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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Dear Annie: Is it depression or something else?

Dear Annie: I am a 48-year-old male living at home with my folks and older sister. We are a close-knit family and do things together often. I couldn’t be happier to have them in my life.

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Amy Poehler wants her true-crime podcast to make you laugh

It was a Friday morning in December, and Amy Poehler was talking about murder. More specifically, she was directing a pair of comic actors over Zoom as they talked about murder in their guise as hosts of a fictional true-crime podcast titled – yes – “Women Talkin’ ’Bout Murder.” Today’s victim: Mary Benson, who went on a yoga retreat and plunged to an untimely demise at the bottom of a ravine.
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Ask the doctors: Medication, talk therapy may help with panic disorders

Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about panic attacks? Each time I have one, I can’t eat, sleep or socialize. The medication I was given has severe side effects. Are there other treatments or other things I can do? Sometimes just my thoughts trigger an attack, and I’m in it for a month with no relief.
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Country star Hunter Hayes plays Spokane Tribe Casino on Saturday

It’s difficult to accurately describe Hunter Hayes and his music. The multi-instrumentalist capable of playing more than 30 instruments has explored a range of genres since the beginning of his career over a decade ago, from pop to rock, R&B, and his well-known genre, country.
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Spokane Symphony will celebrate Expo ‘74 with concerts this weekend. Three players will be on stage who also played in Expo a half-century ago.

The first time Paul Raymond played with the Spokane Symphony in Spokane, the governor was in the audience. On stage was international opera star Roberta Peters, renowned ballet dancer Edward Villella and ballerina Lucette Aldous, who was more accustomed to playing world-famous venues like the Sydney Opera House.
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What to stream: A guide to the ‘Planet of the Apes’ film franchise

It’s been over five decades since the first “Planet of the Apes” movie premiered in 1968, and this week, the 10th “Planet of the Apes” film bows in theaters, “The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” seven years since the last “Apes” film. A franchise filled with sequels, remakes and reboots, here’s your guide to all things “Planet of the Apes” to get you ready for the new movie.
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Movie review: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ an exciting new world for franchise

Since Charlton Heston first gazed upon the remnants of the Statue of Liberty emerging from a sandy beach in horror, 56 years ago, the “Planet of the Apes” movies have been extremely popular with moviegoing audiences. The appeal of these earnest, big-budget spectacle movies is the opportunity to explore complex characters, power dynamics and wrestle with social issues within the franchise’s allegorical representation of our world. They’re not escapism, but reflection.
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Miss Manners: Woman dares wear skirt on golf course

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We live in a 55-plus community on a golf course. One woman, who is very heavy, always wears a knee-high or above-the-knee skirt when golfing. She is actually the only woman here who does.