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Growing number of students who are learning English poses challenges to schools, families
Education
The 20 second-graders hail from all corners of the globe. Some arrived in Spokane after fleeing violence in their native countries. Others relocated more peacefully, their families immigrating for work, school or family. The 20 students speak 11 languages and come from Russia, Vietnam, the Marshall Islands and more.
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Growing number of students who are learning English poses challenges to schools, families 216
The 20 second-graders hail from all corners of the globe. Some arrived in Spokane after fleeing violence in their native countries. Others relocated more peacefully, their families immigrating for work, school or family. The 20 students speak 11 languages and ...
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Nation/World
Chihuahua leads police on chase across Bay Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A Chihuahua is in animal custody after leading police on a chase across the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge. The California Highway Patrol tweeted the small black dog “led us on quite a chase” Sunday and posted ...
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Region
Joseph Medicine Crow, historian, dies at 102
new BILLINGS – Joseph Medicine Crow, an acclaimed Native American historian and last surviving war chief for Montana’s Crow Tribe, has died. He was 102. Medicine Crow died Sunday, funeral home director Terry Bullis said. Services will be announced on Monday, he said.
Idaho
Public memorial planned for Patty Duke in Coeur d’Alene
A public memorial service for the late Anna "Patty Duke" Pearce will be held at 11 a.m. April 16 at the Lake City Community Church, 6000 Ramsey Road, Coeur d'Alene.
Sports
U.S. routs Russia in semis of women’s hockey championships
new Hilary Knight had two goals and two assists, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson had two goals and an assist and Kelli Stack scored twice and the United States routed Russia 9-0 in the semifinals of the women’s hockey world championships on Sunday.
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Features
Funeral service changes mirror evolution in attitudes about death and grieving
PITTSBURGH – For much of his 30-year career as a Baptist minister, Doug Manning once believed it was his job to keep mourners’ emotions in check. “If I got through a funeral and people didn’t cry, I thought I’d done ...
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Outdoors
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission tackles baiting issue 1
Following three years of study and polarizing discussion, the hot topic of using bait for hunting deer and elk will be tackled by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday.
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Voices
Education notebook
Lewis and Clark High School’s ProStart Management team recently won the Washington state Boyd’s Coffee ProStart Invitational competition. Team members Josh Brower, Lexi Davidson, Alisyn Brooks and Angel Harvey presented a restaurant concept and solved challenges restaurants face daily. In ...
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Business
Front & Center: Rhonda Marks helps Convention Center blossom this weekend with home and garden ideas
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Opinion
Editorial
Charter schools need sustained support 11
Supporters say the new law resolves the constitutional questions, but opponents will almost certainly challenge it. The Legislature may need to return to the drawing board. It would help it the governor were on board.