The science end of it is clear enough: our species appeared several hundred thousand years ago in Africa, one of several hominid species of that period, including our ancestral branch Homo erectus, the first of our genus to venture outside Africa.

The 86th annual Greek Festival hosted by the congregation of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in north Spokane is going full steam ahead after being cancelled in 2020 and limited to take out in 2021, but regular attendees will notice some changes.

My personal values derive almost entirely from family. If you think about it, that is probably true in your lives as well. When you strip away the noise, family always matters most.

I took a risk, and found the love I’ve been forever searching for. No doubt there will be more chances to take in the future, but now it’s us taking them and not just me and no matter the outcome, we have each other.

As a Christian and one who believes in the verbal plenary inspiration of the Bible (which means simply that all parts of the Bible in every word are inspired by God and carry the same authority, rightly interpreted), I do not believe the U.S. Constitution is divinely inspired nor do I think any Christian should.

The Moving Wall, which arrived in Liberty Lake with a police escort Thursday morning, is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington, D.C., that lists the names of all 58,479 American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. The wall will be on display and available to the public 24 hours a day through Monday at 10:30 a.m. The visit was organized by the Gallant Guards of Liberty.