Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of SpokaneFāVS.com, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

BRIEF: Special screening of “American Winter” coming to Spokane

October 7, 2013 Commentary 0

For countless middle-class families who have experienced job loss or an unexpected financial setback, the American dream has become an American nightmare.

Today: Coffee Talk

October 5, 2013 Commentary 0

Join us today at 10 a.m. at Chairs Coffee for Coffee Talk. The topic is money and ethics.

POLL: Is it too soon for stores to be selling Christmas decorations?

October 4, 2013 Commentary 4

Consumers haven't yet celebrated Halloween or Thanksgiving, yet Christmas trees, ornaments and lights are already being highlighted at local retail stores.

BRIEF: Gonzaga to sign Care for Creation Pledge

October 3, 2013 Commentary 0

President Thayne McCulloh of Gonzaga University will sign the St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation and the Poor at 12:15 p.m., Oct. 7 on campus.

St. Ann’s Church and Rectory

October 3, 2013 Commentary 0

Built in 1902, St. Ann’s Church and Rectory is one of Spokane’s historic churches. Tracy SimmonsTracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her …

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October 2, 2013 Beliefs 0

“Nothing says ‘He is risen’ like a chocolate fountain in the baptismal font.” – Nadia Bolz-Weber, author of “Pastrix” Best one-liners from a lunch with Bolz-Weber and Sara Miles Tracy SimmonsTracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the …

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