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Lisa Leinberger
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Spokane Public Radio
Construction workers and educators gather to celebrate a milestone in constructing the new Adams Elementary School in Spokane, Wash.
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Shape-shifting aliens attack a South Korean border town in Hope, a big-budget thriller that blends third-rate CGI with exhilarating action scenes.
Arts & Culture
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Jim Tevenan, James Lowe and Dr. Jason Moody discuss the great variety of projects that bring the Spokane Symphony out to the Inland Northwest community. -
Conversation around the new Symphony season and the great variety of performances planned -
This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing two films from Asia. One is the animated science-fiction mind-bender Akira, a 1988 release that is enjoying a remastered re-release. And the other is Hope, a Korean live-action film that belongs to the monster-vs.-human sub-genre of sci-fi.
Events
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EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region. -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for the 2026 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival -
SPR was a Media Partner for Rock the Block: West Central! We also hosted our first-ever Record Sale Pop-Up Shop at the event!
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Ms. Rachel has conquered YouTube, Netflix and the toy aisle. Now she's making an album, with real instruments, big feelings and her littlest listeners in mind. -
A judge told President Trump Thursday that he can't tear down The Kennedy Center –- at least not without 30 days' notice.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Norm Eisen, whose legal group Democracy Defenders Action has been fighting the Trump administration in court over its efforts to rename and close the Kennedy Center.
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President Trump's nominee to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer. Three months after tapping him for the job, his name is being withdrawn.
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A bacterial infection is wiping out Florida's citrus trees. Growers hope a rootstock developed with gene-editing technology could keep the disease at bay. -
To counter a difficult political environment, two Trump-aligned super PACs have reserved more than $150 million in ads — primarily in deep red House and Senate races that have now become competitive. -
Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center amid court battle, Trump's other priorities also get pushback this week, Poland's PM warns Russia could strike countries that support Ukraine.
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President Trump and some Republican battleground candidates are still embracing false claims about widespread election fraud in 2020, even as many GOP voters want them to move on.
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In a rare move, a House Republican running in a competitive race in South Florida is publicly breaking with President Trump. Maria Elvira Salazar represents a majority Hispanic district.
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The stock market is at record highs, largely thanks to tech stocks that are benefitting from investor optimism about the AI boom. But bond markets may be telling a different story.
