Feb 7-13, 2019

The evolution of local churches and what it says about the state of religion in America

Spokane Public Schools comes under fire for hiring a school resource officer who's repeatedly been accused of using excessive force

Washington state lawmakers still want to shield some of their work from the public

How settling a North Idaho estate sparked a small-town divide over property rights and a proposal to recall the entire government

As staffers leave the lame-duck Condon administration, the mayor's choosing not to replace them

Local churches pop up in surprising places, CWU goes on lockdown, and other headlines

State modifies lawsuit settlement to improve foster care system

Spokane Prop 1 would raise property tax to pay for more officers, keep firefighters

Yakima County agrees to stop detaining people wanted by ICE

G Prep apologizes for KKK photos, fire destroys Sandpoint businesses, and other headlines

Tentative border deal reached, snow piles up, and other headlines

Washington moves closer to legalizing human composting, water cremation

Voters OK more cops and firefighters, Facebook still selling political ads, and other headlines

Why Liberalism Failed author Patrick Deneen on how liberalism is ruining our love lives

Spokane school resource officer criticized for violent arrest submits letter of resignation

House Democrats begin push to secure Trump’s tax returns

Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with border deal but does not say if he will sign it

Manafort found to have lied to prosecutors while under cooperation agreement

The comfort and connection that comes from cheering together

On the Street

Lynn Everson reflects on a career spent helping our most vulnerable citizens

Readers respond to Nethercutt's column on "compromise"; and the sheriff's stance on I-1639

Sharma Shields' highly anticipated novel The Cassandra recounts a dark slice of state history with a prescience for the future of nuclear politics

Love lessons from a tarot reader

After 30 years in comedy, Jim Breuer finds himself in his sweet spot

Five sober TV series

New Star Trek on CBS, more serial killers on Netflix and more you need to know

The domineering Zags retool their defense, face another Tillie injury

I Saw You

Celebrating the Chinese zodiac Year of the Pig with a primer on all things porcine

The Inlander gets to know the head chef of Iron Goat Brewing's Spokane kitchen

The Blackbird Tavern & Kitchen is closing; plus, a toast to lutefisk

Where to take your sweetie, bestie or the whole family for Valentine's Day 2019

With its meta jokes and catchy songs, The LEGO Movie 2 is more of the same. And that's OK

The Oscar-nominated Cold War tells a turbulent love story amidst the terrors of 1950s Poland

Coeur d'Alene songwriter Gabriella Rose's debut EP brings a retro approach to her own experiences

For more than 25 years, Guster has been on the everlasting quest for pop with a purpose