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Friends with class: The ‘ROMEOs’ – or, Retired Old Men Eating Out – have been friends since their days at Rogers High School

Sixty-four years ago, the Rogers High School class of 1961 received its diplomas and left high school behind. But that doesn’t mean the graduates abandoned the friendships they forged when they roamed the halls as Pirates.

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Ask Dr. Universe: Green proteins fight germs - and turn your snot colors

Mon., March 3, 2025

Dr. Universe: Why is snot green? – William, 7, United Kingdom

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Antiaging pill for dogs clears key FDA hurdle

Mon., March 3, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO – Dog owners do many things to keep their companions happy and healthy. They could soon add an antiaging pill to their pooch’s regimen of walks, vet visits and belly rubs.

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You think you like puzzles? Wait until you see this house.

Sat., March 1, 2025

The day Linda and Jeff Groskreutz stumbled upon a 4,600-square-foot ranch house with long empty walls in Madison Lake, Minnesota, they knew it was the one.

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‘Third generation of customers is right around the corner’: Specialized repair shop C&H Foreign Auto has been in the family for decades

Mon., Feb. 24, 2025

You know you’re in a family-owned business when the family dog meets you at the door.

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Ask Dr. Universe: Fish, humans and all vertebrates share a common ancestor

Mon., Feb. 24, 2025

Dr. Universe: Are fishes related to humans? – Sarah, 9, Nigeria

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Share your summer camp details with The Spokesman-Review

Mon., Feb. 24, 2025

The Spokesman-Review is now gathering information for this year’s Summer Plus section that includes our annual guide to area summer camps.

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Ask Dr. Universe: Plants’ responses to the environment are all automatic

Mon., Feb. 17, 2025

Dr. Universe: Do plants have feelings or consciousness? – Ella, 10, Wisconsin

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What your marriage therapist thinks when you’re fighting over chores

Mon., Feb. 17, 2025

While the 2006 rom-com “The Break-Up” wasn’t particularly beloved by critics, it has one scene that belongs in a museum. In it, Jennifer Aniston’s character asks her boyfriend, played by Vince Vaughn, to help her do the dishes after a dinner party. He demurs. After she outlines all of the housework she did that day, in addition to her full-time job, he begrudgingly agrees to join her at the sink. But neither of them are happy about it.

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All cooped up: Learn about raising chickens in your backyard

Mon., Feb. 17, 2025

If the increasing egg prices have you considering the idea of your own backyard egg production, you’re not alone. Raising chickens, like many other homestead-oriented hobbies, has only increased in popularity since the start of the pandemic, and resources for beginners are plentiful.

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Actors, costumes and sets bring Narnia to life in Liberty Lake

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 13, 2025

The team at Theatre Arts Center at the Lake has deemed its 2024-25 season the “Season of Imagination.” The season began with Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” and was followed by “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” based on the novel by Barbara Robinson.

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Ask Dr. Universe: When eyes don’t focus on their own, lenses can correct the problem

Mon., Feb. 10, 2025

Dr. Universe: How do glasses work? – Prisha, 8, Pennsylvania

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The colors of love: Winners of the Valentine’s coloring contest

Mon., Feb. 10, 2025

Young artists, our hearts are a flutter. Your valentine art brought so much color and joy to the newsroom on a cold and dreary day.

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Ask Dr. Universe: Ability to take in oxygen limits insect size

Mon., Feb. 3, 2025

Dr. Universe: What is the largest insect in the world? – David, 10, Wisconsin

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Corgi cop loses bonus for looking fed-up at work. The internet can relate.

Mon., Feb. 3, 2025

No one likes doing performance appraisals. But one roller-coaster end-of-year review has gone viral in China: The country’s first full-time corgi police officer lost part of his Lunar New Year bonus for peeing in his food bowl and wearing a mildly discontented expression to work on occasion.

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Weddings cost a fortune. Bride goes viral for ‘thrift store wedding.’

Sun., Feb. 2, 2025

Tarryn Pitt loves scouring thrift shops for treasures, from vintage canning jars to velveteen armchairs.

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Ask Dr. Universe: Light bounces off snow crystals, making sparkles

Mon., Jan. 27, 2025

Dr. Universe: What makes snow sparkle? – Hillary’s first-graders, Washington state

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Library Learning Week offers lessons in creative writing, Krav Magra, combating stage fright, paper recycling, fizzy science and more

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 23, 2025

Spokane Public Library is kicking off this year’s Library Learning Week, which means the community will have no shortage of things to learn and things to do as we wrap up the first month of 2025.

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Ask Dr. Universe: Global warming is melting the ice polar bears depend on

Mon., Jan. 20, 2025

Washington State University

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Toys are a scam – at least the way Americans consume them today

Mon., Jan. 20, 2025

The baby doll broke me.

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Spokane libraries offer fun, delicious, educational ways to celebrate Lunar New Year

Sun., Jan. 19, 2025

Our planet just enjoyed its first full moon of the year, which means the next lunar event is quickly approaching – the year’s first new moon. Along with it comes the Lunar New Year celebrations that take place all around the world, including our own region.

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