by KEVIN TAYLOR

In the year since Jason Gilman has been riding his bike to work at Gonzaga University, he says he's lost weight and found crucial mind-clearing time in his day. It's a story typical to new commuters. But Gilman isn't a new commuter, per se. He's a renewed commuter. Full Story

by KEVIN TAYLOR

"If you want to know how an elected official can get unpopular real quick, just use the word 'mandatory.'"

This was the way Post Falls Mayor Clay Larkin introduced the topic of restricting summertime lawn sprinkling to a roomful of fellow elected officials, water purveyors and scientists at the second "Regional Water Management Dialogue," held recently at the Spokane Convention Center. Full Story

by KEVIN TAYLOR

The civilian who oversees police conduct in Boise — a past president of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement who is often held up as a model ombudsman — will make two appearances in Spokane May 15-16. Full Story

by KEVIN TAYLOR

"I run like flashlight!" Ukrainian soldier Taras Mitchuk doesn't mean he is battery powered. In fact he quickly searches for the correct word in English to describe his sense of speed and excitement at running his first Bloomsday: "I run... like lightning!" Full Story

by MICK LLOYD-OWEN

With an average temperature of 42 degrees, April in Spokane tied for the fourth coolest on record (which dates to 1881). That means that a lot of snow in the mountains that would have melted by now hasn't gone anywhere: The regional snowpack ranges from 110 percent to 130 percent of what's normal for this time of year. Authorities are keeping an eye on it because a sudden warm spell could produce flooding, but so far no one is predicting the worst. Full Story

by TAMMY MARSHALL and BLAIR TELLERS

In addition to providing all the info that parents will need to plan their children's summer, this camp guide shows that there's a camp for every kind of kid. From theater camp to sports camp to a camp for genius children, kids of any age from families of any income have the opportunity to go somewhere and have an adventure this summer. Kids not only have the ability to alleviate any summer boredom — they have a chance to learn something they didn't know about the world and about themselves. Full Story

by TED S. McGREGOR JR.

Did He or Didn't He?

Arianna Huffington dropped a bit of a shocker on her Huffington Post Website last week, claiming that neither John nor Cindy McCain voted for George W. Bush in 2000. And she claims to have heard it from the sources' mouths, at a Los Angeles dinner party just after that election. McCain had reason to be angry, after Karl Rove torpedoed his own run with what has widely been called a smear campaign in the South Carolina primary. Full Story