Age: 30 Job title/company: Director of community and neighborhood services, City of Spokane Education: BA in political science from Gonzaga University

Age: 34 Job title/company: Owner of Simply Northwest Education: BA from Eastern Washington University in social work and AA in business management and marketing

Age: 31 Job title/company: Founder and owner, Indaba Coffee Education: BA in finance and an MBA, both from Washington State University

Age: 34 Job title/company: Owner, managing broker, Prime Real Estate Group and One Property Management Education: Bachelor's degree, Gonzaga University, MBA, Gonzaga University

Age: 39 Job title/company: Partner & chair of corporate practice group at Lee & Hayes Education: JD, University of Arizona College of Law (2003); BA, Western Washington University (1998)

Spokane County commissioners should place on the fall ballot a proposal to move from three commissioners to five and let voters decide whether it's worth the expense of expansion. It's an idea that merits consideration, if crafted in a way that minim

Age: 15 Job title/company: Inventor and founder, iCPooch Education: Entering junior year, North Central High School, Spokan

Age: 38 Job title/company: COO and CFO, Magnuson Hotels Worldwide (MHW) Education: HLP - Harvard Business School; MBA - Eastern Washington University; BA in Finance -Gonzaga University

Age: 31 Title: President and CEO, Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce Education: MBA, Gonzaga University

Age: 32 Job title/company:  Ecova – corporate counsel; Craft & Co. Real Estate – owner/designated broker Education:  Gonzaga University, BA 2005; Gonzaga Law, 2010