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The $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will allow the Medical Lake School District to pay graduate students as they serve and learn in ESD 101 schools.
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The governor released his plan Tuesday for bridging what he says is a $2.3 billion gap between the state’s revenue and spending through mid-2027.
Arts & Culture
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Movie ReviewsThe Netflix streaming feature “The Beast in Me” is a flawed-but-intense study of grief, revenge and sociopathy, Dan Webster says. -
SPR's Special Holiday Concert, featuring holiday favorites played by local musicians. -
Several local theatres joined Host Henry McNulty in the studio to discuss their joint event—Glitz, Glam & All That Jazz—taking place this New Years Eve.
Events
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SPR Staff attended the Fall Arts Preview in Comstock Park on Labor Day, September 1st, 2025 -
August's Free SPR Kids' Concert featured sister-duo, Dry and Dusty in the River Park Square Atrium Saturday, August 23rd at 1 pm -
Join SPR Staff, Hosts, and Volunteers at Art on the Green 2025
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Peter Williams makes highly elaborate gingerbread houses. He's depicted San Francisco's Painted Ladies and zoo, as well as a replica of the International Space Station.
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The U.S. slapped visa bans on five prominent Europeans, accusing the EU of censoring free speech on the web by unfairly targeting U.S. tech giants with what they say is overly burdensome regulation.
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The Washington, D.C., Jewish Community Center has designated Dec. 25 as a day of service. On Christmas Day, hundred of volunteers fan out, offering food, gifts, warm clothing for those in need.
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The Justice Department released a new batch of files Tuesday related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that contained hundreds of references to President Trump.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna of California about lawmakers' demands that the Justice Department release more files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Mail theft can happen around the holidays, but sometimes, instead of getting a new iPad, the thief swipes a mail order medicine. Here's what to do about it. -
AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Albom is the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, which chronicled Albom's relationship with Morrie Schwartz, his old college professor who died of ALS. Originally broadcast Oct. 13, 2025.
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Crime rates dropped across much of the U.S. in 2025. That was true for both property and violent crime. And it declined nearly everywhere: In big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states.
