers

BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL

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y the time the Cuyahoga River caught on fire in 1969, sending plumes of smoke into the air that captured national attention, the Cleveland-area waterbody had already been ablaze a dozen times over the years.

For many, the fire was a visual symbol of the consequences of widespread dumping of industrial pollution, sewage and garbage into freshwater sources with little concern for the future.

Congress agreed something needed to change. The next year, lawmakers created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and passed federal regulations on pollution, requiring permits for projects with significant impacts nationwide. Soon after, the Clean Water Act was passed to restore and protect the nation’s waters, calling for the removal of toxins and prevention of further pollution across the country.

For decades, states worked with federal regulators at the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, using guidance from the Clean Water Act to mitigate and permit projects that could impact “Waters of the United States” or WOTUS. Developers and others regularly challenged which waters were really covered under the act, but courts upheld that the act covered even small contributors to watersheds, such as irrigation ditches, small wetlands and temporary streams.

In 2015, President Obama’s EPA cemented decades of permitting practice and court rulings, clarifying that various wetlands and ephemeral or temporary streams are covered by the law, as they “are chemically, physically, and biologically connected to downstream waters” and influence their integrity.

Now, President Trump’s EPA has proposed rolling back that clarification, meaning much of the country’s wetlands and streams could lose federal protection. The Trump administration argues that wetlands and water bodies that don’t touch navigable rivers or lakes were never meant to be protected by the Clean Water Act, but rather left to states to deal with as they see fit.

“For the first time, we are clearly defining the difference between federally protected waterways and state-protected waterways,” said then-acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler when he announced the proposal at a press conference in December.

But state regulators and nonprofits that work to protect clean water say that rolling back the protections on the national level

could actually create an unnecessary and costly mishmash of regulations in every state in the country.

“It creates this really strange patchwork,” says Curt Hart, a spokesman for the state Department of Ecology’s Shorelands and Environmental Assistance program. “Right now we’re pretty clear: all the waters in the state of Washington are protected under state law and federal law. If you make that patchwork more difficult, it makes it more difficult to know what is and isn’t protected.”

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urrently, the state uses its authority to regulate waters under the federal act, and works with the Army Corps to agree on the terms of permits that impact waters throughout the state.

If that were to go away for many water bodies, Hart notes that Washington does not have its own regulatory program ready to go.

To create one would take time and money.

“Washington does not have a permitting process for wetland impacts,” Hart says. “One would have to be established, and that could result in delays to projects and economic losses to Washington communities.”

It’s hard to say just how much of Washington’s water would lose federal protection under the rule, as Ecology doesn’t have an inventory, Hart says.

But some of the waters that could be impacted include irrigation ditches and canals, streams that only appear when it rains, wetlands behind dikes that don’t connect with a river on the surface and wetlands that are close to the ocean but don’t touch marine waters, Hart says.

“In Thurston County alone, there could be at least 2,000 acres of wetlands that could lose federal protections,” Hart says.

It could also get very confusing as to who exactly has jurisdiction where, Hart says. For example, if a stream is protected under state law, but no longer under federal law, and something pollutes the surface waters and flows downstream to a reach of the waterbody that is federally protected, who is supposed to manage that?

“We are concerned about that rule,” Hart says. “We think that as written, and if it were put into place, it would diminish classes of wetlands and streams that are highly valued by Washington residents.”

Spokane Riverkeeper Jerry White says he also doesn’t want to

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see any water in the state lose the same federal protections that allowed citizens to sue and regulate the stormwater and sewer system that dumps into the Spokane River.

“The reason we have rivers that are really cleaned up, and fishable, and swimmable, are because of the provisions that are in the federal jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act,” White says. “We don’t want to see those same gold standard protections lost for other water bodies in some way.”

Final changes to the Clean Water Act will be developed now, with consideration given to public comments that were accepted through April 15.

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t the same time interested groups were finalizing their comments on the proposed Clean Water Act changes, they were hit with news of two other potentially major changes to water regulations.

On April 8, apparently by mistake, an EPA memo was posted to regulations.gov supposedly opening a 30-day comment period on the agency’s intent to roll back parts of Washington state’s Clean Water Rule. The 2016 rule, which the state is still working to implement, regulates pollutants that are discharged by city wastewater treatment plants and other polluters based on what is considered safe for people to eat when those pollutants get into fish.

No notice was given to Ecology, regional tribes or other interested parties, who quickly responded.

“I’m shocked EPA did not engage with Washington before moving to change the clean water rule. This is a blatant violation of the principles of cooperative federalism and states’ rights,” Ecology Director Maia Bellon said in a news release. “I am also very concerned EPA failed to consult with Washington’s federally recognized tribes, disregarding federal trust and treaty obligations.”

In part, the Clean Water Rule sets limits for polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs, toxic legacy pollutants that have significantly impacted the Spokane River, and which have been the focus of years of work for the Spokane Riverkeeper, city and regional agencies and polluters.

“This rule was really a step forward in ensuring not just the public but tribal communities were protected,” White says. “We’re profoundly disappointed that a rule that was designed to protect the public is now up for rescission.”

Soon after the outcry from involved agencies, EPA added a memo to the file saying the first was posted erroneously, and noting the agency “has not published any documents for public comment and the docket should not have been opened on April 8, 2019.”

But it seems clear to White and lawyers that work with Washington Waterkeepers that this is not a question of if something will happen, but when.

Adding to the list, on April 10 President Donald Trump signed two executive orders meant to make it easier to permit and build energy projects around the country. One of those orders would require the EPA to review states’ authority under the Clean Water Act to regulate things like pipelines or coal terminals that could impact waters in their state.

Gov. Jay Inslee immediately said he and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson would challenge the order in court if necessary.

“No amount of politicking will change the facts — states have full authority under the Clean Water Act to protect our waters and ensure the health and safety of our people,” Inslee announced. “Washington will not allow this or any presidential administration to block us from exercising our authority lawfully and effectively.”

The onslaught of proposed changes to water protections have groups like the Spokane Riverkeeper and others that work to combat pollution working night and day to stay caught up on everything that’s happening in a “multipronged assault on all of it,” White says.

“It’s got us all tasked out, running around, and in a sense, that’s kind of a tactic that this administration has used,” White says, “which is to burn up the bandwidth of those organizations that are charged with protecting water health and water quality so then the attack can happen on other fronts.” n

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VIRTUAL RUN CHALLENGE

If you want to run a 24,901-mile race, don’t run alone. Virtual Run Challenge brings together people worldwide to collectively run, walk or bike the entire circumference of the Earth as many times as they can this April. Participants can join for free on Facebook and running app Strava. If they pay a $30.50 fee, they will receive an event medal and plantable wildflower seeds. Participants can also pay for a T-shirt. A portion of the event’s proceeds will go to the National Park Foundation’s Park Restoration Fund. So far, over 600 people from seven countries have joined and travelled 562 miles, according to event organizer Aaron Peterson. Participants can run anywhere at any time during the month of April. Details can be found online at thevirtualrunchallenge.com.

BEES AND TREES

Be part of the buzz by planting a mile of bee-friendly local plants along with local community members, the United Nations Association, Gamma Phi Beta members and nonprofits of Pullman’s College Hill District. Event organizer Kathryn Fitzgerald says that “native, pollinator-supporting and environmentally hardy plants will increase nutritional reserves in the environment such as bees, butterflies, moths and insects.” Washington State University’s Green Fund sponsors the planting. This event also includes an Earth Day celebration. It will take place at Ruby Street Park in Pullman on April 20, 11 am to 3 pm.

TREE PLANTING

Try rooting yourself in Earth Day by planting a tree. The Lands Council plans to plant about 300 trees with the help of 150 volunteers. Although the council will provide light refreshments and trees, volunteers should bring outdoor clothes and a shovel. The event will take place near Liberty Lake at the Saltese Uplands at South Henry Road on April 20, 10 am to 12 pm.

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et’s get one thing straight right off the bat: The problem isn’t farting cows. There’s no need to be gross. Cow farts may be funny, but they’re not really threatening the future of Earth itself.

It’s cow burps that are the problem.

Environmentalists have been concerned about greenhouse gases emitted from livestock for a long time, but earlier this year the issue was given public attention almost accidentally.

In February, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DNew York) launched her outline for the “Green New Deal,” a push to get the United States to a “net-zero” of greenhouse gas emissions in a decade.

But her team also inadvertently released a draft FAQ that not only called for a plan to “work with farmers and ranchers to create a sustainable, pollution and greenhouse gas-free food system,” but also had a line suggesting that eliminating all greenhouse gas emissions in a decade may be infeasible because “we aren’t sure that we’ll be able to fully get rid of farting cows and airplanes that fast.”

That line set the Green New Deal up for mockery and scare tactics. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) went through a Senate floor speech mocking the Green New Deal last month with posterboards of Star Wars creatures and Ronald Reagan riding a velociraptor. He made sure to include a poster contrasting the current levels of cattle in the United States — represented by a herd of cattle icons — with “U.S. cattle populations under Green New Deal,” represented by empty white space.

“I visited different areas in Utah,” Lee joked. “Every cow I spoke to said the same thing: ‘Boo.’” No, serious environmentalists aren’t calling for the elimination of all cows. But they are concerned about the very real impact of cow burps on the global temperature.

“If we don’t look at the carbon and carbonequivalent impact of industrial animal production, it’s impossible to have a stable climate,” says Brian Henning, chair of the Environmental Studies Department at Gonzaga University. “If we did everything else right, if we electrified the grid, if we moved transportation to the grid, if we minimized gas for heating… we still wouldn’t get to a stable climate without addressing livestock production.”

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When we think about greenhouse gases, the first — and perhaps only — gas that comes to mind is carbondioxide. But methane — yes, the gas we associate with farts — is a major player as well. The good news, says Henning, is that methane tends to last in the atmo-

sphere for a shorter period than carbon dioxide. The bad news, he says, is that, even taking that into account, methane is 25 times more potent on the climate than carbon dioxide over a century.

Which brings us to cows. Ermias Kebreab, professor at the UC Davis’ Department of Animal Science, says the problem starts with the cows’ diet. Cows and other ruminates, like deer, giraffes and goats, tend to eat highly fibrous material like grass.

“To be able to do that, they have to work with the microbes of their stomachs,” Kebreab says. “They have hundreds of thousands of different microbes working together.”

Those microbes in cow stomachs break down some of that food into carbon dioxide and hydrogen — while other microbes turn the carbon dioxide and hydrogen into methane. The cows belch out the gas, and it wafts up into the atmosphere.

“Basically, you have the methane coming out of the mouth almost constantly, sometimes in higher doses,” Kebreab says.

Since the methane is produced in cattle stomachs, the vast majority of the gas comes out of the cow’s mouths, not the rear.

“We don’t worry about the methane coming out of the other end,” Kebreab says.

How big of a deal is that? It depends on how you look at it. In the United States, methane from livestock comprises about 4 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, Kebreab says, while globally it’s about 14.5 percent.

But from Henning’s view there’s another way to look at it. According to his 2011 article in the Ethics and the Environment journal, “Standing in Livestock’s ‘Long Shadow,’” if livestock continues to grow to meet global demand, by the year 2050, livestock emissions alone will take up a full 70 percent of the greenhouse gases the world can afford to emit without making climate change worse.”

You’d have to cram all other human activity, Henning says, in the 30 percent you have left.

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If we’re not willing to change how much beef we eat, maybe we can help the climate by changing what our beef eats.

“In the end, the more animal products one consumes, the more destructive one’s diet is to the environment,” Henning writes.

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So that’s one option. Convince the world to eat less meat, writes the Inlander journalist who just grilled a huge T-bone steak last week.

Yet, increasingly, the idea of cutting way down on traditional meat is becoming less and less absurd, even for deluxe meat lovers. Henning points to a promising branch of research that doesn’t require any moral hectoring: plantbased substitutes.

“Redefine what meat is,” Henning says. That includes experiments to stimulate stem cells to grow meat in a lab and to create plant-based burgers that taste a lot like meat. So far, the most successful may be the “Impossible Burger,” touted by Impossible Foods as producing “87 percent less in greenhouse gas emissions” than a real-meat beef burger.

Chef J. Kenji López-Alt, author of The Food Lab, wrote in 2016 that the Impossible Burger is a “marvel of modern science that makes me optimistic about the future of our food system,” but that doesn’t taste yet quite identical to beef. But with toppings, he writes, the difference is hard to tell. And already, Burger King, of all places, has decided to pilot the “Impossible Whopper” in its restaurants. So has Red Robin, a previous winner of the Inlander’s “Best Burger” award.

Meanwhile, science may offer another solution. If you can’t take the cow out of the

American diet, maybe you can take the methane out of the cow. Change what the cow eats so it stops burping as much methane.

“Although it’s possible to reduce methane emissions with diet, it becomes uneconomical,” Kebreab says. (Ironically, while it may be healthier to eat cows fed with grass instead of grain, Henning notes that grass-fed cattle actually produce more methane.)

Far more promising is the chance to change how cattle process their food. That’s where seaweed comes in.

“It has an active ingredient called bromoform,” Kebreab says. That natural ingredient inhibits the conversion of the hydrogen in the cow’s stomach into methane. By adding about 3 to 7 ounces of seaweed to the cow’s diet a day, his research has shown, you could reduce the amount of methane emissions by up to 60 percent. And there are other promising leads. A compound called 3NOP that similarly inhibits microbial enzymes is awaiting FDA approval.

Mootral, a feed supplement from a Swiss company, does the job with a proprietary garlic and citrus extract blend, Kebreab says.

But there are still a lot of logistical challenges to study. Like, how do you grow enough seaweed for the more than 94 million cattle in the United States? And how do you make the supplements cheap enough that even big agricultural corporations will be willing to purchase them in bulk to fight climate change?

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Miller Cane and 8-year-old Carleen have been on the run for months. Carleen’s mom, Lizzie, is in jail for shooting and wounding her estranged husband, Connor; he suddenly came back into their lives when he learned that Carleen is to inherit a massive family fortune that he believes is rightfully his. Miller and the girl are now in La Grande, Oregon, not far from the Pendleton Roundup, where they’re planning to spend a second day. Miller’s friend Avery is with them, and they’re all staying with Shelly, Avery’s girlfriend. Meanwhile, Miller has found a friend in Shelly’s sister, Monica, while Carleen has found one in Monica’s daughter, Bella. Everyone’s making the best of life on the road until…

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he day everything went to hell started as good as the night that bled into it, Miller and Monica still in their Brady Bunch bedrooms. Miller hadn’t met a woman like Monica in a long time, maybe ever. Not that anyone was making promises. Not after one night. They could hear Shelly and Avery upstairs early, banging around the kitchen, the smell of coffee wafting down, then bacon.

Jesus, they were hungry.

Miller took a shower in the Brady Bunch bathroom, Monica joining him halfway through. They couldn’t get enough of each other. When they finally went upstairs, the girls hadn’t arrived from the motorhome yet.

“You’re looking fit and fresh,” Avery said.

Miller was feeling fit and fresh.

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“Who’s got a cigarette,” he said.

He didn’t know why he said that. Nobody had one, thank God. “Maybe we’ll have dinner again tonight,” Avery said.

“Sure,” Miller said.

“I’ve got something,” Monica said, “I could maybe get out of.”

Miller nodded at her. Why shouldn’t the good times go on forever? Or at least for a little while.

Carleen and Bella burst into the kitchen.

“Can Bella come to the rodeo with us?” Carleen said, and Monica said, “Bella’s got school.”

“Oh,” Carleen said.

“Can Carleen come to school with me?” Bella said.

“Yeah!” Carleen said.

“That wouldn’t work,” Monica said. “You’re in different grades.”

“So,” Bella said.

“Maybe we’ll have dinner again,” Monica said. “How about that?”

“We’re going to Happy Canyon,” Carleen said.

“Maybe another sleepover!” Bella said.

“Yeah!” Carleen said.

“Sure,” Monica said.

“Sure,” Miller said.

They went to the rodeo, which was as good as yesterday. It was only too bad Bella and Monica weren’t there with them. But they’d see Bella and Monica later. There were cowgirls again and princesses and lots of junk food and they had dinner in a giant tent set up in a restaurant parking lot, packed with people in town for the Roundup.

Miller drank Monica’s whiskey, which was good. Avery drank a glass of wine. Carleen wanted a cowgirl hat, so they walked through Roy Raley Park and got her one, and then she wondered if she could get Bella something, a present, Miller realizing he should have been giving her money of her own these last few months.

“Do you get an allowance,” he asked her.

“Five dollars a week,” she said.

Miller handed her a fifty.

“That’s for summer,” he said, “because I forgot before.”

“Thanks,” Carleen said. She was wearing her new cowgirl hat, which was also a princess hat, a crown of sparkly beads sewn into its front, the same sparkly beads lining its brim.

“And here’s something from me,” Avery said, holding out a bill.

“A hundred dollars?” Carleen said.

“Shhh,” Avery said.

“For what?” Carleen said.

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“For you,” Avery said, “to buy something with.”

Her face was flushed.

“I’ve never had this much money before,” she whispered.

Miller wanted to give her more money, all of it.

Someday she would have it all, or most of it anyway, but she didn’t know that yet, and she wasn’t ruined, and probably never would be, no matter how much they gave her. At least he hoped that was true.

“Thank you, Avery,” she said. “Thank you, Miller.”

“You’re welcome,” the men said, and they walked from booth to booth, shopping.

At some point Miller was going to be tired, probably tomorrow, his third day without sleep. He and Monica had been texting each other all manner of fantastic filth.

He couldn’t wait to get through Happy Canyon and back to her so they could stay up all night again.

Carleen bought Bella a cowgirl hat and a beaded necklace and a ring for herself, but she still had a lot of money left. “You don’t have to spend it all,” Miller said. ...continued on next page

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into the lobby, Avery was walking toward him, agitated, his eyes hot and urgent. Miller’s antennae twitched. He scanned the room, jammed with people, but nothing seemed wrong.

Avery whispered, “You’ve got a problem, man,” and handed Miller a piece of paper.

“What?” Miller said.

“Look,” Avery said, shifting his eyes this way and that.

Miller unfolded the paper, his stomach churning before he even saw what it was, everything going to hell gradually — Avery vibrating in front of him — then all at once as he saw the side-byside photographs of him and Carleen under stacked text:

“I don’t have anywhere to put it,” she said.

“Let’s get you a wallet,” Miller said, “or a purse.”

“Let’s get both,” Avery said.

Carleen found a deerskin wallet and a beaded buckskin bag.

“I’ll cover those,” Avery said, reaching for his wallet, and Miller said, “We’ll both cover them,” and Carleen said, “Thanks, guys!” and then it was time for Happy Canyon, which had its own building on the other side of the arena. It took forever to get there, Miller’s phone buzzing in his pocket with texts from Monica as they walked and finally arrived and found their seats and settled in, the whole thing much cooler than REWARD REWARD REWARD Miller thought it would be — with an orchestra MISSING/ABDUCTED CHILD and all kinds of animals — but it was also predictREWARD REWARD REWARD ably weird, a history of the West, starting with the Indians, then the whites arriving, most of it “Where’d you get this?” Miller said, and pretty well handled, but also filled with all kinds Avery jerked his head toward the bar. “Dude’s of horseshit and gun smoke, Lewis and Clark, handing them out,” he said. stagecoaches and square dancing, outlaws and Miller knew who it was before he saw him, outhouses, a cowboy and Indian show Carleen and then there he was, Connor, handing out flyloved, her eyes shiny under her cowgirl hat, ers to people still pouring from the theater, ladies the story ultimately one putting hands on his shoulder, of domestication, taming, men looking up from the flyer like Buffalo Bill’s Wild and around the room.

West, always ending with Miller turned away and The Attack on the Settler’s looked at the pictures of him Pie & Whiskey, the raucous literary Cabin, Bill himself riding and Carleen again, the words: event started by authors Samuel Ligon in to save the white woman REWARD, REWARD, REand Kate Lebo, returns next Thursday, from marauding Indians, WARD. April 25, with a special twist. This year, all the wildness of the West “I know it’s not true,” storytellers will be sharing original piedrained, controlled, conAvery said, “but what I’m and-whiskey-themed works inspired in tained, the hearth established saying — ” part by Ligon’s Miller Cane. More details and preserved. The Attack “Of course it’s not true,” on page 34. on the Settler’s Cabin wasn’t Miller hissed. He’d told Avery enacted in Happy Canyon, about Connor and Lizzie, so but there was lots of dancing why would he think Connor in an adorable Western town that had risen up could ever say anything true? from the land. Everyone was happy — pioneers, “Whatever it is,” Avery said, “it’s not good.” cowboys, Indians — a fantastic past leading to an They needed to go. Now. But Carleen was even better future. The action seemed to be headsomewhere in the long line in the ladies room. ed toward conclusion, everyone swirling, Carleen It was so much worse than not good. in her cowgirl hat, rapt, the actors all onstage Connor in the same goddamn room with now, bowing, the orchestra playing triumphant them. music, the crowd cheering, half of them up and “Watch him,” Miller said. out of their seats already, headed for the aisles.

“I am,” Avery said.

“That was cool,” Carleen said. “But I’m not There was electricity in Miller’s guts, vibratsure it was true.” ing, making him shake. He tried to make himself “Me neither,” Miller said. small, hoping no one had spotted him, that the “Me neither,” Avery said. cops weren’t all over the room, not that he could “But I liked it,” Carleen said. show his face to look, not with his face on that “Me, too,” Miller said. goddamn — Avery stood and they followed him into the “Get out of here,” Avery said. crowd, up the aisles and through the tunnel into “What?” Miller said. the lobby, where there was a bar and conces“Get out,” Avery said. sions. Carleen and Avery went to the bathroom He couldn’t just leave. If Connor saw her, while Miller scrolled through Monica’s recent he’d make a move, and — texts, some of which made use of Libby Custer’s “They’ll see you if you’re with her,” Avery language — about riding tomboy, riding cowgirl, said, “the two of you together.” riding and riding. They could both use a good “Just get her,” Miller said, and Avery said, ride, Miller wrote, Monica sending a picture “Go,” and Miller went, head bowed, heart Miller looked at right there in the lobby, jammed thumping — waiting for the knife, the club, the with people — getting drinks at the bar, waiting cuffs, not quite enough air to breathe, and then in line for the bathroom, funneling toward the he was out the door, Carleen behind with Conexit and outside — Monica in his phone feeding nor, everything about it wrong. n his hunger, people everywhere and nowhere, because it was only him and her. He could not wait to get back to La Grande. He wasn’t tired at all.

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brisk but intermittently sunny Sunday afternoon in spring. Tour groups, recreational walkers and clusters of students are drifting across the Gonzaga University campus. Close to its western edge, still no more than a stone’s throw from the historic St. Aloysius Church, is the not-quite-opened Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, its stubby landscaping freshly planted in meticulous rows. Unlike St. Aloysius or the even the Jundt Art Museum it faces across DeSmet Avenue, the center’s facade is distinctly modern, all sharp angles, floor-to-ceiling windows and rectilinear coppercolored accents.

Inside, seven young women from Gonzaga’s elite dance troupe are rehearsing on the main stage. Flanked on either side by pole-like structures that could easily be mistaken for real birch trees on wheels, they’re practicing a choreographed routine. Their arms sway, their toes trace delicate arcs on the floor as they physicalize a choral work by British composer Alec Roth.

Called A Time to Dance, Roth’s work has only ever been sung. For this inaugural production it’s been augmented by choreography, regional poetry and other live performances under the adapted title A New Season. The title is symbolic, as is the multidisciplinary nature of the show itself. Both are meant to showcase the collaborative spirit and the creative possibilities of the new $30 million, 52,000-square-foot performing arts center.

“I could’ve directed a musical, but it would’ve relied on a handful of students being in those lead roles, and it just didn’t feel right,” says Suzanne Ostersmith. She heads the university’s dance program and is “curating” A New Season with help from her colleagues Tim Westerhaus

(music) and Kathleen Jeffs (theater), plus other faculty.

Assistant professor Leslie Stamoolis, for example, has designed dozens of original costumes inspired by the local seasons.

“We want this to be everyone’s building, so from the beginning my vision was, how many people can we get to work together on one massive collaboration? I knew I wanted to have choir and orchestra and dance and acting.

And in addition to as many of my students as possible, it’s also been about involving as many of my colleagues as possible.”

Initially Ostersmith was leaning toward Carmina Burana, the collection of medieval poems and texts set to music by Carl Orff in 1936. But Roth’s A Time to Dance gave her the “epicness” she wanted along with the opportunity to root the work to the new center, to Gonzaga, to Spokane, to the Inland Northwest. A nine-person acting ensemble will frame each of the seasons with regional poetry; 29 dancers from three different Gonzaga companies will give physical expression to Roth’s music, which will be performed by nearly 100 singers and orchestral players.

The Myrtle brings new energy to GU’s arts community.

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New Season opens its four-day run on April 25, commemorating the official opening of the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, named for the lifelong Gonzaga supporter who left $55 million to the university upon her death in 2014 at the age of 104.

University President Thayne McCulloh began discussing the center with her in 2012.

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“POTENTIAL ENERGY,” CONTINUED... months, we worked together to refine what at the beginning was just a very broad concept, and we tried to begin to narrow the parameters of what the facility would include. And, obviously, interpreting that into construction documents becomes a very detailed process,” he says. “She was fairly intimately involved in talking — and wanting to talk — about what this would look like, where it would be, what its capabilities would be.”

Working closely with Elisabeth MermannJozwiak, dean of Gonzaga’s College of Arts and Sciences, McCulloh solicited and incorporated input from a number of additional stakeholders — especially those who would be using it on a regular basis.

The completed facility, designed by Los Angeles-based Pfeiffer Partners with Spokane’s Bernardo Wills Architects, is state-of-the-art in terms of its equipment and purposeful in its layout. Ceiling panels in both the recital hall and the main stage are adjustable to dial in better acoustics depending on the type of performance. Walls in the recital hall can rotate to reveal full-sized mirrors for dance practices. The floors in all the key performance and practice spaces are sprung to better absorb impact. Capacity is variable, too.

The 168-seat recital hall can expand and retract its seating, and the first three rows of the 759-seat main stage can become an orchestra pit. AV systems are wired and interlinked throughout.

“Hopefully, all of the students at Gonzaga will be able to take advantage of the facility,” says Laura Sims, the center’s new director. She adds that everything from the backstage to the box office offers students a way to gain real-world experience. “It also is a learning lab in that we will have a design studio where they will be able to teach lighting, costume and scenic design classes.”

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he potential extends beyond the performing arts.

“I’ve already been talking to one of the faculty who teaches film studies, because we have this wonderful giant projection screen,” Sims says. “There are ways we can work with the history department, the English department, even the law school. Really, we truly want to see how many different ways we can make the space accessible and have uses across the community and the campus.”

Kathleen Jeffs, who chairs the university’s theater and dance department, says that A New Season is a prime example of the promising platform that the MWPAC is already providing.

“This is something that’s absolutely brand new,” she says, describing how high-tech digital projection is allowing them to accommodate the dancers, choir, orchestra and actors on a single stage while still leaving room for fluidity of movement. “It’s all of the art forms together, and you then run into challenges with scenery, and that’s where the technological capabilities of the building come into play. If you imagine it, it’s the kind of thing you could only do in a building of this size and with this technology.”

Looking to the near future, she says the forthcoming production of Romeo and Juliet scheduled for the fall is also likely to make use of some of the new amenities, such as the trapdoor-equipped floor or the full flyrail for more ambitious scenery.

Broader collaborative efforts with outside organizations and the community at large are still only ideas. Jeffs, Sims and others point to space rentals as the most basic way for those beyond the Gonzaga campus to take advantage of what the MWPAC offers. McCulloh specifically sees opportunities for local youth theater and possibly summer camps.

“The creative arts, fine arts and performing arts are an important part of what those of us in Jesuit higher education think about when we think about a well-rounded education — the idea that the very nature of human existence is enriched meaningfully by an appreciation of culture and the ways in which creativity is expressed,” he says.

“Clearly, education for Mrs. Woldson was very important. She saw it as the portal to a better life, but she also felt the way people were being educated was important too. And I will always be grateful to her for inviting me into her life, and considering how we might participate with her in bringing some of her dreams for the future to life.” n A New Season • April 25-28; Thu at 7:30 pm, Fri (school matinee) at 10 am, Sat and Sun at 2 pm • $25–75 • Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center • 211 E Desmet Ave. • gonzaga. edu/mwpac • 313-2787

CULTURE | DIGEST HERE COMES HAMILTON (BUT YOU HAVE TO WAIT) Yes, Spokane theater lovers, Hamilton is finally coming to town — but not until the 2020-21 season. That was part of WestCoast Entertainment’s STCU Best of Broadway season announcement for 2019-20, along with revealing several special engagements and a new season of National Geographic Live.

Even though Hamilton retains serious buzz, it’s not enough to overshadow a stellar season coming up in the fall.

And season ticket holders from this season will have first access to Hamilton tickets next year. Visit wcebroadway.com for more information. (DAN NAILEN) STCU BEST OF BROADWAY 2019-20 Miss Saigon, Oct. 23-27 Jesus Christ Superstar, Nov. 20-24 Escape to Margaritaville, Jan. 21-26, 2020 Jersey Boys, April 2-5, 2020 Mean Girls, Aug. 11-16, 2020 SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Dec. 7 An American in Paris, Jan. 14-15 Once on this Island, March 17-18, 2020 The Book of Mormon, May 5-10, 2020 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE When Women Ruled the World, Feb. 13, 2020 Social by Nature, April 16, 2020 From Summit to Sea, May 21, 2020

Game of Thrones turned fantastical — but that’s OK

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BY DANIEL WALTERS

he long arc of Game of Thrones, now in its final season, is all about fantasy magic gradually coming back to a gritty and ugly world. We begin in a place where kings die of boar infections and the biggest threat to the world is the hair color of the king’s kids. But by the end of it, magic has breached the wall. Dragons cross the sea. And the dead are resurrected.

And, in a way, that’s the arc of Game of Thrones as a TV show, too. Game of Thrones is a story of a cynical deconstruction of fantasy tropes — a mockery of your Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings stories — gradually giving in and becoming one of those stories.

STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES It took viewing the new documentary The Two Killings of Sam Cooke for me to finally delve into Netflix’s ReMastered series. The show reveals how the silky smooth soul legend’s 1964 murder, with an alleged prostitute at Cooke’s side, served to denigrate what should be an incredible civil rights legacy.

Through interviews with activists and musicians, the viewer gets a complex view of Cooke’s life, and some incredible performance clips and information from an infamous 1964 meeting between Cooke, Muhammad Ali, football player Jim Brown, Malcolm X — and someone who turned out to be an FBI informant. This is the fourth episode in the ReMastered series, and well worth the time. (DAN NAILEN)

THE BUZZ BIN

THIS WEEK’S PLAYLIST Some noteworthy new music arrives online and in stores April 19. To wit: CAGE THE ELEPHANT, Social Cues. The high-energy Kentucky rockers play the Gorge July 13 with Beck.

THE YAWPERS, Human Question. Denver twang-rock trio is bound for big things with their fifth album.

ROLLING STONES, Honk. Another Stones’ greatesthits comp, but the inclusion of 10 live tracks is intriguing.

LIZZO, Cuz I Love You. Say hello to your summer jams. (DAN NAILEN)

At the beginning, the entire appeal was how ruthless it was. Honor was a synonym for weakness. Love was vulnerability. Betrayal was savvy. Power was the only currency. Never fall in love with a character, book readers warned TV watchers, lest his gorgeous head get popped like a grape.

“If you think this has a happy ending,” one villain sneered, “you haven’t been paying attention.”

But now, to anyone who has been paying attention, it looks almost like a happy ending of sorts is possible.

The ruthlessness has waned. Our heroes are less likely to get massacred. We spend a lot less time trudging from one place to another. Villains started getting defeated.

It’s all started looking awfully conventional.

Game of Thrones is like the cynical romantic comedy protagonist, the one who spends the first half proudly announcing that he doesn’t need love, not in this world of important business meetings and hookups with hotties. But by the end, he’s making the mad dash to the airport to proclaim that, darn it, he’s never felt this way about a gal before. And he’s delivering his big will-you-marry me speech from atop a dragon.

In a way, this shift is necessary. The merciless choices of series author George R.R. Martin often hurt his series. It’s one reason he increasingly struggled to finish the books, it seems. Kill off your most compelling characters and you need to keep expanding your world to find new ones. Dead men lead to dead ends. So as the series began to move beyond the books, the show became almost hopeful, despite the ice zombies cutting a swath through Westeros. We’ve seen this kind of story before, where good manages to eke out a win over evil.

Happy endings are cliche — but in the end, that’s how to make most fans happy. n

MIND GAMES With dating apps so much in the mainstream, it’s not that far-fetched to imagine a near future where tech implants could help users better identify their perfect match. That’s the idea behind Osmosis, a French Netflix original (dubbed in English) that follows the less-than-perfect lead-up to the launch of an app by the same name. Drama builds during the beta-testing of implanted nanorobots, which the startup’s founders promise can help users identify their perfect soulmate using their brain data. Concerns about whether hackers could control the implants or insert data, rather than simply mine it, become paramount. (SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL)

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CULTURE | WORDS

Be Bookish A few of our most-anticipated events at the 2019 Get Lit! Festival

BY DAN NAILEN

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he folks behind EWU’s Get Lit! Festival make life difficult every year.

They stuff the schedule with so many goodies over the course of seven days that there’s nothing for poetry and prose fans to do except either set aside any outside interests and dive in whole hog, or suffer through picking and choosing what visiting authors’ readings, intriguing panel discussions or poetry throwdowns they will prioritize and organize their lives around.

With that in mind, I picked a few events that caught my eye; you can find so much more and the complete schedule of options running from April 22-28 by visiting getlitfestival.org.

WOMEN WRITING THE WEST

Tue, April 23, 7 pm, Community Building, free There are a lot of literary festivals, so we love when Get Lit! and its authors zero in on our region and its natural wonders. This talk features three women whose work is rooted in nature and the rural West. Jennifer Boyden is the award-winning author of the novel The Chief of Rally Tree and two books of poetry. Keetje Kuipers’ poetry has appeared in hundreds of publications. And Melissa Kwasny is a poet as well as author of the new Putting on the Dog: The Animal Origins of What We Wear, an exploration of humans’ relationships with all the critters who cover our bodies with their fur, feathers and hides.

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Among this year’s Get Lit! guests (from left): Keetje Kuipers, Tommy Orange, Sam Ligon, Kaveh Akbar and Roxane Gay.

TOMMY ORANGE

Wed, April 24, 7 pm, Spokane Community College Lair Student Center Auditorium, free Tommy Orange’s debut novel There, There landed on myriad “top 10” and “best of” year-end lists in 2018, and with good reason. His ornately constructed look at the lives of nearly a dozen Native characters converging on an Oakland powwow with varying levels of hope and desperation is both an entrancing, propulsive page-turner and glimpse at urban Native life and issues addressed all too rarely in fiction (or nonfiction for that matter). Orange, a graduate of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Art and enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, will talk about his writing process, Native American history and, one would imagine, dealing with sudden fame.

POETRY SALON

Fri, April 26, 9 pm, Spokane Downtown Public Library, free Poetry lovers have ample opportunities to hear from some seriously talented folks throughout Get Lit!, but I love the freewheeling salon format of this event where you can hear the likes of Pushcart Prize-winner Kaveh Akbar, state poet laureate Claudia Castro Luna, Janaka Stucky (inaugural writer featured in Jack White’s Third Man Books publishing arm), musician/poet Kelly Schirmann and Anastacia Renée, writer-in-residence at Seattle’s Hugo House. Spokane poet Ellen Welcker will moderate what should be a pretty robust discussion about the writing life, as well as some readings from the guests.

AN EVENING WITH ROXANE GAY

Sat, April 27, 7 pm, Bing Crosby Theater, $35/$25 students Roxane Gay’s best-selling 2014 essay collection Bad Thu, April 25, 9 pm, Washington Cracker Co. Building, $5 Feminist announced her as a vibrant new perspective in Thursday night of Get Lit! week is always a highlight the world’s cultural conversation. In showcasing how for Inlander staffers, because how can you beat a slice of feminism affected her life, Gay found her voice, as well pie and a shot of whiskey accomas a huge audience who became fans of her panied by original short stories intellect, humanity and empathy in addressing penned by ace festival friends? This hot-button issues. Bad Feminist was a New York Get Lit! Festival • Mon, year will be even more special, Times bestseller, and remarkably, it wasn’t even April 22-Sun, April 28 though, as the theme for the 13 the only book she put out that year; her debut • various locations and participating storytellers, “Heroes novel An Untamed State also came in 2014. In the times • getlitfestival.org and Villains,” is drawn from event years since, Gay’s voice has only become more co-host Sam Ligon’s new novel self-assured and she’s used her talents to explore Miller Cane: A True and Exact History — a story currently writing everything from graphic novels (with World of unfolding in serialized form in every issue of the Inlander Wakanda, she and co-writer Yona Harvey became the first (check page 29 for the latest installment, and catch up black women to be lead writers for a Marvel property), to from the start at MillerCane.Inlander.com). Join Ligon short stories (2017’s Difficult Women), to memoir (another and co-host Kate Lebo along with this hard-slugging New York Times bestseller, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body). lineup of writers for this year’s Pie & Whiskey: Jess WalShe’s a widely read contributor to the opinion pages of ter, Tommy Orange, Tony Flinn, Claudia Castro Luna, the Guardian, New York Times, the Nation and elsewhere, Alexis Smith, Bruce Holbert, Matthew Sullivan, Leni and a provocative and highly entertaining presence on Zumas, CMarie Fuhrman, Chris Maccini and AnastaciaTwitter. Hearing her talk should be a fine capper to a Renee Tolbert. thought-provoking week of Get Lit! n

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Before borrowing from your retirement plan, consider the risks and costs.

A guy at work bought a new boat. Even better, he already had the money to pay for it ― right there in his 401(k). Borrowing the cash from his retirement account was easy, he told you, and he’ll be able to “pay himself back” no problem.

Tempted to follow suit? Resist, says Trey Lusk, a financial advisor at STCU Investment Services, provided by CFS.* “A 401(k) loan is a tool you can use, but it gets abused too much,” Lusk says. “Ultimately, a 401(k) should be used for retirement only.”

Whether you can get a 401(k) loan depends on your plan. Some employers allow the loans only in cases of financial hardship.

Others let you borrow money to buy a car, to improve your home, or for other purposes. And, regardless of why, the Internal Revenue Service will be watching to see whether penalties must be assessed.

One option if you’re really strapped: Some 401(k) plans let you withdraw money, rather than borrow, if you’re in “heavy and immediate” financial need. What that need looks like depends on your employer, but it might mean medical bills, funeral expenses, or imminent eviction.

In general, though, a 401(k) loan is relatively easy to get, with little paperwork, limited fees, and no credit check. And in most cases, the interest you pay on the cash you borrow is credited to your own plan account.

But Lusk says most people in most cases are better off looking at options like home equity lines of credit – in which you borrow against the equity you’ve built up in your home – or personal loans.

So this type of loan can serve as a viable, last-resort option for people facing financial emergencies. But Lusk advises anyone who needs cash to explore all other options first.

Borrowing from your 401(k) robs your future self of earnings on that cash if you’d left it in your retirement account.

Considering the power of compound interest, those earnings could be significant.

A 401(k) loan also puts you at risk of hefty fees and tax bills if you leave your job ― voluntarily or involuntarily ― before repaying your loan, or you’re unable to repay it on time (in general, within five years).

In either situation, if you’re younger than 59½, your loan becomes a “taxable distribution” from your retirement account. And that subjects you to a 10% federal penalty tax, as well as regular income tax, on your outstanding loan balance.

No matter what, talk to a financial advisor before touching your retirement plan, Lusk advises.

“Get a plan built for you, and figure it out,” he says. “If it’s not in your best interest, we’ll tell you. If it is, we’ll tell you that, too.” *

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CRAFT CLASSES, PANELS, READINGS AND MORE! CRAFT CLASSES, PANELS, READINGS AND MORE! ROXANE GAY • TOMMY ORANGE • KAVEH AKBAR • SHARMA SHIELDS • LENI ZUMAS ROXANE GAY • TOMMY ORANGE • KAVEH AKBAR • SHARMA SHIELDS • LENI ZUMAS CLAUDIA CASTRO LUNA • ALEXIS • SMITH • KEETJE KUIPERS • JOE WILKINS CLAUDIA CASTRO LUNA • ALEXIS • SMITH • KEETJE KUIPERS • JOE WILKINS ANASTACIA-RENEE TOLBERT • JESS WALTER • MELISSA KWASNY • KELLY SCHIRMANN ANASTACIA-RENEE TOLBERT • JESS WALTER • MELISSA KWASNY • KELLY SCHIRMANN • LAURA READ • JONATHAN JOHNSON KIRSTEN SUNDBERG LUNSTRUM • LAURA READ • JONATHAN JOHNSON KIRSTEN SUNDBERG LUNSTRUM NANCE VAN WINCKEL • J. ANDERSON COATS • JENNIFER BOYDEN • CMARIE FUHRMAN NANCE VAN WINCKEL • J. ANDERSON COATS • JENNIFER BOYDEN • CMARIE FUHRMAN JANAKA STUCKY • SIMEON MILLS • LINDSEY DRAGER • BETHANY C MORROW JANAKA STUCKY • SIMEON MILLS • LINDSEY DRAGER • BETHANY C MORROW GREGORY SPATZ • ISAAC MARION • DAWN PICHON BARRON ... AND MANY OTHERS GREGORY SPATZ • ISAAC MARION • DAWN PICHON BARRON ... AND MANY OTHERS

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TOMMY ORANGE TOMMY ORANGE WED., APRIL 24 | 7 P.M.

WED., APRILCOMMUNITY 24 | 7 P.M. SPOKANE COLLEGE SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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Sat., April 27 Sat., April 27 Festival Hub Schedule Festival Hub Schedule

The Montvale Event Center 9–5:15 p.m.

The Montvale Event Center 9–5:15 p.m.

Mining the Poetic 9:30–11:30 a.m.

Mining Unconscious the Poetic 9:30–11:30 a.m.

Unconscious Make it Real! Creating 9:30–11:30 a.m.

Make itCharacters Real! Creating and Worlds 9:30–11:30 a.m.

Characters and Worlds 10–11 a.m.

10–11 a.m.

11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Adventures in Publishing 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Adventures in Publishing Women of Elephant of Elephant 11:45 a.m.–12:45 Women p.m. Mountain: Readings From 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Mountain: Readings From North of the Border North of the Border 12–1 p.m.

12–1 p.m.

POPULAR POETRY: POPULAR POETRY:

KELLY SCHIRMANN KELLY SCHIRMANN & KAVEH AKBAR & KAVEH AKBAR FRI., APRIL 26 | 7 P.M. FRI., APRIL 26PUBLIC | 7 P.M. SPOKANE LIBRARY SPOKANE PUBLIC LIBRARY

AN EVENING WITH AN EVENING WITH

ROXANE GAY ROXANE GAY SAT., APRIL 27 | 7 P.M. SAT., APRIL 27 | 7THEATER P.M. BING CROSBY BING CROSBY THEATER

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A Celebration of Native A Celebration Native of Voices: of Readings Voices:Poetry Readings andofCraft Poetry and Craft

Fugue and Willow Springs: Fugue and Willow Springs: A Reading A Reading

Pop-up Prose: Airing 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Pop-upDirty Prose: Airing Laundry 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Dirty Laundry No Normal: Unpredictable 1:30–2:30 p.m.

No Normal: Unpredictable Pathways to Success 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Pathways to Success 2–3 p.m.

2–3 p.m.

Mandy Manning: National Mandy Teacher Manning:ofNational the Year Teacher of the Year

4–4:30 p.m.

4–4:30 p.m.

Power 2 the Poetry Power 2 the Poetry Open Mic Open Mic

4–5 p.m.

4–5 p.m.

Leni Zumas and Kirsten Leni Zumas and Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum Sundberg Lunstrum

Elements of Erasure 3:15–5:15 p.m.

Elements Erasure andofVisual Poetry 3:15–5:15 p.m. and Visual Poetry The Outdoor Writer’s 3:15–5:15 p.m.

The Outdoor Writer’s Tool Kit 3:15–5:15 p.m.

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People needing accommodation should contact Get Lit! Programs at 509.828.1498.

People needing accommodation should contact Get Lit! Programs at 509.828.1498.

Garageland’s vegan pad thai fries, Buffalo cauliflower and more.

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Vegan Ventures These local restaurants kindly cater to animal product-free eaters with much more than a salad

BY ELISSA BALL

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f you’re vegan in Spokane, you’re well aware of the drool-inducing pumpkin waffles with chai “butter” at Boots Bakery & Lounge. You’ve already devoured a pizza or hearty brunch at Allie’s Vegan Pizzeria & Cafe.

Vegan Spokanites know that Main Market Co-op and Huckleberry’s carry nondairy yogurts. Mizuna, Wild Sage and Queen of Sheba are obvious spots for meatless celebration dinners and fancy dates.

But what if fancy isn’t in your budget? What if you’re a vegan lunching with someone who’d rather eat chicken than chickpeas? Conversely, what if you’re a beef lover who’s in love with a hardcore vegan? Fear not, because

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here’s a helpful roundup of places that offer delicious compromises and not-so-obvious vegan options.

GARAGELAND

230 W. RIVERSIDE

Not all vegans are hippies! A big reason I went vegan at 15 was political punk (Bikini Kill, in fact). So it makes sense that Garageland — a bar named after a song by political punk icons the Clash — serves vegan fare. Meat’s on the menu, too, and most appetizers can be made vegan by simple omissions or substitutions. Ask for a vegan version of any burger and the kitchen will send you a falafel patty instead of beef. I ordered Brussels

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sprouts without bacon ($7) and was delighted by perfectly blackened, quartered Brussels sprouts sweetened with caramelized onions and dijon vinaigrette — delighted! Garageland really does cruciferous vegetables justice. Their Buffalo cauli (hunks of cauliflower treated like Buffalo wings; $7) boasts a golden tempura coating that gives way to tangy, creamy white sauce inside. Its crispy, tender texture and spiciness make dipping sauce truly optional.

Garageland’s pad thai fries ($7), meanwhile, are a zippy, peanut-topped innovation. Their house fries ($5) — handcut daily and served with curry ketchup — are great, too.

I did find the soyrizo tacos with no sour cream to be too dry, though. Perhaps avocado or grilled pineapple would moisten up the vegan version? Garageland is soon rolling out a new spring menu, retaining many vegan faves and introducing new items like a tofu-kale bowl.

EPHATA CAFE

1908 E. NORTHWEST BLVD.

Out on Northwest Boulevard near Audubon Park, Ephata Cafe has the opposite of Garageland’s loud, dark, punk vibe. The bright, calm cafe decorated with biblical wall art is a soothing place you can take your grandma (they serve eggs and bacon!) or pick up a post-jog juice or smoothie. With an emphasis on fresh ingredients and a large dispenser of cucumber-lemon ice water in the

corner, Ephata feels a little like a health spa. The eclectic food menu includes Korean dishes, pastries, meaty croissant breakfast sandwiches and avocado toast ($6). Vegetarians will find plenty here, and vegans can sub tofu in many dishes. For a late lunch, I tried the mung bean pancake ($7), a crispy vegetable pancake that’s more of a savory omelette than a sweet flapjack. The chewy pancake came with salty-sour sauce flecked with sea vegetables.

Thin strips of carrots, napa cabbage and protein-rich sprouted mung beans made the dish filling, but not too heavy.

CASCADIA PUBLIC HOUSE

6314 N. ASH

Justin Oliveri, head chef at Cascadia (and co-owner of the South Hill’s newly opened all-vegan restaurant Rüt, see story on next page) happens to be vegan, which explains all the dairy-free and meatless choices at this casual establishment with flat screens tuned to ball games. From cheeseless curry mac ($7-$16) to three types of meatless patties, Cascadia’s menu features many plantbased possibilities for both meat and cheese. While the pub serves both the Impossible ($16) and Beyond Meat ($15) burgers — ENTRÉE two heavily hyped vegan patties Get the scoop on local designed for meat eaters that food news with our weekly appear to bleed when sliced — I Entrée newsletter. Sign up opted for cashew queso nachos at Inlander.com/newsletter. ($14), and nibbled on a friend’s Buffalo cauliflower flatbread ($12). The heaping plate of bean-topped nachos was more than enough for two people. Vegan cheese is hard to get right, but Cascadia’s nutty, scratch-made cashew cheese impressed me. Cashew queso and a side of guac made for rich, satisfying nachos. I plan to return to try the barbecue tofu and soft pretzels, maybe while taking in an M’s game.

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OTHER CHEAP VEGAN TREATS

Vegans don’t subsist on carrots and lentils alone. We, too, get the munchies, the drunchies and intense cravings. We eat fast food and occasionally enjoy tater tots for dinner. For feel-good vegan foods that hit the salty or sweet spot, try these tips when dining out and while grocery shopping.

Grocery Outlet sells a line of delicious fermented raw kimchi (King’s brand) that doesn’t contain fish. The bargain market also carries frozen vegetable potstickers, along with heavily rotating miscellaneous vegan items. The bulk bins at Winco also offer thrifty vegan choices, including falafel and hummus mix.

The veggie pho and tofu rolls at Pho City are wonderfully savory and protein-rich.

And when it comes to fried potatoes, I’d say Post Street Ale House and Dick’s Hamburgers are tied for best French fries.

When your sweet tooth is calling, Casual Friday Donuts on Division prepares a few vegan pastries daily. (Be warned, though, as sometimes they sell out.) I recommend Casual Friday’s maple bars, coconut-sprinkled donuts and fried cinnamon rolls, called Persians. But don’t bother with the fritters; they’re too dry and yeasty.

Pop into Northwest institution Taco Time for piping-hot, cinnamon-and-sugar-dusted cherry or apple empanadas ($2.29) — both are vegan! n

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Taking Root Rüt, Spokane’s newest all plant-based restaurant, caters to diners of all types, not just vegans

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n the third night of service after its highly anticipated opening, the cozy dining room of Spokane’s newest veganfocused eatery is packed, the evening’s waitlist growing.

Looking around the room, one wouldn’t be able to pick out a vegan from any other person — whether meat-eating, vegetarian, flexitarian, gluten-intolerant or otherwise — enjoying the colorful, flavorful dishes from Rüt’s concise allplant menu.

If we had to guess, though, many of the diners here tonight are not devoted vegans, but are eager and curious to sample the menu omitting milk, eggs, animal protein and honey from its ingredient list.

Rüt (pronounced “root”) is the culinary effort of chef-owners Justin Oliveri and Josh Lorenzen, both practicing vegans. The restaurant opened April 8 in a space formerly home to Picabu Bistro on the lower South Hill, next to a Rosauers grocery store.

“Both of us, being vegan, have noticed there was a lack of places to go in town, so instead of going out and eating a side of fries everywhere, we figured there was a need to have a common place to go and eat and have good food and trust that it is what it says it is,” explains Oliveri.

Oliveri also co-owns Cascadia Public House in the Five Mile area, which features a notable selection of vegan dishes, though none have been replicated at Rüt.

“We were going for a gastropub feel with the menu while still using solely plants and making it more approachable,” Oliveri says. “It’s not a place where you just go get salads. We still offer super tasty dishes that are appealing to not just plant-based [diners].”

Rüt’s menu consists of less than 20 items, but offers a range of textures and flavors, including several dishes that convincingly mimic animal-

Rüt’s vegan comfort food has been a hit with locals.

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based ingredient counterparts.

The comfort food-inspired truffle mac ($14) has coconut “bacon bits,” Broccolini, bread crumbs and chili flakes. Two plant-based burgers feature two of the leading commercially available plant-based patties, the Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger. The latter is the star of Rüt’s rich and savory jalapeno mushroom burger ($15), topped with a spicy-sweet jalapeno relish, crispy onions, tempeh bacon, sauteed mushrooms and “cream cheese.”

Another meat-mimicking standout is the fried “not-chicken” sandwich ($15), consisting of a plant-based chicken substitute made from vital wheat gluten, or seitan. It’s breaded and topped with coleslaw, Buffalo sauce and vegan ranchmayo. Tacos al pastor ($14), meanwhile, are made with pulled mushrooms.

Before you even get to the aforementioned entrees, consider the hearty salads and starters on the menu’s front side. Three colorful full-size salads ($12 each) are the wedge, sesame-ginger crunch and beetroot and pear. A traditional Caesar ($10) and small green side salad ($6) round out the greens list.

A can’t-miss in the shareables column is Rüt’s take on Buffalo cauliflower wings ($10) that this nonvegan thinks tastes better than any chicken counterpart. Get a plate of dirty fries ($9), sweet potato fries ($6) or white bean “queso” ($7) with warm blue corn chips for the table to share.

Unfortunately, the avocado salad rolls ($10) with cabbage slaw and sweet chili sauce were unavailable when we stopped in, meaning it’s a safe bet they’re as good as they sound.

Rüt’s cocktail program, developed by bar managers Seth Tyler and Diana Wissinger, is as creative and colorful as its plant portions. So is the space’s physical bar, which has an exotic midcentury feel with crisp white shelving against a backdrop of marble-patterned emerald green with pretty plants and art throughout.

A few house cocktails stand out. The Golden Rüt ($12) is a blend of rum, coconut milk, turmeric and spices, and evokes the palate of chai tea; warm and smooth. Also try the Hanami ($11), a refreshing blend of green-tea infused sake with elderflower, chia seeds and cherry, served in a highball glass over ice.

Brunch and a kids menu are both coming soon to Rüt, along with outdoor patio seating. n Rüt • 901 W. 14th Ave. • Open Wed-Mon 11 am-close • rutspokane.com • 241-3165

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here’s no secret password, handshake or rite of initiation required to join the ranks of local diners at a new series of exclusive foodie events.

Secret Burger is a recently launched promotion that hosted its first Spokane event last month. The venture coordinates special meals at local restaurants that each feature a one-timeonly dish available exclusively to diners who’ve prebought tickets.

While burger is in the name, not all of Secret Burger’s offerings are burger-themed, explains the company’s Spokane-based co-owner, Kris Kilduff.

Events so far have been hosted by restaurants including Zona Blanca, Cochinito Taqueria, D’Bali Asian Bistro and Clover, featuring one-offs like handmade dumplings, foie gras tortas and Japanese wagyu brisket.

Tickets to Secret Burger events average around $20, depending on the item, Kilduff says.

“What we’re trying to do is create the exclusivity of beer and tequila dinners with these unique items, because not everyone has $80 for a night of dinner,” he says. “It’s geared toward people who want to have a special experience but only want to spend $20.”

Diners can see all of Secret Burger’s upcoming events online (secretburger.com) for Spokane and several other cities, including Portland, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York City.

After purchasing a ticket — each restaurant determines how many to make available — diners show up on the day of the event, usually during a specified time window. Kilduff says another aim of Secret Burger is to help boost sales during what might normally be a slower service time.

Some Secret Burger events also allow diners to make reservations upon purchasing tickets.

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ilduff has plenty of experience organizing food-focused events around the Northwest, including Restaurant Wars and Decadence! — Spokane Chocolate Festival. Part of his inspiration for co-launching Secret Burger with two other business partners based in Las Vegas came from seeing how logistically challenging food festivals can be for culinary teams.

“The beautiful thing about a food fest is that restaurants create a dish and people come out,” he says. “But there’s also no assurance that the people will ever come to their business.”

He also highlights the benefits of serving a preordered item — chefs can stretch their creativ-

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Zona Blanca served Japanese wagyu brisket for Secret Burger.

Secret Burger has opened its model to all types of restaurants, from fast-casual to food trucks to fine dining. On the restaurant side, the main criteria is to offer something unique, unusual or new. Restaurants can’t run any previously offered specials, but can use Secret Burger as a way to test out new menu items that may later be available to the general public.

Coming later this spring, Secret Burger is coming to many local favorites: the Viking, the Scoop, Wild Dawgs, Inland Pacific Kitchen, the Wandering Table, Park Lodge, Prohibition Gastropub, Garland Sandwich Shoppe, Heritage Bar & Kitchen and more.

“Food is the only thing in [the entertainment] industry that is not using presale options unless it’s for a huge event,” Kilduff notes. “We want to be that option… People can go have a unique off-menu experience, and it becomes part of their entertainment package.” n For tickets and details, visit secretburger.com.

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“It was a great way to do something new, exciting and a bit higher-end than our normal menu,” says Cochinito chef and co-owner Travis Dickinson, who teamed up with Secret Burger last month to host its first Spokane event featuring a Mexican torta of foie gras and braised short ribs.

“Guests seemed really excited to be a part of something that seemed exclusive, a little bit of ‘I got this secret menu item and you didn’t!’” the chef says.

Cochinito’s next event (ticketing closed April 18) is Monday, April 22, and features a South-ofthe-border take on poutine for $11.

“The preordering system takes a lot of the risk out on the restaurant’s side as well, since we know exactly how many of these specials to prepare,” Dickinson continues. “[We’re] really excited to see this project grow. We will be hosting one a month for the foreseeable future.”

Secret Burger doesn’t charge restaurants a fee, but adds a couple bucks on top of each ticket to cover its services. With this model, there’s also no drawback if a restaurant only sells, for example, 10 of its total allotted tickets to an event.

“I hate discounting food — it’s not beneficial and I also dislike stealing from restaurant margins,” Kilduff notes. “We developed this so we don’t have to do either.”

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As 4/20 approaches, we pick some unusual weed-friendly movies and the strains to match

BY TUCK CLARRY

THE BEACH BUM

Accompanying Strain: Moonshine Haze The latest Harmony Korine joint is billed as all-time stoner cinema. We have Matthew McConaughey delivering perhaps the ultimate culmination of the McConnaissance movement, as he plays a burnout pseudo-nomad poet named Moondog, living his existence on the Florida coast. Unlike many of Korine’s previous features, The Beach Bum strays largely from unpleasantries, as the warm color palette and Jimmy Buffett landscape constantly overwhelm the frame. The film’s ambivalence to time and location parallels the haziness of a nice and mellow high, and the paired strain of Moonshine Haze matches that ambivalence as a full-body relaxer.

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH

Accompanying Strain: Jack Herer Sometimes the goal for a stoned viewing experience isn’t to giggle well past the punchlines or to gaze at the visual stimulant until your eyes no longer focus and you wonder how long you haven’t moved any of your appendages. Sometimes the goal is a nice case of bewilderment. 1999’s Being John Malkovich is as close to the platonic ideal of “cerebral” movie that Netflix so confidently categorizes for you. Director Spike Jonze and writer Charlie Kaufman are the perfect pairing, as the story uses practical effects and props to masterfully capture the absurdity and surrealism of humanity.

An uplifting and energetic sativa like Jack Herer is the ideal mate to this film, as it will nudge you to consider further implications of John Cusack’s journey into the legendary character-actor’s head.

Streaming on Netflix.

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Accompanying Strain: Elephant Not all stoner movies need to be comforting, either.

An unnerved “what the hell?” can be just as fondly recollected as recalling eating a sheet of Oreos during a buddy-dope movie. Part of getting high can be getting out of your comfort zone, and nothing might do that quite like going to a matinee screening of Tim Burton’s iteration of Dumbo. The idea first came when I saw culture writer and podcaster Ira Madison tweet out, “Getting stoned and seeing Dumbo let the world burn baby” at the beginning of the month. And honestly, in a time of garishly cartoonish realities, why wouldn’t you? Seth Som-

merfeld asked in his Inlander review of the Disney remake who in the world the movie could be for.

An unsettling CGI elephant sharing screen time with Danny DeVito and Colin Farrell seems about as jarring as I could hope for. The aptly-named Elephant sativa will be a perfect heady high that will leave you boisterous and preoccupied rather than focusing on “why do we need a sadder Dumbo movie?” In theaters.

INHERENT VICE

Accompanying Strain: Blue Magoo Until my dying breath I will defend Inherent Vice as the pinnacle of film adaptations and part of the subgenre of stoner movies. Paul Thomas Anderson perfectly channels the incoherence of Thomas Pynchon’s novel of stoner private investigator Doc Sportello looking into the seedy underbelly of the Los Angeles crime networks. We’re given the unreliable perspective of Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) as he interprets whatever clues (many times perceived or tangential) to solve a case that doesn’t seem all too related to his original call to action. Stoned or sober, the movie exquisitely captures the gambit of high emotions, be it joy, paranoia or confoundment. Hitting the hybrid strain Blue Magoo will have you pacing after the film to try and decode it.

Or maybe it’ll send you on your own euphoric and puzzled case. Available to rent on iTunes, Amazon and YouTube.

KUNG FU HUSTLE

Accompanying Strain: Harmony A gem of a stoned movie experience is one that both incorporates a heavy dosage of laughs and captivating visuals, and Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Hustle is a treasure that expert foggy moviegoers keep going back to. The film superbly combines Chinese action with black comedy, as a lowly thief tries to bluff his way into the upper echelon of a murderous gang. What makes Kung Fu Hustle and many of Chow’s other films so wonderful is his use of absurdism; the hyper-violent, CGI-aided action is never perceived as anything that can happen off of the screen. As you’re sitting couch-locked and heavy, you’ll be witness to gravity-defying fight scenes that will give you the best sort of butterflies. Adding the hybrid Harmony will only amp up your excitement and leave you gushing about how great and fun this new classic continues to be.

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There’s no mounting sense of dread, and it relies on tiresome jump scares.

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KALANK

A Bollywood epic set in 1945 India, as star-crossed lovers are buffeted by the turbulence of war and cultural change.

(NW) Not Rated

PENGUINS

The latest Disney nature documentary anthropomorphizes two Antarctic penguin friends — one called Steve, the other Wuzzo. Narrated by Ed Helms. (NW) Rated G

NOW PLAYING AFTER

Based on an erotic novel that started as Harry Styles fan-fic, in which a doeeyed college student falls for a bad-boy pop star. (NW) Rated PG-13

ASH IS PUREST WHITE

From master filmmaker Jia Zhangke, a romantic crime saga about a gangster and his moll drifting apart amidst China’s shifting socioeconomic climates.

At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Not Rated

THE BEST OF ENEMIES

Based on the true story of the civil rights activist and the Klansman who sparred over racial integration in 1970s North Carolina. Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell star. (NW) Rated PG-13

CAPTAIN MARVEL

The 21st Marvel feature goes back to the ’90s, introducing a superhuman fighter pilot (Brie Larson) who’s torn between warring factions of Earth and space.

Hardly revolutionary, but fun, nostalgic and empowering. (SS) Rated PG-13

DUMBO

able to touch one another. (NW) Rated PG-13

GLORIA BELL

Sebastian Lilio helms an English-language remake of his own 2013 Chilean film about a 50-year-old divorcee navigating the singles’ nightclub scene. A showcase for Julianne Moore’s luminous performance. At the Magic Lantern. (JB) Rated R

HELLBOY

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The Dark Horse comics antihero gets his very own reboot — with David Harbour now donning the red suit and horns — and the results are ugly, incoherent and insanely dull. (NW) Rated R

HOTEL MUMBAI

A harrowing dramatization of a 2008 terror attack on an Indian hotel, centered on the staff and guests held hostage. Dev Patel and Armie Hammer star. (NW) Rated R

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD

Tim Burton’s live-action reimagining of the animated Disney classic is pretty pointless and lifeless, a fable about a sweet flying elephant that never takes off. (SS) Rated PG

The third entry in the hit DreamWorks franchise finds Hiccup and Toothless up against a hunter that wants to eradicate all dragons. Even for fans, this one’s a bit disappointing. (MJ) Rated PG

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NOW PLAYING into her younger self. Perhaps lessons will be learned. (NW) Rated PG-13

MIA AND THE WHITE LION

A French family film about a little girl and her lion cub friend, and the trophy hunters that threaten to come between them. (NW) Rated PG

MISSING LINK

The latest from the usually dependable Laika animation studio is a letdown, the well-trodden tale of an explorer who discovers a gentle bigfoot-like creature and wants to bring it to the public. (SS) Rated PG

THE MUSTANG

A violent convict is placed into a program where prisoners rehab horses, and he bonds with a wild, unbroken stallion.

Surprisingly involving and tenderly acted. (NW) Rated R

NEITHER WOLF NOR DOG

In this sensitive comedy-drama, a white writer is contacted by a 95-year-old

Native American man wanting his life story documented before he dies. At the Magic Lantern. (NW) Not Rated

PET SEMATARY

Stephen King’s novel about a graveyard that brings dead things back to life is resurrected itself. It feels pretty perfunctory, and individual sequences work better than the film does as a whole. (ES) Rated R

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A faith-based feature about a Planned Parenthood employee who becomes an anti-abortion activist. From the writer of the God’s Not Dead series. (NW) Rated R

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cates of themselves in Jordan Peele’s much-anticipated follow-up to Get Out, and it’s another deeply unnerving and brilliantly realized thriller. (MJ) Rated R

WOMAN AT WAR

An Icelandic environmental activist stages a one-woman crusade against the country’s aluminum industry, be-

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WONDER PARK

An animated fiasco from Nickelodeon about an animal-friendly theme park that springs from the imagination of a little girl. Despite its title, it has a severe lack of wonder. (JB) Rated PG n

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DC’s latest attempt at levity finds a scrawny kid inhabiting the body of a muscular superhero. It’s torn between the studio’s dour and goofier sensibilities, making it a curious thing, indeed.

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Hide your kids: La Llorona wants to take them.

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hile major studios struggle to replicate There’s some thematic potential in Anna’s the success of the Marvel Cinematic job at CPS, or in her status as a single mother Universe using DC Comics superraising biracial children, but the filmmakers leave heroes or vintage Universal monsters, James that subtext unexplored entirely. Attributing Wan and his producing partners have been busy any kind of social commentary to Curse would expanding the world of The Conjuring into a conprobably be giving it too much credit, though, sistently successful cinematic universe of ghosts and even Raymond Cruz’s stock mystical guru and demons and the people they haunt. The character is more of a lazy horror-movie device latest entry in the ever-growing Conjuring-verse is than a racial or ethnic stereotype.

The Curse of La Llorona, although its Conjuring conAt least Cruz brings some oddball personnection has been curiously downplayed in some ality to the deadpan curandero, who readily of the marketing. admits to using Anna and her family as bait for La Llorona herself has not yet appeared in La Llorona and performs all of his rituals with a the franchise, although the “weeping sort of sarcastic flair. Cardellini woman” of Mexican folklore has clearly THE CURSE goes through the motions as the been designed with the intention of joinconcerned mother, and the kids OF LA LLORONA ing her fellow ghouls in the pop-culture run and scream when they’re Rated R pantheon. A prologue set in 17th century Directed by Michael Chaves supposed to, but none of them Mexico shows La Llorona drowning her are particularly worth rooting Starring Linda Cardellini, own children, and an exposition-friendly for. With her veil, flowing dress, Raymond Cruz, Patricia priest fills in the rest later, explaining that Velasquez, Marisol Ramirez pale white skin and yellow eyes, the woman went into a psychotic rage La Llorona herself (played by after discovering her husband’s adultery, and she Marisol Ramirez) looks a little too similar to the has since haunted other children, luring them title character from fellow Conjuring franchise to their deaths in an effort to replace her own entry The Nun. offspring.

In his feature debut, director Michael Chaves In 1973 Los Angeles, widow Anna Garcia relies heavily on cheap jump scares, although he (Linda Cardellini) encounters La Llorona via her stages one effectively eerie sequence featuring job with Child Protective Services, while investiSamantha by the family’s pool, seeing the image gating the home of a woman who claims that La of La Llorona in her translucent umbrella, which Llorona is trying to take her two sons. Soon Ankeeps drawing her closer to the pool’s edge. The na’s own two children, Chris (Roman Christou) rest of the scares are basic and underwhelming, and Samantha (Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen), are being and there’s no mounting sense of dread to the targeted by the malevolent entity, who is intent danger that the family is supposedly facing. on drowning other children just as she drowned Chaves has already been tapped to direct her own. The screenplay by Mikki Daughtry next year’s The Conjuring 3, and he seems to have and Tobias Iaconis moves along quickly without the series formula down, even if he can’t capture bothering with things like character development the nuances. Curse may be a second-tier Conjuring or historical detail (the period setting is solely a movie at best, but don’t be surprised if La Llofunction of franchise continuity), and the plot is rona joins Annabelle, the Nun and the Crooked dull and straightforward, never going in a single Man in some theoretical Conjuring-vengers movie in unexpected direction. a few years. n

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PROFILE

Solo Soul Karli Ingersoll makes the music she wants to make on Windoe’s Great Prize

BY BEN SALMON

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arli Ingersoll is a very busy woman. She works full-time as a designer for the Spokane advertising agency Chapter & Verse. She co-owns and operates (with her husband Caleb) the downtown concert club the Bartlett, and they’re working on opening a second venue, the Lucky You Lounge. She’s working on a new album with her indie rock band Cathedral Pearls, and she plays lots of gigs with local retro-pop band Super Sparkle.

Even with all that on her plate, there’s one more project that Ingersoll makes time for: her solo project Windoe, which will celebrate the release of its debut album Great Prize Friday night.

Each of Ingersoll’s other endeavors comes with a more tangible set of pulls and pressures than Windoe. At her day job, she has a boss. Cathedral Pearls involves bandmates. Super Sparkle has a growing legion of fans to keep happy. The two venues contribute both to the Ingersolls’ livelihood and the local cultural scene.

Windoe, on the other hand, is all for Karli. Which is exactly why it exists.

“Doing solo music again was kind of an effort to regain control of something that I gave up. A big part of that was being OK with using music as a really intimate therapeutic thing again and being OK sharing that with people,” she says.

“The other bands I’ve been in have been more like … ‘let’s write music like this,’ whereas the solo music is more who I am right now and what I’m going through.”

Windoe is not Ingersoll’s first time out as a solo artist. In the 2000s, she pursued music full-time under the name Karli Fairbanks, but “kind of crashed and burned,” she said, in 2009 and 2010.

“When you’re doing solo stuff, it becomes so self-centric. Everything’s about you and (because) music is such a self-expression of things that you’re going through, when it doesn’t go well it becomes a personal failure,” Ingersoll says. “The progress kind of plateaued and I got to the point where it was like, ‘I’m not good enough.’”

For a half-decade or so, Ingersoll poured herself into more collaborative efforts, including her marriage to Caleb. But in 2015, she felt the itch to start making her own, unfiltered music again, and Windoe was born. Working with a small circle of friends, she released a single in 2016, an EP in 2017 and Great Prize earlier this month.

At 10 tracks and only about 36 minutes long, the album is a lesson in how to sound efficiently epic. Crunchy electric guitar powers songs like “Wild Thing” and “Standing Still,” while “Take It Easy” crackles with the warm hum of strummed acoustic guitar strings. “I Had a Dream” floats woozily across an expanse of open space. “Deliver Us” shimmers like arena-ready pop even as it tackles dark subject matter. And album closer “Secret Keeper” sounds like Big Thief playing the slightly surf-y slow-dance song at a ’60s high school prom. ...continued on next page

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Throughout Great Prize, production choices made in studio by the Ingersolls and their friend Scott Ryan give these songs a sumptuous, expansive feel. But Ingersoll’s voice and melodies are the centerpieces of each song, gliding beautifully together across punchy folk-pop-rock arrangements.

That wasn’t necessarily the plan at the outset, she says, but only because there was no real plan in terms of how the album would sound.

“What I wanted and what I still want (out of Windoe) is to be able to do whatever I want,” Ingersoll says. “Whether that means my next album has more rock or more country, I don’t know. The reason I’m doing this is so that I don’t feel like I’m boxed in. It’s not like I have a ton of people listening anyway, so the benefit for me should be that I have the freedom to make it sound like whatever I want it to sound like.”

With the release of Great Prize, Ingersoll said she feels closer than ever to her ultimate goal for the project: to recapture the fearlessness and vulnerability she felt when she first started playing music more than a decade ago. She credits the passage of time, a couple of strong supporters in her corner and several years of hosting the Bartlett’s open mic with helping her get to this point.

And now, she’s ready to help others set aside their goals and deadlines and success markers and instead focus on personal fulfillment.

“People have this thing where they want to make it. They want to break through,” Ingersoll says.

“This album is about letting yourself work on something you’re passionate about for no other reason than that.

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Reuniting after a 13-year hiatus, the guys in Motherload are reliving Spokane’s former punk glory.

History Lesson

Spokane’s Motherload was the toast of the ’90s punk scene, and they’re playing their first show together in 13 years

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t was 1989 when Spokane punk trio Motherload played their first show, developing a fervent fanbase in a music scene dominated by scrappy hard-rock groups and DIY gigs. The band was together for a few years, toured the U.S. and released a couple albums. Then the members scattered across the country, getting back together, usually around Christmastime, to play a few one-off shows here and there.

It’s been 13 years since Motherload’s last reunion, but this weekend they’re together again, three decades since they first took the stage.

A recent Skype call with the three of them — guitarist Scott Kellogg, bassist Geof Templeton and drummer Brian Parnell — produces a lively conversation full of inside jokes and anecdotes of punk antics in the early ’90s. Like the time “when we couldn’t find $13 to bail Geof out of jail. We missed playing with Quiet Riot because of that.”

The conversation just moves on from there.

The members of Motherload were in their early 20s when the band formed: Kellogg was playing music with Templeton at the time, and he brought Parnell, a friend of his from Mead High School, into the mix.

“We knew that we wanted to do something different than just straight-ahead punk-rock,” Kellogg says. “And so we thought Brian would be a good drummer to get, because he was just f---ing wacky.”

“I was living out of my car, dropping acid in Riverside State Park,” Parnell laughs, “and sort of working as a graveyard dishwasher. Scotty called me out of the blue to see if I wanted to be in a band.”

They describe a tiny but tight-knit local music scene made up of outcasts and misfits, where iconic acts such as D.O.A. and Black Flag would stop through town at venues like the defunct 123 Arts, where Templeton worked sound, and the Big Dipper.

“The scene was really strong, except for the fact that there was still this adverse population here in town that f---ing hated us, you know?”

Kellogg says. “They’d try to start fights with us. Somebody’d be driving down the street in their pickup listening to George Thorogood and they’d throw a f---ing beer can at your head.”

“When we started playing the bars, about 50 people would come see us play,” Templeton says. “I remember we were playing some show — it was probably at the Dipper — and this huge fight broke out. Shit flying, glasses flying, all of us throwing bottles. And then the next show we play, there was, like, 300 people there.

“There’s an element of people who are showing up just to see what kind of f---ed up mayhem was going to happen.”

Parnell and Templeton now live in Portland, where Parnell runs a metal fabrication shop and Templeton works as a touring guitar tech for acts like Foo Fighters, Bruno Mars and Tenacious D. Kellogg, who also played with the recently reformed Big Yuck Mouth, is back in Spokane, and he’s a proprietor of the Browne’s Addition record store Total Trash.

It might be more difficult for Motherload to get back together on a regular basis, so will they reunite yet again? Well, never say never.

“Three-hundred-twenty miles doesn’t seem as far away as it used to, especially when you can afford a plane ticket every once in awhile,” Kellogg says. “We finished each other’s sentences all the time when we were hanging out. I don’t imagine it’s going to be that hard when we get together to play this next week. It’s going to be like we just got back on the horse.” n Motherload Reunion Show with Six State Bender and Lindy • Sat, April 20 at 8:30 pm • $12 • All ages • The Pin • 412 W. Sprague • thepinspokane.com • 385-1449

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FOLK-ROCK JOHN MELLENCAMP

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Thursday, 04/18

219 LOUNGE, Jeremy James Meyer and Joshua James Jackson A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, Open Mic J THE BARTLETT, Ezra Bell, Heat Speak and Ruthie Henrickson BERSERK, Vinyl Meltdown J THE BIG DIPPER, Mike Love, Matt Mitchell THE BIG DOG BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave J BOOTS BAKERY, The Song Project BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Downtown Jam J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen THE CORK & TAP, Kosh CRUISERS, LaGoon, UltraMafic, Carved in Bone, In Coming Days FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Country Dance FLAME & CORK, Vinyl Instinct HOUSE OF SOUL, Sidestep & Imagine THE JACKSON ST., Songsmith Series J KNITTING FACTORY, Tech N9ne with Krizz Kaliko, Dax, Mayday, UBI MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Bob Missed the Bus J MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE, Open Mic Hosted by Scott Reid MOON TIME, Ethereal in E NIGHTHAWK LOUNGE (CDA CASINO), PJ Destiny O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, O’Pen Mic Thursdays POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Christy Lee RAZZLE’S, Songsmith Series RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos THE ROXIE, Music Challenge J THE STEAM PLANT, Wyatt Wood ZOLA, Blake Braley Band

Friday, 04/19

12 TRIBES RESORT CASINO, The Phoenix 219 LOUNGE, The Aaron Golay Band A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Skwish

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ohn Mellencamp is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but he probably takes more pride in his induction to the Songwriters Hall of Fame — not that the cantankerous Midwesterner worries too much about accolades.

Mellencamp turned his ’80s pop stardom (and its inclusion of “Cougar” in his name) into a four-decade career where he’s penned heartland rock classics and tuneful political screeds, all written from the perspective of the little guy fighting the good fight as America crumbles around him. He’s on a late-career creative hot streak, including a 2018 album of stirring and surprising covers, Other People’s Stuff, and remains a fiery live performer. Grab one of the few remaining tickets if you can.

— DAN NAILEN

HARD-ROCK BIG BUSINESS

John Mellencamp • Sat, April 20 at 8 pm • All ages • $40-$130 • First Interstate Center for the Arts • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • inbpac.com • 325-1328

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ared Warren and Coady Willis have been vocal about the difficulty they’ve had describing the sound of their project Big Business. Is it metal? Noise-rock? Some as-yet-unidentified subgenre that at least has some version of “sludge” in its name? Regardless, the duo’s latest album The Beast You Are cuts through a lot of the fuzz and feedback of their earlier records, and even though it still gets real loud, it’s the closest they’ve gotten to straight-ahead, riff-heavy rock. Warren and Willis have been playing with the Melvins, a gig that translated into a stint as touring opener for Tool, but now they’re back doing their own thing.

— NATHAN WEINBENDER Big Business • Sun, April 21 at 8 pm • $12 advance, $15 day of • All ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, One Street Over BABY BAR, The Walleye J J THE BARTLETT, Windoe Album Release (see page 47) with Jenny Anne Mannan THE BIG DOG BAR & GRILL, DJ Dave BIGFOOT PUB, Into the Drift BOLO’S, My Own Worst Enemy BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Side Step J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Skinner Jazz Trio CHECKERBOARD BAR, Peace, Love & Music with B Radicals, The Deane, Dreamtime and more CORBY’S BAR, Karaoke COSMIC COWBOY GRILL, Christy Lee CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, The Lounge Lizards CRUISERS, Karaoke with Gary CURLEY’S, Dangerous Type

DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Hippie Death Cult, Children of Atom DAN & JO’S BAR & GRILL, Jan Harrison Blues Experience DI LUNA’S CAFE, Patrice Webb Trio EMPIRE THEATRE, Sean Owsley and the Blue Mustangs THE HIVE, Kung Fu Vinyl, Brotha Nature HOGFISH, Dodgy Mountain Men J HOP MOUNTAIN TAPROOM AND GRILL, Just Plain Darin HUNGA DUNGA BREWING CO., Jeremy James Meyer and Joshua James Jackson IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Ron Kieper Jazz Trio IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Dario Ré with Michael Starry & Zack Zuniga IRON HORSE (CDA), Gigawatt THE JACKSON ST., Alisha and the Loose Change Band

JOHN’S ALLEY, Robbie Walden Band J J KNITTING FACTORY, Elton Jah: The Last One LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow J J MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, Jessie James Decker with The Sisterhood Band MARYHILL WINERY, Tom Catmull MATCHWOOD BREWING CO., Bright Moments MAX AT MIRABEAU, Mojo Box MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Red Blend MOOSE LOUNGE, The Happiness NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom J OUTLAW BBQ & CATERING MARKET, Songsmith Series PACIFIC PIZZA, The Dapper Devils PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Bridges Home THE PIN, Matroda REPUBLIC BREWING, Winne Brave

RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos THE ROXIE, Karaoke with Tom UP NORTH DISTILLERY, Son of Brad ZOLA, Pastiche

Saturday, 04/20

219 LOUNGE, Trego 3RD WHEEL, The Khind, The Maple Bars, D.A.B., Jodie and the Fosters 1210 TAVERN, Jan Harrison Blues A&P’S BAR AND GRILL, DJ Skwish THE AGING BARREL, Just Plain Darin ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Evan Egerer J J THE BARTLETT, The Pack A.D. THE BIG DIPPER, E.N Young, Sol Seed, River City Roots, Tyler Alai BIGFOOT PUB, Into the Drift BLACK LABEL BREWING, B Radicals BOLO’S, My Own Worst Enemy BRIDGE PRESS CELLARS, Usual Suspects

J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Eric E. CHECKERBOARD BAR, Peace, Love & Music with The Deane, Dreamtime and more COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS, P.B. & Jam COSMIC COWBOY, Kyle Swaffard CURLEY’S, Dangerous Type J J FIRST INTERSTATE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, John Mellencamp (see facing page) FREDNECK’S, Deez Nutz ft. Chriss Kidd and Dee Senese THE HIVE, Dubtonic Kru J HUCKLEBERRY’S NATURAL MARKET, Bob Baker IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, Ben Olson and Cadie Archer IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Vanna Oh! IRON HORSE (CDA), Gigawatt THE JACKSON ST., White Trash Romeo JOHN’S ALLEY, Andy Sydow Band J KNITTING FACTORY, Free the Jester, Light Up the Sky, We Were Giants, TR3EZY LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow MARYHILL WINERY, The Ronaldos MAX AT MIRABEAU, Mojo Box MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Right Front Burner

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MOOSE LOUNGE, The Happiness MULLIGAN’S, Son of Brad NASHVILLE NORTH, Ladies Night with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom ONE TREE CIDER HOUSE, Kori Ailene PACIFIC PIZZA, Get Down in Browne’s PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Truck Mills and Carl Rey J J THE PIN, Motherload Reunion Show (see page 49) with Six State Bender and Lindy POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Justin James J RED ROOM LOUNGE, Indian Goat, Wayward West, Breadbox, Soultree RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, Karaoke ZOLA, Pastiche

Sunday, 04/21

J J THE BARTLETT, Big Business (see facing page) DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Rev. Yo’s VooDoo Church of Blues Jam GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke HOGFISH, Open Mic IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Jody Piper LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open Jam MARYHILL WINERY, Maxie Ray Mills MATCHWOOD BREWING CO., Ken Mayginnes O’DOHERTY’S, Traditional Irish Music THE ROXIE, Hillyard Billys J SOUTH HILL GRILL, Just Plain Darin STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, Karaoke ZOLA, Lazy Love

Monday, 04/22

THE BULL HEAD, Songsmith Series

J CALYPSOS COFFEE ROASTERS, Open Mic CHECKERBOARD BAR, Songsmith Series feat. Ashley Pyle CRAVE, DJ Dave CRUISERS, Josh Ghoul, Jacob Vanknowe, John E.B., Chris Barber EICHARDT’S, Jam with Truck Mills J NORTHERN QUEST RESORT & CASINO, Tony Orlando J THE PIN, Separating the Seas, Living in False Eyes & more RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with Lucas Brookbank Brown ZOLA, Perfect Mess

Tuesday, 04/23

219 LOUNGE, Karaoke with DJ Pat BOOMBOX PIZZA, Karaoke CRAVE, DJ Dave GARLAND PUB & GRILL, Karaoke LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tue. LITZ’S BAR & GRILL, The ShuffleDawgs Blues Power Happy Hour J MOOTSY’S, Vanna Oh!, Gaffer Project, The Emilys RAZZLE’S, Open Mic Jam RIDLER PIANO BAR, Country Swing Dancing THE ROXIE, Open Mic/Jam SWEET LOU’S, Pat Coast THE VIKING, Songsmith Series ZOLA, Desperate 8s

Wednesday, 04/24 219 LOUNGE, Truck Mills & Bruce Bishop J THE BARTLETT, Black Magic Flower Power, Indian Goat

J BLACK DIAMOND, Songsmith Series feat. The Pickering Simmons Project CRAVE, DJ Dave CRUISERS, Open Jam Night EICHARDT’S, John Firshi GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic IRON HORSE (CDA), Open Jam IRON HORSE (VALLEY), Tommy G THE JACKSON ST., Karaoke LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil J THE LOCAL DELI, Devon Wade LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 MILLWOOD BREWING CO., Kori Ailene J THE PIN, Lorna Shore, Enterprise Earth, Bodysnatcher & more J POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE (SOUTH HILL), Just Plain Darin J RED DRAGON CHINESE, Tommy G RED ROOM LOUNGE, Blowin’ Kegs Jam Session RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos THE ROXIE, Nate Ostrander SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open Mic STORMIN’ NORMAN’S, Gil Rivas ZOLA, Cruxie

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MUSIC COUNTRY ROADS

By the time Jessie James Decker was a teenager living in Georgia, she would regularly cross over the state line to Nashville in search of a record deal. And after leaving her demos around town hoping the right person would catch a listen, she struck a deal at 17 years old. Blending country and pop, Decker’s single “Wanted” hit the Top 40 chart back in 2009. In addition to her music career, Decker was the star of her own reality TV show Eric & Jessie: Game On with her husband, Eric Decker, a former NFL athlete. The artist also has a clothing line and has published a book.

— ARCELIA MARTIN Jessie James Decker with The Sisterhood Band • Fri, April 19 at 8 pm • $34.50- $59.50 • Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • foxtheaterspokane.org • 624-1200

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COMEDY PUFF PUFF LAUGH

PARTY COMMUNITY BUILDING

Spread Eagle Comedy 4/20 Show • Sat, April 20 at 8:30 pm • $10 • Garland Theater • 924 W. Garland • garlandtheater.com • 327-1050

Evolve • Sat, April 20 at 7 pm • $30 • 18+ • The Roxie • 5201 N. Market • theroxiespokane.com • 475-2500

Considering both the stereotype and — let’s face it — the reality of hanging out with stoned people involves waves of uncontrollable giggling, what better way to celebrate an unofficial holiday dedicated to the wacky tobacky than a comedy show? The Spread Eagle Comedy crew put together a fat bill of standup talent for a show in the beautiful historic Garland Theater. Michael Glatzmaier is your headliner, and he’ll be joined by Chris Armi, James May, Hannah Lunt, Drey Bibutosuhoze and C Michael Pickens. While you obviously can’t smoke pot inside the Garland, or anywhere in public, really, there is a really cool alley of murals nearby. Just saying.

— DAN NAILEN

4/20 is right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the occasion — and the fact that it’s on a Saturday this year — than a shindig at the Hillyard neighborhood’s spacious Roxie event center. Evolve advertises itself as “an evolution of a community,” and you and your new friends can bop to live sets from several local and touring EDM artists, including Bleep Bloop, a protege of the influential producer DJ Shadow, and the experimental electronic duo Pigeon Hole. The party also features a clothing boutique, live painting, a glass gallery and various weed vendors. The venue is also debuting its new state-of-the-art, bass-friendly sound system.

— NATHAN WEINBENDER

WORDS MR. WORLDWIDE

Spending the past 20 years of his life as a photojournalist, David Guttenfelder has captured geopolitical conflicts in and cultures of nearly 100 countries. For Guttenfelder, home base is as expansive as his portfolio — he’s called Nairobi, Abidjan, New Delhi, Jerusalem and Tokyo home. In 2011, he helped the Associated Press open the first Western news agency bureau in Pyongyang, North Korea, and has made 40 trips to the remote country. In 2016, he set sail on the first cruise ship in decades from the U.S. to Cuba to photograph the four-day funeral procession of Fidel Castro. Stories of these two places and more come with Guttenfelder as he adds Spokane to his list of travels.

— ARCELIA MARTIN

guitar pull concert with coun y mu c’s:

National Geographic Live! A Rare Look: North Korea to Cuba • Wed, April 24 at 7 pm • $30 • First Interstate Center for the Arts • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • inbpac.com • 279-7000

Craig Campbell

Brandon Lay

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Bryan White

MAY COMMUNITY HOP TO IT

Grab your Easter basket and head to Riverfront Park for the City of Spokane’s annual community Easter egg hunt. Park staff have kindly helped the Easter Bunny (because it gets busy this time of year!) hide more than 10,000 eggs throughout the park for eager kids to find. To keep things fair, big and little kids get their time on the lawn in the park’s Lilac Bowl in separate age groups (0-3, 4-7 and 8-12). Following the hunt, the park is hosting a ticketed brunch ($11/kids, $20 adults) with the bunny of the hour at the Sky Ribbon Café.

While you’re downtown, enjoy other park attractions like riding the Looff Carrousel or the SkyRide. Early forecasts show a mostly sunny spring day, so get out with the whole family and make a day of it.

— CHEY SCOTT

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I SAW YOU HOCKEY PLAYOFFS GAME 4 GENT You - the mustache, the flannel, two kinds of gum, sitting in front of me with your friends. Me - the sassy hockey fan, getting closer and closer to you as the game progressed - so much so that I joked about sitting in your lap more than once and laughed ‘with you’ when you were being super cute. You touched my leg, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it. I’d love an opportunity to flirt with you again. luckygulr@ yahoo.com OTHER WORLDLY AT WORLD MARKET I saw you at World Market on Wednesday last week. You were wearing a sriracha T-shirt and your curly hair was pulled back in a bun.

You had the most infectious laugh and your smile had me swooning. I hope I will see you there again.

CHEERS TO THE WONDERFUL FIRST RESPONDER On the morning of April 9th when my father suffered a heart attack while my sons and I were with him, you came to his apartment after he had been taken to the hospital to take my sons and I down to Sacred Heart but did not have room for my

sons’ car seats. Instead, you had us follow you to the gas station and completely filled up my empty gas tank.

You have no idea what that gesture meant to me on such a hard day. I will always remember this act of kindness, and thank you for wishing my father well.

RE: POKE ME Good point aimed at the wrong group of morons. Anti-vaxxers are afraid of the serum, not the stick.

Your valid argument is better directed at all the tattooed people who do not donate blood because “they are scared of needles”.

MEET FOR COFFEE You and a friend asked to join me at my table at My Fresh Basket because all of the other tables were taken. You just have moved to Spokane from central Idaho to set up a business here. I left without asking your name but enjoyed our talk.

In the unlikely event you read this, are you available to get together again?

YOU GAVE A PUCK! To the stand up gal that turned my smartphone in to Guest Services at the Chiefs vs Silvertips hockey game on Sat night April 13, after I left it in the toilet stall; thank you so very much and a thousand karma points to you! I had beaucoup valuables in the phone wallet and everything came back to me intact.

See, I knew people are basically good!

JEERS TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN Last week I went to buy some bananas and on my way out, there was an employee who reached down and picked up a wad of 6 $100 bills. “It’s your lucky day” I said to him as he reluctantly turned the money in as company policy. I keep walking out and found another wad of 6 $100 and was blown away.

I panicked and turned the money in thinking I was doing the right thing.

On my way home I thought about how much money I have lost and how Fred

Meyer was going to have that money unless the drug dealer who dropped $1200 called in to claim it. So when I woke up the next morning I decided to call down and claim most of the money. I went down, collected the money, and ruined any good action I have done this year. The money is

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but I would also tell you off instead of being polite, like he was. What is also sad is that after you stormed off with mommy and daddy, the customer after you even commented how much of a brat you were. But what was worse, you showed you had a VERY low IQ by flipping Mr. Starbucks off. I

And to the parents of Ms. Entitled: Don’t have kids, you suck at parenting.

gone and I do feel bad, but a little bonus is always nice.

RE: CHENEY CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT Thanks for bringing up this issued as I had no idea it was going on, I then googled it. Frankly though I disagree with your opinion after reading their infor at www.spokanecivilwar. com & it looks very educational and a day filled of getting into the head space of what it was like for both sides and their medics, the soldiers spirituality and dilemmas of the whole situation. And being memorial weekend it is a time to remember our history. As a local Cheney resident and non student, I can say that the Cheney and surrounding farmers are very friendly and helpful. Pro slavery? Sounds like some identity politics to me and no we’re not pro slavery. However, we do like history and you should check out the Cheney Museum on Main St. Frankly, the confederate flag/Battle Flag (look up flags at usflags.org) is part of the civil war as is the American flag, and if either one bothers you, then please stick to the EWU Campus or the Mason Jar where you’ll be in your safe space.

No one is forcing you to go to the civil war reenactment nor to engage in our towns delightful small town politics, history or culture. You’re beliefs are your own and we all respect them to a point. So do us the same and respect

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SNOTTY GIRL AT STARBUCKS It’s April 13th. It’s very busy in the store, while everyone is doing their Easter shopping on this rainy Saturday. I’m eating my chicken, watching all the madness take place at this store and I see this Barista working very hard in the Freddy’s Starbucks on Sullivan. He always works hard whenever I pop in and he’s always polite to me and others that approach that confined coffee stand. And then YOU show up; a young skinny blonde girl, with glasses, lacking a jacket and looks as if you need a sandwich. But, judging by your parents well dressed appearance and attitude as if you’re all royalty, I am pretty certain you are very well spoiled. The only thing you seem to lack is discipline and manners. I was pretty close by when I heard you demand a drink to be made.

The Barista told you that he couldn’t because the lack of ingredients, thus being unable to make your nasty drink; which was something made entirely of heavy cream and whatever the Keto culture orders these days. Instead of being understanding, you threw a little fit. You insisted other Starbucks make it and basically implied he was lying.

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was surprised your frail salad fingers could make gestures. Not long after, I was done with my meal and headed to grab a lotto ticket. I wanted to say something to the poor gentleman, but he was busy working with costumers. And not a few minutes later, lo and behold, your royal highness was complaining to costumer service about him and you even altered some things to make you sound like you were mistreated so badly. And then, when you were walking out the door, you giddily yelled “Bye Bye” as if you accomplished something by complaining. Well, you did... by looking stupid.

Here is some word of advice to you, young lady: Get a job and get a life.

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EVENTS | CALENDAR

BENEFIT

VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA CAMPAIGN LUNCHEON VoA hosts its first annual campaign luncheon, a kick-off for a drive to fund numerous programs focusing on ending homelessness in Spokane. Features keynote speaker Lisa Brown, Director of Washington State Department of Commerce. April 19, 11 am-1 pm. Free, RSVP requested. Doubletree Hotel, 322 N. Spokane Falls Ct. voaspokane.org 13TH ANNUAL SPRING TEA The Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen hosts its annual spring fundraiser, featuring a five-course tea experience and silent auction. The event raises awareness and funding for WCFR’s nutrition programs. April 20, 11 am-2 pm. $50/person; $400/table. Davenport Grand Hotel, 333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. wcfrspokane.org (324-1995) GREEN BLUFF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER Activities include an antique tractor parade, Easter egg hunt (noon; grade 6 and under), and food for sale ($5/meal). April 20, 11 am-1 pm. Green Bluff Grange, 9809 Green Bluff Rd. greenbluffgrowers.com (979-2607) INDOOR WATERLESS FISHING DERBY Purchase license and lures and distribute lures throughout the fishing holes. A Fish Warden draws lures every 5 minutes.

Includes kids activities at no cost, such as fishing, corn hole, bingo and more.

Benefits the El Katif Shriners. April 20, 1-5 pm. $20. Shriners Event Center, 7217 W. Westbow Blvd. elkatif.org (624-2762) LAKE CDA WATERKEEPER DAY Cel-

ebrate the lake and experience a 3D interactive model of the Coeur d’Alene watershed. Also includes a raffle, in-store specials and staff from the Kootenai Environmental Alliance sharing the work of the Waterkeepers. Evans Brothers is donating 15% of sales. April 20. Free. Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters, 504 E. Sherman. (208-930-4065)

COMEDY

2.0PEN MIC Local comedy night hosted

by Ken McComb. Thursdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The District Bar, 916 W. First Ave. facebook.com/districtbarspokane/ GUFFAW YOURSELF! Open mic comedy night hosted by Casey Strain; Thursdays at 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (509-847-1234) GREEN NUGGET’S 4/20 COMEDY EVENT Celebrate 4/20 with local comedians Michael Glatzmaier, Chris Armi, James May, Hannah Lunt, Drey Bibutosuhoze and C. Michael Pickens. April 20, 8:30 pm. $10. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com IMPROV! LLCT’s new improv group performs for the first time, presenting an unplanned, unrehearsed, family-friendly performance. April 20, 7-9 pm. By donation. Liberty Lake Community Theatre, 22910 E. Appleway. bit.ly/2YKcm2U THE SOCIAL HOUR COMEDY SHOWCASE Featuring comics from the Northwest and beyond, and hosted by Deece Casillas. Sundays, from 8-9:30 pm. Free.

The Ridler Piano Bar, 718 W. Riverside Ave. socialhourpod.com (822-7938)

MONDAY NIGHT COMEDY Hosted by Jared Chastain, with local acts followed by open mic. Mondays at 8 pm. Ages 21+.

Free. Etsi Bravo, 215 E. Main, Pullman. etsibravo.com (715-1037) OPEN MIC A free open mic night every Wednesday, starting at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com ALL AGES COMEDY OPEN MIC Signups start at 6, humor starts at 6:30. Everyone is welcome to perform and watch. April 26, 6-8 pm. Free. Calypsos Coffee, 116 E. Lakeside Ave. (208-665-0591) RED GREEN: THIS COULD BE IT! This latest one man show features brand new handyman projects, advice to married guys and teenage boys, tips on getting old, an apology to the world on behalf of all baby boomers, special contributions from Harold and more. April 26, 7-9 pm. $46.50. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com

COMMUNITY

DOWNTOWN LIBRARY BOND PROJECTS OPEN HOUSE Get a first look at the plans for the remodeled downtown library at this open house. April 18, 4-6 pm. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main. spokanelibrary.org (444-5300) FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SPRING BOOK SALE Books for as low as a dollar. Friends members can access the presale April 17, 4:30-7:30 pm, with valid membership ($10+). Regular sale April 18-19 from 10 am-5 pm; on April 20, 10 am-2 pm, fill a bag with your choice of

books for $3. April 18, 10 am-5 pm, April 19, 10 am-5 pm and April 20, 10 am-2 pm. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main. spokanelibrary.org LILAC CITY LIVE! This month’s show features Spokane author Simeon Mills and Spokane poet laureate Mark Anderson, with comedy from Jessica Watson and music from Mama Doll. April 18, 8-9 pm.

Free. Downtown Spokane Library, 906 W. Main. spokanelibrary.org NORTH IDAHO STEM EXPO Get handson experience at interactive displays, demos and presentations on drones, aerospace technology, virtual reality, robots, remotely operated submarines, chemistry experiments and more. April 18, 10 am-1 pm. Free. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. (208-769-3300) THURSDAY EVENING SWING Weekly swing dance classes and dances, with a dance lesson at 7 pm followed by social dancing from 8-10 pm. No partner necessary. Thursdays at 7 pm. $8/$12. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. strictlyswingspokane.com THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE (TNL) On each third Thursday, the MAC offers evening entertainment including live music, activities, public talks, gallery openings, guided gallery walk-throughs and food and drink for purchase. Visit the MAC’s website or Facebook page for updates on monthly scheduled guests and events.

Free/members, $5/non-members.

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org BRIDGING THE CLIMATE DIVIDE A conference open to anyone interested in ac-

tion on climate change. Includes a free talk/reception on Fri, April 19, and speakers, workshops, a panel discussion and dinner on Sat, April 20. Dr. Steve Ghan gives the keynote address, “The Path Forward on Climate Change: Bipartisan Congressional Legislation” on 4/19 from 3:30-4:30 pm. Free-$35. University of Idaho, Moscow. 2019cclidandewa.eventbrite.com (208-885-6111) PLANT CLINIC & INFO BOOTH Local Master Gardeners help with a wide variety of horticulture issues, including plant selection, installation, maintenance, pest identification and much more. For information about preparing a sample for pest identification, contact477-2181 or mastergardener@spokanecounty.org.

April 5 and 19; May 3 and 17 from 1-5 pm.

Free. Cheney Library, 610 First St. scld.org SPOKANE HOME & GARDEN SHOW A weekend event for homeowners in all stages of remodeling, landscaping and decorating to learn about new products and get expert advice. Includes an appearance from HGTV design expert Taniya Nayak. April 19 from 12-8 pm, April 20 from 10 am-7 pm and April 21 from 10 am-5 pm. $8-$10; kids 12 & under free.

Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. spokanehomeshows.com BEES & TREES PROJECT Community members, students and nonprofits plant pollinator corridors in three parks in Pullman’s College Hill district. Includes an Earth Day celebration at Ruby St. Park with food, art, vendors and music. April 20, 11 am-3 pm. Free. Pullman. facebook. com/beesandtreesproject

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Advice Goddess THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARRIOTT

I’m a married lesbian. Yesterday on the phone, my wife invited her sister to spend the night (in our small one-bedroom apartment) without asking me. When I confronted her, saying it’s OUR home, she said, “It’s my sister!” Family’s very important to her, and her sister didn’t come, so I let it go. But what’s the protocol with guests, specifically family? –Feelings Ignored

AMY ALKON

To err is human – as is the tendency to duck personal responsibility like it’s a shoulder-fired missile.

We have a powerful drive to be consistent – to have our actions match what we claim to stand for. We are also frequently inconsistent. Welcome to “cognitive dissonance,” social psychologist Leon Festinger’s term for the discomfort we feel when we hold two competing beliefs or attitudes or when our beliefs and our behaviors clash.

An example of this (totally random!) would be the belief “I’m a loving, respectful, considerate spouse” and then the behavior “I just hauled off and told my sister our home is her hotel room – without so much as a courtesy ‘Hey, hon...?’ to my wife.”

Social psychologist Elliot Aronson, one of Festinger’s former students, found that we manage our inconsistencies through “self-justification.” This involves creating an explanation for our hypocritical attitudes or behavior that makes us look good: smart, honest, and 100% in the right.

So (again, super randomly!) an example of self-justification would be a spouse who’s just acted like a singleton instead of a partner – who excuses it with “Family is everything to me!” instead of conceding “Whoopsy...got a little impulsive on the phone and forgot to run Sis’s visit by you.” (Just a guess, but you probably wouldn’t have been all “Sorry, but the couch is totally booked up with our unfolded laundry.”)

As for your question – “What’s the protocol with guests, specifically family?” – unfortunately, there’s no set of numbered stone tablets to answer that. In fact, as with so many questions that come up in relationships, the process of answering – not the actual answer – is what really matters.

I see this constantly in my work as a volunteer mediator (doing free dispute resolution for Los Angeles residents in the LA City Attorney’s office). Conflicts that turn ugly and escalate are typically the result of people pushing for “positions” without regard for “interests.”

Positions are our goals – the “what,” as in what we want another person to do (or stop doing). So, your position might be “I want to be asked, even just as a formality, before you tell somebody they can stay over.” Interests are the underlying motivations – the “why”: “I want to be treated with respect, like my feelings matter.”

In my mediations, I’ve found that positions that are deeply important to a person can become far less do-or-die when you tend to their underlying interests. This starts with framing whatever happened in, uh, flame-retardant rather than inflammatory terms. You do this by expressing your feelings – “I felt really humiliated when X happened’’ – instead of making accusations: “You did this, you relationship criminal!”

Hearing feelings (instead of blame) allows you to empathize with each other.

(HINT: You should actively try to empathize – and, in mediator lingo, “validate” feelings,” meaning let the other person know that you get where they’re coming from.)

For example, in addressing this guest issue, you might’ve said to your wife, “I hear how important family is to you.” Hearing that you understand eliminates the need for her to try to MAKE you – meaning she can approach the conflict between you more like a loving partner than a “Thrones” swordsmistress, bent on turning the enemy into a human doily.

The beauty of dialing down from combat mode like this is that it enables you to engage in collaborative problem-solving – for example, brainstorming together to come up with ideas for how things could work regarding overnight guests at your place.

And finally, a little real-worldism in approaching any disagreement: In the heat of the moment, most of us are about as able to speak calmly and listen with an open mind as we are to flap our wings and fly to the corner store. Following the lead of parents with tantrummy children, you could preplan to say “Hey, let’s take a time out” when things get heated.

You could each briefly go off on your own (take a walk around the block, take a bath) and consider whether the other might maybe, POSSIBLY have a point. In this case, for example, you two are sharing a home, not running a hotel -- which is why you have a cat, not a concierge, and there’s no engraved note informing guests that they will be socked with a credit card charge if they make off with your ratty bathrobe. n ©2019, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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EVENTS | CALENDAR EASTER EGG HUNT An easter egg hunt throughout the orchard with a petting zoo and games. April 20, 9 am-3 pm. $10/kids; $5/adults. High Country Orchard, 8518 E. Green Bluff Rd. highcountryorchard.com/easter-egg-hunt EASTER EGG HUNT Riverfront Spokane hosts a free hunt for ages 12 and under in the Lilac Bowl, offering 10,000 eggs to find. Following is a brunch at the Sky Ribbon Cafe with the Easter Bunny.

April 20, 10-11 am. Free. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. (625-6600) GREEN BLUFF EASTER EGG HUNT & BREAKFAST Join families to celebrate with the Beck Family. Includes an egg hunt, outdoor wagon rides, food and more. April 20-21 from 9 am-3 pm. $10/ kids; $6/adults. Harvest House, 9919 E. Greenbluff Rd. greenblufffarms.com/ easter-weekend-spokane.php SOUTH PERRY EASTER EGG HUNT Festivities begin with games, crafts, face painting, free balloons and pictures with the Easter Bunny. The first egg hunt (age 6 and up) begins at 10:45 followed by a second egg hunt at 11:15.

There are also separate ongoing egg hunt areas for younger children (ages 0-2 and 2-5) that are open from 10 amnoon. April 20, 10 am-noon. Free. Grant Park, 1015 S. Arthur St. bit.ly/2v65Khx WHITMAN COUNTY LIBRARY EARTH DAY CELEBRATION Celebrate Earth Day by discussing hikes, taking a short walk and cleaning up at three local branches of Whitman County Library.

Events at the Garfield, Malden and Endicott branches. Details online. April 22.

Free. whitco.lib.wa.us HOMEBUYER EDUCATION SEMINAR In this free seminar, explore the major aspects of the home-buying process in an unbiased format with SNAP Spokane instructors certified by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Register by calling 319-3040.

April 23 and 25 from 6-8:30 pm. Free.

Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St. snapwa.org/education-calendar WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE: THE UNFINISHED FIGHT Learn about the women’s suffrage movement during a presentation on what we can learn from the battle for the vote and how women continue the long journey toward full equity. Sponsored by SFCC Associated Student Government. April 23, 11:30 am-12:30 pm. Free. Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. (533-4331) POST FALLS CHAMBER COMMUNITY BUSINESS FAIR Meet more than 90 local businesses and service groups. Includes games, prizes/raffles, businessto-business networking opportunities for vendors. April 24, 4-7 pm. Free admission. Greyhound Park & Event Center, 5100 Riverbend Ave. postfallschamber.com (208-773-5016) BUDGETING 101 Take control of your financial life with a budgeting plan that’s simple, reasonable, and effective. Registration is required for all STCU workshops. Register at stcu.org/workshops.

April 25, 6-7 pm. Free. Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. (893-8400) REFUGEES: MYTHS & REALITIES, DILEMMAS & CONTRIBUTIONS Dr. Kassahun Kebede & Dr. Fred Strange from EWU’s Anthropology Department lead this discussion about the challenges faced by refugees, what assimilation looks like from the inside, and the stories refugees have to tell about their experiences before and after arriving

in the U.S. April 25, 6:30-7:30 pm. Free.

North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne. scld.org (893-8350) SCIENCE CAFE: CLIMATE CHANGE Join the INCS for a discussion with world-renowned climate scientist Dr. Steve Ghan. At EWU Riverpoint to accomodate more attendees, in Building 5, auditorium). April 25, 7-8 pm. Free.

EWU Riverpoint Campus, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd. bit.ly/2FRsubA

FILM

INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES: THE HEIRESSES Chela and Chiquita, both from wealthy families in Asunción, Paraguay, have been together for over 30 years. Recently their financial situation worsened and they begin selling off their inherited possessions. Their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, and Chela faces a new reality. April 18, 7 pm. $5. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main. kenworthy.org RIFFTRAX LIVE: OCTAMAN Join Mike, Kevin and Bill as they take on B-movie classicsOctaman. At Regal Northtown and Riverstone. April 18 at 8 pm and April 24 at 7:30 pm. $13. fathomevents. com/series/rifftrax-live SCREENING: INTO THE ARCTIC Each Thursday and Saturday at 1 pm and 2:30 pm, the MAC screens this 47-minute film telling the compelling story of artist Cory Trepanier’s first leg of his multi-year quest to explore and paint the dramatic wilderness of the Canadian Arctic. Weekly through May 11. $5$10/admission. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) CHASING CORAL The documentary film is presented by the Sandpoint Outdoor Adventure Club. It follows a team of divers and scientists who photograph the phenomena of coral bleaching in the world’s oceans. April 19, 7-9 pm. Donations accepted. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org GLORIA BELL The latest film from Chilean director Sebastián Lelio is a remake of his 2013 award-winning film, but the action’s been transplanted from Santiago to LA. Rated R. April 19-21, times vary. $7. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org/calendar A PLASTIC OCEAN In the center of the Pacific Ocean gyre, researchers are finding more plastic than plankton. This film documents the newest science, proving how plastics, once they enter oceans, break up into small particulates that enter the food chain. April 19, 6:459 pm. Free, donations accepted. Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Dr. (509-325-6283) MONDAY MOVIES: HILLBILLY This film confronts the representations of rural poor in Appalachia in unexpected ways.

The diverse people of eastern Kentucky (including one of the filmmakers) take issue with the iconic, illiterate “hillbilly” stereotype in the media. April 22, 7-9 pm. $8. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main. magiclanternonmain.com OKKO’S INN This film from Studio Ghibli delivers a rare ghost story that, despite several floating characters, is firmly grounded in the trials and joys of humanity. April 22 at 7 pm (dubbed) and April 23 at 7 pm (subtitles). At Regal Cinemas Northtown and Riverstone. $13. fathomevents.com PALOUSE CULT FILM REVIVAL: SLEEPAWAY CAMP The series returns to Moscow with four cult classics. Includes

a no-host bar; wear your pajamas for $1 off drinks. Ages 18+. April 23, 7 pm. $5/$20. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org/calendar PALOUSE CULT FILM REVIVAL: DROP DEAD GORGEOUS Screening includes a no-host bar and special performance and trivia by local drag queen, Aquasha DeLusty. Ages 18+. April 24, 7 pm. $5/ film; $20/pass. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org/calendar PALOUSE CULT FILM REVIVAL: THE ROOM AND BEST F(R)IENDS Includes a no-host bar, prop bags and a Q&A with Greg Sestero. He’ll also do a signing and live script reading of The Room.

18+. April 25, 7 pm. $15. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org/calendar

FOOD

WINE TASTING Taste the wines of Cor Cellars. Includes cheese and crackers.

April 19, 3-6:30 pm. $10. Vino!, 222 S. Washington. vinowine.com BRUNCH WITH THE EASTER BUNNY A brunch after the park’s Easter egg hunt at the Sky Ribbon Café. Brunch includes a free Looff Carrousel ride and BOGO SkyRide admission with each ticket.

April 20, 10 am-2 pm. $19.50-$12; ages 0-3 free. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. (625-6600) LATTE ART THROWDOWN & DANCE PARTY All money raised supports the Lake CDA Waterkeeper, along with 15% of cafe sales. Includes free cappuccinos during the Throwdown (7-9 pm) with music by DJ MK Ultra, along with beer/ wine from Ten/6 and food from Jupiter Jane’s Traveling Cafe. April 20. Free.

Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters, 504 E. Sherman. evansbrotherscoffee.com WINE TASTING Taste wines from South Africa. Includes cheese and crackers.

April 20, 2-4:30 pm. $10. Vino!, 222 S. Washington. vinowine.com INVEG POTLUCK Join the local group for a community potluck on the third Sunday of each month, offering delicious food and time to connect with others. Please bring a plant-based dish to share. Free. Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. inveg.org/monthly-potlucks.html (542-7829) MIMOSA SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES A buffet brunch with a mimosa bar offering a variety of choices. Sundays at 9 am and 10:30 am, through May 26. $20.

Nectar Catering and Events, 120 N. Stevens St. nectarcateringandevents.com REAL COOKING WITH REAL FOOD Join Main Market and Recipe for Self for a series of cooking and nutrition classes on whole foods cooking. Upcoming classes: April 23, May 7 and 21, from 6-7 pm. $18/class. Main Market Co-Op, 44 W. Main Ave. mainmarket.coop GLUTEN-FREE COOKING CLASS A special class featuring gluten-free recipes and flour from locally-owned Flour Farm. April 24, 5:30-8 pm. $25. Second Harvest Food Bank, 1234 E. Front Ave. secondharvestkitchen.org (252-6249)

MUSIC

THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION: A GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT St. John’s Music Series and Spokane Kantorei present this 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner

by David Lang, performed along with Barber’s Agnus Dei and Elgar’s Lux Aeterna by Spokane Kantorei under the direction of Timothy Westerhaus. April

19, 7:30-8:30 pm. $5-$20. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. Facebook. com/SpoKantorei (838-4277) MADHURA VANI (MELODIOUS REVERBERATIONS) A South Indian classical concert with string (veena) and percussion instruments (mridangam and ghatam). A light Indian vegetarian dinner is available for purchase starting at 5 pm. April 19, 6:30-9:30 pm. $15-$20. Unity Spiritual Center, 2900 S. Bernard St. unityspokane.org WEDNESDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE The Spokane Folklore Society’s weekly dance, with the Redwood City Band playing and Ray Polhemus calling.

Community dance, no experience necessary. April 24, 7:30-9:30 pm. $5/$7.

Woman’s Club of Spokane, 1428 W. Ninth. myspokanefolklore@gmail.com

SPORTS & OUTDOORS

EXPERIENCING THE BOWRON Come learn about the bucket list trip of eight seniors over 60 who reveled the challenges of a wilderness adventure in the remote wilds of the Canadian Rockies.

April 20, 3:30-4:30 pm. Shadle Library, 2111 W. Wellesley. spokanelibrary.org FREE STATE PARK DAYS All Washington State Parks are open for day use without needing to show a Discover Pass; includes access locally to Riverside, Mt. Spokane and Palouse Falls state parks. April 20 and April 22. parks.state.wa.us JR. BLOOMSDAY The popular kids race (grades 3-7) is back, offering a 1.25 mile run, open to the first 3,000 registrants. Runners receive a T-shirt, Silverwood pass and a free Papa Murphy’s mini pizza. April 20, 9 am. $20.

Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. bloomsdayrun.org (535-2922) PLANTS OF THE WILD GARDENING TALK Guest speaker Kathy Hutton with Plants of the Wild nursery visits the Tekoa Library to share ideas for natural landscaping, and answer questions about landscaping and gardening with plants that are native to our area. April 24, 7 pm. Free. whitco.lib.wa.us

THEATER

THESE SHINING LIVES The story of working women in the 1920s and 30s, and how their employer knowingly compromised their health. April 18-20 at 7:30 pm. Free. Schuler Performing Arts Center, 1000 W. Garden Ave. nic. edu/websites/default.aspx?dpt=52 BLOODY MURDER The usual British murder-mystery types gather for a weekend retreat at the sumptuous country estate of the esteemed Lady Somerset. April 12-28; Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $12-$15. Ignite! Community Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway Ave. igniteonbroadway.or (795-0004) THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME The final production in Aspire’s 201819 season is a lushly scored retelling of Victor Hugo’s epic story of love, acceptance and what it means to be a hero.

April 19-20 and 24027 at 7 pm; April 20 and 27-28 at 2 pm. $19-$25. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. aspirecda.com (208-696-4228) THE THREE KEYS OF CAPTAIN HELLFIRE A rousing pirate comedy full of buried treasure, secret passions and thrilling fights, written by U of I alumna Ariana Burns with original shanties by Portland musician Shandeen. Free for U of I students; matinees are pay what

you can. April 19-20 and 25-27 at 7:30 pm; April 20 and 24 at 2 pm. $5-$15.

Hartung Theater, 875 Perimeter Dr. uitheatre.com (208-885-6465) MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATER: BLACKBEARD More than 60 local students star in this creative re-telling of the famous pirate’s tale. April 20, 1-3 & 3:30-5:30 pm. $15-$20/adults, $5/ youth. Panida Theater, 300 N. First. artinsandpoint.org (208-255-7801) NT LIVE: THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD II Playing the title role is Simon Russell Beale, one of Britain’s finest Shakespearean actors and a regular at the National Theatre and the RSC. April 22, 6 pm. $12. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org/ calendar (208-882-4127) THE PG (PUSSY GRABBER) PLAYS A program of eight short raucous, raging and bitterly funny works based on the stories of women who’ve publicly accused Donald Trump of sexual harassment or assault. Produced by U of I Theatre Arts Senior Capstone students. Donations accepted. April 23, 7:30-9 pm. Free. University Inn Best Western, 1516 Pullman Rd. uidaho.edu/ class/theatre (208-885-6465) JAY OWENHOUSE: THE AUTHENTIC ILLUSIONIST The legendary escape artist and esteemed illusionist returns to Spokane by popular demand. April 25, 7:30 pm. $29-$89. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. foxtheaterspokane.com (624-1200)

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Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. getlitfestival.org NAT GEO LIVE! A RARE LOOK: NORTH KOREA TO CUBA Photojournalist David Guttenfelder’s talent and willingness to cross long-closed borders from the U.S. has led to some of National Geographic’s most revealing geopolitical photo essays. April 24, 7 pm. $30. First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com (509-279-7000) GET LIT! POETRY & PROSE WITH SHARMA SHIELDS & JONATHAN JOHNSON Get Lit!’s annual Poetry & Prose event featuring two local literary powerhouses, both debuting new books this year. April 25, 7-8:30 pm.

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hether you want to get a little silly with your partner on Valentine’s Day, or you just enjoy chocolate, caramel and edibles, it’s a lot easier than you think to make professional-looking filled chocolates at home.

Before you start, you’ll need a chocolate mold, available at baking and craft stores. While they come in a variety of solid and soft materials, we’d recommend a softer plastic or silicone mold so it’s easier to pop out the candies at the end.

The mold used here was a more classic shape, but feel free to get a fun pattern for your adventure in chocolatiering.

SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATES 2 tablespoons weed-infused coconut oil 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon salt 16-ounce bag of semisweet chocolate chips

Melt the infused coconut oil and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. (You can make your own oil by simmering ground bud with coconut oil in a slow cooker on low overnight and then straining and storing it in the fridge or freezer.)

Add the brown sugar and stir until dissolved, then quickly add the vanilla and cream.

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Add the salt and stir constantly while the mix comes to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and keep stirring for about five minutes.

Pour sauce into a heatproof container and cool on the counter for a few minutes before fully cooling in the fridge.

In a double boiler or heatproof glass bowl over a pot of simmering water, heat the bag of chocolate until just melted, stirring constantly and being careful not to overheat it.

Fill each well in the mold to the top with the chocolate and let sit for about 10 seconds. Then tip the mold over the bowl of chocolate and tap out the excess, so each well is just coated, creating the outer shell. Scrape any extra chocolate off the mold and cool the chocolate in the fridge for a few minutes.

Pipe cold caramel sauce into each of the cooled wells (you can make an easy piping bag by putting the caramel in a Ziploc and cutting the corner off), stopping about twothirds of the way to the top. Then cover each well with more melted chocolate, scraping any extra off the mold so each piece is uniform and flat. Cool the whole thing completely in the fridge.

Once fully chilled, pop the chocolates from the molds and enjoy! Store the extras in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer to enjoy as wanted, and as with all edible recipes, less is more until you know how potent your batch is. n This story first appeared in the Inlander’s cannabis-focused quarterly magazine, GZQ.

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Without knowing the strength of these mystery chocolates, and having a fairly high tolerance when it comes to edibles, I wasn’t sure what to expect. So initially, I was delighted at how insanely delicious they were!

Milky chocolate filled with some kind of light whipped caramel? My god.

I’m the type of chap who would happily eat two or three 10mg Marmas-type candies and not get too stoned. I’ll normally start to feel those in the neighborhood of an hour or so. Perhaps the gelatin makes the Marmas digest faster, because after more than 2 hours, the chocolate and caramel had yet to have any discernible effect. However, 30 mins later... The journey began!

The two mystery chocolates were a tremendously enjoyable experience, lasting a number of hours and having a very “smooth” experience; from getting higher and higher initially to eventually returning to the ground.

They were slower to take effect, but also felt like they came on slower as well, rather than an immediate “kick in” of some other edibles. This could be a very desirable effect for some tentative users that are a little more apprehensive about trying the edible experience.

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n the world of running, nausea and pain are part of the daily grind whether you’re completing your circuit as the sun is coming up or powering through it well after it went down.

And in a community that looks at not only dietary and supplemental intake, but how aerodynamic their attire is or how heavy their shoes are, you can bet that many a competitive runner is also looking to see how cannabis may help them.

The initial thought may be “no way,” considering that the conventional approach of smoking increases pulmonary risks, but with tinctures and edibles and vaporizers, that initial concern is out the window.

A THC high is widely considered similar to that of the “runner’s high” that long-distance runners feel well into their sets. The high offers a feeling of mild bliss and sedation while providing a loss of awareness in terms of time or common concerns. This threshold is brought on during continuous physical activity where the prefrontal cortex begins to deregulate.

“Studies show there’s a performance enhancement when this happens,” doctor and professor Arne Dietrich told Runner’s World.

“The system in the brain that runs you or plays tennis or does LETTERS anything else in this flow state is Send comments to simple, but efficient. The system editor@inlander.com. in the prefrontal cortex is complex, but that complexity also means that it’s slow. When that system is downregulated, it enhances the other system, which is built for speed and efficiency.”

CBD has been proven to help with aches and pains that are joint-related, a constant concern for runners and their degrading knees, and helping digestion, which can also be a problem for competitors that are expected to burn thousands of calories a day to remain in top shape. But it may also help clear up self-imposed head games for some participants, though, depending on the rules of a race, it might get you in trouble.

“The one thing that I can say for sure is that when I don’t have THC in my brain, I can get very anxious and very worried,” competitive and former collegiate runner Chris Barnicle told Flo Track. “I’ve been in really big races before and I would just panic.

And that would lead to me doing something really stupid.”

Most runners who use CBD or THC-active products recommend starting slow for those looking into implementing the supplement in their routines, because the difference in highs between motivated and distracted can be small. Prospective users are encouraged to lean towards high-CBD options. n

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t’s been a busy legislative session when it comes to cannabis laws in the Evergreen state.

A handful of key bills reforming aspects of recreational marijuana are expected to cross the finish line and land on Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk before the end of the session (April 28).

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made so far this session on behalf of the industry’s priorities,” says Aaron Pickus, a spokesman for the Washington CannaBusiness Association (WACA), an industry lobbying group.

Three high-profile bills have already passed at least one chamber and are expected to get floor votes in the corresponding house. All of them were on WACA’s legislative wishlist for the year.

THE FIRST BILL would drop the potential criminal liability for a budtender at a store who sells marijuana to someone under the age of 21 to a gross misdemeanor — down from a felony. The change would bring state regulations governing underage marijuana sales in line with how illegal alcohol sales to minors are handled.

“Certainly there should be some penalty associated with it, but it shouldn’t be [a felony],” Pickus says.

THE SECOND BILL would change how the state Liquor and Cannabis Board enforces regulations on marijuana businesses by creating a process for the board to issue warnings for violating state regulations — such as improperly tagged plants or employees not wearing name badges — instead of civil penalties in some circumstances.

It also would apply retroactively by prohibiting the LCB from considering any minor administrative violations that occurred more than two years ago when considering levying serious enforcement options, such as revoking a license.

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bis Board] to work with license holders to seek compliance first as opposed to punishment first,” Pickus says.

This measure is designed to protect larger local cannabis players who have violated regulations in the past, says Kevin Oliver, co-founder of Washington’s Finest Cannabis in Spokane and the director of the Washington chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).

THE THIRD BILL would allow marijuana product labels to include phrasing that conveys the product’s intended role, such as promoting sleep. It would still prevent labels from making clinical claims, such as treating or curing diseases.

Of course, some notable bills never even made it out of legislative committees.

Industry groups had pushed for legislation that would’ve allowed for out-of-state investment in cannabis businesses, arguing that the current ban cuts off crucial financing. Critics — like Oliver — argued that the measure would just result in corporate consolidation of the local marijuana industry.

“It was certainly disappointing,” Pickus says. “This was the first year that we’ve advocated for this policy and we’re going to continue doing so.”

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meats carved on the spot, omelettes and crepes to order, and a whole table just for desserts. Don’t forget the kids’ section and mimosa bar.

Holidays also mean extra special buffets at the resort (reservations required). DOCKSIDE’S Easter and Mother’s Day brunches are particularly elaborate, with made-to-order eggs benedicts, signature seafoods and decadent dessert stations that include fresh fruit tarts, cupcakes, cake pops, Dockside’s signature cheesecake, filled Florentine’s and much more. (8 am-4 pm; $59.95 adults; $30.95 children 5-12; children 5 and under free) BEVERLY’S Easter brunch is also designed to wow, with artisan crepe and omelette stations and exquisite displays of fresh fruit, salads and pastries. Take note, that the start of the brunch cruise season is right around Father’s Day. Lucky dad. (9 am-3 pm; $47 adults; $24 children 5-12; children 5 and under free).

CURRENT KITCHEN + TAPHOUSE at TEMPLIN’S in Post Falls also serves up spectacular Easter brunch, complete with waterfront views. In the past, the brunch was held in a ballroom, but Chef Molly Patrick was passionate about moving it this year, “I really wanted to do it in the restaurant because it’s such a beautiful view and so inviting.” Patrick’s menu is fresh, scratch-made and over the top -- baron of beef, ham, shoulder bacon, sausage, smoked salmon, spring pea and strawberry fields salads, creme brulee french toast, whole cakes and petit fours, all the traditional breakfast breads like scones, and of course mimosas and

bloody Marys. For Patrick, building the elaborate charcuterie boards and vegetable displays is an invigorating creative outlet. “It’s fun to set up,” she says. (10 am- 3pm; $29 Adults; $26 Seniors; $15 Children 5-12; Children 5 and under free) Another brunch buffet option is MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE at the Coeur d’Alene Inn, which offers all-you-care-toeat options like scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, fruit, and pastries.

If you’ve ever been to the HIGH MOUNTAIN BUFFET at the Coeur d’Alene Casino, then you know how they do buffets: great food and plenty of it in a welcoming environment that might just make you want to stay a little longer and see what else they have to offer… like gaming, the spa, live entertainment and a hotel. Think about all that as you enjoy a breakfast buffet to include carved pork loin, omelettes to-order, Belgium waffles, smoked salmon, chilled crab and shrimp, chicken fried steak, pastries, fresh fruit, and more.

Easter

Not everyone is a buffet fan, however, and Coeur d’Alene has plenty of breakfast options right downtown. Have Sunday brunch at HONEY EATERY & SOCIAL CLUB, with outdoor seating in warmer weather. Try steak and eggs with a bloody mary or the Idaho potato donut and a stout cup of coffee.

Nearby on Sherman Avenue, RUSTIC is both a bakery and restaurant, serving freshly made meals as well as takehome baked goods.

Try a bagel, the breakfast panini or “hangover hash” (and add a pint for just a couple bucks more).

In midtown Coeur d’Alene, brunch options include TEN/6 for New Orleans-inspired cuisine like red beans and rice, beignets and crawfish biscuits.

The GARNET CAFÉ is an eclectic little eatery with a huge reputation for big plates of fromscratch breakfasts, like duck confit and eggs and omelettes named for Idaho locations… like the Coeur d’Alene with house-smoked ruby red trout.

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VINCE NEIL OF MÖTLEY CRÜE Saturday, June 1 st Event Center

O U R R E N O VAT E D E V E N T C E N T E R F E AT U R E S : New seating, with world-class sound and lighting.

It is transformed into one of the best concert venues in the region where you can hear your favorite artists in an intimate setting and where every seat is a premium seat.

WYNONNA & THE BIG NOISE Friday, June 7 th

LOCASH

Saturday, June 15 th

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND

Friday, August 23 rd

Purchase tickets online, at the Casino Box Office, or any TicketsWest outlet. Hotel & ticket packages available. Call 1 800 523-2464 or visit the front desk for details.

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