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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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Paris: Hate and suspicion aren’t the solution

Responses to Friday's horrific attacks in Paris that killed 129 and injured about 352 have largely been nothing short of amazing.
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Volunteers, Refugees bring Nepali Women’s Cooking Night to Spokane

The idea for Nepali Women's Cooking Night was an accident.
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Covering the news in a culture of violence

We write about violent events because if people don’t know bad things are happening, they can’t do anything to change or stop them.
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Millennials have crept away from the Church. Why?

We sense we’re the means to an end, and the end isn’t being straight with us.
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Sr. Simone Campbell visits Pullman, talks income inequality

Sister Simone Campbell is used to using unorthodox ways to get her message across.
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Survival of the Kindest – Spokane organizations gear up for second annual Compassion Games

Spokane’s Compassion games have been sponsored since 2014 by One Peace, Many Paths (OPMP), a local interfaith organization.
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Students can’t walk away from content, language, that’s uncomfortable

Creating a climate at our universities where students can walk away from any content that makes them uncomfortable seems helpful and empowering, but it isn’t.
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