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ack in 2008, the media treated Sarah Palin and Joe Biden as equivalent — that is, both deserving respect due their status and offices. This year the same media will go to considerable lengths to treat Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as equivalent — both are presidential candidates, after all.

As became clear, aside from job descriptions there was nothing at all equivalent about Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. Anyone who bothered to get beyond the National Review’s prurient interests in Palin and those “starbursts” she sent out to America could have easily exposed her to be what she was — an ignorant political grifter. But to do this would have messed up the preferred media narrative.

Fast-forward to 2016 and Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump. They will command equal treatment due to their respective formal status — both represent their respective parties. Other than this, they are equivalent in not one way, offering another walk through the morass of false equivalency.

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irst, about Trump: On Charlie Rose’s show last week, two journalists chatted with him about Trump’s successes. They agreed that Trump is a politician who makes impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace. What they stopped short of saying was that such a politician meets, word for word, the dictionary’s definition of the word “demagogue.”

Donald Trump knows, as do all successful demagogues, that to rally the public he needs an identifiable enemy, the forces LETTERS of whom have Send comments to caused “the editor@inlander.com. problems” that the demagogue promises to address. The “big lie” or the “big smear” or the “innuendo left hanging” are always of critical tactical importance. For Trump, so far, this tactic has almost always worked. Consider his years and years of questioning President Obama’s birth and birth certificate, or more recently his statement following Obama’s reaction to the Dallas shooting: “People cannot believe that Obama is acting the way he acts and he can’t even mention the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism.’ There’s something going on. It’s inconceivable. There’s something going on.”

“Something going on?” How’s that for an innuendo left hanging?

Trump also knows that repetition is necessary. For example, by saying “crooked Hillary” enough times, what began as an unsupported rant might well become conventional wisdom.

Trump, after all, is an accomplished huckster and he knows what advertising is all about.

Now, no one seriously disputes that Secretary Clinton has more qualifications and experience than Trump, or more to the point, she is the only candidate with any relevant experience and qualifications relevant to the office.

That Mrs. Clinton’s experience and competence, when pointed out, is so often followed by, “but I don’t trust her” (the implication being, I trust Trump — no explanation, just a gut feeling). Again, this is a textbook demagogue diversion. To no surprise, the media, duped as usual, most always presents it just this way — via another false equivalency. Thus the gag continues unchecked.

OK, here comes your follow-up question: Why don’t you trust Hillary? This question invites responses such as, well, there was that land deal; or, what about Vince Foster? Or what about Benghazi? Or my favorite anti-thought response: “I dunno, there’s just something about her.”

Of course, there’s nothing at all to any of these charges. But to a person who courts demagoguery as an answer to perceived grievances, reality doesn’t matter.

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or, seemingly, have the Republican Party’s favorite, attack ads. Laura Reston, writing in the New Republic, studied 325 Republican commercials; 141 were attack ads on Trump. They failed “not only to dent Trump’s popularity, they often made him stronger, shoring up his base and sending him surging in the polls.”

She suggests that the Clinton camp take notice.

Hillary Clinton is a lot of things, but she isn’t a particularly good campaigner, and after 40 years under the public spotlight she can seem a tad shopworn. Like Obama, she has not done not much to protect the younger generations from the ravages of globalization — which was Bernie Sanders’ big appeal. She’s an institutionalist. She is by nature a thoughtful person, which often translates into borderline boring. And one thing for certain, she is sharp — as the Republican hatchet-job Benghazi committee discovered to their dismay. My guess is that she will make a surprisingly competent if not particularly inspiring president.

In any case, we know for sure that in this race we have one candidate, who mirrors the dictionary definition of a demagogue, and the other, who doesn’t. So, all the partisan hoopla aside, it really does boil down to just this question: Does America want as its president a man who has openly and unabashedly identified himself as a demagogue? Let’s hope not. n

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The Party of Pot WORLDS APART

Although they’re forgotten almost as soon as the convention balloons and confetti fall, party platforms are a way to express policy aspirations and rile up the faithful. This year, the Democratic and Republican parties are expressing vastly different visions.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who ran for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, may have endorsed his former rival HILLARY CLINTON, but his revolution is present in the party’s platform. This spring, party leaders allowed Sanders to name five members to a 15-member platform committee. The draft document reflects many of Sanders’ priorities, including a $15-an-hour minimum wage, an expansion of Social Security and 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a new baby or sick family member.

Although Sanders’ proposal for a single-payer health care system wasn’t included, the draft does support a public health-insurance option. When it comes to pot, the platform calls on reclassifying the drug and allowing “marijuana businesses to exist without uncertainty.”

The Republican Party platform, unsurprisingly, reaffirms its support for gun rights while opposing same-sex marriage. But it takes some positions a bit further. In opposing abortion, the platform repeats the debunked claim that Planned Parenthood sells “fetal body parts.” It expresses opposition to policies that encourage unwed couples to cohabitate, and states that pornography is creating a “public health crisis.”

Other notable Republican planks include calls for more ranching and oil drilling on public lands, and referring to coal as a “clean” energy source. The document also incorporates GOP presidential nominee DONALD TRUMP’s call to build a wall along the southern border, but leaves out his proposal to ban Muslim immigration. (JAKE THOMAS)

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For some, the “Never Trump” movement did not end even as DONALD TRUMP became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Some delegates, including many from Washington, took the fight all the way to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

On the first day of the convention, delegates tried to force a state-bystate roll call on the rules so they would not have to vote for Trump. Washington delegates, who mostly support Texas Sen. TED CRUZ, were among those calling for a vote. Petitions from a total of nine states were filed, but at the last minute, three states apparently withdrew their petitions, meaning there weren’t enough votes to force a roll-call vote.

When the convention chair called for a voice vote, there were plenty of shouts for both “Aye” and “No,” but the chair ruled in favor of the former, quashing the attempt to change party rules. Members of the crowd then chanted, “We want Trump!” (WILSON CRISCIONE) JEN SORENSON CARTOON

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t’s been a busy, dramatic month in British politics. In a shocking upset, Britain voted to leave the European Union. Almost immediately, now-former Prime Minister David Cameron announced he would resign.

Boris Johnson, the ex-mayor of London, looked to be the frontrunner to replace Cameron, but then his old college friend and running mate, Michael Gove, stabbed him in the back, announcing that he would run for the post himself.

Gove’s unsavory tactics failed to gain the admiration

of his colleagues, who under the Conservative Party’s rules got to pick two candidates to put before their membership for the final selection. Party MPs (members of parliament) chose to advance Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom.

Almost immediately, Leadsom undertook a disastrous strategy, declaring she should be the party’s leader based on the fact that she was a mother (it was well-known that May and her husband had desperately wanted children but were unable to conceive). Only a few days later, Leadsom dropped out of the race.

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As an American, I find the sheer pace of it all simultaneously exhilarating and exhausting. We’ve been engaged in the race for our next president since the day after Barack Obama won re-election in 2011.

Beyond the sheer speed, the willingness to take accountability is shocking. I can’t imagine any U.S. politician resigning simply because of a lost vote on an issue he or she had championed. It’s also beyond my imagination that a misplaced campaign appeal, no matter how poorly worded, could ever cause Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race.

Despite our shared language, the British seem to operate in a decidedly different political world. Fortunately, if you’re looking for political similarities across the pond, there is one superb example: Larry the Cat. Larry the Cat was brought to 10 Downing Street by David Cameron in an attempt to combat an increasing mouse problem. He was given the title and unofficial cabinet post of Chief Mouser. However, there’s little evidence that he actually attempted much mouse-catching. Instead, Larry is prone to, well, not doing much of anything. Mostly he just lies around, gets his picture taken by the British press, and wanders in and out of government meetings.

In short, Larry is ineffective, lazy, and loves attention from the press. In other words, he’s a lot like our Congress.

Larry’s disinterest in catching mice isn’t that different than the United States Senate’s disinterest in considering the president’s nominee for the Supreme Court.

Larry has a habit of getting into fights with other cats.

Congress is filled with pointless fighting. And, of course, Larry is a cat. It’s been said that trying to run Congress is like herding cats.

Also like Congress, Larry’s disinterest in doing his job as Chief Mouser has had little impact on his retention in his post. During the most recent election, the opposition pledged to keep Larry in place should they win.

During the recent upheaval, as many cabinet members were sent packing, May made clear that Larry would remain in the top post (rumor has it that she installed her own, more effective, cat as his No. 2). Similarly, the vast majority of members of Congress are re-elected each cycle, regardless of the effort they put into the job.

There is one big difference, though. Whenever Obama visits, Larry is said to be quite fond of the American president. If only members of Congress would show the same congeniality. But given that exception, it’s time for our Congress to stop acting like a bunch of cats.

Instead, they need to start listening to the public, take accountability for their words, and get things done. 

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KEEP THE IMAX AT RIVERFRONT PARK remember the first IMAX movie I saw in Riverfront Park’s IMAX in 1979. It

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A quality IMAX screen is a cornerstone of Seattle’s Pacific Science Center. Ditto for Portland. Those cities did not tear theirs down, they updated them so they could show the latest IMAX films, including 3D. When I saw Avatar at River Park Square, there was a trailer preceding the film advertising a true 70mm IMAX 3D movie filmed in space, Hubble 3D (2010). I would like to see it here in Spokane, but it seems the odds are against that. First, River Park Square LETTERS won’t play it, or the other educational Send comments to IMAX films, because they are in the editor@inlander.com. entertainment side of IMAX, which focuses on modifying regular-run movies for higher profit. Second, their screen is not a true IMAX screen; it is less than half the height and doesn’t have the curved screen and steep seat rows that allow for the immersive experience that makes you feel like you are floating in front of the actual place shown on the film. Third, it appears a lot of people really want to kill our IMAX. Almost 100 years ago, Spokane tore up its extensive streetcar tracks.

Much of America did, in no small part due to pressure from the automotive industry. Now the STA wants to spend tens of millions on an electric bus line to recreate a streetcar-type function. Sometimes it’s better to preserve what you have. Some things, once gone, cannot easily be replaced.

Please support preservation and update of the Riverfront Park IMAX. With a $64 million renovation of the park, updating it surely can’t be that much more than demolishing the huge concrete structure. Preserve a legacy Spokane attraction for future generations.

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Never let out to at least shower or use the phone to try and post bail or even let any of my family know where I was. Constant screaming and banging from the other inmates caused an almost torturous environment because it never stopped. That place is hell on earth. Mental health issues packed on top of inhumane conditions, and I have always wondered how any DOC facility could be run that way. I was there for a simple disorderly conduct charge that is a simple misdemeanor. Jail is jail and you do the crime, you do the time. That place is inhumane.

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hen Dusty Hester looks at a tiny house, she sees more than that. She sees another chance.

She imagines reuniting with her teenage son.

She pictures herself living in a place she can be proud of, and one day owning it.

It’s an opportunity that seemed impossible just two years ago, before Hester was clean. She became addicted to opioids in the early 2000s following a car accident, she says. Eventually, she started using meth, then heroin. By 2013, she was in jail for trafficking stolen property — a felony. With her health in decline, her son was concerned. She remembers him asking, “Mom, can you get clean? I don’t want to go to your funeral.”

Next month will mark two years clean, but Hester is still having trouble getting back on her feet. She lives in a women’s sober house and her son, now 15, is too old to live there with her. Though she has a full-time job, she has trouble qualifying for an apartment, or finding one

that would be suitable.

“I could go out and get an apartment, after I found someone to rent for me,” she says. “But I don’t know if it would be a safe environment or safe community for my child.”

Hester was one of the first people to apply to live in a tiny-house village in Spokane Valley — for the chance to “reunify our family and be able to move forward.”

Right now, she doesn’t know when that will start.

The village is still waiting for funding and a change in zoning laws before construction can start on the tiny homes in a church lot in Spokane Valley.

Ian Robertson, the man spearheading the project, is confident that can happen soon. And he doesn’t plan on stopping at one tiny-home village. He thinks tiny homes can eventually play a major role in combating homelessness in the entire Spokane region.

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nity leaders on both sides of the political spectrum. The Spokane City Council recently passed a resolution in support of tiny houses, and members of the Spokane Valley City Council have expressed support as well.

Hester, meanwhile, is sold on it.

“The possibilities that it gives people that have made mistakes in their life — it gives them a chance to not only have a nice place,” Hester says, “but their own home.”

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The region’s first tiny-home village would be located in what’s now a few acres of brush off Broadway in Spokane Valley — in between Living Hope Community Church and Interstate 90. If you passed by the church today, you’d see one tiny house, empty for now.

Robertson says the goal is eventually to build 20 tiny houses, the largest model being only 344 square feet, along with a village store and a guest house next to the already existing playground. Each house would cost somewhere around $20,000. People would lease the tiny homes for $330 per month until they owned them in five or six years. At that point, ideally, their life would be back on track, and they’d be homeowners.

“If you’ll take responsibility, it can be yours, and you won’t be paying rent until you die,” Robertson says.

The tiny houses would be built to high standards.

There’s a full kitchen, a small entertainment center, an oven, stove, bedroom, and in the bigger models, an upstairs bed for kids. The village would have fruit trees, a recreational center and a communal kitchen. ...continued on next page

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To qualify, a person would first have to demonstrate a need for it, and also have a way to make the mortgage payment. They would sign papers agreeing not to use drugs, not to drink alcohol, and not to partake in any violence.

Someone will live on-site to make sure nobody violates this policy. If someone uses drugs, they would be sent to rehab and welcomed back when clean.

Robertson says he had someone like Hester in mind when coming up with idea — a working, single mother trying to get on her feet, with a kid who needs a home. He notes that Central Valley reports more than 800 homeless students in the school district. Another applicant for the tiny-home village was a manager of a convenience store who lost his job, has three children and can’t get a job that pays more than minimum wage.

“Within five years, I expect some will love it and want to stay. Others will buy a lot in some other place, move into that,” Robertson says.

“When they begin to dream like the rest of us — there’s gotta be more to life than just housing and work.”

Robertson, a pastor, has worked for years on the plan to try and help the growing number of homeless families in the area. He’s poured his own money into the project so far, and will need some help to fund the rest. He’s not asking the government for money. Instead, he’s asking

foundations, who he says are ready to jump on board once it becomes legal to build tiny homes on the lot.

“We have got to do something to bring hope to these people,” he says.

AHEAD OF THE CURVE

If you go by Spokane Valley city code, tiny homes are nothing more than RVs, which are not allowed on residential property for more than 30 days. Pop the wheels off and they’re dwellings, also not allowed on church property.

The city, however, is in the process of updating its comprehensive plan. So far, the city council has seemed more than willing to change the code and allow for tiny homes. Councilmen Arne Woodard and Ed Pace both visited the site weeks ago and came away with positive comments.

“It’s one way to get people started and be the productive individuals in the community that we’d like them to be,” Woodard said.

In fact, in the Valley, it’s one of the only ways. There are no homeless shelters in the Valley, and other services for the homeless are lacking.

“As far as I know, we are the only homeless service in the Valley,” says Angela Slabaugh, executive director of Hearth Homes, which provides transitional housing to single mothers and children. “I think it’s because of the mentality that homelessness is downtown [Spokane], and

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Slabaugh has doubts that tiny homes could serve the same population as Hearth Homes, though she’s interested in seeing how it will work out. Moms, she says, need space — a room of their own, a sanctuary away from the kids.

Tom Robinson, a member of the Spokane Homeless Coalition, says that if a village of anything tiny is going to be built, it should be tiny huts, not tiny houses.

Building huts — essentially, a room without the amenities of a tiny house — is cheaper and serves a population more in need, he says: “The people who can afford a $20,000 house are not a group of homeless people most in need of housing.”

Pace says he’s seen resistance from some residents who don’t want the tiny-house village to lower property values, but he sees it as a property rights issue: People should not be forced into homes bigger than what they need. The Valley City Council is on board with Robertson’s tiny-house village, in part because it’s not a handout.

“We don’t want to give them money,” Pace says, “but we want to create the right laws and zoning and stay out of the way.”

Area leaders are keeping an eye on how Robertson’s idea will play out. The Spokane City Council passed a resolution earlier this year encouraging tiny houses in the city, for alternative housing or for a “simpler lifestyle.” Councilwoman Karen Stratton says the city has studied how tiny houses have been used in Seattle for various purposes, for the homeless or college students in need of housing. She says she’ll be watching how it works in the Valley.

“I’m excited to see that we’re at least considering the option,” Stratton says. “But I think, if done right, with the right people involved and the right locations, it could be a win-win.”  wilsonc@inlander.com

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They will be like Rwanda in a matter of weeks.”

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It’s no secret that State Superintendent of Public Instruction RANDY DORN is frustrated with the state Legislature for not amply funding basic education, as mandated by the Washington Supreme Court’s 2012 McCleary decision.

This week, citing McCleary, Dorn took a more drastic step in forcing the legislature’s hand. He filed a lawsuit against the state and seven Washington school districts, including Spokane Public Schools, demanding that they stop using local levies to pay teacher salaries.

The court ruled that the legislature must fund basic education by 2018. Without full funding, many districts resort to using levies to help pay teachers. Spokane is one of them. According to the lawsuit, supplemental contracts add up to 14 percent to the salary of many local teachers.

Dorn says districts are “merely playing the hand they have been dealt,” but argues that the practice makes for unequal teacher pay across districts, allowing wealthy districts to have their pick of the best teachers. Jenny Rose, president of the Spokane Education Association, says she is confused why Dorn, who is not seeking re-election this year, decided to file the lawsuit.

“If the legislature can’t fund McCleary, how are they gonna fund this lawsuit?” she says. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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The three men vying to become SPOKANE’S NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE are in town this week to answer questions from the public. At press time, public interviews for the three finalists were scheduled for Wednesday, July 20, at the West Central Community Center. Check Inlander.com for more coverage. The three finalists: James Dermody, currently a captain with the Seattle Police Department, has a mind for data-driven policing and at least seven years of leadership experience.

Recently, Dermody was put in charge of

the department’s Force Investigation Team, which investigates officer-involved shootings and use-of-force incidents. He has nearly 26 years of experience as a cop.

Robert Lehner is the current chief of police in Elk Grove, California, and former chief in Eugene, Oregon. Lehner fancied himself a “fixer” of departments in turmoil in a 2014 Seattle Times article, citing corruption among command staff in Tucson, Arizona; officers in Eugene charged with sex-on-duty crimes (before he arrived); and building his current department from the ground up. In 2009, the Eugene RegisterGuard reported that Lehner ignored a city ordinance requiring him to report all complaints against officers to a city auditor Dominic Rizzi Jr. is the current chief in Yakima; in his application, Rizzi states that he turned a culture of “distrust, infighting and internal lawsuits” into one of “trust, mentoring and community involvement.”

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U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodger is being challenged by (from left to right) Joe Pakootas, Dave Wilson, Tom Horne and Krystol McGee.

Chorus of Critics Cathy McMorris Rodgers is one of the most powerful members of Congress; her challengers say that makes her part of the problem

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ave Wilson tries not to spend so much time on people’s doorsteps.

In March of last year he got an early start on his second bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, an entrenched incumbent representing Eastern Washington, by introducing himself to voters.

“I’d purposely try to have longer conversations with people,” says Wilson, a retired businessman and founder of the now-closed technical school Interface College, who would talk as long as 30 minutes. “I wanted to really hear what was on their mind, and I wanted to test out different issues.”

Since then, Wilson, running as an independent, recruited some of those chatty voters as volunteers. Now, he spends only a few minutes on each doorstep in hopes of covering more ground.

Joe Pakootas, who served 16 years on the Colville Tribal Council and is credited with reviving the tribe’s business operations as its CEO, is also making his second run for the seat, as a Democrat. He’s recruited more volunteers and put 130,000 miles on a Chevy Cruze traveling to campaign events across the 5th Congressional District, which stretches from the Canadian border to Washington’s southeast border.

With the Aug. 2 primary coming up, Wilson and Pakootas are effectively running against each other in hopes of emerging with enough votes to take on McMorris Rodgers in the general election. She’s a well-funded candidate who has won 60 percent of the vote in five out of the past six elections. This year, the race between Wilson and Pakootas has become contentious, with both lobbing accusations at each other. But both agree that McMorris Rodgers, the fourth-highest-ranking House Republican, is aloof and part of the dysfunction in Congress.

“It’s the least effective Congress in history,” says Pakootas. “It’s not good leadership.”

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strong of a word, in my opinion.”

McMorris Rodgers says she keeps in touch with constituents, and that her leadership position gives “her a seat at the table setting the agenda” that she says benefits her district.

But the most recent election revealed pockets of discontent in the 5th District. In the 2014 primary election, McMorris Rodgers finished just shy of 52 percent of the vote; just over half of voters in Spokane County voted for someone else, making it her weakest showing since first running for Congress in 2004.

Wilson and Pakootas, along with two others with less name recognition and campaign infrastructure, are hoping to ride this discontent to a second-place finish in August before facing her one-on-one in November.

RACE FOR SECOND PLACE

When Pakootas and Wilson met at Pullman City Hall last week for a candidate forum sponsored by the local chapter of the League of Women Voters, neither man threw a punch.

Just a week earlier at a similar forum in Spokane, Wilson called out Pakootas for claiming endorsements from the League of Women Voters, a tax-exempt nonprofit that’s prohibited from backing candidates.

The same week, Wilson sent out a press release stating Pakootas was claiming endorsements from about a dozen groups that either didn’t endorse in federal races, had yet to issue endorsements or didn’t exist. It also stated that Pakootas was claiming an inflated percentage of the vote he received in 2014.

“I don’t think it was an accident,” says Wilson.

“Maybe some of them were, but this is Candidate 101.”

Pakootas responded that his campaign mistakenly took support from staff or volunteers from these organizations as endorsements. After Wilson made the accusations, Pakootas’ campaign looked into the accusa-

tions and removed any unfounded endorsements from its website. Pakootas also fired back, saying that Wilson had overstated his vote totals from the 2014 election.

“He was looking for media attention,” says Pakootas.

“My preference would be to drop it and not go farther.”

Wilson, who also wants to move on, says that these sorts of claims could unfairly sway the election.

“If voters don’t know a lot about the candidates, they look at those endorsements,” he says.

Although Pakootas didn’t formally endorse the candidacy of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, for the Democratic presidential nomination, he introduced the candidate at a Spokane rally and says he supports many of his policies.

Pakootas, who grew up impoverished on the Colville Reservation, wants the federal government to do more to alleviate the district’s high poverty rate and to create job programs.

“Republicans talk about jobs, jobs, jobs, but haven’t introduced a jobs bill since they’ve gotten control (of Congress),” says Pakootas.

He also wants to improve the Veterans Health Administration and resist efforts to privatize it. If elected, Pakootas says he would push for a public health insurance option that he says would make health care more affordable.

“Things are getting worse and worse,” he says.

Wilson describes himself as a centrist who leans right on fiscal issues and left on social issues. If elected, he says he’ll work to form a centrist caucus in Congress from members of both parties and will work to reduce the influence of money and lobbying.

“I want to be able to go to Congress not beholden to a party, not beholden to special interest groups, just my constituency,” he says. “That’s what’s missing in the House of Representatives. That’s why it’s so dysfunctional.”

Wilson wants the U.S. to have the strongest military and an active world presence. He wants to reduce the national debt to around 65 percent of gross domestic product without “taxing everyone to death” or excessively cutting government programs, but is open to deficit spending during slow economic growth.

He supports gay marriage as well as abortion rights, and is actively pursuing Planned Parenthood’s endorsement. Although he’s uneasy with marijuana legalization, he says it’s a “victimless crime” and supports the federal government reclassifying the drug.

Wilson only takes donations from individuals that

he caps at $500 (he says he’s willing to use $100,000 of his own money on the campaign), and eschews help from political action committees. After serving, he says he’ll turn down a government pension and won’t become a lobbyist.

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McMorris Rodgers decided to skip this week’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

“I had a couple of memorial services for some friends and decided it was just a better use of my time,” says McMorris Rodgers, who unlike other members of her party reluctantly endorsed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

When asked if Congress is dysfunctional, McMorris, speaking by phone from Seattle, says, “There is certainly room for improvement. I look for those opportunities to be bipartisan.”

She says she’s used her position in party leadership to get results and points to legislation to fund fighting wildfires, reforming the Veterans Health Administration and helping rural communities access medical equipment.

Wilson faults McMorris Rodgers for a 2013 government shutdown and for failing to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill that stalled in the House after passing the Senate.

McMorris Rodgers has blamed the shutdown on President Obama and Senate Democrats’ refusal to negotiate the implementation of health care reform. She says that the House is considering smaller bills that provide a more targeted approach to specific issues related to immigration, such as agriculture or border security.

Being in touch with constituents is “a priority,” she says, claiming she’s back every two to three weeks, holding town halls and other events in every corner of the district.

“I need to make sure that I’m accessible, listening to people across the political spectrum,” says McMorris Rodgers. “That helps me make smarter decisions.”

She conducts Q&As on Facebook. Last year, one backfired after she asked how the Affordable Care Act was negatively affecting constituents. Instead, she heard praise for the law.

McMorris Rodgers says she still wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and is focused on encouraging innovation in health care and improving how it’s delivered.

PUSH FROM THE RIGHT

In a 2014 primary election in Virginia, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor unexpectedly lost his seat to a Republican challenger.

Currently, House Speaker Paul Ryan is facing a similar challenge, and so is McMorris Rodgers.

“I’m kind of like the guy who farts in church, but you wish would stop,” says Tom Horne, a 67-year-old retired engineer from Nine Mile Falls who is challenging McMorris Rodgers for the second time, and whose sole source of funds is $4,000 he lent his campaign.

Horne says that McMorris Rodgers is part of the “establishment,” which is too intertwined with government agencies, special interests and banks. He wants to reduce taxes and regulations, as well as opening up state and national forests to be harvested. He’s also concerned about women in infantry positions, which he says amounts to “social engineering of the military.”

Also in the race is Krystol McGee, a 60-year-old retired truck driver running as a Libertarian who wants to cut taxes and regulations while deregulating marijuana.

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“I don’t think most people care if she is in sync or out of sync with the district,” says Tom Keefe, a former chair of the Spokane County Democrats who challenged McMorris Rodgers’ predecessor George Nethercutt in 2000. “She’s an incumbent and most get re-elected.”

Although Keefe praises Wilson and Pakootas, he says both are at a fundraising disadvantage. He says if McMorris Rodgers was in real trouble, the national party would bring out the big guns.

“It’s impossible to shake enough hands to win,” Keefe says. 

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acey Hendrix never told attorney Craig Swapp about the accident.

She’d never met him. He was just a name on TV. It happened two years ago this week. She was riding her friend’s purple bike on a sidewalk, carrying the socks she picked up for her Burger King job in her backpack, when a car came out of nowhere. Either the hedges were too tall or the driver didn’t bother to look: He slammed into her hard. The car flung her into the lane, mangled the bike, cracked a bone in her upper arm.

The guy who hit her, she says, never even bothered to check on her. She told her family, a few friends, the cops and Burger King. But she mostly kept it quiet. She didn’t even post about it on Facebook.

But Craig Swapp knew. He knew so quickly that only four days later, he sent her a letter in the mail.

“I fully understand the challenges you may be facing as you hope to regain your health, while struggling with the high costs of the accident,” Swapp wrote her. “We’d like to help.”

It was the first piece of mail she got about the accident, and it was from some random lawyer.

“Like, who the f--- is this?” Hendrix recalls thinking.

The letter outlined a parade of horrors Hendrix might experience — “medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, physical limitations and scars” — but posed the possibility of “full compensation” for all of it, even for future medical costs.

Swapp’s big pitch was highlighted in bold: “You have everything to gain and nothing to lose by calling us right away. The faster you call, the faster we can build a strong case for you.”

And just to make things easier for her, he enclosed the police report for the accident.

“My very first reaction was they’re just trying to help.

Then I’m like, ‘But wait a second.’ It just felt wrong,” Hendrix says. “How does my information get out there so fast? Do they just have somebody who is looking for new police reports so they can prey on someone who just got hit by a car?”

Swapp’s letter was upfront about it: He used Washington state’s public records law. The same law journalists use to expose corruption, hypocrisy and cover-ups is the same law many attorneys, chiropractors and advertising agencies use to find clients.

When she showed the letter to her dad, he was ticked off.

“I’ve got very little respect for any attorney,” says Dan Hendrix, who particularly takes issue with the kind of attorneys who scramble to contact victims directly after a tragedy and sell them their legal services. “I find it offensive. They’re ambulance chasers and scumbags.”

For more than a year, Jim Sweetser, the personal injury attorney Hendrix hired instead, has been locked in a battle with Swapp about the practice — even going as far as to file a grievance with the Washington State Bar Association. Swapp argues that he’s providing accident victims with an important service. But many of Swapp’s injury at-

torney colleagues consider the direct-mail tactic unseemly, unethical and possibly even a violation of federal law.

“This is chasing people who are injured for purposes of profit,” says Sweetser, the former elected Spokane County prosecutor. “Everybody’s heard lawyer jokes about ambulance chasers or sharks or greedy bastards or liars or manipulators.”

This marketing tactic, Sweetser and other local attorneys say, plays right into the worst stereotype of the legal profession, and threatens to further tarnish its reputation.

“We all get tarred,” he says. “We all get feathered.”

But at the same time, Sweetser worries that directly targeting accident victims is so effective that firms like his will have to resort to it just to survive. In Washington state, the tactic has been on the rise. “This is not about Swapp,” Sweetser says. “This is about where the legal profession is heading.”

Soon, he warns, it won’t just be one or two accident lawyers mailing victims like Hendrix after tragedies.

It will be dozens.

BETTER CALL SWAPP

In the dozen years since a marketing survey brought him to the city, Craig Swapp has spent millions of dollars making sure that Spokane knows the name Craig Swapp.

“No Fee unless YOU WIN,” proclaims a Swapp-branded billboard on Division Street, with the attorney grinning in his suit. “One Call That’s All!” A few miles down the road, a red billboard overlooks the northside Deaconess emergency room: “Car Accident? CraigSwapp.com.”

Then there are TV, radio and internet ads.

None of those ads can target only people who’ve just been injured in a car accident. But tap into public records, and there’s real power.

It’s 8:44 am on March 11, and Marissa Ibarra has just ordered 15 accident records. Ibarra’s a marketing specialist in Boise ordering Washington state accident records for Craig Swapp, who’s based in Utah.

More than 11,000 auto accidents happen in Washington state every month.

Every single time, officers fill out reports about the drivers and the crash, and every single time, that information gets uploaded to Washington State Patrol servers.

For the past four years, Washington State Patrol has made getting that report nearly as easy as downloading a movie from Amazon. All Ibarra has to do is open up WSP’s Requests for Electronic Collision Records site, enter a date in the search field, and start clicking tiny shopping cart icons next to the list of names.

The only speed bump? You’re capped at ordering 15 records at a time. So at 8:56 am, Ibarra orders another 15. Then another. Within 35 minutes, Ibarra has already purchased more than 60 Washington accident collision

“I find it offensive.

They’re ambulance chasers and scumbags.”

records for Swapp.

At $10.50 per report, she’s run up a bill surpassing $600. Last January, Swapp spent more than $4,300 on these reports. For Swapp’s firm, this information is worth the price.

“We wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t cost-effective to do so,” says Swapp.

Over the phone, Swapp is soft-spoken and polite, using none of the fast talking or slick catchphrases you might associate with a trial attorney.

“I don’t do anything I’m ashamed of,” Swapp says. “I see it as legitimately a way to brand your firm.”

He brushes off the idea that his mailers could be considered intrusive. He says he just sends one to each person — not exactly harassment.

“We all get junk mail — at least I do — and most of it goes in the garbage can,” Swapp says. “That’s where most of our letters go.”

He doesn’t see his targeted letters as ambulance chasing, but as a sort of service for the benefit of the community, full of tips that victims can use after an accident even if they never hire an attorney.

Indeed, those who receive Swapp’s letters sometimes are grateful. Alex Hooper of Spokane Valley dodged a woman whose car was sliding into a snowy intersection last year, but ran his truck into an off-duty police officer’s car. He raves about how helpful Swapp’s mailers were.

He was ready to call an attorney when Swapp’s packet came in the mail.

“They had everything. They had the accident report.

How the accident happened, the whole diagram,” Hooper says. “Honestly, I actually thought it helped me out. I didn’t have to spend half a day down at the courthouse to find that information.”

For others, the tactic backfires.

In his small Browne’s Addition apartment, 50-yearold Danny Kask unbuckles his medical boot to show off his foot, swollen and bruised after he was hit by a texting driver during Hoopfest weekend. Until he heals, he’s stranded upstairs, relying on neighbors for groceries.

The package from Swapp arrived only a few days after the accident. It was the legal equivalent of the promotional packet that colleges send out to high school valedictorians.

Kask ripped open the large envelope, and found a sleek black-and-red folder with the Craig Swapp logo.

Inside were business cards, color fliers and a glossy 24page magazine, illustrated with photos of gavels, scales and bashed fenders and shots of Swapp with satisfied clients. He knew who Swapp was, but didn’t appreciate the intrusion.

“I see him on TV all the time. ‘One Call That’s All’’’ — Kask sarcastically twirls his finger in the air — “and all that bullshit. Pardon my language. But I just didn’t understand why I received that in my mail, when I didn’t even contact him.”

He’d already hired Jim Sweetser as his attorney. Kask found Sweetser the old-fashioned way — through an ad in the phone book.

Swapp is not the only attorney in Washington state using accident reports to gin up new business. Fuller & Fuller Law Firm, in Olympia, uses the same tactic. And on average, Fielding Law Group, with several offices in the state, buys more than 2,800 collision records monthly from Washington State Patrol.

One of those collision records revealed information about Everett aircraft mechanic Paul Schubert. He was ...continued on next page

 Salt Lake City-based attorney Craig Swapp has spent millions on billboards, TV ads and radio ads in Spokane over the years, but it’s his practice of targeting recent accident injury victims with mailers that’s caused the most controversy. But he says he considers these mailers a service, useful even for those who don’t hire him. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

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Lacey Hendrix in front of the spot where a driver hit her on her bike two years ago. Just a few days after the accident, an attorney used the accident report to find her name in order to offer her his services.

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“CRASH > CLICK > CASH,” CONTINUED... on his motorcycle on the way to a union meeting when a car blew through a stop sign and collided with him, bashing his bike and breaking his bones.

The letter from Fielding Law Group, four days later, just irritated him.

“You’re really in a delicate situation, physically, mentally, emotionally,” Schubert says. “These people — you’re just a number. I felt like they just want to take the case, retain me, settle out… I felt like a commodity being traded.”

The whole notion of large-scale data mining made Schubert feel like he wasn’t going to get adequate representation.

“They’re getting names and numbers and incidents and fishing to see what they can get, and collect as many people as they can,” Schubert says. “It’s not different than dropping a net in the ocean and grabbing every fish, and throwing out the ones you don’t want.”

Attorneys throughout the region have decried the practice. The Washington State Association for Justice, an advocacy organization for trial lawyers, explicitly discourages it.

“I won’t say it’s unethical. But it gives the appearance of being unethical,” says Spokane attorney Tim Nodland.

“That smacks of trying to get cases at any cost. Money, money, money.”

In Idaho, too, some attorneys react with disdain.

“I’m trying to think to myself,” says Coeur d’Alene personal injury attorney Jim Bendell. “Is it technically unethical or is it just gross and disgusting?”

In one sense, this is an old debate. Three decades ago in Florida, when the state’s attorneys were sending out 480,000 mailers to accident victims every year, the Florida Bar conducted a survey. Most of the accident victims considered it to be an invasion of privacy. Forty-five percent thought the tactic was “designed to take advantage

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of gullible or unstable people,” and more than a quarter said it had harmed their view of the legal profession.

The Florida Bar quoted angry Floridians enraged by the gall of lawyers who were trying to take advantage of their grief, describing themselves as “appalled and angered” and the marketing scheme as “beyond comprehension” and “despicable and inexcusable.”

In Swapp’s case, he says he tries to avoid targeted mailers when victims have died. “We’re trying to make a brand, not create enemies,” he says. “But sometimes you don’t know. They die two or three days after an accident.”

Ultimately, the Florida Bar’s conclusion left little room for nuance. Direct mail solicitation of victims immediately after tragedies, it argued, was conduct “universally regarded as deplorable and beneath common decency because of its intrusion upon the special vulnerability and private grief of victims or their families.”

TURNING UP THE VOLUME

It’s possible that attitudes toward privacy have changed since the Florida study. The entire business model of companies like Facebook and Google consists of selling your information to ad companies. Many of us eagerly hand over vast amounts of personal information in exchange for the right to like a friend’s vacation photo or take a photograph of a Pokémon. Google “Craig Swapp,” and you’ll be followed online for days by targeted banner ads for Swapp’s services.

But public records are different: Washington and Idaho residents don’t have a choice whether their records are accessible, any more than they have a choice to be hit by a car. Now, thanks to the rise of the internet, getting collision records is faster than ever. Sites like BuyCrash. com let companies purchase reports from multiple states in bulk.

In a sense, Washington State Patrol’s efforts to improve its collision report process has backfired and become a major burden for the agency. In 2011, WSP launched its sleek new Requests for Electronic Collision Records system, allowing requesters to sometimes get their hands on collision reports the day after the accident.

Swapp says that he started targeting accident victims with direct mail about the same time, as he witnessed other firms doing it.

In the four years since, the volume of collision records being requested through Washington State Patrol has more than tripled, on track for more than 200,000 reports this year. Some of those requests are from accident victims or insurance companies. But more cars aren’t getting in accidents. WSP collision records manager Patrick Gibbs blames the rise on people like Swapp.

There are seven employees working in the collisions records department of WSP, he says, and around a third of their time is entirely dedicated to redacting and fulfilling batch requests like those from Swapp. While the collision report fees generate as much as $115,000 monthly, that money goes to the state’s motor vehicle fund, not to WSP. Others ask to inspect the records in person — 150 collision records at a time — and the state gets nothing.

Make no mistake, Gibbs is frustrated. When the Washington State Public Records Act was passed, he says, he doubts it was intended to be used to gin up business after car accidents.

“We spend so much time providing these records for that purpose,” Gibbs says. “They’re using it for their own personal gain or business gain. The law is being abused.”

Meanwhile, the sheer volume of injury cases that Swapp takes on underpins a long-running cultural conflict between firms like his and traditional, old-school firms who litigate fewer cases and frown upon targeting accident victims with mail.

“We represent and help a lot more people than they do.

That’s our goal: To help as many people as we can.”

“Most good lawyers who have good reputations don’t need to do this type of activity to get cases or clients,” says Chris Davis, an attorney in Seattle.

Several local personal injury attorneys characterized high-volume firms as “mills” or “churn ’em and burn ’em” attorneys. They cite examples of clients they’ve had who have been given incorrect advice by inexperienced, overwhelmed attorneys.

“They need to settle cases quickly, so they will take shortcuts,” Davis says.

Swapp dismisses this criticism as sour grapes.

“We represent and help a lot more people than they do,” Swapp tells the Inlander. “That’s our goal: To help as many people as we can.”

There’s no question that runaway success has its cost.

A decade ago, Swapp was pouring nearly a half-million dollars in more traditional advertising into Spokane every year, and the firm was taking in so many cases that his Spokane office couldn’t handle them all. And that was before Swapp was using targeted direct mail.

“It became successful overnight,” says Erik Highberg, Swapp’s sole Spokane attorney at the time. “The first couple years, it went from just a few cases to just overloaded.”

Sweetser says he never handles more than 20 cases in active litigation at the same time. But by 2008, Highberg was juggling as many as 108. He says he’d put in 12-hour days and 80-hour weeks, working on holidays and weekends to try to catch up.

“We were at the high-water mark, and I was holding on to the fence as the water was rising,” Highberg said in a deposition, describing the wait to bring on another attorney. “I was ready to get admitted to the cardiac unit any day.”

He’s compared the firm to an “assembly line.”

Crucial tasks fell through the cracks. Swapp’s firm failed to serve a complaint to two truckers who hit a woman in Oregon. As the statute of limitations for her lawsuit expired, the woman witnessed her case wither and die. The resulting malpractice case, accusing Swapp’s firm of professional negligence and dishonesty, lasted years and resulted in a $3.5 million jury verdict, now under appeal.

In Swapp’s deposition, he shifted part of the blame to Highberg for not being able to keep up, saying, “I think he was probably not as efficient as he could have been.”

Today, Swapp says the firm has learned from the incident, and has altered how it assigns cases to its attorneys. There are six lawyers in Swapp’s Spokane office, though Swapp won’t say what their caseload is. That’s “proprietary.”

As evidence that most of his clients are satisfied, Swapp points to the fact that these days, his firm generates nearly half of its business from positive word-ofmouth referrals rather than from advertising.

Highberg now has his own firm. He says he doesn’t believe in targeting accident victims using state records.

“I don’t like the idea of somebody’s family member getting hurt and then they get direct solicitation in the mail,” Highberg says. “I don’t believe it’s appropriate.”

STRAWS And BROKEn BACKS

As much as Swapp defends his advertising tactics, there are ways other businesses use accident records that make him uncomfortable. Like chiropractors.

“That’s where a lot of abuses I’ve seen come from, in the past, nationwide.” Swapp says. “We had a guy in Utah who would get police reports, and would call the accident victims and offer them a free visit. And put a hard sell on them. That’s not appropriate in my mind.”

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“CRASH > CLICK > CASH,” CONTINUED... yers and chiropractors are intertwined. Attorneys refer their clients to chiropractors, and chiropractors refer their clients to attorneys.

Chiropractors use direct mail too. (“Is pain from your car accident sucking the fun out of your life??” read a letter from Federal Way chiropractor Jay Baker that literally included a straw.)

Yet the rules governing chiropractors are a lot looser.

Lawyers are barred from calling potential clients directly.

Chiropractors have no such limitation. Chiropractors can call anyone not on the Do Not Call List.

A lot of time, a chiropractic office doesn’t do the work directly. Sometimes they go through a third party.

Week after week, records show, JustUs Advertising, a Vancouver company, had inspected westside collision records at Washington State Patrol’s offices, 150 at a time.

When contacted by the Inlander, John Prepula, owner of JustUs, declined to elaborate on exactly how the records were used.

But the JustUs website brags at great length about how it uses car accident lists to send recent car accident victims postcards and phone calls advertising chiropractic

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At first glance, one sample postcard to send to victims sold on the JustUs online store appears to be a message from a creditor.

“FINAL NOTICE: RESPONSE REQUIRED REGARDING YOUR AUTO ACCIDENT” the card reads, offering a free massage and auto accident evaluation. “IMMEDIATE action required.”

If that sort of mailer was coming from an attorney, Swapp says, that would not be appropriate.

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On a page illustrated by a “Shhh... Top Secret!” graphic and a picture of a briefcase full of stacks of $100 bills, the site explains that JustUs will call recent auto-accident victims, but promises to keep the identity of the clinic behind the call secret.

“In order to avoid any negative reviews or impressions that can come from telemarketing, we never reveal your practice name until someone in an accident requests a referral,” it reads.

But Prepula also has a place where he draws the line. Sometimes, he says, he gets calls about third-party groups who will tell accident victims that they’re calling on behalf of the victim’s insurance company, to set up a chiropractic evaluation.

“Which to me is totally deceptive,” Prepula says, claiming they don’t do that.

Lawyers across the state have echoed this concern, calling the practices of some third-party groups selling on behalf of chiropractors deceptive and predatory.

Shirley Bluhm, a personal injury attorney in Olympia, says a client of hers received direct mail from two different attorneys after her accident, and a phone call from a third-party group called Accident Angels.

“Accident Angels gave her this spiel that if she’s injured, then they can help her find somebody to get treatment,” Bluhm says. “They were going to send her to a free consultation to this chiropractor. She said ‘great.’”

But she says her client later learned that her limited personal injury protection insurance had been billed for her chiropractic visit. It wasn’t free after all.

“It was shocking to her,” Bluhm says.

“She was just taken aback.”

More recently, Bluhm conducted her own investigation of the group. She called Accident Angels on a number she got from one her clients, pretending to be an injured accident victim. She feigned ignorance, asking the voice on the other line questions about insurance.

“What he provided was not accurate information,” Bluhm says. Accident Angels did not return a call seeking comment.

Chiropractors, at least, are considering policy changes. The state Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission has received multiple complaints about certain advertising practices and is considering reworking the rules for contacting potential clients. But so far, lawyers like Sweetser hoping for the same efforts from the Washington State Bar Association are out of luck.

EXHAUSTING OPTIONS

Early last year, Sweetser says, he and the staff at his law firm held a meeting. They wanted to consider, seriously, whether to start targeting collision victims with direct mail.

“Do we have to compete this way?” he asked. They decided against it, feeling it was unethical and of dubious legality.

So since February of 2015, Sweetser says he’s been trying to get a clear answer on whether the direct mail practice is currently legal — asking the Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Patrol and the state Attorney General’s office.

All three, however, indicated to the Inlander that they consider the use of collision reports to target accident victims to be legal.

“We could choose to stop it at any time,” Swapp says. “If the Bar has determined there is something wrong with it, we would stop.”

Oddly, each collision request form

“We could choose to stop it at any time. ... If the Bar has determined there is something wrong with it, we would stop.”

explains that state law “prohibits the use of lists of individuals provided by the Washington State Patrol for commercial purposes.” But WSP says that doesn’t actually stop the collision records from being used for commercial purposes. They’re considered batches of individual records with names, but not technically a list.

This sort of parsing exasperates Sweetser.

“There you go,” Sweetser says. “Loophole. Loophole.”

His best hope is a class action lawsuit from Chicago, which alleges that since collision reports often contain information obtained from driver’s licenses, when lawyers use them to contact accident victims, they are violating the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act. The ironic thing is that in Utah, where Swapp is headquartered, he can’t do what he does in Washington and Idaho. State law there doesn’t allow Utah accident records to be released to attorneys — or chiropractors — fishing for clients.

The Florida Bar found another way to fight the direct-mail epidemic: They mandated that their attorneys had to wait 30 days after an accident to contact victims and offer their services. Some fought like hell to stop it, challenging it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

But while the court had previously ruled that attorney advertising was protected by the First Amendment, it upheld Florida’s moratorium. The Washington State Bar Association hasn’t followed suit.

Last Monday, Sweetser received a mass spam email from a lawyer marketing guru explaining that, however Sweetser feels about direct mail, he should know that other lawyers are using it to “poach clients from right under [his] nose, unceremoniously and unchallenged.”

This is his fear. He says he’s about ready to retire, but as younger lawyers, including his son, take over his firm, it may be forced to adopt Swapp’s tactics.

“There’s going to be more and more attorneys doing it. Out of survival. To compete,” he says. “Maybe ambulance chasing is the new reality.”  danielw@inlander.com

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BY LAURA JOHNSON Fr. Kevin Codd took three trips to complete the Camino de Santiago trail, a 1,500-mile trek from Belgium to Spain.

e’s not sure when he first heard about the Way, as it’s known, or exactly why he decided to take that first journey at age 50. But after walking 1,500 miles of the Camino de Santiago trail — a feat that required three trips (2003, ’07, ’12) snaking through parts of Belgium, France and Spain — Fr. Kevin Codd says he is finished. Unlike some of the travelers who continually make repeat trips, Codd isn’t addicted. He’s happy to be in Spokane, the hometown he moved back to last year. Yet the experience walks with him daily. He wrote one book about the trail’s challenges and enlightenments, and he hopes to have another published soon.

This weekend, the priest, who formerly taught at an American seminary in Belgium, invites those who have walked the Camino, are headed there soon, or are simply interested in the trail to attend a pilgrimage celebration of the feast of St. James at his Sacred Heart Parish. He wants the gathering to become an annual event, and says that if he can complete the journey, anyone can. But you have to want it.

“Walking is an ancient form of prayer, and that’s something our culture has lost,” Codd says.

Santiago de Compostela, just short of the coast of northwest Spain, is the destination. According to legend, St. James the Great (the apostle) was buried in the city, and Catholics have been traveling to see his remains at the city’s cathedral since the 9th century.

They walked to come closer to God and find forgiveness. Throughout the decades and various wars, the journey fell out of popularity, but after WWII, the tradition was picked up once more, mostly by Europeans.

Just as the Pacific Crest Trail saw greater numbers after the release of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, many Americans were introduced to the Camino trail through 2010’s The Way, directed

by Emilio Estevez and starring his father Martin Sheen (available for viewing on Netflix). Codd, who also speaks fluent Spanish, says it was rare to meet another American when he walked, but now that has changed.

In 2003, about 75,000 people finished the Camino. In 2014, the Pilgrims’ Welcome Office in Santiago de Compostela noted that more than 230,000 people completed the pilgrimage. “That puts a lot of stress on infrastructure,” Codd says. “And now people tend to document everything. ...continued on next page

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Through social media, people can now follow along with you on your journey, but you lose some of the solitude.”

Codd says he believes that the religious aspect of the path enriches the journey, but there are other ways.

Many pilgrims are Catholics and Protestants, while others are searching for something larger than themselves, or perhaps just exercise. But he wrote To the Field of Stars: A Pilgrim’s Journey to Santiago de Compostela to provide a spiritual vocabulary for the experience, something he doesn’t want to be lost.

“Along the path there’s this New Age word that’s used a lot, synchronicity — to explain when something happens that can’t be described,” Codd says. “But Christians would call that grace or providence.”

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On the trail he was just Kevin. At a time when our species struggles to find unity, Codd says the Camino is like a planet unto itself.

“The deep experience of getting cared for, a world where no one is afraid, it is incredible,” he says. “Out there, you don’t know what people do for a living and you may only know their first name. You eat, drink, pray and play together. That’s what touches you. It’s hard to come home. When you come back there is a new innocence, a freshness to your existence. You’ve had this powerful experience and you go home and it’s the same old world.”  St. James Celebration for Pilgrims • Sun, July 24, at 5 pm • Free and open to the public • Sacred Heart Catholic Parish • 219 E. Rockwood Blvd. • To RSVP for dinner email spokanesantiago@gmail.com • 747-5810

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n 45 minutes, we caught a Psyduck, Diglett, Growlithe, Drowzee, Spearow, Pidgey, Krabby and even more of their fellow Pokémon denizen.

The Pokémon are plentiful in downtown Spokane’s Riverfront Park — so much so that the park’s Canada Island has been nicknamed “Pokémon Island” by locals camping out there for hours to catch the elusive creatures.

In the past few weeks, the newly released Pokémon Go mobile game has blown up, capturing the collective attention of everyone from twentysomethings who grew up with the cartoon and game franchise to the next generation of young Pokémon trainers. For the uninitiated, Pokémon Go uses Google Maps and augmented reality technology to place the imaginary creatures at real-world locations, which players can “catch” using their device’s camera. The goal? Collect all 151 Pokémon creatures (including some ultra-rare species), train and level them at Poké Gyms and battle with other players.

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nesses and other public places, forcing them to meanwhile log some physical activity. Downsides of the viral game have included some jerks luring unsuspecting players to areas where they’ve become victims of crime, along with some less-attentive players sustaining bodily injury while on their quest to “catch ’em all.”

In Riverfront Park last Wednesday afternoon, Pokémon Go fans were easy to spot, heads bent down and phones held outward as they meander around the paved trails on their quest.

“I like how it’s bringing a bunch of people together,” says Jacob Hansen, spotted catching some Pokémon near the Looff Carrousel with two other friends.

“I hadn’t seen him since what — early high school? And I just ran into him down here,” he says of his pal, Kiel Frey. “This wouldn’t have happened if not for this game. I think it’s really cool. It’s getting everyone out of their houses and down here,” Hansen summarizes.

— CHEY SCOTT Check out our video of Riverfront Park’s Pokémon Go scene at Inlander.com.

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ome people think turning something you’re passionate about into a job will make you hate it. Ike Bubna and Sean Tobin disagree.

Both Bubna and Tobin love coffee, and after being introduced by a mutual friend last September, they met over a cup and immediately began creating a plan for a wholesale roasting business and coffee shop.

Combining Tobin’s experience growing up in Portland and roasting coffee out of his garage since he started high school with Bubna’s experience working as the executive director of Street Bean — a nonprofit coffee shop in Seattle providing jobs and internships to at-risk youth — they readjusted the business plan Tobin had originally created with some friends to create what is now Vessel Coffee Roasters.

“Our vision and mission is to bring together these two things that Ike and I deeply care about — coffee and people,” says Tobin.

Tucked away in the back room of a boarded-up building on Monroe last winter while the front part of the shop was under construction, Bubna and Tobin roasted beans and put together a menu incorporating quality ingredients. Vessel sources milk from Pure Éire Dairy in Othello and syrups from Holy Kakow in Portland.

Most of Vessel’s roasts are lighter, highlighting the natural characteristics of what the coffee tastes like coming off the farm.

“Coffee is often thought of as a bean rather than a fruit, but it’s delicate and we like to handle it well,” says Tobin.

Referring to the new shop as the flagship store, Bubna and Tobin hope to eventually open a second, smaller location. They plan to begin offering youth internships in the next few months, along with eventually connecting with farmers to provide micro loans.

“We set out to create a place that engages the community, with people having conversations in here as well as sharing the gift of extraordinary coffee,” says Tobin. “We wanted to have a part of our identities extended into a physical location, and that’s kind of the result here.” n Vessel Coffee Roasters • 2823 N. Monroe • Open Mon-Fri, 6:30 am-5:30 pm; Sat-Sun, 7:30 am5:30 pm • vesselroasters.com • 290-5051

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DESSERT

On a Roll New ice cream shop brings Thaiinspired ice cream rolls to Post Falls

BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

DINING AT THE DAVENPORT GRAND HOTEL.

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t 15 degrees below zero, things freeze really fast. Milk, for example, turns icy as it solidifies, which is the premise for Freezia, a new ice cream shop in Post Falls.

“I wanted to find a way to make the freshest product possible and get it — beginning to end — to the customer,” says owner Shawn Carr, who was inspired to make his first batch of ice cream after picking huckleberries. He spent a few years trying different commercially available machines and experimenting with recipes making traditional ice cream.

Then Carr discovered rolled ice cream, which originated in Thailand and debuted in places like New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Philadelphia in recent years. It involves putting liquid — Carr uses a flavored milk-cream base, as well as almond milk for dairy-free orders — on a very, very, very cold metal plate.

Spreading and lifting the mixture allows you to incorporate other things — chopped-up fruit, cookies or caramel syrup — and adds an airiness to the mix. To finish, pieces of the near-frozen sheet are rolled up into loose spirals. The result is something akin to gelato, yet with the added taste and texture of whatever flavorings you’ve chosen.

For example, you can order Freezia ice cream one of two ways: signature bowls ($7) like Cheesecake Galore — vanilla ice cream, fruit, cheesecake, chocolate chips, chocolate sauce and whipped cream — have predetermined combinations of flavors, or you can design your own ($6.50-$7.25).

To create your own, start with a base ice cream: vanilla, chocolate, green matcha tea, or vanilla almond milk. Decide upon one of nearly a dozen flavors, such as mint Oreo, Butterfinger or strawberry. Add toppings like candy — Reese’s Pieces, Sour Patch Kids, Gummy Bears — cookies, or sauces.

The process is labor-intensive, but Carr says they’re averaging less than two minutes for each order. Plus you get to watch your ice cream made, so it’s dessert… and a show. n Freezia • 112 E. Seltice Way, Post Falls • Open Mon-Sat, 11 am-10 pm; Sun, 11 am-9 pm • Facebook: Freezia • 208-457-3704

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THE STEAM PLANT FIRES UP THE GRILL Here in the Northwest, we call it a barbecue and not a “cookout” or a “grill out” or anything else. It’s basically a party, typically outdoors with a lot of meat. Or meat alternatives. We’re OK with that around here.

Above all, a barbecue is a chance to celebrate, which is what you can do at the Steam Plant’s Blacktop BBQ on Saturday, July 23, from 5 to 10 pm. The free event is aimed at making use of the Steam Plant’s open-air breezeway beneath the iconic building’s defunct smokestacks. Local barbecue joint Outlaw BBQ provides brisket, pulled pork and ribs. For entertainment, there’s live music from Milonga and Karma’s Circle. The beer, naturally, is provided by the Steam Plant Brewing Co. The Steam Plant also hosts rooftop happy hours on July 28, Aug. 25 and Sept. 29 from 5 to 8 pm; all three also feature live music. On Aug. 20, the venue will host an all-day (3 pm to 2 am) block party featuring a lineup of local and regional music on two stages, a marketplace, food trucks and more.

Tickets are $10. See more at steamplantsummerseries.com.

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Even the mastadons are getting tired of the Ice Age franchise.

A Load of Scrat

New ones are in the mix as well, including the fiancé (Adam Devine) of Manny and Ellie’s daughter Peaches (Keke Palmer), a romantic interest (Jessie J) for Sid, and a yoga-guru llama. Like the X-Men movies, it’s a series that has built up an absurdly unwieldy cast of characters, and shows no willingness to curb the bloat.

That’s because, on the most fundamental level, franchise place-holders like this don’t even have to tell a story.

Oh sure, there will be a token emotional conflict or two — the main one here being Manny’s Father of the Bride-esque reluctance to let go of his little girl — but the primary goal is to just have stuff keep happening for the 90 or so minutes required to complete a feature film running time.

The stuff can be frantic and goofy, or occasionally it can rary screenwriting program for building a blockbuster. seem sad for the 15 seconds when everyone thinks one Because while this may be just an animated family film, of the other characters has died, and maybe there should the stakes are nothing less than — say it with me now also be an anachronistic joke where one of the characters — The End of the World. A huge meteor is on its way says “hashtag” and you just die a little bit inside. And towards Earth, thanks to the hapless Scrat somehow findthen a musical number at the end. God forbid there’s not ing a buried spaceship and… never mind. Armageddon a musical number at the end. looms, and while you’d think that a bunch of prehistoric And yes, there is Scrat, our animals like Manny the mamrodent Coyote pursuing his Road moth (Ray Romano), Sid the sloth ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE Runner of an acorn into circum(John Leguizamo) and Diego the Rated PG stances of constant torment. His saber-toothed tiger (Denis Leary) Directed by Galen T. Chu and Mike Thurmeier segments are still the best thing wouldn’t have much of a shot at Starring the voices of Ray Romano, about these movies, allowing for a averting the catastrophe, by golly, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary zany visual creativity that the rest they’re going to try. of the movie doesn’t bother with, They’ve got a lot of help, as when Scrat struggles futilely against the effects of as it happens, because this fifth Ice Age installment also increased gravitational pull. But those scenes also remind takes a page from Fast Five by bringing back characters you that there is literally no artistic reason for these from all of the previous installments. There’s Manny’s movies to keep existing if they’re just a delivery system wife Ellie (Queen Latifah) and possum brothers Crash for a character that belongs in a seven-minute short.

(Seann William Scott) and Eddie (Josh Peck) from The When it comes to a certain breed of soulless turnkey Meltdown! Buck (Simon Pegg) the one-eyed weasel from brand-extenders, an extinction-level event starts to seem Dawn of the Dinosaurs! Diego’s mate Shira (Jennifer Lopez) attractive.  and Sid’s granny (Wanda Sykes) from Continental Drift!

Ice Age: Collision Course continues a franchise that keeps going only because it can

BY SCOTT RENSHAW

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curious realization came over me as I waited to watch Ice Age: Collision Course: I had no idea how many of these movies there had been. On the one hand, I was pretty sure that this was the fourth, though in fact it’s the fifth; on the other hand, I wouldn’t have been surprised if you had told me it was the 37th. Every three to four years, another one pops up, despite the fact that, beyond the first one’s Three Godfathers premise and the random misadventures of the acorn-obsessed Scrat, I could remember absolutely nothing about any of them.

But in a sense, that makes Ice Age the ideal franchise property for the 21st century: You want something familiar enough that it’s easy to market, but you’d also prefer not to irritate those who cling to the memory of beloved previous chapters. This is a series built on one amusing peripheral character and a vague sense of goodwill, continuing because there’s no reason not to.

And perhaps that’s why, even though there have been far worse films in 2016, this one ate at my gut. Collision Course isn’t a case of wringing the last drop out of a oncegreat concept. It’s just a date on the release schedule. It’s a safe bet.

It also feels like it was run through the contempo-

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Edina Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders) and her best friend Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley) are trouble, as anyone who’s checked out the BBC’s highly popular Absolutely Fabulous TV series would know. But for this big film, the women go on the run to the French Riviera after accidently pushing supermodel Kate Moss into the Thames. Once there, the ladies get into all sorts of scrapes trying to hobnob with the über rich — but it’s nothing a carton of cigarettes and bottles of booze can’t make them feel better about. (LJ) Rated R

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Kristen Stewart — the master of the stone face — may have found the perfect role as a young woman in a future

utopia where emotions are forbidden.

She meets a guy played by Nicholas Hoult. The two fall in love, of course, which sends them on the lam from the feelings police. (MB) Rated PG-13

HILLARY’S AMERICA: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Conservative filmmaker, conspiracy theorist and convicted criminal Dinesh D’Souza didn’t have much luck taking down the Obama administration with his documentaries, so now he’s moved onto presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

According to Variety, D’Souza’s latest work “asserts that the Democratic Party was single-handedly responsible for slavery, the genocidal killing of Native

Working from a script by the late Melissa Mathison (E.T.), Steven Spielberg sticks close to Roald Dahl’s story of an orphaned British girl named Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) who, up late one evening, spots from the orphanage window a huge figure prowling through the streets. He turns out to be a giant who calls himself the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance) and he whisks her away to his home in Giant Country. (SR) Rated PG

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

Kevin Hart plays your typical, run-ofthe-mill accountant (or at least the movie stereotype of accountants, who in real life might be very exciting people) who is reunited with an old friend played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

It just so happens that the Rock is a CIA agent and takes the boring accountant on a thrill-ride doing spy stuff. (MB) Rated PG-13

DARK HORSE

This documentary chronicles a group of blue-collar Welsh friends who resolve to take on the giants of the horse-racing industry by breeding their own racehorse, named Dream Alliance. The horse goes on to become an unlikely contender at a myriad of competitive events, forming the basis of this inspirational film. At Magic Lantern (IH) Rated PG

FINDING DORY

Set one year after the events of Finding Nemo, Dory is still settled in with Marlin and Nemo, but a flash of memory includes a clue to her parents’ possible whereabouts. Setting out across the ocean with Marlin and Nemo (Hayden Rolence), Dory eventually reaches a California aquarium for an adventure that may reunite her with her family.

(SR) Rated PG

FREE STATE OF JONES

Here, we see the story of poor Mississippi farmer Newton Knight (a controversial historical figure played

by Matthew McConaughey) who led

ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE

A huge meteor is on its way towards Earth, thanks to the hapless Scrat somehow finding a buried spaceship and… never mind. Armageddon looms, and while you’d think that a bunch of prehistoric animals like Manny the mammoth (Ray Romano), Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo) and Diego the saber-toothed tiger (Denis Leary) wouldn’t have much of a shot at averting the catastrophe, by golly, they’re going to try. (SR) Rated PG

LIGHTS OUT

When Rebecca (Teresa Palmer) moves out of her childhood home, she thinks she’s left the horrors of her past and her mentally unstable mother (Maria Bello)

for good. But when her little brother starts seeing a woman in the night as well, Rebecca comes home for answers.

Clocking in at just a quick 81 minutes, you’ll still want to keep the lights on after this film is over. (LJ) Rated PG-13

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STAR TREK BEYOND

The Starship Enterprise has yet again set out to explore the furthest reaches of the universe, and all is well until the ship and crew are unexpectedly attacked by a flurry of enemies, sent by the malicious Krall (Idris Elba). The Enterprise crash lands on an unknown planet, leaving its surviving crew members, including Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), with little to defend themselves against Krall’s forces. Epic action scenes and space battles ensue as the crew fight to get off the planet alive. (CS) Rated PG-13

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Americans, the Ku Klux Klan and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.” (MB) Rated PG-13

a group of rebels made up of farmers and slaves against the Confederate army — which led to his home of Jones County seceding from the Confederacy and becoming the Free State of Jones.

(LJ) Rated R

GHOSTBUSTERS

The plot follows a similar track to that of the original, with Columbia University physics professor Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig) and the more paranormally inclined academic Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy) teaming up, along with Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon) and Patty Tolan (Leslie Jones) to hunt down the ghosts suddenly showing up all over town. (MJ) Rated PG-13

HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE

Up-and-coming New Zealand director Taika Waititi graces us with Wilderpeople, a coming-of-age story set in the director’s home country. The film focuses on the relationship between a boy and his new foster father as they go on the run in the New Zealand wilderness. At Magic Lantern (IH) Rated PG-13

INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE

It’s been two decades since Independence Day was released, and with the Fourth of July approaching, it’s coming back. Director Roland Emmerich is bringing the aliens back to invade planet Earth and take out the human race in the long-awaited sequel that somehow doesn’t feature Will Smith. This time the human race unites to fight off the invasion with enhanced technologies they obtained after the earlier attack. (KL) Rated PG-13

THE INFILTRATOR

Bryan Cranston stars as U.S. Customs Agent Bob Mazur, who went deep undercover in 1985 to get inside drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s mob by posing as a money-laundering businessman. Based on a true story, The Infiltrator turns Mazur’s experience working with a loosecannon partner (John Leguizamo) and fake fiance/rookie agent (Diane Kruger) into a thriller. (DN) Rated R

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THE LOBSTER

We are dropped into a pristine, bleak dystopia, one in which being single is outlawed. We meet David (Colin Farrell, appropriately sad-sack), whose wife has left him for another. In Lanthimos’ world, single people are shipped off to a hotel resort, where they have 45 days to find a compatible partner. If they fail, they will be turned into the animal of their choice. (JK) Rated R

LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP

Hollywood’s latest Jane Austen novel adaptation sees acclaimed director Whit Stillman tackle the story of savvy, widowed British aristocrat Lady Susan (Kate Beckinsale). Staying with her inlaws while she waits for rumors of her promiscuity to blow over, Susan sets about trying to secure comfortable futures for herself and her daughter. The film also stars Chloë Sevigny, Stephen Fry, and Xavier Samuel. At Magic Lantern (IH) Rated PG

MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES

Mike and Dave is a crazy, unapologetic comedy in which two party-happy brothers (Zac Efron and Adam Devine) put out a Craigslist request for “nice girls” to take as dates to their sister’s getaway wedding. But, the party bros quickly realize that their dates are here to one-up them in every way they can.

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THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS

Created by the team behind the Despicable Me films, The Secret Life of Pets tells the story of a dog named Max (voiced by Louis C.K.) suddenly forced to welcome another pet to his apartment in the shaggy, sloppy Duke (Eric Stonestreet). Mayhem naturally ensues, and the two pups get lost in the city and have to find their way home with the help of a pack of Max’s friends. (DN) Rated PG

THE SHALLOWS

Blake Lively plays surfer Nancy in this thriller. While being attacked by a shark, she comes to grips with how to survive and escape the path of the enormous great white shark. Director Jaume Collet-Serra creates a concept similar to the film Jaws when it comes to human survival against the killer fish roaming close to shore. (KL) Rated PG-13 

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Local Van Halen tribute band Vain Halen is poised to help you dance the night away come Friday.

Hair-Raising

The 1980s, aka the more-is-more era, and its metal music keep moving to new heights

BY LAURA JOHNSON

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ody Piper’s old band was touring in Phoenix when his drummer’s cigarette accidently met with a pointed gust of hair spray. In a flash, the dressing room lit up. Piper’s heightened hairdo was on fire.

“I’ll never forget that moment,” says Piper, now frontman in Piper’s Rush, a Rush tribute band. “In a puff, most of my top hair was gone.”

As far as 1980s metal bands went, Rush’s hair was relatively tame, only long and slightly coiffed (they did start off in the late ’60s, after all). Piper, a music scene veteran who’s always had a penchant for Rush songs, works hard to get that Geddy Lee look, just as he strives to emulate his high-pitched wail. This weekend, Piper’s Rush plays a Hair Metal Mayhem show at the Big Dipper along with Van Halen tribute group Vain Halen, another band that never had the highest hair compared to some glam metal groups. In order for these ’80s tribute acts to look the part, they have to commit to the hairstyles and get the onstage persona just right.

Like it or not, the ’80s are coming back. And it’s not only about fashion choices (shoulder pads, neon colors, high-waist jeans) or even TV shows like The Goldbergs, which follows a kid growing up in that decade, or the Fuller House reboot (the original began in 1987). Current pop music hasn’t been immune to the ’80s either, as evidenced by the proliferation of synthesizers.

The hair itself was no easy task to achieve in the ’80s. As a member of a hair-metal band back in Seattle, House of POp hair salon owner Douglas McCoy has firsthand knowledge of what it took to get that hair sprayed to high heaven.

“All those looks take texture,” he explains. “The only way to get that amount of volume was to perm it first; every one of those guys had to have a perm.

Then you power-dried it without brushing it, and then you’d have to go through it with an iron. Then you got it heightened and stretched, and hairsprayed the crap out of it. This could take an hour and a half.”

McCoy points out that big hair is making a comeback, albeit in a modernized way, with large curls and waves on the sides, not the top of the head. But some folks aren’t as into the change.

Local musician Dirk Swartz isn’t embarrassed by his ’80s shoulder-length haircut. Sometimes there’s the occasional snicker. One time, he got called Joe Dirt by some kids.

“I understand that I’m a stereotype of a day gone by,” Swartz says.

Recently part of a band called Big Hair Revolution, Swartz has moved the ’70s/’80s cover band

HAIRSTYLES OF THE 1980s ROCK ERA We’ve all had bad hair days, and 20 years from now we’ll probably all be laughing at our current haircuts, but it seems the ’80s was an especially crazy time for hairstyles. Here are some of the most entertaining looks: Poison Drummer Rikki Rockett shows off the side tidal-wave look.

Jon Bon Jovi This hair, piled so high, is “Livin’ on a Prayer.”

KISS Gene Simmons continues to rock his top fountain half-ponytail, which he didn’t have for much of the ’80s.

Mötley Crüe Drummer Tommy Lee made 18thcentury French court hairstyles cool again.

aesthetic to his groups Gladhammer and Smash Hit Carnival.

He prides himself in singing like almost every male singer on the charts during that period, and says that between both bands he books about 100 shows a year. He’s not part of the only group working on that level. Spokane’s Blistered Earth is a Metallica tribute band that transports audiences back in time, while Seattle’s Hell’s Belles, an AC/DC tribute group, plays to a packed room when they roll through the Knitting Factory at least once a year.

Vain Halen has been together about four years, and frontman Matt Smith calls his band a midlife crisis. He says that Van Halen changed his life when he was young, but back in the 1970s and ’80s, he was always a Levi’s-and-T-shirt kind of guy. Now the classically trained guitarist suddenly has an interest in going big, growing his hair out. He says the shows, including the one on Friday, are what make it all worth it.

“People smile, people get into it,” Smith says. “Back then, it was real and people connected to the music. At the shows, they get off their ass and they come to the dance floor, and they love it.”

Jody Piper has the last word: “Spokane is a metal and avant-garde-music type of place, but I think the kids need to know where the rock came from. I’m hoping to show them how fun it was back then and how exciting it can be today.” n lauraj@inlander.com Hair Metal Mayhem feat. Piper’s Rush and Vain Halen • Fri, July 22, at 7:30 pm • $8/$10 day of • All-ages • Big Dipper • 171 S. Washington • bigdipperevents.com • 863-8098

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Throwback Talent Parker Millsap is a fast-rising roots-music star

BY DAN NAILEN

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arker Millsap is probably tired of people calling him “precocious,” but when you’re just 23 and delivering the kind of lyrically and musically inspired songs like those filling his new album The Very Last Day, the term just makes sense.

The sound is a stirring blend of gospel, folk and roots-rock, delivered primarily via acoustic guitar, standup bass and fiddle. His lyrics draw on Biblical imagery learned growing up in small-town Oklahoma and the Pentecostal church of his youth. Don’t mistake him for some retro-obsessed character, though; Millsap’s tunes push modern issues through those traditional sounds, whether it’s the nuclear apocalypse in the title track or the emotional “Heaven Sent,” told through the perspective of a young gay man questioning his Christian father about the limits of his love for his son.

Millsap’s early maturity was earned writing songs as a kid after learning to sing in church. Combine that with his exposure to records from the 1920s and 1940s, and he’s been forging a sound beyond his years from the beginning.

“I’ve been playing music since I was 9, and I made my first recording when I was 15,” Millsap says.

It was his 2014 self-titled album that put Millsap on the map, earning him high praise from media like NPR and a nomination for Emerging Artist of the Year at the Americana Music Honors & Awards. He toured with all manner of like-minded artists, including Spokane stops at the Fox supporting Old Crow Medicine Show and the Bartlett with Shovels & Rope.

Two years later, the growth in his sound and respect of his peers is obvious, as The Very Last Day earned Millsap an Americana nomination for Album of the Year, up against masterful lyricists like Lucinda Williams, Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton.

“When you make a record, you’re not like, ‘Hey, I hope we win an award!’ But it feels good,” Millsap says.

“It especially feels good to be put in the same category as those folks. It’s a real honor. I’m not going to win, but it’s great.”

He’s probably right, but he’s also selling himself short. Millsap’s last couple of albums indicate an otherworldly talent. The Very Last Day was recorded 18 months ago, and he promises new songs as part of the set on his headlining tour. n Parker Millsap and Travis Linville • Mon, July 25, at 8 pm • $12/$14 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Karrie O’Neill J BABY BAR, Pierre, Alleys, Marijuana Killed MarC BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Sunny Nights Duo J THE BARTLETT, HoneyHoney, Korey Dane J THE BIG DIPPER, Cancer Party Bazaar feat. Charles Forensic, Aspen Deck, Carlton Oakes BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Randy Campbell acoustic show BOOTS BAKERY & LOUNGE, The Song Project J BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Open Jazz Jam with Erik Bowen BUCKHORN INN, The Spokane River Band J CHAPS, Spare Parts CHECKERBOARD BAR, Molly Hardin COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, PJ Destiny J COEUR D’ALENE PARK, Coeur d’Alene Park Summer Concert Series feat. Villa Blues ‘n Jazz CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Hannah Rebecca CRAVE, DJ Freaky Fred THE CULINARY STONE (208-277-

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4116), Daniel Mills, Lexi Williamson J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin J MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE, Open Mic hosted by Scott Reid O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, Open mic with Adrian and Leo THE OBSERVATORY, Vinyl Meltdown PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Jake Robin THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, The Bobby Patterson Band RIVELLE’S RIVER GRILL (208- 9300381), Truck Mills and special guests Jam Night J RIVERSTONE PARK, Robbie Walden Band J THE PIN!, Abandoned by Bears, Save the Lost Boys, Bird Fight TIMBER GASTRO PUB (208-2629593), Ron Greene THE VIKING BAR & GRILL, Boat Race Weekend, Good Grief, Westbrook and the Pink Socks ZOLA, Troubadour

Friday, 07/22

J THE BARTLETT, Prism Tats, the Smokes, Balonely BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Hair Metal Mayhem show feat. Piper’s Rush, Vain Halen (See story on page 34) BIG SKY’S TAVERN, PJ Destiny BLACK DIAMOND, Diamond DJ BOLO’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Mojo Box

THE CELLAR, Harold’s IGA CLOVER, Robbie French COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia Duo J CRICKETS RESTAURANT & OYSTER BAR, Marijuana Killed MarC album release show feat. the Poids, IntBoad CURLEY’S, Dragonfly DI LUNA’S CAFE, Polly O’Keary and The Rhythm Method FIZZIE MULLIGANS, B Squared IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY (208-5977096), John Firshi IRON GOAT BREWING CO., Silver Treason IRON HORSE BAR, Bad Monkey JOHN’S ALLEY, Soul Serene J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Diane Copeland LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow MAX AT MIRABEAU, Bakin’ Phat MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Scotia Road MOOSE LOUNGE, Slow Burn MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Truck Mills NASHVILLE NORTH, Luke Jaxon, DJ Tom NODLAND CELLARS TASTING ROOM, Brent Edstrom Trio NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin THE OBSERVATORY, The Working Spliffs PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Bill Price POST FALLS BREWING COMPANY, Daniel Mills

J RED LION HOTEL AT THE PARK, Outdoor Concert Series feat.

Milonga THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler SILVER FOX (208-773-7301), Usual Suspects SPOKANE EAGLES LODGE, Stagecoach West J THE PIN!, Blindside, Kept in Line, New Strength, Narrow Minded THE ROADHOUSE, The Sidemen with Dave Green ZOLA, Raggs and Bush Doktor

Saturday, 07/23

BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Jan Harrison, Doug Folkins, Pat Barclay BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, Devil In California, Helldorado, Thunder Knife BLACK DIAMOND, Diamond DJ BOLO’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Mojo Box THE CELLAR, Harold’s IGA CHECKERBOARD BAR, One Louder Band COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia Duo CRUISERS, Rock and Rumble feat.

Kozmik Dreamzz, O.S.U.S, Bleed The Stone, Invasive CURLEY’S, Dragonfly DEER PARK EAGLES, Six-Strings n’

Pearls FIZZIE MULLIGANS, B Squared GARLAND PUB & GRILL (326-7777), Usual Suspects J GORGE AMPHITHEATER, Dead & Company GREENBRIAR INN (208-667-9660), John Firshi IRON HORSE BAR, Bad Monkey THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave JOHN’S ALLEY, Soul Serene J KNITTING FACTORY, Like a Storm, Righteous Vendetta, Cover Your Tracks, Elephant Gun Riot LA ROSA CLUB, Open Jam THE LARIAT INN, Honky Tonk a Go-Go LONE WOLF HARLEY-DAVIDSON (927-7433), YESTERDAYSCAKE MAX AT MIRABEAU, Bakin’ Phat MOOSE LOUNGE, Slow Burn MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Daniel Mills NASHVILLE NORTH, Luke Jaxon, DJ Tom NODLAND CELLARS TASTING ROOM (927-7770), Two Bobs Jazz NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Ramsin J THE OBSERVATORY, Fat Lady, Abraham and the Old Gods, Cowtown Crisis J THE PALOMINO, Fury Fest feat. Dead Mans Hand, Sean Story, Thunder Knife Mandamus, Gentleman’s War, Nogunaso and Dysfunktynal Kaos

PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, Matthew Frantz J THE PIN!, Up and Coming artist festival feat. the Finns, Barker Bridge, the Drag, David Simmons, Reign of Ashes, Winter in June, 1 Tribe and more J RED LION HOTEL AT THE PARK, Outdoor Concert Series feat.

Atomic Jive REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Bill Price THE RESERVE, Joshua Belliardo, Gabe & Keenan, Malachi Burrow, late show: Back2Basics with DJ Dan feat. Dave Keset, Mena, Mad Davies, DJ Learn THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler RIVER CITY BREWING (413-2388), Christmas in July feat. Left Over Soul, Friends of Mine SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Truck Mills SPOKANE EAGLES LODGE, Stagecoach West J STEAM PLANT SQUARE, Blacktop BBQ Party feat. Milonga, Karma’s Circle THE ROADHOUSE, Christy Lee

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YOKE’S, Spokane River Band ZOLA, Raggs and Bush Doktor

Sunday, 07/24

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Sammy Eubanks BEYOND HOPE RESORT (208-2645251), Truck Mills with Brown Salmon Truck BIG BARN BREWING CO. (710-2961), Sunday Music Series feat. Kirk Schmick CHECKERBOARD BAR, Wallace, Lust for Glory, Nuke Venus COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia Duo CRAFTED TAP HOUSE + KITCHEN, Echo Elysim CRUISERS, Wyatt Wood CURLEY’S, FM DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night with VooDoo Church IRON HORSE BAR, Riverboat Band LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open jam J THE PIN!, Otep, Fire From the Gods ZOLA, Evan Denlinger Trio

Monday, 07/25

J BABY BAR, Irata, Tsuga, Over Sea Under Stone J THE BARTLETT, Parker Millsap (See story on facing page), Travis Linville J CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills J JOHN’S ALLEY, Too Slm and the Tail Draggers

LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Monday Night Spotlight feat. Carey Brazil RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with MJ The In-Human Beatbox ZOLA, Fus Bol

Tuesday, 07/26

J THE BARTLETT, Northwest of Nashville feat. Jenny Anne Mannan, Big Red Barn, The Holy Broke and Misty Mountain Pony Club THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave JOHN’S ALLEY, Steel Toed Slippers LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday MIK’S, DJ Brentano J MOSCOW FOOD CO-OP, Dan Maher THE RESERVE, Open Mic with Deschamp THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam night with Gil Rivas SWAXX, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx ZOLA, The Bucket List

Wednesday, 07/27 J THE BIG DIPPER, Buffalo Jones, Bryan John Appleby, the Backups CHECKERBOARD BAR, Scala J DOWNTOWN COEUR D’ALENE, Live After 5 feat. Donnis Trio EICHARDT’S, Charley Packard GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with T & T IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL, Kicho THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave JOHN’S ALLEY, Danny Godlinez THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, DJ Lydell LUCKY’S IRISH PUB, DJ D3VIN3

J THE NEST AT KENDALL YARDS, Rock the Nest feat. Windoe with Scott Ryan PRINCE OF PEACE, POP Summer Concert Series feat. The Powers J REANEY PARK, Concerts in the Park feat. Hilary Scott RED ROOM LOUNGE, Writer’s Cup THE RESERVE, EDM Wednesdays with DJs Ayzim, Radikill, Gestut THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Piano Bar with Christan Raxter SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS, Open mic THE PIN!, DJ Freaky Fred THE ROADHOUSE, Open mic with Vern Vogel and the Volcanoes ZOLA, The Bossame

Coming Up ...

THE BIG DIPPER, Wrinkles, Sea Giant, the Smokes, July 29.

GORGE AMPHITHEATER, Watershed Festival with Eric Church, Jason Aldean and Keith Urban, July 2931 and Aug. 5-7 THE PIN!, God Module, At Home In Hell, Elektro Grave, July 29 HUMBLE BURGER, The Dancing Plague of 1518, July 30 PALOUSE, WASH., Palouse Music Festival feat. Blue Jail Funk, Bart Budwig and more, July 30 RED LION HOTEL AT THE PARK, Outdoor Concert Series feat. Soul Proprietor, July 30 PAVILLION PARK, Charlie Musselwhite, July 30 THE BARTLETT, Whitney, Michael Rault, July 30

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for the Most Prestigious Charity Polo Match in the USA

112th 2th Annual Cobra Polo Classic Benefitting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane

Where: Spokane Polo Club When: September 11th, 2016 - Noon to 4 pm Ticket Information: • $200 per person/$400 per couple • $2,000 per table • Sponsored table for 10 guests are available for $3,000 which includes signage and program recognition

Contact Dee Knight-DuBey Office: 509-624-0500 deek@rmhspokane.org For more details visit www.rmhcspokane.org/events

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MUSIC | VENUES 315 MARTINIS & TAPAS • 315 E. Wallace, CdA • 208-667-9660 ARBOR CREST • 4705 N. Fruit Hill Rd. • 927-9463 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 BARLOWS • 1428 N Liberty Lake Rd, Liberty Lake • 924-1446 THE BARTLETT • 228 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2174 THE BIG DIPPER • 171 S. Washington St. • 863-8098 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N. Division St. • 467-9638 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BLACK DIAMOND • 9614 E. Sprague • 891-8357 BOLO’S• 116 S. Best Rd. • 891-8995 BOOMERS • 18219 E. Appleway Ave. • 755-7486 BOOTS • 24 W. Main Ave. • 703-7223 BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB • 201 S. Main, Moscow • 208-882-5216 BUCKHORN INN • 13311 Sunset Hwy.• 244-3991 CALYPSOS • 116 E Lakeside Ave., CdA • 208665-0591 THE CELLAR • 317 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-6649463 CHAPS • 4237 Cheney-Spokane Rd. • 624-4182 CHATEAU RIVE • 621 W. Mallon Ave. • 795-2030 CHECKERBOARD BAR • 1716 E. Sprague • 535-4007 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO • 37914 S. Nukwalqw Rd., Worley • 800-523-2464 COEUR D’ALENE CELLARS • 3890 N. Schreiber Way, CdA • 208-664-2336 CONKLING MARINA & RESORT • 20 W. Jerry Ln., Worley• 208-686-1151 CRAFTED TAP HOUSE • 523 Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-292-4813 CRAVE• 401 W. Riverside Suite 101. • 321-7480 CRUISERS • 6105 W Seltice Way, Post Falls • (208) 773-4706 CURLEY’S • 26433 W. Hwy. 53 • 208-773-5816 DALEY’S • 6412 E. Trent • 535-9309 EICHARDT’S • 212 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208263-4005 FEDORA PUB • 1726 W. Kathleen, CdA • 208765-8888 FIZZIE MULLIGANS • 331 W. Hastings Rd. • 466-5354 FOX THEATER • 1001 W. Sprague • 624-1200 HOGFISH • 1920 E. Sherman, CdA • 208-667-1896 IRON HORSE • 407 E. Sherman Ave., CdA • 208-667-7314 THE JACKSON ST. • 2436 N. Astor • 315-8497 JOHN’S ALLEY • 114 E. 6th, Moscow • 208-8837662 KNITTING FACTORY • 911 W. Sprague Ave. • 244-3279 LAGUNA CAFÉ • 2013 E. 29th • 448-0887 THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE • 1004 S. Perry St. • 315-9531 THE LARIAT • 11820 N Market St, Mead • 4669918 LA ROSA CLUB • 105 S. First Ave., Sandpoint • 208-255-2100 LEFTBANK WINE BAR • 108 N. Washington • 315-8623 LOON LAKE SALOON • 3996 Hwy. 292 • 233-2738 LUCKY’S IRISH PUB • 408 W. Sprague Ave. • 747-2605 MAX AT MIRABEAU • 1100 N. Sullivan Rd. • 924-9000 MONARCH MOUNTAIN COFFEE • 208 N 4th Ave, Sandpoint • (208) 265-9382 MOOSE LOUNGE • 401 E. Sherman • 208-6647901 MOOTSY’S • 406 W. Sprague • 838-1570 MULLIGAN’S • 506 Appleway Ave., CdA • (208) 765-3200 x310 NASHVILLE NORTH • 6361 W. Seltice Way, Post Falls • 208-457-9128 NECTAR• 120 N. Stevens St. • 869-1572 NORTHERN QUEST • 100 N. Hayford • 242-7000 NYNE • 232 W. Sprague Ave. • 474-1621 THE OBSERVATORY• 15 S Howard • 598-8933 O’SHAY’S • 313 E. CdA Lake Dr. • 208-667-4666 THE PALOMINO • 6425 N Lidgerwood St • 242-8907 PEND D’OREILLE WINERY • 301 Cedar St., Sandpoint • 208-265-8545 THE PIN! • 412 W. Sprague • 368-4077 RED LION RIVER INN • 700 N. Division St. • 326-5577 RED ROOM LOUNGE • 521 W. Sprague Ave. • 838-7613 REPUBLIC BREWING • 26 Clark Ave. • 775-2700 THE RESERVE • 120 N. Wall • 598-8783 THE RIDLER PIANO BAR • 718 W. Riverside . • 822-7938 THE ROADHOUSE • 20 N. Raymond • 413-1894 SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE • 209 E. Lakeside Ave. • 208-664-8008 THE SHOP • 924 S. Perry St. • 534-1647 SOULFUL SOUPS & SPIRITS • 117 N. Howard St. • 459-1190 SPOKANE ARENA • 720 W. Mallon • 279-7000 SWAXX • 23 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 THE VIKING • 1221 N. Stevens St. • 315-4547 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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CULTURE REGIONAL ROOTS

One of the largest powwows in the U.S., this weekend’s Julyamsh event is expected to attract hundreds of participants and thousands of spectators, all there to experience and celebrate our region’s rich native culture. After losing its annual host location two years ago — and being canceled last year — Julyamsh, “the gathering in July,” is relocating to a new spot this year at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. Participants in the powwow’s dancing and drumming competitions are traveling to Coeur d’Alene from across the country and Canada; event organizers anticipate as many as 800 dancers and 50 to 60 drumming groups. Spearheaded by a committee with the Coeur d’Alene Casino, spectators from near and far can expect to be truly immersed in regional native culture during Julyamsh’s three-day run.

— CHEY SCOTT Julyamsh • Fri, July 22 through Sun, July 24 • $2/person admission • Kootenai County Fairgrounds • 4056 N. Government Way, CdA • julyamsh.com • 1-800-523-2464

FOOD THE VEG LIFE

If you’ve ever been curious about transitioning to the vegan lifestyle — or, perhaps, you’re already there — the third annual Spokane Vegfest should answer any and all questions about the eco-movement. Even if you’re not ready to make the move to a plant-based lifestyle, the speakers and cooking demos at Vegfest offer ideas and inspiration for a range of healthy living goals.

Keynote speakers include endurance athlete Rich Roll, chef Julie Piatt, author Gene Baur and Spokane-based athlete Eric O’Grey, whose health drastically changed for the better after he adopted an overweight dog. Other event highlights include performances by six local music acts, a vendor fair and, of course, lots of products to sample.

— CHEY SCOTT Spokane Vegfest • Sat, July 23, from 10 am-6 pm • Free admission • Spokane Community College • 1810 N. Greene • spokanevegfest.org

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DRINK VACATION VINTAGE

For those locals looking for a way to taste regional wines without having to travel too far, look no further than this weekend’s Spokane Vintage event at the Spokane Convention Center, which features more than 50 wineries. Also expect gourmet appetizers provided by local restaurants and catering businesses including the Blackbird, Brambleberry Cottage & Tea Shoppe, Table 13, the Scoop and more. Tickets come with a complimentary wine glass, while VIP tickets include an extra hour of tasting with an upgraded glass. Proceeds from the event benefit the Spokane Youth Sports Association.

— LAURA JOHNSON Vintage Spokane • Sun, July 24, from 5-8 pm • $40-$50 (VIP) • 21+ • Spokane Convention Center • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • vintagespokane.com

COMEDY SERIOUSLY…

Nick Swardson might be most often associated with his work on various Adam Sandler and Happy Madison projects — co-writing Grandma’s Boy, acting in That’s My Boy, etc. — but I’ll always consider him first and foremost for his excellent roller-skating gigolo Terry Bernadino on Reno 911! Of course, that’s selling short his long stand-up career that started when he was just a teenager in Minnesota, later captured so well on his Comedy Central special Seriously, Who Farted? He has five shows slated for the Spokane Comedy Club this weekend, and as of this writing there are tickets remaining for just one.

— DAN NAILEN Nick Swardson • Fri, July 22, at 10:30 pm [other showtimes sold out] • 21+ • $37.50 • Spokane Comedy Club • 315 W. Sprague • spokanecomedyclub. com • 318-9998

VISUAL ARTS NEEDLE & THREAD

With some fabric and a needle and thread, quilters truly are artists in their own right. The latest group show at Eastern Washington University’s student-run gallery in downtown Cheney highlights this art form. “Threaded Tales: The Art of Quilting” showcases the work of Washington State Quilters Guild’s Spokane chapter members, including Debra Holmes, Linda Hunt, Marlene Oddie and Karen Reed, among others. The intricate textile pieces are stunning in their detail. Participating quilters have painted pictures through fabrics of different colors, textures, patterns and shapes to create lifelike scenes and objects.

— CHEY SCOTT Threaded Tales: The Art of Quilting • Through Mon, Aug. 22; gallery open Mon-Fri, 10 am-5 pm • Free admission • EWU Downtown Student Gallery • 404 Second St., Cheney • 359-6802

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BENEFIT

LILAC BLIND CHARITY GOLF SCRAMBLE The 19th annual event raises money for client-centered training, support and optical aids to people in the Inland Northwest who are seeking ways to remain self-sufficient and active while living with vision loss. July 22, 7:30 am-1 pm. $125/person. Downriver Golf Course, 3225 N. Columbia. (995-1226) MUSIC FOR MOOSE 3 An outdoor benefit concert for The MOOSE Project, The Magic Of Oral and Signing Education, featuring Sammy Eubanks and Nicole Lewis. A sign language interpreter, appetizers and beverages are provided. July 23, 7-9 pm. $30/person.

Latah Valley Presbyterian Church, 202 E. Meadowlane Rd. latahvalley.org

LUNGS FOR LEAH CAR WASH FUNDRAISER Car Wash Express donates a portion of each Tunnel Wash to Lungs for Leah to help offset medical costs and travel associated with her double lung transplant. Car Wash Express, 4920 E. Sprague Ave. July 24, 8 am-6 pm. $7-$11. Spokane Valley, Spokane Valley. facebook.com/2LungsforLeah DOGFIGHT PREVIEW NIGHT Catch a preview performance of the nationally-acclaimed musical about a group of young marines setting out for a final night of debauchery before shipping off to Vietnam. Proceeds from this event, including refreshments and a silent auction, support local homeless veterans and families through The Guardians Foundation. July 28, 6:3010 pm. $20. The Modern Theater CdA, 1320 E. Garden Ave. theguardiansfoundation.org/Events (208-449-1210)

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I SAW YOU WELCOME BACK! You just moved back from Massachusetts, and I couldn't help you since I'm still in training, but I wish I could've so I would've gotten the chance to chat with you some more. If you need a new friend or whatever I'm not that hard to find.

MANITO PARK POND To the poor girl who got pulled into the dirty manito park pond by her two dogs. You handled what looked like a messy, unexpected situation with pure class. Even though you and your dogs were completely soaked, you had a great sense of humor about it! You showed me how much better life can be when you don't take things too seriously.

Thanks for making my day!

PIANO BAR We danced all night together at the piano bar on 7/9/2016. I was with my brother and his friends. We shared some small talk, but at the end of the night we did not exchange information. I wish we would have and because I am 10 years older than you I cant even remember your name. However, I can’t stop thinking about how much fun I had with you. I have not had a night like that in a long time. If you are interested, I will be at the Screaming Yak on 7/25/2016 at 4:00pm. I hope to see you there!

BABY BOY When we met I couldn't take my eyes off of you. When we met for lunch, it was amazing. I know you feel the same way. Call me Jorel. Let's finish what we started.

Always Abusing Handicap Parking Tabs Drear Ms White Mountaineer WA ATA9924 no matter where i run into you at the bank or Walmart, it seems you never have a cane, wheelchair or other walking aid to assist you while your running after your little children. Why? SEXY SPURS AND POKEMON MAN You. With your steelers hat beautiful beard and glasses. I saw you chasing Pokémon with your dog at Riverfront Park and I knew I had to catch you. I don't know who that THOT was you were with but if you wanna squirtle then message me @ pokethatfangirl232@yahoo.com MAYBE I'M MISTAKEN I'd still love to catch up over coffee. You asked for more time to resolve an issue or maybe you didn't. If you know who I am respond next week with something familiar to both of us.

WE SHOULD ALL BE FRIENDS My friend and I saw you both while we were grabbing beers at The Lantern last Thursday.

You started up a conversation when I took out my phone to play Pokémon Go, and we all ended up chatting for a while about TV shows to watch, haircuts, and my friend's "super hot girlfriend." When you guys left, we both commented that it would be cool to all hang out again sometime. Beers soon? - Z & S

CHEERS THANKS FOR MAKING MY MORNINGS WORTH IT! Almost every morning I stop in at the downtown Starbucks location, the wonderful baristas that work there are always in a good mood, they're always smiling and genuinely making an effort to ensure that everyone that comes in feels welcome! These are the kind of people we need in all customer service type jobs, some mornings are better than others but I always look forward to seeing their smiling faces when grabbing my morning cup of coffee!

Cheers to the men and women at the downtown Starbucks location!

AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN To Kash, the young man that was camping with his family at Farragut State Park, Gilmore sites this past weekend. You touched our hearts and it was a pleasure meeting you. You made our camping experience that much better.

THANKS FOR THE LIFT! Cheers to the kind stranger who saw my slo-mo motorcycle drop on Government Way on 7/16. Your immediate offer of assistance kept an already embarrassing situation from turning into a catastrophe. You gave a boost to my confidence in humanity! Thanks again for the lift!

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and I noticed we had no napkins so went up to get some. I saw a wet floor sign so immediately walked around it as I thought that was where the spill was. I was wrong... it was no where near the spill, and I took an awful fall. I have serious health issues, and all I could think was this was going to be the end of me. I screamed as I went down... landed on both of my bad knees, bruised

I saw you chasing Pokémon with your dog at Riverfront Park and I knew I had to catch you... if you wanna squirtle then message me.

GOOD SAMARITAN A big thank you to the husband and wife that rescued my wife at around 2:00 PM Sunday, July 17, 2016 at the North Side Costco parking lot. You went above and beyond to make sure she made it home after locking her keys in the car. Thank you so much. God Bless you THANK YOU, SJFC After decades of providing good services and counsel to the community, St. Joseph's Family Center has closed due to financial challenges.

Thank you for helping me and anyone else who was in need. You are missed .

JEERS JEERS TO THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF FERGUSON'S CAFE on Saturday morning

who had the audacity to make cruel, snide, insensitive, insulting, snarky comments about the couple who was smoking more than 25 feet from the door while everyone was waiting for the cafe to open. Your comments were so loud that they heard you. Just so all of you know, this couple has been struggling to quit smoking but had a setback. They lost their one and only child just under a month ago. Ferguson's holds a special place for them. Their last meal with their son was there, and he was killed that same night. Their life has been a living hell since then. So know a person's story before you speak so cruelly.

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challenging for people who use "walkers" & "wheelchairs". The lack of doors that stay open long enough for us to get through to a store, close so quickly that we often get pinned between the doorway & the heavy door. Spoke w/ an employee at that popular coffee store downtown, after a customer got me unstuck, was told that the building owner is responsible. Then I asked if they or their manager would talk to the building owner, "no we don't have time" asked if the manager would, was told, "I asked, already". This internationally known coffee store is not the only business guilty of ignoring seniors & others who may be in need of slower closing doors, but they do like our spending money. By the way, there is another coffee shop downtown on Wall that treats all customers equally, there doors actually stay open long enough for me & my walker to easily go thru, oh by the way their coffee is better & so are their prices.

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the right one horribly, scraped it, and also rolled my right ankle and bruised it to.

NONE OF THE WORKERS there heard me yell... and then all they offered to do that night was refund our meal... and if I had to have an ambulance they would call for one.

All I wanted was go to home... I no longer was hungry, I felt sick as I had hit my head too and it has been a rough couple of weeks with all the swelling, and bruising. Word of caution... if you eat at this place... be VERY VERY careful.... Evidently their employees break times are more important than the customers safety and well being. I have since spoken with a manager and again all she offered was to allow us to have a meal on them and apologized, but an apology is hard to accept when you have been seriously injured....I do know one thing for sure..... IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE I EAT THERE AGAIN.... IF I EVER DO.... 

CARELESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE WORKERS CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO CUSTOMER My husband and I went to a burger

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chain out in the Spokane Valley on Sprague Avenue, on July 2. We had just come from a very enjoyable event and decided to grab some dinner before heading home.

We had both seen the advertisement for the new grilled hot dogs they had that they were $1.00 if you mentioned the ad seen on the television. We had placed our order and we had just gotten our drinks when it was announced our order was ready. My husband went up to get our food

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COMEDY

NICK SWARDSON An actor/writer/ producer, Swardson has co-written and produced several major comedy titles in film, and also produces his own original content for a Comedy Central sketch. July 21-23 at 7:30 pm, also July 22-23 at 10:30 pm. $38-$48. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com LOCAL COMEDY SHOWCASE Featuring Steven Tye, Mika Lahman, Casey Strain, Matt Slater, with host Matt Dargen. Ages 18+. July 23, 10 pm. $5. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland. (747-7045) DRINK ‘N’ DEBATE The monthly event features four teams of comedians who are given only a topic and 5 min. to prepare their arguments. July 24, 8 pm. $10/$15. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. (318-9998) DAN CUMMINS The Spokane native has performed on late night TV, produced comedy albums, co-written and produced several reality series. July 28-29 at 7:30 pm, also July 29-30 at 10:30 pm. $10-$23. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com

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DOWNTOWN SCHOLARSHIP CAR SHOW A classic car show along Riverside Avenue. July 21, 6 pm. Downtown Spokane. downtown.spokane.net TAKE A BREAK SERIES Riverfront Park hosts a free summer series to help residents restore, invigorate and recharge during their lunch break. Held on weekdays, from noon-2 pm, through Sept. 2.

Events include yoga, backyard games, taichi, music and more. Free. Riverfront Park. facebook.com/SpokaneRiverfrontPark HAYDEN DAYS A community festival with children’s games, food and craft vendors, a beer garden, car show, dancing, live music and more. July 22-23.

Free. Hayden City Park, 8930 N. Government Way. cityofhaydenid.us JULYAMSH The three-day cultural celebration features vendors, food and beverage, arts and crafts, and memorabilia.

As many as 800 dancers and 60 drum groups are expected to take part, representing U.S. tribes and Canadian bands from across the continent. July 22-24. $2 admission. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. julyamsh.com RELAY FOR LIFE OF COEUR D’ALENE The premier family-friendly fundraising event of the American Cancer Society.

July 23, noon-midnight. Free. McEuen Park, 420 E. Front. relayforlife.org/coeurdaleneid (242-8291) TEDXCOEURDALENE Launched in 2009, TEDx is program of locally organized events that bring the community together to share a TED-like experience. July 23, 9:30 am-4 pm. $42. Human Rights Institute, 414 1/2 Mullan Ave. facebook.com/ tedxcoeurdalene NORTHWEST RENAISSANCE FEST The annual Renaissance festival and fair features live actors, sporting events, music and more. July 16-17, and 23-24, from 11 am-7 pm. $5-$35. Located at 6493 Hwy 291, Nine Mile Falls. nwrf.net MAC PREDESIGN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP During the session, museum staff present ambitions for future projects at

the MAC, as well as collect feedback from community members regarding their experiences and feelings towards the museum. RSVP required to mac@northwestmuseum.org. July 25, 5:30-7:30 pm.

Free and open to the public. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) BIKE RODEO A family event, with activities for ages 5 and up. Participants should bring bikes and helmets for activities, inspections, helmet checks and more. July 27, 1-3 pm. Free. McEuen Park, 420 E. Front St. (208-769-2252)

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MOVIES IN THE PARK: INSIDE OUT Includes free, pre-movie activities for kids, an hour before the films start, at sunset.

July 22. Free. Mirabeau Park Meadows, 13500 Mirabeau Pkwy. spokanevalley.org ERNEST & CELESTINE This fun adventure tells a story of friendship between a bear and a mouse. Rated PG. July 23 and 30, 3:30 pm. $4. Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave. panida.org (208-255-7801) INSIDE OUT An outdoor screening of the family-friendly film hosted by the Friends of Pavillion Park. Movie starts at dusk.

July 23. Free. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd. (509-755-6726) SOUTH PERRY SUMMER THEATER: TOMORROWLAND Movie starts at dusk.

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July 23. Free. The Shop, 924 S. Perry St. theshoponsouthperry.com SWIM & A MOVIE See “Inside Out” on the big screen, poolside, after taking a dip in the pool at the Northside or Southside

Family Aquatics Facilities. Doors open at 6 pm, movie shows at dusk. July 23. Free$5. spokanecounty.org AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE BOYS OF ‘36 An advanced screening of the documentary inspired by Daniel James Brown’s book, “The Boys in the Boat,” the true story of the American Olympic rowing team that triumphed against all odds in Nazi Germany in 1936. July 25, 6:45-9 pm. Free. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com RAISING ARIZONA Screening as part of the Garland’s “Summer Camp 2016” series, this year featuring staff favorites.

July 26, 7 pm and July 28, 5 pm. $2.50.

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CHERRY PICKERS TROT The 38th annual event includes the cherry pit spit competition (5:30 pm), the tot trot (6 pm) and the four-mile race around the orchards and farms (7 pm). July 21, 5 pm. Harvest House, 9919 E. Greenbluff Rd. greenbluffgrowers.com CHRISTMAS IN JULY The second annual event highlights River City’s cellared, winter beers, alongside the summer tap offerings. See Facebook event for complete lineup. July 23, 2-10 pm. Free admission. River City Brewing, 121 S. Cedar St. bit.ly/29KukYy (413-2388) GREEN BLUFF CHERRY SEASON Trees are dripping with mid-summer’s ruby red fruit, and during the final weekends 23-24 and 30-31. Green Bluff Growers. greenbluffgrowers.com

ROOFTOP HAPPY HOUR PARTY The first event of the summer series, featuring happy hour specials, live music and more, all on the rooftop of the Steam Plant. Upcoming events on July 23, 28, Aug. 20, 25 and Sept. 29. Free admission.

Steam Plant Square, 159 S. Lincoln St. steamplantsummerseries.com SPOKANE VEGFEST The third annual expo features 100-plus vendors/exhibitors offering healthy living and animal-friendly lifestyle products and advice, cooking demos, live music, yoga, and outdoor farmers market and more. July 23, 10 am-6 pm. Free. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene. inveg.org VINTAGE SPOKANE The summer wine and food festival features more than 50 wineries offering samples, with gourmet appetizers and more. Also shop the onsite wine store. July 24, 5-8 pm. $40-$50.

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DAHMEN BARN CONCERT SERIES FEAT. LUCKY ROWLAND & KEITH OCHOA Country and rock music concert.

Wawawai Canyon wine, beer and snacks are available for purchase. July 23, 7-9 pm. $15. Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way. artisanbarn.org (229-3414) HOT CLUB OF SPOKANE The local group performs tunes from the repertoires of Bing Crosby, Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys, Mildred Bailey and other classic favorites. July 26, 7-8 pm. Free. Waterfront Park, 1386 S. Lefevre St. (893-8330)

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I’m a single guy who started a “friends with benefits” thing two months ago with an unhappily married female co-worker. We’ve since developed feelings for each other and started talking about a future. I’m worried because people always say, “If she cheated with you, she’ll cheat on you.” And because she’s unhappy with her husband, does that mean she’ll eventually be unhappy with me and see it as reason to cheat? —Hesitant

There are many people who cross ethical lines at work, but most of them just do it by taking home Post-its or a stapler.

Okay, sure, have a FWB thing, but with a married co-worker? What happened — too overworked to swipe right on Tinder? And as for why your co-worker started outsourcing her sex life, there’s an assumption that people cheat because they’re in crappy marriages or relationships. And maybe her marriage is unhappy. But infidelity researcher Shirley Glass found that even people in happy, loving marriages can end up cheating. They do this for a variety of reasons: more sex, better sex, different sex (men especially go for variety), or sometimes just because “she isn’t bad-looking and there’s an empty office with a big couch two doors down.”

As for whether this woman would cheat on you, that depends on whether she’s the sort of person who cheats. And no, that isn’t as idiotic as it sounds. Evolutionary psychologists David Buss and Todd Shackelford found that there are personality traits common to people susceptible to cheating. One of the strongest predictors is “narcissism” — a personality trait marked by self-importance, self-absorption, a profound sense of entitlement, and a lack of empathy.

Another big predictor is “low conscientiousness,” reflected in unreliability, disorganization, laziness, and a lack of self-control. And finally, there’s the unfortunately Norman Batesy-sounding “high psychoticism” — researcher-ese for a mix of aggressiveness, impulsivity, and an inability to delay gratification. Sound like anybody you’ve met in the janitor’s closet recently?

Even if this woman checks out personalitywise, you’ll have a much clearer picture of what’s possible after she gets divorced. That is, if she gets divorced — if this thing with you doesn’t turn out to be “affair-apy” (a little sexual tide-me-over until she can patch things up with her husband). Regardless, you should take the time — a year or more — to parse who she really is and whether she and her husband are simply two (irreconcilably) different people or whether he just watches a wee bit too much ESPN when he comes home. If you’re lucky, you’ll find these things out from her, and not in some awkward moment at the end of the workday when you finally get a chance to, uh, chat with her husband — through the windshield as you’re clinging to the hood of his moving car.

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SPORTS & OUTDOORS

PROVING GROUNDS LIVE Local mixed martial arts athletes compete live. July 22, 6:30-11 pm. $20-$30 (VIP). HUB Sports Center, 19619 E. Cataldo. warriorcampfitness.com (754-444-CAGE) FAMILY KAYAK PADDLE Take a tour of the Little Spokane River via tandem siton-top kayak. Pre-trip info emailed after registration. Discover Pass required; guides, shuttle transport and kayaking equipment included. Parents must accompany child. Offered July 23, Aug. 20 and Sept. 10; two sessions per day.

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RACE THE RIVER The 9th annual sprint-distance triathlon includes a half-mile swim with the current of the Spokane River, a 15-mile bike ride and a 3-mile run. Also includes a kids’ race ($20). $60/individual, $150/relay team of 2-3 members. July 24. Riverstone Park, 1800 Tilford Ln. racetheriver.com SPOKANE INDIANS VS. TRI-CITY Home game series promo nights include Kids Night and Baseball Card Giveaways.

July 26-28, 6:30 pm. $5-$20. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana. (535-2922) U-DISTRICT FOUNDATION SUMMER FUN RUN SERIES The annual fun run 5K series takes place on the last three Tuesdays in July. Free for age 17 and under; adults $5/race. U District PT, 730 N. Hamilton St. udistrictpt.com TUBBS HILL GUIDED WALK Explore Tubbs Hill with experienced guide, Mark Weadick. July 27, 11 am-noon.

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THEATER

MAN OF LA MANCHA Nominated for 10 Tony Awards and the winner of five, is this show a play within a play, or one man’s delusion as the cell walls collapse around him? Through July 30, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $23-$27. The Modern Theater Spokane, 174 S. Howard. themoderntheater.org (455-7529) THE MUSIC MAN Meredith Wilson’s six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957. Through July 31; ThuSat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2 pm. $27-$49.

Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cdasummertheatre.com CDA MURDER MYSTERY THEATER The setting is a sizzling backyard cookout at the Kansas City home of Tom Dooley, who is murdered on the scene. Feel free to dress up in your 1950s duds. Showing July 22, 28-29 and Aug. 5, from 6-9 pm. $35. Coeur d’Alene Cellars, 3890 N. Schreiber Way. cdacellars.com DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Summer production by students ages 13-18 in the Civic’s Academy program.

July 22-31, Thu-Sat, 7:30 pm; Sun at 2 pm. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com

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POETRY PICNIC With Don Mee Choi, Sarah Mangold, Melanie Noel, and Rob Schlegel. Bring a blanket or folding chair to sit on and enjoy an evening of poems and complimentary Ferrante’s gelato in the library’s backyard amphitheater. July 21, 7-8:30 pm. Free. Moran Prairie Library, 6004 S. Regal St. sparkwestcentral.org (279-0299) MAY KYTONEN ARTIST TALK The local fiber artist shares her personal metaphor and exploration of paper, with stories woven and twisted within. July 22, 6-7 pm. Free. Little Dog Art Gallery, 903 1/2 W. Garland. (315-7900) ART ON THE STREET Spokane Art School sets up an easel on the sidewalk and a well-known, local artist hosts a community drawing event. Saturdays, 1-4 pm. Free. Spokane Art School, 809 W. Garland Ave. spokaneartschool.net (325-3001) NEW MOON ART GALLERY ARTISAN SALE An artist-curated odds and ends sale, offering art, art supplies, vintage collectibles, jewelry, fashion accessories and more. July 23, 11 am-4 pm. Free.

New Moon Art Gallery, 1326 E. Sprague, Ste. B. manicmoonandmore.com ARTIST TALK WITH LINNEA TOBIAS The local artists shares her mixedmedia art process of pyrography, collage, and encaustic. July 27, 2-3 pm. No Charge. Little Dog Art Gallery, 903 1/2 W. Garland. (315-7900) n

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Words, who needs ‘em? Maybe you figured he’d get the hint from your body language — maybe because you’re pretty sure you would have if the tables were turned.

Well, research by social psychologist Judith A. Hall finds that women are far better at spotting and decoding nonverbal messages (in facial expressions and body language).

This makes evolutionary sense, considering a mother’s need to suss out what’s wrong with her 6-month-old (who is unable both to speak and to get on the internet at 3 a.m. to self-diagnose his diaper rash as a brain tumor).

Still, you don’t have to give him a poor performance evaluation (ouch!) or go into sex ed lecturer-like detail. Instead, take the Gene Hackman approach. Hackman reportedly informs movie directors that the only directions he’ll take are “louder, softer, faster, slower.” (You might want to supplement those with “harder” and “rougher.”)

To encourage greater openness, ask him what his sexual fantasies are (which should lead to the question, “Well, what are yours?”) — and do your best to deliver on any that don’t involve illegal acts with livestock.

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10. Letters on a B-52 11. Palooka 12. Unlike a child 13. Bellow and Steinberg 21. “But with every deed you are sowing

28. Establishes a new foothold 31. Food preservative, briefly 34. Some four-year degs.

36. Losing line in tic-tac-toe 37. ____ Arbor, Michigan 38. Reason to hit the brakes 39. Like many holiday weekends 40. It can be a major turnoff 42. Grabbed some Z’s 43. Fragile fabric made from a plant fiber THIS W 44. Blushed 47. Boy ANSWE EEK’S 50. Wiped the slate clean I SAW RS ON YOUS 51. Driver’s ID: Abbr.

53. Matey’s yes “GAME FACE” 54. Become lenient (on) ____ / Though the harvest you may 59. Topic in a world religions course not see”: Ella Wheeler Wilcox 60. Old theaters once owned by Howard Hughes 23. Wool source 63. GWB’s successor 26. More verdant 64. New pedometer reading 27. Heart test letters 65. Mo. for campaign surprises

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Fort Walla Walla Museum archaeologist Ashley Morton inspects a trench in Riverfront Park’s Gondola Meadow, which was once a prominent area for the Spokane Tribe before becoming an early part of downtown Spokane. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO

Digging for History On the job at an archaeological survey of Riverfront Park

BY MIKE BOOKEY

T

he first thing that lets you know that the Indiana Jones franchise lied to you is the hats. Ashley Morton and James Burr Harrison do not have cool hats. Rather, as they inspect a 4-foot-deep, soon-to-be 60-foot-long trench dug into a grassy stretch of Riverfront Park, they’re decked out in hard hats. There’s a backhoe digging in front of them, so the headwear is wise, if not required, even if it doesn’t fulfill your cinematic expectations of how an archaeologist should look.

But Morton, a historical archaeologist with the Fort Walla Walla Museum, says they have a duty to be here.

First, they’re required to perform an archaeological survey in accordance with historic preservation laws, as the Spokane Parks Department prepares to build on the site as part of the ongoing renovation of Riverfront Park.

But they also want to know what’s under there, and see if there are stories that can be gleaned from what’s in the dirt. That’s the job of an archaeologist, even if it’s not as sexy as Harrison Ford made it out to be.

“I enjoy it all, but there is more office time than people realize,” says Morton.

Nevertheless, there’s a real possibility that Morton — along with Harrison, the principal investigator with the Spokane Tribe of Indians — will discover something

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over the course of the dig, which could run as long as four weeks in the currently fenced-off section of the park known as Gondola Meadow.

The current meadow is at least the third incarnation of the space. It was a bustling section of downtown Spokane, replete with hotels, saloons and residences. By 1914 it became a rail yard; 1974’s Expo transformed it into an open public space. Before it takes on fourth life as a multi-use recreational facility, this study commissioned by the city will take a look back.

Before any ground was even broken in the park, Morton inspected a 1910 map created by a fire insurance company and overlaid it with the current plot of land. For instance, she knows that at the park’s northwest corner, there was the Portland Hotel, and on the opposite side of the meadow stood a butcher shop owned by William and Marguerite Gow. “From the 1880s to 1913, you have commercial and residential properties. The interesting part of this area is the various immigrant communities that lived here. We have Japanese families, we have families from Scandinavia, we have transient labor workers to work the railroad, and others,” says Morton.

Long before there were businesses or railroads, there

were indigenous people gathering in what would eventually become Riverfront Park.

“Spokane Falls was a significant cultural place for the Spokane Tribe. It was called the ‘fast water place’ and it was also a major, major fishery, with a big village right around here,” says Harrison. “It was a major hub, but over time it’s been masked by the city.”

Native Americans have tied lore to the site. A Coeur d’Alene tribal elder recorded a story about the coyote creating the Spokane Falls as a way to keep salmon from swimming upriver. As the tale goes, the coyote did it as revenge for the tribe not letting him marry one of their women.

Harrison and the Spokane Tribe work on about 15 of these archaeological surveys a year, an increasing number of which are located in more urban areas. Recently, Harrison worked at a site just across the river along Monroe Street, where a new reservoir tank is being built.

Morton’s description of her duties at the dig site isn’t the stuff of Steven Spielberg’s films. There’s no bullwhip or marauding Nazis, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any excitement. On the first day of the dig, she already saw evidence of antiquated glass bottles and pieces of ceramic. Recently, she says, a dig at a construction site in Philadelphia uncovered artifacts from the 1700s. That, of course, is the dream of an urban archaeologist like Morton, but there’s also a sense of duty that comes along with the profession. “[The dig] helps us best learn at the front end if there’s any intact remains before construction begins.

Yeah, it is possible we don’t find anything because we didn’t dig deep enough,” says Morton.

She doesn’t go long without looking back at the expanding trench in front of her. Who knows what could be in the next load of dirt? 

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