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The first time Tom Mathe, head bartender at L’Avenue in New York City, saw a child order a mocktail, he didn’t know what to think.

When anxiety plagued him as a college freshman, Grant Hagen leaned into one repeated thought: Keep going. The Gonzaga University student replayed that phrase in his head, across months of unexpected mental health issues. With therapy, support, antidepressants and outreach, Hagen said he finally improved later that year. He graduated Sunday. Hagen has launched a "Keep Going" information campaign.

This week, much of what I’ve learned about patience has come courtesy of my bantam chicken, Midge.

It all started in Accra, Ghana, and now one woman’s advocacy for children has traversed decades and continents to become a part of Spokane’s 50th anniversary celebration of Expo ’74. In an effort to illustrate the universality of play throughout culture and time, the Friends of Mmofra have brought “Playtime: Then and Now” to life in Riverfront Park.

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My mother’s dieffenbachia was always in the background of my life, quietly beautifying a room with its green, white-speckled leaves. In my childhood home in Texas, it sat in a pot on adobe-red tile that was cool to the touch of bare feet, even when it was 105 degrees outside.

A utilitarian walk-in shower works just as well as something nicer, so why spend the time and effort – and the money – to upgrade it?

Are you frustrated with peeling exterior paint? Maybe it’s a fence, a picnic table, a bench, your house siding, a shed, outdoor furniture or a pergola. You might also share Jan’s misfortune. She visited the Ask Tim page AsktheBuilder.com seeking help.

A trip with mom to the E.J. Roberts mansion this Sunday will raise more than tea cups for Mother's Day at the historic home in Browne's Addition. With events around two tea-and-tour ticketed sessions, proceeds will help owner Mary Moltke begin restorations – estimated at $250,000. Separately, free outdoor activities are also planned. It's a joint venture with Moltke and Girls Gone Styled, a preservation and design business running the kickoff fundraiser, with plans for once-a-month events toward that goal.