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Kempthorne’s public funeral service was held SaturdaySaturday at Boise’s Cathedral of the Rockies
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Washington Department of Ecology and Eastern Washington University
The peace activist, counterculture icon and philanthropist known as Wavy Gravy turned 90, and San Francisco threw a big party.
Arts & Culture
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Classics Northwest Artistic Director Zuill Bailey sums up the season that saw a major step in the evolution of a Spokane tradition. -
Music from and conversation with the Spokane String Quartet -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the latest Hollywood wannabe blockbuster, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” and then reveal what they expect from the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival, which kicks off May 7th.
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Tune to SPR News Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 6-7:30 pm to hear holiday favorites played by local musicians. -
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NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Leo Woodall about his role as a piano tuner with hyperacusis in the new movie "Tuner."
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Ninty years ago, a mostly Jewish, working class community in London came together to resist a fascist march through their neighborhood. Now, a new musical looks back at the "Battle of Cable Street."
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A lady's maid and a gentleman's valet fall in love and hatch a plan to get their employers together in the new novel "A Perfect Hand." NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with author Ayelet Waldman about it.
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President Trump's troop withdrawal threat rattles residents of a small Bavarian town reliant on U.S. military personnel and their families for both income and friendships built over decades. -
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump. Now he's running for reelection in a race that will test Trump's hold on the GOP. -
Some of the nation's most selective institutions are slowly increasing their rural enrollment with the help of millions of dollars from a rural alumnus of the University of Chicago. -
From championing women choreographers to upending classics, the former Royal Ballet star turned artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet doesn't play it safe. -
Iran's government has been confiscating property from people it deems traitors or critics of the regime.
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As the White House prepares for a prayer event tied to the nation's 250th anniversary, some question why the lineup is almost entirely Christian.
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The Trump administration is shifting their public approach on immigration as Congressional Republicans push to fund ICE through the end of Trump's term.
