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Freeman, Liberty school board races appear decided
November 19, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S18
Freeman School Board election results came down to the wire as two challengers waged a campaign for an empty seat and an incumbent was unseated in the Liberty School District. …
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LL incumbents keeping their seats
November 14, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3
Incumbents triumphed in the November elections in Liberty Lake, with Odin Langford keeping his seat on the City Council and Frank Boyle staying on as a Liberty Lake Sewer and …
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Trulove up for second tour
November 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1
Cheney will have a new mayor at the start of 2010. Tom Trulove will take the office after a 1,167 to 573 victory over Mayor Allan Gainer in the Nov. …
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Fire bond falls short
November 11, 2009 in City on Page A5
Spokane’s $33 million fire bond appears to have failed. Tuesday’s tally of remaining ballots from last week’s general election shows the proposed property tax increase fell just short of the …
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Spokane City Council shift seems likely
November 8, 2009 in City on Page B1 The results of Tuesday’s election signal a shift on the Spokane City Council and the possible creation of a new voting bloc that will put more emphasis on the environment …
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Snyder clinches seat on council
November 6, 2009 in City on Page A5 Mike Allen conceded his Spokane City Council seat Thursday to magazine publisher Jon Snyder. Because Allen was appointed to his seat to fill a vacancy, Snyder will take office as … 1
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Allen concedes council race to challenger
November 5, 2009 in News Incumbent Spokane City Councilman Mike Allen conceded Thursday in his reelection bid to magazine publisher Jon Snyder. 10
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Domestic partnership measure approved by voters
November 5, 2009 in City Washington voters have approved the state’s new “everything but marriage” law, expanding rights for domestic partners and marking the first time any state’s voters have approved a gay equality measure … 13
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Snyder extends lead; fire bond still trailing
November 5, 2009 in City on Page A7 A fresh batch of election results Wednesday inched incumbent Spokane City Councilman Mike Allen closer to defeat. With about 70 percent of what is expected to be the final number … 1
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As jail plan dies at polls, leaders mull next steps
November 5, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 Kootenai County will continue to ship inmates to other jails – to the tune of about $52 million over the next decade – following the failure Tuesday of two ballot … 4
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Recount expected in 5-vote CdA race
November 5, 2009 in City on Page A7
The losing candidate in a tight Coeur d’Alene City Council race formally asked the city clerk for a recount Wednesday. Jim Brannon lost to incumbent councilman Mike Kennedy by five …
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Brannon seeks recount in CdA council race
November 4, 2009 in Idaho The losing candidate in a tight Coeur d’Alene City Council race formally asked the city clerk for a recount on Wednesday.
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Jail vote failures will cost Kootenai County
November 4, 2009 in Idaho Kootenai County will continue to ship inmates to other jails — to the tune of about $52 million over the next decade — following the failure Tuesday of two ballot … 7
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Council newcomers may join McLaughlin
November 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 Voters in two of Spokane’s three City Council districts appear to want change. The first results of Tuesday’s election showed Jon Snyder, publisher of Out There Monthly, with a 4 … 6
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McGinn takes lead for Seattle mayor
November 4, 2009 in City on Page A7 SEATTLE – Sierra Club activist Mike McGinn led T-Mobile executive Joe Mallahan by 910 votes Tuesday in the race for Seattle’s next mayor. McGinn took the early lead after Election …
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GOP takes gubernatorial races
November 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New … 1
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Slate of ‘positive change’ candidates overwhelm at polls
November 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 Five candidates promising “positive change” for Spokane Valley’s 6-year-old city government swept into power Tuesday. “We changed it,” said retired school administrator Chuck Hafner, who led the Positive Change committee. …
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Bill of rights, I-1033 dead; R-71 ahead
November 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 Voters seemed wary Tuesday of ballot measures that would cost them money or mandate too much change. In Washington, they turned thumbs down to Initiative 1033, which would have imposed … 3
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Jail sales tax, I-1033 fail; R-71 favored
November 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 Voters seemed wary Tuesday of ballot measures that would cost them money or mandate too much more change. Kootenai County voters shot down a pair of ballot measures that would … 19
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Voters wary of ballot measures
November 3, 2009 in City, Idaho Voters seemed wary Tuesday of ballot measures that would cost them money or mandate too much more change. 2
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