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2023 Rising Star Stephaine Courtney: Sparking change for new moms

Platform founder serves vulnerable groups in INW

September 14, 2023

Activist. Innovator. Leader. Stephaine Courtney is described by her Rising Star nominator as driven to connecting people and sparking change for the underrepresented in the greater Spokane community. As executive director and founder of The

2023 Rising Star Nico Archer: Connecting with clients, community

Exec leads high-profile brand, advocacy projects

September 14, 2023

Keith Erickson

Nico Archer is the newest partner-owner at Spokane-based DH, and he's making a difference at the agency and throughout the community, says his colleague and a vice president at the agency, Tyler Tullis. During his eight years with the 27-year-old

2023 Rising Star Ryan Arnold: Startup mindset leads to global focus

Entrepreneurship advocate returns to his green roots

September 14, 2023

Dylan Harris

Ryan Arnold has channeled his passion, breadth of knowledge, and interpersonal skillset to make a positive impact on not only the Inland Northwest, but the entire world, some of his peers say. Arnold, 39, is the Coeur d'Alene-based vice president of

2023 Rising Star Nichole Mischke: Giving a voice to authenticity

Former TV reporter creates venue for vulnerability

September 14, 2023

Erica Bullock

Nichole Mischke, 35, created the online media platform Uncovered to give people who are hiding debilitating secrets an opportunity to share their stories and eventually heal from the accompanied feelings of isolation and shame. 'It takes being vulner

2023 Rising Star Tony Reed: Blending culinary skills, innovative thinking

Spicelogy exec influenced by background as chef

September 14, 2023

Dylan Harris

Tony Reed is the longest-standing employee at Spokane-based Spiceology Inc., the fast-growing spice and rub manufacturer. The 34-year-old executive director of culinary innovation uses his formal chef training to help develop new spice blends

Guest Commentary: Surging gas prices show need to revisit climate law

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September 14, 2023

Peter Godlewski

The state held another carbon credit auction last week, and like the previous auctions, it showed the cost of the Climate Commitment Act continues to skyrocket. A program that lawmakers originally thought would raise $2 billion in its first two years

The Journal's View: Politics should be put aside to address homelessness

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September 14, 2023

Staff Report

A regional approach to addressing homelessness remains the best path forward for helping the Spokane area's most vulnerable people. Elected leaders must put political ideologies and partisan influences aside to find ways to work together to make the

Living will, power of attorney can protect wishes

Health directives often are used in combination as part of estate plans

September 14, 2023

Beau Ruff

Are you confused about the health care directive? Is it the same as a power of attorney for health care? And what about a living will, do-not-resuscitate order, or portable order of life-sustaining treatment? These concepts can be confusing when it

Opioid addiction emerges as issue in rural communities

Hub and Spoke project shows positive results in northeast Washington

September 14, 2023

Dr. Caleb Holtzer

As a Providence Family Medicine doctor in rural northeastern Washington, I am used to seeing a variety of cases, whether it is a cowboy in the emergency department who was thrown off a bull or a pregnant mother coming in for a routine checkup.

Idaho WWAMI helps address physician shortage

Virtual care also helps extend providers' reach

September 14, 2023

Dr. Kanan Silvas

I love living in Coeur d'Alene. I graduated from Lake City High School, and when it came time to start a family, my wife-born and raised in Coeur d'Alene-and I were intentional about doing so where we grew up. I've known from a young age I