On Friday night residents from a variety of faiths spilled into the Spokane Islamic Center for a brief service to show they stand in solidarity with the Muslim community after an attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand killed 50 people.

After a couple of days my desire turned to self-pity. “I’ll never be able to live in a house like this,” I told myself. “Some people are so lucky.” I could feel my attitude sinking and the jealousy rising up. Instead of enjoying the gift of a few days in this dream space, I was focusing on what I couldn’t have.

The anti-vaccination movement is a social movement that Hotez, dean for the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, says is dangerous and fueled by misinformation.

Local Methodist leaders are expressing both heartbreak and hope after the church voted Tuesday to maintain a ban on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage.

Her curiosity has since led to a thriving friendship with more than 20 women, dubbed “Spokane Women Together” and starting next week, the “Spokane Women Together: Portraits and Stories” photo exhibition – an outgrowth of the group.

“It’s not fair.”

That phrase has come up a lot lately.