Health

In 2018, Natalia Gutierrez founded If You Could Save Just One in Spokane to provide activities and resources for at-risk youth and their families.

Imagine you’re in a cramped, cluttered room lit only by fluorescent bulbs. There’s a window, but it’s small and partially obscured. When it’s open, the only sound that enters is the rumble of traffic. The furniture is plastic; the flooring is vinyl. Both outside and in, there’s not a plant t…

Every day in my college classrooms, I hear what students call playful teasing — seemingly joyful, often humorous jabs at each other based on athletic ability, prowess with the opposite sex, grades on assignments. You get it. On occasion, though, those jabs aren’t funny or lighthearted — they…

In 2004, Spokane HOPE — which stands for Hearing-Oral Program of Excellence  — was founded to provide support and specialized therapy to families with deaf children and kids with hearing loss to develop their listening and speaking skills.

I have a confession. Sometimes I add tasks to my “to-do” list that I’ve already accomplished — just so I can cross something off.

While getting fitted for a bra and purchasing it may not seem that important at first glance, it's something not everyone has access to, and Breast Intentions is working to provide women in need with the ability to get a bra that fits and to have fun doing it.

Agroup of three college friends sat for lunch at their favorite campus haunt. The waiter approached quickly, dropping menus while curtly asking, "Waters all around, yes?" One friend nodded, eyes widened. Off the waiter went in a flourish, darting through the walkway, dabbing his sweaty foreh…

Pain is an unfortunate part of life. As much as we'd like to avoid it, sometimes we just can't. Injuries occur unexpectedly, putting a bump (and sometimes a major detour) into our daily routines.