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• Social issues enjoy revival

  February 12, 2012 on Page B8 So, what was this year in politics going to be about again? Oh yeah, jobs. Don’t feel bad if this slipped your mind after last week’s fast and furious battles …

• Editorial: Settlement with Zehms would let healing start

  February 12, 2012 on Page B8 Mediation may be the beginning of the end to claims the family of Otto Zehm has made against the city of Spokane for his death at the hands of Spokane …

• Behold, the loss shall set you free

  February 12, 2012 on Page B8 Mitt Romney’s recent losses to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota revealed a truism that Romney might want to study – but not too much! Parting with one’s dreams …

• Letters

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 Wetland writer all wet As an Idaho property owner, I have closely followed the Sacketts’ case against the Environmental Protection Agency and find the Jan. 21 column by retired Corps …

• Where do we go from here?

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 Working at a job is a fundamental of modern American life. In today’s economy, having a job is often simply a sign of success or survival, a validation of our …

• Wetland writer all wet

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 As an Idaho property owner, I have closely followed the Sacketts’ case against the Environmental Protection Agency and find the Jan. 21 column by retired Corps of Engineers bureaucrat Michael …

• Unappealing land-use bill

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 “Mielke testimony in Olympia favored land use appeal fee.”

• Mielke testimony distorted

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 Accusations made by candidate John Roskelley, and the story portraying Commissioner Todd Mielke’s testimony at a recent Senate hearing, are blatantly misleading.

• Dump mail, get facts

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 Many registered voters received anti-levy material recently. This excess tax material does just what the business group intended. It makes you doubt your own school district and the levy information …

• Don’t believe voodoo math

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 Local school districts claim the new tax levy rate is higher because property values have decreased. OK, let’s do the math. My property tax statement shows a 5 percent decrease …

• Voting against levy

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 Voting against a levy is voting against educational, racial, social and economic discrimination.

• Bullying a national tragedy

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 As I opened USA Today on Jan. 25, a headline to an article in big bold letters caught my eye: “Bullying: Are We Defenseless?”, written by Bruce Kluger.

• Citizens not united by this

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 It is ironic that the U.S. Supreme Court decision that has unleashed the mad dogs of the super PACs is known as the Citizens United case. That ruling has provided …

• Smart move, mayor

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 Bravo for Mayor David Condon, who reduced his compensation more than 41 percent. No thank you for the dumb bomb advice from Associate Editor Gary Crooks.

• Sniff out fragrances

  February 12, 2012 on Page B9 Stores that “woo customers with scent branding” (Jan. 25), incidentally, are also more than likely exposing them to a number of toxic chemicals.

• Obama’s religion: politics

  February 11, 2012 on Page A12 WASHINGTON – At the National Prayer Breakfast last week, seeking theological underpinning for his drive to raise taxes on the rich, President Obama invoked the highest possible authority. His policy, … 3

• Editorial: Legislators see the light on charity eyeglasses

  February 11, 2012 on Page A12 Call this a case of good government fixing bad government after it makes a spectacle of itself. Last year, the Washington Board of Optometry issued a new interpretation of federal …

• Komen uproar a warning to GOP

  February 11, 2012 on Page A12 The blowup at Susan G. Komen for the Cure set off a political alarm that Republicans dare not ignore. The leading breast cancer group, Komen tried playing Republican-base politics by … 6

• Riverpoint’s impact real

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 Please, take pause and reflect. There is something special going on here. Our nation is gradually recovering from the deepest, longest recession of our time. Yet here, in the greater … 2

• Letters

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 Don’t limit right to appeal Regarding Spokane County Commissioner Todd Mielke’s testimony in Olympia in favor of SB6154 (The Spokesman-Review, Jan. 28). If passed, this bill would severely limit a …

• Don’t limit right to appeal

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 Regarding Spokane County Commissioner Todd Mielke’s testimony in Olympia in favor of SB6154 (The Spokesman-Review, Jan. 28). If passed, this bill would severely limit a citizen’s right to appeal and … 3

• Probe these associations

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 In Ed Simpson’s Jan. 21 letter (“Diatribes not persuasive”), he implies that citing sources (Gary Crooks’ editorials) equals truth, while lack of sources (Curtis Stone’s Jan. 12 letter) equals untruths. …

• Clark is bad for city

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 It was my choice to return to Spokane 14 years ago. I didn’t want to leave when my parents relocated us to Seattle while I was still in elementary school. … 5

• Replace important parts

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 Levies are like tires. They wear out after a while.

• Maintain support for schools

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss

• Impact is widespread

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 I am writing to urge the public to vote yes on the replacement levy for Spokane Public Schools on the Feb. 14 ballot. The levy provides almost one-fourth of the …

• EV aid far-reaching

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 The East Valley School District’s maintenance and operations replacement levy: What do you know about it? Do you know that it funds programs that benefit my children’s education and growth, …

• Retirees voting for Mead

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 As retirees and conservatives, we do not vote for taxes. However, the replacement levy for the Mead School District will be a necessary exception. They have made their case, and …

• Not a new tax increase

  February 11, 2012 on Page A13 I support the “Yes for Kids” maintenance and operations levy. With every election, there are many initiatives worth consideration. However, when it comes to providing the children of our community …

• Holy war against birth control

  February 10, 2012 on Page A13 The leadership of the Catholic Church has launched what amounts to a holy war against President Barack Obama. Archbishop Timothy Dolan appealed to church members, “Let your elected leaders know … 16

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