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Thursday, July 31, 2008
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Free swimming at closing pools
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page N3 Spokane has scheduled free swimming for the last day demolition-bound pools are open. The two-hour event is the Spokane Park Board’s way of thanking “the community for its support during …
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50 years together
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page N3 Longtime Spokane residents remember that before there was Macy’s at NorthTown Mall, before there was Frederick and Nelson, before there was the Crescent, W.T. Grant’s Department Store occupied that prime …
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Five candidates vie for 4th seat
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page N4 Five candidates would like to replace retiring state Rep. Lynn Schindler in the legislative district that straddles Spokane Valley. The best known is Spokane Valley City Councilwoman and former mayor …
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Divorced candidate promotes family values
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page N4 A recently divorced, childless family values advocate is one of four Republicans who want to replace retiring 4th District state Rep. Lynn Schindler. Matt T. Shea’s wife, Lisa, was granted …
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Learning language of gardening
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page N8 Students at Villa Vista Language Academy are learning more than another language. The Spanish-language immersion school, in partnership with a community gardening project called Green Jazz Gardens, has been teaching …
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Fuel costs drain police budgets
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF1 An unfilled position is helping Rathdrum police keep the cost of filling up from draining the department’s budget. So far.
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Big stink in Bonner County
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF1 At From A Simple Mind, blogmistress Cis from the small town of Kootenai isn’t impressed with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Seems she and many others in her …
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Come on in, the water’s fine
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF1 She spends the majority of her waking time in a pool teaching more than 100 children a month the basics of swimming. “My perfume of choice is chlorine,” joked Le’tana …
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Friends of Rathdrum Mountain propose new trail
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF1 Imagine a trailhead where people can stop for a day hike, students can learn about nature and tree lovers can walk in the forest canopy. Now picture that trailhead just …
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Gas prices curbing life as we knew it
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF2 Everybody is feeling the pinch of higher gas prices these days. Local residents have had to make changes in how they spend their money, and businesses are seeing changes in …
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Summer session enrollment up
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF2 North Idaho College experienced a 5.5 percent increase in enrollment during summer session 2008. Total headcount was up from 1,002 in the summer of 2007 to 1,058 this summer. Duplicated …
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Building permits
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF2 Building permits Kootenai County
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Music and arts
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF4 Thursday AARON ENGLISH BAND (INDIE/POP) – 9 p.m., Moon Time, 1602 E. Sherman Ave., No. 116, Coeur d’Alene, 667-2331.
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Happy in his work
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF8 It’s a Wednesday morning at the Donut Parade, and Darrell Jones, who runs the general operations of the store, is working as usual. The bakery is covered in balloons and …
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Athol Daze honors 99 years
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF8 Athol Daze are here again with a bigger, better lineup of entertainment. Saturday, Aug. 9, marks the 99th year that Athol has been a city. Born in 1909, Athol is …
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Lawns require care during heat of season
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF9 The heat of summer is upon us. We all scurry for the shade on a hot afternoon. Local beaches are crowded with folks cooling off in the water. Our lawns …
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Meetings
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page PF9 Hauser Lake Hauser Lake Watershed Coalition: Meets Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. at Hauser City Hall; new members welcome.
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Race heats up in District 6
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S1 OLYMPIA – Quick: What does western Spokane have in common with the outlying suburbs of Seattle? Its politics, believe it or not.
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Night to unite
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S1 Residents throughout the region will come together Tuesday and take a stand against crime. Now in its ninth year, National Night Out has brought neighborhoods together through barbecues and potlucks, …
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Rockwood neighborhood celebrates 100 years
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S1 The Rockwood Neighborhood Council is celebrating the historic legacy of the area on Tuesday with a celebration recognizing the 100 years since the Olmsted Brothers of Brookline, Mass., designed a …
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Public schools get ‘Flunked’
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S2 The Evergreen Freedom Foundation has produced an hourlong film called “Flunked” that is both an indictment of America’s public schools system and a testament to some public schools that work. …
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Education a key issue for 9th District candidates
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S3 Voters in the 9th Legislative District will choose among three new names on their Aug. 19 primary ballots, including one candidate affiliated with the Green Party who wants to guarantee …
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3rd district promises colorful race
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S4 Spokane’s 3rd Legislative District is a place of diversity. It holds the city’s central business core, three major hospitals, active neighborhoods and the region’s greatest concentrations of minority and impoverished …
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Pools host free last-day swimming
July 31, 2008 in Voices on Page S5 Spokane has scheduled free swimming for the last day demolition-bound pools are open. The two-hour event is the Spokane Park Board’s way of thanking “the community for its support during …
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