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Matter of Opinion archive for June 16, 2008

MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2008

The drum beats a little quicker

In California today, the first same-sex marriages were to take place since the state Supreme Court held that limiting marriage to man-woman combinations was unconstitutional. In San Francisco, a long-lasting lesbian couple, now in their 80s reportedly were to be first.All this activity is said…

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Natives and Newcomers: Join the Dialogue

(Photo by Brian Plonka/S-R)We launched our Natives and Newcomers Dialogues Sunday. We see it as a way for readers to eavesdrop on some of the conversations we've been hearing about the future of Spokane. It's an exciting time.Bill Simer -- a shareholder in the Spokane-based…

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