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A panel discussion 4 p.m. Tuesday plans to shed light on what's needed for Spokane County children in foster care, with a focus on a shortage of licensed foster care homes. Treehouse, a nonprofit that provides foster youth with academic support, is partnering with Lutheran Community Services Northwest for the event at Shadle Park Library.

There is much to learn from and praise in Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity), the April 8 Vatican declaration.

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For over 30 years, the Spokane Regional Health District has provided direct health care services to the city’s residents struggling with addiction. Now, the public health agency is conducting a study to see if the public might be better served if its Opioid Treatment Services division is independent.

Sharen Robertson credits Bloomsday for her good health at 83, and she plans to lace up her shoes again for her No. 45 finish Sunday. She first entered Spokane's 12-kilometer course in 1980, after encouraging a coworker at Central Premix to join her in a Bloomsday training clinic. Robertson hadn't exercised before her first Bloomsday. She hasn't stopped running, or walking, since.

BIG SUR/THE LOST COAST, Calif. – California’s famous shoreline assumes a variety of names as it winds its way from the sunny south to the forest-dotted north. But whatever you call the region that straddles the California-Oregon border, where the Redwood Coast meets Oregon’s shore, this remote stretch offers a spectacular escape from civilization.

Gardening is a wonderful way to grow your own food and create a beautiful landscape.

Brogan Ingram isn’t a cleaner by trade. But never mind that. Her cleaning videos have landed her 7 million social media followers and lucrative partnerships with major companies such as Scrub Daddy. The 31-year-old from Halifax, Nova Scotia, cleans in extreme environments: bathrooms so dirty they’ve become unusable, insect-infested kitchens full of trash, bedrooms piled to the ceiling because of hoarding. And she does it all free.

Two weeks ago, on a whim, I recorded a 60-second video and uploaded it on YouTube. I wanted to discuss one of the biggest mistakes I see over and over in the design of the common garage.