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y personal all-time favorite “hanging inference” comes from Richard Nixon’s famous “Checkers Speech.” I refer to Dick’s war experience line: “Let me say that my record was not that unusual… I went to the South Pacific. I guess I’m entitled to a couple of battle stars. But I was just there when the bombs were falling.” The hanging inference: “I’m a modest war hero.” The truth? The nearest Nixon got to any bomb falling was about 500 miles. Baumgartner cites authority to embellish his hanging inferences. Example: Boston Globe writer Kevin Cullen referred to him as Iraq’s “architect of hope.” The hanging inference: “Wow, I’ve discovered Michael Baumgartner, who just could be the second coming of George Kennan.” But then you find out that Cullen drew this conclusion

after a single chance encounter at Harvard and later some phone calls. Hardly an informed opinion. Fast forward to Baumgartner’s first term in the Senate: Now the hanging inferences really begin to pile up. Take government reorganization, for example. There he is on his campaign video, picturing himself with Governor Christine Gregoire at her signing of SB 5931. His campaign line reads: “Governor Christine Gregoire called Michael’s reform bill the most significant transformation of state government in 20 years.” And, yes, he was a co-sponsor. The hanging inference — that he deserves all the credit — makes about as much sense as calling the 1964 Civil Rights Act the Dirksen-Mansfield Act. (Ev and Mike were the co-sponsors of the bill in the Senate.) Here are the facts: In 2010, Gov. Gregoire, then very concerned about the state’s budget, began to Send comments to explore cost savings reoreditor@inlander.com. ganization options. In July of that year, working with the Washington Center for Government Reform, she created what she called “The Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Panel.” She then took the ideas produced by this panel and in late October formed the “Governor’s Budget Transformation Committee.” The recommendations this committee produced became the basis of SB 5931, which Baumgartner did help to push through but he now reduces to a self-important photo op. At least when Nixon said “I was… there when the bombs were falling,” he added the word “just” after “I was.” Not so with Baumgartner, who mentions Gov. Gregoire, only to leave us with the hanging inference that even she gives him all the credit for “Michael’s Bill.”

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aumgartner’s medical school hanging inferences are his most blatant. How about: “I brought a new medical school to Spokane.” Wow! This must be news to the small army of civic and academic leaders who have been on this “research university for Spokane” quest for decades now, from way before the time he was working for the Crown Prince of wherever that was. More recently, that group has refocused its efforts on a medical school. What emerges from all this — his résumé, legislative record, campaign and selected kudos? Whatever the label one wants to put on it, Baumgartner has taken the hanging inference to new levels of self-serving half-truth, leaving us with the question: Will the real Michael Baumgartner please stand up? n

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hat happens when people start fleeing the major political parties? Well, that’s what’s happening. Gallup polling from the end of 2013 found 42 percent of Americans identified themselves as politically independent — that’s the highest figure in the 25 years they have been tracking the question. Meanwhile, GOP membership has been dropping, now sitting at 25 percent; only the 31 percent self-identify as Democrats. The parties haven’t seemed to notice, as they continue riling up whatever’s left of their base. But voters are looking for new belief systems, and if this election cycle is any indication, we might be seeing what you could call the rise of THE EDUCATION PARTY. In Idaho, the race for governor has been fought over the classrooms — if Butch Otter loses, it will be because of his failings in education. In Washington, we have an initiative to hire more teachers to reduce classroom sizes. Out in Kansas, where Gov. Sam Brownback has been putting GOP talking points into action, he’s in trouble mostly for the devastating impact his policies have had on K-12 education there. Education voters don’t care whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat — they just want better schools. Here are two more surprising numbers: 14 and 90. What’s the current percentage of Americans who think Congress is doing a good job? Yep, just 14 percent — the lowest since the Watergate era of 1974. Yet those members of Congress get re-elected 90 percent of the time. If you want to know how 14-percenter Cathy McMorris Rodgers makes up the difference, check out her TV ads. She counts on VOTER AMNESIA — and lots of money from donors who prefer the status quo — to play her Jedi mind tricks on us. In one ad, she goes way out on a limb to endorse — wait for it — hydropower. In another, we are told how much she does to improve the economy here in Spokane. Wow, really? Is that referring to when she voted to shut down the government (cost: $24 billion), flirting with another U.S. credit downgrade? Or is she talking about two weeks later when she voted to reopen it? Or maybe it’s about her opposition to ending offshore tax havens for American corporations. Or opposing the Consumer Protection Act that was designed to prevent another 2008 meltdown. Or maybe it’s referring to her obsession with killing Obamacare and its $180 billion in deficit reduction expected by the CBO by 2019? All that stuff is too complicated for a nice TV ad. All you need to know is that this is not the failing member of Congress you are looking to fire. 

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COMMENT | ELECTION 2014 park managers, the go-ahead to fix the potholes and make Riverfront Park safer at night. All we have to do is vote yes on both the parks and streets initiatives. It’s been 40 years since Spokane hosted the Expo ’74 World’s Fair. Many of today’s voters weren’t even born then. So maybe a little history is in order. Expo ’74 was not a government operation, nor was it run by either the city or county governments. It was, instead, promoted and administered by a group of citizens

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ne of the great advantages that sets our democracy apart from most other governments is that we as citizens can choose how the system works. Nothing is more illustrative of this fact than our upcoming local elections. On the ballot are two proposals, one asking voters to continue the ongoing Spokane street improvement program, and the other to authorize a bond issue to make long overdue renovations to Spokane’s Riverfront

Park. While both of these measures involve tax funding, neither would involve an increase in taxes, just a continuance of what we already are paying at the same rates. The point is that we, as citizens, make the choice — not an autocratic dictator telling us what to do, or some anonymous bureaucrat in City Hall. Why point out what should be the obvious? Because too often we hear people say, “Our streets are a mess. Why can’t they fix the potholes?” Or, “Riverfront Park’s too dangerous. Why haven’t they put in more lights at night?” We, the citizens, can now give “they,” the streets and

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COMMENT | FROM READERS

STOP THE CROWING, AL am finished with Al French’s boasting about how he artfully saved STA

after the failed tax increase election of 2003. Fact: He was summoned to meet with a small group of people who were more interested in the preservation of public transportation than in their own self-promotion. Al was to be the instrument simply because he was the one in the chair. He was told what needed to be done and was handed a blueprint for action and guided and supported through the entire process. He had the benefit of trailblazers, troubleshooters and hand-holders. Others did the hard stuff and he looked like a hero. While he says the success points out his leadership, those of us Send comments to involved know that it points out his “followership.” editor@inlander.com. He did fail in the final step, however, as the plan called for an ultimate national search for a real transportation professional to head the agency, someone he might not be able to micromanage, but an expert who would not require on-the-job training and could take the agency to the next level.

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Readers react to Publisher Ted S. McGregor Jr.’s column (10/16/14) about the Inlander no longer endorsing candidates for political office.

Andrew Baucom: Maybe if you don’t want to take a stand, you should not cover politics or news. Rebecca Blankinship: Good. Post non-biased reports and information on the candidates and let us make up our own minds. Jason Wiebe: I think it’s great. Why put up a series of endorsements that compete for space with your editorial commentary? So much safer and easier to write negative opinions than to struggle with the positivity that comes with endorsements. Politics is better when you’re bitching about something anyway. John Phillip: I am rather disappointed with your paper’s decision. At a time when this area needs change so badly on not just an economic or cultural level but a political level, it seems like you and the Inlander have decided to “cut and run.” Why should the Spokesman-Review mandate the endorsements for Spokane and the area in general? The Inlander could be a voice for change as well as calling for accountability in the electoral process. I think that deciding not to endorse candidates or initiatives only serves to neutralize and comply with what those in power want. Barb Lee: I noticed as I have been waiting to see what your endorsements would be. I kind of understand your move but am disappointed. Now the westsiders will only see the east side as represented by the S-R endorsements. They already think we are a bunch of gun-toting hicks. This will not help. 

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del Yafi remembers the street in Homs, Syria. It was a stretch of no man’s land that ran through his home town, one side occupied by snipers from the Syrian government, the other by gunmen of an opposing rebel militia, the Free Syrian Army. “No one crossed that street,” he says, not even the stray cats.

Today, the 21-year-old civil engineering student is a world away from the violence. He is the only Syrian student at Washington State University, and the distance and isolation from his countrymen has provided a chance to step back from the chaos in Syria. The conflict led to the rapid ascension of ISIL or ISIS, the militant group that has spread across Syria and Iraq. About 200,000 Syr-

ians have died in the civil war, according to the United Nations. Yafi says he was fortunate to escape. A month ago, his mother and sister fled the war to live with relatives in Pennsylvania. His father, who is elderly, remains behind. His friends are there too, and Yafi — who once protested ...continued on next page

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Two years ago, Yafi and his college roommate participated in a nonviolent protest against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. When soldiers arrived, they began shooting and arresting people. Yafi escaped. His roommate, Darik, did not. Security guards arrested Darik, beat him with metal cables and gave him shock treatment, Yafi says. He was held in a small room with 15 other prisoners, as some suffocated and died around him. Guards withheld food from the prisoners. During his nine-month incar-

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ceration, Darik lost 50 pounds. “He doesn’t have information, he’s not related to any part of the opposition or the government,” Yafi says. “They tortured him just for fun.” It is difficult to prove Darik’s story, but it aligns with those told by other Syrians. The advocacy group Human Rights Watch says government forces and supporters tortured detainees, executed opponents and killed hundreds of people with chemical weapons. Yafi adds that even before the chemical attack, government forces bombed a nearby hospital as punishment after members of the Free Syrian Army received treatment there. “No one saw this, no one expected them to do this,” Yafi says. “They were like animals.” When ISIL stepped into the battle, they quickly won support from locals who saw them as an advocate in the battle against al-Assad. “They came in and they told the people, ‘We’re going to help you and we’re going to fight the government for you, and we need your support,’” he says. “ISIS used this conflict.” Instead of a moderate opposition to the government, however, ISIL represented another brutal force, Yafi says. “How can you behead journalists and innocent people if you’re following Islam? They’re not Muslims,” he says. “Islam is about good — Islam is about being good to people.”

ESCAPING CONFLICT

Yafi says Homs used to be one of the most beautiful places in the Middle East. Before the roads were guarded by gunmen, he spent hours walking with friends, admiring the beauty of the city. “I know every block in my hometown. I walked on every street in my hometown,” Yafi says. “I just love walking there.” After the bombings started, however, piles of rubble began to replace landmarks and building facades. With the support of his family, and an uncle living in Richland, Yafi applied to Washington State University, and began his journey to the U.S. His journey across the border wasn’t without its terrors. He was detained for six hours at the border of Syria and Lebanon when security guards saw his

American visa. The guards threatened to arrest or kill him. “When you have a Syrian passport and you have an American visa on it, the Syrian soldiers are going to try and mock you, and they are going to try to stop you, and they are going to try and steal money from you,” Yafi says. At that same checkpoint, he saw government personnel detain two women from the line. “Without a reason, they took two women and raped them,” Yafi says. He tried not to think about that when his mother and sister left the country this fall. Now that they are in the U.S., Yafi has been able to relax. He no longer checks multiple news outlets every day, fearing bad news from back home. Yafi describes himself as outgoing, and someone who hates to be alone. After an initial adjustment period, he has found a group of friends who he can call to eat with, study with and talk to. Next month, he will attend his sister’s wedding in New Mexico to a Syrian man who escaped the war as well. Although most of Yafi’s friends are still in Syria, he rests easier knowing that two more family members are safe. He Skypes with friends and family back home, every day if possible. During his initial months in the U.S., he kept an eye on news stories, dreading reports of bombings in familiar areas. Now he tries to pay little attention to the news. He’s grown tired of worrying, and not being able to help. He’s adjusting to life in the U.S. In Syria, he took exams as noisy tanks patrolled the school grounds. At Washington State, by comparison, the library is almost too quiet to study. For Yafi, it is a good problem to have. 

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Idaho Fish and Game officials opened the state’s first coho salmon fishing season along sections of the Clearwater River on Friday, landing its first record catch for the ocean-going fish by Saturday. IDFG reports Ethan Crawford, of Moscow, caught a 31-inch coho and secured the official paperwork for the preliminary record. Idaho’s historic fishing season for the long threatened coho salmon comes after decades of fishery restoration efforts by the Nez Perce tribe. For more Inland Northwest outdoor news, read our weekly Outlander blog. (JACOB JONES)

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This spring, the city of Spokane was ready to go all in on helping developer Ron Wells bring the dilapidated Ridpath Hotel back to life. City officials wanted to offer Wells $4.1 million in HUD Section 108 loans — a program that requires the city to forfeit community development dollars if the borrower can’t repay the loan. Now, Wells has found more private and government support and has reduced his ask to the city to just $600,000. Instead of the risky Section 108 loans, Spokane Chief Financial Officer Gavin Cooley says the city will dip into a different, no-longer-existing HUD program from which it has $900,000 left over, just sitting around. The city will loan the money to Wells. If he defaults, the city is out $600,000. If he pays it back, that money will go into a new “revolving loan fund” to be lent out to other, similar projects. (HEIDI GROOVER)

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“[Police] could go down to any skatepark in town and say, ‘Everyone looks like they’re high because of the way they’re dressed and the way they’re acting.’” Local defense attorney Frank Cikutovich to the Spokesman-Review about a new law in Liberty Lake that allows police to ticket minors for being high in public even if they don’t have any marijuana on them.

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Hundreds of union workers gathered at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center last week for the annual Spokane Labor Rally, celebrating solidarity and voicing support for local endorsed candidates in the upcoming election. Democratic favorites including 5th Congressional District candidates Joe Pakootas, Spokane County commissioner candidate Mary Lou Johnson and others mingled with workers over barbecue and beer as labor officials handed out door prizes and voter pamphlets. (JJ)

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Game Plan The Spokane City Council finalizes its Olympia strategy; plus, a forum on oil trains ASKING FOR RELEASE

Patients at Eastern and Western State Hospitals who have been found NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY and are no longer mentally ill are entitled to their release, a Spokane attorney argued before a federal judge Tuesday morning. At a hearing at the U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington, attorney Andrew Biviano asked Judge Thomas Rice to order the state Department of Social and Health Services to review and identify all NGRI patients at state hospitals whom clinicians acknowledge have no mental illnesses. Those patients don’t meet constitutional commitment criteria, Biviano said, and should be freed. Tuesday’s hearing was part of a federal civil rights lawsuit against Washington state and DSHS, alleging that current state laws violate NGRI patients of their constitutional and civil rights to adequate mental health treatment and release. The plaintiffs in the suit are three NGRI patients at Eastern and Western State Hospitals and Disability Rights Washington, an organizational plaintiff representing for all NGRI patients at state hospitals. Under state law, DSHS is required to regularly assess NGRI patients and petition the courts for their conditional or final release. “We’re not asking the court to take over the state system,” Biviano said. “We’re asking the court to facilitate the process.”

When asked by the judge, Assistant Attorney General Sarah Coats denied that there are any NGRI patients at state hospitals with no treatable mental illness. But Biviano pointed to the case of plaintiff “J.T.,” a former NGRI patient at Eastern. Biviano said DSHS actively opposed J.T.’s release for more than a year after his doctor determined he wasn’t mentally ill. J.T. was discharged last month when a judge and prosecutor in the county where his case was tried agreed that his continued commitment was unconstitutional. There are other patients, Biviano said, like J.T. who have no mental illness and remain confined with no plans for release. — DEANNA PAN

PRIORITIES, PRIORITIES

On Monday, the Spokane City Council voted 6-1 to approve its LEGISLATIVE AGENDA — an outline of the priorities the city will ask its lobbyist to advocate for during the next legislative session. The agenda pushes funding for both Washington State University’s proposed new medical school and the University of Washington’s proposal for more medical school slots in Spokane. But it pushes WSU’s project a little harder. The $2.5 million dollars for WSU’s med school, along with funding to clean up the river and a transporta-

tion package, was in the city’s “Top Priorities” section. It’s only under “Additional Specific Priorities” that UW’s expansion appears. A number of community members, including GSI president Steve Stevens, urged the council to give the two schools equal priority. So did UW. But some of the WSU-hired teachers currently teaching UW medical students argued WSU’s project would clearly offer more benefit to the community. “In the past 42 years, University of Washington has provided no research dollars to the city of Spokane,” said George Novan, associate dean of WSU’s College of Medical Sciences. — DANIEL WALTERS

‘BOMB TRAIN’ HEARING

Environmental advocates and transportation officials should expect heated testimony at a public hearing Tuesday on the potential safety and pollution risks surrounding the passage of CRUDE OIL TRAINS along Spokane railways. As such traffic has increased since 2012, citizens and emergency officials have expressed growing concern about the threat to public safety. A preliminary study released this month by the state Department of Ecology recommends increased funding for spill prevention, enhanced inspections and additional transparency on oil rail shipments. That report found at least 16 trains of crude oil, labeled “bomb trains” by opponents, pass through Spokane County each week. “There are particular concerns about the types of oil being transported — Bakken crude — due to its potential volatility and public safety hazards,” the study states. The Department of Ecology will host the upcoming public meeting from 6-10 pm Tuesday at the Doubletree Hotel on Spokane Falls Court. Commentary will be incorporated into the ongoing transportation study on the issue, with a draft report available by Dec. 1. — JACOB JONES

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he Spokesman-Review is a shell of its former self. That’s not in dispute, nor is it hyperbole. Indeed, a recent announcement that the Cowles family-owned paper is looking to cut 5 percent of its workforce came as no big surprise. It’s almost as if staff cuts are an annual October tradition, like the arrival of pumpkin spice everything and the World Series. In the past decade, the Spokesman has seen its staff across news and business departments shrink by more than half, down from a high of nearly 800. In that time, large staff cuts — buyouts and layoffs — have been part of the wider narrative of a struggling daily newspaper industry faced with declining revenue and large overhead costs. In 2008, at least 21 newsroom staffers were laid off, which at the time was the fourth set of layoffs in seven years, according to an employee’s blog at the time. Longtime fixtures like Jim Kershner and John Blanchette took buyouts, but have continued on in part-time freelance roles. Further cost-saving measures have come in closing the North Idaho bureau in Coeur d’Alene and consolidating news sections in print, translating to a thinner paper. Since 1994, daily circulation has dropped to about 68,000, from a high of more than 115,000.

With that kind of drop in subscription revenue, combined with shrinking advertising income, staff cuts are understandable. This latest round of cuts is characterized by both management and news staff as fairly typical in advance of the coming year. “We’re in budget season,” says Kathleen Coleman, who oversees digital business and product development for the Spokesman. “It’s a retooling that any company does around budget time, especially around new product development in 2015. It just kind of helps us plan where we’re going forward.” Rick Edmonds analyzes the newspaper industry for the Poynter Institute, which tracks media trends. He says these cuts aren’t eyebrow-raising compared to the rest of the industry. “I would agree that 5 percent is not unusually high,” Edmonds says, noting that cuts at newspapers, particularly regional dailies likes the Spokesman, are the new normal. “It’s pretty much happening all over. Good papers, bad papers, they’re all dealing with continuing print losses.” Spokesman Editor Gary Graham is tasked with leading a slimmed-down staff going forward, and doing more with less. “We’re not giving up, we’re moving on,” he says. “Even with reductions, we still remain

the largest newsgathering operation in Eastern Washington and North Idaho.” Graham is no stranger to layoffs, having been with the Spokesman through the worst of the cuts in the past decade. He remembers one round of layoffs, before he was editor, where the entire news staff was gathered, and people getting pink slips had their names called out to the entire room. “I can guarantee you [that] won’t happen again as long as I’m here,” he says. “It’s just not the humane thing to do.”

DIGITAL DIMES

To call the Spokesman just a newspaper is, in this digital age, a misnomer. Like every news outlet, it increasingly focuses on expanding news delivery online. Coleman, in charge of digital operations, says the focus on web and mobile properties shows that while print readership may be decreasing, overall reach online is up. The desktop website, Spokesman.com, gets about 650,000 unique visitors per month, and 3.6 million total monthly page views, according to Coleman. On mobile phones, the site averages 350,000 unique monthly visitors. A separate high school sports site, NWPrepsNow.com, a collaboration with KHQ-TV, which the Cowles family also owns, attracts 40,000 users per month, Coleman says. Despite this growth in online presence, the Spokesman is faced with the same quandary as other news companies with print legacies: Online advertising doesn’t support the full operation. Advertising in print still brings in much more money; ads in online platforms translate to digital dimes. That reality is not lost on publisher W. Stacey Cowles, whose family has owned the Spokesman-Review since 1894. He notes that while cutting back on print days, such as going to a three-day-perweek model, has been tried by other papers, it’s not something the Spokesman is currently considering. “For us and all our daily newspaper brethren, at least 80 percent of our revenue is still tied to print,” Cowles says in an email. In other words: For as much talk as there is about newspapers dying and digital forms of news being the only way forward, the bread and butter is, for the time being, still in print. (Full disclosure: The Inlander is distributing more print copies than ever in its 21-year history, and the paper has the highest market penetration of any weekly in the nation, according to independent Media Audit analysis.)

DOWNSIZING PROPERTY

With less space necessary to house employees, the Spokesman is renting out space in the Review Tower. The newsroom was previously condensed onto the fourth floor after layoffs and will soon move to the second floor, leaving the fourth and fifth floors for leasing. The daily paper is certainly not unique in leveraging its property. The New York Times notably built a large, sleek, modern headquarters in midtown Manhattan, only to sell its stake and lease back the space. That’s essentially what the Spokesman has already done with its Review Tower headquarters, albeit with Centennial Property Management, which the Cowles Company also owns. Then there’s case of the Indianapolis Star, which, like the Spokesman, was for much of its history owned by a local family. The paper recently sold its headquarters building and is moving into a downtown Indianapolis mall, into the space left vacant when Nordstrom moved out. That option of moving out of the iconic Review Tower and into a mall doesn’t seem to be in the cards for the Spokesman. “As long as rent is affordable and the landlord wants us around, we’re in Review Tower to stay,” Cowles notes. The Spokesman has one perk going for it that distinguishes it from the Star. If the Spokesman were to consider moving into a downtown mall, namely River Park Square, the paperwork would seemingly be easy. After all, the Cowles family already owns both.  Scott A. Leadingham is director of education for the Society of Professional Journalists and editor of its magazine, Quill.

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People live to be 100 at rates 10 times greater than in the U.S. in these Blue Zones.

The Secret to Longevity Why some people live longer than others BY JORDY BYRD

t was found, like many discoveries before it, on a quest. In 2004, National Geographic Fellow Dan Buettner led a team of scientists across the globe investigating one of the world’s greatest puzzles. The team found itself in Okinawa, Japan, studying the secret for longevity. Five years later, Buettner’s team had discovered four other communities he dubbed Blue Zones — pockets of the world where people live to be 100 at rates 10 times greater than in the United States. These communities, they found, share nine commonalities that contribute to healthy living. (See “What People in Blue Zones Share” on the facing page.) “We were always thinking, how can we bring these teachings back to our communities?” Buettner says. “This is how Blue Zones was born. Our goal was to make small adjustments to make the healthy choice, the easy choice.”

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“Our culture and environment has evolved into putting the health responsibility on the individual. We need the tools to help create an environment that curates health, instead of [one that] works against us,” says Buettner. Blue Zones is an organization that provides a framework and online tools for individuals, workplaces and even entire communities to work toward longer, healthier lives. In 2009, the organization created its first Blue Zones Community in Albert Lea, Minnesota. After just one year, participants added an estimated 2.9 years to

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their average lifespans, health care claims for city workers dropped 49 percent, obesity dropped 14 percent and smoking dropped 30 percent. “The first step to a healthier lifestyle is to take inventory of what you are doing right and what small things you need to change,” Dan Buettner: “It takes many small Buettner says. “Once changes to create an environment you have an understandthat curates healthy living.” ing of what needs to be adjusted, it’s much more manageable than just a vague idea of ‘I need to become healthier.’ There is no fountain of youth or magic pill we can take to live long, healthy lives. It takes many small changes to create an environment that curates healthy living.” Buettner will speak on Tuesday in Spokane as part of Providence Health Care’s Town Hall Forum series, which sponsored T.R. Reid of the PBS documentary U.S. Health Care: The Good News in 2012. “We really wanted to focus on grassroots participation,” says Joseph Robb, director of marketing and public relations for Providence. “I wouldn’t say the primary goal is to make Spokane a Blue Zones Community — although we are open to it — but to bring Dan Buettner here to

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start the conversation.” Providence is hosting the free event in conjunction with Eastern Washington University, Group Health and the Empire Health Foundation. “It’s really a multifaceted, collaborative group that’s coming together for this event,” Robb says. “We want the community to come with their questions about what it takes to become a healthy community.”

ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW

Spokane County has inequities to overcome if it is to become a Blue Zone Community. The Spokane Regional Health District released the Odds Against Tomorrow report in 2012, examining how social factors, ethnicity and neighborhood — 40 neighborhoods in the county and city — affected life expectancy. “What we found blew a lot of people’s minds,” says Adrian Dominguez, lead researcher and epidemiologist with the Spokane Regional Health District. “There is an almost 18-year difference between the most affluent and poorest neighborhoods in Spokane.” According to the report, residents of the Southgate neighborhood out near 57th and Regal lived the longest at 84.03 years; residents of downtown’s Riverside lived the shortest at 66.17 years. Disparities between races and ethnicities also existed. American Indians and Alaskan Natives live 13 years less than white/non-Hispanics; African Americans live 10 years less; Hispanics eight years less. “We need to recognize that these gaps exist, because no one wants to admit that this could happen in their community,” says Dominguez, who will speak in a community panel following Buettner’s presentation. “We have to recognize that inequalities are the result of social factors that affect the decisions that people make, and that the environment a person grows up in has a huge impact

WHAT PEOPLE IN BLUE ZONES SHARE

• Active everyday lifestyle • Sense of purpose • Ways to de-stress • Avoidance of overeating • Plant-based diets • Moderate wine consumption • Attending faith-based services • Family togetherness • Associating with people practicing healthy behaviors

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Washingtonians are doing something right. The average life expectancy of a person born in 2011 is 80.3 years. That’s about five years longer than those born in 1980, according to a 2013 report by the Washington State Department of Health. Rates in Spokane County are slightly worse, at 79.1 years, according to a 2013 report by the Spokane Regional Health District.

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Who’s best positioned to bring vision and leadership to the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office? BY JACOB JONES

athered around a cozy brick patio on Spokane’s South Hill, a group of about 20 voters take turns asking questions of Breean Beggs, a regionally renowned civil rights attorney and former director of the nonprofit Center for Justice, now running for the open county Prosecutor’s Office. A wood stove crackles nearby as Beggs introduces himself to each visitor and listens to their concerns. A short-haired woman pinching a glass of white wine approaches and asks Beggs what he would like to change about the Prosecutor’s Office if elected. “Really, almost everything,” he answers. As a founder of the local “Smart Justice” movement, Beggs, 51, sees the ongoing campaign as a chance to redefine how the county attacks crime. He explains the system should identify why repeat offenders commit crimes, then introduce programs that undermine the root causes — cutting recidivism and costs. “If you spend your money on that,” he says, “you get them out of the cycle.” “I like that,” she says. Beggs, a Democrat, faces longtime deputy prosecutor Larry Haskell, 60, a former Air Force pilot and Airway Heights city councilman, now working in the gang unit at the Prosecutor’s Office. Republican Haskell enjoys broad support from many county officials, law enforcement and fellow prosecuting attorneys. “I bring a lot to the table in the areas where we’re hurting the most,” Haskell says. “I’m pragmatic, but compassionate.” While Beggs has proven a persistent watchdog over misguided legal practices, Haskell argues he has the insider knowledge and support to build a stronger, more effective department. Both have watched the Spokane community grapple with a troubled criminal justice system in recent years, seeing sharp divides over accountability and enforcement. As the system embraces reform at many levels, both candidates recognize their office may come to shape the next evolution of Spokane justice.

“Most people haven’t heard my name,” Beggs admits. “They certainly haven’t heard Larry’s name … but they have all heard of Otto Zehm.”

or 16 years, Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker has overseen the office, leading 65 prosecuting attorneys and managing an $11.6 million annual budget. Tucker, a Republican, has weathered years of criticism over what many call his absentee management of the office. He dodged a recall effort in 2011, but has also drawn intense disappointment over his inaction in the Zehm case. Zehm, a 36-year-old janitor wrongly accused of theft, died in 2006 after a violent confrontation with Spokane police officer Karl Thompson. Tucker declined to pursue charges, leaving Thompson’s eventual prosecution to federal authorities and sparking a deep distrust in the justice system that has since driven calls for increased police accountability and legal reforms. Beggs, who represented the Zehm family in civil court, would later secure a $1.6 million settlement and help direct civic outrage into the Smart Justice campaign. Working with community advocates, consultants and local leaders, Beggs has spent the past few years pushing for a progressive new approach to justice and crime reduction. Smart Justice strategies focus on the offender, not the crime, by identifying the underlying motives driving behavior, including drug addiction, homelessness, mental health issues or pure criminal intent. Nonviolent offenders with amenable issues get diverted into drug treatment, psychiatric therapy or other supervised rehabilitation. Others would face stiff prison sentences. “What I get excited about is creating those changes,” Beggs says. “If we changed our criminal justice system, so we were really reclaiming lives and creating a much safer community — that’s a lifetime achievement.” Supporters say Smart Justice provides a

more nuanced approach to delivering justice, offering redemption and reducing the number of nonviolent inmates crowding the local jail. County and city officials have embraced a recently issued “Blueprint for Reform” outlining such changes to many local departments. Haskell has publicly supported the Blueprint, pledging to bring new energy to the Prosecutor’s Office while distancing himself from the controversial Tucker administration. Haskell argues that the office has already adopted many of the new sentencing alternatives outlined in the plan and he hopes to evaluate or expand additional rehabilitation programs. “I think we do need a shift,” he says. “We haven’t had as active of leadership as I think we should. … I’ve [also] seen the things that I think the office does well and I’ve seen things that I think we need to improve on.”

eggs graduated from Whitworth University before obtaining his law degree at the University of Washington in 1991. He started his career with a Bellingham law firm, practicing civil and criminal litigation for 13 years, rising to partner in 1996. In 2004, he left to take over the Spokane-based legal nonprofit Center for Justice. As the executive director, Beggs managed attorneys and volunteers on civil rights, water quality, land use and government accountability cases. “My passion is positive community change,” he says. “How do we make a better community? … To be an activist on the outside takes a lot of time and a lot of work.” Beggs joined the Paukert & Troppmann firm in 2010, continuing to work on cases involving civil rights violations and questionable enforcement practices. Earlier this month, he secured a $350,000 settlement with the county in a class-action lawsuit over the jailing of people too poor to pay legal fees. As prosecutor, Beggs says he would look forward to seeing how the office could serve as a sort of gatekeeper in support of justice ...continued on next page

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ELECTION ISSUE 2014 “LEAGUE OF JUSTICE,” CONTINUED... reforms. He says he wants deputy prosDemocrats cover the wall behind him, ecutors tracking and analyzing outcomes, but he waves and smiles — thanking the looking for ways to reduce crime and recrowd for their support. He says he joined cidivism instead of just winning lengthy his first union as a teenager, going on to prison sentences. later represent his fellow deputy prosecuMany nonviolent defendants now tors at the county’s union. crowding the county jail could await “It’s a great pleasure to be here trial in an expanded Electronic Home tonight,” he says. “With your help, I will Monitoring program, he says. Incarceratlead a union of 65 prosecuting attorneys. ing someone in the jail costs about $130 I am the former president of that union a day. Beggs notes that home monitoring, myself. I’m very proud to have worked which includes GPS tracking and superviwith labor my whole life.” sion from a probation officer, costs just Haskell enlisted in the Air Force $10 a day. out of high school, flying B-52s and Savings from such changes would B-1b bombers throughout his military open jail space and allow for new investcareer. He earned his law degree from ment in drug treatment or other rehaSeattle University in 1997 and joined the bilitation programs. Giving an offender Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office. In a chance to reform his or her behavior recent years, he has also worked off and can cut recidivism from 60 percent to 10 on for the U.S. Attorney’s Office on gun, percent, Beggs cites from recent studies, drug and gang cases. reducing crime and saving the taxpayer From 1999 to 2002 and 2005 to 2010, expense of arresting them again and Haskell served on the Airway Heights again. city council, including a year as Beggs says he does not exdeputy mayor. He also served pect many staffing changes at two years on the Cheney School the office, but hopes the deputy Send comments to Board before moving out of the editor@inlander.com. district. prosecutors would buy into a new mission. Throughout his recent “There’s more to justice campaign, Haskell has sought to than just dollars and cents, but that is a distinguish himself from the “status quo” huge part of it,” he says. “People forget label while leveraging his insider knowlhow much we pay and how little we get in edge of ongoing operations. If elected, return from our system in terms of safety he says he would likely restructure the and crime reduction.” office around new priorities for alternative Mary Lou Johnson, a Smart Justice sentencing programs, gang enforcement advocate running for Spokane County and victim services. Board of Commissioners, praises Beggs’ “I don’t think it’s anything major,” he tireless efforts to improve the local legal says, “but it just allows the organization to system. She says he has provided insight grow into the modified role we’ll have as I and support throughout the reform see the expansion of alternative sentencprocess. ing.” “A lot of the ideas that we developed Haskell explains that the county he had input on,” she says. “[Beggs] has already runs specialty courts for crimes been in the trenches on these issues for a involving drugs, veterans or people long time.” with mental health issues, allowing for alternative sentencing options. An Early quaring up to the podium, Haskell Case Resolution program facilitating stands before an immense crowd quicker plea deals has also saved money of union members last week as and jail space. He warns any new reform one of just a couple of Republican programs should be vetted rigorously candidates endorsed for county office by and backed by research before the county local labor leaders. Campaign signs for implements them.

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Veteran deputy prosecutor Larry Haskell supports expanded use of alternative sentencing. Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, who is running for re-election this fall, has endorsed Haskell based on previous partnerships with investigators, building gang cases and prosecuting repeat offenders. Knezovich notes he also appreciates much of the work Beggs has done. “It’s hard at times when you have two friends who run against each other,” the sheriff says, “but when you look at the backgrounds, I think [Haskell] has the background to move the agency forward.”

n the August primary, Haskell enjoyed a strong showing with nearly 58 percent of the vote. Since then, both candidates have fought to strengthen their impression on voters by proposing increased community engagement. Both candidates have also vowed to hold their fellow public servants, including law enforcement, accountable if evidence supports wrongdoing. “I won’t always be able to give people the answer they want to hear, but I will

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always be honest with them,” Haskell says of such cases, adding, “One of the things you don’t want to do is run your office by public opinion.” Campaign donations outline stark battle lines, with Haskell receiving significant contributions from Spokane Police Department unions, the Prosecutor’s Office staff and Republican organizations totaling more than $75,600. Beggs says he admires the loyalty that deputy prosecutors have shown Haskell. Beggs, in turn, has received almost $134,000 in financial support largely from private attorneys, university professors and city officials of both parties. He says he has stepped up campaigning in the weeks since the primary and takes a certain pleasure in a sort of “faith” that his campaign has, if nothing else, pushed forward the local dialogue. “I’ve enjoyed that feeling that it’s not in my control,” he says. “I’m at the mercy of the universe and the voters. I have no idea what’s going to happen on Election Day.” 

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upporters of this year’s park bond and streets levy have been campaigning largely on dollars and cents: The two measures, thanks to refinancing old debt, will raise new money without increasing current property tax rates. But there’s a more philosophical campaign happening too. Many of the city’s leaders today were children or young adults during Expo ’74, the event that created Spokane’s iconic Riverfront Park. Now, they’re looking toward what they’ll leave for the next generation, as the park they saw born four decades ago shows its age. According to the city, the park attracts more than 2 million visitors and 60 events a year, and

renovations could attract even more. “There’s a yearning to come back and celebrate with our community,” says Mayor David Condon. “People want to feel that sense of community, and you only get that through a place where people can congregate in a way that is open to all and really inviting to all.” Why does the city want to change the park? It’s not just that it’s been 40 years since any significant improvements were made to Spokane’s central park; it’s also that the park was never really designed to be a permanent gathering place. The park was created to serve

If this passes, will the park have more concrete and less green space? The park master plan does propose creating a hardscaped central plaza near the U.S. Pavilion and IMAX theater. This would serve as the location for today’s major events and more over the coming years. Yet this and other paved spaces in the park will create only a 2 percent total increase in hardscape over what’s currently in the park, according to the Park Board. The IMAX theater would be replaced with a meadow and two existing parking lots would be turned into meadow and playground areas. The renovated park would also feature seven fewer buildings than it currently does and the city would plant a tree inside city limits for every tree removed from the park. Who created the master plan? The Park Board began the master plan process in 2012 and has since solicited public feedback and the help of a citizen advisory committee chaired by Inlander publisher Ted S. McGregor Jr. The advisory committee made its recommendations on changes for the park and the final plan was written and approved by the Park Board this summer. How much money are we talking about here? The Riverfront Park Master Plan outlines $100 million of improvements to the park over

the next 20 years. The bond, if passed, would fund $60 million of those and the city would look to private, state or federal funds for future projects. The new bond would also pay back $4.3 million in refinanced debt from past park bonds. In total, property owners would pay 34 cents per $1,000 in assessed value toward the park bond. Paired with a streets levy that would cost 57 cents per $1,000, the total rate would be the same as property owners currently pay toward only the old debt. What will that pay for? $24 million: Recovering and relighting the U.S. Pavilion in order to create a central events space that meets current energy efficiency standards (the specific type of covering for the pavilion has not yet been decided). $20 million: Improvements to the park grounds and infrastructure, including a central tree-lined promenade, plazas, playgrounds, river overlooks and Americans with Disabilities Actcompliant access throughout the park. $4.5 million: A new building to house the Looff Carrousel and a visitor center with information about the park and city. The building will include a viewing gallery so visitors can see ongoing restoration work on the carrousel. $2.8 million: Improvements to parking lots and park entrances; new lighting, security cameras and emergency phones. $2.2 million: New outdoor ice rink in the southwest corner of the park, with a concessions, ticket and rental area for both the ice rink and the skyride. $2 million: Two new year-round shelters with exterior terraces and public restrooms. These can be rented to the public for events, helping pay for park operations. $4.5 million: Reserves for cost overruns, inflation or unforeseen expenses. Can I still have input on the park’s design? While the final master plan has been adopted, many specifics remain undecided. Each new building in the park, like the one that houses the Looff Carrousel, will go through a design review process, during which citizens can offer feedback.  Find the master plan and more renderings at riverfrontparkmasterplan.org.

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ince she was first elected to Congress in 2004, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers has become the highest-ranking Republican woman in the House of Representatives. Then in January, her star power rose when she was tapped to deliver the official Republican response to the president’s State of the Union address — the first woman to do so in more than a decade. Before that, she made history as the first member of Congress to give birth three times in office. She has been heralded as a trailblazer, a “Supermom” and the Republican version of a feminist icon. But to her critics, McMorris Rodgers is little more than “window dressing” for the Republican Party, to quote Marcy Stech, the national press secretary for EMILY’s List, a political action committee that backs Democratic women candidates who support abortion rights. “What we see, day in and day out, is

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On the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act In 2012, McMorris Rodgers opposed the Senate version of the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act, which added new domestic violence protections for same-sex couples, Native Americans and undocumented immigrants. She sponsored a stripped-down version of the bill in the House that excluded those protections before ultimately voting for the Senate bill a year later. In an interview on MSNBC’s Hardball, she said the bill shouldn’t feature protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people because they are “side issues.” “There’s nothing under federal law that currently recognizes same-sex couples,” she continued. “So if we’re going to have that debate in Congress, it should be a separate debate from the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.” On food stamps and unemployment insurance Last year, McMorris Rodgers voted with House Republicans to slash $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. A few months later, in December, she joined congressional Republican leadership in blocking an extension of long-term unemployment insurance, cutting off 1.3 million jobless Americans from benefits. In taking these positions, her opponent, Pakootas, has criticized McMorris Rodgers for voting against the needs of her constituents. “Twenty percent of our people live on food stamps, and a great number of that is children and young people,” he says. “One in six people in the 5th Congressional District live below the federal poverty level, and our unemployment rates are 30 percent higher than the federal unemployment rate.” n

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our years ago, when Republican Sen. Michael Baumgartner handily defeated Democratic incumbent Chris Marr for his seat in the state Senate, it was the most expensive legislative race in state history — and one of the ugliest. As campaign contributions surpassed more than $1 million, Baumgartner and Marr didn’t hold back from taking swipes at each other in hopes of capturing one of the few swing districts in the state. In an editorial, the Spokesman-Review called their behavior “juvenile” before endorsing

Marr. The 6th District Senate race isn’t quite as contentious this year, but it’s still among this campaign season’s most costly legislative battles as Democrats and Republicans vie for control of the upper chamber. Seeking his second term, Baumgartner faces Democratic challenger Rich Cowan, CEO of North by Northwest Productions, a film studio in downtown Spokane. While Democrats have held a comfortable majority in the state House of Representatives for more than a decade, control of the Senate

shifted two years ago when Democratic Sens. Rodney Tom and Tim Sheldon defected from their party and caucused with Republicans. The winner of the 6th District, which includes Airway Heights, Medical Lake, Cheney and eastern and south Spokane, may determine which party sets the Senate agenda next session. “This race has the power to shift the balance in favor of progress,” says Sen. Andy Billig, D-Spokane. “Under the Republicanled majority last year, there was gridlock. There was no transportation package to pay for the North Spokane Corridor. There was no progress on women’s reproductive rights and there was no capital or jobs budget.” “Do you want the Senate led by a bipartisan Eastern Washington-led coalition to check and moderate the very liberal downtown Seattle crowd that runs the House and a very liberal governor?” Baumgartner asks. “The big difference is whether you’re going to reform government or pass tax increases.” The candidates are running on similar platforms: They both want to spur economic development in Eastern Washington, fund the completion of the North Spokane Corridor and prioritize education spending in the budget. The big difference is Cowan wants to raise revenue by re-examining and closing any unnecessary tax loopholes. Baumgartner would rather find ways to consolidate and reform state government to find savings in the budget. A Pullman native, Baumgartner, 38, worked abroad as an economic development officer and U.S. diplomat in the Middle East after finishing grad school at Harvard. Among his accomplishments in his first term in the legislature, Baumgartner notes his work securing funding for Washington State University’s Send comments to Riverpoint campus and bringing all-day kineditor@inlander.com. dergarten to Spokane. He also spearheaded the effort to stop tuition hikes at state colleges for the first time in almost 30 years. “He was clearly the leader in freezing tuition for our universities and community colleges for the last two years,” says Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, leader of the Senate Republicans. “Without a doubt, he was the force within the majority that brought us to that remarkable accomplishment.” Described as “passionate” and “intense” by Schoesler, Baumgartner isn’t afraid of ruffling a few feathers or voicing controversial opinions. After the machinists union rejected a contract to build Boeing’s new 777X jet in Washington last year, Baumgartner called on Gov. Jay Inslee to convene a special session so legislators could make Washington a right-to-work state. Earlier this year, he introduced a bill mocking the state Supreme Court, which he’s accused of judicial overreach for its role enforcing the McCleary education-funding decision. Running as a moderate, Cowan, 58, entered his first political race in 2012, running unsuccessfully for the 5th District congressional seat held by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. At the same time, Baumgartner launched his failed U.S. Senate bid against Sen. Maria Cantwell. On the campaign trail, Cowan frequently touts his experience as a “job creator” — a difference he’s eager to point out between himself and his opponent. If you saw any zombies roaming downtown around Madison Street this summer, you can thank Cowan, whose production company started shooting the Syfy network TV series Z Nation, a post-apocalyptic zombie thriller, in May. He says the series, which has been picked up for a second season, created 200 local jobs and employed 1,300 extras. “He’s never signed a paycheck here. He’s never run a business. He doesn’t have a background where you have to get the job done,” Cowan says of Baumgartner. “I’ve negotiated with labor unions and clients with the common goal of getting the job done and bringing jobs here to Spokane.” Less than two weeks out from Election Day, Cowan has a lot of ground to make up if he’s going to beat Baumgartner at the polls. Cowan finished 14 percentage points behind Baumgartner in the August primary, with 43 percent of the vote to his opponent’s 57 percent. Baumgartner also has a significant fundraising edge over Cowan, pulling in nearly half a million dollars to Cowan’s $216,000. n deannap@inlander.com

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THE SHEA REBELLION Is Rep. Matt Shea’s GOP opposition an establishment plot or just a wave of Republicans ready for someone new? BY DANIEL WALTERS

he video camera peers out behind a ketchup bottle at Darcy’s Restaurant as Rep. Matt Shea, flag pin on his lapel, builds to a crescendo. It’s April. Shea has just returned from Nevada, where he’d joined a throng of militiamen, protestors and legislators supporting rancher Cliven Bundy in his standoff with the Bureau of Land Management. The military veteran waxes eloquent about the Founding Fathers, sacrifice, courage and the patriots who stared down the feds. “They stood the line when everybody said they were ‘radical’ and that they were ‘domestic terrorists.’ And you know what happened, when we stood united on principle and didn’t waver? We won and those tyrants tucked tail and they ran,”

Shea says, his finger thrusting into the air. “And that’s the way it’s supposed to be in America! They’re supposed to be afraid of us and not the other way around!” Josh Arritola, Shea’s 4th District election opponent, is a different sort of Republican. It’s September. Standing before a crowd of union nurses protesting Eastern State Hospital’s staffing shortages, Arritola stands holding a megaphone. “My wife is a cardiothoracic ICU nurse out in Kootenai, and so we’re really proud to be supported by nurses,” Arritola says. “And as you stand with us, we’re standing with you.” It’s an unusual sight: A right-to-worksupporting Republican, in one of the state’s most conservative districts, telling a union he stands with them.

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Republican state Rep. Matt Shea’s fiery rhetoric earns him love and contempt. It’s October. The room is packed and the crowd, brandishing shamrocked Matt Shea badges and red Josh Arritola stickers, boos and applauds as the two men toss barbs back and forth. The debate

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echoes a dichotomy of their previous speeches: Shea is either a truth-telling soldier standing up for liberty or a paranoid, with-me-or-against-me extremist. Arritola is either a solid Republican who’s willing

to respect people he disagrees with or a RINO, a Republican in Name Only. The division that has simmered behind closed doors for years in the local Republican Party has finally boiled over. LOYALISTS AND PATRIOTS In March, local Republicans of all stripes gathered in the Spokane Public Library for a meeting aptly called “Let’s Stop Promoting Division in the Party.” But as the campaign has unfolded, Shea has framed the race as a clear division between true conservatives and “fake conservatives.” “We have to deal with fake conservatives, that are bought and paid for by the Karl Rove establishment,” Shea tells a crowd in Post Falls. “Unfortunately, some in my area have recruited a primary opponent against me.” When Arritola talks policy, however, he doesn’t sound like a Democrat, or even a moderate. Arritola, a business consultant and former Air Force second lieutenant, espouses many of the same hard-line views as Shea on the Affordable Care Act, gas taxes, global warming and abortion. “I would consider myself a pragmatic conservative,” Arritola says. He says he focuses on issues like overhauling the foster care system rather than, say, Shea’s interest in gold and silver currency. But in emails to supporters, Shea argues that Arritola is a Democrat in Republican clothing.

Shea circles a screen-shot image of Arritola’s donations from liberal unions, highlights Arritola being photographed beside Democrat Sally Jackson and exposes Arritola’s Facebook friendship with former Shea opponent Amy Biviano. After all, Shea paints the world in clear dichotomies between heroes and cowards, tyrants and freedom fighters. (“Are you a loyalist or a patriot?” Shea asks in speech after speech.) “I would never accept the help from folks like SEIU Healthcare, or prominent ‘Pro-Choice’ liberals because I need resources to help spread my campaign message — BECAUSE IT’S NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO,” Shea writes. Arritola shrugs off the criticism. “I’m not afraid of liberals,” Arritola says. “I don’t agree with Sally Jackson. That’s OK. This is a bipartisan effort to get rid of Matt Shea.” If anyone recruited him, Arritola says, it was Shea. When he learned he was living in Shea’s district, he wanted to challenge him. “He’s very well known in the media,” Arritola says. “He has a reputation.” Shea has lashed out at the media, condemning its coverage of his messy divorce and a road rage incident where he pulled a loaded handgun. For this story, he spoke to the Inlander by phone, but for years he hasn’t spoken to the Spokesman. What bugged Arritola most came straight from Shea’s mouth: Last year, Shea stood on a truck bed in North Idaho and said, as an elected official, that economic collapse is inevitable. ...continued on next page

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ELECTION ISSUE 2014 “THE SHEA REBELLION,” CONTINUED... “We should look at [the collapse] as an opportunity, not as something to be afraid of,” Shea said. He urged his audience to study small-unit tactics, to stock up on food, water and seeds — and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition. It’s simply about self-reliance and preparation, Shea says. “It was nothing 20 or 30 years ago to walk into my grandmother’s pantry, and see it stocked full of food,” Shea tells the Inlander. “And I also know she had the ability to defend herself, her home and her neighborhood, in the event of a crisis.” But Arritola sees Shea as fearful, distracted from issues more relevant to his district. Arritola lugs a handmade, lifesized Shea cutout named “Flat Matt” to the many candidate forums Shea doesn’t attend, and points out fringe events that Shea attends instead. Many far-right audiences love Shea: Former Bonner County Commissioner Cornel Rasor introduces him as “the very best state legislator in the United States.” Judy Crowder, district leader for the John Birch Society, calls him a “modern-day Thomas Jefferson.” Yet other conservatives, like former Spokane City Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin, argue that Shea “has had opportunity to help unite the party and had succeeded in doing just the opposite.”

Arritola has racked up some big-name Republican endorsements, including Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich, former Attorney General Rob McKenna, former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt and former state Rep. Lynn Schindler. Shea has stepped on plenty of Republican toes: Knezovich says Shea lied to him, while County Commissioner Todd Mielke recounts Shea demonstrating “spontaneous, extreme anger” at him. Some conflicts have cooled. The late Sen. Bob McCaslin once wrote, “I wish to state that under no circumstances would I support Matthew Shea for any public office.” But his son, Bob McCaslin Jr., says Shea has been able to explain the conflict with his dad to his satisfaction. Shea and McCaslin Jr. have endorsed each other in their respective 4th District races. “I try to work with people to help their constituents whenever I possibly can,” Shea says. But Shelly O’Quinn, the Republican county commissioner, says that hasn’t included her. She says emails, phone calls, conversations and intermediaries haven’t convinced Shea to meet with her. “I have a standing invitation. It’s been almost two years,” she says. “He’s never forgiven me for running against John Ahern [in 2010].”

Josh Arritola brings “Flat Matt” — a makeshift cardboard cutout of Shea — to the many forums Shea won’t attend. SEAN MCGUFFIN PHOTO “THE ABILITY TO COMPROMISE” Arritola argues that Shea’s goals and tactics have had serious consequences for projects like the North Spokane Corridor. “You can’t point to anything he’s accom-

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that Shea is ineffective. “He hasn’t done a doggone thing, as far as I’m concerned, for this city,” Spokane Valley Councilman Chuck Hafner says. “He took credit for helping with the [Sullivan] Bridge, but I don’t think he did a thing for the bridge.” Valley Councilman Rod Higgins firmly disagrees. He says Shea worked to find funding, but was unsuccessful because of education funding mandates. He thinks Shea’s lower-taxes, less-government philosophy reflects the views of the Valley. Send comments to “I have the most coneditor@inlander.com. servative voting record in Washington state according to the Washington Conservative Union,” Shea says proudly. The past two years, Shea’s voted nay twice as often state Rep. Kevin Parker, and on nearly 200 occasions more than Rep. Jeff Holy. Dozens of times, Shea has been one of only a few opposing nearly unanimous bills, because they don’t meet his strict criteria. When Parker pushed a bill allowing the homeless to list the address of a shelter on job applications, for example, Shea voted against it, believing it could raise the risk of voting fraud. “Is it constitutional?” Shea says he asks about each bill. “Can it be done in the private sector? … Will there be any government competition with the private sector? ... A lot of these bills are not constitutional.”

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Asked about working with Shea, outgoing 4th District Rep. Leonard Christian laughs wryly. “You don’t work with Matt Shea,” says Christian. “You either do what he tells you, or he hates your guts.” But many of his other colleagues have endorsed him. Holy celebrates Shea’s savvy, behind-the-scenes efforts to stop firearm background-check legislation. Sen. Mike Padden says Shea has learned lots about politics, relationships and working with others. “He’s matured the last few years,” he says. “He’s moved a lot of legislation,” Sen. Michael Baumgartner says. And in a House controlled by Democrats, Baumgartner says, you can’t move legislation if you can’t work with Democrats. With Democratic support, Shea has changed motorcycle regulations and loosened restrictions on constructing small docks. He passed a bill allowing all-terrain vehicles to travel on more roads — though Arritola argues that any benefits were counteracted by tacked-on fees and regulations. Shea co-sponsored a bill regulating drones, which passed resoundingly before falling to the governor’s veto. Shea sees these as examples of how he’s built diverse coalitions around his “Freedom Agenda” without giving away an inch of principle. Hence, another Matt Shea proverb: “Leadership is not the ability to compromise. It’s the ability not to,” he tells the crowd of Oath Keepers. “Amen?” n

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ELECTION ISSUE 2014 WASHINGTON STATE

LAW AND ORDER

The fight for power in Olympia

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Riccelli

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Benn

Ormsby

Delaney

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 3, POSITION 1

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 3, POSITION 2

MARCUS RICCELLI VS. TIM BENN If this matchup seems familiar, it should. Tim Benn (running this year as

TIMM ORMSBY VS. PAUL DELANEY A few weeks from Election Day, Paul Delaney has raised $0 and still

an “Independent R”) challenged incumbent Marcus Riccelli, a Democrat who represents the 3rd District, last time around, too. Covering Spokane’s core, the 3rd is a reliably left-leaning stronghold and it shows in this race: Benn has raised just $8,100 to Riccelli’s $110,600. Benn, who owns a daycare and has lobbied Olympia to ease regulations on home child-care providers, says his status as a political outsider means he’ll bring fresh ideas to Olympia, with a focus on finding efficiencies in programs that already exist. Riccelli has focused on health care and education, and includes in his accomplishments securing funding for the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture and social services like SNAP and Crosswalk Youth Shelter. Both acknowledge the challenge facing the legislature in light of the state Supreme Court’s McCleary decision — calling for more education funding — but Benn believes the state can address that by better spending the dollars already going to schools. Riccelli has said the state should close tax loopholes to find new funding. (HEIDI GROOVER)

doesn’t have anything but a stock photo on the “About” page of his website. He’s counting on his Libertarian platform to sway voters away from Timm Ormsby, the Democrat who’s represented the 3rd District since 2003. “I will stand up to regulators that want to regulate all aspects of your life,” Delaney, who lives in Spokane but drives trucks and operates heavy machinery in Alaska part of the year, writes in the state voter’s guide. Ormsby, whose main supporters include unions and health care groups, is running with a focus on specific ideas to address budget shortfalls and needs across the state. He says he supports a capital gains tax in lieu of any more program cuts and would support directing $2.5 million to Washington State University for a medical school in Spokane to help address the shortage of doctors in Eastern Washington. (HEIDI GROOVER)

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Wilhite

VS.

Parker

McCaslin

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Dover

Holy

Siegfried

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 4, POSITION 1

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 6, POSITION 1

STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 6, POSITION 2

DIANA WILHITE VS. BOB McCASLIN, JR. Former Spokane Valley Mayor Diana Wilhite and kindergar-

KEVIN PARKER VS. DONALD DOVER Since his first race for the state House in 2008, Rep. Kevin Parker

JEFF HOLY VS. ZIGGY SIEGFRIED Seeking his second term, Republican incumbent Jeff Holy faces

says he’s personally knocked on more than 50,000 doors, asking constituents for their vote — not that he needed to. Parker ran for his second and third terms unopposed. This time, the Republican incumbent and Dutch Brothers franchise owner has a Democratic challenger on the ballot: Donald Dover, a retired technology administrator at Washington State University, who threw his hat into the ring when no other candidate came forward. Dover’s top priority is ensuring that the state fulfills its constitutional obligation by adequately funding K-12 schools; his second is creating a transportation package that meets the needs of Eastern Washington. Like Dover, Parker’s first concern is drafting a budget that prioritizes K-12 education. He’s also working on a jobs package that would help entrepreneurs thrive and young people pursue internships. In the legislature, Parker is known for his work championing legislation to combat human trafficking. He has also sponsored successful bills aimed at helping the homeless find work, and saving manufacturing and retail jobs. (DEANNA PAN)

Democratic challenger Ziggy Siegfried, a write-in candidate who earned a place on the November ballot after receiving a little more than 500 votes in the primary. Holy, an attorney and veteran of the Spokane police force, is a social and fiscal conservative whose priorities include reviving Spokane’s manufacturing industry and improving public safety. In Holy’s first term as a state representative, two of his bills were signed into law: One extended the statute of limitations for sex offenses against children; the other expanded the definition of contraband so that it included the Special Commitment Center for sexually violent predators. Siegfried is a maintenance worker at Washington State University’s Riverpoint Campus and longtime local activist. He’s been involved with the Occupy movement, coal and oil train protests, and Spokane Moves to Amend the Constitution, a group that wants to get money out of politics. A self-described member of the working class, Siegfried promises to protect low-wage families and the “99 percent.” (DEANNA PAN)

ten teacher Bob McCaslin, Jr. (son of the late state Sen. Bob McCaslin) agree on most issues. And the occasional difference — both oppose abortion, but Wilhite makes exceptions in rare cases, like rape — are unlikely to have a legislative impact in a socially liberal state like Washington. Yet that distinction on abortion highlights a difference — their flexibility — reflected in a variety of other issues. McCaslin, for example, has signed a pledge that he won’t raise taxes or fees. Wilhite hasn’t. “I don’t think you can carte blanche predict what may come before you,” she says. She supports more transportation funding, though she doesn’t necessarily think a higher gas tax is the answer. McCaslin, by contrast, says the transportation budget is being spent incorrectly. He believes it’s possible to cut more taxes by targeting waste and fraud. McCaslin does say there may be one reason to raise more revenue: funding mental health. “I don’t consider it ‘raising taxes’ if you’re saving billions of dollars in a four- or five-year period,” he says. (DANIEL WALTERS)

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wo years ago, the biggest fight on the Idaho ballot was about education. The “Luna Laws” — pushed by state schools superintendent Tom Luna — limited union power, ditched teacher tenure, introduced teacher bonus pay and moved to add laptops to the classroom. The backlash was bipartisan: In 2012, hundreds of thousands of Idaho voters turned out to defeat the laws in a referendum. But back then, Sherri Ybarra, the federal programs/curriculum director of the Mountain

Home School District, didn’t vote. Ybarra didn’t vote in the race two years earlier either, when Luna faced Democrat Stan Olson, or when Luna and Jana Jones battled for superintendent in 2006. In fact, Ybarra hasn’t voted in a general election in Idaho since she moved to the Gem State in 1996. And that, she said last week, was partly why she wanted to run for superintendent of public instruction. “I have been very poor in my civic duty,”

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Ybarra says. “That’s not new news. That’s one of the reasons I stood up and got involved. I wanted to pay Idaho back.” She came out barely on top in the four-way brawl in the Republican primary. And now she faces Jones — the education consultant and former deputy superintendent who barely lost to Luna eight years ago. It might be the Democrats’ best chance to take a seat in the deep red state of Idaho. And it’s in education, one of Idaho’s most troubled areas. “I can tell you that Sherri Ybarra has worked in one district,” Jones says. “In Idaho, I’ve worked in almost every district in the state. I worked and do consulting nationally. ... My perspective is broader and deeper than hers could ever dream of being.” Jones has worked under three Idaho state superintendents, including two Republicans. But Ybarra says her direct, recent experience gives her vital, hands-on know-how: “I have been on the front line, and she has been on the periphery for K-12 education.” Ybarra says she has the conservative skill set Idaho needs, that she turned around a failing school as a principal and has won the state Educator of the Year award twice.

oth candidates recognize that Idaho’s education system needs help. By almost every method of measurement, Idaho’s public school system is struggling: Only 52 percent of 2013’s graduates went on to a two- or four-year college, among the lowest in the country. “We are last for funding,” Ybarra says. “We are stagnant in achievement.” Jones says Idaho’s educators do a valiant job, but the system is underfunded. In 2006, she says, Idaho changed its funding stream for schools from a stable property tax to a penny of sales tax: When the economy crashed, so did funding for schools. “It’s also been a tough eight years, especially the last four,” Jones says. “We’ve had school districts that have had to go to four-day school weeks. … They’ve cut teachers, they’ve cut programs.” She’s talked to kindergarten teachers who had two classes full of 30 students, far higher than the recommended guidelines. She’s seen southern Idaho teachers flee to Wyoming, where she says they get paid $20,000 more a year. “We have a mentality here of low taxes,” Jones says. Jones is very clear she doesn’t support raising taxes. But she’d fight harder against cutting taxes, she says. And when times are good, she’d push to invest more money in the school system. Despite Jones’ assurances to the contrary, Ybarra says Jones “has a tax-and-spend mentality that Idaho doesn’t need.” She says that education needs “adequate funding,” but until she actually gets into office, she says she can’t determine specific needs.

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urprisingly, the biggest debate in education right now — the Common Core standards — hasn’t become the major issue in the campaign. Both support the Common Core standards, though both have varying concerns over their implementation. Ybarra, however, opposes the Common Core-based Smarter Balanced state standardized test, while Jones believes it would be a mistake to throw it away before its effects can be studied. Each candidate has hurdles to overcome: Besides her failure to vote in a slew of elections, Ybarra has made a stream of other negative headlines. She incorrectly listed former primary opponent Randy Jensen as part of her campaign team before being alerted to the problem. Then there was the incident where a paragraph on her campaign website happened to imitate, largely word for word, a paragraph from her opponent’s site. But she doesn’t believe it was plagiarism. “My campaign team misstepped,” Ybarra says, claiming she took full responsibility. As for Jones, she has that scarlet D after her name, a liability in any Idaho election. But Jones believes voters can look past that. “Once you’re elected, you’re there to represent all people,” Jones says. “It won’t be Jana Jones, Democrat, it will be Jana Jones, superintendent.” 

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ELECTION ISSUE 2014 IDAHO

BATTLE IN THE GEM STATE

Idaho’s races for governor and Congress

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VS.

GOVERNOR

VS.

Otter

Balukoff

OTTER VS. BALUKOFF VS. THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATES A mainstay in Idaho politics since 1973, cowboy Gov. Butch Otter is seeking his third term against Democrat A.J. Balukoff and a slew of third-party candidates. Balukoff, a multimillionaire businessman and president of the Boise School Board, wants to restore education funding in Idaho to its prerecession levels. (Idaho ranks dead last in per-pupil spending, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.) Improving education is also among Otter’s top priorities. Although Otter is favored to win, the race may be closer than expected. A poll released last week by Public Policy Polling found Otter leading with only 39 percent of voters to 35 percent for Balukoff. Third-party candidates, like Libertarian John Bujak, a lawyer and former Canyon County prosecutor, could throw a curve ball into the race by swaying disillusioned Republicans away from Otter at the ballot box. Also in the running for governor are: Constitution Party candidate Steve Pankey, a property manager from Shoshone; Independent Jill Humble, a nursing instructor from Boise; and Pro-Life, an organic strawberry farmer who legally changed his name from Marvin Richardson 10 years ago to underscore his anti-abortion views. (DEANNA PAN)

U.S. SENATE

Risch

Mitchell

JIM RISCH VS. NELS MITCHELL Two Boise attorneys, one a newcomer and another a long-embedded fixture on the Idaho political landscape, face off for the U.S. Senate. Incumbent Sen. Jim Risch, who previously served briefly as governor, has spent six years in Washington, D.C., voting far right on many issues. His Democratic challenger, Nels Mitchell, has criticized the constant campaigning of incumbent politics, pledging to focus on policy while serving just a single term in office. Mitchell, 60, says he wants to increase incentives for American-based manufacturing, higher education funding and the minimum wage. Risch, 71, has focused much of his term on pushing for a balanced budget, opposing environmental regulation and seeking to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The Idaho Statesman endorsed Risch, describing his experience and seniority in the Senate as an important asset. In a guest column, Mitchell accused Risch of accomplishing little during his time in office, calling him “one of the least effective members of the Senate.” (JACOB JONES)

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RAUL LABRADOR VS. SHIRLEY RINGO U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, of Eagle, has in eight years risen to become one of the most visible figures in Idaho and, increasingly, in national politics. He has done so through headstrong posturing and an occasional willingness to defy Republican Party leaders. Many have come to see him as pushy, but effective. Democratic challenger Shirley Ringo, of Moscow, has long served as a state representative and political organizer after retiring from teaching high school math. She stresses the importance of education and civic accountability, calling for an increase of the state’s minimum wage and more progressive tax structures. Labrador has embraced most hard-line conservative causes, including cutting taxes, limiting government expansion and repealing the Affordable Care Act. As a native of Puerto Rico, he’s also stepped forward on immigration reform. Ringo has championed bipartisan cooperation, health care reform and women’s rights. She has also challenged the governor to accept same-sex marriage, citing a recent incident involving a veteran blocked from being buried alongside her partner. Both have voiced support for closing unnecessary tax loopholes. While Ringo made a strong showing against her Democratic opponent in the May primary, Labrador received more votes than all the challengers in both parties combined. A recent poll from Public Policy Polling found Labrador’s favorable and unfavorable opinions tied at about 36 percent. Ringo’s numbers were not polled. (JACOB JONES)

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Spider-Man creator Stan Lee is the headliner at the first-ever Pac Con Spokane.

Spokane already has three annual pop culture-themed conventions — can we support another? BY CHEY SCOTT

f you build it, they will come. “They” is what organizers of this weekend’s inaugural Pac Con Spokane comic convention hope to be as many as 20,000 attendees from around the Pacific Northwest. Leaning its marketing heavily on guest appearances by mega industry stars William Shatner and Stan Lee, the new convention has both surprised and excited local fans with such ambitious first-year goals. Pac Con isn’t technically a new event — founder and

organizer Jake Mackessy, who lives in Moscow, Idaho — hosted a smaller, warm-up event under the same branding in Pullman early this year before deciding to go big in Spokane. About 2,000 people showed up for February’s Pac Con Palouse. Though his local competitors might argue otherwise, Mackessy isn’t just another fan trying to make a few bucks off his hobby. The 32-year-old has been exhibiting at dozens of comic industry conventions around the

world for the past several years, representing 25 graphic artists through his company Mercenary Art Studio. Mackessy happened to form a relationship with one of Stan Lee’s business partners during the 2012 St. Louis Comic Con and thus was able to successfully book the 91-year-old Marvel comics king for Pac Con’s Spokane debut. “Stan is just very friendly,” Mackessy says. “I think ...continued on next page

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CULTURE | CONVENTION “CRAZY FOR CONS,” CONTINUED... people are really going to enjoy getting the opportunity to meet him. It really is a once-in-a-lifetime experience in Spokane for Stan Lee, because I’m not sure how long he’ll be traveling. I will certainly try to bring him back next year.” Lee heads Pac Con’s first day of events with a Friday evening panel (time TBA), along with two sessions of ticketed meet-and-greets, signings and photo ops, at $220 a pop. Similar experiences with other celebrity guests range from $10-$80. Organizers of Pac Con, or any other comic convention, don’t get to set their own price for such celebrity meet-and-greets, Mackessy explains, thus the steep prices. “We’re just selling the item for them,” he says. Conventions also must agree to a predetermined guarantee amount, which, if not met through meet-and-greet tickets, is the organizers’ responsibility to fulfill. Mackessy also attributes the first-year event’s successful booking of both Lee and Shatner (who’s coming to Spokane again in December for his “Shatner’s World” show) to funding from two investor partners, who together helped contribute around $250,000 to Pac Con’s budget.

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f Inland Northwest pop culture, sci-fi, comic book and fantasy genre fans dreamed big enough, perhaps the region’s locally organized comic conventions could match the rapid growth seen by Salt Lake City’s fledgling Comic Con, held for the first time last year, and two additional times since. The inaugural Salt Lake Comic Con shattered first-time comic con attendance records in September 2013 when it brought in about 80,000 attendees and $31 million in estimated economic impact. Because of the massive success, the Salt Lake Con is currently happening every six months, with the most recent inception last month attracting as many as 130,000 people. Its roster of past guests is a “who’s who” list of genre stars, and includes many of the names coming to Pac Con. Mackessy modeled many aspects of his event after Salt Lake’s. “The demographics are similar, and this area hasn’t been served by a convention of this type really ever,” he contends. “You can draw a line from Chicago to Seattle and except for the Southwest, there isn’t anything within six hours of driving distance.” While the Spokane Metropolitan Statistical Area comparatively has a little more than half the population of Salt Lake City’s MSA, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, fans from outside of the region are already eager to meet the comic indus-

try stars coming to Pac Con. A week before the event, about 25 percent of event ticket sales came from outside the Spokane area, Mackessy says.

ac Con isn’t the only event of its type attracting hundreds of local fans each year. As conventions centered around science fiction and fantasy books, films, games and television franchises continue to attract attention across the U.S. and beyond, Spokane has been host to smaller-scale movements of its own. The locally organized, anime-centric KuroNekoCon, founded in 2009, reportedly doubled its growth this year over last. Also held annually since 2007 is SpoCon, a sci-fi and fantasy convention that leans toward a literature, art and performance angle. For its eighth year in 2015, Lilac City Comicon (formerly Spokane Comicon) is moving to the Convention Center after outgrowing its previous digs at Spokane Community College. Founder Nathan O’Brien is encouraged to see the Inland Northwest hosting multiple shows a year like his and other groups. “I think Spokane has a great foundation of people into all genres and who really seem to turn out for all the events,” he says. As comic conventions here and elsewhere continue to reach even broader audiences and bring in bigger names, O’Brien says he hopes other event organizers continue to provide affordable venues for local artists and businesses to participate, and for the public to support. Aside from the notable stars headlining Pac Con, the three-day convention offers an impressive lineup of artists and vendors, including several from around here. One of those guests is artist Tom Cook, who currently resides in the Coeur d’Alene area and worked on shows like He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Ghostbusters, Tarzan and Thundarr the Barbarian. No con is complete without panels and presentations, and Pac Con’s schedule is packed with programs every hour appealing to a broad range of interests, from cosplay to discussions of female comic book characters and costume contests with divisions for amateurs, pros and kids. “We want to make sure everyone has something to do,” Mackessy says. “You can only shop so much, and we want to encourage people to stay there and have fun throughout the day.”  Pac Con Spokane • Oct. 24-26; Fri, 3-8 pm, Sat-Sun, 10 am-6 pm • $25/day; $5/day ages 3-10; $60-$100/weekend passes • Spokane Convention Center • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • paciﬁc-conventions.com

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obert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is many things: a classic Gothic tale of horror, an attack on the Victorian concept of morality, an early examination of dissociative identity (aka “split personality”) disorder, an allegory of substance abuse and addiction. That might account for why its story, by now a common cultural touchstone, has been revisited and revised for stage, film, radio, television and literature several dozen times since its publication in 1886. In the Civic’s current production of Hatcher’s adaptation, directed by Susan Hardie, the drama plays out beneath the low ceiling of the theater’s Firth J. Chew Studio. The sense of confinement isn’t entirely out of character with the tale or its emotional pendulum of repression and catharsis, but David Baker’s set and Jan Wanless’ costumes take things a step too far. The color palette consists of matte black on matte black — this includes the floor, walls, stage, suits and most props — with the occasional speck of burgundy from a seatback or cloak lining. Coupled with the feeble, flickering lighting, presumably to enhance the mood, the overwhelming feeling is of being in a closet with a faulty night-light. Not content with the play’s figurative darkness, director and designers have doubled down on darkness at its most literal. Along with their primary roles, actors Dan Griffith (as lawyer Gabriel Utterson), R. Travis King (quack physician and “pornographer of death” Sir Danvers Carew, among others), Ryan Shore (Dr. Lanyon, et al.) and Dawn Taylor Reinhardt (Poole the servant, et al.) all have turns as Hyde with varying success. Reinhardt offers the most satisfying character transformations, affecting solid accents and

October 25th & 26th Tickets $25.00 R. Travis King (left) as the crazed Sir Danvers Carew. SARAH WUTZ PHOTO distinct personas; but it’s Shore who has the most to work with in his incarnation of Hyde, Jekyll’s bad-boy ticket to the heart of Elizabeth Jelkes (Molly Tage). His lovesick desperation makes him more sinister and more sympathetic at the same time. Henry Jekyll, played by Dave Rideout, serves as the main vehicle for the dialogue’s toe-dip into philosophy. He briefly contemplates good and evil, often with the other characters as a sounding board, without taking these thoughts further than their mention. In that way, this production suits the play’s preference for shadow over illumination. — E.J. IANNELLI Dr. Jekyll & Mister Hyde • Through Nov. 16: Thu-Sat, 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm • $22 • Firth J. Chew Studio at the Spokane Civic Theatre • 1020 N. Howard • 325-2507

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Family Spice One woman keeps her mom’s memory alive with Mama Torres Salsa BY AMY MILLER-KREZELAK

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mong the sights, sounds and smells at the Thursday Market in the South Perry District, Mama Torres’ salsa booth stands out. A long table hosts a simple setup. The crowd around the table is constant and market-goers wait patiently on line for their turn to sample Gilda and Fred Meyer’s original, spicy original, lechuga and pico de gallo salsas and flour tortilla chips. In a market rich with diverse choices of authentic, locally made salsas, Mama Torres’ is unique, and that’s a good thing. Mama Torres’ salsa recipes have been passed down from generation to generation, reflecting the tastes and traditions typical of Gilda’s family, who originats from the city of León, in Guanajuato, Mexico. “My mother’s mother died when my mother was 7. My grandfather taught my mother to cook. These are my mom’s recipes. I was the oldest of eight. I had to cook, so I just did her recipes,” says Gilda. “Your enchiladas taste just like your mom’s!” interjects Fred. “I’ve been making salsa for six years at farmers markets, but making it my whole life,” says Gilda. “We are honoring her mom by naming the company after her. Since she learned from her mom who learned from her dad in Mexico, it was the best way to honor her,” says Fred. Making salsa may be second nature for Gilda, but many other careers came first. “I’ve done a little of everything. I was in retail, I did fingernails, and we opened [a grocery] El Mercado de Puebla. With two of us, it was too hard. One good thing is we didn’t give the salsa recipes away,” she says. After Fred retired, they decided to make salsas to sell at farmers markets and make that their main gig. They also take their wares to Green Bluff this month. Gilda’s mother taught her to prepare the puréed salsas traditionally, by parboiling the tomatoes and then squishing and smashing them in a molcajete. Now she uses a blender to speed the process. Her original signature and spicy salsas highlight jalapeño and Serrano peppers in a crushed

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Roma tomato purée. Hints of onions and cilantro are balanced with a slight sweetness and Gilda’s secret ingredients. For the lechuga salsa, fresh lettuce is blended with cilantro and a hint of jalapeño. Mama Torres’ pico de gallo is transcendent. The Inland Northwest has abundant Precisely diced onions, fresh salsa options. Look for these cilantro, tomatoes and local favorites at farmers’ markets and jalapeño are enhanced by grocery stores. the addition of extra lime. It’s easy to imagine eating Taco Chic Salsa: Since 1993, Rathdrum, the pico de gallo with evIdaho’s favorite salsa company has been erything, and Gilda’s eyes elevating the salsa scene with jars of light up excitedly when tangy, chunky and rich salsa in mild, she talks about pairing her medium or hot. salsas with food. “I do Mama Torres’ Saddlin’ Up! Nacho Salsa: A traditional original on an omelette, puréed salsa, Saddlin’ Up! is heavy on burrito or piece of meat. red chilies and garlic, ideal for dipping Also on fried potatoes or chips as well as pouring over tacos, baked potatoes instead of enchiladas and quesadillas. butter. Pico de gallo goes great with carne asada and Salsa Mendéz: The original and lechuga is delicious with restaurant style salsas produced in the wraps,” says Gilda. Spokane Valley may be light texturally, Perhaps the simplest but both are dense with flavors of lime way to enjoy Mama Torand cilantro. res’ salsas is with Gilda and Fred’s flour tortilla De Leon Foods: The homemade salsa chips. Hand cut and bar at De Leon Foods features rotating fried, the chips are perfect favorites such as salsa habanero, pico de vehicles for each salsa. gallo, guacamole and salsa de arbol. “You can go to the grocery store and there is a whole row of corn chips. Our chips are fried in corn oil and topped with nothing! Not even salted. You can throw cinnamon and sugar on them for a dessert. We sell out of our chips right away,” laughs Gilda. Mama Torres herself would be proud. n Mama Torres Salsa • facebook.com/mamatorressalsa • 710-1111

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The Vault opens in downtown Coeur d’Alene and honors the town’s history BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

new Coeur d’Alene coffee shop is banking on its central Sherman Avenue location and welcoming interior to earn its way into the hearts of area coffee lovers. Vault Coffee takes its name from the building’s 1904 origin as the Exchange National Bank, which

informs décor and even some of the menu. According to owner Danelle Reagan, the “silver dollar” cupcake they offered on National Coffee Day in September was a nod to the bank’s first president, William Dollar (no, we’re not making this up). The Reserve

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Collection of coffee drinks includes the Combination ($3.80-$4.90), featuring Mexican chocolate. Vault Coffee features a trendy blend of French, rustic, retro, vintage and modern elements such as hammered tin, elegant black chandeliers and barn wood-style flooring. Communal countertops of faux black-and-white granite create stand-up and sit-down eating areas, including along one windowed wall facing Sherman — prime people-watching — while clusters of plush gray chairs and little tables provide cozier spots. The word “Exchange” is spelled out in mammoth, wall-mounted metal letters, while grainy floor-to-ceiling images from the bank’s history create visual interest. “It feels like Seattle,” said customers Kaylee Gimlin and husband Micah. She was especially impressed with the transformation of the space, formerly occupied by the Java on Sherman coffeehouse — they relocated four blocks west this summer (see the Update story in this section) — where she worked as a teenager. He appreciated Vault Coffee’s use of DOMA Coffee, a local business that supports eco-friendly roasting, fair trade, the use of organic products and sustainable business practices. Also nearby, Sweetwater Bakery and Pilgrim’s Market provide the baked goods, such as fresh scones and Morning Glory muffins ($2.75). While the market may be volatile, changes at Vault Coffee will be easier to digest. With the ink on their beer-and-wine permit newly dry and kitchen upgrades in the works, Vault Coffee is also looking into doing their own baking. “We’re slowly easing into those other things,” says Reagan. 

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Take Your Pick Rio Grill has more options than your stomach will know what to do with BY JO MILLER

t’s like a delicious game of Red Light, Green Light. When you turn the wooden dowel on your table so the green side faces up, a server comes over with an immense skewer holding flame-roasted meats and, with a butcher knife, cuts pieces onto a wooden plataforma for you to grab with your tongs and place on your plate. When you turn the dowel to red, the server stops the parade of meats so you can work on your current helping, contemplate dessert or, as the menu suggests, nap. The meats include spicy pork, chimichurri chicken, marinated steak and linguica sausage, along with grilled, garlic-flavored vegetables and grilled pineapple smeared with cinnamon, brown sugar, butter and pineapple vodka. Rio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse’s rodizio (all you can eat) format is similar to what one would find at a traditional steakhouse in Brazil. The variety of the foods is what Patrick Hughes liked when he visited one with his family and decided to open Rio Grill on the South Hill with his wife, Billie-Jo, in August. “America is similar to Brazil because we have

a lot of different people from different nations,” says Patrick. You serve yourself at the buffet and a salad bar that has American dishes like scalloped potatoes and garlic green beans, Brazilian foods like a sausage-and-black-bean stew called feijoada, and other dishes such as German potato salad and Mexican empanadas. “We wanted to create something that would fit American palates, so we tried to hit every flavor profile,” Patrick says. The rodizio format is served during both lunch ($17 per adult, until 3 pm) and dinner ($22 per adult, after 3) with some plated options and a happy hour menu from 4-6 pm daily. You can choose from brews, wines and Caribbean-style drinks such as guava soda, as well as martinis and cocktails like a Mango-Tini and Caribbean Rum Punch.  Rio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse • 5620 S. Regal • Open Sun-Thu, 11 am-9 pm; Fri-Sat, 11 am10 pm • riogrillrestaurant.com • 919-3588

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At their new location, Java on Sherman serves an expanded menu with items like the Ultimate Quesadilla. CARRIE SCOZZARO PHOTO

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t least the name still fits. Java on Sherman — now four blocks west of its former location at Fourth and Sherman — is still on Sherman, yet everything else about this enduring coffee shop with a 20-year history in Coeur d’Alene is much, much bigger. With nearly double the space of its old location and a full-service kitchen, Java serves breakfast, lunch and even a light dinner of salads, sandwiches and shared plates like the Ultimate Quesadilla with black beans, chicken, cheese and

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avocado ($5.79/$7.99). With its tree-lined view and ample seating indoor and out, Java is still an ideal destination for breakfast. Try the croque madame ($10.99), sweet potato hash ($8.99) or soul cakes with Mexican chocolate ($8.59). And, while some mornings might beckon for a beer, we’re still a big fan of their famous Bowl of Soul coffee with homemade whipped cream. — CARRIE SCOZZARO

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DESSERT ALBERTA BAKE SHOP 5511 N. Alberta | 241-3361 The display case inside Alberta Bake Shop houses a selection of muffins, cookies, brownies and dense slices of apple cake. Robie Calcaterra and her husband, Wayne, opened the bakery in the Shadle Park area in November 2013. Many of the recipes Calcaterra uses were passed down from aunts in her grandma’s generation, and she uses local ingredients and items whenever possible, including Roast House coffee. DIDIER’S YOGURT & MORE 10410 N. Division | 466-8434 As Spokane’s original frozen yogurt shop, Didier’s has been doing the froyo thing for more than 25 years. In addition to the frozen treats, you can also pick up a burger or other lunch items at this mom-and-pop operation located near Whitworth in North Spokane. LOVE @ FIRST BITE DESSERTS 11305 E. Sprague | 891-2501 One of the most popular treats, a gnarly chocolate mountain called the Chocolate Explosion, was actually born from a batch of cupcakes gone

wrong. Comprised of chocolate cake, toasted chocolate cake bits and a whole lotta ganache, this creation has gained a devoted following and can be enjoyed every Thursday. All cupcakes are $2.75 and they’re enormous (some would even say the biggest in town). Wash them down with a tall cup of black coffee, which is free depending on which day you visit, and you’re good to go. NOTHING BUNDT CAKES 2525 E. 29th | 535-4864 The Bundt-cake bakery chain has about 70 locations nationwide; this is the first to open in Washington. Nothing Bundt Cakes has nine yearround cake flavors and one seasonal flavor. (From October to Christmas you can get pumpkin spice.) Each cake — whether it’s white chocolate raspberry, chocolate chocolate chip, red velvet or cinnamon swirl — is wrapped in chunky strokes of cream cheese frosting. The Bundtinis are a 12-pack of bite-sized cakes; the Bundtlets are a single serving. PETIT CHAT VILLAGE BAKERY 9910 N. Waikiki | 468-2720 After three years of success baking

bread in their Whitworth-area location and selling it in grocery stores, owners Brenda and Kevin Gerhart expanded their business, accommodating booths, long tables and benches, bistro tables and comfortable chairs perfect for readers. The menu has been expanded, too. Petit Chat’s chocolate croissants have a semisweet chocolate interior and a light, flaky exterior. Their savory croissants are stuffed with thicksliced ham and generous amounts of Swiss cheese. THE SCOOP 1001 W. 25th | 535-7171 The Scoop is the South Hill’s perfect hideaway for families, bike geeks, and bike-geek families. The small neighborhood parlor has technicolor walls and a kids corner and serves sinfully delicious ice cream — some of which is now made in-house by way of a liquid nitrogen process — on homemade waffle cones. Also check out their selection of sandwiches (including a brilliant breakfast bagel) and, if we still have a few more warm days left, their patio. n

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even deeper into the film’s escalating desperation. Written and directed by Alex Ross Perry, Listen Up Philip at times feels like it’s wandering into the sort of creative-NYC-youngsters-have-it-so-hard ennui you might expect from an NYU film grad like Perry. But his script plays out on the screen with literary flair and suprising humor, keeping us engaged, even if he makes Philip so singularly unlikable that we’re sometimes left wondering how any woman, especially the generous and intelligent Ashley, would ever give him the time of day. He’s a genius writer, though and people like ostensibly accomplished people, so he’s given a pass. Unfortunately for Philip, and everyone in his world, helps the release of his book, so he retreats to the country that pass sends you nowhere but to a situation where to live with a similarly sour literary legend named Ike you try, like Ashley, to break up with Philip, only to have Zimmerman (Jonathan Pryce) with the intention of him tell you that you need a haircut. This is dark stuff writing for months on end. Because he’s a human snot that doesn’t escape the aging Zimmerman, bubble, he expects Ashley to wait in LISTEN UP PHILIP who tries to put all his hopes on Philip and their cramped New York apartment Rated R his youthful promise, only to see it further while he’s gone. Written and directed by Alex Ross Perry strain his relationship with his own daughEveryone Philip includes in his Starring Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth ter (Krysten Ritter, Jesse Pinkman’s ill-fated life is worse for it, and we know of Moss, Jonathan Pryce girlfriend on Breaking Bad). the scorched emotional earth that At Magic Lantern There are people who will hate this follows in Philip’s wake because film, but those who stick with it — much the narrator (Eric Bogosian) tells us like suffering through the first hundred or so pages of a so. The narration is initially grating, but its recurrence tough but rewarding book — are treated to an emotional throughout the film ultimately proves unique, in that it’s tour de force. There are some laughs, sure, but mostly the sort of overwrought prose we can only assume Philip you’re left with a piece of art that forces you to think (clearly inspired by Philip Roth, as is the filmmaker) about the people in your own life. That might be a bumwould write. Does it feel a little like cheating that the narmer, and you have Jason Schwartzman’s greatest asshole rator tells us, on no less than four occasions, that Philip performance to thank for that.  feels “isolated”? Yes, but that direct knowledge takes you

Jason Schwartzman takes mean to the next level in Listen Up Philip BY MIKE BOOKEY

here’s a problem with Jason Schwartzman. Or maybe it’s my own problem with Jason Schwartzman. Here it is: no matter how he’s cast, it’s near impossible not to see a little Max Fischer. It’s not that Schwartzman can’t play-act beyond his breakout Rushmore role, but there’s something about this guy — maybe it’s the eyebrows — that never lets me forget the very worst of Max Fischer. It’s the weaselly, selfserving tendencies of that indelible teen that never cease to seep out of Schwartzman. In other words, Schwartzman has a nagging penchant for coming across as an asshole. And maybe that’s why he’s so damn good as the titular character in Listen Up Philip, where he plays a miserable novelist hellbent on destroying every relationship in his life. With his new book coming out, we meet Philip as he sets about dressing down an ex-lover, an old college friend, his publisher and, ultimately, his photographer girlfriend Ashley (Elisabeth Moss in her best non-Mad Men role yet). None of this

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To prove the existence of Jesus Christ through the Mormon interpretation, a group of explorers seeks holy stones that glow when touched. Arriving just a few weeks behind the arrival of the documentary Meet the Mormons, this film carries a message of devout religiosity and the rewards that come from dedication to one’s beliefs. (MS) Rated PG

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Jason Schwartzman plays a miserable novelist hellbent on destroying every relationship in his life. With his new book coming out, we meet Philip as he sets about dressing down an ex-lover, an old college friend, his publisher and, ultimately, his photographer girlfriend Ashley (Elisabeth Moss in her best non-Mad Men role yet). None of this helps the release of his book, so he retreats to the country to live with a similarly sour literary legend named Ike Zimmerman (Jonathan Pryce) with the intention of writing for months on end. At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated R

Kevin Kline is Mathias Gold, a 57-yearold New Yorker with no family, no money and no prospects who arrives in France to take ownership of an apartment left to him by his estranged father. There, Mathias finds an elderly British woman named Mathilde Girard (Maggie Smith) living in the place, the result of an odd bit of French property law called a viager. Accordingly, not only must Mathias wait until Mathilde’s death to take ownership of the place, he also has to continue his father’s payments to her until her demise. At Magic Lantern (DN) Rated PG-13

You don’t see many models on the runway much older than 25, but this documentary shows that fashion extends far beyond that age. Directed by first-timer Lina Plioplyte, the film follows seven women in New York City who’ve kept their fashion sense sharp well into old age. At Magic Lantern (MB) Not Rated

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Little Alexander is used to having terrible luck. He’s the classic, nerdy child in a way cooler and put-together family. But one day, the tables turn and everybody in his family is hit with unpredictable drama, chaos and embarrassment. Don’t worry, this isn’t your average family comedy — former Community star Donald Glover has an appearance. With a true Disney mes-

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Innocent teenagers who mourn the loss of their friend gather together at the scene of her death to communicate with her spirit through a Ouija board. Once they play the game, they open a connection to terrifying spirits who were responsible for killing their friend. The house they occupy becomes haunted and they have to figure out how to re-establish the separation between worlds. (MS) Rated PG-13

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This documentary arrives at the Magic Lantern for a one-night-only screening as part of the mini-SpIFF series on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 7 pm. The Return to Homs follows 19-year-old Basset, who was once the goalkeeper of Syria’s national soccer team before he became part of the revolution that brought his country to a standstill. The film follows him over the course of three years as Basset and his countrymen face a changing and dangerous climate in the city of Homs. At Magic Lantern (MB) Not Rated

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To cause supernatural destruction to his enemies in order to protect his wife and son, warrior Vlad Tepes ventures to the dark side. After drinking some blood, the Dracula powers inside him make him stronger than he could have imagined. (MS) Rated PG-13

THE EQUALIZER

Denzel Washington plays McCall, a former professional badass who clearly misses his past life. He can’t sleep, you see, because even though he seems happy with his minimum-wage job, he isn’t following his own philosophy of “gotta be who you are in this world no matter what.” He relates this to — you’ll love this — a hooker with a heart of gold and the soul of an artist, Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), who also hangs out in a diner where McCall always finds himself in the wee hours. When Teri gets beat up by some thugs, McCall goes out for revenge. (MJ) Rated R

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

The girl has cancer, the boy is in remission from cancer; this story can only end badly. As far as teenage cancer love stories go, John Green’s recent young adult novel of the same name isn’t half bad — not nearly as sappy as A Walk to Remember. Shailene Woodley (The Descendants, Divergent) plays the lead. (LJ) Rated PG-13

FURY

The five-man crew of the U.S. Sherman tank nicknamed “Fury” is in a hell of a mess: broken down and alone in the middle of a German battlefield in April 1945, one member of the team already dead and the odds of survival looking bleak. They’re forced to band together behind their sadistic leader (Brad Pitt), who goes by the name “Wardaddy” and beats the living crap out of his troops. The guys learn a thing or two about humanity along the way. (SR) Rated R

GONE GIRL

David Fincher (Fight Club, The Social Network) gets his paws on the novel by Gillian Flynn (who also wrote the script) and comes up with one of the twisting-est, turning-est and most unsettling movies of the year. Ben Affleck is the once-happy husband whose once-happy wife, Rosamund Pike, up and vanishes on the morning of their fifth anniversary, with lots of clues and a few secrets pointing directly at him as the perpetrator. But amidst the curious cops, nosy neighbors, distraught relatives, and ratings-chasing news people, the mood of the film changes radically, then does so again, and again. (ES) Rated R

A group of displaced young men with erased memories find themselves trapped in a deserted wasteland with no way out, except for a treacherous maze known to kill those who dare enter. A mysterious and powerful force keeps the prisoners hostage and in constant fear. Once Thomas arrives on the scene, he inspires the group to attempt an escape as they try to solve the mystery of their capture. (MS) Rated PG-13

MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN

From an exploration technology comes the fictional stories of several people’s reactions to modern communication. There’s a hovering mother, cheating spouses, neglected kids, curious adults and everyone in between. Jason Reitman, director of Juno and Up in the Air, adds his indie, quirky flair to this film based on the book by Chad Kultgen. (MS) Rated R

THE SKELETON TWINS

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

The titular Guardians are a ragtag, fivepronged crew of interstellar outcasts tasked with stopping Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace), a rogue zealot bent on planetary destruction. The Guardians are led by Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), a cocky, wisecracking treasure hunter from Earth who likes to go by StarLord. (SS) Rated PG-13

THE JUDGE

As a winner at the Sundance Film Festival, this story of an estranged family is perfectly bizarre, emotional and lighthearted. Siblings Milo and Maggie, played by Bill Hader and Kristin Wiig, reunite after 10 years of separation and attempt to find understanding in their messy relationship. Their quirky, loving and complicated dynamics are highly entertaining. (MS) Rated R

ST. VINCENT

Robert Downey Jr. plays Hank, a hotshot lawyer who reluctantly reconnects with his father, Joseph, a respected veteran judge. Joseph is also about to find himself on the receiving end of a murder charge — the victim is a convicted murderer whose crime was made possible by Joseph’s leniency — and thus the angry son and the prickly father must work together and possibly come to respect one another and so on and so forth. (SR) Rated R

Bill Murray stars as the titular Vincent, a broke, alcoholic, degenerate, curmudgeonly gambler with a crude Brooklyn accent who manages to become the after-school babysitter of his neighbor kid when his mother (Melissa McCarthy) takes extra hours as a nurse. The pair slowly warms to each other as Vincent shows Oliver the ways of the world in his unconventional manner (certainly more Bad Santa than Up). (SS) Rated R

KILL THE MESSENGER

Over six amazing Italian courses, old coworkers Steve and Rob, played by Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, respectively, develop their quirky friendship on a food critic tour. The two share silly conversations, delicious meals and whimsical adventures among the backdrop of the Italian countryside. With feel-good side plots of romance and self-discovery, the film’s overall story stays close to the food and the landscape. (MS) Not Rated 

In 1996 San Jose Mercury journalist Gary Webb published an investigative series alleging that the CIA had allowed Nicaraguan drug traffickers to inundate Los Angeles with crack cocaine. In this biopic, Jeremy Renner plays Webb, whose newspaper eventually rebuked their support of his reporting, leading to Webb’s eventual suicide in 2004. Years later, it is widely believed that Webb’s reporting was accurate. (MB) Rated R

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y Old Lady starts as what seems like a pleasurable fish-out-of-water trifle about a middle-aged American slacker in Paris to claim an inheritance. It deftly evolves, though, into something altogether more intense and emotional. Thankfully, the dramatic turn doesn’t make the film any less winning. Rather, the pithy

early stages invest the audience in the three main characters in such a way that when harsh, sometimes ugly, truths about them are revealed, we can sympathize with all involved. And it helps immeasurably that the trio is played by top-tier acting talent in Kevin Kline, Dame Maggie Smith and Kristin Scott Thomas. Kline is Mathias MY OLD LADY Gold, a 57-yearRated PG-13 old New Yorker Directed by Israel Horovitz Starring Kevin Kline, Maggie with no family, no money and no prosSmith, Kristin Scott Thomas pects who arrives At Magic Lantern in France to take ownership of an apartment left to him by his estranged father. Rather than finding a sweet piece of Parisian real estate to flip for a financial score, Mathias finds an elderly British woman named Mathilde Girard (Smith) living in the place, the result of an odd bit of French property law called a viager. Essentially, Mathias’ father’s agreement to the viager means he bought the apartment from Mathilde’s family on an installment plan. Accordingly, not only must Mathias wait until Mathilde’s death to take ownership of the place, he also has to continue his father’s payments to her until her demise. Much of this early setup is played for laughs, with Kline’s character astonished by his bad luck and frustrated by the quirky French law, and Mathilde taking pity on him and allowing him to live in a little-used part of the apartment — for a small fee, of course. Their odd-couple interactions, joined by Mathilde’s daughter Chloé (Scott Thomas), could suffice for a light bit of comedic Paris travel porn. But director and screenwriter Israel Horovitz, adapting his own stage play, has a bigger story to tell, and it’s one involving a complex web of family secrets and two seemingly opposite adults still dealing with childhood traumas. At times, My Old Lady still feels too much like a play, with scenes moving from the apartment to beautiful city streets just to take advantage of the Paris setting. But the acting from Kline, Smith and Scott Thomas is of a caliber that makes forgiving some of the story’s lackluster elements or emotional leaps as easy to swallow as a fine French wine. 

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BY LAURA JOHNSON with whom he recorded last month’s World on Fire. Chewelah native Stone also knows what it means to be a road warrior, touring around the globe for the better part of the past four years, playing various late-night TV shows and working on his soon-to-come album Radius, which he recorded in Sweden and Chewelah and marks his first release with Capitol Records. Stone, 27, moved to Seattle in 2007, but one year before that he had a Spokane address, living with his aunt and uncle. He says playing here feels like a homecoming.

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MYLES KENNEDY: Aloha Island Grill, I love that place! There’s something about the way they make their chicken. I’ll be on the road just craving it. What were your favorite local bands growing up here? We all remember Black Happy and they really did a lot, and that was very surprising. I remember hearing them practice one day at 123 Arts, back when they were called Sacrament in the late ’80s. They had this tight harmony. They really lit the way; showed that you could be from here. ...continued on next page

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MUSIC | LOCAL SCENE “BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN,” CONTINUED... What made you want to stay in Spokane? My wife and I tried to live in Orlando back in 2004 for Alter Bridge. Nothing against it, we discovered that Spokane is kind of like the story of the three bears — it’s just right. It just has a certain charm and people are really nice. Where was the first show you played in Spokane? The Eagles Ice-A-Rena in 1986 and it was with Bittersweet, my high school band, and that was my first real gig. Initially, when I first started playing music, I was playing in the cover-band scene. I was playing at Gatsby’s, like, six nights a week, playing four-hour sets. But as part of the original music scene, I wasn’t a part of that until the ’90s. That was a really exciting time because we were looking at what was happening in Seattle, but I knew that was their sound, so I was trying to find what I was supposed to be doing as an artist.

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music. It was an exciting punk and metal scene then; unfortunately it didn’t go much outside Spokane. I remember Vendetta Red when I was in elementary school, though. But where I grew up I wasn’t able to go to many shows. Talk about the first gig you played in Spokane. When I moved to Spokane straight out of high school back in 2005, I wanted to get some gigs, get my music out there, I was a typical narcissist. I met a friend who was working at Sonic Burrito; I played a couple shows there. I was fine; they couldn’t pay anything. I remem- Read more of the artists’ ber my friends were so interviews at Inlander.com. gracious to come listen to my stupid-ass music.

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Last year, Mudhoney opened for Pearl Jam at the Spokane Arena. This time they get intimate.

Ain’t Sweet No More Seattle legends Mudhoney have day jobs, but can still do whatever the hell they want BY LAURA JOHNSON

ong gone are the days when “Touch Me I’m Sick” rocked an unsatisfied generation and helped catapult grunge from the grey wetness of Seattle into the national spotlight. Those were thrilling times for Mudhoney, and as much as there are fans who pine for the early ’90s, the band certainly doesn’t. “When we started, we were just another punk rock band. We didn’t have any grand designs,” says Mark Arm (born Mark McLaughlin), taking a break from his day job at Sub Pop Records’ warehouse. “This is not our main source of income, so now we do things on our own terms. There’s no pressure.” Twenty-six years after their formation, they still like each other (only original bassist Matt Lukin has left the group, replaced by Guy Maddison), and they still write music. “We continue because we don’t know no better,” says Arm, affecting a Southern accent. 2013’s Vanishing Point, the band’s ninth studio album, is as noisy and gritty as ever, infused with the “we couldn’t care less” mentality, but as could be expected, their subject matter has progressed with age. “Chardonnay” bemoans the beverage most adored by “soccer moms” and they even “Sing This Song of Joy.” Even if their songs cater to the middle-aged, the bandmates, in their late 40s and early 50s, play their shows with the same

ferocity of their youth. The first time Mudhoney played Spokane back in 1991, they were barely into their riotous set at the Big Dipper when the fire marshal demanded the PA system be cut thanks to a majorly oversold show. “That show certainly stands out in my mind,” says Arm, frontman of the four-piece. “That was the first time we were shut down within two songs.” But that didn’t stop the act from coming through; they most recently opened for Pearl Jam at the Spokane Arena last November. This weekend they’ll rock the dark, intimate Bartlett space as part of a Northwest tour, which is easiest with work schedules. Arm says that both venues have their place. “If we’re opening for a huge band, we hope maybe some of the audience will enjoy what we do, and if they don’t, we don’t care,” Arm explains. “The more intimate spaces provide a place for our loyal fans to come out and let loose.” This time, hopefully, the band will make it to the third song in the set. n Mudhoney with Barton Carroll • Fri, Oct. 24, at 8 pm • $25/$30 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspkane. com • 747-2174

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wenty-two-year-old Sarah Cameron’s teenage love lyrics, sweet and pure voice and youthful innocence resemble Taylor Swift circa 2008, while her supporting band, the Reckless Pursuit, gives her more of a mild pop-punk sound (remember Relient K?). The Spokane native sings about what she loves, including Jesus, wearing her boyfriends’ jackets and fairy tale romance. In a generation of half-hearted singer-songwriters, Cameron has taken the initiative to take her musicianship seriously and pursue this career beyond the college music scene (Cameron graduated from Whitworth University last year) or church stage. Cameron’s EP, Daydream, featuring the previously released single “Daydream” will come out this weekend in all its innocent wonder. — MOLLY SMITH Sarah Cameron CD Release • Sat, Oct. 25, at 7 pm • $5 • All-ages • The Big Dipper • 171 S. Washington • bigdipperevents.com • 863-8098

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Thursday, 10/23

J BABy BAR, Magpies J ThE BARTlETT, The Apache Relay, Desert Noises BigFOOT PuB, DJ Dave J BuCER’S COFFEEhOuSE PuB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen BuCkhORn inn, Spokane River Band ChinESE gARDEnS (534-8491), Big Hair Revolution COEuR D’AlEnE CASinO, Michael Jackson Tribute with Michael Firestone COEuR D’AlEnE CASinO, PJ Destiny CRAFTED TAP hOuSE + kiTChEn (208-292-4813), Kosh FizziE MulligAnS, Luke Jaxton ThE FlAME, DJ WesOne J ThE hOP!, “The Struggle Records”, Demon Assassin JOhn’S AllEy, Olio J kniTTing FACTORy, Alter Bridge (See story on page 57), California Breed J lAgunA CAFé, Just Plain Darin J ThE lAnTERn TAP hOuSE, Ishkov, Cold Mountain Yeti lEFTBAnk WinE BAR, Chris Rieser & Jay Rawley J luxE COFFEEhOuSE, Particlehead MACkEnziE RivER PizzA CO. (3154447), Kicho O’ShAy’S, Open mic zOlA, Phil Lamb Band

Friday, 10/24

J ThE BARTlETT, Mudhoney (See story on page 59), Barton Carroll J BEASlEy COliSEuM (335-1514), Creedence Clearwater Revisited BEvERly’S, Robert Vaughn J ThE Big DiPPER, Tanzer4 Rock Off Battle of the Bands final round BigFOOT PuB, DJ Dave BlACk DiAMOnD, Just Plain Darin BOlO’S, Slow Burn

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INDIE SOUL COPPER & CONGRESS

BOOMERS ClASSiC ROCk BAR & gRill, Johnny Qlueless BROWnE’S TAvERn (315-9934), Nick Schauer BuCkhORn inn, Halloween Monster Mash feat. Tufnel ChECkERBOARD BAR, Over Sea Under Stone, Tap Weilding Heathens COEuR D’AlEnE CASinO, Cris Lucas, Smash Hit Carnival CuRlEy’S, Bruiser DAlEy’S ChEAP ShOTS, Ticking Time Bomb FEDORA PuB, Bill Bozly FizziE MulligAnS, Karma’s Circle ThE FlAME, DJ Big Mike gRAnDE ROnDE CEllARS, Barry Aiken and InnerVoice J ThE hOP!, The Finns iROn hORSE BAR, Kosh and Aftermath JOhn’S AllEy, Clumsy Lovers JOnES RADiATOR, Blue Canoe J kniTTing FACTORy, Allen Stone

(See story on page 57), Bad Rabbits, The BGP J lAgunA CAFé, Pamela Benton ThE lAnTERn TAP hOuSE, Crystalline ThE MEMBERS lOungE (703-7115), DJ Selone and DJ Eaze J MEzzO PAzzO WinE BAR, The Brad Keeler Trio J MOOTSy’S, Halloween Cover Show! w/ Losing Skin as Misfits, Cold Blooded as Ramones, Chemical Restraint nECTAR, Kori Eagle ThE nEST AT kEnDAll yARDS, Oktoberfest at Kendall Yards nORThERn QuEST CASinO, DJ Ramsin, DJ Freaky Fred nynE, DJ C-Mad ThE PAlOMinO CluB, Halloween Costume Party ft. Helldorado, Thirion X, Concrete Grip, Project Kings, Free The Jester ThE PAlOMinO CluB, Helldorado, Free the Jester, Thirion X, Project Kings

he Checkerboard Bar may be a little off the beaten path (i.e.: not downtown Spokane) but the classic live music venue is well worth the short drive out, serving up an inspired mix of local and touring acts and a huge selection of liquor. On Tuesday, Tucson, Arizona’s Copper & Congress brings its retro-flavored soulful rock to the joint. Fronted by Katie Haverly’s soulful, silky croon, the trio’s tunes slowly smolder, building to emotional heights. Expect the band to throw in a little improvisation, a side effect of playing with a jazzy flair, we suppose. Their LP Fault Line came out last month. — LAURA JOHNSON Copper & Congress • Tue, Oct. 28, at 8 pm • Free • 21+ • Checkerboard Bar • 1716 E. Sprague • checkerboardbar.com • 535-4007

PEnD D’OREillE WinERy, Marty Peron and Doug Bond J REPuBliC BREWing CO., Josh Martin, Michael Thomas ROADhOuSE COunTRy ROCk BAR, The Ryan Larsen Band ThE ROCk BAR AnD lOungE, Armed & Dangerous SPOkAnE vAllEy EAglES (9223433), The Ravinz, Johnny Cash Tribute ThE viking BAR AnD gRill, Comedy Showcase feat. Death By Pirates zOlA, Raggs Gustaffe and Bush Doktor

Saturday, 10/25

315 MARTiniS AnD TAPAS, Truck Mills BEvERly’S, Robert Vaughn J ThE Big DiPPER, Sarah Cameron CD Release (See story above) BOlO’S, Slow Burn BOOMERS ClASSiC ROCk BAR & gRill, Johnny Qlueless BOWl’z BiTEz AnD SPiRiTz, Likes

Girls J BuCER’S COFFEEhOuSE PuB, Jon & Rand J ChAPS, Just Plain Darin ChECkERBOARD BAR, Hip Hop Showcase feat. Big K & Z MAC Aubrey Major Jay Cope Joey Frey Kush COEuR D’AlEnE CASinO, Cris Lucas, Smash Hit Carnival COEuR D’AlEnE CEllARS (208-6642336), Ron Criscione CuRlEy’S, Bruiser ThE FlAME, DJ WesOne FizziE MulligAnS, Karma’s Circle J ThE hOP!, Halloween Cover Show feat. Losing Skin as Misfits, Cold Blooded as Ramones, Reason For Existence as Sublime and more J inDABA, Paul Abner iROn hORSE BAR, Kosh and Aftermath JOhn’S AllEy, Clumsy Lovers JOnES RADiATOR, Two Bit Jug Band J kniTTing FACTORy, Andre Nickatina, Smoov E, Fam Biz

THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, The Longnecks THE LARIAT (466-9918), Black Jack LINNIE’S THAI CUISINE (835-5800), DJ Dave NEWPORT EAGLES (447-4071), Johnny & the Moondogs NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin, DJ Freaky Fred, DJ Patrick NYNE, The Divine Jewels THE PALOMINO CLUB, American Bonfire PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Justin Lantrip ROADHOUSE COUNTRY ROCK BAR, The Ryan Larsen Band SWAXX (703-7474), Haunted Heads Costume Ball feat. AN-TEN-NAE, Russ Liquid, Splatinum, Crave and more

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J TWISP CAFE (474-9146), The Oracle’s Kitchen UNDERGROUND 15, Bodhi Drip, Jimmy Nuge, Casey Rogers, One Man Train Wreck, Jordan Collins THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, Cary Fly Band WILLOW SPRINGS (235-4420), Usual Suspects ZOLA, Raggs Gustaffe and Bush

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Sunday, 10/26

J THE BARTLETT, Wayne Hancock THE CELLAR, Pat Coast COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church THE FLAME, DJ Dave GRANDE RONDE CELLARS, Gerry O’Beirne J THE HOP!, As Blood Runs Black, Rings of Saturn, Upon This Dawning, Elitist, the Convalescence, Feuling The Heathen IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Dan Conrad J THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, Oh Snap!, Poke Da Squid, Lust for Glory ZOLA, Bill Bozly

Monday, 10/27

J CALYPSOS (208-665-0591), Open Mic CHECKERBOARD BAR, Satsang EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills THE FLAME, DJ Dave J MARTIN WOLDSON THEATER AT THE FOX, Chase Rice with Old Dominion JOHN’S ALLEY, Andy Hackbarth Band J RICO’S (332-6566), Open Mic ZOLA, Nate Ostrander Trio

Tuesday, 10/28

315 MARTINIS AND TAPAS, The Rub J THE BARTLETT, Open Mic

J CHECKERBOARD BAR, Copper & Congress (See story on facing page) CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Kosh FEDORA PUB, Tuesday Night Jam with Truck Mills J THE HOP!, Electro Grave JOHN’S ALLEY, Open Mic Night JONES RADIATOR, Open Mic of Open-ness J KNITTING FACTORY, In This Moment, Twelve Foot Ninja, Starset, 3 Pill Morning THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, Andrew Dempsen ZOLA, Satsang Reggae

Wednesday, 10/29 J THE BARTLETT, Lonesome Shack, Von the Baptist, I Am the Albatross BIGFOOT PUB, DJ Dave BOWL’Z BITEZ AND SPIRITZ, Likes Girls EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Kicho GENO’S (368-9087), Open Mic with T&T JONES RADIATOR, Jazz night with with Brendan McMurphy, Rachel Bade-McMurphy and more LA ROSA CLUB, Robert Beadling and Friends THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, Open Turntables Night with DJ Lydell LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3 J MEZZO PAZZO WINE BAR, Nick Grow RED ROOM LOUNGE, Bodhi Drip

SOULFUL SOUPS AND SPIRITS, Open mic ZOLA, The Bossame

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THE BIG DIPPER, Bodhi Drip and Mother Halloween Bash, Oct. 31 BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Boomer’s Halloween Party feat. Dragonfly, Oct. 31 JONES RADIATOR, Halloween Party with the Go-Man-Gos, Oct. 31 MEZZO PAZZO WINE BAR, Mezzo Pazzo Halloween Party, Oct. 31 THE PHAT HOUSE, B Radicals, Oct. 31 THE VIKING BAR AND GRILL, Halloween Party feat. Elephant Gun Riot, Drop Off, the Vine That Ate The South, Oct. 31 THE HOP!, Raven, Night Demon, Invasive, Morbid INC, Aardvark, Oct. 31 BIG SKY’S TAVERN, Big Sky Halloween Party with DJ Aphrodisiac, Oct. 31 THE BARTLETT, Horse Feathers, Hollow Wood, Oct. 31 THE HIVE EVENT CENTER, Sir Mix-ALot, Oct. 31 KNITTING FACTORY, Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Oct. 31 THE BIG DIPPER, Crushed Out, BBBBandits, Nov. 1 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Rising Tide, Nov. 1 NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, The Charlie Daniels Band, Nov. 2 THE BIG DIPPER, Alien Ant Farm, the Failsafe Project, Nov. 6 MACKENZIE RIVER PIZZA CO., Kicho,

MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 BEVERLY’S • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 THE BLIND BUCK • 204 N. Division • 290-6229 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BOWL’Z BITEZ & SPIRITZ• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 THE FLAME • 2401 E. Sprague Ave. • 534-9121 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 GRANDE RONDE CELLARS • 906 W. 2nd • 455-8161 THE HOP! • 706 N. Monroe St. • 368-4077 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 IRV’S BAR • 415 W. Sprague Ave. • 624-4450 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 JONES RADIATOR • 120 E. Sprague • 747-6005 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 4302 S. Regal St. • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LATAH BISTRO • 4241 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 838-8338 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LION’S LAIR • 205 W. Riverside Ave. • 456-5678 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 LUXE COFFEEHOUSE • 1017 W. First Ave. • 624-5514 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MEZZO PAZZO WINE BAR • 2718 E. 57th • 863-9313 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MOSCOW FOOD CO-OP • 121 E. Fifth St. • 208882-8537 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO CLUB • 6425 N. Lidgerwood St • 443-5213 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PHAT HOUSE • 417 S. Browne • 443-4103 PJ’S BAR & GRILL • 1717 N. Monroe St. • 328-2153 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 THE ROCK BAR • 13921 E. Trent Ave. • 43-3796 ROCKER ROOM • 216 E. Coeur d’Alene Ave. • 208-676-2582 ROCKET MARKET • 726 E. 43rd Ave. • 343-2253 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 SPLASH • 115 S. 2nd St., CdA • 208-765-4000 THE SWAMP • 1904 W. Fifth Ave. • 458-2337 UNDERGROUND 15 • 15 S. Howard St. • 290-2122 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 WEBSTER’S RANCH HOUSE SALOON • 1914 N. Monroe St. • 474-9040 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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SPORTS PUTTING THE ICE ON ICE

The Spokane Chiefs take on the Kootenay Ice this Saturday, looking to redeem themselves after a 2-1 overtime loss in the Ice’s home of Cranbrook, B.C., on Oct. 3. This time, the Chiefs are playing on the comfort of home ice at the Spokane Arena, with a loud, local crowd at their backs. While they’re sitting at a 4-5 record so far this season, the Chiefs have only lost one game by more than a single goal. Although it’s still early, keep an eye on #30, Garret Hughson, who’s currently a top-five goalie in the league, allowing only 17 goals against more than 200 shots. — CHRISTIAN VOSLER Spokane Chiefs vs. Kootenay Ice • Sat, Oct. 25, at 7:05 pm • $11-$23 • Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena • 720 W. Mallon • spokanechiefs.com • 535-7825

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THEATER CAN YOU HEAR ME?

PERFORMANCE MESMERIZING MOVEMENT

Lake City Playhouse Presents: Tommy • Sat, Oct. 25, at 8 pm and Sun, Oct. 26, at 3 pm • $25 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • bingcrosbytheater.com • 227-7638

The Cashore Marionettes: Life in Motion • Sun, Oct. 26, at 2 pm • $5-$10 • Jones Theatre in Daggy Hall • Washington State University, Pullman • performingarts.wsu.edu • 335-8522

From the very beginning, the cast of characters Pete Townshend created for The Who’s 1969 rock opera Tommy seemed destined for the stage. How could anyone resist watching the deaf, dumb and blind kid-turned-“Pinball Wizard” navigate his life of a murderous father, sadistic Cousin Kevin, pedophile Uncle Ernie a nd the Acid Queen to become a powerful leader of a religious movement? Tommy was turned into an opera and feature film before becoming a Tony-winning Broadway musical, which will be tackled by the Lake City Playhouse and Friends of the Bing this weekend. — DAN NAILEN

Puppet shows aren’t just for children; though the Cashore Marionettes aren’t exactly puppets, either. As part of WSU Performing Arts’ fall performance lineup, the renowned and stunningly beautiful marionettes created by award-winning artist Joseph Cashore are taking their stringed limbs to the stage. The marionettes’ moving performance of scenes familiar in everyday life are set to a score of music by well-known classical composers — Beethoven, Vivaldi, Strauss — as each character portrays emotions of humor, pathos and human insight. — CHEY SCOTT

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The fourth annual Reforest Spokane Day aims to populate Spokane’s waterways with native, river-repairing trees. Volunteers are sought to plant trees at four different locations along the Spokane River, helping to increase water quality, mitigate erosion and beautify the city, says Lands Council Community outreach coordinator Chelsea Updegrove. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own shovel, gloves and one or more gallons of water. Sign up online before showing up to the event so organizers know how much help they’ll have. — CHRISTIAN VOSLER Reforest Spokane Day • Sat, Oct. 25, from 9 am-noon • Sites near Garden Springs Creek, Valley Ford Park, Hangman Creek at Hatch Road and Hangman Creek at Valley Chapel Road • tinyurl.com/refospo14 • 209-2407

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Wine Tastings & Small Plates Events

FILM PARTY ON, WAYNE

...and party on, Garth. In 1992, a film hit cinemas that challenged everything we thought we knew about public access television, jeans with holes in the knees and Alice Cooper. That film, of course, was Wayne’s World, and the Inlander is bringing it to you for the next installment of our Suds and Cinema series. We’ll have beer from Orlison Brewing and free ice cream to celebrate the Inlander’s 21st birthday (we’re finally legal!). Mullet wigs are optional but encouraged. — MIKE BOOKEY Suds and Cinema: Wanye’s World • Thu, Oct. 23, doors and beer at 6:30 pm, movie at 7:30 pm • $4 admission, $4 beers • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • inlander.com/sudsandcinema

MONDAY Oct 27:

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TUESDAY Oct 28:

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PROFESSIONAL TASTING: ITALY’S ANTINORI WINES at Vino! $15 — LOCAL Since 1995 —

222 s. washington st. Spokane • 509.838.1229 www.vinowine.com

SMALL PLATES EVENT: ITALY’S ANTINORI WINES at The Spokane Club $45

PROFESSIONAL TASTING: NAPA VALLEY’S STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS - at Vino! $15 SMALL PLATES EVENT: NAPA VALLEY’S STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS at The Spokane Club $45

No membership required for the Spokane Club EVENTS

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BENEFIT

GRADUATE PROGRAM FAIR Thursday, October 30th 5:00-6:30pm University of Idaho Harbor Center 1031 N. Academic Way, Coeur d’Alene Visit with representatives from local universities to learn about graduate programs offered in the Coeur d’Alene and Spokane area, as well as online graduate program opportunities! Enjoy Refreshments and Win Prizes! See the full list of participating universities at

uidaho.edu/cda

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THIRD ANNUAL GHOST BALL Appetizers, full no-host bar, dancing, photography, auctions and raffles. Event benefits Elevations - A Children’s Therapy Resource Foundation. Costumes are encouraged but not required. Oct. 25, 7 pm-midnight. $50/person. Riverside Place, 1108 W. Riverside. ghostball.org THE PUMPKIN BALL 11th annual fundraiser gala with proceeds benefiting the Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital and the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. Gala reception includes passed appetizers, live and silent auction, three-course dinner, pumpkin carving competition and more. Oct. 25, 5:30 pm. $150/person. Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. thepumpkinball.org MASQUERADE BALL CHARITY DANCE The Crystal Chandeliers ballroom dancing club, Tuxedo Junction Big Band and the Lincoln Center co-host a masquerade ball to benefit the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery, offering appetizers, line dance lessons and more. Oct. 26, 3-6 pm. $25/person. Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. ccballroom.com MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET Bring your own bikes and parts to sell, or come out and find a needed bike or part. All proceeds benefit the animals. Oct. 26, noon. Donation by registration. Spokane Humane Society, 6607 N. Havana St. spokanehumanesociety.org SJFC UNCORKED An afternoon of wine tasting paired with light hors d’oeuvres. All proceeds benefit St. Joseph Family Center. Wines showcased during tasting also available for purchase at a

discount. Oct. 26, 3-6 pm. $25. St. Joseph’s Family Center, 1016 N. Superior St. sjfconline.org (483-6495) HOPE HOUSE CELEBRITY FASHION SHOW The 16th annual event features local public figures modeling formal wear, along with a luncheon, wine tasting and silent auction. Proceeds support Volunteers of America of E. Wash. and N. Idaho. $45/person. Oct. 31, 11 am-2 pm. Doubletree Hotel, 322 N. Spokane Falls. voaspokane.org (624-2378) IMPACT NWC 2014 Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Jon Kitna is the keynote speaker at the benefit event, giving a talk titled “Transforming Hearts One Student at a Time.” Kitna currently mentors, teaches and coaches students at an inner city high school. Proceeds benefit Northwest Christian Schools. Nov. 1, 7-10 pm. Free. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. nwcs.org (238-4005 x 146) INLAND NORTHWEST FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON Lutheran Community Services hosts its 31st annual community fundraising seminar, offering a wine and social hour followed by programming and a luncheon. Nov. 2. By donation. Mukogawa Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Rd. (343-5020)

COMEDY

STAND-UP COMEDY OPEN MIC Local comedians; see weekly schedule online. Thursdays at 8 pm. Free. Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. bluznews.com (483-7300) GEOFF YOUNG Live comedy show. Oct. 24-25 at 8 pm. $8/show. Uncle D’s

Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. (483-7300) GREAT IDEAS: SPOKANE: TODAY A TED Talk-esque parody mashup that takes the awkward, uncomfortable and boring elements of lectures and presentations and spins them out of control. Oct. 24, 10 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. (847-1234) NO CLUE Audience-participation, murder-mystery comedy improv show. Fridays at 8 pm through October. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) NUTHOUSE IMPROV COMEDY Performances by WSU’s improv comedy troupe. Oct. 24 and 31, Nov. 14-15 and Dec. 5; show times vary. $5. Washington State University, 2000 NE Stadium Way. performingarts.wsu.edu OPEN MIC COMEDY Live stand-up comedy, open to newcomers and experienced comedians. Fridays at 8 pm. Ages 21+. Free. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. (475-6209) SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions. (Not rated.) Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) LIVE COMEDY Live stand-up comedy shows. Sundays at 9 pm. Goodtymes, 9214 E. Mission Ave. (928-1070) FREE ADULT IMPROV CLASSES The Blue Door partners with Create Spokane arts month to present free classes through October, Mondays from 7-8:30 pm. Free. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. (747-7045) OPEN MIC COMEDY Wednesdays at 8 pm. Ages 21+. Free. Brooklyn Deli &

Lounge, 122 S. Monroe St. (835-4177) AFTER DARK An adult-rated version of the Blue Door’s monthly, Friday night show. Last Friday of the month at 10 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. (747-7045) SPOKANE LAUGH OFF All comedians involved in this competition were previous winners of the “Stand Up To Bigger Things” open mic comedy nights at The Bing. Event concludes with a special Halloween-night showing of John Carpenter’s “Halloween.” Oct. 31, 7:30 pm. $20. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. bingcrosbytheater.com (227-7404) IMPROV COMEDY NIGHT An evening of live comedy by Lilac City Improv Troop, with one glass of wine included in ticket price. Nov. 1, 6:30-9 pm. $20. Nectar Tasting Room, 120 N. Stevens. (869-1572)

COMMUNITY

COLVILLE CORN MAZE & PUMPKIN PATCH Explore 12 acres of corn maze and pumpkin patches, offering u-pick or prepicked. Open daily through Oct. 31 (hours vary by day). $5/kids (5-12), $7/adults,

free/under 5. Colville Corn Maze, 73 Oakshott Rd. (684-6751) MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM The public is encouraged to attend this educational event to meet, listen and pose questions to candidates running for office in the upcoming election. Oct. 23, 7-9 pm. Free. Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook. necca.myspokane.net/index.html (487-1603) SCARYWOOD 2014 Silverwood Theme Park’s annual haunted nights run through Nov. 1. Thur from 6:30-11:30 pm; Fri-Sat from 7 pm-1 am; Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 from 7 pm-midnight. $21-$40. Silverwood Theme Park, 27843 U.S. 95. scarywoodhaunt.com (208-683-3400) CREEPY HALLOW The 12th annual Halloween event on the grounds of the Northwest Renaissance Festival. Oct. 2425 and Oct. 31, from 7 pm-midnight. Sat.. through Oct. 31. $5/person. Northwest Renaissance Festival, 6493 Hwy 291. creepyhallownw.net (362-2964) KING FAMILY HAUNTED HOUSE: The annual, locally-created haunted house runs Oct. 24-30, from 7-9 pm each night. Rated PG-13. Donations welcome. Resi-

dence at 15604 N. Freya. facebook.com/ thekingfamilyhauntedhouse POST FALLS LIONS HAUNTED HOUSE The annual event is open Fri-Sat, through Oct. 25 from 6 pm-midnight; also the week of Oct. 26-30 from 6-10 pm. $7/ person or $5 with 2 nonperishable food items. Located at 4th and Post. $7/ person or $5 with 2 non perishable food items. tinyurl.com/kly5dvv VALLEY MISSION HAUNTED POOL The annual twist on the traditional Haunted House takes the setting of the pool locker rooms and deck. $3 or $2/person with donation. Oct. 17-25, Fri and Sat nights from 7:30-10 pm Valley Mission Pool, 11123 E. Mission. spokanevalley.org/ hauntedpool (688-0300) WEST VALLEY CITY SCHOOL HAUNTED HOUSE The school hosts its 6th annual haunted house at the 100-year-old middle school building, with all proceeds going to fund field trips and other handson learning activities. Oct. 24-25 from 6:30-10 pm. $5. West Valley City School, 8920 E. Valleyway Ave. cityschool.wix. com/hauntedhouse (921-2836) BOO BASH COSTUME BALL A Hallow-

een dance party offering an intro tango lesson from 7-8 pm, followed by general social dancing until 10 pm. Also includes refreshments, door prizes, mixers and demos. Oct. 25, 7-10 pm. $5-$9. Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S. First Ave. usadancesandpoint.org (208-699-0421) CHILDREN’S CHOICE HARVEST PARTY A fall kids’ festival including appearances by character princesses and superheroes, food/drink, games, a raffle and more. Admission is a donated food item to benefit Second Harvest. Oct. 25, 11 am-3 pm. Children’s Choice, 9711 N. Nevada (755-5437) FALL LEAF FESTIVAL The annual community event offers lots of leaf piles to jump into, along with information and resources by local groups. Oct. 25, 11 am-2 pm. Free. Finch Arboretum, W. 3404 Woodlawn Blvd. experiencespokane.com/parks FREE MUSEUM DAY The museum is set to close for the season on Oct. 31; reopening again in April. Free day on Oct. 25, 11 am-5 pm. Museum of N. Idaho, 115 Northwest Blvd. museumni.org (208-664-3448) 4TH ANNUAL GREAT PUMPKIN RACE All are invited to participate in this fall tradition. Rules are posted on MOW’s website

and Facebook page and prizes are awarded and treats served. Oct. 25. $4/pumpkin. At the corner of 18th and Madison on Spokane’s South Hill. mowspokane.mycustomerevent.com (456-0397) HALLOWEEN OPEN HOUSE See and learn about the center’s collection of owls, hawks, turtles and snakes; make Halloween crafts, games and more. Oct. 25, 10 am-2 pm. $5/person suggested donation. West Valley Outdoor Learning Center, 8706 E. Upriver Drive. olc.wvsd. org (340-1028) LIGHT UP THE PARK The city of Chewelah looks to fill City Park with 1,400 lighted jack-o-lanterns as it tries to set a new world record. Come carve, view and enter contests, with 200 pumpkins available for local children to carve at 3 pm; lighting at 6 pm. Oct. 25, 3-10 pm. Free. Chewelah City Park. (675-5212, or 935- 6304) LIONS CLUB EXCURSION TRAIN RIDES The North Pend Oreille Valley Lions Club hosts its annual fall season scenic train rides along the Pend Orielle River from Ione to Metaline Falls, Wash. Last days Oct. 25-26, departing at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm daily. Ione, Wash. lionstrainrides.com

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I’m a woman in my early 30s. I was one of the employees who got laid off after my employer lost a big account. I’ve found a new job, but it’s not on my career path and it pays terribly. Still, it’s a job and it pays. I live with my boyfriend, and we’ve always split the expenses, but he’s trying to persuade me to keep looking for something better and to let him pay the bills until I find it. He keeps saying he’s “happy to do that,” but I AMY ALKON just can’t stomach it. I’ve always supported myself and taken pride in not being the sort of woman who sponges off a man, and I’m not ready to start now. —Fiercely Independent If only giving you a hand financially worked like giving medicine to a dog, then your boyfriend could just grind up some money and sneak it into your food. The guy gets that you’re in a relationship, not a tiny little welfare state. He’s offering to help you not because he thinks you can’t manage by yourself but because he thinks you shouldn’t have to. That’s what being in a relationship means — two coming together as one, not one going it alone while the other one waits in the parking lot. Though being “fiercely independent” is great if you’re the lone survivor of a shipwreck or your car swerves off a lonely mountain road and you need to eat the passenger seat to survive, if spurning your boyfriend’s help is any sort of a pattern, it’s probably hurting your relationship. By refusing to show the vulnerability it takes to accept help, you keep the relationship on a “So, what’s for dinner?” level emotionally and tell your boyfriend he isn’t really needed. In time, this should lead him to the obvious question: “Well then, why am I still here?” Sometimes, aggressive self-reliance is really fear in a Wonder Woman suit. Our “attachment” style — our way of relating to those close to us — traces back to our mother’s (or other primary caregiver’s) responsiveness to our needs as infants. If you could count on her to soothe you when you were distressed, you end up “securely attached,” meaning you have a strong psychological base and feel comfortable relying on others. If, however, she was unavailable or rejecting, you become “avoidantly attached” and develop a habit of self-protective distancing. (“Can’t count on anybody” becomes “Don’t need nobody.”) The good news is, even if Mommy was the next best thing to an ice floe, there’s no need to resign yourself to the effects of that. Research finds that a loving partner can help you break out of avoidant attachment by continually behaving in supportive ways that challenge your belief that you can’t count on anybody. You, in turn, need to risk revealing your emotions and needs and trusting that your boyfriend will be there for you — perhaps starting with accepting his offer of a financial cushion. Over time, as you see that you actually can rely on him, you should develop a more secure foundation — and come to understand that true strength involves being confident that you can walk tall but sometimes being okay with curling up in a fetal position tall.

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I hit it off with a woman on an online dating site, and she showed up at the bar for our date with an unruly chihuahua in her handbag. She acted like it was no big deal at all, but she had to hold her purse close to her to keep the dog calm, and the server eventually saw it, so we had to leave. I really liked her initially, but I thought her bringing a pet on a date was really rude. A friend said that the purse dog thing is becoming commonplace and that I shouldn’t nix her because of it. —Irked People usually want the howling and scratching to come after the date. Unless you’re meeting at a dog park, it’s no more okay to show up with your dog on the first date than it is to bring your cow, your lobster, or some 3-year-old you happened to find wandering around the mall. This woman was sending you a message about the things she has little interest in: your feelings, whether the bar gets fined by the health department, and the point of a date — for two people to focus on each other rather than on distracting the server from a growling purse. So, yes, you absolutely should nix her — before she realizes that someone’s going to have to curl up on the floor beside the bed. (If you’re a good boy about it, she’ll throw you your favorite squeaky toy a few times before it’s lights out. n ©2014, 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 REFOREST SPOKANE DAY The fourth annual event seeks to plant hundreds of trees at locations around Spokane to strengthen our urban forest, beautify the city and improve water quality. Register by calling or visiting surveymonkey. com/s/refospo2014. Oct. 25, 9 am-noon. (209-2407) PURPLELIGHT A local candlelight vigil as part of a national event to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer, which has only a 6-percent, five-year survival rate. Oct. 26, 7-8 pm. Central Valley High School, 821 S. Sullivan Rd. purplelight. org (927-6848) CREATING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES TOGETHER A presentation by best-selling author Dan Buettner, who teamed up with National Geographic in 2004 to research “Blue Zones,” areas in the world with longer than average lifespans. Oct. 28, 6-8 pm. Free. Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. (359-6335) MARINE & RAIL OIL TRANSPORTATION STUDY PUBLIC MEETING A public meeting on Gov. Inslee’s Marine and Rail Oil Transportation Study, accepting public input and concerns Find more information on the study at ecy.wa.gov. Doors open at 5 pm; public hearing begins at 6 pm. Oct. 28, 6-9 pm. Free. Doubletree Hotel, 322 N. Spokane Falls Ct. tinyurl.com/nphrz3y (499-9886) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL A community event to honor and remember victims of domestic violence, hosted by the YWCA of Spokane. Oct. 29, 6 pm. Free and open to the public. Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. ywcaspokane.org (326-1190)

GONZAGA RESIDENCE HALL TRICKOR-TREAT Open to the public for families to enjoy a fun and safe Halloween, with 10 campus residence halls participating. Meet in the Crosby Student Center between 6-7 pm; Gonzaga students guide groups through the halls where they can challenge students for tricks or treats. Ages 13 and under. Oct. 29, 6-8 pm. Free. Gonzaga, 502 E. Boone. gonzaga.edu (328-4220) ZOMBIE HIKE The annual event takes place at the Riverside State Park 7-Mile Airstrip, 7903 W. Missoula Rd. (Directions: http://j.mp/7mileairstrip.) The half-mile hike is open to all ages and is a fundraiser for the Riverside State Park Foundation, a non-profit supporting the park. No Discover Passes needed. Oct. 29, 6-9 pm. $10/adults; $5/ages 3-12. Riverside State Park. parks.wa.gov (4655066) GHOULS & GAMES HAUNTED HOUSE Event includes a haunted house, dance party, games, prizes, live music by Echo Elysium and more. Oct. 31, 6-9 pm. Free. Spokane Valley, Spokane Valley. the5ifthelement.com (456-5911) THE HOLLOW HAUNTED HOUSE A locally-created haunted house, open to the public for its second year. Admission is a donation to Second Harvest Food Bank. Residence at 1927 W. Carlisle Ave. Oct. 31, 7-11 pm. facebook.com/TheHollowHauntedHouse HARVEST FESTIVAL Annual fall festival offering family-friendly games, obstacle courses, mazes, bounce houses, gymnastics activities and more. Idea for ages 3-13. Nov. 1, 7-9 pm. Spokane Gymnastics, 2525 N. Locust Rd. (5339646)

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PAC CON SPOKANE First annual comic/sci-fi convention, featuring guest headliners Stan Lee, William Shatner, Jim Cummings, Denise Crosby, Dirk Benedict and others. Also features 300 exhibitors, including artists and vendors from across the US. Oct. 24-26, Fri from 3-8 pm, Sat-Sun from 10 am-6 pm. $60-$100/weekend pass; $20$25/day; $5/day ages 3-10. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. pacific-conventions.com/ spokane (279-7000) APPLE FEST Event includes crafts, entertainment, food trucks, apple dumplings and more. Oct. 25-26 from 9 am-5 pm. Free admission. Green Bluff Grange, 9919 E. Greenbluff Rd. (9792607)

FILM

ALIVE INSIDE Screening of the Sundance Film Festival award-winning documentary about treatment of Alzheimer’s and dementia through music. Oct. 23, 6-9 pm. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. dacnw.org (208-8830523) SUDS & CINEMA: WAYNE’S WORLD Featuring beer ($4/pint) from Orlison Brewing Co. and ice cream from Brain Freeze Creamery to celebrate the Inlander’s 21st birthday. Doors open at 6:30 pm, film screens at 7:30 pm. Oct. 23, 6 pm. $4/admission. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. inlander.com/ sudsandcinema THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW EXPERIENCE Interactive screening of

the cult classic film. Oct. 24-25, show3000” take on that giant boa in a live ings at 7 pm, 9:30 pm and midnight. $12. screening event. At Regal Cinemas Kenworthy, 508 S. Main, Moscow. (208Northtown and Riverstone 14. Oct. 30, 882-4127) 8 pm. $12.50. fathomevents.com (509482-0209) TWICE BORN PREMEIRE Premiere of the locally-made short film starring loTHE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY The cal actors and an original score. Oct. 24, documentary follows the reconstruc7 pm. $11. Panida Theater, 300 N. First tion of New Orleans after Hurricane Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) Katrina. Oct. 30, 6-9 pm. Free. North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (208-667-9093) The Spokane Film Project hosts a screening to raise funds and awareness WARREN MILLER’S NO TURNING for film preservation. A theater troupe BACK The 65th ski enthusiast film also performs and asks attendees to by Warren Miller, paying homage to reinterpret costumes and makeup from mountain culture and adventure filmthe film. Oct. 25, midnight. $7. Garland making. Screenings at 6 pm and 9 pm; Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. (327group rates available. Nov. 1. $20. Bing 1050) Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. (227-7404) MINI-SPIFF FEAT. RETURN TO HOMS A doc from Syria following the lives of two young men living in the war-torn region. Oct. 26, 7 pm. $8. Magic Lantern, 25 W. OKTOBERFEST AT KENDALL YARDS Main. spokanefilmfestival.org (209A community celebration offering live 2383) music and a “restaurant crawl” featuring PALOUSE FRENCH FILM FEST: ON MY the neighborhood’s local eateries and WAY A former beauty queen in her 60s pumpkin carving. Oct. 24, 5-9 pm. Free finds herself jilted by her lover and left to attend. The Nest at Kendall Yards, alone to deal with the financial prob1335 Summit Pkwy. tinyurl.com/jvvljkt lems of her family’s restaurant. Oct. 28, (280-2776) 7 pm. Kenworthy, 508 S. Main. (208VALUE WINES UNDER $20 This class 882-4127) highlights outstanding wines for unNIC FILM CLUB: THE SHINING Screender $20/bottle, including reds, whites, ing co-hosted by North Idaho College ports and sparkling varieties. Oct. 24, 7 and the library. Halloween costumes pm. $20, registration requested. Rocket encouraged. Oct. 30, 7:30 pm. Free. Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave. (343-2253) Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. VINO WINE TASTING Friday, Oct. 24 Front Ave. cdalibrary.org (208-292tasting showcases Michael David Win4637) ery, from 3-6:30 pm ($15). Saturday, RIFFTRAX LIVE: ANACONDA MiOct. 25 features Hamilton Cellars of Red chael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill football_poster.2014-small.X1.pdf 1 9/4/14 2:04 PM Mountain, from 2-4:30 ($10). Tastings Corbett, of “Mystery Science Theater

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MUSIC

FRIDAY MUSICAL CONCERT SERIES The concert series enters its 99th year, featuring recitals by Sheri Jacobson, Kay Benson and others. Oct. 24, 1 pm. Free. St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th. HOG HEAVEN BIG BAND The band plays tunes from “The Great American Song Book.” Oct. 25, 7:30 pm. $5/person; $8/pair. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown. artisanbarn.org SPIRITS: A MUSICAL ENCOUNTER A Halloween-themed musical event, featuring the Sweet Adeline’s Women’s Spirit of Spokane chorus, with guest performances by the Spokane Area Youth Choir and the quartet Pepper. Oct. 25, 7 pm. $12-$15. FCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. spiritofspokanechrous.org

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he state continues to license growers, processors and retailers — though still not as many as Colorado. The Liquor Control Board is also releasing sales data by license number, so we can see how businesses around here are doing. Below is a breakdown of each of the five stores operating in Spokane County, with how much they’ve sold and, in parenthesis, how much they’ve paid or owe in excise taxes to the state as of last week. Unsurprisingly, the stores that opened first have done the best. (As a comparison, Seattle’s first store has sold $1,321,427 of product so far, about $320,000 more than Spokane’s first shop.) Green Leaf: $1,001,855 ($250,463) Satori: $392,528 ($98,132) Sativa Sisters: $335,641 ($83,911) Green Star: $165,222 ($41,305) Greenlight: $27,537 ($6,884) Statewide, marijuana stores have sold just under $24 million worth of pot, generating almost $6 million in excise taxes. A 24-year-old in Missoula was arrested for causing an explosion in a University of Montana student apartment building, which police say was caused by a hash oil-making operation, reports KPAX. (Making hash oil, which gets you super high, involves the dangerous process of filtering butane through marijuana and then

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EVENTS | CALENDAR SPOKANE SYMPHONY Classics Series No. 3 “Mozart and Strauss” ft. the Spokane Symphony Chorale. Oct. 25 at 8 pm and Oct. 26 at 3 pm. Prices vary. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony. org UNDER THE STREETLAMP Featuring group members Michael Cunio, Michael Ingersoll, Christopher Kale Jones and Shonn Wiley. Oct. 25, 7:30 pm. $32.50$57.50. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. (800-325-7328) AUDITORIUM CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES FT. MORGENSTERN TRIO Concert by the award-winning German ensemble. Oct. 28, 7:30 pm. $10-$22. U. of Idaho Admin. Bldg, 851 Campus Dr. auditoriumseries.org (208-885-7557) STAR SEARCHIN’ FINALS Second annual live talent show, featuring local vocalist, models and a comedian. Also includes a performance by last year’s winner, 16-year-old Mersaides Ellis, who is releasing her new EP. Oct. 30, 7 pm. $15/$20. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. bingcrosbytheater.com (216-1535) NORTHWEST OPERA’S BARN AID2014 Directed by Tim Campbell and written by Fern McMillan, the familyfriendly show features area artists singing selections from a wide range of musical genres. Nov. 1 and Nov. 8 at 7:30 pm, Nov. 2 at 2 pm. $10. Bethlehem Lutheran, 2715 S. Ray St. (327-3598)

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MT. SPOKANE SKI PATROL SWAP Now celebrating its 50th year, the annual swap offers new and used winter sports gear from local shops and individuals. Friday evening of event also includes a screening of “Days of My Youth” by Matchstick Films (5:30 pm, $6). Oct. 24-26; Fri from 7-11 pm (VIPs only; $50); Sat from 9 am-5 pm, Sun from 9 am-noon. $5-$12/admission. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana. skipatrolskiswap.com OCTOBERWEEN II RIDE The Fourth Friday Pub Peddlers and Swamp Ride team up to host the second annual costume-themed pub ride. Event features live entertainment (TBA) and drink specials. Ride meets at 7 pm, departs at 8 pm. Oct. 24, 7 pm. Swamp Tavern, 1904 W. Fifth. tinyurl.com/pauokmn QUAD-CON: CLASH OF THE ROLLER GIRLS Lilac City Roller Girls versus the Snake Pit Derby Dames in a superherothemed bout and the last of the 2014 season. Before the man event, the Lilac City Pixies take on West Sound. Oct. 25, 5 pm. $12-$15. Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. (279-7000) SPOKANE CHIEFS VS. KOOTENAY ICE Hockey match. Oct. 25, 7 pm. $10-$23. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon. spokanearena.com GOLF 4 EDUCATION A fundraiser golf scramble tournament to benefit the St. Dominic School in Post Falls. Oct. 26, 12:30 pm. $100/team of four. Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course. golf4ourschool.com (208-765-4000) WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOC. AT ILLER CREEK Register online to join WTA for a day of giving back to a local conservation futures properties. Oct. 26-27, from 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Iller Creek Conservation Area, East Holman Rd. and Rockcrest Lane. wta.org/volunteer/east (921-8928) PADDLING THE COLUMBIA Mountain climber, hiker, adventurer and writer

John Roskelley presents his new book, “Paddling the Columbia,” a guide to the river of the Northwest. Sponsored by the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club. Oct. 27, 7-8 pm. Free. Mountain Gear Corp. Offices, 6021 E. Mansfield Ave. (487-7085) SPOKANE CHIEFS VS. EDMONTON OIL KINGS Hockey match. Oct. 29, 7 pm. $10-$23. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon Ave. (279-7000) PREPARING FOR THE UNEXPECTED Program offering information to better prepare you for your adventures from a day in the state park to an extended backpacking adventure deep into the wilderness. Oct. 30, 7-8:30 pm. Free. REI, 1125 N. Monroe St. (328-9900)

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ing performed across the world. Oct. 26, 2 pm. $5-$10. Jones Theatre at Daggy Hall, WSU Pullman. performingarts.wsu.edu MONSTERS ANONYMOUS The Empire Theater Company presents a premiere story about Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf-man, and their friends as they share their troubles. Rated PG-13. Also includes a costume contest. Oct. 29-30 at 6:30 pm. $25. Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln. etcspokane.com THE WOMEN A special one-night benefit performance of the comedy/drama by Clare Booth Luce. Nov. 1, 7:30 pm. $20. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. (325-2507)

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MELISSA COLE & FRIENDS: An art show to celebrate the Hallows Season, featuring the dramatic paintings of Melissa Cole alongside art by Ric Gendron, Rita Vigil, Kim Long, and Neicy Frey, based on the traditional Mexican holiday “Dia de Muertos” (Day of the Dead). Oct. 18-Nov. 15, Tues-Sat from 10 am-6 pm. Free. Manic Moon & More, 1007 W. Augusta Ave. manicmoonandmore.com (413-9101) ONE-NIGHT ART GALLERY A program focusing on the current state of the U.S. educational system. Event includes art viewing, live performances, and a moderated discussion on education reform led by Jennifer Garrison Stuber. Nohost beer/wine reception included. In the MAC Auditorium. Oct. 25, 2-5 pm. Free. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) HIP THOMAS: “SOCIAL LANDSCAPE”: An exhibition of photographs by the fall Visiting Artist Lecture series guest, Chip Thomas. Thomas is a Navajo Nation doctor who serves patients at a lowcost clinic and creates black and white murals of his Navajo patients on outdoor surfaces. Thomas’ lectures Oct. 15 at SFCC (11:30 am), and the MAC (6:30 pm); also Oct. 16 at EWU. Gallery hours Mon-Fri, from 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Free. Spokane Falls Community College, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. spokanefalls. edu (509-533-3500) SPOKANE ARTS AWARDS COSTUME BALL: The grand finale of Create Spokane is the formal, festive costume ball and presentation of the first annual Spokane Arts Awards Oct. 30, 7:30 pm. $25. Davenport Hotel, 10 S. Post St. createspokane.com (800-899-1482)

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SLAM POET MEGAN FALLEY Poetry performance by the “Woman of the World Poetry Slam” finalist as part of Gonzaga’s Visiting Writers Series. Oct. 23, 7:30-9 pm. Free. Jundt Art Museum, 200 E. Desmet. tinyurl.com/n4e8nxz SLAM POET KEALOHA Reading by the first Poet Laureate of Hawaii. Oct. 24, 7:30-9 pm. $15/$10. The JACC, 405 N. William, Post Falls. thejacklincenter.org SPOPO #10: SIOBHAN SCARRY & EMILY CARR SpoPo is a monthly living room reading series devoted primarily to poetry. Costumes encouraged, BYOB and book money. Private residence at 127 W. 25th Ave. Oct. 25, 7-9 pm. Free. (541-285-1728) AUTHOR JOANNE BENDER A reading, signing and discussion with the author of “Snowbirds.” Oct. 29, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com (838-0206) n

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Jeers Stealing To whoever decided to take my Birkenstock sandals while I was working out at the gym, you are pathetic. Stealing is not ok, and everyone should be taught better. I work for everything I have, and no one should be violating others like that by taking their stuff. Remember that karma sucks and will come back to get you! Slow Down!! To the jerks that are driving through Riverwalk, on Indiana...slow the hell down!

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and that you would be calling management and trying to make me seem like I am bad at my job! After I read the note I tried to retrace what happened. So let’s see, you sat yourselves and were instantly greeted by one of my co-worker, the urgency on his part because of bad help saying people were being ignored. For some reason he had already taken your drink order and appetizer, I’m assuming you gave it to him as he put your menu’s down and before he got a chance to say “hello, your server will be right with you”, which is what we say to other peoples table’s when we help seat and greet. I brought you the drinks, let you know that the appetizers were on there way and asked if you knew what you liked to order for entree’s. You told me no and said you were in no rush, which made me question why you told your order to someone before they ask you for it, But hey to each their own, I guess! So I walked back and worked on my other table until your appetizer were up, I brought them to you and said, do you want more time to think, you said yes. Two minutes later (company policy two bits, two minutes) I asked you how everything tasted, You said “ok” but went no farther on explaining why just “ok” then you order one more appetizer to share. The Hostess, doing her job, when walking by your table asked you if you wanted if she could take some plate out of your way (again her job). You rudely said no, she didn’t tell me that till after we read your

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Sunday 10/19 Silver BMW 29th and Ray Did you pass a drivers test? When two lanes merge into one, you don’t speed up and pass the two drivers in front of you. You came very close to causing a major accident. How would your parents feel if you wrecked that pretty car they bought you? Re: Bicycle Riders I am bicycle rider. Inside I know Your car is bigger and faster. Inside I know The speed limit is 45. But I am still going to ride Just sort of off to the side, Going 12 miles per hour. Not far enough over To allow this line of cars to pass. Because f--- you. I am bicycle rider. Goldy Locks Syndrome To the two guests that felt rushed! Thank you for Not leaving a tip that would have bought my family milk and butter or a gallon of gas! Thank you for writing on the check about how rude it was to feel rushed

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s the air turns brisk and the days grow short, the Inland Northwest reignites each autumn in a whirlwind display of reds, yellows and oranges. Though it may seem a bright flash of festive decadence, research indicates the changing leaves only reveal their true colors. Throughout the steady photosynthesis of summer days, deciduous trees manufacture high levels of chlorophyll, saturating the leaves in their deep green pigments. As the trees hunker in for winter, nutrient production drops off and the chlorophyll burns up, exposing the underlying fall palette. Such honesty seems rare, so may we all take comfort in the naked embrace of the coming cold. n

Mike Coe cleans his yard near Lincoln Park.

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Attend a Premera Blue Cross Medicare Advantage Event I want to ... Sail the San Juan Islands. Take ballroom dancing lessons. Sing in my church choir. Visit my family out of state.

Get to know Premera Blue Cross at a Medicare Advantage Event near you. Refreshments will be served! Spokane Rosauers Family Restaurant 9414 N Division Street October 27 at 1:00 p.m. November 3 at 1:00 p.m.

Spokane Red Lion Hotel at the Park 303 W North River Drive October 29 at 10:00 a.m. November 5 at 10:00 a.m.

Spokane Rockwood Clinic 400 E Fifth Avenue November 4 at 6:00 p.m. November 18 at 6:00 p.m.

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Carnival Bash & Food Drive OCTOBER 29TH - 31ST

10 am - 8 pm • Skycatcher Hallway

Games • Prizes • Fun Bring up to five non-perishable food items per day. Each can donated will be worth one ticket to play a game at our carnival.

r la u c a t k o o p S n e e Hallow Friday, October 31st | 9 pm $1,500 Cash and Extra Play Cash Costume Contest Drink Specials • Live Music with Strictly Business Party in the Nighthawk Lounge! Any masks or costumes that alter the visual identity of a guest must remain in designated party area established by Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort management. Must be 21 years or older.

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