Inland Journal, August 23, 2018

This week on Inland Journal (8/23/18; Thursday at noon on KPBX; Thursday at 3 pm on KSFC):      
    •    Spokane’s House of Charity prepares to move away from 24/7 service for its homeless clients and the city plans to build another shelter.
    •    Spokane resident Fitz Fitzpatrick talks about living with poverty and homelessness.
    •    Spokane public defenders test drive a new text messaging option designed to help them get their clients to make their court dates.
    •    We meet Spokane entrepreneurs Olga and Mavis Beary, who are developing an app to help you avoid lines at your favorite coffee vender.
    •    Steve Jackson interviews a Seattle researcher who studies how smoke affects birds and their breathing.
    •    We hear about how people in southern Oregon are turning the masks they use to breathe in smoky conditions into fashion statements.