The Spovangelist

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 [...]

When Jafar and Nasim wanted to show the world the peaceful wishes of the Iranian people, they hopped on their bikes to ride around the globe. When Nathan Winters wanted to pay tribute to the work of the Nature Conservancy, he did the same thing. Vote Bike is a generation in Spokane standing up to [...]

By The Apostate I hope this fourth post involving young people and politics really gets the point across. Young people need to shake off the apathy, vote and contribute. Do I really need to bring the statistics in to this again? Or can I consider you spooked enough to get involved? This November holds several [...]

What would Spokane’s Referendum 71 results have looked like if our local Approve campaign had benefited from all the fervor stirred up in response to Thursday’s visit by the Westboro “Baptist Church”? Think about it. Before we spend time and energy decrying the outlandish statements of a few Fred Phelps followers, perhaps we should take [...]

By Carla Brannan Much attention has been given to the rash of young men who have recently committed suicide because they were gay or thought to be gay. In response, high profile people from around the country have stepped up with messages of prevention and hope, and organizations like the Trevor Project have gained greater [...]