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t’s a noble and somewhat controversial task: For 40 years, Project Censored, a collaboration of researchers and journalists, has spotlighted critical stories that received short shrift in the media. Sometimes it’s intentional, researchers have argued, but more often than not, the media have simply been preoccupied with other, easy-to-digest topics. This year’s Censored list of stories includes revelations about the U.S. military’s presence around the globe, the exploitation of refugees, poverty in America and rising levels of carbon dioxide in our oceans. Dig into the Top 10 list, beginning on page 20.

Also this week: news reporter Daniel Walters examines the détente at Spokane’s City Hall (page 13), and culture writer Laura Johnson looks at what people leave behind in her exploration of lost-and-founds (page 31).

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or months, Donald Trump has sucked up all the air in the political universe.

Trump’s publicity, good and bad, has left little oxygen for candidates in local races. The sad result is that when little attention is given to the down-ballot races, odds favor incumbents.

The status quo rules.

Here in North Idaho, Democratic legislative candidates are challenging the status quo and calling for changes in the way business is done in Boise. Change is in the air, and neither party has a monopoly on it.

Highly respected school board member Tom Hearn is running for the Idaho House of Representatives in Coeur d’Alene’s Legislative District 4. Hearn’s opponent is Paul Amador, a relative newcomer. Former businesswoman and teacher Kristi Milan opposes incumbent senator Mary Souza in the District 4 Senate race.

Idaho Legislative District 2 is centered in Dalton and Hayden Lake, then sprawls up, down and around to include the smaller communities of Spirit Lake, Twin Lakes, Athol, Bayview, Hauser, Harrison, Rose Lake and Medimont. In this district, Democrat Kathy Kahn is running to replace Vito Barbieri in the Idaho House of Representatives, while Richard Kohles, the pro-kindness candidate, is running to unseat incumbent Eric Redman.

All four of these Democratic candidates argue that our state should provide stronger support for public schools. They agree that Idaho should finally accept federal Medicaid expansion dollars, assuring medical coverage for the 78,000 unfortunate Idahoans who fall into the dreaded Medigap.

All four Democratic candidates strongly oppose the Republican effort to put Idaho’s federal lands under state control, arguing that the state can’t afford the cost of managing the Forest Service and BLM lands. They also fear that the state would sell off precious hunting and fishing grounds and shut out the public.

Their Republican opponents cannot call for additional funds for public schools, advocate for accepting federal dollars to expand Medicaid, or oppose turning federal lands over to the state without incurring the wrath of their Republican colleagues.

The Republican caucuses in both the Idaho Senate and House are directly responsible for keeping Idaho on the bottom rung of state spending for public schools and the shortsighted absence of public preschools in the state.

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daho voters will also face a ballot issue: Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR 5 would take away the Governor’s power to veto any legislative action dealing with approval or rejection of an administrative rule.

In a strongly worded message to Idahoans,

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has urged Idaho voters to “Vote NO! on HJR 5.” Wasden, in his role as chief lawyer for the state, criticized the Legislature’s sending back to the voters a measure those voters rejected only two years ago. Wasden states that the action “reflects Legislative contempt for the will of the voters.”

Attorney General Wasden tells us this amendment dangerously threatens the balance of power among the three divisions of state government, not only limiting the Governor’s power to veto Legislative actions, but also stripping the Supreme Court of its authority to evaluate the separation of powers. He also says it is not necessary.

In short, our elected in-house lawyer advises Idaho voters to nip this power grab by the legislature in the bud. So I agree: Vote NO! on HJR 5.

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lso important to look for is the contested Supreme Court race. Lawyers Robyn Brody and Curt McKenzie led the pack in the primary for the position vacated by retiring Supreme Court Justice Jim Jones.

Brody received almost 4,000 more votes than McKenzie, but not the 50 percent that would have secured the job. Hence, the runoff.

According to her website, Brody has a general law practice in Rupert in central Idaho’s Magic Valley, “focusing on helping people and small businesses.” She received the Idaho State Bar Association Professionalism Award in 2014.

McKenzie has served in the Idaho Senate for seven terms and chairs the Senate State Affairs Committee. He is endorsed by the National Rifle Association — in fact, he was a champion of the bill that permits guns to be carried on college campuses. McKenzie is also endorsed by Idaho Chooses Life for his 100 percent pro-life voting record.

McKenzie has successfully climbed the partisan ladder and is now seeking a job that requires total nonpartisan objectivity. How will he manage that? I don’t have a dog in this race, but his endorsements come from organizations that do.

Brody has been endorsed by the Idaho Statesman for her objectivity and independence. As a woman, she would represent a step toward gender balance. She also would bring the perspective of a private practitioner dealing with clients with everyday lives.

Robyn Brody’s campaign slogan is “from the trench to the bench.” A wise electorate will choose to send her there. n

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Crapo Flip-Flops CHANGE OF HEART

For Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo, it seemed like a good idea at the time. The leaked tape featuring DONALD TRUMP bragging about sexually assaulting women caused plenty of Republicans to unendorse the GOP presidential nominee.

Some even called for Trump to step aside.

Crapo joined in.

“I can no longer endorse Donald Trump. This not a decision that I have reached lightly, but his pattern of behavior has left me no choice,” he stated in a Facebook post on Oct. 8. “I urge Donald Trump to step aside and allow the Republican Party to put forward a conservative candidate like Mike Pence that can defeat HILLARY CLINTON.” But Crapo never said who he did endorse for president. He didn’t know who to vote for, but surely, it wouldn’t be Clinton.

Nearly a dozen women would come forward over the next two weeks to say that Trump did to them exactly what he had bragged about doing in the tape leaked on Oct. 7. Trump, of course, wouldn’t step aside. So what would Crapo do? Who can he possibly vote for now?

“The choice we have is between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton,” Crapo reminded everyone in a statement this week. “Given that choice, I will vote for the Republican ticket, Trump and Pence.” (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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Win or lose, DONALD TRUMP will take a lot with him after this election. In the 16 months since Trump announced his candidacy, he’s taken a huge chunk out of the Republican Party, and may have destroyed the confidence in the election process for some. Along with stripping away female and minority votes from the GOP, he may also have snatched a word away from the cardplaying lexicon.

To celebrate the life and death of the beloved verb “to trump,” the Atlantic put together a brief history of the word in the English language.

At first it meant to blow a horn and was often associated with triumph and celebration, as in “to trumpet.”

Around the mid-1500s, its definition expanded beyond the brass section.

One Oxford English Dictionary definition reads: “to give forth a trumpet-like sound; to break wind audibly.” “Trump” also appeared as a synonym for the word “crepo,” which according to the OED meant “let a crackke, or fart.”

The modern use of the word, familiar to players of the card games bridge and spades, refers to a chosen suit that ranks higher than the other three in a standard deck. The word is not likely to fall out of its current use, though it now elicits an image of a man full of hot air. In fact, some Hillary Clinton supporters have already turned the traditional verb into a call against the Republican presidential nominee, wielding signs reading “Love trumps hate.” (MITCH RYALS) JEN SORENSON CARTOON

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COMMENT | POLITICS county commissioner. If you are looking for a resource to better inform yourself about these topics, check out ProgressiveVotersGuide.com to help make sense of the cacophony of candidates and issues on your ballot this year.

The damage perpetrated by Donald Trump in inflaming racist, sexist and xenophobic views has become a clarion call for my generation.

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We Shall Overcome In retrospect, this election could mean short-term pain for long-term gain

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his October, I felt an unusual burst of zeal when my ballot finally landed on my desk. I wasn’t the only one itching to fill out those ovals, wanting to move on from this sordid chapter of American political history.

Rather than suppress voter turnout, the angst from the presidential race has had a surprising side effect: People are no longer taking our political process for granted, and instead are participating in new ways to bring more fairness and functionality to our governing systems.

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Even the painful presidential proceedings have come to us with a silver lining. The damage perpetrated by Donald Trump in inflaming racist, sexist and xenophobic views has become a clarion call for my generation to take the next steps in eliminating the “isms” that hold our human family back from being our fullest selves. In the Buddhist tradition, people are taught to see such loathsome figures as “teachers” who show us where we are weak, and where we must improve as a people. Trump has unwittingly painted a bright red target on the outmoded ideologies that Americans are increasingly willing to confront. While it’s uncomfortable to acknowledge the long road ahead, being able to see where we need to go is an important prerequisite to getting there.

It is a setback that Trump became the ineffective voice to appeal to legitimate critiques of our country’s neoliberal trade policies. He also failed in credibly challenging the ruling elite’s cycle of stoking deadly, expensive and immoral wars. As this year’s down-ballot candidates continue to wind their way up the nation’s political ladder, we will move closer to changing the national dialogue around income inequality, trade, human rights and climate change.

In the famous words of Mahatma Gandhi: “When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it — always.” n Mariah McKay is a fourth-generation daughter of Spokane and a community organizer campaigning for racial, social and economic justice. She has worked in biotech and government and currently serves as a public health advocate.

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THANKS, TRUMP! ersonally, I would like to thank Donald Trump. He may be the best

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thing that has happened to the Democratic Party and initiated the next wave of the women’s movement.

I admit that the first time I voted in a presidential election was to keep George W. Bush from winning a second term. I was devastated that America gave him another four years. Like so many Americans, I was hopeful when Barack Obama was elected. It has been painful to watch him be stonewalled at every turn and then criticized for not getting enough done.

Donald Trump, in his own way, has dismantled the Republican Party and perhaps they, too, will take a look at themselves. They were willing to shut the country down to keep President Obama from having any success.

Whether this was a race issue or a party issue is irrelevant at this juncture.

A great man is leaving the White House and we will never know what could have been accomplished had party lines been crossed and our elected officials cooperated with each other.

Holding on to control of the House LETTERS and Senate by whatever means necSend comments to essary proved to be more important editor@inlander.com. than the good of the people and our country. Holding on to the status quo where equality really means if you are male and white, you are free to pursue happiness and prosperity. Do we really want to be a nation where only the fittest survive, and too bad for the rest of us? Donald seems to think so.

I was never a 10 in Donald’s world. I was more like an 8. I got plenty of attention. We didn’t call it sexual harassment or assault then; it was just the way of the man’s world. I was supposed to be flattered when I got whistled at or told what a nice ass I had. And I was. Sexual innuendo was a daily occurrence in my world, whether I was at work, the gym, a party or a football game. If I objected to getting smacked on the rear, I was told I was being too sensitive and that they were just kidding. Men are always “just kidding” when you call them on something that hurts your sensibilities.

I don’t really believe that having a woman in the Oval Office is going to change much, but it’s a start. What really needs to change are men’s perceptions of women, and women’s perceptions of themselves.

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A Sense of Détente In only two months, the seemingly intractable battle between mayor and council has turned into an exuberant truce

BY DANIEL WALTERS

After fighting for months amid the police chief scandal, Mayor David Condon and City Council President Ben Stuckart have agreed to hit the “reset button” and focus on economic development.

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year ago, the last stop for victorious City Council President Ben Stuckart on Election Night was the party celebrating the historic re-election of his occasional ideological opponent.

“The last thing I did on Election Night was to see the mayor and congratulate him,” Stuckart says. He and Mayor David Condon talked that night about their shared vision for economic prosperity in Spokane.

Three weeks later, that alliance was blown to smithereens: Public records revealed that the mayor’s administration had conspired to hide sexual harassment allegations against former police Chief Frank Straub from the public — and from the city council. For nine months, amid a contentious independent investigation, the two sides launched fiery salvos at each other.

Stuckart accused the mayor of being a “liar” and called his excuses “bullshit,” while the mayor accused Stuckart of being driven by “political motivation” and of being willing to put “the citizens at risk” to serve his own agenda.

And that was before the investigator’s report came out in late July, launching the explosive charge that the Condon administration had intentionally withheld the

damning documents until after the election. Condon fervently denied the charges. City councilmembers called for resignations.

The lowest point came in August, when the mayor’s city attorney pick, Laura McAloon, withdrew her name from consideration after a heated meeting with Stuckart.

She told the Inlander the meeting was “toxic.” She said that Stuckart was a “bully” and that she was “flabbergasted by the animosity.”

McAloon, mind you, was the one who intended to repair the broken communication between the mayor and the council. Back then, that goal looked hopeless to her.

But in the past two months, everything has changed: The city council and mayor’s office have rapidly shed their mutual animosity — or at least set it aside — in an attempt to recapture the spirit of civic cooperation that had defined Condon’s first term.

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The turning point came on Sept. 13, when a Superior Court judge ruled that a recall attempt against Condon could not move forward.

Stuckart, who little more than a month earlier had

demanded immediate resignations in the Condon administration, declared that it was time to move on.

“Now the entire city must turn the page, leave this ugly chapter in the past, and move forward,” Stuckart said in a statement, specifically citing the need to “repair our damaged relationships.”

He ran into Condon the next morning. They began talking in the hallway, and eventually moved to his office.

“It’s an opportune time for us to hit the reset button on our entire relationship and keep moving,” Stuckart recalls saying to Condon. He says that meant choosing to trust each other, despite their conflicts in the past.

“To me, that means really taking everything at face value and not questioning it,” Stuckart says.

Their conversation, like the one at Condon’s reelection party, focused on their common goal of boosting Spokane’s economy.

“We need to go back to the lion’s share of the first term, that was based on a lot of collaboration,” Condon says, citing the widely praised way the mayor and the council came together to clean the river, fix the streets and rebuild parks. “To me, there was a big foundation to ...continued on next page

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Councilwoman Lori Kinnear (left) worked to deescalate a conflict between the mayor and the council about the new police chief appointment. Councilwoman Karen Stratton (right) still has plenty of frustrations with Condon but says she’s been able to set them aside.

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He and the council began meeting to develop an economic development strategy. That, in turn, sparked a far broader conversation: For the first time in Condon’s tenure, the mayor and the council would partner to create the same longrange plan.

“By early next year, we’ll have a long-term strategic plan for the city that’s agreed on by everybody,” Stuckart says.

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In the past two months, the mayor has swiftly sewn up other loose ends from the Straub scandal: He struck a deal with the National Organization for Women just hours before he was to be grilled before the ethics commission.

The organization agreed to withdraw their ethics complaint accusing him of dishonesty, partly in exchange for including them on the task force updating the city’s gender equity and sexual harassment policies.

On Monday, the council unanimously approved a $50,000 settlement to a public records lawsuit related to the Straub scandal, one that agreed to reform parts of the city’s records policy and ethics code.

Neither deal required Condon to admit to any wrongdoing, but they’ve allowed both Condon’s supporters and critics to turn their focus elsewhere. In his interview with the Inlander, Condon only mentions the police chief scandal obliquely, referring to it as “issues around personnel matters.” But he says that bringing those issues to a close has made it far easier to communicate directly with city council members, on issues like hiring the new police chief.

In August, the mayor had outraged the city council by ditching a long, public process to unilaterally appoint Meidl, and initially refused to bring him before the council for confirmation.

Councilmembers Lori Kinnear and Breean Beggs scrambled to find a compromise, managing to avoid a showdown between the mayor and the council. The deal allowed both sides to save face: The council got a more thorough process that pitted Meidl against three other police chief candidates, while the mayor, ultimately, got his

police chief pick overwhelmingly approved by the council.

“I’ve been very active and vocal about making sure that we were creating a different dynamic with the mayor’s office,” Kinnear says.

FACE TO FACE

On the seventh floor of City Hall, less than 100 feet of hallway separates the mayor’s and city council offices. But at times, the two offices operated like two different countries, with emissaries attempting to deliver communiqués between the two.

Tyler Whitney, a former fundraiser for Condon’s re-election campaign, was hired in January as a policy advisor and to be a conduit between the mayor and the council. While Stuckart doesn’t have anything bad to say about Whitney, he critiques the setup as unproductive.

“That doesn’t really work,” Stuckart says.

“The mayor and the councilmembers need to be talking directly.”

After the recall hearing, however, the walls have crumbled away. Stuckart LETTERS will walk into Send comments to the mayor’s editor@inlander.com. office to ask Condon a question, and Condon will walk into the council’s office to run something by Stuckart.

“I’ve talked to them on a more individual basis,” Condon says. “And many of them appreciated that.”

Chief Financial Officer Gavin Cooley describes recent meetings where the mayor’s excitement to bring the city council into discussions has been obvious.

“The mayor will be hitting a good point in the conversation and will jump up and disappear,” Cooley says. “And then the mayor and Ben Stuckart or a member of council will walk back in together.”

At the end of September, Whitney left the city to return to his legal practice. While Condon plans to hire a replacement — he sees the policy advisor role as crucial for negotiating on the nitty-gritty aspects of proposed ordinances — he

plans to continue his personal outreach to councilmembers.

“I guess what needed to happen for communication to improve, is they actually started communicating,” says McAloon, who’s kept an eye on City Hall since withdrawing as city attorney candidate. “That’s what happened, it seems.”

THE HOLDOUT

The relationship between the mayor and one councilmember, however, has remained strained.

Councilwoman Karen Stratton is the only councilmember who does not have monthly meetings with the mayor. She was the lone vote opposed to confirming Meidl as police chief, citing concerns about the process.

Her frustration with the mayor stretches back to before the Straub scandal. After Condon publicly endorsed her opponent during last year’s election, she said in June that she struggled to forgive the mayor for what she saw as “a personal, public expression of no confidence.”

Stratton has been a fervent critic of Condon’s push for more mayoral-appointed positions, arguing that they’ve chipped away at the civil service provisions. This summer, she introduced three ordinances constraining the mayor’s ability to make personnel changes without council approval.

“I’m good. I have no desire to live in the past. ... I’m not trying to pick fights or poke the bears.”

Condon refused to sign the ordinances, saying he considered them void. The week before the recall hearing, Condon sent a letter directed at Stratton condemning her for “hampering the city’s ability to be innovative and responsive to changing needs” with her “anti-innovation ordinances.” He accused Stratton of attempting to “strip away essential executive power and hand it over to the city council.” One of her ordinances, he argued, was “tantamount to wage theft.”

While it concluded with an olive branch asking Stratton for collaboration, Stratton felt attacked.

“It kind of felt like a public spanking,” she says.

Stratton’s response came two weeks later. It was five pages, hammering home her frustrations and anger at the mayor. “Your administration has made very clear your disdain for Civil Service,” she wrote. She accused him of hurting civil service employees in an attempt to “outsmart” the system to do it. She called the idea that the mayor could just “unilaterally ignore” ordinances he didn’t like “both illogical and dangerous.”

The mayor hasn’t written back. But for Stratton, just the ability to say her piece — get it all out there — was liberating. It allowed her some sense of closure.

“I’ve just chosen to move forward and do what I can,” Stratton says. “I’m good. I have no desire to live in the past. ... I’m not trying to pick fights or poke the bears.”

She says that she and Councilman Mike Fagan met with Condon to discuss the police chief appointment, and that their meeting was positive and respectful.

“He’s been nice. I’ve been nice,” Stratton says. “I don’t want to get in pissing matches every day.”

More contentious issues are on the horizon: Several councilmembers plan to pursue a ballot measure next year that would allow voters, instead of the mayor, to choose the city attorney — a proposal that Condon fervently opposes. But for now, the mayor and the council — including Stratton — have forged something approaching peace.

Asked if he’d be willing to start having monthly meetings with Stratton, Condon responds with eagerness.

“Oh, absolutely!” Condon says. “And [I would] reach out again to do that.” n danielw@inlander.com

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WSU Spokane’s health sciences building on the Riverpoint campus.

EDUCATION Last week, Washington State University received news it had been awaiting for years. Its new MEDICAL SCHOOL, the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, has received preliminary accreditation. That means the medical school is on track to open by August 2017, and WSU can begin the recruiting process. WSU partnered with the University of Washington to offer medical education in Spokane until it announced plans to launch its own medical school. The two schools clashed about who could open up a medical program in Spokane, until late president Floyd convinced lawmakers to change the law and allow both to operate medical schools in the state. WSU expects 60 students in its inaugural class, and the medical education program will span across four of WSU’s campuses: Everett, Spokane, Tri-Cities and Vancouver. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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ELECTION 2016 With Initiative 1433 looking likely to pass, hiking the statewide minimum wage to $13.50 by 2020, Scott Bailey of the Washington Employment Security Department took a dive into the data to examine just how big such a change would be for counties like Spokane. To do this, he looked at the LABOR STATISTICS for 2015, which showed an average of more than 225,000 jobs in Spokane County, including part-time jobs. Of those, more than 15,000 were minimum-wage jobs, about 6.7 percent of the total. But a full quarter of the jobs in Spokane County fall below 1433’s proposed minimum wage threshold.

More than 59,000 jobs last year paid below $12.23 an hour, the wage level that, at a typical rate of inflation, would be $13.50 by 2020. To meet that, Spokane County businesses would theoretically need to pay about $96.6 million more in payroll. Bailey, however, cautions that employers might respond to the proposed law in a number of ways, including by reducing employee hours or increasing automation.

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HALLOWEEN Halloween in Washington state is slightly food-ish, a little bumbling and really nerdy, according to more than a decade of GOOGLE TRENDS data and a not-at-all scientific data compilation. In what is likely a ploy to drive online traffic to their site, real estate website Estately.com compiled 11 years worth of Google searches to determine which states googled which Halloween costumes more than any others. Washingtonians apparently searched for bumblebees, Ewoks, robots (tied with Colorado), Star Trek, sushi, wench, Where the Wild Things Are and My Little Pony more than any other states. It could be worse: California came in first for Mexican, illegal alien, racist, pregnant nun, cholo and Adolf Hitler. (MITCH RYALS)

NEWS | BRIEFS

Not Green Enough State says no carbon exemption for Spokane Waste-to-Energy Plant; plus, settlement reached in Priest River high school football concussion lawsuit FEELING BURNED

When it comes to greenhouse gases, incinerating garbage in Spokane’s WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT has far less of an impact on the environment than dumping garbage in a landfill, whereas methane emissions perpetuate climate change at a far faster rate than carbon dioxide.

“We’ve already saved our state 2.6 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent over the last 25 years,” says Marlene Feist, spokeswoman for the city of Spokane utilities department.

But despite several months of lobbying, Spokane’s Waste-to-Energy Plant was not exempted from Gov. Jay Inslee’s new carbon rules that took effect last week. Facilities that annually pump out more than 100,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide or equivalent gases would need to meet a 5 percent reduction every three years.

If not, those businesses and municipalities would have to pay a fine or purchase carbon “credits” from the market. Currently, Feist says it’s unclear exactly what those credits would look like — the Washington State Department of Ecology will approve which credits are valid for the program, but doesn’t set up the market. For example, the city of Spokane could pay another facility elsewhere in the state in exchange for that facility reduc-

ing its carbon footprint by, say, carpooling or altering its agricultural practices.

Unfortunately, Feist says, some of the projects that Spokane was hoping would qualify for carbon reduction credits weren’t allowed under the state’s definitions.

Planting more trees downtown, for example, does not qualify for carbon credits. The reason, according to the Department of Ecology, is that the goal is to reduce the amount of carbon emissions, not just trap carbon in trees.

“We’d like to see things that would benefit our communities that would be counted as credits,” Feist says.

“We’d rather spend the money in Spokane for things that are desirable for our citizens rather than buying credits [elsewhere].”

Spokane still has three years to figure out how it will comply with the new program. In the meantime, several lawsuits have been filed against the new rule, including one by Avista and several other utility providers. (DANIEL WALTERS)

CONCUSSION REPERCUSSIONS

Five years ago, former Priest River (Idaho) Lamanna High School football player Bobby Clark COLLAPSED ON THE FIELD. Now, the West Bonner County

School District will settle with Clark after his attorneys blamed the district for coaches putting the senior back in the game after he suffered a concussion.

Clark was an offensive and defensive lineman for Priest River Lamanna. He was one of three Spartans players to suffer a concussion in that game, and one of nine players who suffered head injuries in the 2011 season.

After Clark was removed from the game in September 2011, he was put back in by coaches. A couple of plays later, he returned to the sidelines, collapsed and had to be flown to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, where he was placed on life support. Clark suffered permanent, irreversible disability, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. He was able to graduate from Priest River Lamanna in 2012.

Clark’s family sued the school district and helmet manufacturer Riddell in 2013. The helmet company was later dropped from the lawsuit. But this week, the Bonner County Daily Bee reports that the lawsuit Clark’s family filed against the school district is being settled for an undisclosed amount.

The lawsuit alleged that Spartans coaches failed to comply with an Idaho requirement for evaluating head injuries before negligently putting Clark back into the game. It sought damages for medical bills, mental suffering and lost earning ability. The trial was scheduled to begin Oct. 25, according to court records, but school district attorneys filed a notice indicating a mediated settlement agreement, and the proceedings were called off. (WILSON CRISCIONE)

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Common Ground

WSU students protest the Trump Wall on campus last week.

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As colleges nationally weigh the importance of free speech and the need for safe environments, WSU’s Trump Wall demonstration went as administrators had hoped

BY WILSON CRISCIONE

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n the middle of Washington State University’s campus last week, red caution tape encircled an 8-foot-tall wall with “TRUMP” spray-painted on it. About a dozen college-age men stood near the wall inside the tape, supporting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign — more specifically, his idea to build a wall across the U.S.-Mexican border to keep out illegal immigrants.

A crowd of more than 100 protesters gathered in opposition to the Trump Wall on the other side of the tape.

They held signs that said “This is What Racism at WSU Looks Like,” “Stop Hate Dump Trump,” and other messages not as suitable for print in this newspaper.

On both sides of the red tape, those who attended the demonstration seemed to be in agreement that such an event gives them the chance to discuss their viewpoints in a constructive way, even if many students — including undocumented citizens attending the school — felt personally offended. And it’s an event that the university itself supported, without necessarily supporting the message of the Trump Wall itself.

But at WSU, just as with other colleges across the nation, balancing free speech rights while heeding student demands to shield campuses from potentially offensive language has required careful consideration from administrators. It’s an issue that’s become even more prominent this election cycle. The Trump campaign has actively opposed “politically correct” language, while people on the other side feel his campaign has elevated racist, sexist and xenophobic platforms, including his proposal to build a wall across the Mexican border. It can put colleges in a tough position: Either fully support the right of students to express viewpoints on campus that may offend or alienate a portion of the student population, or protect

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students who feel harassed, bullied or discriminated against because of those viewpoints.

With the Trump Wall, WSU decided to give students a chance to express themselves.

“It’s protected by free speech,” says James Allsup, organizer of the wall and president of WSU College Republicans. “We’re just saying that we need to have strong policies to protect our border in this country, that’s all we’re saying. I understand that it’s personal for a lot of people. But at the same time, we shouldn’t have to censor our policy positions because it might hurt somebody’s feelings.”

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eeks before the Trump Wall went up at WSU, a student found “TRUMP 2016” written underneath the N-word in the school library.

The student who found the writing, Haniyyah Dixon, told the Inlander in September that she felt the school allowing WSU College Republicans to build the Trump Wall implied support for racist messages like the one she found. WSU President Kirk Schulz made sure the writing was erased and said it did not represent the “inclusive and diverse environment” the school strives for.

For some college students, however, even the words “Trump 2016” are offensive. When somebody wrote “Trump 2016” in colored chalk on the campus of Emory University, a private college in Atlanta, a group of students protested. Trump’s rhetoric was so divisive, the students felt, that promoting him as a candidate also promoted hate and discrimination.

In both WSU and Emory’s cases, the graffiti was removed. More surprising, perhaps, neither school directly cited the message itself as the reason for its removal. In-

stead, it was deemed destruction or defacing of property.

Joe Cohn, legislative and policy director for freespeech watchdog Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), says it’s dangerous to regulate support of a candidate in colleges, regardless of the message.

“I think that Trump’s candidacy has clearly hit a nerve with a lot of people,” he says. “But the key is that we don’t censor political opponents on either side of the aisle, no matter how extreme they’re perceived to be.

When we start getting into that kind of activity, that’s really problematic.”

WSU Dean of Students Melynda Huskey says the school can’t regulate content of speech unless it makes a distinct threat to a person. Someone could stand in the middle of campus holding a sign with the N-word written on it, and the school couldn’t do much other than encouraging people to be thoughtful or speak up and reject the message.

Students across the country have called for increased regulation of that kind of behavior. According to a 2016 Gallup survey, 69 percent of students said colleges should have policies against slurs and intentionally offensive language. At Western Washington University, in perhaps the most extreme example of students calling on administrators to regulate speech, a group of students made a series of demands during the last school year, including that administrators create a new college dedicated to social justice, and create a student-led committee to police offensive speech.

Yet the same Gallup poll found that more than half of students feel their campus prevents them from saying things they actually believe “because others might find them offensive.”

“It’s just a very complicated topic, and a lot of balancing has to go on,” Huskey says.

Cohn, with FIRE, says the two most common ways that schools infringe on free speech rights are through anti-harassment policies written so broadly that they include protected speech, and by quarantining speech into “free speech zones.”

Private colleges can be more restrictive, and Cohn says that students should be more aware of that before attending those schools. At Gonzaga University, for example, there are a series of standards required before granting permission to invite a guest speaker, or to host an event for the public on campus. Though the policy says the university community “must be free to engage the full range of views on a variety of subjects,” the policy also says the speech or event should not create a “hostile learning environment.” That sort of language can be troubling, Cohn says, because all sorts of things can fit into that definition, such as, perhaps, a Trump Wall (something Gonzaga College Republicans have no plans to build).

“I think you’d be surprised at how well people can really handle the free exchange of ideas and disagreement when they’re allowed to, and when they’re treated like other adults off campus are treated,” Cohn says.

“Protecting the free exchange of ideas while encouraging dialogue that is constructive, respectful and civil is one of the university’s core values.”

W

hen Kirk Schulz took the job as WSU president, he described to the Inlander his vision for a safe environment on campus and what free speech should look like. Students from any walk of life should feel supported, he said.

But there has to be an environment where people can express divergent viewpoints without violence.

“If I don’t work to create that environment with our campuses, if I don’t start there, it’s never going to permeate throughout the rest of our organization,” Schulz said.

The day before the Trump Wall demonstration, Schulz, Huskey and Executive Vice President Dan Bernardo sent a letter to students, expressing that support.

“Protecting the free exchange of ideas while encouraging dialogue that is constructive, respectful and civil is one of the university’s core values,” the letter says.

During the demonstration, people protesting the Trump Wall could be seen engaging in conversation with Trump supporters across the red tape. One person, who was not a student, held a Trump flag in the middle of the protesters and recorded the scene with his phone before a student twice knocked his phone out of his hands.

But most of the conversations were civil. A giant beach ball called the “free speech” ball rolled around the crowd, covered in vulgar writing. One guy wore a Statue of Liberty costume.

Another played “America the Beautiful” on his violin.

The people who personally felt offended by the wall still welcomed the opportunity to express themselves. Keyla Palominos, an undocumented citizen and WSU student, was among the protesters. Palominos, who has lived in the U.S. since she was 6 years old, says it saddened her to see a Trump Wall on campus.

At the same time, she said it was the students’ right to erect the wall.

“We all have to get our point across in order to understand each other’s perspectives,” Palominos says. “Because if we don’t do that, if you don’t tell me your perspective, I cannot argue against you, or fight you. It’s like trying to make food, and not really knowing a recipe.” n wilsonc@inlander.com

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THE HEADLINES Big stories largely ignored by the mainstream media

BY PAUL ROSENBERG, WITH TERELLE JERRICKS

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Throughout its 40-year history, Project Censored has covered a lot of ground that the corporate mainstream media has missed.

Begun by Carl Jensen, a sociology professor at California’s Sonoma State University, shortly after Watergate in 1976, it’s become an institution involving dozens of faculty members and institutions working together to come up with an annual list of the Top Censored Stories of the Year.

The Watergate burglary in June 1972 “sparked one of the biggest political cover-ups in modern history,” Jensen later recalled. “And the press was an unwitting, if willing participant in the coverup.

“Watergate taught us two important lessons about the press: First, the news media sometimes do fail to cover some important issues, and second, the news media sometimes indulge in self-censorship,” he says.

On the upside, it led to the creation of Project Censored.

As with the Watergate story, these aren’t censored in the overt, heavy-handed manner of an authoritarian dictatorship, but in the often more effective man-

ner reflecting our society as an oligarchy with highly centralized economic power pretending to be a “free marketplace of ideas.”

It may give people what they think they want in the moment, but it leaves them hungry for more, if not downright malnourished in the long run. The missing stories concern vital subjects central to the healthy functioning of our democracy. The problem is, we may not even realize what we’re missing, which is precisely why Project Censored is essential.

Another way to think about it is as censorship of what the people as a whole can hear, rather than what any one individual can say.

This year, 221 students and 33 faculty members from 18 college and university campuses across the United States and Canada were involved. A panel of 28 judges, comprised of media studies professors, professional journalists, and even a former commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission

also participated.

This effort reflects the fact that news isn’t just created for individuals to consume, but for citizens to debate, discuss and then take action on. The real Project Censored, in short, includes you, the reader.

Project Censored has always dealt with specific stories, but on anniversaries like this one, the larger patterns those stories fit within are impossible to ignore.

Economic inequality, global warming, petro-politics, suppression of health science, government spying, corporate influence of government: These are all familiar themes that appear again on this year’s list.

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U.S. MILITARY FORCES DEPLOYED IN 70 PERCENT OF WORLD’S NATIONS

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massive expansion in the number of countries where the officially unnamed war on terror is now being waged by U.S. Special Operations Forces — 147 of the world’s 195 recognized nations, an 80 percent increase since 2010. This includes a dramatic expansion in Africa.

The majority of the activity is in “training missions,” meaning that this expansion is promoting a coordinated worldwide intensification of conflict, unseen at home, but felt all around the globe. Writing for TomDispatch, the Nation and the Intercept, Nick Turse exposed different aspects of this story and its implications.

Turse’s story for the Intercept focused on the development of a single base, Chabelley Airfield, in the East African nation of Djibouti.

It’s an “out-of-the-way outpost” transformed into “a key hub for its secret war… in Africa and the Middle East.”

In the Nation, Turse tackled the question of mission success. Project Censored noted that “Turse [had] reported skepticism from a number of experts in response to this question, pointing out that “impacts are not the same as successes.”

In Vietnam, body counts were mistaken for signs of success.

“Today, tallying up the number of countries in which Special Operations forces are present repeats this error,” Vietnam veteran and author Andrew Bacevich told Turse.

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CRISIS IN EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE: RICHARD HORTON, “WHAT IS MEDICINE’S 5 SIGMA?”

The role of science in improving human health has been one of humanity’s greatest achievements, but the profit-oriented influence of the pharmaceutical industry has created a crisis situation: That research simply cannot be trusted. Burying truth for profit is a recurrent theme for Project Censored. The top 1981 story concerned fraudulent testing from a single lab responsible for one-third of the toxicity and cancer testing of chemicals in America. But this problem is much more profound.

“Something has gone fundamentally wrong,” says Richard Horton, editor of the British medical journal the Lancet and author of “What is Medicine’s 5 sigma?”, commenting on a UK symposium on the reproducibility and reliability of biomedical research:

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“[M]uch of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness… The apparent endemicity of bad research behaviour is alarming.”

Horton’s conclusion echoed Marcia Angell, a former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, who went public in 2009.

A classic case was Study 329 in 2001, which reported that paroxetine (Paxil in the U.S./Seroxat in the UK) was safe and effective for treating depressed children and adolescents, leading doctors to prescribe Paxil to more than 2 million U.S. children and adolescents by the end of 2002, before being called into question. The company responsible (now GlaxoSmithKline), agreed to pay $3 billion in 2012, the “largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Nonetheless, the study has not been retracted or corrected, and “none of the authors have been disciplined,” Project Censored points out. This, despite a major reanalysis which “‘starkly’ contradicted the original report’s claims.” The re-analysis was seen as the first major success of a new open data initiative known as Restoring Invisible and Abandoned Trials.

While Project Censored noted one Washington Post story on the re-analysis, there was only passing mention of the open data movement. “Otherwise, the corporate press ignored the reassessment of the paroxetine study,” and beyond that, “Richard Horton’s Lancet editorial received no coverage in the U.S. corporate press.”

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A five-year study by researchers at the University of Southern California and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found that subjecting hundreds of generations of the bacteria to predicted CO levels in the year 2100 caused them to evolve into “reproductive overdrive,” growing faster and producing 50 percent more nitrogen.

As a result, they could consume significant quantities of scarce nutrients, such as iron and phosphorus, depriving the ability of other organisms to survive. Or the Trichodesmium bacteria could drive themselves into extinction, depriving other organisms of the ammonium they need to survive.

“Most significantly, the researchers found that even when the bacteria was returned to lower, present-day levels of carbon dioxide, Trichodesmium remained ‘stuck in the fast lane,’” Project Censored noted, a finding that one researcher described as “unprecedented in evolutionary biology.”

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SEARCH ENGINE ALGORITHMS AND ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES COULD SWING 2016 ELECTION

Social media has played an important role in recent social movements, from the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter, but technology can potentially undermine democracy as well as empower it.

In particular, search engine algorithms and electronic voting machines provide opportunities for manipulation of voters and votes, which could profoundly affect the 2016 election.

Mark Frary, in Index on Censorship, describes the latest research by Robert Epstein and Ronald E. Robertson of the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology on what they call the Search

No.5: “Under the guise of humanitarian aid, the World Bank is enticing Western companies to launch ‘new investments’ in Jordan.”

Engine Manipulation Effect, or SEME. Their study of more than 4,500 undecided voters in the U.S. and India showed that biased search rankings “could shift the voting preferences of undecided voters by 20 percent or more” and “could be masked so that people show no awareness of the manipulation.”

In an earlier article for Politico, Epstein wrote that the Search Engine Manipulation Effect “turns out to be one of the largest behavioral effects ever discovered. … [W]e believe SEME is a serious threat to the democratic system of government.”

Because courts have ruled that their source code is proprietary, private companies that own electronic voting machines are essentially immune to transparent public oversight, as Harvey Wasserman and Bob Fitrakis have documented.

In 2016, about 80 percent of the U.S. electorate will vote using outdated electronic voting machines that rely on proprietary software from private corporations, according to a September 2015 study by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law. The study identified “increased failures and crashes, which can lead to long lines and lost votes” as the “biggest risk” of outdated voting equipment, while noting that older machines also have “serious security and reliability flaws that are unacceptable today.”

“From a security perspective, old software is riskier, because new methods of attack are constantly being developed, and older software is likely to be vulnerable,” Jeremy Epstein of the National Science Foundation noted.

On Democracy Now! and elsewhere, Wasserman and Fitrakis have advocated universal, hand-counted paper ballots and automatic voter registration as part of their “Ohio Plan” to restore electoral integrity.

While there has been some corporate media coverage of Epstein and Robertson’s research, the transparency and reliability advantages of returning to paper ballots remain virtually unexplored and undiscussed.

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CORPORATE EXPLOITATION OF GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS MASKED AS HUMANITARIANISM

The world is experiencing a global refugee crisis (60 million worldwide according to a June 2015 report, 11.5 million of them Syrian). This has been covered in the corporate media — though not nearly enough to generate an appropriate response. What hasn’t been covered is the increasingly well-organized exploitation of refugees, particularly those displaced in Syria.

An AlterNet article by Sarah Lazare — cited by Project Censored — warned of the World Bank’s private enterprise solution to the Syrian displacement crisis.

“Under the guise of humanitarian aid, the World Bank is enticing Western companies to launch ‘new investments’ in Jordan in order to profit from the labor of stranded Syrian refugees, Lazare writes. “In a country where migrant workers have faced forced servitude, torture and wage theft, there is reason to be concerned that this capital-intensive ‘solution’ to the mounting crisis of displacement will establish sweatshops that specifically target war refugees for hyper-exploitation.”

A World Bank press release touted “the creation of special economic zones or SEZs,” but Project Censored noted, “Myriam François, a journalist and ...continued on next page

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research associate at SOAS, the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, told Lazare that the development of SEZs in Jordan ‘will change refugee camps from emergency and temporary responses to a crisis, to much more permanent settlements.’”

The SEZ proposals, François said, are “less about Syrian needs and more about keeping Syrian refugees out of Europe by creating (barely) sustainable conditions within the camps, which would then make claims to asylum much harder to recognize.’”

Another story, by Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report, described a related agreement between Turkey and the European Union to keep millions of refugees from entering Europe as “a deal between devils,” adding that Turkey has “cashed in on the people it has helped make homeless.”

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MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION AMERICAN FAMILIES LIVE ON $2 PER PERSON PER DAY

Even the working poor receive scant attention, but those living in deep poverty — less than $2 per day — are almost entirely invisible.

Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer, sociologists and authors of the book $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America state that in 2011 more than 1.5 million U.S. families — including 3 million children — lived in deep poverty at any given month.

Their depiction of what poverty looks like reads “like a Dickens novel,” Marcus Harrison Green wrote in YES! Magazine, while in the Atlantic, economist Jared Bernstein noted that their research highlights the problematic long-term consequences of President Bill Clinton’s 1996 welfare reform initiative, with its “insistence on work without regard to job availability.”

Project Censored notes that Edin and Shaefer proposed three policy changes to address extreme poverty in the United States:

• First, policy must start by expanding work opportunities for those at the very bottom of society.

• Second, policy must address housing instability, which Shaefer described as both a cause and a consequence of extreme poverty. “Parents should be able to raise their children in a place of their own.”

• Third, families must be insured against extreme poverty, even when parents are not able to work.

William Julius Wilson, a leading sociologist in the study of poverty, described their book as “an essential call to action,” in a New York Times book review, but this was a rare recognition in the corporate press.

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NO END IN SIGHT FOR FUKUSHIMA DISASTER

Five years after the Fukushima nuclear power plant was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the nuclear disaster continues to unfold, with the ongoing release of large quantities of radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean, in turn affecting ocean life through “biological magnification.”

Meanwhile the Japanese government has relaxed radiation limits in support of its efforts to return the refugee population — a move that younger people, prime working-age taxpayers, are resisting.

Project Censored cites a media analysis by sociologist Celine-Marie Pascale of American University.

Pascale analyzed more than 2,100 articles, editorials, and letters to the editor on Fukushima in the Washington Post, the New York Times, Politico, and the Huffington Post between March 11, 2011 and March 11, 2013, and focused on two basic questions: “Risk for whom?” and “From what?

She found that just 6 percent of articles reported on risk to the general public, and most of those “significantly discounted those risks.” She concluded: The largest and longest lasting nuclear disaster

The Syrian war grew out of a conflict over oil and gas. of our time was routinely and consistently reported as being of little consequence to people, food supplies, or environments. … In short, the media coverage was premised on misinformation, the minimization of public health risks, and the exacerbation of uncertainties.

In contrast, Dahr Jamail’s reporting for Truthout pointed out that the cooling process — still ongoing after five years — has produced “hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of tons” of highly radioactive water, much of which has been released into the Pacific Ocean. Such nuclear disasters “never end,” Arnold Gundersen, a former nuclear industry senior vice president, told Jamail.

Project Censored also cited Linda Pentz Gunter, writing for the Ecologist about the Japanese government’s ongoing coverup.

“In order to proclaim the Fukushima area ‘safe,’ the government increased exposure limits to 20 times the international norm,” Gunter writes, in order to force refugees to return home, despite medical or scientific evidence to the contrary.

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SYRIA’S WAR SPURRED BY CONTEST FOR GAS DELIVERY TO EUROPE, NOT MUSLIM SECTARIANISM

The Syrian war and its resulting refugee crisis have repeatedly gained headlines over the past five years, but the origins of the conflict — control of oil and gas, the politics of which have dominated the region since before World War II — are rarely considered.

The hidden influence of oil — from climate change to campaign finance and corporate lobbying to foreign policy — has been a recurrent subject of Project Censored stories.

Project Censored cites a single September 2015 story by Mnar Muhawesh for MintPress News, but that story cites others as well, notably an August 2013 story in the Guardian by Nafeez Ahmed.

“The 2011 uprisings, it would seem — triggered by a confluence of domestic energy shortages and climate-induced droughts which led to massive food price hikes — came at an opportune moment that was quickly exploited,” Ahmed writes, as part of a broader strategy to undermine governments in the region, as well as manipulating social movements and armed factions for the purpose of maintaining control of oil and gas.

Muhawesh and Ahmed both point, in particular, to Syrian President Bashar-al Assad’s choice between competing pipeline proposals. He refused to sign a proposed agreement for a pipeline from Qatar’s North field through Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and ...continued on next page

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“The proposed pipeline would have bypassed Russia to reach European markets currently dominated by Russian gas giant Gazprom,” Project Censored notes. Instead, Assad pursued negotiations — finalized in 2012 — for a pipeline through Iraq from Iran’s South Pars field, which is contiguous with Qatar’s North field.

Muhawesh cites U.S. cables revealed by WikiLeaks as evidence that “foreign meddling in Syria began several years before the Syrian revolt erupted.” Ahmed came to the same conclusions by drawing on multiple sources, including a RAND Corporation document, “Unfolding the Future of the Long War,” which discussed long-term policy options dealing with the complex interplay of energy interests and ethno-religious-political manipulations.

There’s a whole deeper level of driving forces not being reported on behind the Syrian war and refugee crisis.

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BIG PHARMA POLITICAL LOBBYING NOT LIMITED TO PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS

The pharmaceutical industry (aka “Big Pharma”) already appeared in story No. 2, “Crisis in Evidence-Based Medicine,” due to the destructive influence of their financing on the practice of basic science in testing and developing new drugs. But that’s not the only destructive impact of their spending.

Although they spent $51 million in campaign donations in the 2012 presidential election, and nearly $32 million in the 2014 midterms, Mike Ludwig of

Truthout reported that they spent $7 lobbying for every dollar spent on the midterms.

“The $229 million spent by drug companies and their lobbying groups that year was down from a peak of $273 million in 2009, the year that Congress debated the Affordable Care Act,” Project Censored noted.

Legislation that was influenced involved all the industry’s top concerns, “including policy on patents and trademarks, management of Medicare and Medicaid, and international trade.”

The last item includes pressuring other countries to suppress the manufacture of life-saving generic AIDS drugs in India, to cite just one example.

“Pharmaceutical lobbyists also consistently lobby to prevent Medicare from negotiating drug prices,” Project Censored also noted. Coverage of their spending is scant, and virtually never tied directly to the issues that Big Pharma itself is lobbying on.

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CISA: THE INTERNET SURVEILLANCE ACT NO ONE IS DISCUSSING

In July 2015, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell attempted to attach the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, or CISA, as an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act. However, the Senate blocked this action by a vote of 56-40, in part because, unlike an earlier version, it essentially enabled intelligence and law enforcement officials to engage in surveillance without warrants.

Yet, on Dec. 18, 2015, President Barack Obama signed CISA into law as part of a 2,000-page omnibus spending bill, amid media silence — with notable exceptions at Wired and the Guardian. The act authorized the

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creation of a system for corporate informants to provide customers’ data to the Department of Homeland Security, which, in turn, would share this information with other federal agencies — the National Security Agency, FBI, Internal Revenue Service and others — without privacy-protecting safeguards.

In one sense it followed a familiar — if distressing — pattern, as the Guardian reported: Civil liberties experts had been “dismayed” when Congress used the omnibus spending bill to advance some of the legislation’s “most invasive” components, making a mockery of the democratic process. But this one was different, since censored stories usually do not stifle powerful voices, as Project Censored observed: [Andy] Greenberg’s Wired article noted that tech firms — including Apple, Twitter, and Reddit — as well as 55 civil liberties groups had opposed the bill, and that, in July 2015, DHS itself warned that the bill would “sweep away privacy protections” while inundating the agency with data of “dubious” value.

In April 2016, Jason R. Edgecombe reported for TechCrunch on the glaring inadequacies of interim guidelines to deal with privacy and civil liberties concerns, while the corporate media silence continued. And in May, Violet Blue wrote for Engadget about candidates’ positions on cyber issues. Only Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul opposed CISA, but it never became the subject of any broader media discussion. n

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The Spokane International Airport’s lost and found has received around 6,000 items this year alone.

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his is the land of lost things. Danielle Steel and George R.R. Martin paperbacks converge with clear plastic bins stocked with reading glasses and single gloves. Hanging Gore-Tex jackets and silkscreened sweatshirts share the stale air with left-behind suitcases and strollers. When abandoned/forgotten items are found at Spokane International Airport, they’re taken to the Airport Police Department office. Items are logged for the record, sorted and then placed in this beige storage closet, only slightly larger than a single-stall bathroom.

“I don’t know how you leave your cane behind,” says Airport Police Chief Peter Troyer, pointing to the silver walking stick in the corner. “That seems important.”

Troyer, along with Marketing and Public Affairs Director Todd Woodard, are showing off the contents of the room today. They’ve seen all sorts of items come through over the years — including the confiscated weapons and drugs (BB guns, switchblades and undocumented pot) that people try to sneak through the metal detectors.

This year, only about 28 percent of the items turned

in by airport workers or travelers were spoken for. Troyer says they work especially hard to return important things like credit cards or cell phones (most have a “mom” in their contacts to help facilitate the return) or expensive prescription medications.

“People are so happy to have their stuff recovered,” says Troyer, sorting through a container of phones.

“They think it’s gone forever, but it’s been here the whole time.”

You’d be surprised how many things people leave behind. In the bustle of the airport, where running late and waiting in long lines can bring on stress, people forget to slow down. They leave their freshly purchased People magazine on a chair or their iPhone next to a sink. So far this year, the airport lost and found has received around 6,000 items.

This isn’t the only place where we leave things behind; there are lost-and-found collections and databases scattered throughout Spokane and beyond. Continuing to keep track of these misplaced items (much of which could

be considered junk) not only shows just how forgetful humans can be, but also reinforces our profound sense of hope that lost items may not be so lost after all.

BLIND TO THE TRUTH

Say you’re at the downtown River Park Square food court on a lunch break when you receive an urgent phone call. While still talking, you gather your belongings and head out, leaving your wallet behind.

What’s occurring in your brain is something called inattentional blindness, says Danielle Sitzman, an assistant professor of psychology at Eastern Washington University. It’s not that you’re physically blind; your mind just isn’t letting you see things clearly. The wallet could be right in front of you, and it doesn’t register.

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Sitzman says that in public we’re more hyper-aware of our situation, but there’s also a lot that’s out of our control. People leave things all the time at River Park Square, says Marketing Director Elizabeth Mills. Sometimes shopping bags full of new items, and also dirty pairs of shoes.

Mall employees and fellow shoppers turn things in to the concierge desk, where the lost and found is located.

“Usually people come back here in a panic,” Mills says.

The mall estimates about 80 percent of items are retrieved right away, but if things aren’t picked up within three months, they’re donated to the Union Gospel Mission. The nicer clothing goes to the YWCA’s My Sister’s Closet (to which the mall brings public donations).

“This is what makes us part of downtown, finding items left behind from people of all walks of life,” Mills says. “You have to embrace it.”

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

Finding something on the Spokane Craigslist lost-andfound page is a crapshoot. One site poster wants his maroon bowling ball back, no questions asked. Another South Hill parent hopes their child’s Elsa doll can be returned as soon as possible. Most of the listings involve missing pets. But Luke Schlining is in the business of helping people find their expensive metal items. And as his Craigslist post says, he’ll take a stab at finding your missing engagement ring for free.

“I don’t want people to call me, to be honest,” Schlining says. “That means something important is lost.”

The metal detecting enthusiast has looked for metallic treasure since his teens, but about four years ago he stumbled upon the Ring Finders website, first started in

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Canada. Now the 30-year-old Spokane Valley resident is to be outside playing or involved in a game in gym class one of the American Ring Finders searching for people’s that they easily leave a coat behind,” Golden says. jewelry in their backyards or a snowbank, or off the side The well-organized black metal rolling rack, which of a boat (he’s scuba certified). serves as the lost-and-found station, includes fuzzy North “In water and beaches, it’s a needle in the haystack.

Face jackets and hats, lunchboxes, water bottles and even You have to know what you’re doing,” he says, admitting a music folder — “some kids just don’t want to practice that plenty of times his searches their instrument,” Golden come up short. says. Often, parents can be But Schlining continues to seen scouring the rack for volunteer his time and metal detheir child’s lost item. If Mostly, it’s the usual items like phones, wallets, suntector, because when it does work unclaimed, these possessions glasses, coats, hats, purses, scarves and jewelry, but out, the reward is invaluable. will live here all year before sometimes found stuff can get strange: “I’m meeting tons of nice being donated to charity.

• A large sign that read “Lost and Found” at Spokane people through this,” he says.

But at least still-growing International Airport “It’s my way of giving back to the adolescents have an excuse.

• Brass knuckles at Spokane International Airport community.”

Sitzman, the EWU profes• Wheelchairs and crutches at Spokane International When it comes to your sor, says it’s about using the Airport precious jewelry, his best advice same techniques at any age.

• A drawstring coin purse full of adult human teeth at is never to take off your rings.

“The more you can River Park Square “That’s when people get into focus on the task at hand, • Racing bicycles at River Park Square trouble, every time,” he says. the better you will be at not • Lunchboxes full of moldy PB&J sandwiches, fruit and forgetting things,” she says. rotten milk at Jefferson Elementary School “Everyone has limits to their • A vial of holy water at Jefferson Elementary School Kids, by nature, are forgetful. So attention, but some people it makes sense that the lost and can handle more things than found in the front hallway of Jefothers. People don’t want to ferson Elementary School has been well stocked since the hear they need to slow down, but that’s one of the best first week of September. ways to improve.”

Principal Nikki Golden says her staff assumes stuSitzman is a huge proponent of lists. She says it’s dents will leave things behind, and teaching kids how to all about developing effective strategies to help improve be less forgetful is built into the curriculum — including memory. checking lockers at the end of the day and writing tasks “It doesn’t mean we’re stupid if we have to make down in planners. lists,” she says. “It just means we understand our limits of “The younger kids especially, they’re just so excited our cognition.”

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THE MALLEABLE MIND

A recent research study featured in the Wall Street Journal suggested that people who perceive themselves as forgetful may have a genetic predisposition to do so. But there are still a lot of unknowns in the study of memory and mindfulness, and research is all fairly new, says Sitzman.

“We’re not in a world that accommodates this, because we want to be able to do everything at once,” she says.

“With some of our attention issues, it’s about having selfcontrol. No, you can’t control everything and that’s where it can get difficult, but you can get better. You can remind yourself to focus more.”

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“It does smell bad in here,” Troyer and Woodard agree, referring to the faint waft of body odor and mustiness permeating the airport lost and found, where we’re currently standing.

After 60-90 days, these books and belts and everything else will be removed from this space. As dictated

by Washington state law, the items are either put up for auction or donated to charity, like the eyeglasses going to the Lions Club. Proceeds from the auctioned items go directly to the airport’s general fund.

“At some point, we have to admit an item has been abandoned,” Troyer says.

The airport is like its own city, explains Woodard, which thousands of people funnel through each day. This is the kind of busy place where inevitably people, especially those without a systematic travel process, will leave things behind. Yet the airport works hard to limit stress.

“Everything here, how it’s laid out, we’re trying to soothe people,” says Woodard. “Everyone here is going through something, so if we could all back up and slow down, that’s good.”

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MUSIC At this point, you don’t need any more reasons not to vote for Donald Trump. But in the event that you were waiting for your vote to be swayed by popular indie rock artists, 30 DAYS, 30 SONGS (30days30songs.com) is here for you. The project, curated by author Dave Eggers, features an original and new anti-Trump song every day, expanding to include 40 songs to debut before Election Day. It began with a so-so cut from Death Cab for Cutie, but has since delivered gems from Aimee Mann, R.E.M., Moby, Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Franz Ferdinand.

Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment brings the whole crew to the ice.

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here are many ways to measure the magnitude of the Disney empire. The company owns ABC and ESPN, and is also responsible for a number of your other television channels.

There are the theme parks, of course, and the omnipresence of Frozen at your nearest department store is a good indicator.

But perhaps the most staggering example of Disney’s steamrolling of pop culture audiences is to take in a traveling Disney on Ice show. First, you buy tickets and realize that, at least here in Spokane, there are seven performances taking place over a four-day period. And all of these are held in an arena that seats several thousand people. Then, you arrive for the hordes of children adrenalized by the sight of their animated idols come to life, whizzing majestically across the ice.

It’s a hell of a production, replete with big-time theatrical props and costumes, and, at least last year, some light pyrotechnics. This year, the show is a beloved character bouillabaisse featuring characters from Toy Story, Cars, Frozen (of course), the Little

Mermaid and, obviously, Mickey and Minnie. For young kids, the ice skating appears secondary to the mere sight of these characters, but if you’re into skating, there are some double axels to behold.

Between the two acts, there’s an intermission that seems inexplicably long — until you walk out onto the concourse and are bombarded by the Disney Merchandising Industrial Complex, which will have you buying a $12 snow cone, lest you want to feel like the one parent who deprived your child of the unique joy that can only come from eating blue sugar syrup out of a mug shaped like Elsa.

Your kids are going to love this. You, however, may need to grab a beer from the concession stand. It doesn’t come in an Elsa cup, though. (MIKE BOOKEY) Disney on Ice: Worlds of Enchantment • Thu, Oct. 27 and Fri, Oct 28 at 7 pm; Sat, Oct. 29 at 11:30 am, 3:30 and 7 pm; Sun, Oct. 30 at 11:30 am and 3:30 pm • $15-$65 • Spokane Arena • 720 W. Mallon • ticketswest.com

SPORTS DIGITS

520

The number of yards that Eastern Washington quarterback Gage Gubrud threw for in the Eagles’ 41-17 win at Montana State last Saturday.

That set a school record for yards passing in a game — impressive, given EWU’s history of gunslinger QBs — and earned the sophomore the STATS National Offensive Player of the Week award just seven starts into his career. Gubrud already owns six of the top 11 offensive performances in school history in terms of yards generated passing and running, and it’s safe to assume he’ll own a few more before he’s done.

Eastern, ranked No. 3 nationally, hosts 16th-ranked Big Sky rival Montana on Saturday.

TV The new Viceland cable channel — from the makers of Vice magazine and its documentary projects — has produced a mishmash of high and low culture with varying degrees of success in its first few months on the air. But the bite-sized morsels of hilarity that come together to make PARTY LEGENDS are genius. In each episode, rock stars, comics, actors and others recount times they partied hard, and their stories are turned into weird little cartoons. Eric Andre talked about taking way too much MDMA at a comedy festival and having to run out of the place before his eyes exploded. Margaret Cho drank too much and kissed the late Anna Nicole Smith.

And, appropriately, Andrew W.K. explained what to provide for the perfect party.

PODCAST I came across a podcast called VANISHED (thevanishedpodcast.com) when the series aired a piece about Deanne Hastings, a Spokane woman who disappeared a year ago next week.

Hastings, if you recall, went to her first day of beauty school, then said she was going to the store, but apparently ended up at a downtown nightclub before resurfacing the next day at a grocery store, acting strangely and was never seen again.

That episode featured Hastings’ brother unveiling more about the case, including the man charged with stealing her credit cards but cleared in her death. Hosted and produced by a Pennsylvania paralegal named Marissa Jones, the podcast doesn’t feature a ton of original reporting, but does shed light on bizarre missing-person cases from around the country. 

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CULTURE | COMEDY

Something Completely Different Monty Python’s John Cleese and Eric Idle take a new show on the road

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t 77, John Cleese finds that he laughs more now than he ever did back when he co-founded the pioneering Monty Python comedy troupe or earned an Oscar nomination for writing the modern classic A Fish Called Wanda. And credit for that, he says, goes to letting go of the idea that life makes any sense whatsoever.

“When you’re young, you think there’s some hope for the world, that maybe one time in the future it will start being run in a rational way by sensible people who are trying their best for the population,” Cleese says, calling in from his London home. “I’ve certainly given up on that idea, and I think it frees you to see exactly what kind of a madhouse it all is.”

Longtime fans might be surprised to learn this is a relatively recent realization for a guy who’s always worked in dark humor alongside the surreal — from dead parrots to silly walks, from the flesh wounds of the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail to his acerbic innkeeper in Fawlty Towers.

That freeing of the mind and recognition of life’s folly has given Cleese’s recent years a jolt of creativity, one that’s encompassed a 2014 reunion of Monty Python for 10 live stage shows in London (the first sold out in 43 seconds), the publication of his autobiography So, Anyway… and now a two-man tour with fellow Python Eric Idle.

The idea came together spontaneously, when Cleese was doing publicity for his book. He called Idle when he was in Southern California and asked if he might join Cleese at a bookstore for an impromptu “interview,” Cleese says, “and the lovely thing was, it was almost a riot. The audience absolutely loved it.”

The success of their conversation reminded Cleese of the first time they worked together and pitched a Monty Python TV show to the BBC. “A real element of spontaneity can take you places that you can’t get if you plan everything,” Cleese says. “When the Monty Pythons went in … and the guy in charge of the department said, ‘What do you have in mind?’ we couldn’t tell him! We didn’t know. We hadn’t really discussed it! And as a result, we didn’t have any preconceptions, and we came up with something that almost everybody agrees is very original.”

Indeed, the Pythons are revered decades later, something Cleese calls “incomprehensible” except for the fact that when he met the legendary vaudeville comic George Burns, he felt the way many feel about Python. Of course, he’s done plenty in the years after Python, doing roles in a couple of James Bond and Harry Potter

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Eric Idle (left) and John Cleese have been delivering laughs together since the 1960s. ROD MILLINGTON PHOTO flicks in addition to his own creations like A Fish Called Wanda.

His show with Idle, though, will lean on Monty Python. The two will share old clips and tell stories from the old days in addition to offering new original skits and stand-up material. Cleese says they try to keep it a little unpredictable, and even he has learned things about Monty Python thanks to listening to Idle on stage, like when Idle mentioned that if they had starting filming Monty Python’s Flying Circus one month earlier, it would have been made in black-and-white, probably dooming it to failure.

“I didn’t know that,” Cleese says, “and he told me in the middle of a show.”

Don’t expect a lot of wistful nostalgia from these two. Their primary objective is to make the audience laugh, and few have proved better at doing that consistently over so many years than Cleese.

“Laughter is so important, more and more important, particularly in today’s world,” Cleese says, recalling the adage that the “shortest distance between two people is a laugh.”

“There’s something about that moment when you laugh together that’s completely authentic. It can’t be faked. And it’s the closest line [between people] because it’s not intellectual. It’s the core of your being in touch with the others at that moment, and it’s a marvelous feeling.”  John Cleese & Eric Idle: Together Again At Last… For the Very First Time • Fri, Oct. 28, at 8 pm • $59.50/$79.50/$99.50 • INB Performing Arts Center • 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. • inbpac.com • 279-7000

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Made with Love Bruncheonette offers breakfast flavors years in the making

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usband-and-wife team Allen Skelton and Joile Forral don’t go looking for specific dishes on their dining travels. The pair behind the Couple of Chefs food truck and catering business instead scan menus for fresh approaches. And most important, fresh ingredients.

“We go for if you can look at the combination and know they made it, because we can tell if they’re bringing something in that’s premade, preprocessed,” Skelton says.

“We can look at a menu and be like, ‘We don’t want that.’”

Push the proprietors of the new breakfast-focused Bruncheonette, though, and they’ll admit to a couple of personal favorites — both of which you can find on the menu at their new Broadway Avenue eatery.

“Chicken-fried steak,” Skelton says.

“Corned beef hash,” Forral adds.

“But real corned beef hash,” her husband chimes in.

“Not out of a can,” Forral agrees.

“We’re a sucker for corned beef hash,” Skelton says.

“We’re a sucker for anything slow-roasted that’s on a menu.”

“Or even Mexican-influenced,” Forral says.

“That’s true,” Skelton says. “We’re like, ‘You’re going to throw chili peppers in this? All right!”

Skelton and Forral are the kind of food geeks you want opening a new restaurant in your town. They met at culinary school in Portland nearly a decade ago before moving to Spokane and eventually starting up

The Bruncheonette’s verde hash, one of the new spot’s heartier dishes.

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their catering company, and in 2011, their Couple of Chefs food truck — voted the best in the region by Inlander readers earlier this year. They’re passionate about supporting other local businesses, making their food from scratch as much as possible, and exploring restaurants near and far for inspiration that can ultimately lead to new dishes and subtle additions to their own menu. They even spent their honeymoon food-foraging through the bustling culinary scene in Austin, Texas.

The menu at Bruncheonette is dotted with flavors and influences they’ve picked up through their travels and past experience.

The Verde Hash ($12), a delectable combination of pork carnitas, sweet potato, red potato, poblano, caramelized onion, red bell pepper, queso fresco cheese, verde salsa and eggs (there’s that Mexican influence), was influenced by a dish they found at a spot called Gravy in Portland.

“It was just a combination we thought really went well together,” Skelton says. “I’m not ashamed to say when we’ve traveled and found something we like, to say, ‘That’s where we got it from.’ There’s no reason not to give credit where credit is due.”

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Jack Weatherford WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2 | 7 P.M. Allen Skelton and Joile Forral opened the Bruncheonette this month. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO Elsewhere, you’ll find creative creations like the Chilaquilas ($12), a Mexican lasagna-like treat layering corn tortillas, chorizo, green onion, guacamole, queso fresco cheese, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, salsa and scrambled eggs, and a Tamale Waffle ($11.50) that comes covered in spiced shredded beef, cherry tomatoes, pickled jalapeño, lettuce, crema and eggs. If you like your breakfast more “classic American,” you’ll find it with the chicken and waffle ($12.50), biscuits and gravy ($8) or the chicken fried steak ($13). I’ll suggest getting a side of bacon, as it’s both delicious, and at $3 for three meaty strips, a great deal compared to some spots that gouge you for far-lesser salty swine treats.

Bruncheonette serves Roast House as its regular drip coffee, along with a rotating selection of other local roasters available as French Press specials. There’s a full bar for everything from Bloody Marys to rotating handles of local craft beer and cider.

If lunch is more your speed, a menu of “handhelds” familiar to food truck regulars is available, including burgers, roasted turkey sandwiches and “The Rude-Ben.” The spot at the former Knockaderry bar is bright and airy, and came available just a few months after another location fell through at the last moment.

“We’ve been actively looking for a restaurant space for the last two years,” Forral said. “In February, we were a signature away, and the whole thing fell apart. I was just super-heartbroken.”

They put plans for a brick-and-mortar spot on the back burner and turned their attention to a busy summer catering season when Skelton saw the sign that Knockaderry had closed.

They called their realtor immediately.

“We were able to get in,” Forral says, “and as soon as we saw it were like… ” “We saw the vision,” Skelton says.

“We said, ‘We can do it. We can do it this year,’” Forral adds.

Juggling their catering business, their food truck and a crash course in designing their new space, they did just that. 

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Mudge Chocolates uses local, sustainable ingredients in its sweets. CARRIE SCOZZARO PHOTO

No Tricks Coeur d’Alene’s Mudge Chocolates makes treats everyone can feel good about

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andy is everywhere you look this time of year, as ubiquitous as pumpkins, foretelling the cultural phenomena known as trick-or-treating, when kids come home with sacks full of sugary booty. While the inhumanly high amounts of sugar children are able to consume during this time is plenty of cause for alarm, what concerned Mudge Chocolates creator Winona Smith were the unnatural ingredients in many commercial candies, particularly food dyes.

“The start of Mudge was finding out about artificial coloring — it’s made from petroleum — and knowing I couldn’t feed it to my children,” says Smith, who developed the idea for her own candy company during one of those other candy holidays: Valentine’s Day. With a varied background that includes having been a firefighter, ballroom dance instructor and college student in a teacher education proLIVE A BETTER LIFE! gram, Smith relied on research skills, experimentation and a keen sense of providing as healthy an option as possible for her three daughters, Learn more about LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE ages 5 to 8, when developing her business. reverse loans FREEmortgage INFORMATION She made 20 varieties of candies and approached Susan Sommer, who owns Mrs. LarryWaters Waters Larry Honeypeeps Sweet Shop in Coeur d’Alene with NMLS IDMortgage 400451 Consultant Reverse husband Brett. They let Smith showcase Mudge 1-866-787-0980 Toll-Free chocolates during a sample night. Encouraged 208-762-6887 Local by that success, Smith now sells Mudge cordials at the Flour Mill in Hayden ($2.25) and an eight3425 Briarfield Blvd. Suite 100 NMLS1079636 Maumee, OH 43537 pack of treats — mint, triple chocolate, Hiker’s Must be at least 62 years of age.

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Delight with organic coffee beans, peanuts and golden raisins — at Winter Ridge Natural Foods in Sandpoint ($13.50).

One of their most popular flavors is orange cream, which like all flavors features natural ingredients, what Smith calls “real extravagance.”

Colorants, for example, range from beet juice or turmeric to distilled fruits.

For her ingredients, Smith looks for companies whose practices emphasize organic, fair trade, local and/or natural products. Mudge’s cordials, for example, feature Washington-based Tillen Farms’ bottled cherries, which are free of preservatives, gluten and artificial dyes and are even kosher. Mudge’s chocolate base comes from Endangered Species ChocoR E S TA U R A N T FINDER lates, known Looking for a new place to for its donation eat? Search the region’s program to most comprehensive bar partners such and restaurant guide at as the RainInlander.com/places. forest Trust and Wildlife Conservation Network. Endangered Species Chocolates are also certified vegan, non-GMO, fair trade and gluten-free.

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FOOD | INDUSTRY

Stirring Up Success How a bartender worked her way up to own a Spokane restaurant

BY FRANNY WRIGHT

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hen the Melting Pot opened a Spokane location in 2008, Kim Silva was a bartender at the new restaurant. Now, she and her husband actually own the

place.

After time behind the bar at the downtown Spokane eatery, which focuses on fondue, Silva was later promoted to assistant manager and then general manager in 2013 under the previous owner, William Miller. The Melting Pot’s new Path to Grow program offers managers, and others experienced in restaurant operations and management, the opportunity to sign a franchise agreement and receive a loan for up to 95 percent of the funds needed to become owners of select locations.

After Silva brought up the Path to Grow program to Miller, both were excited about the idea of passing along ownership, and decided to bring on Silva’s husband Hollis to the Melting Pot team in October 2015 to help with the transition.

“My son Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS and couldn’t talk.

We asked Cathy to speak for those who cannot.”

Gail Gleason Steve’s Mom with Cathy

“ALS patients lose their voice, and they need the ability to type with their eyes. Their computer speaks for them.

That equipment was being taken away by changes in Medicare law. Cathy took action immediately. She passed a law called the Steve Gleason Act; without her it wouldn’t have gone through. Cathy has made a difference because she cares.”

Melting Pot’s fondue.

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Silva is excited that the Path to Grow program has allowed her and her husband to become owners, and wants to begin hosting a different themed night monthly. This month, she’s planning a wine and fondue ladies’ night ($19.95) with a cheese board and seven tastes of wine. In December, she plans to host an ugly Christmas sweater palette painting and cheese and chocolate night.

Though Silva wants to bring these new events to the Melting Pot, she promises that the restaurant will still have the same feel it’s known for.

“We’re trying to run the business as normal, and we don’t want our regulars to feel like everything is changing too much,” she says. “We’ll still have the same romantic atmosphere and be the place to go for fun nights out.”

Through her interactions with guests, Silva has learned that the Melting Pot isn’t as well known in Spokane as she would like, and she wants to focus on marketing to change that.

“There are so many guests that didn’t even know we were in Spokane until they actually came in,” says Silva. “So we want to spread the word and let people know we’re here.”  The Melting Pot Spokane • 707 W. Main Ave. (in the skywalk) • Open Mon-Thu, 4-9 pm; Fri-Sat, 4-10 pm; Sun, 4-9 pm • meltingpot.com/spokane-wa • 926-8000

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ALPINE DELI 417 E. Third | 455-5148 When it’s time to satisfy your craving for German food, look no further than Third Avenue, home of Alpine Delicatessen, where you can find wurst platter specials with a side of steaming red cabbage and your favorite German groceries, including chocolates, spices and magazines.

BROOKLYN DELI 1001 W. First | 835-4177 This beloved Spokane deli recently moved just a block north into a more spacious locale. By day the extremely busy deli serves giant pickles, fresh salads, and artisan soups (the tomato is famous around town) and sandwiches. By night, the lounge offers a small selection of craft beers on tap, and a full yet simple bar.

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DOMINI SANDWICHES 703 W. Sprague | 747-2324 The sandwiches are huge and untainted by anything remotely green or grown from soil. Ham, corned beef, salami, liverwurst and turkey

are all sold by the sandwich, the basket and even the pound. Hot mustard, sweet mustard, horseradish, popcorn, RC Cola. Does it get any better? Service is quick, but these behemoths are built to last.

They’re also the foundation of a food dynasty and a perennial winner of the Best Sandwich Shop award in the Inlander’s Best Of reader’s poll.

MELTZ EXTREME GRILLED CHEESE 1735 W. Kathleen Ave. Coeur d’Alene | 208-664-1717 The name says it all. Everything at Meltz in Coeur d’Alene is extreme.

Even the simple grilled cheese sandwich. That’s right, this venue’s masterminds have found a way to reinvent the classic into a five-star delicacy. To start your finger-licking experience, you get the choice of sourdough, wheat or glutenfree bread. Next comes the most important aspect of your meal: the cheese. Cheddar, fontina, provolone, mozzarella and more are offered at Meltz. Whether you go the simple route, build your own or try one of the Uncommon sandwiches, your heart will melt and your taste

The Hawaiian from Smacky’s on Broadway. YOUNG KWAK PHOTO buds will be satisfied.

STELLA’S CAFÉ 917 W. Broadway | 326-6475 Stella’s offers vegetarians, vegans and carnivores a variety of yummy lunch options. The tofu banh mi is one of the café’s most popular dishes, consisting of soy and ginger marinated tofu topped with pickled daikon radish, pickled cucumber,

pickled carrots, pickled red pepper, cilantro and Sriracha aioli. Or, you can go with the pulled pork, a saucesoaked pile of deliciousness.

SMACKY’S ON BROADWAY 6415 E. Broadway | 535-4230 “You could eat here twice a week for a year and never have the same thing twice,” says owner Mike Ackermann, who named Smacky’s after

the pet monkey he owned when he was growing up in the Philippines.

The shop has earned a passionate following for its array of deli sandwiches, French dips, panini, wraps, and a few Smack Attack sandwiches, including the massive Napoleon — and each sandwich always comes with pretzels and a pickle. 

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From Book to Bore Inferno is a messy, nonsensical continuation of the Robert Langdon series

BY MARYANN JOHANSON

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’m not sure any of this movie makes sense on any level whatsoever. And that’s saying something, considering that it’s based on a Dan Brown novel.

See, there’s this tech billionaire name of Bertrand Zobrist (Ben Foster).

Instead of funding the eradication of all disease like Mark Zuckerberg does, he spends his power and money on developing a virus that will wipe out half of humans before we get to a Soylent Green situation (overpopulation, resource depletion, eating the dead in cracker form, etc.). OK, but what does that have to do with “symbologist” Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks, reprising his Da Vinci Code character)?

Funny you should ask: Langdon is having some weird and perhaps prophetic dreams about Dante’s epic poem Inferno — the one with all the circles of hell — and maybe Zobrist’s virus is called Inferno, but still, why would an art historian who runs around photogenic old European plazas and museums have any connection to a very 21st-century bioweapon? Well, Langdon wakes up in a Florence hospital with amnesia in his brain and a high-tech medical vial in his pocket: it has a biohazard warning symbol on it; could it be the virus? Also, some shady characters are trying to kill him for nefarious reasons, probably. So now he’s on the run with no memory of how he got into this mess, or even what kind of mess it is — but he still knows who he is, and who Dante is, thanks to the help of a pretty doctor, Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones).

If you’re still not clear on why an academic like Langdon would be anywhere in the vicinity of an apocalyptic virus, wait until you get to the end of the movie and realize there was no reason that any of what you’ve seen had to happen. Inferno is sort of the INFERNO cinematic equivalent of a mustache-twirling villain monoRated PG-13 loguing long enough so the hero can save the day, when Directed by Ron Howard any decent villain who didn’t actually want to get caught Starring Tom Hanks, Ben Foster, would have just pushed the big red button without sendFelicity Jones ing out press releases in advance. On the other hand, while fans of the book will likely be disappointed to learn that the ending here is significantly different than the novel’s ending, the sense of “none of this needed to happen” that the book exudes remains intact.

The first Robert Langdon flick, The Da Vinci Code, was dull; the second, Angels & Demons, was a grand intellectual adventure; Inferno exists in a muddled middle between them: completely absurd, ultimately pointless, but just about gloriously goofy enough to be momentarily diverting, a Nancy Drew mystery with Scooby Doo overtones and a thin veneer of bookishness. It’s Langdon himself who is the puzzle this time, as he tries to regain his memory, figure out why he’s being chased and by whom, and if he himself could be a carrier for that deadly virus (what’s that suspicious rash?).

There are, of course, clues to be found in paintings and fountains in the magnificent museums and stately churches of Florence, Venice and Istanbul. There are anagrams to be solved, secret organizations to be uncovered.

Museums will exhibit not only art and artifacts but a convenient and shocking lack of adequate security, as required by the plot. There will be much running through secret passages under medieval buildings and across wide cobblestoned plazas, scattering pigeons. It’s a more exciting Continental vacation than anyone who isn’t “the world’s most powerful mind” (as the trailer refers to Langdon) ever gets to have... and if it actually gets some people interested in Dante’s death mask and the Hagia Sophia? Well, there are worse fads that movies inspire. 

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TOMORROW

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Tom Hanks plays Robert Langdon, a symbologist who must follow a complicated series of clues related to medieval poet Dante in order to solve a dastardly worldwide conspiracy plot.

Landon wakes up with amnesia in an Italian hospital, and with help from

doctor Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones) he must try to regain his memories before a virus is released that could kill off half of the Earth’s population.

Based on the novel written by Dan Brown, this film is directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard. (EG) Rated PG-13

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When a Treasury agent (J.K. Simmons) closes in on him and the CPA takes on a big-time client, people start getting shot all over the place. (MB) Rated R

BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN

Tyler Perry has taken his beloved Madea to jail, to witness protection, to Christmas and elsewhere, but now it’s time to celebrate Halloween with the bombastic old lady (also played

by Perry, a choice best explained at this point by some sort of deep psychological issue). This time she’s supposed to be watching a group of teens, but encounters poltergeists, ghosts, zombies and other evil entities. (MB) Rated PG-13

DEEPWATER HORIZON

Director Peter Berg’s Deepwater Horizon deals with the April 2010 events on the offshore oil-drilling rig that made national headlines. The focal point of the story is Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg), an electronics technician who is just starting a 21-day stint aboard the rig when trouble begins. The site’s supervisor, “Mr. Jimmy” Harrell (Kurt Russell), questions the way that BP executives have taken shortcuts around safety tests as the creation of the well runs over budget and behind schedule.

Soon, a massive eruption of oil and gas leads to an explosion that threatens the lives of everyone on board. (SR) Rated PG-13

DENIAL

Depicting the true story of American historian Deborah E. Lipstadt as presented in her book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, this film centers on Lipstadt’s legal battle with David Irving, an English

Holocaust denier. Irving enters a libel suit against Lipstadt after she calls him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, the burden of proof is on the defendant, so Lipstadt must prove in court the historical truth that the Holocaust did, in fact, happen. (EG) Rated PG-13

THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM

Kate Beckingsale plays a young mother who moves into a new, creepy house with her husband. You know where this is going, don’t you? Well, things don’t get better when he discovers a secret room in the basement that isn’t on the home’s floor plans. (MB) Rated R

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

Emily Blunt stars in this mystery/thriller, playing the role of Rachel Watson, a devastated alcoholic divorcee. Rachel takes the train every day, fantasizing about the life of the strangers whose house she passes by every day. One day, she sees something shocking in those strangers’ backyard. Rachel tells the authorities what she thinks she saw and becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation, resulting in her trying to sort through her memories to discern what happened that day on the train. (EG) Rated R

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Tom Cruise plays investigator Jack Reacher in this sequel to the 2012 original. After learning that his colleague, Army Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders) has been arrested on charges of espionage, Reacher sets out to prove her innocence. His adventure forces him to work outside the law as he uncovers a government conspiracy involving the death of U.S. soldiers. (EG) Rated PG-13

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES

Suburban couple Karen Gaffney (Isla Fisher) and Jeff Gaffney (Zach Galifianakis) are suspicious of their impossibly perfect new neighbors Natalie Jones (Gal Gadot) and Tim Jones (Jon Hamm), and decide to embark on an investigation of the Joneses. The Gaffneys soon discover that the Joneses are government secret agents and become entangled in an international espionage scheme. (EG) Rated PG-13

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In this remake, a town is under siege from a ruthless big shot — in this case, mining boss Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) — and his personal army of enforcers. Widowed Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett) tries to hire men willing to accept the likely suicidal job of protecting the town, and one man, bounty hunter Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), agrees to assist. Then, he has to find six more to make the title of this

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MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE

Cool kid Rafe is stoked to finally arrive at middle school. The bad news for Rafe is that his middle school is the absolute worst with mean teachers and a jerk principal who doesn’t like fun, internet memes and other cool stuff that hip middle schoolers are into. So Rafe and his equally victimized classmates hatch a plan to take down this dorky principal and free themselves from a life of tyranny. (MB) Rated PG

MISS HOKUSAI

Based on the historical Japanese manga Sarusuberi, this animated film follows the work of legendary artist Katsushika Hokusai from the perspective of his daughter O-Ei, who is also an artist but lives under the shadow of her father.

Set in Japan’s Edo period, this film tells a story about a young girl coming of age and following her dreams against all challenges set before her. (EG) Rated PG-13

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

When outcast Florida teen Jacob (Asa Butterfield) goes to check on his beloved grandpa (Terence Stamp) after a distressed phone call, he finds the old man dying and sees monsters nearby.

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NINE LIVES

Let’s start by saying that everything about this film — in which a workaholic dad played by Kevin Spacey gets trapped in the body of his daughter’s cat — is oozing with cheese and slapstick comedy (from a CGI cat, nonetheless). Spacey’s character Tom Brand is too busy building his business empire to pay attention to his wife and daughter, so quirky pet store owner (Christopher Walken) casts a spell on him with the requirement that he reconnect with his family, or be trapped in the cat’s body for the rest of his life. Antics ensue. (CS) Rated PG

OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL

When are folks in movies going to figure out that playing with a Ouija board leads to nothing but trouble? This prequel to 2014’s Ouija is set in 1967 and features a single mom of two daughters procuring a bedeviled board as part of her psychic scam business. But when the youngest daughter tries to contact her late father, a portal opens and things get all messed up, as is wont to happen in these sorts of films. (MB) Rated R

PETE’S DRAGON

Park ranger Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) discovers Pete (Oakes Fegley) living in the woods where he’s been alone

for six years, after an outing with his parents ended in a car wreck that killed them. But then he reveals that he’s had the companionships of a big green dragon named Elliot. (MJ) Rated PG

THE QUEEN OF KATWE

Young Phiona (Madina Nalwanga) and her family live in Katwe, a poor neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda. Phiona wants to do big things despite being from a small place. She gets her chance after a missionary teaches her to play chess and she discovers she has a talent for it. Despite all who tell her she can’t succeed, she becomes a world chess champion. This Disney and ESPN joint film is based on a non-fiction book written by ESPN sportswriter Tim Crothers.

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SULLY

Clint Eastwood’s Sully tells the story of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) piloting a commercial airliner to a water landing on the Hudson River with zero casualties (dubbed “The Miracle on the Hudson”) in January 2009, and the ensuing investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board to determine if Sullenberger was at fault. (SS) Rated PG-13

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

STORKS

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ife in the ’burbs gets another humdrum ensnaring the Gaffneys in a silly plot to identify shake-up in the cul-de-sac action comedy the insider selling top-secret thingamajigs to the Keeping Up with the Joneses. The rickety bad guys. It’s meant to be thrilling fun, but it plot by Michael LeSieur hinges on corporate never takes off in the way imagined. There’s no espionage, but the real crime here is the wholemerriment in the .357-caliber chaos, no mirth in sale assimilation of a Brangelina-like supercouple the staccato of bullets. straight from the far superior Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

A slimmed-down Galifianakis has some It’s movie larceny on a grand scale. Playing the funny moments as the bumbling Jeff Gaffney, an mysterious titular neighbors with HR director who views all human incheekbones to spare, Jon Hamm teraction in terms of bonding exercises KEEPING UP and other forms of employee therapy. and Gal Gadot (those eyebrows!)

WITH THE JONESES are respectable but somewhat His sense of humor here is refined to Rated PG-13 inferior stand-ins for Brad Pitt and the character: flustered, prissy, nerdy, Directed by Greg Mottola Angelina Jolie in their roles as govnervous. As his suspicious wife, Isla Starring Zach Galifianakis, Isla ernment operatives infiltrating the Fisher flounders when required to beFisher, Jon Hamm middle-class world of the rather have irrationally (a dry-hump scene is ordinary Gaffneys (Zach Galifianaembarrassing), but she holds her own kis and Isla Fisher). for the most part. (The movie has one As the Bonds next door, the Smiths — er, the very good sex joke involving the two of them.)

Joneses — are trim, athletic and beautiful, nothBut in the end, neither of them, singly or toing less than perfect (zero body fat) in the eyes gether, can rescue this low-concept movie, which of the soccer moms and beer-belly dads in the progressively grows dumber by the minute. ’hood. Of course, their physical perfection blows When the diminutive Patton Oswalt appears as their cover; they stand out in their Maple Circle the villainous Mr. Big in the disappointing payoff surroundings. Explosions and gunfire predictably scene, Keeping Up with the Joneses falls terribly ensue once the undercover operation unravels, short. Not by inches, but at least a good foot. n

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Piano Man Ben Folds made the keys cool again, and he wants to show you how

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en Folds doesn’t want to give you piano lessons.

At least not like that old lady down the street from you as a kid. But before most shows on his current solo tour, which features just the pianist and his instrument, Folds brings in about 20 people for a master class.

It’s at this gathering that the songwriter, composer and one of the most fascinating piano players of his generation shares some of what he’s learned from his lifetime in music. You don’t even have to know how to play the piano to come.

“I’ve been doing music for a long time, and I didn’t know anything for a long time, and now I know something. I’m not there to be a cult leader, and I’m not the guy who knows everything — and I’m not doing a TED Talk, either,” says Folds, calling from New York, which was home base before he headed out on the leg of the tour that drops him at the Knitting Factory on Saturday night.

Before he arrives in a city for these VIP master classes, Folds is in touch with local music teachers, getting an idea of the state of music education in that area. He likes being immersed in these discussions, considering he’s spoken to lawmakers in Washington, D.C., about music

education and also raised money for the Nashville Symphony’s learning programs.

Reading Folds’ résumé is an education in popular music in and of itself. He spent his youth and early 20s playing bass and drums in a number of bands, and also worked in Nashville as a songwriter and studied music at the University of Miami. He dropped out of school before graduation, though, and dove back into piano.

In 1993, nearly burned out on music, Folds, along with bassist Robert Sledge and drummer Darren Jessee, formed Ben Folds Five. During the mid-to-late 1990s, the act emerged as a sore thumb that was noticeable as alt-rock faded out and boy bands wrapped pop music in plastic. Again, it was the piano that gave the confusingly named trio (it’s a poker reference) its unique standing.

Onstage, the band looked like a jazz trio, but brought a heady mix of indie rock with pop flair and poetic (often biographical) lyrics from Folds. The piano riffs were loud but technical, and amplified in their live show by Folds’ bombastic attack on the ivories. Folds sometimes called it “punk rock for sissies.”

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MUSIC | INDIE “PIANO MAN,” CONTINUED... called it quits after just three albums and a collection of B-sides. Folds, of course, struck out on his own, scoring a hit immediately with Rockin’ the Suburbs.

Folds just turned 50, but says he hasn’t thought too much about getting older. He didn’t do much on his birthday, but did rescue a squirrel, so that counts for something.

“I’ve always been into writing from the old man point of view,” he says. “I think I’ve always thought that endings were poignant and moving on has always been breakups and leaving — but dying is a good one, too.”

The solo shows aren’t about wanting to calm things down as he gets older, though. Folds has always done shows with just a piano and no band. A true virtuoso with a knack for improvisation, Folds says there’s a kind of freedom when he strips everything down.

“I think that piano — solo piano — boils it down to the song, and nothing but the song. It also allows for pivoting on a dime, so I can suddenly bring a chorus down to a whisper for no reason at all. But you can’t do that with a band,” he says.

Folds’ most recent album, So There, was a collaboration with the Nashville Symphony. He also didn’t forget the torrent of sound he could

bring with the other two-thirds of Ben Folds Five, which reunited in 2012 for a tour and an album, with possibly more to come. Folds has also dabbled in composing for the screen, recently scoring a film written and directed by Jeff Garlin of Curb Your Enthusiasm fame.

The solo shows are personal but still loud, and offer a look at the talents of an often over-

“I’ve always been into writing from the old man point of view. I think i’ve always thought that endings were poignant.” looked songwriter. Folds doesn’t mind being thought of as a piano man, even if he’s done a lot more than tickle the ivories in his career. But for him, the piano is just the conduit.

“It’s the tool of imagination that gets you there. If you think of Beethoven, he had to know what he wanted well before it was written down,” Folds says. “The tool of the piano is like so many tools as you go backwards in time — it’s less convenient and more difficult, and carries with it an intense advantage of some kind that’s pretty special.” n Ben Folds • Sat, Oct. 29, at 8 pm • $32.50 • All-ages • Knitting Factory • 919 W. Sprague • sp.knittingfactory.com • 244-3279

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a Ra Riot gets a brief break this weekend uplifting collection filled with soaring choruses from their ongoing tour with California that superbly showcase Miles’ honed falsetto vorock band Young the Giant. They could cals (see “Water,” “I Need Your Light,” and “Bad have taken that time to relax, but instead they’re Times”). The strings by violinist Rebecca Zeller coming to Spokane. And Saturday night’s Bartlett are still ever present; harmoniously uniting with stop was announced late for the Brooklynsynthesizer beats. based group’s summer/fall tour promoting Need “The best feeling about [this tour] is that we Your Light, their acclaimed fourth studio album have a couple songs we close the show with — for released in February. the longest time we were closing with old songs,” “We’re going to be on our own for a few Miles says. “But now we have songs that are so days, and time on the road you’re not playmuch more powerful and fun for us to play, too. ing, you’re losing money,” says And I think people can really tell.” frontman Wes Miles from a hotel While Ra Ra Riot recently WEEKEND parking lot in L.A. last week. “It played Austin City Limits, and has C O U N T D OW N just kind of worked out that we headlined plenty of its own tours Get the scoop on this had that day, and we hadn’t been over the years, Miles says the curweekend’s events with to Spokane in a good enough rent route with Young the Giant our newsletter. Sign up at time.” has surprisingly introduced a new Inlander.com/newsletter.

Indeed, it’s been seven years fanbase. since Ra Ra Riot was in the Lilac “A lot of people on this tour City. They last played here as part of a triplehave been telling us — a disproportionate amount threat tour with Death Cab for Cutie and Cold — ‘Oh, you guys are gonna be huge!’ or ‘We War Kids at Gonzaga University’s McCarthey can say we saw them back then!’ but we’ve been Athletic Center. A lot has changed since then for around for 10 years,” he says, laughing. “People indie pop/rock quintet, which is now celebrating think we’re a baby band, and that’s totally fine. its 10th year.

It’s cool in the sense that it’s a new fan, or someFor one, Ra Ra Riot’s sound has greatly one who didn’t know about us before.”  evolved from those early, breakout days when cheys@inlander.com the band was often solely categorized as baroque pop; their debut record The Rhumb Line was slowRa Ra Riot with Mama Doll • Sat, Oct. 29, at er-tempoed and heavier with strings. Compare 8 pm • $22 • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. that to this year’s Need Your Light, an upbeat and Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

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ou’ll probably need to start the long Halloween weekend (which we’ll say is officially Friday through Monday) by playing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at least once to get in the right mindset. Before heading out anywhere, one must decide on the best costume. With so many inspiring musicians passing away this year, it’s only right to expect to see a bunch of Princes and Bowies, but also consider some of the more overlooked options like country legend Merle Haggard or “Pure Imagination” singer Gene Wilder. Once in the proper costume, it’s time to figure out which Spokane live music show to hit up. Here are some of the options (see the music calendar listings for even more).

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The Big Dipper, 171 S. Washington Spokane’s own community radio finally becomes a teenager this year. To celebrate, KYRS hosts its own Halloween bash. Along with a costume contest and raffle prizes, musical guests include Everett rockers the Moondoggies, Seattle rockers the Hoot Hoots and Seattle Americana band Evening Bell.

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The Pin!, 412 W. Sprague The Monumental Halloween Cover Show is back this year with a whole new slew of local rock and hip-hop groups like Foxtrot Epidemic, Still No Pickles, Raskl, Rot Monger, Morlok VonGrimorog, Heart Of An Awl, CXMagik and Shoelaces covering acts including Michael Jackson, Logic, A Day to Remember, Nick Jonas and Cage the Elephant. Pretty frightening.

Thursday, 10/27

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Fireside Music feat. Steven King BARLOWS AT LIBERTY LAKE, Sunny Nights Duo J THE BARTLETT, Charlie Parr, the Holy Broke J THE BIG DIPPER, Stevie Lynne & Company BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Randy Campbell acoustic show J 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 COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Frankie Ballard & Jana Kramer COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, PJ Destiny CRAVE, DJ Freaky Fred J FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Harmony Clayton FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Kicho THE JACKSON ST., Steve Livingston acoustic J KNITTING FACTORY, Asking Alexandria, Born of Osiris, I See Stars, After the Burial, Upon a Burning Body J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Just Plain Darin LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Dan Conrad O’SHAYS IRISH PUB & EATERY, Open mic with Adrian and Leo THE OBSERVATORY, Vinyl Meltdown THE RESERVE, Cowgirls and Cocktails with Swinging Boots RIVELLE’S RIVER GRILL, Truck Mills and special guests Jam Night THE PEARL, Hucci J THE PIN!, Electric dance party with Brandon Deane and Ant Eye ZOLA, Sauce Policy

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The Monumental Halloween Cover Show • Fri, Oct. 28, at 6:30 pm • $7 with costume/$10 without • All-ages

SOULFUL SHAKEDOWN

The Palomino, 6425 N. Lidgerwood This year, you’ll need to head north to get funked up. That’s right, the Palomino brings in Spokane’s own funkified act Soul Proprietor to help get your groove on. The band’s three spooky sets will include a fine mix of funk, soul, blues, Motown, R&B and classic rock (just don’t expect any Elton John covers here).

Soul Proprietor funks up the Palomino Saturday.

Friday, 10/28

ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Fireside Music feat. Spare Parts Duo BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn J THE BIG DIPPER, KYRS 13th Birthday Bash feat. the Moondoggies, The Hoot Hoots, Evening Bell (See story above) BOLO’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Single Wide BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Express Yourself THE CELLAR, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia Duo CHECKERBOARD BAR, Pre-Halloween show with Sweet Rebel D, Rising Enemy, and One Louder Band COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kicho, Smash Hit Carnival CURLEY’S, Bad Monkey SHRINERS EVENT CENTER, Tracer FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Echo Elysium

FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Uppercut THE HIVE, Monster Mash and costume contest with DJ Flusk IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, John Firshi IRON HORSE BAR, JamShack THE JACKSON ST., Steve Livingston and Triple Shot JOHN’S ALLEY, Will West and the Friendly Strangers J KNITTING FACTORY, The Next Big Thing: Michael Ray and Dylan Scott plus special guests J LAGUNA CAFÉ, Diane Copeland LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Nick Grow MICKDUFF’S BREWING COMPANY, Halloween Bash with Still Tipsy and the Hangovers MOOSE LOUNGE, Karma’s Circle MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Robby French NASHVILLE NORTH, Luke Jaxon NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, DJ Patrick

Funkoween with Soul Proprietor • Sat, Oct. 29, at 8 pm • $7/$10 • 21+

J THE OBSERVATORY, Dead See Squirrels, Whiskey Dick Mountain, Sons of Donovan J THE PALOMINO, Funkoween with Soul Proprietor (See story above) PEND D’OREILLE WINERY, One Street Over PJ’S PUB, Johnny & the Moondogs J POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE, Nick Grow J RED ROOM LOUNGE, The Winter Warmup featuring Itz Jaaken, Change & Matisse, The Naturalystics, Bortha Nature and Lucas Brown, Devi, Modz, King Skellee THE RESERVE, Children of the Sun (Helldorado) THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler SEASONS OF COEUR D’ALENE, Hanna Rebecca SILVER FOX, Usual Suspects

J THE PIN!, Monumental Booking’s Halloween Cover Show with Foxtrot Epidemic, Still No Pickles, Raskl, Rot Monger, Morlok VonGrimorog, Heart Of An Awl, CXMagik, Shoelaces (See story above) THE ROADHOUSE, Halloween Weekend with Steve Starkey ZOLA, Tell the Boys

Saturday, 10/29

12 TRIBES RESORT CASINO, Halloween costume party with the Evolution Band ARBOR CREST WINE CELLARS, Fireside Music feat. Dan Conrad J THE BARTLETT, Ra Ra Riot (See story on page 49) BEVERLY’S, Robert Vaughn BOLO’S, Chris Rieser and the Nerve BOOMER’S GARDEN, Halloween Bash with Buckcherry, Sebastian Bach, the Wilde, Garden of Eden

BOOMERS CLASSIC ROCK BAR & GRILL, Single Wide  BUCER’S COFFEEHOUSE PUB, Delta G THE CELLAR, Donnie Emerson & Nancy Sophia Duo  CHECKERBOARD BAR, Hallowed be thy Metal Party feat. Symptoms of Insanity, Reign of Ashes, Vultra, Knuckledragger, and You Don’t Know Me COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kicho, Smash Hit Carnival CURLEY’S, Bad Monkey FEDORA PUB & GRILLE, Ron Greene FIZZIE MULLIGANS, Uppercut GEM STATE CLUB, YESTERDAYSCAKE THE HIVE, Halloween Bash with DJ YNot HOTEL RL SPOKANE-AT THE PARK, Monster Bash 2 feat. Sammy Eubanks IDAHO POUR AUTHORITY, John Hastings IRON HORSE BAR, JamShack THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave JOHN’S ALLEY, Halloween Party feat. the Maple Bars, Mother Yeti, Astronaut and the Trees  KNITTING FACTORY, Ben Folds and a Piano (See story on page 47) LA ROSA CLUB, Open Jam LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Mary Chavez LOON LAKE SALOON, R’ocktober 2016 Halloween with Princess Stardusty with Armed & Dangerous Band MICKDUFF’S BEER HALL, Pray 4 Snow Party feat. Monarch Mountain Band MOOSE LOUNGE, Karma’s Circle

MULLIGAN’S BAR & GRILLE, Truck Mills NASHVILLE NORTH, Halloween party with Luke Jaxon and DJ Tom NORTHERN QUEST CASINO, Jethro Tull: Written and Performed by Ian Anderson NORTHERN QUEST CASINO-CLUB IMPULSE, Monster Mash with DJ Patrick NYNE, Halloween Costume Party with DJ C-Mad  THE OBSERVATORY, Lip Sync Battle + Costume Contest THE PALOMINO, Halloween costume party with DJ Perfechter PAOLA’S RAINBOW RESORT, The Hankers Halloween Party RAZZLE’S BAR & GRILL, Halloween party with Slow Burn REPUBLIC BREWING CO., Halloween Bash feat. Los Rusteros THE RESERVE, Fuego Halloween Party with DJs Americo and K-PHI RICO’S, Gator Tail THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Dueling Pianos feat. Christan Raxter & Steve Ridler  THE SHOP, Bret and Janet Todd  THE PIN!, Foot Loose Halloween Dance Party with DJ Gothic Cowboy THE ROADHOUSE, Halloween Weekend with Steve Starkey ZOLA, Tell the Boys

Sunday, 10/30

COEUR D’ALENE CASINO, Kosh DALEY’S CHEAP SHOTS, Jam Night

with VooDoo Church  KNITTING FACTORY, Sevendust, Red Sun Rising, Gemini Syndrome, Moretta LINGER LONGER LOUNGE, Open jam O’DOHERTY’S IRISH GRILLE, Live Irish Music  THE PIN!, Soilwork, Unearth, Battlecross, Wovenwar, Darkness Divided, Cold Blooded ZOLA, Blake Braley Band

Monday, 10/31

 THE BARTLETT, The Moth and the Flame, Young Rising Sons, 888  CALYPSOS COFFEE & CREAMERY, Open Mic EICHARDT’S, Monday Night Jam with Truck Mills HOGFISH, Working Spliffs THE PALOMINO, Trick or Trap night with Vegas Banger, DJ Felon, DJ Funk RED ROOM LOUNGE, Open Mic with MJ The In-Human Beatbox THE RESERVE, Halloween Splash with DJ Sterling ZOLA, Kellan Rowe

Tuesday, 11/01

 THE BARTLETT, Robbie Fulks, Marshall McLean EICHARDT’S, John Firshi THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave KELLY’S IRISH PUB, Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Turntable Tuesday MIK’S, DJ Brentano

 POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE (SOUTH HILL), DJ Charley THE RESERVE, Deschamp’s Artist Showcase THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Jam night with Gil Rivas THE PEARL, T.A.S.T.Y with DJs Freaky Fred, Beauflexx ZOLA, Fus Bol

Wednesday, 11/02 GENO’S TRADITIONAL FOOD & ALES, Open Mic with T & T THE JACKSON ST., DJ Dave THE LANTERN TAP HOUSE, DJ Lydell LEFTBANK WINE BAR, Carey Brazil THE OBSERVATORY, Crushed Out, The Smokes, Fancy Boy  POOLE’S PUBLIC HOUSE, Nick Grow RED ROOM LOUNGE, Hip Hop Is A Culture THE RESERVE, EDM Wednesdays with DJs Ayzim, Radikill, Gestut THE RIDLER PIANO BAR, Piano Bar with Christan Raxter THE PIN!, DJ Freaky Fred THE ROADHOUSE, Open mic with Vern Vogel and the Volcanoes ZOLA, The Bossame

Coming Up ...

SPOKANE ARENA, Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, Nov. 3 THE BARTLETT, David Ramirez live recording, Nov. 9 KNITTING FACTORY, Sturgill Simpson, The London Souls, Nov. 9

BRANFORD MARSALIS AND THE WHITWORTH JAZZ ENSEMBLE DAN KEBERLE, DIRECTOR

Saturday, Nov. 5, 8 p.m.

Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox Admission: $25; $20 students/seniors www.martinwoldsontheater.com 509.624.1200

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 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 MICKDUFF’S• 312 N First Ave., Sandpoint • (208) 255-4351 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 THE PEARL • 23 E. Lincoln Rd. • 703-7474 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 RIVELLE’S• 2360 N Old Mill Loop, CdA • (208) 930-0381 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 TIMBER GASTRO PUB •1610 E Schneidmiller, Post Falls • 208-262-9593 ZOLA • 22 W. Main Ave. • 624-2416

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Nichole Dumoulin as Stella Kowalski (left), Billy Hulquist as Stanley Kowalski (middle) and Alyssa Day as Blanche DuBois (right) in A Streetcar Named Desire. JEFF FERGUSON PHOTO

THEATER UNFORGIVABLE

Tennessee Williams’ greatest play, the 1948 Pulitzer Prizewinning A Streetcar Named Desire, graces the Spokane Civic Theatre’s stage this fall. Subversive and dark, the play tells the story of former English teacher and prostitute Blanche DuBois as she moves in with her sister Stella and brother-in-law and patriarch Stanley in an attempt to recover from the death of her young husband. Dealing with themes of gender violence and sexuality, and set in the French Quarter of New Orleans, there is a reason this is considered one of the best plays of the 20th century, as it touches on themes considered taboo even today. This version is helmed by renowned Spokane director Troy Nickerson, whose 25 years of experience is sure to make this production seasoned and deeply complex.

— HAYLEE MILLIKAN A Streetcar Named Desire • Oct. 28-Nov. 13: Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm • $18-$27 • Spokane Civic Theatre • 1020 N. Howard • spokanecivictheatre.com • 325-2507

THEATER GIRL POWER

Six girls take on social and global issues in this original play for all people. Written by Brook Bassett, this show examines issues that girls face in our world, discussing bullying, misrepresentation, Title IX, homelessness, child soldiers, refugees, poverty, education, child labor and child marriage. Through such theatrical experiences as cheerleading, video projections, spoken word poetry, dancing and monologues, Girl, Awake! celebrates the International Day of the Girl, as well as individuality and history. Founded on historical precedent, statistics and personal experiences, the production benefits the Malala Fund and is produced by the Luminary Initiative Project.

— EMILY GOODELL Girl, Awake! • Fri-Sat, Oct. 28-29, at 7:30 pm • $10 • The Modern Theater Spokane • 174 S. Howard • themoderntheater.org

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MUSIC MAN OUT OF TIME

In the early ’90s, Robbie Fulks was playing a rootsy folk style that flew in the face of the loud, grungy boys so popular at the time.

The sound landed him on the fledgling Bloodshot Records, where he helped pioneer so-called “alternative-country” — basically code for “better than what’s on country radio.” Now 53, Fulks is at the peak of his storytelling powers on his new Upland Stories album, full of traditional bluegrass and folk used to convey stirring tales of regret and struggle in rural America.

— DAN NAILEN Robbie Fulks with Marshall McLean • Tue, Nov. 1, at 8 pm • $15/$18 day of • All-ages • The Bartlett • 228 W. Sprague • thebartlettspokane.com • 747-2174

ARTS / BENEFIT EMERGING FOR ART

Coeur d’Alene’s fledgling nonprofit arts center Emerge offers creative opportunities for all members of the community, with art classes, gallery space displaying locals’ works and many other ways for the community to get in touch with their artistic selves. To continue this mission, the nonprofit hosts its second annual evening fundraiser, with a focus on local food and art to entertain guests. Spokane-based artist Tiffany Patterson paints live, while musician Nic Vigil and his group perform. Guests can bid on auction items, too, but the major event highlight is the local chef cook-off featuring an array of industry talent, including staff from Angelo’s, The Wandering Table, The Blackbird, Moon Time and more.

— CHEY SCOTT

“Scott Bradlee’s group is known for retro-fying modern hit songs into viral success.”

Entertainment Weekly

“… everything-new-is-old-again brilliance…” Yahoo! Music

Tickets & Info: 509-624-1200/foxtheaterspokane.com

Emerge Day of the Dead Fiesta • Thu, Oct. 27, at 6 pm • $55/person; $100/ couple • The Cellar • 317 E. Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene • emergecda.org

WORDS QUESTIONS OF POWER

Genghis Khan was a real asshole, there’s no way around it — ordering mass genocides during his Mongol Empire’s 13th century invasions. At the same time, Khan was also responsible for some forward-thinking ideas about religion. As part of Eastern Washington University’s President’s Forum for Critical Thought, New York Times bestselling author Jack Weatherford (pictured) shares knowledge gleaned while writing Genghis Khan and the Quest for God, his latest book on the ruthless leader. While on one hand calling for the atrocious slaughter of the civilizations he conquered, Khan also was a champion of religious freedom; some of his ideas on the subject later influenced Thomas Jefferson. Come out to hear a fascinating talk about one of history’s most infamous characters.

— CHEY SCOTT Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Quest for God • Wed, Nov. 2, at 7 pm • Free and open to the public • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • 359-6252

EVENTS | CALENDAR

BENEFIT

MASTER GARDENER FOUNDATION FALL BANQUET The evening fundraiser includes a no-host bar, catered dinner, silent auction, raffles, and meet & greet book signing with this year’s keynote speaker, Dan Hinkley. Oct. 27, 4-8:30 pm. $40. Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. mgfsc.org (800-838-3006) DIA DE LOS MUERTOS PARTY The second annual event hosted by the Hispanic Business Professional Association features Mexican foods ($5/ meal), face painting, a photo booth, crafts, mariachi music, pinatas and more. Oct. 28, 5-8 pm. Hennessey Funeral Home and Reception Center, 1315 N. Pines Rd. (926-2423) KYRS 13TH ANNIVERSARY BASH Celebrate 13 years of community radio

at a Halloween paty with live music by The Moondoggies, The Hoot Hoots, and Evening Bell. Includes a costume contest, prizes and more. Oct. 28, 7:30 pm-midnight. $10. Big Dipper, 171 S. Washington. bit.ly/2dQfqp3 (747-3012) GHOST BALL An evening benefiting Elevations Therapy Foundation, featuring food, drinks, live music, dancing, a silent auction and more. Ages 21+. Oct. 29, 7 pm-midnight. $50/person. Riverside Place, 1108 W. Riverside Ave. ghostball.org (385-2116) IMPACT NWC Northwest Christian Schools’ 15th dessert banquet, featuring comedian Mike Williams. An appeal for financial support of NWCS will be presented. Free admission, reservations required. Oct. 29, 7-9 pm. Free.

Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. nwcs.org/impact

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I SAW YOU POST FALLS WALMART I saw and met you at Walmart in post falls, selling candybars with my daughter. We had an amazing conversations for hours, then you walked me to my car and it was so nice. I was amazed when you came back Tuesday, I was like ok this guy is for real, and I was so so happy.

We talked again for awhile, but unfortunately never for to the point of exchanging phone numbers, etc. I kick myself in the rear everyday since then.

I think we had some sort of miscommunication on Friday selling, and we haven’t reconnected since, I regret it everyday. I think about you often, I sure hope you remember where my daughter and I told you I work. I keep hoping and praying you will show up. I had some amazing connection with you that I’ve never had before. I hope we reconnect, it would be remarkable.

Your truly none of a kind nice gentleman, that is would love nothing more than to see you again. Your a nice guy who made me laugh and smile so much my cheeks hurt. I know your busy due to your job, but I really would like another visit or more.

YOU TOUCHED MY SOUL WITH THOSE BIG BEAUTIFUL EYES It was October 18 at the valley winco at around 3 pm.

Our eyes met and you smiled at me

and I must say I haven’t felt a feeling like that in a long time. I know you were with that guy with the walking stick, but I was just wondering if you would like to get a cup of coffee or something sometime? I was the guy in all black with black boots and hat, with a reddish beard.

FARMERS DAUGHTER We chatted on bumble and you sent me your number.

I was texting you back, but my clumsy hand swept you away..ahhh. Your not a bot, nor I’m I! UNFORGIVEN COUNSELOR I was having a bad day, you came from nowhere to help. I remember your name but not how to find you for more help. I do remember you and what you look like and what you where wearing. I want to thank you and talk more. I have driven around the area that I can remember you told me about but can’t find your office. How do we meet again friend that showed up like an angle? If you respond give me some details so I know it is you!!

LOVE ALWAYS ONLY FOR YOU I saw you waiting for me to change, hoping I would do something spectacular, seeing me fail over and over again, shutting down and trying to move on when all you wanted was some sign that I cared. I have always cared, I have always loved you and always will.

My life is empty without you. I want to move on from the horrible things I have done and share a life with you, I don’t want to move on and continue this chapter in my life without you.

Please don’t give up on me, please know that I love you and appreciate you every day and I only want you to be happy. Please understand and know that I care and I always will AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE There you were scratching your head and wondering why do we have to pick between these two fools. Why doesn’t the ballot give us the choice of none of the above and if none of the above gets the most votes none of the above

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Big money MUST NOT be allowed to further control our futures in this country.

wins. Seems like common sense to me but the corporations don’t want you to be un-American so vote for those who you are told to vote for, don’t do your own research into the policies of those who we are forced to vote for. Just check off the box we tell you to and all will be fine for us and our friends, but you can go back to complaining for another election cycle after we break every promise we gave you and how we will blame the other side for all the wrongs that are still happening. Get educated people and Vote for your candidate, not someone the media promotes.

CHEERS LOST ENGAGEMENT RING Cheers to anyone who finds my wife-to-be’s silver and jade engagement ring. It has a green jade oval-shaped stone with a wide band. On the band are two quetzal birds, one on each side with long tails wrapping around the band.

It is of great sentimental value, and I have nowhere left to look! Last seen at the Chinese Lantern Festival 9/17.

Any info is appreciated! seyman12@ my.whitworth.edu PLEASE HELP ME FIND LOVE LETTER IN HOME Hello. I am wondering if anyone out there knows of a home Greenacres Wa that left a love note behind. Supposedly its in the heart of the fireplace. The home was built in 2004. I have looked everywhere and I really would like to find it. If anyone knows anything please send me a e mail at s123456878@hotmail.com Thanks so much.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, INLANDER! Congratulations to you for so many years of excellent journalism! May you

SOUND OFF 1. Visit Inlander.com/isawyou by 3 pm Monday. 2. Pick a category (I Saw You, You Saw Me, Cheers or Jeers). 3.

Provide basic info: your name and email (so we know you’re real). 4. To connect via I Saw You, provide a non-identifying email to be included with your submission — like “petals327@yahoo.com,” not “j.smith@comcast.net.”

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JEERS JEERS TO THE CORPORATE DOGS ATTEMPTING TO WEAKEN PUBLIC EDUCATION... More rich-assholes trouble, and I’m pissed off: “Choice for Teachers” is a branch of an organization called “The Freedom Foundation.”

This is funded by mega-wealthy corporate interests including politicats closely affiliated with the billionaire Koch brothers. The foundation’s agenda is clear: weaken the ability of educational professionals to stand together in order to swing the balance even more in favor of corporations and wealthy CEOs. These groups have been leading the efforts to outlaw public sector unions both in the courts and through the legislatures in the US as well as all public education.

These groups do not care about us, our students, our families, the taxpayers, or public education. They only care about weakening our ability to join to together to speak with one voice.

By standing together in the community and the political arena is how we advance our interests and reach our goals for ourselves, our children, and our society. Big money MUST NOT be allowed to further control our futures in this country. JEERS to the corporate slime trying to totally privatize that which our founding fathers (and mothers) fought and died to uphold.

CRABBY OLD MAN I hope that one day if your cat goes missing, you don’t encounter the kind of heartless, cruel, unreasonable types I encountered when I spoke with you on Saturday.

I’m the type that would have helped you look for your pet instead of threat-

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ening a totally harmless, normal person. May karma be with you and may those around you continue to see who you really are. Believe me, it’s not becoming.

JEERS TO UR CHEATIN MAN Ur hubs works at borracho and is cheating on u. Sunday is the new fun day. Everyone knows but you : ( U are such a nice woman and deserve more at least the truth. He sucks and so does his food I JUST WANTED GODZILLA Shin Godzilla just finished its very limited theater run, one week in select locations. It is being distributed by Funamation which normally dubs over anime, I’m a fan of a few of they’re shows. Checking they’re site they say Northrown mall is the theater it will show in Spokane. Fast forward to the second day of its week long run and I can’t get info on when this movie will be playing. After going to Regel at Northrown I was told Funamation stopped responding to the theaters calls and they have been asked the same question at least five times a day. So jeers to Funamation for writings us off without giving us a heads up. Because as a hardcore Godzilla fan who got the privilege to see Godzilla 2000 in theaters as a 4th grader, I feel like I personally let down the King of the Monsters. 

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EVENTS | CALENDAR MASQUERADE BALL The formal event benefits the combined fund drive for local charities. Guests are invited to wear formal attire or high end costumes with masquerade masks. Features appetizers, cash bar, raffles, auctions and a live DJ. Oct. 29, 7-11 pm. $50-$75. Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St. cfd.wa.gov NORTH IDAHO LIFE MASQUERADE BALL The old-school Halloween masquerade ball and costume party benefits Children’s Village in Coeur d’Alene.

Includes a champagne reception, baroque music, a plated dinner, and more. Oct. 29, 4-11:30 pm. $150-$175.

Greyhound Park & Event Center, 5100 Riverbend Ave. cdamasquerade.com

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STEVE-O After graduating from Clown College in 1997, Steve-O had a career as a circus clown before achieving fame on Jackass and Wildboyz. Oct. 27-30, 7:30 pm; also Oct. 28-29, 10:30 pm. $20-$33. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com JOHN CLEESE & ERIC IDLE In “Together Again At Last…For The Very First Time,” Cleese and Idle blend scripted and improvised bits with storytelling, musical numbers and more to create a unique comedic experience. Oct. 28, 8 pm. $59.50-$99.50. INB Performing Arts Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. inbpac.com NO CLUE! Join the BDT Players as they put a comedic spin on everyone’s favorite macabre guessing game. Oct. 28, 8-9:30 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com DUOS: LATE NIGHT COMEDY TWOBY-TWO A comedy show pairing two Blue Door players for 15 minutes of improv. Mature audiences. Oct. 29, at 10 pm. $7. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoortheatre.com SPOKANE COMEDY’S STANDUP SHOWDOWN Comedians get a topic and have four minutes to perform; the crowd then votes for a winner. Tuesdays, from 8-10 pm. Free. The Observatory, 15 S. Howard. (598-8933) LEGENDS OF COMEDY Featuring Spokane’s own Don Parkins, Joe Fontenot, Jay Wendell Walker and hosted by Jamie Boyd. Nov. 2, 8 pm. $5. The Reserve, 120 N. Wall St. (509-598-8783) FIRST THURSDAY COMEDY Each edition of the show features funny local folks from around the region. Ages 21+ only. $10. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford Rd. northernquest.com

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COLVILLE CORN MAZE & PUMPKIN PATCH The seventh year of the local, 12-acre corn maze, with a pumpkin and squash patch. Open through Oct. 31; Sat-Sun from 11 am-7:30 pm and MonFri, from 4-7:30 pm. $5-$7. 73 Oakshott Rd. colvillecornmaze.com (684-6751) HARVEST FESTIVAL All ages are invited to trick-or-treat with residents through the hallways. Oct. 27, 6-7 pm.

Free. Touchmark South Hill, 2929 S. Waterford Dr. (536-2929) LOST EGYPT: ANCIENT SECRETS, MODERN SCIENCE Explore ancient Egypt with hands-on activities, human and animal mummies and real Egyptian artifacts. Through Jan. 6; open TueSun, 10 am-5 pm (until 8 pm on Wed; half-price admission on Tue). $5-$10/

admission. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) THE PUMPKIN PROJECT Project Hope’s pumpkin patch offers pumpkins by donation, with the opportunity to buy a pumpkin for a neighbor. Patch is located in the 700 block of North Ash St., in West Central. Oct. 15-30; Sat-Sun from 9 am-6:30 pm; Thu-Fri, 3:30-6:30 pm. spokanepumpkin.com (704-7433) SCARYWOOD HAUNTED NIGHTS The North Idaho theme park transforms into a place of Halloween-themed nightmares. Through Oct. 29; Thu, 6:30-11 pm and Fri-Sat, from 7 pm-1 am. $26$40. Silverwood Theme Park, 27843 U.S. 95. scarywoodhaunt.com WASHINGTON STATE CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL All new displays are featured this year, along with the artisan vendor village, performances, food and more. Through Oct. 30; Sun-Thu, from 5-10 pm; Fri-Sat, from 5-11 pm.

Performances Sun-Thu at 6:30 and 8:30 pm; Fri-Sat at 7 and 9 pm. $10-$15/entry; $40/family pass (2 adults, 2 youth) and $60/all-access pass. Kids three and under are free. Riverfront Park. spokanelanternfestival.com THE AMAZING MAZE Find your way through the church’s box maze. Oct. 31, events include a fall festival with trunkor-treating and more. Oct. 28-29 and 31, from 6-8 pm. Free, donations accepted. First Church of Nazarene, 9004 N. Country Homes Blvd. (467-8986) CITY SCHOOL HAUNTED HOUSE West Valley City School presents the 8th annual haunted house, “The Infected.”

Oct. 28-29, 6:30-9:30 pm. $7. At 1441 N. Argonne (former Safeway building). cityschool.wix.com/hauntedhouse GREEN BLUFF HAUNTED HOUSE Hosted by the Green Bluff Junior Grange.

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Oct. 28-29, 5:30-9 pm. $2. Green Bluff Grange, 9809 Green Bluff Rd. greenbluffgrowers.com (979-2607) SPOOKWALK IN BROWNE’S ADDITION Meet the ghosts of Browne’s Addition on a walking tour of the neighborhood. Meet at Browne’s Tavern for cider served from 6:30-7 pm. Proceeds benefit the projects of the Friends of Coeur d’Alene Park. Oct. 28-31, at 7 pm. $20. Browne’s Tavern, 1924 W. Pacific. friendsofcdapark.org (850-0056) VALLEY MISSION HAUNTED POOL Ghouls, monsters and ghosts have taken over and are ready to frighten those brave enough to enter. Oct. 28-29, 7-10 pm. Bring a canned food donation for $1 off admission. $3-$4. Valley Mission Park, 11123 E. Mission. (688-0300) FAAIE HALLOWEEN PARTY Featuring an adults’ and children’s costume contests, poltergeist performances and fun.

Bring a dish for the potluck. Light snacks and drinks provided. Oct. 29, 5-9 pm. $5$15. St. Francis of Assisi Social Hall, 4420 N. Jefferson. (863-6619) SPARKOWEEN FOR KIDS Kids get a chance to explore Spark Central with guidance from volunteers. Open to the public; no registration necessary. Oct. 29, 1-3 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. sparkwestcentral.org FREE DAY AT THE MUSEUM It’s also the last day to see the feature exhibit “Ties to the Past: Railroad History in the Coeur d’Alene Region.” Museum reopens in April. Oct. 29, 11 am-5 pm.

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HOWLIWEEN PARTY Bring your furry friends to SCRAPS in costume and take part in a parade and party. Games, treats and prizes are awarded. Oct. 29, 1-3 pm. Free. SCRAPS Regional Animal Shelter, 6815 E. Trent Ave. spokanecounty.org/scraps (477-2532) LIGHT UP THE PARK The annual celebration in Chewelah includes pumpkin themed activities, including contests for carvings, costumes and more. Also includes food booths, art displays, games and more. Oct. 29. City Park, First St. and Calispel Ave. (509-675-5212) TRIP OR TREAT AROUND THE WORLD Kids get a map, coloring pages with fun facts and a chance to receive treats from different countries as they learn about other parts of the world. Oct. 29, 11 am-3 pm. Free. AAA North Spokane, 7307 N. Division, Ste. 103. aaawa.com VETERANS WILLS CLINIC A freeannual event, for veterans only. Limit 100 people. Oct. 29, 9 am-noon. Free.

Gonzaga University School of Law, 721 N. Cincinnati St. wavetswillclinic.com CAMPBELL HOUSE HALLOWEEN Wear your costume and come for a familyfriendly Halloween experience. All proceeds benefit restoration projects. Oct. 31, 4:30-8 pm. $5, free for kids under 3 years. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org (456-3931) SPOKANE MOVES TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION Gather with local residents to discuss upcoming activities and actions in the struggle to reduce, minimize, end the powerful influence of money in the political processes. First Tuesday of the month, from 6:30-8:30 pm. No charge. Liberty Park Methodist Church, 1526 E. 11th Ave. (276-6549)

FILM

CHINA ON FILM SERIES A series presented by Lindaman Chair Anthony E. Clark, showcasing films that represent China’s angst and acceptance during decades of transition. Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, at 6:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Whitworth University, 300 W. Hawthorne. whitworth.edu (777-4368) MONUMENTAL: SKIING OUR NATIONAL PARKS The Powder Productions Original film celebrates the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

Oct. 27, 7 pm. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. (6241200) RIFFTRAX LIVE: CARNIVAL OF SOULS RiffTrax takes on director Herk Harvey’s spooky 1962 cult classic “Carnival of Souls,” featuring Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy. Oct. 27, 8 pm and Oct. 31, 7:30 pm. At Regal Cinemas Northtown and Riverstone (CdA). $15. fathomevents.com HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST + GAMES Come out for all-you-canplay arcade and pinball machines and screenings of classic movies. Ages 21+ only. Oct. 28, 8-11 pm. $8-$10. Jedi Alliance, 2024 E. Boone. facebook.com/ Jedi-Alliance-171640086514284 HOCUS POCUS A one-night screening of the classic film. Come in costume and get a free popcorn. Oct. 28, 7-9 pm. $3.

Sixth Street Theater, 212 Sixth St. sixthstreetmelodrama.com (208-752-8871) ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Attend a special midnight screening of this cult classic. Oct. 29, at midnight. $7.

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Your response to “Torn” really missed the mark. She is the 35-year-old woman whose friends and family think her 43-year-old boyfriend is lazy and not good enough for her and will end up living off her. She has a full-time job with benefits, while he works part time and saves up when he wants to buy something. She says he supports her emotionally: “He…has my back to an unreasonable degree.” Yet, you contend that his lack of ambition may AMY ALKON lead her to resent him. My advice to her: “If the relationship works for both of you, enjoy it. Nurture it. Keep the outside influences outside.

And for crying out loud, woman, pull up your big-girl Underoos and tell your friends and family to take a deep breath and say a prayer to Saint Eff You.” —Better Idea Your advice — that “Torn” should just flip the bird at all of her boyfriend’s detractors — is the perfect solution for any woman who has a number of smelly, unsightly friends and family members cluttering up her life. I offer a similar redo of decluttering queen Marie “KonMari” Kondo’s advice that we should go through all our stuff and see what brings joy. Yawn. The AlkonMari method: “Strike a match and run.”

But, wait, you say. He supports her emotionally. That, you insist, should be enough. Should be. And though it’s reasonable to prefer that it would be, the late Albert Ellis, co-founder of cognitive-behavioral therapy, explained that “should” involves the irrational demand that the world manifest itself in an idealized way — the way it SHOULD be. This keeps us from dealing with it as it is. For example, I should be writing this response to you in a villa in the south of France with servants, a helipad, and a moat. But here in the real world, unless I start moonlighting as a drug lord, I will continue writing from the cute shack in LA that I share with my dog and several million termites.

Likewise, in that magical land where children’s dentists send glitter instead of a bill, the perfect husband could be a sweet man who splits his time between a lowstress part-time job and chillaxing on the couch with a doob. But women evolved to have emotional mechanisms pushing them to seek men who are willing and able “providers,” and a man’s ambition is a cue for that. Women can’t just yell at their genes, “Hey, it’s 2016, and I’m the VP of a successful startup!” As anthropologist Donald Symons explains, changing any “complex adaptation,” like those driving mating psychology, takes “hundreds or thousands of generations.” This is why — as I explained to “Torn” — research finds that women married to a Mr. Mom often end up resenting him, making those marriages more likely to end in divorce.

Should “Torn” stay or go? That actually isn’t for you or me to say, because our values aren’t her values and what works for us may not work for her. That’s why I suggested she mull over the potential issues — over time — and make an informed decision about whether to go all in with her Laid-Back Larry. Yeah, I know — should “conquer all.” And yes, in a perfect world, we could respond to utility company disconnect notices with a sweet note: “Please don’t shut my lights off! XOXO!”

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I’m a 32-year-old lesbian and an aspiring fiction writer. I use my life in my work, but my girlfriend gets mad when she shows up in it. I think she’s being unfair. Isn’t anything I experience fair game?

—Storyteller There she is crying, and you’re rubbing her back, all “Baby, that’s terrible.” And then you duck out of the room and dictate everything you can remember into your phone.

Um, no. Think of the details of your girlfriend’s life like some stranger’s lunch. The fact that their cheeseburger is within your reach doesn’t mean you get to grab it and be all “Mine! Yummeee!” As Louis Brandeis and Samuel Warren explained in an 1890 Harvard Law Review article on privacy, unless somebody is a public figure, they have a right to privacy, meaning the right to control who gets to know what about their persona and private life.

You cross the line from fiction writer to privacy invader when a character is recognizable as a particular person. It isn’t that you can’t use anything at all from another person’s life. Publishing expert Jane Friedman says you can create a composite character “with traits and characteristics culled from several people.” In other words, steal from the many instead of “the one.” Remember, it’s called an “intimate relationship” because it’s supposed to be between two people — not two people and the 8,423 others one of them gave their novel away to on Goodreads. n ©2016, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. • Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com)

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EVENTS | CALENDAR REEL ROCK 11 The outdoor film festival screening includes five short films on the sport of rock climbing. Nov. 2, 7 pm. $15. Perry Street Brewing, 1025 S. Perry St. bit.ly/2c44O4T (509-279-2820)

FOOD & DRINK

CULTURED PALATES Learn some easy appetizers, cheese displays, and then learn to pair wines with the food. Oct. 27, 6-8 pm. $49. Inland Northwest Culinary Academy (INCA), 1810 N. Greene St. incaafterdark.scc.spokane.edu THURSDAY WINE SOCIAL The weekly complimentary wine tasting event features different wine themes and samples of the shop’s gourmet goods.

Thursdays, from 4-6 pm. Free. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Government Way. gourmetwayhayden.com (208-762-1333) POULET BASQUAISE Chef Jean-Pierre teaches how to create this dish from the Basque region in Southwest France.

Oct. 28, 6-9 pm. $40. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Government Way. gourmetwayhayden.com (208-762-1333) UP NORTH ANNIVERSARY The Post Falls distiller celebrates with live music, cocktail specials and collaborative drinks with a local brewery and cidery.

Oct. 29, 6:30-10 pm. Free. Up North Distillery, 846 N. Boulder Ct. bit.ly/2ezqqcB SHRIMP BISQUE SOUP Chef David Ross shares how to make this French classic. Oct. 30, 2 pm. 39.00. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon. (328-3335) BREADMAKING 101 Chef Randee teaches a rustic sourdough, a focaccia, and egg dinner rolls. Nov. 2, 6-8 pm. $40. Gourmet Way, 8222 N. Gov’t Way. gourmetwayhayden.com SIX SOUPS IN 90 MINUTES Jamie Aquino shares techniques and ingredients to create smooth and creamy soup bases, without any dairy. Nov. 2, 5:30 pm. $39. Kitchen Engine, 621 W. Mallon Ave. Suite 416. thekitchenengine.com

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FRIDAY MUSICAL SEASON OPENER: The opening concert of the 2016-17 season features chamber music and rising pianist, Sarah Wu, 15. The string trio includes Tiffany Wang on violin, Germaine Morgan on cello, and performing member Nisha Coulter on piano, performing music by Faure, Rowley and Juon. Oct. 28, 1-2:30 pm. Free. Rockwood Retirement Community, 221 E. Rockwood Blvd. (838-3200) PRAISE UNENDING The NWSMC opens its 2016-17 season with a collection of sacred choral works, including Mozart’s Solemn Vespers, Handl’s Duo Seraphim and Holst’s Short Festival Te Deum. Oct. 28, 7 pm; Oct. 29, 3 pm. $16-$22. Trinity Lutheran, 812 N. Fifth St. nwsmc.org PLAY ON! SHAKESPEARE & MUSIC To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, local composer Donivan Johnson shares the background of the vocal and instrumental music in the Bard’s plays, and compositions inspired by him. Oct. 29, 2 pm. $10 suggested donation. The MAC, 2316 W. First. northwestmuseum.org (509-456-3931) SYMPHONY SPECIAL: THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER A special concert featuring songs from the John Williams’ score. Oct. 29, 2 and 8 pm. $19-$39/12 and under half-off. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. spokanesymphony.org

GONZAGA SYMPHONIC BAND An afternoon concert featuring Cajun and Shaker folk music as well as British rock classics. Oct. 30, 3-4 pm. Free. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone. (313-6733) SPOKANE STRING QUARTET: VISIONS OF RUSSIA A program featuring works

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DEEP CREEK PRESERVE FALL BIRD MIGRATION Local guides take visitors on tours of the Inland Northwest land Conservancy’s bird migration land, home to more than 200 species. Oct. 29, 9-11 am. Free and open to the public.

Preserve located at 52975 Bisson Rd, in Reardan. inlandnwland.org (328-2939) MONSTER DASH FUN RUN The annual Halloween-themed fun run, hosted by the Spokane Swifts running club. Registration at 8:30 am, adult 5K at 10 am, kids race at 11 am. Oct. 30, 8:30 am. $5$25. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. spokaneswifts.com/monsterdash PANHANDLE NORDIC CLUB November’s program features Fitness Fanatic’s Robyn DeRuwe on “Dos and Don’ts of Choosing Proper Ski Equipment for Your Ability Level.” Nov. 1, 7-9 pm. Free.

Avondale Golf Club, 10745 N. Avondale Loop. panhandlenordicclub.com

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‘NIGHT MOTHER The 1983 Pulitzer winner explores the contemplation of choosing one’s own destiny. Through Nov. 6, Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $24-$31. Modern Theater CdA, 1320 E. Garden. themoderntheater.org THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW A fun adaptation based on the Washington Irving classic. Through Oct. 30, FriSat at 7 pm; Sat at 3 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $8/$10. Theater Arts for Children, 2114 N. Pines. (995-6718) LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS The new Aspire Community Theatre performs this musical favorite. Through Oct. 30; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $12$15. Eagles Lodge, 209 E. Sherman Ave. aspirecda.com (208-696-4228) THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW A loving homage to the classic B sci-fi/horror film. Through Nov. 5; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat at 11 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $25.

Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard. spokanecivictheatre.com THE ADDAMS FAMILY A new musical based on the single-panel gag cartoons created by Charles Addams. Oct. 27Nov. 6; Thu-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 1:30 pm. $12-$22. Regional Theatre of the Palouse, 122 N Grand. rtoptheatre.org TWELFTH NIGHT, OR WHAT YOU WILL The NIC Theatre Department presents the Shakespeare comedy. Oct. 27-29 at 7:30 pm. Free. Schuler Performing Arts Center at North Idaho College, 1000 W. Garden Ave. (208-769-3220) NW OPERA: DOWNTOWNTON ABBEY DREADFULS Northwest Opera’s fall production. Oct. 28-29 at 7:30 pm, Oct. 30 at 2 pm. $12. Spokane Children’s Theatre, 2727 N. Madelia. (328-4886) GIRL, AWAKE! Six girls take on a world of issues in this production supporting The Malala Fund. Oct. 28-29, at 7:30 pm. $10. Modern Theater Spokane, 174 S. Howard. themoderntheater.org

A CELEBRATION OF HAROLD PINTER A rich, humorous, and fascinating solo show directed by John Malkovich. Oct. 28, 7:30-9:30 pm. $10-$20; WSU students free with ID. Jones Theatre at Daggy Hall, WSU Pullman. performingarts.wsu.edu (335-8522) A PIECE OF MY HEART A powerful, true drama of six women who went to Vietnam: five nurses and a country western singer. Through Oct. 30, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm, Sun at 2 pm. $10. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third. spokanestageleft.org A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Tennessee Williams’ sultry story of passion revolves around faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois’ visit to her sister in a seedy section of New Orleans. Oct. 28Nov. 13, Thu-Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2 pm. $18-$27. Spokane Civic Theatre, 1020 N. Howard St. spokanecivictheatre.com GHOST STORIES: AN INTERACTIVE THEATRE EXPERIENCE These family friendly stories are recommended for ages 6+. Bring a flashlight to help bring the stories to life. Oct. 29-30, 7:30-9:30 pm. Free. Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St. (533-7387)

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EMERGE DAY OF THE DEAD FIESTA The second annual festival of arts and culture benefits the nonprofit’s community programs in arts. Oct. 27, 6 pm. $55/person. The Cellar, 317 E. Sherman Ave. emergecda.org (208-664-9463) DISNEY ON ICE: WORLDS OF ENCHANTMENT The live show features characters from Cars, the Little Mermaid, Toy Story 3, Frozen and Mickey and the gang. Oct. 27-30; show times vary. $10-$70. Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon. spokanearena.com (279-7000) SPOKANE IS READING Author Anthony Marra, who wrote this year’s selection, a short story collection, “The Tsar of Love and Techno,” talks about his work and answers audience questions.

Oct. 27, 1 pm at CenterPlace Event Center and at 7 pm, at the Bing Crosby Theater. Oct. 27. Free. spokaneisreading.org BEDTIME STORIES SPOKANE Humanities Washington’s 5th annual fundraiser dinner, featuring Northwest authors, including Jess Walter, Shawn Vestal, Laura Read and Stephanie Oakes, reading original works based on this year’s theme, “Wildest Dreams.” Oct. 28, 5:30 pm. Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside Ave. humanities.org (838-2310) LOVE & OUTRAGE OPEN MIC Bring works in progress (poetic, prose, or musical) to share. Come prepared to engage with artists, learn a new thing, make a new friend, and share in a space where arts and activism meet. Oct. 28, 6:30 pm. Free. Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W. Main. (703-7223) EWU VISITING WRITER SERIES: HEATHER MCHUGH A reading by the author of eight books of poetry and four books of poetry in translation.

Series is co-presented by EWU’s MFA program in creative writing and Get Lit. Oct. 29, 7:30-8:30 pm. Free. Auntie’s, 402 W. Main. bit.ly/2enbZ7W GENGHIS KHAN & THE QUEST FOR GOD Renowned anthropologist and bestselling author Jack Weatherford discusses how Genghis Khan harnessed the power of religious tolerance to rule the world’s largest empire. Nov. 2, 7-8:30 pm. Free. Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox, 1001 W. Sprague. (6241200) n

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Now It’s Our Turn A newly minted voter reflects on joining the process of American democracy

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he presidential race is a game of demographics, and the dynamics of each group play a part in the holistic profile of the country. In this whirlwind of an election, we see it clearly, with Hillary Clinton annihilating Donald Trump among all minority groups, and Trump winning with white male voters. There’s a divide between age groups, too, and as a first-time voter, I’m right in the middle of that.

So as I approach my 18th birthday on Nov. 7 — the day before the general election — I find myself engaged in politics and heated debates among my friends and family.

This meant it was time for me to look at the facts and decide what issues I really care about and will affect me — and the nation — for years to come. We’re obviously in the middle of a unique election, where many people are voting against a candidate rather than for one. Still, it’s important for me to look at what mattered most in my own mind.

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go to Ferris High School, and three of our AP history classes recently teamed up for a discussion that covered some of the issues being decided in this election.

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Many of my fellow students can vote in this election, and everyone has an opinion. It was beneficial to see how we think as individuals and together.

I will preface this by saying it was a small sample size, with 33 students taking part in the discussion. We started with an anonymous, online poll that had us choose the three most important issues that we would be thinking about this election. No. 1, with more than 70 percent of the students including it in their top three, was social issues, including gun violence, race and criminal justice — issues that have been a huge emphasis for the presidential campaign and in local elections across the country. We’ve seen so many tragic killings of people in America that this issue is at a boiling point. This appears to be the make-orbreak question of 2016.

Coming in second in our classroom poll was the environment and climate chage, with the economy close behind. The least important issues in our poll were immigration, health care and the size and role of government.

One of the biggest questions I had was how my peers think that media affects the views of either candidate.

There are so many avenues that we consume information from, particularly with the rise of social media.

For example, Trump spouts craziness in his stream-ofconsciousness tweets, but it’s been an effective way of

reaching his voters.

We found that it can be hard to distinguish what is truth and what isn’t in election cycles, and that extends to local elections and initiatives. In our class discussion, we looked at the statewide initiatives on our ballot and took a class vote to see which ones the class favors.

Initiative 732 deals with climate change and seemed like a no-brainer to everyone voting, with more than 75 percent of the class voting yes. But the deeper down you get, it turns out that the initiative isn’t written very well and allows loopholes that could hurt us down the line.

There are so many little things to be aware of when voting, and it surprised us that an initiative that is so flawed could make it this far.

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s young people, we’re in an interesting spot. With about a fifth of eligible voters falling into the 18-to-29 age group, we could turn the tide of an election just by showing up. But we don’t, as research shows we have poor voter turnout.

In my AP government class we learned about England, and a big focus was around the recent referendum that saw the UK vote to leave the European Union — dubbed “Brexit.” It was a shock to the world, and woke everyone up to the dynamics of young voter turnout.

Only about 36 percent of eligible young voters turned out, which meant that the older people decided that election. The reason that is so significant is that the young voters may be feeling the effects of this decision for a long time, and they didn’t really take the time to get involved.

That’s exactly the situation America is in right now.

If young people get complacent and don’t vote, the outcome could change their lives. And that’s not just for the presidential race; local elections are woefully overshadowed by the presidential race, but those issues can make a big difference. Even if a race looks to be out of reach for your favorite candidate, voting is crucial. n

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