Commentary

I’m not surprised many churches, like Mount St. Michael, are showing “Courageous” this Father’s Day. The Christian film is about the importance of fatherhood. St. Michael’s will be showing of the movie on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

Washington conservatives hailed victory this month by collecting double the signatures needed to send the state’s same-sex marriage bill to voters in the upcoming general election. Although leaders from Preserve Marriage Washington are confident residents will vote to keep marriage between a man and a woman, a wild card lies in their path — one worth more than 4 million votes.

In the past two years, the FBI has placed at least five men with affiliations to the mosque, including its longtime religious leader, on the nation's no-fly list, a roster of suspected terrorists barred from flying in the United States. None has been charged with a terrorism-related offense, and federal officials haven't told them why they're on the list.

Monopolies are unhealthy for a capitalistic, free-market system. They stifle competition.

A memorial service for Jay and Katrina Erickson will be held Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Hillyard Baptist Church, 2121 E. Wabash.

The Spokane coupled died June 2 while serving as missionaries in Zambia.

In a recent post the question was posed, “Why is there unequal wealth distribution?” Michael Lewis is the author of books like “Liar’s Poker” and “Moneyball.”