BAHRAIN — After releasing the movie “Innocence of Muslims” various reactions were observed around both the Arabic and Islamic world. The movie, which insulted the dignity of more than one billion Muslims by offending their prophet, has created a critical situation.

When everything science has discovered is put on the grand scale, it’s still almost nothing. Put that next to God, to whom even the universe is tiny, and the comparison is striking. Bruce Meyer Dark energy is the real deal (or not?) http://spokanefavs.com/blogs/bruce-meyer/dark-energy-is-the-real-deal-or-not Tracy SimmonsTracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist …

Whenever I wonder if there is a sense of humor in the world I look at all the beauty we find and are inspired by in the natural world, and then how hard we work to change it. Think of the lowly dandelions in our yard, those beautiful puff balls of seeds that float so beautifully on a summer breeze.

The Festival of Arts in West Central, hosted by Salem Lutheran Church, opens Friday at The Book Parlor with hors d'oeuvres, a live auction (benefiting The Book Parlor), live music and a gallery viewing. Tickets for opening night are $5 at the door.

Mitt Romney has an evangelical problem. Or so we’ve been told by everyone from The New Yorker to The Huffington Post to The Daily Beast.

Blaine Garvin, professor of political science at Gonzaga University, will present a lecture at 7 p.m. in celebration of both Constitution Day and Gonzaga’s 125th Anniversary Celebration. The lecture is free and open to the public and will be held in the Cataldo Hall Globe Room, according to a press release.