
Landry, a loyal SpokaneFAVS fan, wants to know why the Spokane Faith & Values donation jar has only pens in it, and no donations. Remember that SpokaneFAVS, your favorite local online religion news source, is a non-profit and needs your support! You can make an online donation via PayPal or call editor Tracy Simmons at (509) 240-1830 to make a payment with your credit card. You can also mail a donation to us at PO Box 8416, Spokane, WA 99203.

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.