The week includes celebrations of Gonzaga's history, faculty and students. It culminates with a Friday afternoon ceremony formally installing Katia Passerini as the university's 27th president.

Seattle sportswriter Bud Withers thinks Washington's biggest college football tradition, the Apple Cup, should continue, even though the two participants no longer play in the same conference.

We talk with Katia Passerini as she prepares to be formally installed as the next president of Gonzaga University; Emma Epperly from Idaho Education News talks about her series of articles about Gem State school superintendents; and Seattle sportswriter Bud Withers talks about his new book about the history of college football's Apple Cup.

Patty Kuderer held an open house to discuss health care and the possible expiration of a tax credit that lowers the cost for people who buy individual coverage through the state exchange. But she also discussed wildfire coverage and its rising cost for homeowners.

The founder of Let's Go Washington, which qualified six initiatives in 2024, is moving ahead with two more proposals aimed at the legislature.

Sravasti Abbey builds a new Buddha Hall to welcome more people learning dharma.

This week's Inland Journal features interviews with Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer, a debrief with a Seattle reporter about the state's responsibilities for caring for transgender inmates, a few minutes with Brian Heywood about the initiative process and a visit to Sravasti Abbey near Newport, which recently opened a new Buddha Hall.

Washington's top public health official talks about how public health is trying to regain the public's trust.

The West Coast actor, writer, and funny guy gets serious about sacredness, meaning, and Mordor.

Washington Health Secretary Dennis Worsham talks about public health's damaged reputation. A Seattle-area reporter talks about his research into how municipal employees use AI tools. Comedian/actor/writer Pete Holmes talks about his craft on the eve of a visit to Spokane.