inlander

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

The English Way

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By Robert Herold
law overreached — it banned ownership of guns, except those grandfathered in, and even those were to be “unloaded, disassembled or bound by a trigger lock.” Unless the Court just wanted any case, regardless of merit, to serve as a vehicle for making a much more fundamental point, it should have sent D.

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

What We Pay For

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By TED S. McGREGOR JR.
Is there any institution less popular than Congress? It turns out, yes, there is — the Internal Revenue Service. So it’s not surprising that all week, Congress has been piling on the IRS for its special reviews of so-called “social welfare” groups active in politics.

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

LETTERS

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

I used to have American government classes, back when the schools actually taught real history and real civics.

ON OUR FACEBOOK

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

CORRIE KENNEDY: I’ve never used a tanning booth but if I were a user I highly doubt a warning sticker would halt me. Everyone knows the risks involved especially if they’re already in a tanning salon..

The Hearings Go On

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By ANDY BOROWITZ
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), sounded the first discordant note at a briefing, telling reporters, “The time for wasting day after day investigating Benghazi is over. The American people are counting on us to waste our time repealing Obamacare yet again.

The On-Call Economy

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By JIM HIGHTOWER
This paradise has enriched the already rich investor elite and rewarded top executives with multimillion-dollar pay packages. It also lets corporations treat the masses of people in today’s workforce like Kleenex: Just use ‘em and toss ‘em — after all, they’re cheap, plentiful… and disposable.

Local Limits

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Local Limits
By HEIDI GROOVER
It only takes two words. Lorie Arnold kneels down on the dusty ground and yells, in the same sugary inflection people use to talk to puppies: “Baby girls!” A passel of young Nubian goats rush out the barn door, poking their noses through the fence so they’re face to face with Arnold, touching their noses to hers.

Heal Thyself

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By DANIEL WALTERS
The announcements pour out constantly from the Washington State Department of Health, broadcasting the crimes of once-trusted medical professionals. They list sexual misconduct, physical abuse, medical incompetence and financial exploitation. But other times, they highlight a different sort of struggle: addiction.

PHOTO EYE THE ROBOT KIDS

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

PHOTO EYE THE ROBOT KIDS
YOUNG KWAK PHOTO The 6th Annual Robotics Expo, hosted by West Valley High School, featured 200 elementary and middle school competitors on 35 different teams, with demonstrations by high school teams. At each competition level, teams navigated robots through obstacle courses, as seventh-grader Brenden Kaiser is seen doing.

NEED TO KNOW

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

The century-old Jensen-Byrd building on the Riverpoint campus — long threatened with demolition despite activism by historical preservationists — may be saved after all. Lisa Brown, chancellor of WSU Spokane, said last Thursday that the school plans to refurbish it.

Feds Come Knocking

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

A medical cannabis farmers market set to open this weekend was halted Monday. United States Attorney MICHAEL ORMSBY sent the landlord — who owns the building on East Sprague where growers planned to gift or sell medical marijuana by donation — a...

Rats Giggle Too — And That’s a Bigger Deal Than You Might Think

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Rats Giggle Too — And That’s a Bigger Deal Than You Might Think
By DANIEL WALTERS
The first big epiphany came after more than 10 years of watching rats play together. Two rats tussle and flop around frantically. They seem to be absolutely silent. But now he knows better. They were making sounds like a dog whistle, in a pitch too high for the human ear to hear.

There’s Not Enough Poverty In Kids’ Books

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

There’s Not Enough Poverty In Kids’ Books
By DEANNA PAN
A few years ago, Janine Darragh, then a Ph.D. student at Washington State University, read and reread dozens of picture books about children grappling with poverty. Consumed by their tales, she often dreamed of these characters; one night they descended upon her house, begging for a Thanksgiving meal.

We Can Make a New Wonder Material From What’s In Your Pantry

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

We Can Make a New Wonder Material From What’s In Your Pantry
By JACOB JONES
Some of the greatest discoveries in history happened by accident — penicillin, X-rays, America. Professor Frank Cheng, a chemist with the University of Idaho, was trying to heat impurities out of an experiment when his team stumbled on a new graphenelike material that has since redirected his entire line of research.

We Can Turn DNA Into Music

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

We Can Turn DNA Into Music
By SETH SOMMERFELD
In 2004, Middleton, the department chair and professor of theory and composition at EWU, and a team of the school’s undergraduate and graduate computer science students developed Musicalgorithms, a program that converts numbers in data sets into music in a process known as sonification.

Hydrogen Can Weaken Steel, And That’s a Problem For Our Sustainable Future

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Hydrogen Can Weaken Steel, And That’s a Problem For Our Sustainable Future
By HEIDI GROOVER
In the cars and homes of the future, the substance flowing through our pipes and to our engines, powering our lights and cars, could be hydrogen. Clean and easy to produce, it’s a source many scientists believe could someday help get us off oil for good.

BOY WONDER

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

BOY WONDER
By LEAH SOTTILE
The hallway is a zoo — a cage echoing with the cackling and howling and chattering of hundreds of teenagers changing classes. There are girls in tiny shorts and flapping sandals, boys in backward hats and shorts with more pockets than anyone could ever actually fill.

BOOKS RED MOON

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

BOOKS RED MOON
Why in the hell is Benjamin Percy writing about werewolves, you might ask? Everyone is writing about werewolves.

For Your Consideration

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By Sarah Munds
YOUTUBE | I love videogames, casual swearing and electronic music. I love HEY ASH WHATCHA PLAY- IN’? a YouTube series that combines all three in hilarious, periodic game reviews. Most of the time, the videos make little to no sense. A majority of the time, they have nothing to do with the game they’re reviewing.

Literary Confections

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Literary Confections
By Lisa Waananen
“Usually you don’t tell,” says Harriet Plucker. Plucker came up with the idea for Books2Eat a decade ago after hearing about similar events at other libraries. Each spring since then she’s been serving up literature-inspired cakes at the Eastern.

Earth, Water, Food

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Earth, Water, Food
By JO MILLER
Construction for the Fountain Cafe began in November and the cafe opened the last day of April. The idea to put the cafe in the park resulted from a need to have permanent restrooms by the fountain.

Interstellar Gem

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Interstellar Gem
By ED SYMKUS
There’s no escaping the grim, foreboding title. In this sequel to J.J. Abrams’ good-but-not-quite-great reboot of the universe’s best known sci-fi saga, lots of bad stuff happens. There are terrorists who cause major devastation. There are life-and-death situations.

Film | Shorts

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Film | Shorts
BLACK ROCK Three girls. An island off the coast of Maine. A girls’ weekend camping “to reconnect. It’s going to be so awesome!” Except it isn’t awesome. This is a thriller… an extremely rape-y one at that. The girls land on the beaches of this supposedly deserted island, only to find a group of.

The Future is Now

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

The Future is Now
By LEAH CHURNER
breasts. It starts out with promise: In the first scene’s virtuosic tracking shot, we roam the dingy halls of a “porn house” run by a pimp played by Marc Jacobs (yes, that.

The Cowboy’s Cowboy

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By MARTY DEMAREST
So allow me (somebody who is actually “working cattle for a living”) to make a judgment call: Corb Lund is a cowboy. I know this because Corb’s grandpa and my grandpa raised hell together on the same Rocky Mountain prairies. Our dads climbed onto the same string of broncs in the summer rodeos.

Echoes of the Past

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By Gawain Fadeley
In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve been in the middle of a “roots” revival lately. These days, kids are more apt to strap on a banjo and a bow tie than any time since the Great Depression.

Sound Advice

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Sound Advice
Seattle band Rose Windows describe themselves as “insufferable psychedelic garbage”… but I still pre-ordered their debut album approximately 13 minutes ago after listening to only one of their kaleidoscopic songs. You see, it’s not really psychedelic garbage.

MUSIC | VENUES

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

315 RESTAURANT • 315 E. Wallace Ave., Coeur d’Alene • 208-667-9660 AVENUE PIZZARIA • 2001 W. Pacific Ave. • 624-0236 BABY BAR • 827 W. First Ave. • 847-1234 THE BELLTOWER • 125 SE Spring St., Pullman • 509-334-4195 BING CROSBY THEATER • 901 W. Sprague Ave. • 227-7638 BIGFOOT PUB • 9115 N.

EVENTS

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

EVENTS
We all know it’s there, in the back of your closet on a hanger. Carefully zipped up and tediously preserved, your leather jacket begs to see the sunlight. Your hair begs to be greased once again. Your lungs yearn for the sweet aroma of a cigarette, smoked errantly as you twirl a butterfly knife with your other hand.

Events | Calendar

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Host Families NeededLocal families are needed to host Afghan children (three boys, two girls, ages 7-12) who are set to arrive here to receive medical care this summer, for six weeks starting on June 20. Children accompanied by an interpreter. solaceforchildren.

Advice Goddess

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

By AMY ALKON
issues, having been cheated on in past relationships. My boyfriend’s best friend of six years, a beautiful and intelligent woman, passed away three months ago. Since then, he has visited her grave weekly and kept a photo of them together posted online.

I Saw You

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

SCC To the English tutor at SCC. I have the biggest crush on you! You’re super cute and smart and funny. I’d love to grab lunch with you sometime to get to know you but I’m too chicken to tell you that. Have a great rest of the week! -Your Secret Admirer.

The Time Traveler

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT

The Time Traveler
By JORDY BYRD
He married his high school sweetheart at 19, started a family and moved to Spokane. He played clarinet with a band in the United States Army while stationed in the Philippines during World War II, and danced the polka with his wife and daughters at a warehouse-turned-dance club in Spokane Valley.