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Community Comment archive for Feb. 2010

THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 2010

Is public education in Spokane on the ropes? 

Good morning, Netizens... It comes with absolute despair that I must announce my granddaughter Lilly probably suffers from that most terrible learning disability, Dyslexia, although given the lack of support on the part of Spokane School District 81, she may never receive the screening she…

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3, 2010

Dennis Solbrack, of Spokane’s Arrow Machinery, prepares John Deere equipment Monday for the Spokane Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum in the Group Health Pavilion of the Spokane Convention Center. (CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON)

My Kingdom for a Tractor! 

The Ag Show has started and that means one thing. Tractors!!! The tractors are here!!! I love tractors, especially John Deere. I want my own tractor, right here in my yard. I’ll use it, too, if for anything else but especially the sound.There is a…

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Phil arrives at the Virtual Ballroom...

Good morning, Netizens... Yesterday, as you probably know, was Groundhog Day. Ostensibly on that day if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow it means we will have another six weeks of winter weather and, since Phil saw his shadow yesterday, our goose should be cooked and…

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TUESDAY, FEB. 2, 2010

Famed weather prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual prediction while being held by Co-Handler Ben Hughes on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on the 124th Groundhog Day, February 2, 2010. Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.
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Spokane Stupid, put the marmots to good use...

Good morning, Netizens... Well, it's official, if you can take the word of an East Coast Groundhog. We're in for six more weeks of winter. Famed weather prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil made his annual prediction while being held by Co-Handler Ben Hughes on Gobbler's Knob…

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In this photo taken in August 2003, cadets at the Air Force Academy in Colorado are seen walking past the Chapel at the academy. The Academy has set aside an outdoor worship area for Pagans, Wiccans, Druids and other Earth-centered believers school officials announced on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.
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Religion at the USAF Academy... 10 

Good morning, Netizens... In this photo taken in August 2003, cadets at the Air Force Academy in Colorado are seen walking past the Chapel at the academy. The Academy has set aside an outdoor worship area for Pagans, Wiccans, Druids and other Earth-centered believers school…

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