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Matter of Opinion archive for July 24, 2008

THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2008

Thursday loose thread

I post this late loose thread with a heavy heart for the destruction of the "Joel" building. It's one of my earliest memories of Spokane; my brother's name is Joel, and I believe my family took a photo of the building as we drove through…

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Letter: Model what children must learn

I enjoyed Richard Kohles' letter this morning:What kind of world will we leave our children? Many will say: "inexpensive fuel, low taxes and good-paying jobs." While these are good things, they don't challenge us to evaluate what the next generation really needs from us. Inexpensive…

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