The county's Guardianship Monitoring Program was created in response to a statewide mandate. It relies on volunteers to audit the conservatorship plans for about people who can't take care of their own affairs.

We learn about the Spokane Regional Land Bank, which seeks to buy and sell land for affordable housing. Eppa Epperly from Idaho Ed News tells us how politics and education have become entwined in Kootenai County. Spokane County's Guardianship Monitoring Program turns 25.

Former Hanford Education Action League researcher Jim Thomas writes about how an early career pilgrimage motivated him to research and write about the Northwest's nuclear history.

Doug Nadvornick talks with FAVS News reporter Lake Lust, who has written about Whitworth and Eastern Washington University international students, many of whom have different religious traditions than most of the people with whom they interact.

Hannah Cvancara has spent years trying to prove to the Department of War that even if someone is missing a limb, "they're not broken."

We talk with Gonzaga professors Anny Fritzen Case and Jay Yang, who are creating a fellowship for teachers interested in learning more about AI and how they can use it to teach students.

We talk with Chad Pritchard about where he has found PFAS in the ground water and whether the West Plains has enough water to accommodate future growth.