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Saturday, December 8, 2012
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TAC offers improv classes for children
December 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Children 10 and older are invited to attend Theater Arts for Children’s improv class starting Monday. The classes will be Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 10 …
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EV schools might pursue another bond
December 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 The East Valley School District has run four separate construction bonds since 2008, all without success. On Tuesday, the board of directors will decide if they will try for a …
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Community service
December 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Citizenship Course – Offered by World Relief Spokane, 1522 N. Washington St., Suite 204. For more information call (509) 484-9829. Employment, Education and Training – For Spokane County residents who …
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Steady drumbeat of calls keeps fire department busy
December 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Spokane Valley Fire Department crews responded to 234 calls the weeks of Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, but the majority of responses were 186 calls for medical assistance. No major …
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East Valley’s young, budding
December 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 It’s the little injuries that wear you down. Rob Collins’ East Valley Knights are working through a number of aches, pains and strains as they open the nonleague portion of …
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Pioneer School students putting care at forefront
December 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Pioneer School in Spokane Valley has a variety of Christmas activities through the month of December. The students are demonstrating their character trait of the month – caring – by …
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Clay is storyteller’s medium
December 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 For sculptor Ginger Oakes, her artistic journey began like the main character in the 1977 Steven Spielberg film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” Who can forget the scene where …
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Senior meals
December 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 For the week of Dec. 10-14. Monday – Option 1: Macaroni and cheese, vegetable blend, stewed tomatoes, French bread, fruit. Option 2: Meatloaf sandwich, vegetable blend, fruit.
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Senior activities
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Hanukkah festivities begin with candle lighting
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World JERUSALEM (AP) — Jews around the world ushered in the eight-day Hanukkah festival Saturday evening, lighting the first candles of ceremonial lamps that symbolize triumph over oppression. In Israel, families …
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Boustany defeats Landry for La. congressional seat
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana congressman Charles Boustany won a fifth term on Saturday by handily defeating his fellow Republican incumbent, Jeff Landry, in a runoff election. The two …
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Rotting whale carcass in Malibu towed out to sea
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — The decaying carcass of a whale that washed onto a California beach was towed out to sea Saturday, five days after it washed ashore and created …
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Police: Boy, 7, shot to death at Pa. gun store
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World MERCER, Pa. (AP) — A man’s handgun went off while he was holding it as he got into his truck in the parking lot of a western Pennsylvania gun store … 1
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Florida’s Crist may run again; GOP says its ready
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Now that former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is a Democrat, pretty much everyone in Florida’s political world expects him to seek his old job. “I will … 3
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Sudanese teens at center of recruiting controversy
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) — Four young men from war-ravaged Sudan tower above their teachers and fellow students on the pastoral grounds of a century-old school in suburban Chicago. Eighteen months …
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Crist considers run as a Dem; GOP says bring it on
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Now that former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is a Democrat, pretty much everyone in Florida’s political world expects him to seek his old seat. “I will …
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Detroit judge put on leave amid claims of affair
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit judge recently reprimanded for sending a shirtless photo of himself to an employee has been placed on leave amid allegations he had a relationship with …
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Same-sex weddings in Wash. to begin on Sunday
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World OLYMPIA, WASH. (AP) — Two retired military women who fought for the rights of gays in the military were among the hundreds of couples who received their marriage licenses this …
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Soldier’s slaying in US is bitter irony for family
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — Army Spc. Brandy Fonteneaux’s death came not on a battlefield in Afghanistan but on an infantry post in Colorado — allegedly at the hand of a fellow …
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USDA to allow more meat, grains in school lunches
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing more grains and meat in kids’ meals. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members …
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Same-sex wedding in Wash. to begin on Sunday
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World OLYMPIA, WASH. (AP) — Two retired military women who fought for the rights of gays in the military were among the hundreds of couples who received their marriage licenses this … 3
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Washington could become pot source for neighbors
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Now that marijuana is legal in neighboring Washington state, Portland police are offering some helpful advice to Oregon pot users. Sure, you can go over to … 1
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USDA chief: Rural America becoming less relevant
December 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has some harsh words for rural America: It’s “becoming less and less relevant,” he says. A month after an election that Democrats won …
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