The Spovangelist

By Jan Fletcher Doug Clark, a columnist for The Spokesman-Review, in his humorous editorial of Nov. 7th, “Rage against the dying of the light,” said: “Jot down how many light bulbs you have in your home. Once you have a bulb tally, you will be ready to join me in my newest environmental crusade since [...]

By The Revelator With winter coming there are always two things I crave the most, comfort food and comfortable loving. Unfortunately for me, neither comes easy. My “foodie” friends laugh at my failed attempts to cook while my “coupled” friends look on with sad eyes at my failed attempts at love. Both call for the [...]

By Brother Merriweather Here at the Spovangelist we’ve devoted a lot of attention to the food consciousness emerging in our community, from flourishing neighborhood gardens to the delicious products of Spokane area farmers. Many of us would agree that learning about the path of our food from seed to stomach is a satisfying experience. Yet with [...]

By Jan Fletcher Community infrastructure — we use it everyday, but how does it come to be? For most it appears to spring up out of the ground, creating muddy holes we must pick our way through, slowly revealing a skeleton that is eventually clothed in brick and mortar, or metal and glass. These are [...]

By The Apostate Tuesday’s election results left something to be desired as a person valuing women’s health, access to health care, education, small businesses, and other vital supports and economic drivers. This election was heavily influenced by big corporate money, negative campaign ads, misleading messages and a whole lot of dirt. The special interests who [...]