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Matter of Opinion archive for Sept. 24, 2007

MONDAY, SEPT. 24, 2007

Iraq: Up Close and Spokane Personal

On Wednesday, for one hour, Lt. Darel Maxfield and his wife Lesley visited editorial board members. Maxfield is on leave from Iraq. Maxfield, a social studies teacher at Ferris High School in Spokane, is a member of the Army Reserves and is training Iraqi soldiers…

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Downtown housing crisis

This Sunday's editorial examined the low-income housing crisis Spokane faces now that Otis Hotel residents have received eviction notices.It calls for tackling the problem with creativity and innovation. The bottom line is this: The entire city loses if more people are forced to sleep on…

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