A Spokane Regional Health District program helps hundreds of women in Eastern Washington who qualify for free screenings to detect whether they have breast, cervical, or colon cancer. The district has overseen what's now called the Breast, Cervical and

New business owner Julia Carlson says most adults tend to take sleep for granted, right up until we're suddenly not getting any. Carlson would know, as it was her own struggle with sleeplessness that recently prompted her to change her career path. Her

A month before actress Carrie Fisher died due to complications from a heart attack, a staff writer for Great Britain's daily newspaper, The Guardian, said in an article that his in-person interview with Fisher had to be canceled and had to be done by p

If you are like many business owners or professionals with a practice, you envision using the proceeds from the sale of your business someday to fund your retirement. You also may be investing in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, IRAs, or real estate, but the

Despite a declining membership, the Spokane Area Retired Educators Association continues to work toward its mission of supporting both its members and education efforts throughout the area. The association's president, Karen Mahan, says that although

Some financial advisers here say they're seeing a growing segment of people nearing retirement asking how to handle scattered retirement funds. Jerry Felts, principal at Jerry Felts CFP, of Spokane, says it's becoming more common to see clients with

For two to three days a week, 71-year-old Foothills Lincoln Mazda service valet Art Zastrow gets up at 4:30 a.m., arrives at the service department an hour later, makes coffee for staff, and has the dealership's gates open for them by 6 a.m. 'This is