William L. Spence

Dec 18, 2024 | inland360.com | William L. Spence

There’s something about cold weather and the holidays that makes baking bread such a delight. Or so I’m told. I’ve never actually baked a traditional loaf of yeast bread myself. No wheat, rye or flaxseed breads. No garlic bread. Not even any dinner rolls. I love eating the stuff, but making it from scratch always seemed too intimidating. I just saw one online recipe, for example, that had step-by-step instructions — with “pictures and plenty of helpful tips” — for making a basic wheat bread.

Mar 7, 2024 | lmtribune.com | William L. Spence

Efforts to correct a long-running disconnect between assessed property values and market prices in Whitman County could start hitting homeowners in their pocketbooks this week. Property owners on the south side of Pullman will be the first to feel the effects. However, the issue will likely affect landowners throughout the county over the next few years. “This won’t be a quick correction,” said Whitman County Assessor Wraylee Flodin.

Dec 20, 2023 | lmtribune.com | William L. Spence

I ate a cake the other day. I probably should have stopped after the first half, but it was a small cake — only about the size of a loaf of bread — so there didn’t seem to be much point. I tell myself that a lot at this time of year: Why resist temptation today if I’m just going to eat the other half tomorrow?

Dec 6, 2023 | lmtribune.com | William L. Spence

Before he tried the ancient art of paper marbling for the first time, Chuck Staben thought the printmaking process was too sophisticated or difficult for laypeople to do on their own. “I thought it was magic art,” said Staben, who served as president of the University of Idaho in Moscow from 2014-19. Once he tried it, though, he discovered a hobby that offers endless room for creativity — and that lets people turn out stunning patterns from the start.

Dec 6, 2023 | inland360.com | William L. Spence

Before he tried the ancient art of paper marbling for the first time, Chuck Staben thought the printmaking process was too sophisticated or difficult for laypeople to do on their own. “I thought it was magic art,” said Staben, who served as president of the University of Idaho in Moscow from 2014-19. Once he tried it, though, he discovered a hobby that offers endless room for creativity — and that lets people turn out stunning patterns from the start.