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he doctors are coming! The doctors are coming! We’ve been warned for years that a shortage of doctors threatens the future of our country’s rural areas, and Idaho is definitely rural, in every sense of the word. So a pending doctor shortage has been on the long list of potential catastrophes for local folks to worry about in the middle of the night. Fortunately, the board and staff of Coeur d’Alene’s hospital, Kootenai Health, have taken a bold but wise step to avoid a medical wreck in our corner of the state by initiating a family practice residency. This means that, as an affiliate of the University of Washington Family Practice Residency Network, Kootenai Health will immerse medical school graduates in a three-year program of classes and practice, from which trainees will emerge as full-fledged, certified family practice doctors. We will need this infusion of medically savvy blood, because our present doctors are growing older by the day. Right now, one-third of the family doctors in North Idaho are over 55 years old, with a large number of those over 60. To attract more medical students into family practices, the Affordable Care Act, which many of us welcome with loud applause, establishes measures to improve the compensation of primary care physicians. The goal of the family practice residency program is to “establish a highly desired, competitive family medicine residency program which develops and nurtures compassionate, competent physicians.”

ootenai Health has built a brand-new, multimillion-dollar three-story clinic building in the hospital complex. One story of the new space is being devoted to classrooms and study space for the medical residents. The decision-makers at Kootenai Health consider this $3.2 million expense to be an investment in the future, as a hospital cannot exist without doctors. Kootenai Health will also cover the $1 million yearly budget it will take to finance the program. Records show that 50 percent of doctors who train at a residency hospital remain in the area. On the average, each doctor creates seven jobs that bring $1.3 million a year to the local economy. Doctors, like money, are not grown on trees. The child who says “I want to be a doctor when I grow up” faces a long, arduous and expensive path. Most drop off along the trail. They experience brain-taxing science and math courses through four years of college, then three years of medical school, paying tuition and living expenses, all the while piling up a heavy debt. The graduate who walks across the stage to receive a handshake and a medical school diploma still

faces more years of study and practice. This is where the Kootenai Health Family Practice Residency comes in. Each year, Kootenai Health will accept six newly minted doctors who choose to go into family medicine. That means at its full capacity, 18 doctors will be at some stage in their residency program in Coeur d’Alene. The first class of the chosen six will begin this July. Kootenai Health did a good job marketing the attractions our area has to offer to potential doctors. Pictures on the Kootenai Health website feature beautiful downhill skiing over powder snow in the winter and boats skimming over Lake Coeur d’Alene in the summer, as well as attractive downtown stores, schools and restaurants.

lanners, led by program director Dr. Richard McLandress, have assembled an experienced faculty to lead the courses covering pediatrics, adult medicine, obstetrics, cardiology, oncology, emergency medicine, general surgery, geriatrics, urology and community health. It’s an intimidating list that covers a wide range of medicine, since family practice doctors have to know how to handle most medical situations. To top off the appeal of Kootenai Health, the connection and support of the University of Washington Medical School, one of the finest in the nation, adds shine and substance to the Coeur d’Alene hospital. For all these good reasons, Kootenai Health received nearly 400 applications from medical school graduates wanting to come to North Idaho. Of those 400 applications, 60 men and women were singled out to be interviewed and courted throughout the winter as possible recruits for the six coveted slots. March 21 was the magic day across the country for computers to match new doctors and their residencies. The admission process is now complete. Soon the six members of the freshman class of the new Family Practice Residency will be introduced to the public. Because they will assist existing family practice doctors, community members will be a part of the teaching experience. By all accounts, the new doctors are enthusiastic about launching their careers. At the same time, they’re highly idealistic about the helping role a doctor plays in patients’ lives. They are eager and rarin’ to go. Help is definitely on the way. n

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ome headlines that caught my eye over the past week: suburban malls are struggling, according to our own lead news story; the City of Spokane and the Greenstone corporation won the statewide Livable Community Award for Kendall Yards and the extension of the Centennial Trail; and the Spokane City Council is taking a hard line against sprawl by closing a loophole in growth management rules. Spokane and the Inland Northwest are perched on the verge of what’s next. We may not know exactly what that is, but we do know it will be different. It needs to be better, and only wise decisions will help us find the correct path. Suburban malls are suffering for a variety of reasons, but one is that habits are changing — more people are being drawn to vibrant, urban places instead of cookie-cutter strip malls. Kendall Yards is proving that people want to live closer to the core. Across the street from my office, Greenstone is finishing up 24 small apartments; I’m told 80 people are on the waiting list. Their townhouses are selling out, too. Meanwhile, after annexing and extending outward for years, the city council wants to hold up any extension of city services to plats that violate the spirit of managed growth. A fight’s brewing, as the mayor considers whether to veto the change. It reminds me of the time back in 2006 when we wrote about another iffy project, and quoted a county planner saying, “the basic tenet is you should be able to do with your property whatever you want to do.” That didn’t sit well with old King Cole, and on his 84th birthday he called me and started speaking in Latin: Sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas. He recited the phrase he learned in law school, which dates back to English common law, meaning, “use your own property so as not to harm others.” And sprawl can be harmful. But Cole wasn’t objecting to the project; he just wanted the people of the city he loved not to buy that party line. Absolute property rights built a bunch of suburban strip malls across America that are emptying out today. But stopping everything runs the risk of derailing the economic development we need. If King Cole were alive today, he’d be asking me to remind everyone that we all have rights here — the citizens have a right to the commons as much as property owners have a right to develop their land. It falls to every generation of leaders to accommodate both sets of rights and find the balance that allows us all to thrive together. 

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COMMENT | JUSTICE were still in middle school. My older brother had just started high school. It was a tough conversation, but I think the right decision was obvious to all of us. The woman who killed my father was given two options: to serve time in jail and pay our family restitution or to re-enroll in the college she had recently dropped out of and maintain a passing average till she graduated. She chose the latter and, I hope, made the best of it.

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y father was a criminal defense attorney. Most of his clients were guilty and oftentimes everyone knew they were. It wasn’t that hard to tell after they showed up in court and pled guilty. When I was in middle school, my father brought me with him to court with one of his clients. She had embezzled money. My dad’s job, as he explained it to me, wasn’t to get his client off, but to get her justice. To him, that meant helping her make amends for her mistakes and helping her get back on her feet to live a better life. He was a fierce advocate not only for his clients’ past actions, but also for their futures. It was

a philosophy that made him popular with his clients and — surprisingly for a defense attorney — with prosecutors, judges and law enforcement. One day on his way to court, he got hit by a young woman driving a pickup truck well above the speed limit. She was on a mixture of heavy drugs. He died instantly upon impact. The local prosecutors came to my mother and asked her what she wanted them to do. They loved my father and were angry. They were ready to press charges and toss the young woman behind bars for as long as the law would allow. They said they would do whatever we wanted to make the situation right. My mother talked it over with my two brothers and me. My younger brother and I

Late last year, after a nine-month study, researchers for the Council of State Governments and the Pew Charitable Trusts found that Idaho has one of the nation’s highest and fastest-growing incarceration rates. One issue is that nonviolent criminals in Idaho spend twice as long in prison as in other states. Another part of the problem is Idaho sends parolees and probationers back to prison at an extraordinary rate. Reoffenders fill more than 40 percent of prison beds and are often sent there for relatively long sentences for minor violations. The current system is not only unjust, but incredibly expensive — costing Idaho millions of dollars to carry out punitive sentences. A rare bright spot in this year’s legislative session was the unanimous passing of a Justice Reinvestment bill, the first part of a $33-million, five-year plan to address Idaho’s “revolving door of recidivism” and save $288 million in prison costs. I miss my father, but I’m grateful that before he died, he taught me about justice; that its purpose is to leave both the perpetrator and society better off. In Idaho this year, we took a step in the right direction.  John T. Reuter, a former Sandpoint City Councilman, is the executive director of Conservation Voters for Idaho. He has been active in protecting Idaho’s environment, expanding LGBT rights and the Idaho Republican Party.

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FOCUS ON WHAT WE HAVE hanks to Taylor Weech for her article “A Hate/Love Relationship”

(3/20/14) and for articulating what many young (and not-so-young) people think of the city. I think that everything Taylor is saying comes back to the first problem, “a planning community stuck in the 1960s that thinks suburban sprawl makes sense.” The philosophy that equates “suburbs” with “development” is just plain incorrect. I should think that the housing bubble and the recent recession would be evidence enough that we have come to the end of that particular model of living. Suburbs do not develop a community; they’ve Send comments to wasted tax dollars on empty space and created a editor@inlander.com. downtown that is full of holes and cars, not people and business. A vibrant downtown will require filling in those surface parking lots with mid-priced housing and interesting businesses. Continued development with dwindling tax dollars will require focusing on the infrastructure we have, not expanding services further and further afield. Spokanites’ access to beautiful, natural areas requires that we preserve a few of them, not turn them into more suburbs.

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SHAUN SPRINGER: I enjoyed the article, but think the “hate” side is a little 5 years ago. There are crowds of people doing interesting things downtown (even on Tuesday nights in January). I get the spirit of it, and agree in broad strokes, but this argument is much more suited for the Spokane that was 2008. NIKKI LOCKWOOD: I love Spokane and know it could be a lot better. JOHN TYLER: Spokane has (reluctantly) made a few progressive moves, but that gets muddled in all the recession and red tape. There is a large population in Spokane that feels the 1950s were the gold standard of life. MATTHEW SHELLEY: I’ve lived here since ’08, definitely worse places, definitely better, but Spokane’s problem is its huge potential it cannot manifest. JESSA LEWIS: So many are working hard to help the city realize its potential and I’m honored to call many of them friends. However, I’m one that left. I couldn’t make a living there so have found myself in Seattle. I feel like I let down everyone working so hard, but my heart remains. JENNIFER SWANSON: I moved out of here twice, and came back to raise my family because it’s an awesome place to raise kids, with plenty of activities and functions that center around family. Spokane would be a horrible place to live if it was built on one person’s ideas and expectations... 

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Bobby Kalua wheels his son, Koa, through the woods near their home outside Colville. While Koa often walks by himself, the chair sometimes allows for better control or mobility.

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Out of Options Desperate parents find new hope in promising, but legally complicated marijuana treatments BY JACOB JONES

erched in his wheelchair with a blanket over his lap, 10-year-old Koa Kalua rocks in his seat, his arms outstretched to his mother as she offers him a sippy cup of water. Clutching the cup, the brown-haired boy moans in thanks and smiles broadly, his jaw and neck straining around the expression. He then turns quiet, more relaxed as he begins to drink. “This is Koa,” his mother Kim Kalua says. “Today’s a really good day for him. He’s relatively calm and happy.” Koa has suffered from Doose Syndrome, a severe and medication-resistant form of epilepsy, since age 2. Plagued by violent seizures and developmental delays, he struggles to communicate and control his motor func-

tions. On bad days, he screams for hours and wears a diaper. He may need to be strapped into his chair. At first, doctors tried to treat Koa with traditional anti-seizure drugs, which his parents say only made things worse. Seizures skyrocketed from a few a week to more than 100 a day. After several months of failed drug combinations, Kim and her husband Bobby decided the side effects were too dangerous. They took him off the medication. But eight years later, as his symptoms worsened, the family admitted him to Seattle Children’s Hospital, where doctors recommended Lamictal, the same anti-seizure drug as before. Kim says she could not believe it: “We’re

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back to the exact same spot.” In August of 2013, having reluctantly filled a prescription for Lamictal, Kim happened to come across a family successfully managing Doose Syndrome with marijuana extract. It seemed absurd and confusing. But short of options, the Kaluas, like many other Washington parents, turned to a substance they previously considered unthinkable. “When we started him on the marijuana,” Kim says, “what I noticed was his good days got better and his bad days got better.”

hile much of the public debate on marijuana legalization has focused on taxes, law enforcement or stoner puns, some families increasingly view marijuana regulation as a matter of life or death. Local marijuana advocates estimate more than 70 families across Washington use cannabis to treat a child with a serious medical condition such as epilepsy or cancer. Those families have watched nervously as Washington lawmakers move to fold medical marijuana into the new recreational retail framework, leading officials to consider tighter restrictions on private growing and possession of medical marijuana. The Legislature recently failed to pass any new bill this session, extending the uncertainty another year. ...continued on next page

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NEWS | MARIJUANA “OUT OF OPTIONS,” CONTINUED... In the absence of consistent law or medical expertise, parents turn to each other, either in-person or online, for help navigating a brave new world. Kim found families in California and Colorado struggling with many of the same challenges. They trade research on marijuana strains, extract recipes and legal roadblocks. “We have no experience with the usage of marijuana in either of our pasts,” Bobby says, adding, “Our background is marijuana’s in the same bucket as cocaine. [It] belongs in the absolutely illegal, go-to-jail zone. Just to bring it in the conversation, it’s a bit of a head twist for us.” To treat children, families seek out specially cultivated plant strains containing low concentrations of the psychoactive THC, combined with high amounts of non-intoxicating cannabidiol, or CBD, which research links to the plant’s legitimate medical benefits. Kim says the purest medical strains have a CBD-THC ratio of 34 to 1. The Kaluas went to the Pacific Northwest Medical dispensary in Spokane to make their initial purchases for Koa. Owner Sean Green, who received the state’s first processing license earlier this month, says providing cannabis to minors is a “very delicate” process that he only considers on rare, case-by-case terms after vetting physicians and medical records. But Green says he’s seen enough success stories to justify any risks. “Seeing people have a better standard of life is a reward in and of itself,” he says. “These are just families trying to take care of their children.”

im holds up a handful of small eyedropper bottles of marijuana tincture, a highly concentrated CBD extract oil. Six months ago, she hadn’t known what tincture was, but in that time — with the help of online tutors and chat rooms — she has learned how to process loose marijuana by boiling it down in alcohol and infusing it into olive oil. They mix the extract into Koa’s oatmeal or spread it into his sandwiches. Koa responded well, they say, but they quickly determined it would take an ounce of loose marijuana a week to cook down to the dosages he needed. At more than $300 an ounce, they needed to make it affordable. They reached out to Ryan Day in Thurston County. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran now working as a children’s health advocate, Day grows his own marijuana to treat his son Haiden. The 5-year-old suffers from Dravet syndrome, another form of epilepsy that causes dozens of seizures a day and leaves him cognitively delayed, similar to Koa. Day passes along much of what he has learned to other families. “I am not ashamed of what I’m doing for my son,” Day says. “It has dramatically improved his quality of life.” As he has lobbied in Olympia for improved medical marijuana policy, Day has also served as an informal consultant or sounding board for many regional families trying to get their arms around the shifting legal landscape. Having just found new hope, many families fear authorities could choke off access, impose impossible fees or criminalize their medication inventories. “At any moment, the rug could get pulled out from under these families,” Day says. “It’s a very precarious situation right now. … It’s really

Kim Kalua juggles several tincture bottles for high-cannabidiol marijuana extract oil that the family has used to treat Koa’s epilepsy. JACOB JONES PHOTO a scary time.” While Day would like some clear and consistent regulations at the state level, he says the federal government continues to pose a huge obstacle to treating children. Because of marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I narcotic, few agencies can legally offer medical support or guidance. Families cannot seek out specialized or less expensive strains across state lines. And they often pay thousands of dollars a year out of pocket because insurance won’t cover it. “It’s a little ridiculous,” he says. “We’re mostly people who have no other options. We’re trying to save our kids’ lives.”

ith some guidance from Day and reduced marijuana costs through Pacific Northwest Medical, the Kaluas succeeded earlier this year in getting Koa on a stable regimen of CBD extract for about six weeks. After so many failed drugs and terrifying side effects, they say the marijuana results have been amazing. Koa became happier and more focused. He walks more. He talks more. “His school attendance went up,” Kim says. “That’s something you can quantify. His speech went up. We noticed him using words we hadn’t heard him use in a long time. He visibly had less seizures. Several people who he interacts with said, ‘Oh my goodness. He’s got his sparkle back.’ And he does.” Those six weeks have them convinced that they can get their little boy back. But they had to halt the treatment in February. At close to $1,500 a month, they could no longer afford to keep up with his dosages. They believe they will have to grow it themselves to make it feasible. Kim says they’re putting together a long-term plan now, but wish lawmakers would stop threatening to change the rules. “We’re sort of at this juncture,” she says. Sitting nearby, Koa’s head slumps to the right and his body goes limp. His eyes glaze over as Kim leans in to comfort him. “He’s having a seizure right now,” she says. “He just blanks out.” In a patient and reassuring voice, she beckons him back, waving her hand in front of his face. “Koa,” she calls quietly. “Koa. Hey, buddy.” n

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It’s A Wrap Highs and lows of Idaho’s legislative session BY DEANNA PAN

hen the Idaho Legislature adjourned last week on its 74th day in Boise, Gov. Butch Otter, flanked by Republican lawmakers, hailed the legislative session as “one of the smoothest” he’s ever seen. House Minority Leader John Rusche, D-Lewiston, meanwhile, chastised his GOP colleagues for doing Sen. Steve Vick says of Idaho’s “very little on many of the issues that “ag-gag” law: “To me, it was challenge us most.” about property rights.” Success or not, lawmakers didn’t shy away from controversy in the shortest session in a decade. Earlier this month, Otter signed into law Idaho’s “ag gag” bill, which bans unauthorized audio and video recordings of agricultural operations. The new law is intended to stop animal rights activists from spying on and sabotaging industrial farming activities. A coalition of civil liberties, food safety, environmental and animal rights groups is currently suing the state on the grounds that the law violates freedom of speech. Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens, says the statute won’t prevent anyone from reporting animal abuse. “To me, it was about property rights,” he says. “It prevents people from being deceptive.” The legislature also passed a bill, with Otter’s approval, allowing people with concealed carry permits to bring guns onto the campuses of Idaho colleges, despite opposition from the heads of all eight of the state’s public universities. A bill that received unanimous support in the legislature was Idaho’s Justice Reinvestment Act, aimed at overhauling the state’s probation and parole systems to reduce recidivism. “We have a low crime rate; we should have a low incarceration rate as well,” Vick says. “Let’s keep only those in prison who are dangerous to society and work with the rest in a different way.” Late in the session, lawmakers also approved a $66 million increase in public-school spending. The $1.37 billion education budget raises teachers’ and administrators’ salaries by 1 percent and reverses $35 million in recession-era cuts. “We’re still not back to where we were funding education in 2008 and 2009, and we have 14,000 more students than then, so we have a dug a deep hole and we’re not out of it yet,” says Sen. Dan Schmidt, D-Moscow. Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, voted against increases in education spending. “At some point, it’s going to swallow the taxpayer,” Barbieri says. “Money doesn’t educate; the student educates. Money just facilitates. If the individual isn’t motivated to learn, all the money in the world isn’t going to help them.” Despite protests that brought hundreds of people to the Idaho statehouse, lawmakers again refused to hold a hearing on the “Add the Words” bill to amend the state’s Human Rights Act to cover “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” They also punted on a measure invalidating the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory authority, a repeal of taxes on groceries and a measure intended to protect children whose “faith-healing” parents refuse to provide them with medical treatment. With May primaries looming, lawmakers, as expected, didn’t take up a proposal to expand Medicaid for low-income residents under the Affordable Care Act. Legislative leadership also didn’t advance a bill repealing Idaho’s state-run health insurance exchange — a fact that outrages some lawmakers. “It’s one of the biggest robbers of freedom and it’s so destructive of business,” says Rep. Ron Mendive, R-Coeur d’Alene. “It’s the antithesis of the American Dream.” n

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n the late ’90s, Siddharth Kara was a disaffected investment banker at Merrill Lynch in New York City, wondering how he could make a difference in the world. Fourteen years after leaving his corporate job, Kara has since become one of the world’s leading experts on contemporary slavery, advising the United Nations and U.S. government on anti-trafficking policies and teaching at Harvard. He’s traveled to more than two dozen countries on six contiSiddharth Kara nents, where he’s interviewed hundreds of current and former slaves. By Kara’s own estimations, there are more than 28 million people enslaved around the globe. Kara spoke to the Inlander ahead of his upcoming lecture at Gonzaga University. (His responses have been lightly edited for length.) INLANDER: How is contemporary slavery different from the transatlantic slave trade that most Americans are familiar with? In the Old World slave trade, slavery was used to identify actual legal rights of ownership over another human being and then exerting power over them based on that right of ownership. Now that doesn’t exist anymore; you can’t legally own anyone most anywhere in the world in this point in human history. But you can still exert the same kind of power and exploitation that a slave owner would have had he or she legally owned the person. Having said that, the economic logic of slavery has completely inverted: The price of a slave has dropped 90 percent in the last 200 years. There’s an

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immense population of vulnerable people and the cost of transporting them all over the world has dropped precipitously, and can be done much more quickly than could have been accomplished two centuries ago. How is the U.S. complicit in perpetuating modern-day slavery worldwide? We have a scenario now where companies big and small can source and utilize cheap labor all over the world and ship goods that we will buy here every day. So many Western countries, the United States included, have availed of this fundamental aspect of the global economy: the cheap and inexpensive movement of goods from low-cost production environments. Are there any signs that slavery is becoming less prevalent, less profitable or a less attractive crime? In the last several years, there has been a substantial increase in awareness, without question. Many more laws have been passed; many more countries have created commissions and national action plans and such to look at and tackle the issue. But ... I don’t know that we have yet to make a significant impact or dent in slavery levels or pervasiveness. What can consumers do to avoid purchasing products that may have been made using slave labor? For the consumer, it’s challenging right now. … The main thing consumers need to start to do is to actually start organizing themselves and demanding that companies are much more transparent vis-à-vis their supply chain, and do much more to ensure their supply chains are untainted by child labor or forced labor. — DEANNA PAN Siddharth Kara • Tue, April 1, at 7 pm • $7-$15 • McCarthey Athletic Center, Gonzaga University • 801 N. Cincinnati • gonzaga.edu/kara

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Spokane County sheriff’s deputy Todd Saunders has been placed on paid leave over allegations that he had an affair with a woman while on patrol.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are out of the NCAA basketball tournament. The Gonzaga men’s team lost on Sunday to Arizona, 84-61. The women’s team lost to James Madison, 72-63.

Fred Phelps — the founder of the notoriously anti-gay, military funeral-picketing, “God hates fags” Westboro Baptist Church — has died.

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In the Mud Spokane approves more animals inside the city; plus, an ethics probe of Cathy McMorris Rodgers GROW YOUR OWN

Spokane residents will soon be allowed to keep more animals and sell more produce in their backyards. The Spokane City Council passed two ordinances Monday expanding URBAN AGRICULTURE in the city. One allows residents to sell any produce they grow at home; the other allows chickens (no roosters) and small hoofed animals, like miniature goats and pigs, in residential areas. The number of animals allowed is based on lot size and does not impact the already existing limit of four house pets. Both ordinances take effect in about a month. Those who hope to keep animals other than chickens will be required to take a $40 course at WSU’s Spokane County Extension. By Monday’s meeting, several contentious changes — a requirement that chicken owners take the class, a business license requirement for neighborhood gardens and restrictions on where the gardens would be allowed — were removed. Council members Mike Allen, Steve Salvatori and Mike Fagan voted against the ordinance because of space, smell and noise concerns. Allen, who himself raises chickens, said he didn’t support inviting larger animals into urban areas. “Sometimes when I was reading this ordinance,” he said, “I felt like I’d landed in an episode of Portlandia where people are trying to create something that may or may not be good for a particular environment.” — HEIDI GROOVER

MURDER IN COEUR D’ALENE

Idaho authorities have charged a 14-year-old Coeur d’Alene boy with two counts of FIRST-DEGREE MURDER for allegedly killing his father and 13-year-old brother Monday evening. Police say the suspect will be tried as an adult. Coeur d’Alene Police arrested Eldon G. Samuel III on Monday night at the scene of the double killing on the 1300 block of N. First Street. Investigators have identified the victims as the teen’s father, 46-year-old Eldon Samuels Jr., and brother, Jonathan. The family had moved to Idaho from California a few months ago. Detectives report Samuel appears to have utilized multiple weapons including a “handgun, shotgun, knife and machete” in the fatal attack on his family. — JACOB JONES

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Today, Spokane Rep. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS is the chair of the House Republican Conference, the fourth-highest ranking Republican. But getting there she may have made some ethical missteps. Last year, her former spokesman, Todd Winer, submitted an ethics complaint accusing her of improperly mixing campaign and official resources. This week, documents related to the Office of Congressional Ethics’ preliminary investigation were released. The OCE came to a unanimous conclusion: There was a “substantial reason to believe” that Rodgers used congressional resources for campaign activities, had a campaign consultant perform official duties and combined congressional and campaign resources to produce a video for a House Leadership office position. While it isn’t a verdict of guilt, the OCE recommended the House Ethics Committee investigate these allegations further. “If Representative McMorris Rodgers used official resources for campaign activities, she may have violated House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law,” the report says. In a lengthy response to the OCE, McMorris Rodgers’ attorney Elliot Burke wrote that they “reject all conclusions reached by the OCE in its report.” While two members of the House Ethics Committee will continue its review, it has decided not to appoint a special investigative panel to conduct a full probe. — DANIEL WALTERS

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What Would You Do? The science of selflessness: When do we get involved and when do we do nothing? BY HEIDI GROOVER

n a cold February night, snow is falling in short spurts. A man lies bloody in the middle of the street. Do you stop? In Spokane last month, multiple drivers didn’t. Not the first driver who hit him and not at least two others who hit him afterward. Neither, presumably, did any number of cars that passed by the scene until, at some point, a man finally did. A dozen officers arrived; someone covered the victim with a yellow tarp. Just a year earlier, an 8-year-old boy fell into a frozen Spirit Lake during a town festival. A local high school student, Jason Cole, leapt in and pushed the boy up onto the ice. Cole left the scene without telling anyone what he’d done until his parents asked why his clothes were wet. A month later, when he was recognized at an awards ceremony, Cole said simply, “I didn’t want to see him die.” The two cases raise a question: In our most desperate and vulnerable — bloody on a dark, cold roadway, or gasping in a frozen lake — can we count on each other? It’s a question that touches nearly every corner of our society. Should you help a stranger on the street? What separates the person who does from the one who passes by? What do we owe a neighbor, or a victim of a faraway war or famine? What is worth setting self-interest aside and what is simply not compelling enough? The idea of helping others is a particular paradox in a nation built on individualism, and it’s resurfaced time and again in our national identity: Ralph Waldo Emerson’s self-reliance, Ayn Rand’s The Virtue of Selfishness, so-called “social Darwinism” as a justification for inequality, Milton Friedman’s argument that any business’ sole social responsibility is to “increase its profits.” There may be no universal answer for what we owe each other. It’s a question rooted in your own personal code. But if our world is as brutal as we know it to be, how can we explain kindness? And if we can understand the drive to help, can we also encourage it?

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he police and medical examiner’s reports paint a gruesome picture of the hit-and-run on Mission Avenue on Feb. 9. Paul Taylor, one of the officers investigating the death, says images like that stick with him “like snapshots” he can see long after he leaves a scene. “I look at it like a bucket and more stuff gets piled in there, and there’s only so much that that can hold,” he says. “That snapshot is there, and it’s not pretty.” Soon after his death, the identity of the victim was released: Don Foster, 55, homeless. But the police still don’t know who hit him. (A recent suspect, a woman who lived nearby, was cleared.) Police say the investigation is still a top priority, but these cases can be hard to solve. In 2009, a Spokane woman was hit by a car and dragged 15 blocks near North Ash Street before the H I T-A N D - R U N driver fled. Police have still not If you have information found her killer. about the Feb. 9 hit-andHit-and-runs are not the run on Mission Avenue, call norm — nationally, they make Crime Check at 456-2233. up about 5 percent of traffic fatalities — but they’re not the only instances of seemingly cruel indifference. Indeed, there is a whole class of horrific crimes in America that have become case studies of our humanity — or lack of it. Early one morning in 1995, a man dragged a woman from her car and beat her on a Detroit bridge after a minor auto accident. Two other men smashed her windows with a crowbar, as traffic backed up and onlookers stood by. (While early reports indicated the onlookers were cheering, police later disputed that claim.) Eventually, the woman fell from the bridge into the river below and drowned. Whether she was pushed by her attacker or leapt in fear of him remains hazy, but her body was later found, missing one leg, apparently severed by a boat propeller. “I wanted to help her,” one witness told the Associated Press, “but I was simply afraid.” In 1964, Kitty Genovese, an independent 28-year-old bar ...continued on next page

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“WHAT WOULD YOU DO?,” CONTINUED... manager, was walking home from work in Queens, N.Y., when she was stalked and attacked by a stranger. He stabbed her multiple times over the course of a half hour as she stumbled down the sidewalk trying to escape him. For many, what was even more shocking was a New York Times report that 38 witnesses had watched from their apartment windows while only one had called police. One witness reportedly said later, “I didn’t want to get involved.” The story — told and retold — struck a nerve, begging questions about our own allegiances to each other and the coldness of big-city life. In the years since Genovese’s murder, it’s become clear that it’s likely only a few people actually saw the attack and at least one yelled at the man to leave. The 911 system didn’t exist when Genovese was hunted through her neighborhood and relations between police and citizens were tense. It’s likely the few who might have seen something weren’t completely sure what was happening or how to help. Yet the research born of Genovese’s death has held up. Studies have shown that the more people are around, the less likely any one individual is to step in, a phenomenon known as the “bystander effect” or the “diffusion of responsibility.” We think “surely somebody is going to go take charge. I don’t need to do it,” says Craig Parks, a psychology professor at Washington State University who has researched helpfulness and cooperation. “The problem is everybody else is thinking the same thing.” So what separates the person who intervenes from the bystanders? Parks says humans will consider four basic questions before they offer help. 1. Is the person clearly in distress? 2. Do I know what to do to help? 3. Am I physically able to offer help? 4. Does the benefit of offering help outweigh the risk to me?

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“If any one of those is not met, the person is just not going to get in there,” he says. Once those questions are answered, the reasons we help vary and are, psychologists say, often self-interested: Another’s suffering makes us uncomfortable and acting to help alleviates that discomfort; we’ll feel guilty if we don’t help; we anticipate the rewards, whether in recognition from others or selfsatisfaction; or we simply want the vicarious happiness that comes with seeing another person happy. In contrast, pure altruism — if it exists — is helping solely for the purpose of another’s well-being. David Schroeder, a University of Arkansas psychology professor who’s currently editing a “handbook on prosocial behavior,” says nearly all instances of helping likely come from an egoistic place. It takes intense feelings of closeness and empathy to act truly selflessly, and those feelings are rare, especially toward strangers, he says. While some psychologists say the distinction between altruistic and self-interested helping matters, Schroeder says, “The nice part is whether or not it’s egoistic or altruistic, the victim is being helped.” Of course, there’s no way to know what went through the minds of the drivers who hit Don Foster. We don’t know what they saw, how much they knew or what they perceived as the risk to themselves. Parks says it’s not unlikely, in those types of situations, to try to rationalize what just happened. “The notion that I just ran over a human in the road is pretty incomprehensible to a lot of people,” Parks says. So the drivers may have thought, “It’s so hard for me to fathom, it’s so unbelievable, that that can’t be what happened. I must have run over a pile of rags or something big that fell off of a truck. What happened was so unbelievable they chose not to believe it and came up with an alternate story for what happened.”

ast year, the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund recognized a Florida woman who pulled a woman and child from a burning SUV just before the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. That same year, the fund recognized a man who saved a neighbor from a stabbing, a teenager who pulled a boy from a river and several others who saved people from burning buildings and cars. “No, they are not hard at all to WSU’s Craig Parks find,” Carnegie Hero Fund Commission President Walter Rutkowski told NPR’s Radiolab about nominations for the award, which recognizes people who “risk their lives to an extraordinary degree saving or attempting to save the lives of others.” “Regardless of what you hear elsewhere, we are fortunate to be living in a society where people do look out for others, even strangers.” The Eastern Washington Region of the American Red Cross gives out about a dozen awards a year to “Hometown Heroes.” Some are recognized for dedicated community service over the long term and others are first responders expected to act to save others on the job, but others are “everyday” citizens who take lifesaving action. In the past few years, the awards have gone to people like Jason Cole, the teenager who pulled the boy from Spirit Lake; a man who chased down and tackled Avondre C. Graham, who had attacked a woman on the Centennial Trail; and a woman who, after two sheriff’s deputies were shot in North Spokane, held pressure on one of the officer’s severed arteries, keeping him from bleeding to death. The Spokane Fire Department awards the Citizen Community Life Saving Award and has in recent years recognized a man who pulled an elderly woman from a burning house, a high school student who pulled an unconscious woman from traffic and citizens who’ve performed CPR on strangers. “I couldn’t generalize why each one feels the need to help,” says local Red Cross spokeswoman Megan Snow, who helps find nominations each year, “but it’s just something, and it’s pretty amazing to see.” Even the bravest among us don’t necessarily know why they help. After Tomi Wheeler held pressure on the sheriff’s deputy’s wound in 2012, she told KXLY she saw “no other option.” “You may think I’m a brave person,” she said. “I was just doing the right thing at the right time.”

he question of whether altruism can be pure has persisted at the junction of science and morality, and tortured its share of scientists and philosophers. In a life detailed by writer and professor Oren Harman in The Price of Altruism, George Price is a tragic example. A scientist whose work ranged from the Manhattan Project to cancer research, Price began in the 1960s to ask a question others were wrestling with at the time: If the world is truly explained by survival of the fittest, why does anybody help anybody else? He developed the so-called “Price equation,” which built upon other scientists’ work to explain how altruism evolves, driven by the desire to preserve one’s own genes. When Price presented the equation to a University of London professor, he was given an honorary professorship and office. But he wasn’t satisfied. If kindness could be reduced to a survival instinct, then nothing could ever be true altruism. It is all, in the end, in the interest of the self, and what kind of world does that leave? In hopes of proving his own math wrong — of proving true kindness could exist — Price took on a life of “radical altruism,” giving his money away to homeless people on the street and inviting them into his home. Soon, he had given away all of his cash, ...continued on next page

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“WHAT WOULD YOU DO?,” CONTINUED... but was still unsure whether he had actually been altruistic. Is there any way to escape the self-satisfaction of doing good for others? In the end, Price remained unconvinced, according to Harman. Price saw little change in the behaviors of the people he helped, and he remained far from his daughters, whom he had abandoned at a young age in search of a grand discovery. He was homeless and unwell, physically and mentally. At 52, he cut his own carotid artery with a pair of small scissors. On a slip of paper found with his effects was this: “Men and women have always yearned for understanding, compassion, forgiveness, and deeds of loving kindness from their fellowmen, but often they’ve been sadly disappointed. And today more than ever in a world torn by strife and dissension, the crying need is for a real demonstration of love. You see, love would pour the oil of quietness upon the troubled waters of human relationships, heal the ugly wounds of strife and contention, and bring together those separated by hatred, jealousy and selfishness.”

irst comes the call for help. The splotches, like raindrops on a windshield, wiggle and gyrate until they’re all in a big mass, wiggling as one. Meet Dictyostelium discoideum, a single-cell, bacteria-eating amoeba that’s known to sacrifice itself for the greater good. When food is plentiful, dictyostelium acts completely independently, but when it’s scarce, things change. A group of dictyostelium morphs into a slug and finds a place that’s warm and sunny. There, it sprouts a stalk with a bulb on top — picture a lollipop — which allows those amoebae that make it to the top of the stalk to catch an insect or gust of wind to somewhere with more to eat. But those who make up the stalk, about 20 percent of the group, die, having sacrificed themselves for the rest. Dictyostelium seems to beg the question: If an amoeba can act selflessly, shouldn’t we be able to as well? First, a note of caution. Altruism among amoebae is not the same as altruism among humans. With no brain or central ner-

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vous system, an amoeba cannot make the conscious decision to be helpful. It is not willfully sacrificing for others. Still, the presence of altruism in organisms like dictyostelium — which cooperate and can be easily manipulated in a lab, unlike most other social insects or animals — allows us to explore old questions in a new way. While biological findings about amoebae won’t explain human kindness, there are “philosophical implications,” says Gad Shaulsky, a genetics professor at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston who has studied, among other things, “cheating” in those dictyostelium that avoid death. “We can infer that in the human condition, we will never have a perfect altruist because the perfect altruist will eliminate itself. We will always have this struggle between selfness and selflessness,” Shaulsky says. “The analogy to the cell deciding, ‘Am I going to be spore or a stalk?’ is the same principle, just a lot more exaggerated and easier for us to experiment on. It’s a great way to start conversation.” While some scientists argue we’re hardwired to be kind, others believe that even our tendency toward helping evolved to preserve our own genes and true altruism doesn’t really exist. The two may not be mutually exclusive. Frans de Waal, a well-known primatologist, argues that the reasons behaviors evolved don’t necessarily dictate how they’re used. Just because kindness may have evolved in self-interest doesn’t mean all kindness today is self-interested. In fact, working together in communities is ancient and deeply ingrained, de Waal writes in his latest exploration of the issue, The Age of Empathy. Like fish swimming in schools, we know we’re safer in cooperative groups, so violence and a disregard for others may not be as inevitable as we may think. Take the behavior of chimps and bonobos, two of the primates to which we are genetically closest. Chimps violently raid their neighbors and kill their enemies. But when confrontation begins among bonobos, females rush to the enemy camp and begin having sex.

“Since it’s hard to have sex and wage war at the same time, the scene rapidly turns into a sort of picnic,” de Waal writes. “It ends with adults from different groups grooming each other while their children play.” Empathy may begin not in our minds, but in our bodies, according to de Waal. Laughter and yawning are contagious. We’re physically connected to other humans before we ever begin to consider their plight. It explains why we wince when we see someone else slam their finger in a car door or teeter precariously on a tightrope. Even mice seem to feel each others’ pain. When placed in clear tubes (so they could see each other) and injected with an acid to give them a mild stomachache, mice who could see a fellow mouse stretching from the discomfort would express more discomfort than one who was blocked from seeing others or whose companion wasn’t given the acid. The reactions were also stronger between mice who were cage mates than strangers.

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he usefulness of all this, outside of furthering research, is in finding ways to encourage more selflessness. Researchers disagree about how much our motivations for helping matter if the person in need receives the help either way. But if we can understand our reactions and impulses, can we make ourselves more helpful? For Ken Applewhaite, another officer investigating Don Foster’s death, the appeal is the call for empathy we’ve been making for generations. Helping is the price we all pay to belong to a community. “My thought on not getting involved is this: It’s something that’s easy to say until you are the one that needs it,” he says. In the research, there’s more nuance. WSU’s Parks has found we may be discouraging others’ kindness. When research participants were given descriptions of fictitious strangers who were generous and involved in various community activities, they were asked to describe what they would expect if they were to meet the people. Nearly half of the participants used negative descriptors: arrogant, naive, know-it-all. When Parks published the study in 2010, he says he got dozens of emails from people who said they’d experienced similar reactions in their workplaces. “That’s too bad if you think about it,” he says. “These are the people we shouldn’t be trying PULSEPOINT to squelch.” Download the PulsePoint app In Spokane, city leaders in the the Apple App Store are pushing citizens to step up. or Google Play. Learn how to In an announcement at perform hands-only CPR at beta. Riverfront Park this month, spokanecity.org/fire/training/cpr. Mayor David Condon called on the city to step up its volunteerism, announcing a new website to pair citizens with volunteer opportunities. People in Spokane want to help, the mayor said, and the city would now make it easier for them to do so. The Spokane Fire Department’s call is even more urgent. The department has begun using a national app, PulsePoint, which notifies people who are CPR trained and have the app when someone nearby is experiencing cardiac arrest so they can respond. (The app’s catchphrase: “Enabling citizen superheroes.”) It’s at once an effort by the department to save lives and a bigger social experiment. So far, about 1,100 people in the area have installed it, and a few have responded to calls, says Assistant Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer. “I wish everybody had this app — every high school kid who carries a phone in their pocket, every Avista driver — so the system would be saturated with responders,” says Schaeffer. Emma Seppälä, associate director of Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, says the power to spread kindness is not out of our reach. She doesn’t shy away from the benefits we can receive from helping others. Selfishness in that regard is not necessarily a bad thing. Stress can be one of the main reasons we ignore others, she says, so relaxation like meditation can push us to look outward, making us more social and caring. And seeing someone else who’s social and caring may be all we need to change ourselves. “It’s a ripple effect,” she says. “Others learn from seeing you. It can be shocking to people sometimes to see an act of compassion. They’ll say, ‘Why are you helping?’ but shocking people in that way is educational. It shows you have a choice.” 

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hen The Great American Trailer Park Musical opens tomorrow at Lake City Playhouse, it will be almost six years to the month since the production launched its first national tour. In Spokane, of all places. Director Andy Renfrew is aware of the connection — “It’s kind of fun to know. How many shows out there started in the same neighborhood?” — but says that it wasn’t a factor in Lake City’s decision to stage the musi-

BY E.J. IANNELLI cal now. More important was that Trailer Park is “such a fun show” with a tiny bit of risqué humor to it. “It’s a show that you just actually sit back and you’re able to laugh at,” he says. “But we do have a stripper.” By “stripper,” Renfrew means the character Pippi, played by Hannah Farley. Pippi has left her solvent-huffing ex Duke (Eric McGaughey) in Oklahoma City and taken up residence in Florida with the stereotypical in-

habitants of the Armadillo Acres Trailer Park: oversexed Norbert, his agoraphobic wife Jeanie (Alyssa Jordan), and the bouffant trio of Betty (Din Golden), Linoleum (Charisa Bareither) and Pickles (Aubree Peterson). Mark Pleasant, a familiar face in madcap comedic roles on stages across the region, is playing Norbert; audiences might recognize Jordan from Lake City’s staging of Rent. ...continued on next page

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“They are high school sweethearts,” explains Renfrew. “Things happened at the beginning, so she’s been holed up in her trailer for the past 19½ years. That’s where the show opens. We have some flashbacks going back to the ’80s, and those flashbacks tell you where we are today and the reason why she’s been in her trailer. So Norbert seeks out some love and affection from somebody else, who just so happens to be the stripper. “Every single [actor] has brought a character to the table that is just absolutely hilarious. At every rehearsal I’m laughing hysterically. There’s something about each one of them, and each actor has brought something amazing.” The musical’s humor isn’t supposed to come at the expense of these characters, but rather the redneck that Renfrew thinks might be lurking in all of us. “Some parts you’re going to be like, ‘I can relate to that,’ and some people will know somebody they can relate it to,” he says. “Honestly, it’s reality, it’s true life. It may not be something everybody wants to admit, but there’s more than likely a little bit of each one of these characters in each person. I think there’s a truth behind it, but it’s at a time when you can sit there and laugh about it.” Then there’s the music, overseen by Zack Baker. Trailer Park’s songs raid a whole host of genres for their inspiration. “I absolutely love ‘Storm’s A-Brewin.’’ It’s all set to 1970s disco, so it’s got that whole feel and vibe to it,” says

Renfrew. “Even the costumes are ’70s, and it’s just really upbeat and fun. “There’s something about each song that’s quite enjoyable. We’ve got ‘Flushed Down the Pipes,’ where you’re singing about your whole life being flushed down the toilet. ‘The Great American TV Show’ is fun because it’s literally a show inside of a show.”

“There’s more than likely a little bit of each one of these characters in each person.” One of the main reasons audiences warm to Trailer Park is because they feel a part of the action. “Betty is the narrator of the show, and she literally talks to the audience and keeps everything going. So you don’t have the fourth wall,” Renfrew says. If that audience implication adds to the sense of reality, then by his reckoning, it also adds to the fun.  The Great American Trailer Park Musical • Thu–Sat, 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm; March 28 to April 13 • $13.75 to $19.75 • Lake City Playhouse • 1320 E. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene • lakecityplayhouse.org • (208) 667-1323

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s the clock ran out in overtime and it was clear that North Dakota State was going to upset Oklahoma, the Spokane Arena came to its feet and let out a sustained roar. Well, everyone except for those decked out in Sooner colors. Bison head coach Saul Phillips made his way to the sideline across from his bench and raised both arms to the sea of fans clad in yellow and green, some of whom had driven 16-plus hours to make it to the game. There was similar excitement just hours earlier when Harvard knocked off Cincinnati in the first major upset of the NCAA tournament. Spokane fans, at least the unaffiliated ones, love an underdog. And at least on that first Thursday of the NCAA tournament, Spokane was underdog city. Even the nightcap featured some thrills, as New Mexico State forced San Diego State into overtime before eventually losing. On the other hand, if you like sheer hoops power, you were treated to some of that in the form of the Michigan State Spartans and their deep well of talent (and dunks). The NCAA men’s tournament has now come to Spokane four times in a little more than a decade; the city also has hosted the women’s tournament in recent years. If you were in the Spokane Arena either Thursday or Saturday, you understood that this is a big deal. Not just the national exposure or the tourism dollars, but the fact that

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some damn good basketball is coming to town. And this is a town that can appreciate good basketball — much more, apparently, than some of the cities whose arenas sat half empty for some of the weekend’s games. In the end, Neither Harvard nor NDSU was able to sneak out of Spokane to the Sweet 16, but it was still some excellent basketball Let’s hope it comes back sometime soon. — MIKE BOOKEY

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BOOK | If it had happened five years earlier, every schoolkid would learn about a different bunch of Americans as the first to cross the continent. Our own Lewis and Clark High School might be John Jacob Astor High. But Astor’s scheme came in 1810, and a little thing called the War of 1812 derailed his plan to sell beaver pelts and claim the great Northwest for the young United States. So we’ve kind of forgotten the story. But Peter Stark is reminding us in ASTORIA — his new book named for the settlement founded by two bands, one that came over land, the other over sea. Neither fared well. A great yarn set in our own corner of the continent.

CD | Every generation should rediscover Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. I’ve been listening to Joseph Silverstein’s recording with the Boston Symphony since college. As the melody leads you through the seasons, it’s an emotional journey. If you’re new to the piece, your timing is perfect, as ANNE AKIKO MEYERS and the English Chamber Orchestra just released an impeccable new recording. Comparing it to my old favorite, Meyers’ take is jauntier, more vibrant — where Silverstein’s technique is flawless, Meyers pumps up the soulfulness. This is Meyers’ first recording playing her new (to her) 1741 Vieuxtemps Guarneri del Gesù — a violin that reputedly is the most expensive instrument ever purchased. Ironically, Silverstein played his own Guarneri del Gesù, a 1742 model, on his 1981 recording.

TV | The scientist who can explain the complexity of creation to the masses is a rare creature. Neil DeGrasse Tyson is one, and now he’s hosting the ambitious recreation of the old Carl Sagan series, THE COSMOS. Oddly enough, the show airs on FOX (Sundays at 9 pm), whose pundits aren’t generally impressed by science, and is produced by Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy and potty-mouthed Teddy Bear fame. Despite all that, the show will blow your mind — from how insignificant a speck we really are to the miracle of the human eyeball. It can be a tad cheesy, with animated sequences and Tyson riding a spaceship around, but a show about science, during prime time, that people are actually watching with their kids… Wow, there’s hope!

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meditating — following the Dalai Lama. Living in the U.S. now for 30 years, Khechog is the foremost Tibetan flute player in the world. He’s left the mountains enough to collaborate with everyone from composer Philip Glass to David Bowie, and have his music featured and even act in the film Seven Years in Tibet. Still, even though he’s been nominated for a Grammy, he can’t read music. “I never really had a teacher,” he says of picking up the traditional instrument as a young teen. “It’s all savant, it’s a small blessing.” Sunday, Khechog performs at the Bing Crosby Theater with Tibetan opera singer Tsering Lodoe. Before that show, as he does with his performances, Khechog will take time before hitting the stage to calm his mind through meditation. “I try to play the flute that so what comes out is quiet and peaceful,” Khechog says. “And with that, people can also become more calm and relaxed — like when we go to a mountain.” In early 1950s rural Tibet, Khechog’s parents were told by a passing hermit meditator that it would soon be dangerous to live in the country. His family fled to the safety of India, where he would grow up. By 1959, Tibet was completely taken over by China. There are still Tibetan issues today that Khechog wants to make Americans aware of without having to preach. “Monks are burning themselves in peaceful protest,” he says. “The Chinese are destroying the environment there.” But Khechog says he makes a big distinction between the people of China and its government. “The people there have suffered more than those in Tibet,” he says. Rather than a performance focusing on

Tibet’s freedom, Khechog aims to bring awareness to the issue through the notion of peace and harmony. While Khechog plays improvised music on a variety of flute and traditional horn instruments, Lodoe sings traditional Tibetan songs. His sound is chant-like and ethereal. As Lodoe describes, the music he performs is the music of the Tibetan mountains. “I share the story of what I’m going through with my voice and music so everyone feels energetic and happy,” Lodoe says. Residing in Missoula, Mont., Lodoe arrived in the country in 2010. He says he moved here to promote the culture and tradition of Tibet. As a teenager, he began studying at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in India, working to the highest levels of the Tibetan opera craft, which he says is far different from Western opera. He has played for the Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II and also was featured on the Seven Years in Tibet soundtrack. When Khechog came to perform at TIPA decades ago, Lodoe says he always imagined the pair would play together. Sunday, they will for the third time. “Music is kindness, compassion and love to all humanity,” Khechog says. “We must learn to love each other. When we can do that, we can be much more happy — we become very beautiful.”  lauraj@inlander.com Tibetan Music for Peace and Harmony with Nawang Khechog and Tsering Lodoe • Sun, March 29, at 8 pm • $18 • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • ticketswest.com • (800) 325-7328

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Eating a healthy diet can benefit your brain, too BY JO MILLER

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hen we eat, sometimes we eat because a steaming pizza and hearty salad would go perfect with that action flick we just brought home, or because those chocolate cupcakes have been whispering to us all afternoon. Sometimes we eat to build a healthy body — consuming all tiers of the pyramid in each meal. But how often do we eat with our brain’s health in mind? The bottom line: Your brain needs fuel, especially in the morning to break the overnight fast. Your brain gets energy from glucose, a blood sugar converted from carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates, such as whole grain bread, legumes, quinoa, brown rice and oats, provide the most direct conversion, says Spokane dietitian Craig Hunt. “Your insulin is released into your blood, attaches to the free glucose and takes that up to your brain, and your brain says, ‘I feel much better,’” Hunt says. “It’s kind of like the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde syndrome. If you ask a group of people, ‘Do you know anybody that if they don’t eat they get a

little grumpy or irritable?’ you’ll see several heads acknowledge that.” About four hours after eating, your blood sugar drops, the cerebral cortex loses glucose and one side effect is irritability, says Hunt. To combat that, eat meals regularly without skipping — especially breakfast — and combine complex carbohydrates with slow-burning foods such as lean meat and vegetables. “Synergistically, your lean proteins, your fibrous vegetables, your good fats, give you better blood sugar regulation,” he says. Try a breakfast like one Hunt ate recently: half of a bagel with smoked salmon and avocado. For lunch, a sandwich on whole grain bread with lean meat and spinach is a healthy choice. Stir-fry, one of Hunt’s favorite dinner dishes, fits the brainboosting criteria. Cook brown rice with a few fibrous vegetables like asparagus or cauliflower, use olive or sesame oil and add tempeh or marinated lean beef. Avoid overconsumption of refined carbohydrates because too much sugar can

actually leave the brain glucose-deprived. In general, overeating — no matter what food — can mess with your mind. Studies show that when people overeat, their cognitive functioning declines, says Spokane psychiatrist Dr. Michael Reznicek. “It’s been shown that being overweight not only affects insulin resistance, causing diabetes, but also cognitively people aren’t as sharp either,” he says.

ating foods that OTHER BRAIN-HEALTHY FOODS: contribute to a healthy mind can CELERY contains a nutrient that may look largely like eating help prevent plaque buildup in the brain a healthy, balanced diet that can lead to Alzheimer’s. in general, but a few nuances show that certain WHITE TEA has theanine, an amino acid, habits and nutrients can which can increase brain wave activity. boost brain health. “The gist of it is CLAMS are a good source of vitamin B12. whatever is good for health is usually good for ELDERBERRIES contain a flavonoid immental health, too,” says portant for brain health and help reduce Reznicek. But a couple of harmful inflammation in cells. nutrients seem to help, he adds. PECANS are high in omega-3 fatty acids. One group of nutrients with some of BEETS have natural nitrates that can the strongest evidence increase blood flow to the brain. for benefiting the brain are omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3s — found in foods like wild salmon, mackerel, walnuts and kiwi — are important for nerve cell growth in the brain, says Reznicek. A revolution has occurred in neuroscience over the past 20 years. In the ’80s, doctors believed your brain developed until about you were about 7 years old; that was then the brain you would have for the rest of your life, he says. “We now know the brain is like a muscle, and that the brain is constantly changing throughout the lifespan,” he says. It’s called neuroplasticity. “This is why omega-3 fatty acids are important,” Reznicek says. “Because they really do help with the growth of the brain and they appear to help with memory. It also appears that they help with protecting against depression and dementia, things like that.” People with diets high in omega-3 tend to have less mental illness, he says. But as is the case with many studies, correlation does not equal causation. It could be that people who consume more omega-3 take better care of themselves, says Reznicek. Other nutrients have been shown to benefit the brain, such as B vitamins, which are important for memory, and proteins, which support the production of brain neurotransmitters like serotonin. Recent studies also show that active agents in yogurt can reduce anxiety and fear, according to a Psychology Today article titled “The Psychobiotic Revolution.” Ted Dinan, a psychiatrist at the University of Cork in Ireland, recently coined the term “psychobiotics” to describe the gut bacteria some researchers say could be used to treat anxiety and depression. Though they’re not yet set to hit the market, psychobiotics can also be found in fermented foods like kefir and sauerkraut. What you eat is an important part of mental health, but Reznicek says it should go hand in hand with challenging and exercising your mind. “Eat a balanced diet, find your passions in life, and your brain is going to grow and you’ll maximize its potential,” Reznicek says. n

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inderella is whipped cream vodka, blueberry vodka and cream. Maleficent is black vodka, grape schnapps and apple pucker. Tinkerbell is honey vodka, triple sec and sparkling cider, topped with a dusting of edible glitter. “I always try to match the character to the look of the drink and the taste as much as possible,” says Cody Winfrey, whose cocktails inspired by Disney movie characters have found an insatiable audience of fans online. Winfrey, 23, grew up during the tail end of the VCR-and-tape heyday of Disney’s animation revival, and he recalls spending time at his grandmother’s house, where she had the whole collection. He watched The Nightmare Before Christmas every day as a kid, and now has a tattoo of Maleficent, the villain in Sleeping Beauty, on his left arm. “The great thing about Disney is that everyone has an almost spiritual connection with some character,” he says. “Everyone has a favorite movie, everyone has a favorite character, everyone has a favorite world. So I knew that it would

resonate with people in some way.” The idea started earlier this year as a way to set himself apart — and have fun — since he wasn’t having any luck blindly dropping off applications for bartending gigs here in Spokane. He enlisted a friend, graphic designer Lindsey Wells, to help set up an online presence. Then at the beginning of February, his creations suddenly started getting attention around the web. The drinks were picked up by a wellread Disney-themed blog, and the popular (if not always PC) instructional web series Tipsy Bartender asked to feature several of his recipes. BuzzFeed got in touch and wrote a post headlined “29 Disney-Themed Cocktails You Need To Try ASAP.” One of Winfrey’s Tumblr posts with new drinks drew more than 285,000 “notes” — the Tumblr measure for “likes” and re-blogs — and his Facebook page has more than 30,000 Likes. He’s received messages from around the world with suggestions and requests. “It was a very exhausting first few days, because you can’t really prepare yourself for going

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Cody Winfrey’s Sleeping Beauty-inspired drink “Sleep Cycle” made with the liqueurs Hypnotiq and Kinky, plus Sprite. LISA WAANANEN PHOTO viral,” he says. Realizing his drinks might also attract the attention of Disney lawyers, Winfrey gave himself a crash course on the legal aspects and makes sure to always say he owns the drink recipes, not the characters. The e-book he’s finishing with Wells titles the recipes as “fairy tale” cocktails to avoid unnecessary trouble. To date, he’s done about 40 Disney-inspired drinks, requiring an increasingly crowded personal collection of liquor bottles to have just the right ingredients on hand. Some movies have proved to be more challenging — The Lion King and Pocahontas, for example — so he’ll watch clips to see what he can pull from the color palette or characters’ personalities. “Alice in Wonderland was also tough, because it’s such an abstract, out-there kind of movie that I wasn’t sure how to do the film justice with drinks,” he says.

Last week, his Mickey Mouse-inspired “Mouse Slide” — made with Oreo vodka, white chocolate liqueur, ice cream and Oreos for the ears — quickly became the most popular yet, with more than 2,000 Likes on Facebook. Despite all the online success, Winfrey is still searching for bartending opportunities here in Spokane. In the meantime, he’s planning to move on to other pop culture themes that have been requested — videogames, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Star Wars — even though plenty of fans would like to see him create a drink for every single obscure movie and character in the Disney canon. “Everyone wants me to branch out into Pixar,” he says. “And I can’t even take that on right now.”  Cocktails by Cody • facebook.com/Codys. cocktails • cocktailsbycody.tumblr.com

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have ‘em). Don’t ask for lettuce, or tomatoes or any frou-frou blue cheese on your burger (they don’t have any of that, either). Just order one of Hudson’s no-frills burgers. They’ll shape the patty in front of you, throw it on the grill, and once you take a bite, you’ll understand why after 115 years in business, it’s become an Idaho must-see. MICKDUFF’S BREWING COMPANY 312 N. First | Sandpoint 208-255-4351 Known for their handcrafted beers, this Sandpoint brewery also features a menu of 11 different burgers. With locally grown beef, MickDuff’s has several burgers of varying sizes, but they don’t leave the veggie crowd in the cold, offering both portabella and black-bean patties. Meat eaters, check out the Gouda burger, served with onions, Gouda, bacon and homemade jalapeño sauce on ciabatta bread. The hand-cut, skinon fries are some of the best in the Inland Northwest. POST STREET ALE HOUSE 1 N. Post | 789-6900 Post Street’s prime downtown Spokane location, across from the Davenport Hotel, draws a mix of businessmen, concertgoers, sports

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quality of Anderson’s mise-en-scène frustratingly constricted aren’t likely to change their minds this time; those who delight in immersing themselves in his oddball universe are going to find plenty of terrific visual gags and wonderfully offbeat character exchanges. Yet for all its charms — like Fiennes’ exuberant performance and the sheer momentum of Anderson’s storytelling — there’s still that sense that Grand Budapest Hotel is reaching for … well, something, without quite reaching it. The film’s third act involves the coming of war to Euowner of the once-glorious Grand Budapest Hotel in the rope, but it’s a peculiarly Wes Anderson-esque version of “former republic of Zubowka.” Mr. Moustafa in turn 1930s European war, with a mythical country occupied relates his experiences as young protégé (Tony Revolori) by a mythical army represented by a double-Z insignia of the Grand Budapest’s veteran concierge, Monsieur that’s clearly meant to evoke Nazi Germany without Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), in 1932. every explicitly identifying it. Anderson at times seems The plot gets even thicker from there, as Gustave to be lamenting the death of a certain kind of Old World — a people-pleaser whose pleasing European chivalry, but there’s a includes plenty of rich older women fuzziness to the subtext that feels THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL — learns that he has inherited a valuawfully risky — because if you’re Rated R able painting from the late Madame going to invoke Nazis in your story, Written and directed by Wes Anderson D. (Tilda Swinton), much to the con- Starring Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, you probably should make it clear sternation of her son (Adrien Brody) Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton that you have a really good reason and other heirs. So if they can frame for doing so. Gustave for her murder, and in so Perhaps that merely makes The doing strip him of his inheritance… well, that’s just how Grand Budapest Hotel exactly what some Anderson fans the game is played. have considered his other movies: charming feats of filmAnd it does start to feel like a wonderful game — making architecture with several laugh-out-loud moments albeit an uncharacteristically violent one for a Wes sprinkled throughout its sometimes farcical action. Or Anderson film. The cutaway dollhouse compositions perhaps it’s going to require a second viewing to peel that have become such an Anderson trademark are still back the layers of its narrative and figure out what Anhere in plentiful supply, adding a certain geography to derson’s trying to say about nostalgia, or the value of art, the elaborate set pieces like Gustave’s attempted escape or the significance of basic decency. That’s perhaps what from prison with a group of hardened criminals (led makes Anderson a particularly easy filmmaker for his by Harvey Keitel) and Gustave’s subsequent multi-step fans to love: Even if there’s nothing deeper than what’s secret rendezvous with a man who might be able to clear right there in front of you, there’s still a reason to believe his name. Those who have found the almost diorama-like the anti-Anderson contingent is missing something. 

The Grand Budapest Hotel is a delight, even if it’s not Wes Anderson at his deepest BY SCOTT RENSHAW

s fascinating — and maddening — as it can be watching the arguments that emerge between the fans and detractors of a given filmmaker, it can be almost more fascinating watching fans argue amongst themselves. For every Quentin Tarantino devotee who enjoys his films simply for the mashed-up genre enthusiasm and crackling dialogue, there’s one who insists he’s doing a lot more — exploring redemption in Pulp Fiction, or notions of masculinity in Death Proof. It can be hard to sell the idea that something brimming with superficial pleasures isn’t just about its superficial pleasures. Wes Anderson has had me fighting that battle for years, as I’ve tried to argue for the melancholy learning of life lessons beneath his whimsical, meticulously constructed surfaces. But while it feels like there’s something going on in The Grand Budapest Hotel besides its elaborate caper framework — and that Anderson really wants to convey that something — I’ll be damned if I’m ready to figure out exactly what that something is. He begins with a narrative structure in which the central story isn’t merely a flashback, but a flashback nesting in a flashback nesting inside another flashback, like a matryoshka doll of chronology. A woman visits a memorial for a writer; that writer (Tom Wilkinson), circa 1985, describes his encounter as a young man (Jude Law) in 1968 with Mr. Zero Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham),

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OPENING FILMS Jason Bateman, in his directorial debut, also stars in this film about a proofreader who sets out to settle an old score by registering for a children’s spelling bee on the technicality that he never advanced past the eighth grade. As he fights to remain in the competition, he uses every foul and shockingly inappropriate trick he can think of to keep the kids at a disadvantage. Along the way, he befriends the young Chaitanya Chopra, another contestant who gloms onto the elder competitor’s deplorable ways.

CESAR CHAVEZ

Everyone has the power to change the world — at least that’s the case in inspirational social change biopics. In Cesar Chavez, a film following the life of civil rights activist and labor organizer of the same name, we see once again how one person can bring about change, especially when employing peaceful tactics. Michael Pena (End of Watch) turns in a once-in-a-lifetime performance as Chavez. America Ferrera and Rosario Dawson also star. (LJ) PG-13

ENEMY

Adam Bell (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a history teacher who is bored with life. Nothing seems to peak his interest until he watches a movie recommended by a co-worker and discovers an extra that is his look alike. Suddenly intrigued, Bell is determined to track down his doppelganger and when the two men meet, their worlds are irrevocably changed. It’s all suspenseful, thrilling and strange. Denis Villeneuve directs a journey of seemingly ordinary circumstances having extraordinary effects. (ER) R

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Wes Anderson’s latest features a narrative structure in which the central story isn’t merely a flashback, but a flashback nesting in a flashback nesting inside another flashback. A woman visits a memorial for a writer; that writer (Tom Wilkinson), circa 1985, describes his encounter as a young man (Jude Law) in 1968 with Mr. Zero Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham), owner of the once-glorious Grand Budapest Hotel in the “former republic of

Zubowka.” Mr. Moustafa in turn relates his experiences as young protégé (Tony Revolori) of the Grand Budapest’s veteran concierge, Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), in 1932. Soon, Gustave learns he’s inherited a priceless painting from one of his frequent guests, but is then framed for her murder. (SR) Rated R

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Tom Berninger is living in his parents house well into adulthood and doesn’t have much going for him, other than the fact that his brother, Matt Berninger, happens to be the lead singer of indie rock megastars the National. When Matt invites Tom to work on the band’s world tour, Tom brings along a camera to make a film about the National. The supermeta film goes from interviews with the band members to looking back at Tom and his struggles to make the film you’re actually watching. It’s wildly hilarious, and a very real story all at the same time. At Magic Lantern (MB) Not Rated

NOAH

Based on a New York Times bestselling book called the Bible comes the blockbuster film from director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) about one of the best shipbuilders in all of history. Noah (Russell Crowe) and God are total BFFs, so when the big guy tells Noah that He’s going to wipe out mankind for being jerks, Noah listens and builds one hell of a boat. But there are bad guys (one of them is played by Anthony Hopkins) who want on that boat and God’s not cool with that, so there some added conflict you might not remember from your Sunday School days. (MB) PG-13

SABOTAGE

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in another action movie, this time as the leader of an elite group of DEA agents who go around knocking down drug cartels and then saying stuff like — and we’re not making this up — “Clean up on aisle three.” But when they decide to rob millions in cash from a cartel safe house, they become the targets and are being killed one by one as they try to keep their secret safe. (MB) Rated R

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We know names like Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow and Mick Jagger. Names like Merry Clayton, Darlene Love and Claudia Lennear aren’t so familiar. We know the stars, but we don’t know the backup singers. This moving documentary puts the women that have supported these stars in the spotlight. One story looks at singer Judith Hill, recent contestant on NBC’s The Voice, and her partnership with Michael Jackson. At Magic Lantern. (JR) PG-13

300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE

Like its predecessor — director Zack Snyder’s 2006 adaptation of the Frank Miller graphic novel 300 — this sequel attempts to turn ancient history into a swords-andsandals epic, only with virtually every

part of its world created in digital postproduction. This time around, we have Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) leading his band of Greek warriors against impossible odds, with the fierce general Artemesia (Eva Green) leading the massive Persian navy. He’s got a few tricks up his … well, “sleeve” isn’t the appropriate word for these resolutely bare-chested warriors, but he’s going to do his best to hold out until he can convince the other city-states to face the threat as a united Greece. (SR) Rated R.

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The first adapted entry in Veronica Roth’s trilogy of futuristic, dystopian, angstfilled young adult novels borrows heavily from The Hunger Games, but in a low rent kind of way. When you turn 16, you choose from one of the world’s five factions, or tribes, to live in, then take up their ways. Innocent young Tris (Shailene Woodley) opts for the tough Dauntless faction, which leads her to action, romance and political intrigue (that isn’t very intriguing). (ES) Rated PG-13

GLORIA

This Spanish-language film out of Chile follows its title character, a divorced woman in her 50s who decides to get herself back out there and start having some fun. Soon, she falls hard for a new man, but when that doesn’t quite work out the way she expected, Gloria is strong enough to not let that stop the fun. This film was a massive hit on the festival circuit, with leading lady Paulina Garcia taking home best actress awards along the way. At Magic Lantern (MB) Rated R

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The liberal arts college — a place where many Christians find their faith shaken — but college student Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper) isn’t going to let that happen to him. When his philosophy professor says that God is dead, Wheaton sets out to prove otherwise. (LJ) PG

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Yeah, The Lego Movie is colorful and has a message about being creative and working together to solve problems and tells of the fight between good and (corporate) evil, but it’s also totally whacked, from its dizzily stunning visuals (Legos everywhere! Non-stop action!) and its plentiful supply of references that only adults will get. (ES) Rated PG

THE MONUMENTS MEN

George Clooney’s fifth outing as a director has him in a co-starring role, opposite a great ensemble: Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett and John Goodman, among them. It’s the (mostly) true story of the men and women who took it upon themselves to save great works of art and architecture from plundering Nazis and gung-ho, ever-bombing Allied forces during WWII. (ES) Rated PG-13

MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN

Peabody (the voice of Ty Burrell) is a genius inventor, scientist, musician, athlete, gourmand and mixologist. Oh, and he’s a dog. I don’t know if there’s any explanation for how this is possible, and this new film never broaches it. But there is — in a move that represents how deeply nerdy a flick this is — a great deal of explanation of how a dog was allowed to adopt a boy; precedent-busting court

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cases were involved. What’s so perfectly plausible that it requires no explanation? Time travel. With the help of their WABAC (pronounced “way back”) machine, the duo find themselves traipsing across ancient times. (MJ) Rated PG

MUPPETS MOST WANTED

Be honest, you missed these furry creatures since the reboot of the Muppets franchise back in 2011. This time, the gang heads out on a world tour only to get caught up in a case of mistaken identity and jewel thievery while in Europe. All the loveable characters are back, even Walter (voiced by Peter Linz), and Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords) once again writes a new batch of silly yet catchy songs. (LJ) PG

NEED FOR SPEED

For a videogame adaptation, Need for Speed is fantastic. The movie works on a serviceably entertaining level in the same way as the Fast and Furious films; no one expecting more than a fun couple of hours of car porn will be disappointed. Aaron Paul plays a mechanic who can drive like a son of a bitch but never made it as a racer. He gets mixed up with the wrong crowd and is soon framed for a crime, forcing him to drive across the country looking for revenge. (SS) Rated PG-13

NON-STOP

Federal Air Marshal Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) was bored with his uneventful life in the sky until one transatlantic flight from New York to London. When he begins to receive a stream of threatening text messages ordering him to have the government transfer $150 million to an offshore account, Marks realizes this won’t be an ordinary flight. With this mysterious enemy killing off passengers every 20 minutes, Marks must go to work to protect the innocent 40,000 feet in the air. (CF) PG-13

PHILOMENA

Philomena Lee, an elderly British woman, confides in her daughter that she gave birth to a son in Ireland 50 years earlier. Unwed at the time, she was forced to give him up for adoption. Martin, a former government adviser and journalist out of a job, is looking for a story idea

to bring to his editor. Together, he and Philomena investigate the life of her lost son. At Magic Lantern (KS) Rated R

ROBOCOP

Not many remakes of iconic films get it right (think Keanu Reeves in The Day the Earth Stood Still), but RoboCop is a surprising exception. The roots are still there: Good guy Detroit cop is left for dead but re-emerges, via technology, as invincible man-machine. But this film, while still quite violent, has been stripped of its brutality as well as, some will lament, its corny humor. (ES) Rated PG-13

THE SINGLE MOMS CLUB

It’s another film written and directed by Tyler Perry — but don’t run away too quickly, this one does not include Perry’s alter ego, Madea. Like the film’s title suggests, the plot revolves around a group of women who are single mothers. Of course, played by the likes of Nia Long, Amy Smart, Zulay Henao and more, they’re all also gorgeous. With each other’s help, the women power through life’s obstacles. (LJ) PG-13

SON OF GOD

This film will capture audiences and take them through the journey of Jesus, portrayed here by Diogo Morgado, who also played Jesus in the History Channel’s mini series The Bible. Using captivating cinematic techniques, Son of God tells the story of this religious figure from birth to ultimate resurrection. (MB) PG13

VERONICA MARS

The last season of Veronica Mars was, to most fans, deeply unsettling. There were so many unanswered questions. There were so many unsaid one-liners. There was just too much history! Set nine years after the conclusion of the show, our favorite detective, Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell), is now a big-shot lawyer. When exboyfriend Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring) asks for her sleuthing skills to help clear him of a murder charge, Veronica returns to confront a past, a boy and a town that refuses to let go of her. (ER) PG-13 

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he rock doc, with only a few exceptions, about his struggles growing up, and hearing is for the hard-core fans — the ones who from Matt about how Tom needs to get his shit already know all the songs, but want to together on the road and not, for example, lose find out what makes the band tick. the VIP list or make the bus turn around a halfMistaken For Strangers is ostensibly a docuhour out of town because he lost track of time at mentary about The National, one of the more rea bar. He’s a consummate screw-up, but lovable vered acts in all of indie rock. But you don’t need at the same time. to know anything about the often-sad Brooklyn Much of the film is about the making of the band to love this movie. You documentary itself, a concould even hate their music and cept executed with wonder MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS find Mistaken For Strangers the here. You find yourself rootNot Rated delightful, funny and touching ing for Tom to finish the Directed by Tom Berninger film that it is. damn thing, forgetting that Starring Tom Berninger, Matt Berninger and This is because of Tom you’ve already been watchThe National Berninger, a portly metalhead ing the final product for the At Magic Lantern living in his parents’ basement past hour. As a director, with not a whole lot going for Tom weaves a masterful him, other than the fact that his brother Matt narrative that’s so thick on plot progression and happens to be a rock star. When Matt invites hilarious moments, you start wondering if this Tom to join The National as a crew member on a is a modern-day Spinal Tap. If it was, it’d prove massive worldwide tour in 2010, Tom gets on the doubly brilliant. bus, camera in hand. Tom makes a few coverAgain, you don’t need to care about The Nayour-eyes awkward attempts at interviewing his tional — although you should, as they’re excellent brother and other members of the band before and you hear plenty of them here — to dig this the film begins to turn inward. movie. If you have a brother, a sister — hell, even Soon, we’re learning from Tom’s parents a good friend — you’ll identify with this film. 

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RedKing takes a sample, chops it up, screws with it, adds some drums — then does it again the next day BY LAURA JOHNSON

here’s loud, excited barking on the other side of the front door. But when Roman “RedKing” Keyes-Slider pulls open the door to his South Hill house in the middle of the afternoon, the big noise is coming from a tiny bundle of black-and-tan fur. “Zeke! Stop!” Keyes-Slider says. The little chihuahua eventually calms down. Keyes-Slider’s roommates/Lilac Linguistics bandmates, Corban Couey and Milton Armstrong, are camped out in the living room. Today, it’s not about the collective, which was named a 2013 Inlander Band to Watch, it’s about Keyes-Slider and the sounds he’s put into his second beat tape In Antiquity. He says he wants a real studio sometime in his career,

but the basement room he’s turned into one is more than efficient. With light-brown wood paneling and gray cloth sound dampeners on the walls, a closet-turned-recording booth, stacks of records everywhere and even a fireplace, the tight space is downright comfortable. “This is where the magic happens,” says Keyes-Slider, sitting in front of a desk packed with recording equipment, Zeke perched on his lap. “I just love chopping samples. It’s just my thing.” When he was writing the new disc, Keyes-Slider, 22, says he would produce beats as part of his daily routine. There were times he would hear mixes in his head, and other times when he’d let songs just blossom on their own. He’d take a sample from a record that caught his

ear (often old-school R&B and jazz), change the tempo, add any of his prerecorded drum beats and just try to see what fit. “It was just sleep, come down and make beats and then go to work,” says Keyes-Slider, who works as a cook and recently finished a degree in audio engineering from Spokane Falls Community College. While he enjoys employing other artists’ flows and vocals, Keyes-Slider says there is something freeing about just making his own song. For a little added interest, he sprinkles some vocal samples into his tracks, but it’s mostly about the creative loops, and devices under them, that he wants to draw the most attention. ...continued on next page

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“BASEMENT BEATMAKER,” CONTINUED... For his beat tape release party on Friday, Keyes-Slider will DJ his own music; as there’s no way to recreate his songs live, they won’t sound the same as the record. The other acts on Friday night’s bill are all either a part of, or affiliated with, Lilac Linguistics. “There’s going to be a lot of music no one has ever heard before,” he says. As Keyes-Slider swivels towards his equipment to demonstrate his exact recording process, Zeke pads out of the room, no longer interested. “I would like people who wouldn’t normally hear my kind of music to listen to it, and I’d be curious to see what they think,” he says. “As long as I keep improving, that’s what it’s about.”  lauraj@inlander.com RedKing’s Tape Release Party feat. Kain Bridge One, Vision Field, Student, Infinite Penz, Jay Ave, Harrow Marks, MaTtH, Kr1sten Wiig • Fri, March 28, at 6:30 pm • $5 • All-ages • The Phat House • 417 S. Browne • 443-4103

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UNIQUE SOUND ocal hip-hop artist Nick “Unique”

Klepacki says the name fits. “I was given the name by a close friend. He gave that to me because of my creativity and my ability to succeed when life got hard,” he says over the phone last week on his way to get his ride washed. The rapper, whose deep voice has seen him compared to Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., has been at this for the past decade — not only writing music, but later managing Keep Pushin Entertainment. He’s just gotten home from his second time at South by Southwest, where he was one of the only white rappers in the Coast 2 Coast Live showcase. “I’ve been complimented a lot on my stage presence,” he says. “When you’re the minority they have to see you vibing, the authenticity has to be there.” He says he sold a box of CDs after the show. It’s his repping of Washington state, with his Seahawks and Gonzaga caps, that marks him as a Spokane hip-hop artist. Dropping his fourth full-length A Day Closer last year, his subject matter runs from the difficulties of life to straight party anthems laid out over dirty, plucky beats. Unique continues touring behind his album on Friday, headlining the Swaxx stage. There are plans to shoot audience footage at the show for his next music video, “Nine Lives.” “I want to make people feel like they’re a part of my music,” he says. — LAURA JOHNSON Unique with Soundcast, Imperfect Cody, On One, True Justice, Rod Mac • Fri, March 28, at 9 pm • $8/$10 day of • 18+ • Swaxx • 25 E. Lincoln • swaxxspokane.com • 703-7474

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An Island No More With the release of their fourth record, it’s time to start paying attention to Future Islands BY CHEY SCOTT

is stage presence is at once electrifying and in the next moment edging toward melancholic. During the band’s network television debut performance earlier this month on the Late Show with David Letterman, Future Islands frontman Samuel T. Herring stomps from side to side in an exaggerated two-step, crouching low with his neck out, head bobbing. On the chorus of the Baltimore pop-rock trio’s new single “Seasons (Waiting On You),” Herring pounds his chest emphatically like a fervent male gorilla in all black, T-shirt tucked neatly into belted slacks. Behind Herring, keyboardist Gerrit Welmers and bassist William Cashion stand calm and steady. For the past eight years, Future Islands has been making music and touring the world, all this time working toward — what now seems long overdue — recognition beyond a dedicated following of longtime fans. It’s the kind of notice that led them to the aforementioned TV performance and world tour following a string of eight shows in four days during Austin’s South by Southwest festival. Despite all this newfound attention, the band remains grounded, even in their surprise. On a quick break at his Baltimore home before the tour, Cashion reflects on the buzz Future Islands is attracting, the band’s past, the whirlwind of SXSW and the release of their fourth full-length record Singles. “I think seeing everything grow in a really organic pace — we’re always working so hard — and

to see the audience grow as you continue to come through means a lot to us,” Cashion says. “We definitely played for people who never heard us before [at SXSW] and they weren’t expecting what the live show was like, with Sam’s dance moves … We definitely turned some heads while we were there.” From opening track “Seasons” to closing song “A Dream of You and Me,” the 10-track Singles showcases Future Islands’ signature dancey beats with rolling bass lines and chiming keyboards, juxtaposed with realist lyrics about life, love and heartache, through Herring’s rich, emotive voice. Future Islands stops in Spokane for the first time next week. They’ll be playing venues of all sizes on this tour, Cashion says, from the intimate, 150-person capacity Bartlett here to the massive Coachella Valley Music fest in Southern California 10 days later. Future Islands has worked years — playing hundreds of shows — to reach where they’re at today, but Cashion says the band never wants to stop playing small venues: “We want to continue to be the band that can play any size room and still bring the same quality show that we would at a massive venue or a 50-person dive.” n cheys@inlander.com Future Islands with Ed Schrader’s Music Beat • Wed, April 2, at 8 pm • Sold out • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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ontrary to what the name of post-punk act Weekend may suggest, the group doesn’t exactly elicit these feelings of “Friday euphoria.” But the three-piece makes up for it with downright fascinating music. They’re from San Francisco but now reside in Brooklyn, and their sound reflects that, with the Bay Area’s sonic fogginess infused with Brooklyn’s hipster vision. This weekend, they bring their fuzzed-out shoegaze style to Spokane as part of a national tour. Opening is local instrumental act Hooves, which just released a brand new album, Valley of the Craftsman. — LAURA JOHNSON Weekend with Hooves and Cities Aviv • Sat, March 29, at 8 pm • $9/$11 day of • 18+ • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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ince forming in 2011, the California-based urban-rock band the Neighbourhood has put a black-and-white stamp on everything it does. For one, the quintet wears monochromatic clothing on stage. Then there are the music videos for “Female Robbery,” “Sweater Weather” and “Afraid” from 2013’s I Love You., which play like old movies. Its performances on the Late Show with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live! were broadcast in black and white at the band’s request. The group has even named its upcoming release #000000 & #FFFFFF, the HTML codes for its preferred color scheme. With this aesthetic, the Neighbourhood has set the mood to match the hazy nature of its music, a mix of light and dark that’s both refreshingly modern and somewhat familiar. — AZARIA PODPLESKY The Neighbourhood with Kitten and Born Casual • Mon, March 31, at 7 pm • $25 • All-ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 866-4687623

Gomez J CAlypSoS, Fiddle Jam THe CellAr, Fur Traders J CHATeAu rIve (795-2030), Peter Rivera Acoustic Trio Coeur d’AleNe CASINo, Emerson Duo J THe Coeur d’AleNe reSorT (208-765-4000), CdA Blues Fest feat. Roberson, BZ & Flores, Kenny James Miller Band, The Fat Tones, Bakin’ Phat ColdWATer CreeK WINe BAr, Bridges Home THe CouNTry CluB, Mustang CrICKeTS (208-765-1990), Dave McRae Curley’S, Johnny Qlueless FIZZIe MullIgANS, Karma’s Circle grANde roNde CellArS, Maxie Ray Mills THe HANdle BAr (474-0933), SixStrings n’ Pearls

J THe Hop!, I Hate This City, OneFall, Benign, Boneye, Move the Earth IdAHo pour AuTHorITy (208-2902280), Charley Packard IroN HorSe BAr, The Cronkites JoHN’S Alley, Jonathan Warren and the Billy Goats J JoNeS rAdIATor, BBBBandits, Buffalo Jones J lAguNA CAFé, Pamela Benton leFTBANK WINe BAr, Carey Brazil and Jay Condiotti lIBrAry louNge (747-3371), Big Hair Revolution MArKeT plACe WINery (838-7815), Curran Long MAx AT MIrABeAu, Salty Dog MeZZo pAZZo WINe BAr, Andy Rumsey NeCTAr TASTINg rooM (869-1572), Gator Loops J NorTHerN QueST CASINo, Tower of Power

NyNe, The Divine Jewels peNd d’oreIlle WINery, Mike and Shanna J THe pHAT HouSe, RedKing’s Tape Release Party (See story on page 41) feat. Kain Bridge One, Vision Field, and more red rooM louNge, DJ D3VIN3 THe roCK BAr (443-3796), Armed & Dangerous CD Release STIr (466-5999), Solo Flamenco Guitar J SWAxx (703-7474), Unique (See story on page 42), Soundcast, Imperfect Cody, On One, True Justice, Rod Mac WAgoN WHeel (299-9090), The Usual Suspects ZolA, Three Eared Dog

Saturday, 03/29

J 1912 CeNTer (208-669-2249), Wild Idaho Rising Tide Party feat.

Matti Sand, Henry C & the Willards, Mother Yeti J THe BArTleTT, Weekend (See story above), Cities Aviv, Hooves Beverly’S, Robert Vaughn J THe BIg dIpper, KYRS Benefit feat. Go Man Gos and MC Positive Luv THe BlINd BuCK (290-6229), DJ Daethstar Bolo’S, Chairmen of Rock BooMerS, Limosine J BuCer’S, Jon Anderson and Rand Walker THe CellAr, Fur Traders J CHApS, Just Plain Darin Coeur d’AleNe CASINo, Emerson Duo Coeur d’AleNe CellArS (208-6642336), Those Jazz Guyz J THe Coeur d’AleNe reSorT (208-765-4000), CdA Blues Fest feat. Sara Brown Band, Anita Royce

& The High Rollers, The Doghouse Boyz, Sammy Eubanks and more COLDWATER CREEK WINE BAR, Truck Mills THE COUNTRY CLUB, Mustang CURLEY’S, Johnny Qlueless DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Sidetrack FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Karma’s Circle GRANDE RONDE CELLARS, Big Red Barn THE HANDLE BAR (703-5160), SixStrings n’ Pearls  THE HOP!, Haystak, Big Snap, J. Jamez, Cremro and more IRON HORSE BAR, The Cronkites JOHN’S ALLEY, Joey Farr Band JONES RADIATOR, Jeramiah Akin and the Bards, Mise, American Forrest LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Kari Marguerite LIBRARY LOUNGE (747-3371), Big Hair Revolution  LUXE COFFEEHOUSE, Madeline McNeill NYNE, DJ C-Mad  THE PHAT HOUSE, Angela Marie Project RED LION HOTEL RIVER INN, Chris Rieser & Snap the Nerve RED ROOM LOUNGE, DJ D3VIN3  THE SHOP, The Oracle’s Kitchen STUDIO 107 (208-664-1201), Robby French WEBSTER’S RANCH HOUSE SALOON (474-9040), B Radicals

Sunday, 03/30

 THE BARTLETT, Small Black, Snowmine, Mirror Mirror THE CELLAR, Dueling Pianos CLEARWATER RIVER CASINO (208298-1400), Keith Sweat DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church JONES RADIATOR, Mike Munson, Jake Ilika  KNITTING FACTORY, Kidzbop MOOSE LOUNGE (208-664-7901), Michael’s Music Technology Circus  NORTHWEST MUSEUM OF ARTS & CULTURE (456-3931), Mike Ross  NYNE, Ellis, Liz Rognes ZOLA, Jacob Cummings, Ron Greene

Monday, 03/31

BOWL’Z BITEZ AND SPIRITZ (3217480), Open Mic  CALYPSOS, Open Mic, Jacob Cummings EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam  THE HOP!, Chin Up Rocky, The Home Team and more JOHN’S ALLEY, Cherry Royale Band  KNITTING FACTORY, The Neighbourhood (See story on facing page), Kitten, Born Casual  RICO’S, Open Mic ZOLA, Nate Ostrander Trio

Tuesday, 04/1

315 MARTINIS AND TAPAS, The Rub  THE BARTLETT, Eilen Jewell, Windoe BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BORRACHO (822-7789), DJ D3VIN3  CALYPSOS (208-665-0591), Corey R-J FEDORA PUB, Tuesday Night Jam with Truck Mills

MUSIC | VENUES

JOHN’S ALLEY, Cherry Royale Band JONES RADIATOR, Open Mic LION’S LAIR (456-5678), DJs Nobe and MJ  THE PHAT HOUSE, Dixie Jazz Jam SPLASH, Bill Bozly THE VAULT SOCIAL CLUB, DJ Q

Wednesday, 04/2

 THE BARTLETT, Future Islands (see story on page 43), Ed Schrader’s Music Beat [SOLD OUT] BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BOWL’Z BITEZ AND SPIRITZ (3217480), Reggae Night  CHAPS, Dirk Swartz EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Kicho IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Open mic JONES RADIATOR, Sally Bop Jazz KNITTING FACTORY, The Paradiso Journey feat. The Chainsmokers, Brillz, Darrius, Just One LA ROSA CLUB, Jazz Jam LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3vin3 MEZZO PAZZO WINE BAR, Dennis Smith  THE PHAT HOUSE, Open Mic RED ROOM LOUNGE, Likes Girls, Poncho’s Soul Experience SOULFUL SOUPS AND SPIRITS, Open mic THE VAULT SOCIAL CLUB, DJs Freaky Fred and MC Squared

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BENEFIT PRETTY IN PINK

In a partnership with Susan G. Komen of Eastern Washington, the Pink Tie Guys — a group of professional men in the area who help mobilize and engage audiences in the breast cancer movement — are hosting a movie night and screening of the comedy Bridesmaids. Prizes abound, and attendees can win big if they’re brave enough to show up at the event in their ugliest bridesmaid dresses. During a pre-show social hour with wine and desserts, attendees have chances to win Zags swag, Komen pink gear, and wine and sports packages in a raffle. — CLARKE HUMPHREY Pink Tie Guys Night at the Movies, featuring Bridesmaids • Sat, March 29, at 5 pm • $5-$30 • Garland Theater • 924 W. Garland • garlandtheater.com • 327-1050

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MUSIC BLACKBIRD PLAYING

MUSIC CDA BLUES

eighth blackbird • Mon, March 31, at 7:30 pm • $16-$36 • The Fox Theater • Tue, April 1, at 7:30 pm • $10-$20 • University of Idaho Administration Building • ticketswest.com

Coeur d’Alene Blues Festival • Fri-Sun, March 28-30 • $5-$39; some events free • CdA Resort • 115 S. Second • cdabluesfestival.com

It’s classical music that’s not afraid to be weird and surprising, mostly because it’s contemporary — the oldest composition on eighth blackbird’s program is from 1982. Sometimes the Chicago-based ensemble’s music is bright and plucky and could easily score a film, but some of it is just bizarre. Raising their cool points just a little more, they’ve commissioned several high-end rock stars to compose pieces for them, including the National’s Bryce Dessner and Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry. — LAURA JOHNSON

The short version of the Coeur d’Alene Blues Festival schedule: good blues music, all weekend, everywhere you can think of at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. On the water? Join the Blues Cruise on Friday evening with the Fat Tones and the Kenny James Miller Band. On a rooftop? Head to Lakeview Terrace at noon on Saturday for the Sara Brown Band and Anita Royce & the High Rollers. But the main event for blues lovers is all Saturday evening on two stages at the resort’s Convention Center main stage, featuring award-winning singer Janiva Magness and Northwest legend Curtis Salgado. — LISA WAANANEN

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THEATER AFRAID OF THE DARK?

Murder-mystery/crime thriller devotees got lucky this year, as several of our region’s community theaters chose to include shows of the genre in their lineups. Next up is Interplayers’ rendition of the 1966 Broadway thriller Wait Until Dark, about a blind New York City housewife who’s targeted by a trio of criminals. The bad guys are looking for a doll in the woman’s home that contains more than just bits of stuffing, and they’re willing to off anyone who gets in the way. This play was also adapted as a 1967 film starring Audrey Hepburn, earning her an Academy Award nomination. At Interplayers, the chilling tale with a satisfying and “dark” ending is directed by Jack Phillips. — CHEY SCOTT

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Wait Until Dark • April 3-19; Wed-Sun, showtimes vary • $12-$28 • Interplayers Theatre • 174 S. Howard • interplayerstheatre.com • 455-7529

WORDS ROCK HISTORY

Whether or not you lived through the insanity of the early 1990s rock explosion in the Pacific Northwest, you need to learn about this seminal period in the history of rock and roll. In Moscow this weekend, get a double dip of history from two guys who were on the ground during this time. Bruce Pavitt is the founder of the endlessly (to this day) influential Sub Pop Records and the author of Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989. Mark Baumgarten, now editor in chief of Seattle Weekly, wrote Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music. At this event, both authors will sign books and talk about rock and roll in a moderated discussion. Take notes. — MIKE BOOKEY

alex sanchez william T. vollmann matthew zapruder David abrams chitra divakaruni anthony doerr Linda gregg

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Bruce Pavitt and Mark Baumgarten • Sat, March 29, at 7:30 pm • BookPeople • 521 S. Main, Moscow • bookpeopleofmoscow.com • 208-882-2669

EVENTS | CALENDAR

BENEFIT

FIREFIGHTER’S CASK AND KEG 12th annual locally-made wine and beer tasting event with a live and silent auction benefiting the Spokane Valley Firefighters Benevolent Association. March 28, 6:30-10:30 pm. $45/person. Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. svffba.org (863-5048) CAMP STIX BENEFIT This year’s theme is “Share the Experience,” and generates funding for the camp’s yearround activities and week-long camp for children with type 1 diabetes. March 29, 5:30 pm. Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. (220-9401) COWBOY MUSIC & POETRY BENEFIT Featuring old-time western music and cowboy poetry performed by local performers, including Palouse cow-

boy poet Dick Warwick and music by NorthFork, Glen Bair and Educated Fellers. March 29, dinner at 6 pm, music at 7 pm. $9-$12. TumTum Community Center, 6424 Hwy 291. (276-5916) HORTICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER “Blast from the Past” fundraiser event feat. a high tea, vintage trunk show and presentation by guest speaker Phyllis Stephens, local radio personality and gardening expert. March 29, 1-3 pm. $20. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5810 S. Meadowland Rd. (921-7670) PINK TIE GUYS NIGHT Fundraiser benefiting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure E. Wash., featuring a happy hour mingle, Race for the Cure sign up, screening of “Brides Maids” (6:15 pm), an ugly dress contest and more. March 29, 5 pm. $5. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. (327-2509)

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RELATIONSHIPS

Advice Goddess Serf’S UP!

My boyfriend works at a hardware store and can fix things, and in the past six months, his sister and her husband have asked him to install their new kitchen faucet, mend their fence (with the husband’s help), and assemble a lawnmower. They are lawyers and could afford a handyman. Instead, they feed him a crappy $15 meal, despite knowing that we struggle to make ends meet. They do invite us to dinner parties, and he lived AMY ALKON at their house rent-free for six months when he moved here for college. He generally isn’t a pushover but says, “You’re always supposed to help family.” I also think he enjoys helping them, but when your family has far more money than you, shouldn’t they be helping themselves? When I bring up their taking advantage of him, it always causes a fight because he won’t see my point of view. —Frustrated When you’re invited to somebody’s home for dinner, good manners dictate that you bring something, but maybe a bottle of wine or a pie, not a shovel so you can dig the hole for their new septic tank: “Dinner will be served after a little light plumbing.” The way you see it, unless a person’s relative is Jimmy Carter, he shouldn’t be inviting them over for an afternoon of home improvement. Well, that’s how it works in your boyfriend’s family culture. Their way isn’t wrong; it’s just different from your way. But perhaps because you’re focused on the tumbleweed blowing through your bank account, you’re succumbing to “confirmation bias,” our tendency to cling to information that confirms our beliefs and shove aside information that doesn’t, like how these two previously “exploited” your boyfriend by letting him live rent-free at their place for six months. Chances are, this has more than paid for his occasional handymanning. And while he’s got a way with a screwdriver, I would guess that if he had a legal issue, sis would help him and follow up with a hug instead of a bill with a threat to ruin his credit if he doesn’t pay within seven days. The issue you should be worried about is tucked in at the end of your letter. It’s your style of conflict resolution, which appears to be, “There are two ways to see an issue, my way or my way.” This is a viable strategy if you’ve just mounted a successful military coup on a small Central American nation. It’s far less effective when you’re in a relationship with a man who is able to open doors and walk through them carrying boxes of his stuff. Every relationship comes with unsolvable problems. Identifying this as one of them should help you stop badgering your boyfriend to change, which will only change your feelings for each other from loving to resentful. You should also figure out the fears behind your stance. (Money worries? The worry that “family first” means he won’t be there for you?) Telling him your fears will allow him to listen and reassure you in a way he can’t when you’re nagging him to stop being there for people who matter to him. Ironically, evoking his sympathy is also the one way you might get him to stop automatically saying yes to “We’d love to see you, little brother!” and then the inevitable Part B: “…because the washing machine is making this sound like people being tortured in hell.”

Sex DeGreeS Of SePArAtiOn

I’ve been seeing this fantastic guy, “Eric,” for three months, and we’re starting to feel like a couple. But a year ago, before we met, I made out with a friend of his at a party. I don’t want Eric to find out and think I hid something from him. How should I go about telling him? —Uncomfortable What barely happened in Vegas should also stay in Vegas. Yes, you and your boyfriend’s friend had that special sort of attraction that leads two people to leave a party and never bother seeing each other again. Assuming there’s no danger you’d run off with his friend, running off at the mouth would just give your boyfriend an icky visual to replay in his head and probably an icky feeling to go with it whenever you and his friend are in the same room. It’s also unlikely that anybody would disclose this to your boyfriend, and even if they did, what would you be guilty of, pre-cheating on him? (“A year ago, my third eye was acting up, and I failed to foresee meeting you before I got a little drunk and made out with somebody you knew.”) In general, it’s best to avoid offering anyone details from your sex life unless they are your gynecologist or could catch something from you that would lead to a visit from a guy in a beekeeper suit from the CDC. 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 WILD REFUGE BENEFIT AUCTION The 8th annual fundraiser dinner and auction supports the center’s mission of promoting an environmental education program and stewardship projects at the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge for local students of all ages. March 29, 5:30 pm. $35/person. Wren Pierson Community Center, 615 4th Ave. (498-9250) FAITH FEAST: AN INTERFAITH PROGRESSIVE DINNER Hosted by Spokane Faith & Values, the progressive fundraiser dinner starts at the Spokane Buddhist Temple with Japanese appetizers, then a kosher entree at Temple Beth Shalom, followed by a dessert buffet at the Spokane Stake Center. March 30, 4 pm. $50-$80. Temple Beth Shalom, 1322 E. 30th. spokanefavs.com (240-1830)

COMEDY

ALL-AGES COMEDY OPEN MIC Held on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 6 pm. Free. Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main Ave. (703-7223) INK BLOT Improv comedy show inspired by audience interpretations of Rorschach-style ink blots. Suitable for general audiences. March 28 at 8 pm. $7-$9. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. (747-7045) MARC YAFFEE Live comedy show. March 28-29 at 8 pm. $12. Uncle D’s Comedy Underground, 2721 N. Market St. (483-7300) OPEN MIC COMEDY Live stand-up comedy. Fridays at 8 pm. Free. Red Dragon Chinese, 1406 W. Third Ave. reddragondelivery.com (838-6688) SAFARI Fast-paced short-form improv games based on audience suggestions. Saturdays at 9 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com (747-7045) LIVE COMEDY Live stand-up comedy shows. Sundays at 9 pm. Goodtymes, 9214 E. Mission Ave. (928-1070)

COMMUNITY

BROWNS PARK PUBLIC MEETING Community meeting to discuss and share ideas for the City of Spokane Valley’s new master plan for Browns Park. March 27, 6-7:30 pm. University High School, 12320 E. 32nd Ave. spokanevalley.org/browns (720-5411) VEGETABLE GARDENING 101 Basic information on design, soil preparation, planting, watering, fertilizing and harvesting. March 27 at 7 pm at North Spokane Library; also April 2 at 7 pm at Spokane Valley branch. Free. North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Rd. scld.org (893-8350) BRINGING IN SPRING Community open house/social event with live music, light appetizers and refreshments. March 28, 6-8 pm. Free. Kendall Yards Welcome Center, 1335 Summit Parkway. tinyurl.com/me9s7eu GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OPEN HOUSE Tour the expanded career and resource center, learn about the new GoodGuides Youth Mentoring program, and find out how Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) is helping veterans in the local community. March 28, 11:30 am. Free. Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest, 130 East Third Ave. discovergoodwill.org (838-4246) JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS CONSIGNMENT SALE Gently-used infant through juniors clothing, shoes, layette, mater-

nity, strollers, baby gear, books, games, movies and toys. Sunday all items halfprice. March 28-30. Fri-Sat/$4; Sun/ free. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. spokane.jbfsale. com (536-2840) WILD IDAHO RISING TIDE CELEBRATION Third annual celebration of the local environmental activism group, including a parade, benefit concert, potluck dinner/dessert and raffle. March 29, 6:30 pm-midnight. 1912 Center, 412 E. Third, Moscow. facebook.com/wildidahorisingtide (208-301-8039) FREE TAX PREP SITES Qualified professionals provide free assistance to residents earning less than $51,567 in 2013. Sites remain open until April 15. See site locations and schedules at unitedwayspokane.org. (358-3526) BLOCK WATCH CRIME PREVENTION FORUM Learn about Block Watch, current crime trends and neighborto-neighbor connectedness to reduce crime rates in your neighborhood. Sponsored by Spokane C.O.P.S. April 3, 6-8 pm. Free. All Saints Lutheran Church, 314 S. Spruce. spokanecops.org (835-4572)

FILM

RAPE IN THE FIELDS Screening hosted by U of Idaho College Assistant Migrant Program (CAMP) of the documentary on women field workers who face the daily threats of sexual harassment and assault. March 27, 7 pm. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main, Moscow. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127) SPOKANE JEWISH CULTURE FILM FEST Hosted by Jewish Family Services of Spokane, featuring screenings of three films examining Jewish culture: “Ballad of the Weeping Spring,” “Bethlehem” and “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy.” March 27 and 29-30, Thurs and Sun at 7:30, Sat at 8 pm. $7$25. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main Ave. sajfs.org (747-7394) SAPAATK’AYN CINEMA The university’s Native American film festival features a program focused on the recovery and teaching of endangered languages, and includes two films and presentations by four indigenous language linguists. March 28-29. 7-9 pm through March 29. University of Idaho, 709 S Deakin St. (208-885-6259) SPOKANE FEMINIST FORUM MOVIE DISCUSSION NIGHT Screening of the documentary “Miss Representation,” exploring women’s limited and often disparaging portrayals in the media. Post-film discussion to follow. March 29, 6 pm. Free; donations accepted. Liberty Park Methodist Church, 1526 E. 11th Ave. (535-5588) INEQUALITY FOR ALL Screening of the award-winning documentary, hosted by the Palouse Peace Coalition and other local social/political nonprofits in the Moscow area. April 2, 7 pm. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy. org (872-3025)

FOOD & DRINK

SLEIGHT OF HAND WINE TASTING Sample wine from the Walla Wallabased winery, recently named by Seattle Magazine as one of the next “cult wineries” of Washington state. March 27, 5 pm. $15. Studio 107, 120 N. 4th, CdA. (208-664-1201) SOUTH PERRY FARMERS MARKET The Thursday market returns for spring,

open 3-6 pm through April 24. Includes more than a dozen local produce, meat and artisan vendors, live entertainment and more. South Perry Yoga, 915 S. Perry St. thursdaymarket.org (443-6241) SPRING FLING COOKING CLASS Sample and learn how to create a multicourse meal from appetizers to dessert, with Two Cooks with Love. March 27, 6 pm. $45/person; $80/couple. Spice Traders Mercantile, 15614 E. Sprague. spicetradersmercantile.com (315-4036) ITALIAN STALLIONS Tasting class featuring 8 wines from Italy. March 28, 7 pm. $20, reservations requested. Rocket Market, 726 E. 43rd Ave. rocketmarket.com (509-343-2253) VINO! WINE TASTING March 28 tasting (Fri) features Adelsheim Vineyard, from 3-6:30 pm. March 29 (Sat) tasting features “Made in Spokane: Spokane’s best wines,” from 2-4:30 pm. $10-$15. Vino!, 222 S. Washington. vinowine. com (838-1229) WILD MUSHROOM HUNTING Presentation on the basics of mushroom hunting including identification techniques and more. March 31, 6-8 pm. $10, registration required. University of Idaho Kootenai County Extension, 1808 N. Third St, CdA. (208-446-1680) CHEESE MAKING CLASS Class on making farmer’s cheese and cheddar cheese using Spokane Family Farm milk. Class offered April 2 at 10 am, 1 pm and 4 pm. $30. On Sacred Grounds, 12212 E. Palouse Hwy. onsacredgrounds.com (747-6294)

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COEUR D’ALENE BLUES FESTIVAL Annual local/regional blues music festival featuring a blues cruise on the lake, concerts, a roof top party and more. See full schedule online, events from March 28-30. $5-$39. Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. 2nd. cdabluesfestival.com (208-7654000) COEUR D’ALENE MUSIC WALK Downtown businesses and restaurants host live music during the evening. See website for more details and musicians performing. March 28. Free. Downtown Coeur d’Alene, Sherman Ave. artsincda. org (208-292-1629) THE HOLLOW ARM FEAT. THE POWELL BROS. Film premier of the harp guitar documentary followed by a concert by The Powell Bros. with Arvid Lundin, at 8:45 pm. March 28, 7:30 pm. $15. Panida Theater, 300 N. First, Sandpoint. thepowellbrothers.com (208-660-9632) HOLY NAMES MUSIC CENTER RECITAL Showcasing both faculty and students of the local music instruction center. March 28, 7:30 pm. Free. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. hnmc.org (326-9516) KEOLA & MOANALANI BEAMER Performance of traditional Hawaiian music on slack-key guitar and hula dancing. March 28, 7:30 pm. $10-$20. Jones Theatre at Daggy Hall, WSU Pullman. (335-8522) SUB POP RECORDS BOOK SIGNING & TALK Sub Pop Records founder Bruce Pavitt signs copies of his book “Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989” along with Mark Baumgarten, editor of Seattle Weekly and author of “Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music.” March 29, 7:30 pm. BookPeople of Moscow, 521 S. Main St. (208-882-2669) TIBETAN MUSIC FOR PEACE & HARMONY Concert featuring world-re-

nowned flutist Nawang Khechog and vocalist Tsering Lodoe. March 29, 8 pm. $20. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague. (227-7404) CHORETEUR “A Parade of American Composers” feat. music by Foster, Rodgers, Gershwin, Bacharach, Berlin and others. March 30, 4 pm. Free. Holy Names Music Center, 3910 W. Custer Dr. (276-2605) EIGHTH BLACKBIRD Concert by the Grammy-winning string quartet, based in Chicago. March 31, 7:30 pm. $26-$36. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. (624-1200) Also performing April 1, 7:30 pm. $10-$20. University of Idaho, Moscow. auditoriumchambermusic.org (208-885-7557) AARON ST. CLAIR NICHOLSON MASTER CLASS The internationally-acclaimed baritone hosts a Master Class feat. Gonzaga vocal students. April 2, 5:15 pm. Free. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. (313-6733) BRUCE COCKBURN Concert by the longtime Canadian musician and songwriter. April 3, 8 pm. $33-$45. Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. (227-7404)

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LIGHTWEIGHT BACKPACKING Overview on how to successfully backpack without a heavy pack. March 27, 7 pm. Free. REI, 1125 N. Monroe. rei.com/spokane (328-9900) FOURTH FRIDAY PUB PEDDLERS Meets the fourth Friday of the month at 7 pm, departs at 8 pm. Swamp Tavern, 1904 W. Fifth. facebook.com/pubpeddlers (922-3312) LILAC CITY ROLLER GIRLS SCRIMMAGE “Black vs. White” scrimmage offering co-ed, juniors and ladies events. Players should bring a black and a white shirt. March 28, 5:30 pm. $5/player, spectators by donation. Lilac City Roller Girls Warehouse, McFarlane Rd. tinyurl.com/l36q22x PACIFIC NORTHWEST QUALIFIER 17th annual team volleyball tournament, Events also take place at EWU and HUB Sports Center. March 28-30. $15 spectator admission. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. pacificnwqualifier.org (993-3482) BLOOMSDAY TRAINING CLINICS Weekly training sessions progress in distance each week, starting with 1 mile and ending with a full 7-mile run. Saturdays through April 26, at 8:30 am. Free. SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr. phc.org (747-3081) BIKE MAINTENANCE BASICS Introductory class on keeping your bike running smoothly and prolonging its life. April 3, 7 pm. Free. REI, 1125 N. Monroe St. rei. com/spokane (328-9900)

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ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Musical comedy performed by CVHS drama students. Through March 29, Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $12. Central Valley HS, 821 S. Sullivan Rd. cvtheatre.com (927-6848) SISTER ACT: THE MUSICAL Broadway musical comedy. March 27-30, show times vary. $32.50-$72.50. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. bestofbroadwayspokane.com SUDS 60s musical soap opera. Through April 13, Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. In the Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre. $27. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. (325-2507) THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER

PARK MUSICAL Musical comedy. March 28-April 13, Thurs-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $14-$20. Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E. Garden Ave. lakecityplayhouse. org (208-667-1323) MCMANUS IN LOVE Comedy by Patrick F. McManus, starring Tim Behrens. March 28-29 at 7:30 pm. $17. Woodland Theatre, Hwy 395 and 3rd Ave, Kettle Falls, Wash. woodlandproductions.org (534-3632) UNNECESSARY FARCE Comedy/farce directed by Scott Finlayson. Through April 6, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $13$15. Ignite Community Theatre, 10814 E. Broadway. ignitetheatre.org (795-0004) WAIT UNTIL DARK Performance of the Broadway thriller. April 3-19, Wed-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm, except April 11 at 6:30 pm; also Sat. April 6 and 12 at 2 pm. $12-$28. Interplayers Theatre, 174 S. Howard. interplayerstheatre.org (455-7529)

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INK ART SPACE INFO MEETING Find out more about the new, local youth arts organization, including opportunities to volunteer and get involved. March 27, 7 pm. Free. Spokane INK Art Space, 224 W. Sprague Ave. tinyurl.com/ozmuq6u CREATIVE CATCH STUDIO OPEN HOUSE Open house featuring photography displays and portrait designs. March 29, 1-6 pm. Free. Creative Catch Studio, 1804 E. Sprague. thecreativecatch.com (879-3262) CREATIVE PROCESS WORKSHOPS Author/artist Mary Anne Radmacher leads two creative workshops. March 29, 9 am. $65-$119. Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Rd. (868-3347) WINE & CANVAS Step-by-step painting class with wine served during the class. All materials provided, open to ages 16+. Must be 21+ with valid ID to drink alcohol. March 30, 1 pm. $35. Spokane Airport Ramada Inn, 8909 W. Airport Dr. ramada. com (206-999-1682) THE CLOTHESLINE PROJECT A visual display featuring T-shirts designed and decorated by survivors of sexual assault. Displayed April 1-30 in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Free. River Park Square, 808 W. Main. (343-5057)

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AUTHOR FRANK SCALISE The Spokane author presents from his latest books “At Their Own Game” and “Closing the Circle.” March 27, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main. (838-0206) CDA IN THE 20TH CENTURY 12-month lecture series presented by regional historian Robert Singletary, examines history from 1900-2000. Held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 pm. Free. CdA Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. cdalibrary.org (208-769-2315) MARY ANNE RADMACHER The acclaimed author and artist presents from her book “SHE: A Celebration of Greatness in Every Woman.” March 28, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. (838-0206) D. ANDREW MCCHESNEY The local author of “Beyond the Ocean’s Edge” and “Sailing Dangerous Waters” signs copies of his books. March 29, 4-6 pm. Free. Hastings, 1704 W. Wellesley. (327-6008) DANGER! LIVE WRITERS Local poetry showcase, featuring readings from Thom Caraway, Tom Gribble, Kaitlin Schmidt and Lynn Rigney Schott. March 30, 7 pm. Free. Jones Radiator, 120 E. Sprague Ave. facebook.com/JonesRadiator (714-3613) THE LIFE & DEATH OF THE CRAFTSMAN

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GEM, MINERAL & JEWELRY SHOW Hosted by the Spokane Rock Rollers Club, featuring displays of fossils, gems and minerals; vendors, raffles and more. March 28-30. Spokane County Fair & Expo Center, 404 N. Havana. rockrollers. org (995-7768) SPRING HAS SPRUNG Past Blessings Farm’s third annual spring sale featuring vintage, salvaged and antique decor items and more. March 28-29 from 9 am-4 pm each day. Free. Past Blessings Farm, 5521 N. Orchard Prairie Rd. pastblessings.com KIRTAN FEAT. SHAMBHAVA Kirtan is a form of call/response singing in the Bhakti Yoga tradition of India. This event features music, yoga and meditation. March 29, 6-8 pm. $10 suggested donation. South Perry Yoga, 915 S. Perry. southperryoga.com (217-3390) SPOKANE ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW Featuring hundred of orchids for sale, raffle, presentations, prize-winning orchids and orchid displays. March 29 from 12-6 pm and March 30 from 10 am-3 pm. $2, kids under 16 free. Southside Senior & Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. spokaneorchidsociety.org (353-0584) AWAKENING KINDNESS WORKSHOP Workshop with Tibetan flute player/ composer Nawang Khechog, exploring contemplative and practical tools for deepening love for ourselves, our human family and the natural world. March 30, 3 pm. $20. South Perry Yoga, 915 S. Perry St. (443-6241) THE ART OF COMPOSTING Master gardener/ compost specialist Aida Patterson leads a class on composting techniques and more. April 1, 6 pm. Free. Hayden Library, 8385 N. Government Way. (208-772-5612) SPOKANE MOVES TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION The local activist group meets on the first Tuesdays of the month (April 1) at 6:30 pm. Donations accepted. Liberty Park Methodist Church, 1526 E. 11th Ave. (844-1776) n

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Put a non-identifying email address in your message, like “petals327@yahoo.com” — not “j.smith@comcast.net.” and sprint to “only skinny and fit chicks are worth my time” land. So long...my box of donuts just called. Mi Amore From the first date we met at O’Doherty’s pub, you’re all that I think about. You’re the reason I breathe. You are the stars in my sky, your breath my wine. I wouldn’t want this any other way. You may hold my hand for a while, but you hold my heart forever. You are the love of my life! Xoxo, Lucia Mum, Gramma & Wife Mum Sharon, I know life has been crazy stressful and hectic for you as of late and so I want you to know how much we love and admire you!! As a mother you are always there for your children, as a gramma, well YOU ROCK! There’s always their favorite foods at your house and you make time to sew and create beautiful blankets to keep them warm. As a wife of 50 years to Dad Alvin, I can only hope to be an amazing wife such as you, to Keith! I’m writing this cuz I want you to know that all you do doesn’t go unseen and we love you with all our hearts!

Chivers Cheers to all of the local Chivers and Chivettes who have been making all of our INW Chive events possible. I am so thankful to get to know all of you and help make a difference in our community. Thank you all! KCCO! Good People Thanks for helping me to realize that good people still exist. There are still awesome people here who go out of their way to do the right thing, for example returning lost items to their rightful owners?? I have had it rough, like you wouldn’t believe, for the last few months and losing my wallet was just the cherry on top. I had just given up on finding it and thinking things are just going downhill for me. Thank you so much, I am so grateful for people like you, may many blessings come your way!

Jeers Keep Control Of Your Kids Quit having kids if you can’t control them! I see it all the time in public. Kids screaming, crying, running around throwing S@#$. Knock it off! There are free parent/child classes at every community center attend those! I was raised at a time when mom said “NO!” and meant it. She didn’t put up with our nonsense and she left an entire cart of groceries once when my brothers and I wouldn’t behave. Why?, My mom didn’t want the public to see her crappy behaving children that’s why. Take a page from the past and take control of your kids. The Nose Knows To those who ride public transportation - please be mindful of your perfumes, colognes, lotions and potions. A little dab’ll do ya. Please quit bathing in your various aromas. You are asphyxiating the rest of us. Best regards, Everyone Else’s Sinuses

Ths Is Why We can’t have nice things. Dear “impoverished” woman in line ahead of me at the convenience store, Cenex on Market and Euclid about 10 AM on Wednesday morning. I was standing behind you pondering better money management as the cashier was ringing up your candy, big donut and two energy drinks. You then paid for them with food stamps, my tax dollars. Ok, I can let that slide, after all, I might make better decisions for my health than you, but live and let live. You then take advantage of my generous tax donations by dropping a ten dollar bill to pay for an expensive pack of cigarettes. I rest assured knowing that my tax dollars are contributing to your bad health choices which they will then have to pay for in the form of socialized medicine. Since you collect food stamps I doubt you’ll be paying for your insurance. I also rest assured that you are then free to spend your actual money on whatever you wish, especially something that will further contribute to your own demise, while I am feeding you. Now I consider myself a progressive, compassionate conservative and try so hard to believe the best about people, even the weak and impoverished. But I took a good look at you. You seem to be in your mid twenties and you look physically healthy enough to work. YOU, ma’am are what is wrong with our nation. I am all for a social safety net for people who can’t work or are down on their luck and such, I’ve been there. but YOUR kind are abusing the privilege. Boo Idaho Boo to guns on campus. Boo to the illegal filming of animal abuse. Boo for killing wolves. Boo to Right to Work. Boo to all the people who let this crap happen. Get A Clue I can’t believe that people who claim to love their dogs will leave them in their car all day while they are at work. Really? Smells like abuse to me. I hope you all come back as dogs, with horrible owners like yourselves.

RE: The Dating Scene No, not Pet Waste Why does Browne’s all women are big and just after Addition, home to so many money. Some women are big and sanctimonious, urban dwelling after a relationship, some women lefties, have so much feces on the are small and after a relationship, grass between the street and side and some women are small and walk? Maybe that’s why so many of just after money. It sounds like you you have your noses in the air, so want a woman who is small, but you don’t have to smell it not greedy. Those women exist. Twice is Nice this is the 2nd one... I The problem is that they probably RE: The Dating Scene I have news often wonder if I will read these one overheard you criticizing their for you “The Dating Scene,” there day and know that you sent me one “big” friends and do not want a are just as many dirt bag men back. Fantastic, understanding and relationship with someone who who look to women to take care sexy...a couple words to describe is shallow and mean. Try not to of them... some overweight, some you.. judge women based on the size of extremely hot. Either way, if you “I Saw You” is for adults 18 or older. The Inlander reserves the right to edit or reject any advertisement at any time at its sole discretion and assumes no responsibility for the content. The Most Amazing Person Cody. You came into my life in the oddest way and every day I thank God I met you. You are the closest person I ever met to what I believe God intended us to be. Always ready to help, loving, generous, kind and very amusing. Most days your own parade, even facing the harshness life doles out, you are there with a smile. Anyone who gets to know you, life is changed positively. My hero! I love ya k

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Wasted Case Jeers to you and the father! I doubt if you both care, but two of your kids are coming to live with me and your other two. Now that makes four of them living with me. When are you going to pull the needle out and take care of your responsibilities? There are lots of programs and help for you out there. Don’t for one minute think you are welcome back into my “our” lives. It’s tough love baby! Get clean and stay that way for your kids!

St. Paddy’s Day Parade I was completely disgusted by the number of parade-watchers who did not stand up when the American flag went by at the beginning of the parade. Too busy eating their cotton candy I guess. Bad example for their kids who were there. But of course all of these people certainly jumped up quickly when the people came by throwing out free penny candy. Very disrespectful and quite frankly sad. We live in a great country--would you rather be living in the Ukraine or Syria or Venezuela? Show some respect and teach it to your kids.

staff to stick around, they expect more than minimum wage to survive. If no one tips, that wage difference will be directly reflected in the cost of your food. Often cooks, bussers, dishwashers, and hostesses are given a percentage of servers tips, so this difference affects everyone. In short; you don’t tip, food is more expensive or staff is under-experienced. It’s the law of economics, period. Second, while I (the server) don’t have a god-given right to a tip, you (the citizen) do not, as you say, have a right to eat in a restaurant either. There are hundreds of places that provide hot, prepared food, without the sit-down atmosphere of a tipping environment: Take-out, order-in, small grocers, grocerystyle delis, restaurant-style delis, pizza delivery, Asian delivery, and fast food to name a few. Lastly, can’t we all agree that the problem is that Walmart and McDonald’s don’t pay their employees enough? The solution is not to bring down the server’s wage. The solution is to pay every worker enough to afford to tip for a meal.

RE: Spokane Waters As a formerly homeless person, I can assure you that no one enjoys it. The cold air by the river makes relieving both liquid and solid wastes very uncomfortable. The ground is wet and terrible to sleep on, the chill goes down to your bones. The homeless are kicked out of any place else they are sleeping in town, so where are they supposed to go? With homeless shelters full to bursting, these people have few options. Many of the homeless drug addicts are people who are self medicating after being failed by our limping mental health system. Also, human waste issues pales in comparison to the hazardous wastes being deposited by ‘respectable’ businesses. You ask, why hasn’t anything been done, but do you even know what the problem truly is? RE: The Dating Scene I would say all the good ones are taken, but I know so many horrible people who are married. So if horrible people can be married, awesome people can be single. You just have the wrong attitude, and approach. Here’s a tip: an amazing single woman is very happy being single, so you have to go above and beyond to lure her to you. If you aren’t willing to put in the work, you simply aren’t worth the look. I look for good a guyattitude, morals, family connection, education, and healthy hobbies. Jeers Hey Inlander, save a tree and update your cheers and jeers

Inlander Crossword Puzzle This is Greg, avid reader of the Inlander: Really like your stories and perspectives but I forget all about that when the crossword is messed up. You got anyone looking over that section before it prints? Thanks. E. I went out on a limb thinking you were a decent guy and led me to believe you were, but turned out you’re just another douche like most men here. Enjoy that greener grass on the other side, you missed out on an awesome person, sincerely the disappointed. New Tip Take I agree that you shouldn’t have to tip for lousy service, although I am a server myself and rely on my tips to pay the bills. Serving doesn’t QUITE pay the bills, of course, so I have two other part time jobs to make ends meet. I work hard at my job(s), give good service even in a bad mood, and I don’t think a tip is my god-given right just for being your server... and I get it; sometimes you get a bad meal, bad service, or just can’t afford to tip. That’s how it goes. However, I have read a few erroneous statements here lately which I feel obligated to defend on behalf of my profession. First, the owner of this restaurant is NOT happy that you didn’t leave a tip, even though you paid for your meal. (This) is not McDonald’s, we don’t hire sixteen-yearA S S T olds and if you want experienced C I I I I N X S A D A T C I T E D S C R E W A N I

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RE: Tipping To the person who was listed in last weeks Inlander regarding tipping, I would like to try to enlighten you. 1. it is in fact NOT a RIGHT to go out to eat, it is a privilege. Like it or not, that is indeed the case, otherwise going out to eat would not be of cost to you. 2. Chances are, the service is great, and my very own experience in the 11 years I have been in customer service, my poorest tips generated from people turning me in circles to cater for them only to find that is wasn’t quite enough for the standard 15% tip. 3. If your pockets only contain $11.00, take yourself to a self service restaraunt. 4. You get credit for this one, no, tipping is not linked to class, however those who carry themselves with a high regard to classiness generally tip accordingly (this is an observation from my 11 year career in service). 5. Finally my favorite part about your jeer... we do work for tips! If you have a favorite meal that you cannot afford to tip for, learn how to cook, prepare it for yourself, dish it yourself, give yourself the accompaniments you desire, clear your own table, clean your own dishes, get your own drink, and don’t worry about tipping. Servers provide you with a comfortable experience, adhere to all of your needs regarding modifications to your meal, keep you hydrated, and clean up after you. This is a service to you, this is something that a classy person would pay for. You wouldn’t want to work for an hour or two for free would ya? If your boss expected you to keep his/her coffee full, clean and organize their work space etc. would you do it for free? If you can’t tip, go to McDonalds and serve and take care of yourself.

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Toasting the Best Celebrating the people and places that make the Inland Northwest so special

nce a year, the Inlander hands over the reins to our readers, thousands of whom turn out to vote in the region’s original Best Of poll. Like most elections, it can generate surprises and controversy. But in the end, democracy wins, and we take a moment to celebrate the victors, as we did last week at a rocking party at the Lincoln Center featuring Best Beer (No-Li) and Best Wine (Arbor Crest). This year’s readers poll, our 21st, also ushered four new inductees into our Best Of Hall of Fame — Stephanie Vigil, the Davenport Hotel, Anthony’s and the MAC — winners of a first-place award in 10 different years. But we would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the people who make it all possible — our readers, who turned out in record numbers this year. Thank you, and we’ll see you next year! 

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