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Elizabeth Backstrom

Elizabeth Backstrom majored in journalism at Western Washington University and currently works as remotely as a grant writer. Her background is in news writing and features, but if an overabundance of caffeine is consumed, she has been known to write a humor piece or two. Backstrom attended various Christian churches growing up in Washington State and in her free time enjoys reading about history, religion and politics.
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Elizabeth Backstrom

Elizabeth Backstrom majored in journalism at Western Washington University and currently works as a content analyst and grant writer in Spokane.
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This Sunday: The Music of Christmas

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Spokane are busy gearing up for festivities Dec. 15 as they plan final rehearsals for The Music of Christmas, an hour-long production involving a 50-person local choir, six songs, five instrumental accompaniments and a pianist.
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Why I’m boycotting Black Friday this year

I’ve always been a religious devotee of Black Friday. Last year, I got up with my sisters and mother-in-law in the middle of the night while the tryptophan and pie residue still flowed in my veins, drove to Starbucks for a carafe of overpriced Americana tradition in a red paper cup and headed to a Seattle mega-mall to raise the balance on my credit card in the name of holiday cheer and goodwill.
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The real issue in the gun control debate is selfishness, not violence

November 1st's shooting at Los Angeles' LAX airport was the latest in a series of mass shootings. They're becoming so frequent that we've had to redefine the term "mass shooting" (four or more people need to be shot) and happening so often they've become a sort of macabre routine in the news cycle.
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C’mon Spokane, let’s counter-protest Westboro

Come on, Spokane. I know it's the morning after Halloween. I'll be tired. But if they show up, we can show up and demonstrate our loyalty to Foley.
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Holidays are what you make them

I do now. As a kid I wasn't allowed to, my family thought (rightly so) that the holiday had some origins they didn't agree with.
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Should you unfriend the NSA?

I really do like keeping up on the news, the vital (Syria updates) and not so vital (latest trends in planking.) Whether or not you agree with me, you may have been surprised to learn the extent of the National Security Agency's sharing of our communications, including phone calls, emails and Internet use, with little to none of the protections we thought we were afforded. The recent revelations made by Edward Snowden are nothing if not unnerving, and they keep coming.

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